CG1 Blue

Yep. Apparently only King Charles and and Princess Anne were at the Queen's bedside when she passed away. And that's because they were both quite near to Balmoral when she deteriorated.

I've heard senior armed forces people explaining something I wasn't aware of. Basically that the armed forces are loyal to the monarch, not to the government. Firstly because the monarchy remains stable and apolitical whereas governments change. And secondly in case the government of the day 'turns bad' the monarch can step in with the backing of the armed forces and kick them out. That is apparently a critical part of our constitution and a reason why the monarch is important ????‍♂️ Wonder if any ex forces folk on here can confirm or correct that?

It's prolonging the return to normality. It's so nice travelling around UK, Spain etc. and seeing virtually no masks. The mask wearing in Thailand just makes it seem a bit depressing now.

You've disproved the theory that mass immigration has a positive impact on the economy. The increased tax take and economic activity is clearly not outweighing the overall cost - otherwise the UK economy wouldn't be suffering so much. Controlled immigration with a gradual population increase is good. What we've seen over the past 30 years is not so good.

You can't ignore immigration as being part of the reason our services are struggling in the UK. Some migration is necessary, but we're averaging around 300,000 net migration per year, that's a 3 million increase in the population every 10 years. And that doesn't include those migrants who are coming in under the radar. That would put a strain on any infrastructure.

I'm not against managed immigration, but I think the flaw in your argument is that rapid population growth over the past few decades has driven the need for more staff and resources in the NHS. Swings and roundabouts, right?

I think he sounds British. He starts off very calm, then at around 58 seconds in it sounds like he's saying "if you want me to touch you, I'll touch you now" and then "I'll *** you up" or something along those lines. Not the best temperament to have when going out in a party town. Taking his top off at the end for that macho look says a lot too.

I agree, they may fight in packs to get an unfair advantage, but I think they do have a fair bit of tolerance. You go to the major towns and cities in England after pub/club kicking out time and mass brawls can start at the drop of a hat (or a kebab). Often resulting in serious injury or worse.

Table reservations and a dress code at the Green Mango ???? I guess it's only for this special event (I hope!)