Bday Prang

We are constantly warned about the "far right" but never the abhorrent "far left" There has long been a campaign by the left to make "right wing" a stand alone insult. There is nothing inherently wrong with being right wing, in the same way that there is nothing inherently wrong with being black, or white for that matter There has been no similar campaign from the right that I am aware of

it won't be an issue for future generations as they will be "happily" confined within their "15 minute village" Pensions will be a thing of the past. as will unrestricted travel and a whole host of other freedoms we take for granted

I have a small private pension due to me when I reach 65, I receive a statement/ projection annually there is also normally a form attached which can be used to inform them who will be the beneficiary of any benefits due if I die before 65. I recently filled it out naming my missis as the sole beneficiary of any such benefits Their reply astonished me , apparently I cannot rely on the nomination of my misses to be honoured . It is not my place to make such "demands", the decision rests with the pension funds trustees. How messed up is that? Next move when i eventually return to the UK is to cash it it in , take the money and run seems to now be the best option

Regardless of the rights and wrongs I see no chance of things changing for the better. this already well established "two tier "system can only to be expected to continue under Starmer

He has already made the first basic mistake, ie opening his big mouth

Have you been drinking? or are you just "special"

Things are getting more f+ck%d up as time goes on. I don't know where it all went wrong but I have a bad feeling about where this is all heading. To the extent that , if l were to consider life to be a book, I am happier that I am halfway through the last chapter. as opposed to just starting the first

So what are the implications of this "social security bi lateral agreement" ( or lack of it) for Thais or Filipinos living in the UK ?

probably hasn't touched his salary for years anyway,

I don't think they are that switched on, especially now that 1000's of them are still "working" from home. There is of course the possibility that he was "grassed up" perhaps by a jealous ex missis. If this is the only example of such a letter on this forum, then it is, in my opinion, evidence of how rarely this actually happens. Most people seem to grass themselves up , intentionally or otherwise. Considering the number if UK pensioners living here and active on this forum it would be fair to expect many examples of people in the same situation , and that does not appear to be the case.

For some poor souls there just isn't enough racism about these days , They feel the need to see it everywhere and mention it at every opportunity as part of their virtue signalling regime. After all there is not much fun in being outraged alone. Same goes for those with the anti Trump obsession

Nothing disgusting or entitled about any of this. People who work pay into the system, normally for all their working lives, which entitles them to an old age pension. There is no option for reduced contributions for those who intend to live in Thailand during retirement as opposed to the Philippines I cant see the relevance of any so called social security bi lateral agreement . what does it matter where one lives? Its just a pathetic excuse to punish people financially

Having no sympathy for somebody is a position you are perfectly entitled too I guess Stating it publicly, demonstrates a flaw in your character, in my opinion. Were you expecting "likes" from others of a similar mindset?

Or as a radical idea, thinking right outside the box, the UK could seek to "encourage" the millions of benefit claimants to change their sedentary habits and get a job. Then if and when all those people are gainfully employed and there are still vacancies they can resort to employing foreigners.

They always refer to the existence of some mythical "reciprocal agreement" between various countries as the reason for this. What possible "reciprocal agreement" could there be that affects people's pensions in this way ? What possible justification can there possibly be for the difference between those living in the Philippines and those in Thailand? I cannot see the point in any so called reciprocal agreement its not as if the country one lives in makes any contribution to ones pension Can anyone explain this?

The first guy has pretty much just arrived here, and wouldn't be due an increase until next April anyway. Yet he is already whinging, Talk about crying before you get hit.

My grandfather smoked 60 a day and lived till he was 90 does that mean smoking is not bad for people ? One's experience of the nhs can vary dramatically and in general it pretty much is a basket case

Another one forgetting where, and what, he is ,try it and see what happens

And as we are not in the UK it is probably not the best Idea to go shouting at passing motorcyclists and waving your fists in a way that could be misinterpreted. You say that you know they don't like it , yet you presumably continue to do it, One day somchai will turn around with 5 of his mates and kick the $hit out of you. With a pretty good chance of becoming a dead prat if you continue with such behaviour

What does "stop for three metres " mean

So that's the theory, in practice in the real world it is totally different. NOBODY but nobody expects you to stop, not the person waiting to cross the road who will probably just stand there staring at you like you are simple, and definitely not Somchai behind you in his uninsured pick up who will promptly run into the back of your vehicle. and especially PC plod who will be writing out a ticket for you before he has parked his motorcycle up regardless of you protests Exercise extreme caution if considering stopping at a zebra, it might work out quite expensive for you

Even people who consider themselves left wing are concerned about it, its actually not a leftie requirement to be in favour of a failed immigration policy or the slow but sure destruction of one's own culture I am sure there are many left wingers who are more than a little concerned . whether they choose to admit it publicly is a different matter But, at the end of the day only a fool would be blase about such a worrying matter So who can these concerned people vote for,? The two mainstream political parties have effectively flicked two fingers at the electorate, for reasons known only to themselves, they have decided that regardless of the views of the majority of people immigration is what we are going to get, Both labour and conservative avoid discussing the matter both preferring to condescendingly remind us of the (alleged) monumental benefits of immigration, And if anybody dares to push the issue further they are labelled "far right" and of course "racist" and that is, as intended, the end of the debate How and why has this situation arisen. One would expect that between them, the two mainstream parties would address the concerns of the majority of the electorate, So as a simple example if one was in favour of better public services and prepared to pay a higher rate of tax , the Labour party had a policy that was the one for you. If one was prepared to forego some services and preferred to pay less tax the conservatives would be offering something to tempt you. They all know full well what people want and they present themselves and their policies to appeal to one side of the other, or at least they used to But when it comes to immigration they both refuse to indulge the vast majority of the electorate who are now getting a bit angry about it all, Why, ? The only reason I can think of is fear, fear of upsetting people and losing votes, That fear is totally ridiculous, as the majority of the Uk population want this mess sorting out, a robust immigration policy would see the ratings of either party skyrocket. The only people who would get upset, are the tiny minority of very vocal woke idiots. So basically both the mainstream parties are allowing themselves and the rest of us to be dictated to and have our lives blighted, due to a fear of upsetting a tiny minority of permanently whinging perpetually offended bed wetting nutters , there isn't enough of them to be worried about in terms of their voting power Come the next election , if neither of them have sorted this out , and make no mistake they both could if they really wanted to , then I predict a lot of voters ditching both the mainstream parties, and voting reform. Which would not be a bad thing at all

"far right"

That video was hardly conclusive

Why was he employed in that capacity he was obviously not up to the job