10 hours ago, rhyddid said:

Let's hope the court will do something to stop this madness, we all tired of it !

And that's the reason why a highly uninformed number of the British electorate don't mind Johnson and Brexit.

Later they will ????????????????????????????

2 hours ago, Knocker33 said:

I wonder what they would do if we all just refused to report .

Good idea!

But the typical problem in Thailand, you cannot go against this stupid rules (and behavior of some IOs).

In a normal country you would fight against this super nonsense by going to the court/s (and you would win).

Losing the TM30 fines is a big money problem for the Thai state coffers (and maybe under table money). This stupid behavior will be supported by all means. Losing face would be another reason.

2 hours ago, rkidlad said:

I stayed it a 5 star hotel in Bangkok in July. They didn't ask me for diddly squat. All under the missus' name. 

 

You don't understand why people are getting so upset by the TM30? Why do you care if they are? Why are you getting so upset? 

O.K, then the (our) first question should be when entering a hotel or guesthouse:

Do you send a TM 30 to IO - or NOT  ????

3 hours ago, blazes said:

Chomper, if Jesus Christ himself turned up and offered you a ride to heaven, you would suspect him of being a Leaver and tell him to sod off.....

 

After all, he did bewilder his mates by Leaving his tomb three days after being laid to rest there.

 

If the UK, like most advanced countries, prints enough money to bring on some technological advancement, what could you possibly object to? 

I had learnt in school that religion and politics have something in common:  BELIEVE.

If you believe that someone left "his tomb 3 days after being laid to rest there", its up to your (religious) believe.

If you believe "prints enough money to bring on some technological advancement" it"s up to your (political) believe.

Nobody can ever improve if that "thing" with Jesus happened. But within a short time of your life we can improve, if enough printed money brought some "technological advancement" to the UK.

Let's wait and see/judge.

Because TV didn't present the main reason of Trump's problem, here from --->

THE WALL STREET JOURNAL

Trump Repeatedly Pressed Ukraine President to Investigate Biden’s Son

President Trump in a July phone call repeatedly pressured the president of Ukraine to investigate Joe Biden’s son, according to people familiar with the matter, urging Volodymyr Zelensky about eight times to work with Rudy Giuliani on a probe that could hamper Mr. Trump’s potential 2020 opponent.

.........

If the cholesterol is too high, check the internet ... like: "how to fight against excessive cholesterol" i.e. .

I'm surprised. Why do you only think of pharmaceutic products?

One way to fight it is:  moving.

• is free of costs
• no bad side effects
• more healthy
• burns the calories earned by fat eating and therefore reduces cholesterol.

Of course, it depends on your physical conditions. It worked for me by 100 %.

For me it's hard to understand (the unwritten UK law) why

• the parliament needs 2 thirds of the votes to have a new election, but
• only a majority of 50.oox% of votes to leave the EU, a decision with far reaching consequences.

Let's hope  ........  until we lose the hope.

Quote

Wednesday’s data showed the services sector, which accounts for almost 80% of British economic output, expanded 0.3% in July after four months of stagnation, the biggest upturn since November 2018.

 

Manufacturing output increased unexpectedly last month, rising 0.3% in monthly terms, while the construction industry also fared better than expected, posting a 0.5% rise in output.

 

Isn't it possible that this „unexpected strength“ is an anxious reaction because of the upcoming Brexit?  People, companies are afraid of the negative Brexit results and buy or order in advance.

„Unexpected“???. Not for me, because you cannot exactly overlook the Brexit results in November at now,  you are not able to guess those dates/facts.

Therefore buying and ordering now (before November). After reading the November results, I will know if my assumption was right or not.

It was already confirmed many, many times that LOTUS Trump is an absolute slouch.

He himself is a number-one slouch and therefore you must not be surprised why he is unable to find good an qualified people in his government team to make a consistent and reliable politic.

The slouches in his team, as Pence and Pompeo for example, don't dare to open their mouth or criticize Trump. On the other side, when he had a few qualified people he dismissed them, because they followed the law or contradicted him, a crime in the eyes and tiny brain of Trump, although Bolton doesn't belong to the group of qualified men.

Only irrational people can behave like Trump, the „man“ ,5555, with the lowest IQ of all USA presidents. Every time he dismissed somebody the substitute had to close his own brain or mouth and to bow down to him, not to the law or constitution. And there are enough @rsh-lickers working with him. Poor America.

3 hours ago, transam said:

But the UK is dealing with shxt....

You forgot to add:   own (shxt)

On 8/31/2019 at 12:29 PM, Mavideol said:

totally unreasonable ???  not by his standards as he keeps playing the blaming game

Even Eton education cannot protect people against stupidity in the political area and bad character, as proven by Pfeffel Johnson.

From Wiki („Boris Johnson“):

…..Scandal erupted in June 1995 when a recording of a 1990 telephone conversation between Johnson and his friend Darius Guppy was made public.[107] In the conversation, Guppy said that his criminal activities were being investigated by News of the World journalist Stuart Collier, and he asked Johnson to provide him with Collier's private address, seeking to have the latter beaten to the extent of "a couple of black eyes and a cracked rib or something like that". Johnson agreed to supply the information although he expressed concern that he would be associated with the attack.[107] When the phone conversation was published in 1995, Johnson stated that he did not ultimately give the information to Guppy; Hastings reprimanded Johnson but did not dismiss him. …..

Congratulation to the conservative PM John Major who recognized Johnson's „quality“

On 8/28/2019 at 4:26 PM, BritManToo said:

He's not wrong about Macron's wife though.

When you marry your mom, best not to be too sensitive about it.

What do you say about 73-years old LOTUS Don, when he married his "daughter" Melania, 49 y. old. ???

Would Bolsonaro, Trump's darling, say, you and your "daughter" are welcome to Brazil?

You wouldn't be too sensitive about it.

18 minutes ago, gearbox said:

As a crude attempt, 1 vote by a voter with lower than batchelor degree = 0.75 votes of batchelor degree or higher. Deduct extra from welfare recipients, otherwise they vote to redistribute someone else's money. Perversely the China's social credit system is somewhat a good tool to do vote weighting, however it is irrelevant there. 

 

Populism is a threat to democracy, as uneducated voters can be manipulated. Promise to the voters that they can get away with theft, or get something for nothing, and see yourself elected.

 

Then Trump never would have been chosen - following your theory.

It's proven that the REPs have a lower IQ than the DEMs, on average. Even Trump himself would have been below the level of "educated" candidates for this job, therefore not electable.

1 hour ago, DLock said:

What "significant damage" has Trump done?

The last "significant damage" - among hundreds - is the trade war.

@Berkshire, here it's confirmed what you have said:

Trump is losing what's left of his mind.  Yet, his brainwashed supporters will still try to defend the indefensible.  Does Trump understand the free market and capitalism?

3 hours ago, sirineou said:

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IMO this is a very strange situation in Thailand.

All these new requirements are another nail in the coffin of my full time retirement in Thailand. TM30s , bank deposits, visa extensions, inconsistent immigration rules, health insurance requirements etc (no one seems to know what they need to do anymore) 

Might even sell the house there if I can, and buy a litle place near my brother in Greece. Who wants all these hassles in  their golden years. 

I have being reading these threads for months now, I still don't know what i need to do to be legal.

End of rant.

You write exactly in which direction the „elected“ military regime is going now.

Headline: nonsense bureaucracy: Exercised in March of this year. The secret order to the immigration offices to control if TM30 are filed. If not punish the „perpetrators“:

As already discussed here on TV the TM30 is as needless as a gun on the moon. Before March it rarely was demanded by the offices. And if, then only by the bureaucrats under the principle the law is the law … even if it was/is absolute nonsense.

The TM30 nonsense was strangely and illogically justified by the IMO. By filing TM30 the Thai bureaucracy would be able to catch the criminals among the expats („bad farangs out“). Must I explain how stupid such a conjecture is? Would a falang criminal tell the IMO: oh, here I am??!

But this is only an assertion of the IMO. The real reason for this bureaucratic nonsense – it is a money maker. Especially Pib's comments about the Chaeng Watana office (#10+#13 in threat: Receipt when TM30 filed online) and many, many others enlighten me: it's the money, stxxxx …. !

Milk the cow until the milk disappears!

2 hours ago, Morch said:

 

And yet, you don't see a whole lot of them "imported brains" heading for Denmark.

It's fine denigrating the USA, especially with the current President being what he is. Letting this narrative overcome fact, less so.

Partly you are right.

But. but .... it seems you have forgotten that so many people - nearly half of the electorate - are stupid enough to chose Trump. That's a fact. That means the average American is much more stupid than the better educated Dane. In Denmark, a man like your blockhead Trump would never have a chance to be elected as the leader of the legislature. One reason why the Greenlander prefer Denmark.

It seems- not enough imported brains in the USA ?!

It's the money and more research freedom, why "brains" like to go to the USA.

On 8/13/2019 at 3:32 PM, taninthai said:

I’m so fed up reading about tm30 on this forum ......I just did mine this morning in and out in 8 minuits ,immigration were happy,smiling,friendly and helpful seriously what is all the fuss about ....moaners will be moaners where ever they are in the world.

Take on your glasses, then you will see that some falang people have to travel up to 3 hours or more to the ImOf. Let them smile, but not because of TM 30.

The big and ugly joke, if you don't get the password for the App - some people have to wait 1, 2 or more months - YOU will get fined for delayed reporting, not the ImOf. for incompetence or what ever reason.

18 minutes ago, NanLaew said:

Yes, there are people in #10 now that HAVE A STRATEGY to take the UK out of the EU as requested by the people. Unlike former PM Theresa May's barely camouflaged formation remainer team of which Hammond was co-pilot, whose only collective strategy since 2016 was to deny the will of the people while blaming it all on EU intransigence.

You are deflecting!

The people have not been asked leaving the EU

1.   with a deal     or
2.  without a deal.

Therefore .... it's NOT the will if the people = all leavers.

Obviously the leavers wouldn't have reached the majority of the votes.  Why? The Tory-party is split in laevers and remainers. Logically - the Tory electorate would also have been split. Consequence: NO- ~52% leave majority, but a result far below 50%.

And that's not "the will" of the people" !!!

Isn't that ironic?

Especially the Brexiteers are losing so many tears about the "EU-dictatorship", (l.Gravy - # 20), but if/when the Irish would like to escape the "British/English dictatorship"

[quote]......... Suddenly you want it back, as your EU masters are encouraging to break up the union. Again dream on.[/quote]

the EU is criminal, wants to "break up the Union".

9 minutes ago, BritManToo said:

Entirely believable IMHO, the lies of 'project fear' have no limits.

Although it's also conceivable that they were all completely incompetent.

 

When I was in University and later in government, I often fabricated results because I was too lazy to do the work. As long as my results were in line with what the head of department wanted, nobody ever checked.

Have you been in Eton-U.  - like your "friend" Boris  ???