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13 hours ago, Will27 said:
Glad to say that Top Boy is returning this week.
Netflix picked it up and have made a new season.
Mentioned seasons 1 and 2 a few years ago now.
Show was surprisingly cancelled in 2013 after winning a heap of awards.
Think it's a bit like a UK version of The Wire
If you haven't seen any of the earlier episodes, do yourself a favour and have a look.
Four episodes in each of the first two seasons.
I thought this looked good and downloaded the first two seasos ages ago but haven't got around to watching it yet. If you liked that you'll probably like this Gangs of London. No trailer available yet (or none that I could find), but this from Wiki:
"Gangs of London is an upcoming British-American action television series, following struggles between rival gangs and other criminal organisations in present-day London. The series is set to air in the UK on Sky Atlantic and in the US on Cinemax."
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Am I alone in becoming slightly concerned at the amount of TV that Will appears to be watching? Maybe he watches whilst he's in the gym but if all that time is spent on the sofa.......
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Well its a pretty pointless exercise unless and until they get the wholesalers and retailers on board as the price in the shops is usualy the same for Coke and Coke Zero despite the previous tax, so it has zero effect on customer behaviour at the point of sale.
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Good news on the Pulisic front, while he was one of only three outfield players to play for the full 90 minutes against Mexico, he has chosen to (and been allowed to) return to England early, before their midweek game against Uruguay, which he will therefore miss.
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Did you put anything on it?
Or did the dog like it just the way it was?
© Morecambe and Wise - a very long time ago.
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55 minutes ago, nauseus said:
Deviation - lose one point.
Deflection - you have no sensible answer to a perfectly reasonable question.
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16 minutes ago, nauseus said:
The backstop did not exist as such 3 years ago.
Despite the backsop not existing then, the issue of the Irish border, Good Friday Agreement and membership of the EU or at least in this context the customs union certainly did. And what solution does Johnson have after all this time?
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5 minutes ago, vogie said:
What I'm saying is that a second referendum would be totally pointless if the remainers are not willing to accept the result, most people would see it as a futile exercise only in favour of remain.
And what you're not saying is what you think of electoral fraud.
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7 hours ago, owenm said:
About 10 yrs ago visited UK and on leaving Heathrow had a random wand check, which displayed explosive residue on my person or on my carry on.. This was when London was a light with arson fires.. I was surrounded by 3 officers.
I was told to go through the body scanner, which I initially objected to, and was told if I don't, I won't be leaving today.. At that time there was a lot of controversy about emitted radiation.. I went through, and got the all clear..
Last year my stuff was tested and some tins of corned beef showed up as being explosive. No drama, they just got a fresh wipy thing and all was ok.
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Absolutely beware, I for one would hate it if my profile was hijacked and somebody used it in such a way that could lead others to think that I'm a rude, grumpy, pedantic, cantankerous old git.
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19 minutes ago, vogie said:Thanks for the link. It's no different to the likes of Farage in that they will keep fighting to overturn a result that fundamentaly goes against something that they strongly believe in, they would keep on campaigning, be it the EU, abortion, the death penalty, the NHS or any other strongly held belief.
Are you seriously suggesting that all of the leave campaigners would have just said "that's it then" and given up had the vote gone the other way?
While we're at it, let's have your thoughts on electoral fraud as I haven't seen eny response from you about that.
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2 minutes ago, vogie said:
And where have you been, have you heard the Greens and the Lib/Undems saying that they would not honour another referendum if/when leave won again.
And what they say (if indeed they said that, perhaps you can post a link to support your claim) is relevant how, exactly. They're not likely to be running the show now, are they?
I seem to remember Farage saying that a 52-48 vote would not be the end of it.
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1 minute ago, bristolboy said:
What is it about Johnson's lies to have made progress in EU negotiations that doesn't count for you as evidence?
Prime Minister's statement: 2 September 2019
"In the last few weeks the chances of a deal have been rising, I believe, for three reasons.
They can see that we want a deal.
They can see that we have a clear vision for our future relationship with the EU - something that has perhaps not always been the case."
Boris Johnson’s statements about the state of Brexit negotiations bear little relationship to reality, E.U. officials say
European Union officials were astonished when British Prime Minister Boris Johnson this week claimed to be “encouraged by the progress” of critical, last-ditch Brexit negotiations.
Nothing is under negotiation, they said, because he has not bothered to make any suggestions.
Europeans listened to Johnson accuse the British Parliament of destroying his leverage by removing the threat of a no-deal withdrawal and pushing for another Brexit extension beyond the Oct. 31 deadline.
No appropriate emoji for this, the actions of a so-called PM demand a much higher standard, it's not funny and I don't like it. Use of the "sad" one might give the wrong impression about what's making me sad.
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Just now, vogie said:
And referendums are meant for ignoring. Fool me once, shame on you......Fool me twice shame on me.
They're supposed to be fought within electoral law, perhaps the leave team will try to stay within it this time. BTW, where have you been these past three years if you think the earlier, adisory referendum has been ignored?
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9 minutes ago, Thairealist said:
That is why we must hold a General Election, to see if the British people want to leave the E.U.
So what is stopping us :-
A referendum on the current alternatives (which were not known three years ago) is what should decide. As there seem to be three alternatives, a transferable vote should be used if none of the alternatives get 50%. The referendum should be binding (unlike the earlier one). General elections are for electing MP's.
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1 hour ago, nauseus said:
She had 3 years and did zip except screw everything up. Now Boris has effectively been stopped from doing anything. Have a coffee.
He's had three years to think of an alternative to the backstop but there's no evidence of one coming from him and his special friend.
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2 minutes ago, sammieuk1 said:'Think Boris and domino will now try to lobby one member state Hungry, Italy, Greece, or Spain (if we return Gibraltar) into vetoing any extension thus leaving the chicken Teresa May's slightly grilled thin skinned and boneless deal or crash out by default whether a no deal has been ruled out or not????
0r Johnson might choose to lie in a ditch and top himself, having declared that as his prefered option.
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3 hours ago, geoffbezoz said:Certainly lost the plot but it is very sinister indeed when unelected advisors appear to be running the governments policies ( and sacking people who are not sycophants) as can be witnessed by the apparent antics of Boris and his team members all following Dominic Cummings instructions.
How long before "Leavers" brand Johnson and Cummings as traitors for failing to deliver what they want? Didn't take them long to turn on May and remember Johnson was really pro-EU before he saw an opportunity to further his career when offered the chance to head up the leave campaign.
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25 minutes ago, TopDeadSenter said:Remainers have now killed democracy in the UK. Well done guys!
Yeah, right.
This is what helps nail shut the lid on British democracy.
These links refer to illegal spending by the official Leave campaign headed by Boris and Gove. The first article is well worth taking time to read.
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2018/sep/14/judges-brexit-vote-eu-referendum-vote-leave
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-politics-44856992
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-politics-47755611
These are proven cases in law. This is aside from the blatant lies spouted, most notably the high profile “£350m a week” bus.
Then there’s the matter of the Leave.EU’s unlawful campaign funding and data breaches:
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-politics-44080096
“The Electoral Commission has referred Leave.EU chief executive Liz Bilney to the police, saying it had reasonable grounds to suspect she had committed criminal offences over campaign spending.
Bob Posner, the Commission's director of political finance and regulation, said spending rules were in place to ensure public confidence in democracy and it was "disappointing that Leave.EU, a key player in the EU referendum, was unable to abide by these rules".
"These are serious offences. The level of fine we have imposed has been constrained by the cap on the Commission's fines," he added.”
Aaron Banks “loaned” some £6m to his own Leave.EU campaigned but has unlawfully concealed where that money came from, it most likely comes from outside of the UK. If it were legitimate and allowable then he would have declared the source.
Why would these wealthy individuals have spent so many millions on campaigning? Clearly to convince people to vote the way they wanted – there can be no other explanation. As it would have taken less than 2% of those who voted to have chosen remain rather than leave, it would be unbelievable to pretend that the result was right.
One final point that I just found in one of the above articles. It was widely acknowledged in the build-up to the referendum that it was “advisory”, although leave campaigners pretend that wasn’t the case. The irony here is that because it was advisory, the Electoral Commission cannot declare the vote void or order a re-run.
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48 minutes ago, BritManToo said:
I thought he was paraphrasing the effeminate guy from the carry on movies.
Kenneth Williams, another sadly departed comedty genius. To be fair I was torn between him and Frankie H. Oooer Mrs.
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3 hours ago, thaiguzzi said:
Oh, so much worse.
Much much worse.
The horror, the horror...... (spoken in hushed tones a la Marlon Brando as Col Kurtz in Apocalypse Now).....
Strange that, it sounded more like Frankie Howerd to me!
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1 hour ago, Daffy D said:
"Young, Dumb and Banged Up in the Sun"
I got mine from Tvchaos but so far only Episode 1-4. Hopefully the rest will follow.
Trying to be helpful I put out the pirate link for those who don't use Tvchaos but now see they don't have many seeders. Pirate ............../search/Young, Dumb and Banged Up in the Sun/0/99/0
Seems 1337X has also has it but only Episodes 1-5.
Tvchaos?
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10 minutes ago, Laughing Gravy said:We had a referendum on this and if this is not carried through democracy in the UK is dead.
This is what helps nail shut the lid on British democracy.
These links refer to illegal spending by the official Leave campaign headed by Boris and Gove. The first article is well worth taking time to read.
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2018/sep/14/judges-brexit-vote-eu-referendum-vote-leave
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-politics-44856992
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-politics-47755611
These are proven cases in law. This is aside from the blatant lies spouted, most notably the high profile “£350m a week” bus.
Then there’s the matter of the Leave.EU’s unlawful campaign funding and data breaches:
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-politics-44080096
“The Electoral Commission has referred Leave.EU chief executive Liz Bilney to the police, saying it had reasonable grounds to suspect she had committed criminal offences over campaign spending.
Bob Posner, the Commission's director of political finance and regulation, said spending rules were in place to ensure public confidence in democracy and it was "disappointing that Leave.EU, a key player in the EU referendum, was unable to abide by these rules".
"These are serious offences. The level of fine we have imposed has been constrained by the cap on the Commission's fines," he added.”
Aaron Banks “loaned” some £6m to his own Leave.EU campaigned but has unlawfully concealed where that money came from, it most likely comes from outside of the UK. If it were legitimate and allowable then he would have declared the source.
Why would these wealthy individuals have spent so many millions on campaigning? Clearly to convince people to vote the way they wanted – there can be no other explanation. As it would have taken less than 2% of those who voted to have chosen remain rather than leave, it would be unbelievable to pretend that the result was right.
One final point that I just found in one of the above articles. It was widely acknowledged in the build-up to the referendum that it was “advisory”, although leave campaigners pretend that wasn’t the case. The irony here is that because it was advisory, the Electoral Commission cannot declare the vote void or order a re-run.
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3 hours ago, Laughing Gravy said:Enlighten us where your democracy is from. Whilst I am appalled at the way our self serving MP's behave the British democracy as you put it, has been copied and implemented across many parts of the globe, successfully.
Democracy is a misnomer for the political system in the UK.
The MP's sitting in the House of Commons are not representative of the votes cast.
That contributes to a lack of trust in the system and a low turnout.
The House of Lords is unelected.
The Head of State is unelected.
The Prime Minister is unelected save for a very small number of his own party.
Whitehall mandarins are unelected (I only include this group as so much noise is made about EU civil servants being unelected).
And you hold this up as a shining light for democracy?
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UK's worst-case no-deal Brexit plan warns of food shortages, public disorder
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It was not freer and fair as you claim, where were multiple instances of the most serious fraud by the leave campaign, on top of the £6m of unaccounted for money from Leave.EU.