ICU Kid

Yeah I judge things and people - not impressed by your schtick since we're being honest - Always taking the contrary view on everything to validate yourself and stave off the boredom. Attention seeker.

Geezer Bird

'Experts, studies' any sources at all? Nothing wrong with sticking to traditional definitions either. I know the vids too long for your attention span but woke is just marxism 4.0

Decent explanation of this phenomenon and the people pushing this type of social engineering:

Are u trans? or do you like to 'go with' trans?

Cards on the the table time Jing 'Thing': are you one of these types or do you prefer 'going with' these types. No judgement here but hard to believe you don't have a dog in this fight

Fun fact: The word 'woman' comes from 'womb-man' shortened to 'woman'. IMHO 'woke culture' was dreamed up and promoted by the 'elites' (the round table groups etc.) to get the proles arguing about definitions whilst the west/western culture is dismantled, destroyed and replaced. Diversion/Division Tactics that are working very well!

Is 'speech impediment' a euphamism?

One of the main symptoms is having no symptoms (same as the last one)

Great question - and when do the lockdowns begin again? Should we stock up on loo rolls?

It's an 'emergency' apparently (or at least it was a year ago) From the British Medical Journal: https://www.bmj.com/content/378/bmj.o1874 26 Jul 2022 The World Health Organization has declared the global monkeypox outbreak a public health emergency of international concern (PHEIC)

If the Thai authorities go down this LGB&Q+ Rainbow route, it may be the first step to end some of the (non-PC) discrimination against non-Thais (double pricing & different visa reqs for foreign female spouses (or maybe we'll be able to 'identify as women') and so on). In reality though, they're likely just virtue signalling to get more tourists $$$$$

You're actually right on this point. You lot aren't as bad as the perma-masked nutters on the convid19 threads but fixating on a democratic decision from 2016 is just as weird. If you love the EU so much just go and live there. As another poster mentioned it's STILL possible for UK nationals to work in the EU *BUT* they'll only take people with skills / are no longer taking all and sundry which is fair enough imho. If they won't have you, let it go for your own mental health. Bon voyage / Beuna fortuna No dejes que la puerta te golpee al salir

Yes, Brexit probably cost a little but nothing in comparison to the nu flu nonsense or this Slava Ukraine BS which replaced it as the main tax money laudering/draining scam. Let it go. If happened almost 8 years ago. You lot are WAY PAST boring. So please let it go & get a life. We can all cry about things that didn't go our way years ago but it's not helpful or constructive.

Back to the OP: For anyone genuinely interested in the cause of the UK 'cost of living crisis': Prominent figures such as Lord King of Lothbury, one of the Bank of England’s former governors, have accused it of fuelling price rises with excessive quantitative easing (aka money printing). Now a group of economic thinkers – including Geoff Blanning, a former investment manager at Schroders, Dr Eamonn Butler, the director of the Adam Smith Institute, and Mark Littlewood, the director general of the Institute of Economic Affairs – has written to the Chancellor demanding a shake-up of the Bank. In their letter, the coalition said: “We are living through an overwhelming cost of living squeeze, and millennials are likely to be the first generation since before the Industrial Revolution to be poorer than their parents. “This is in large part because since the financial crash of 2008, the Bank of England has been creating new money out of thin air to fund the Government’s promises. “Since March 2009, the money supply has surged by over 50 per cent from the Bank’s actions alone, and half of this – £400 billion – took place in 2020-21 to fund lockdowns.” The letter accused the Government and the Bank of being “jointly complicit” in a “debt explosion”. “More money in the system, without more goods and services being produced, leads to rising prices which hurts those on low incomes the most – especially young people and pensioners,” it said. “It erodes people’s savings, reduces real terms wages and makes houses increasingly unaffordable for first-time buyers. Meanwhile, inequality increases as those with the most assets – especially financial assets – enjoy undeserved gains.” The letter claimed that the monetary system is “now out of control and needs reform”, with Mr Hunt urged to “create a fairer system, as well as a faster growing economy with low inflation, by removing the power of the Bank of England to create unlimited quantities of new money”. To do this, they recommended an amendment to the 1998 Bank of England Act, giving the Bank a single objective to “maintain the value of the Pound in savers’ bank accounts by whatever means necessary”. Currently, the Bank has two goals: to achieve the Government’s target of keeping inflation at two per cent (LOLs), while also supporting “the Government’s economic policy, including its objectives on growth and employment”. The letter concluded: “The era of magic money creation (quantitative easing) must come to an end if we want to eliminate the risk of chronic or runaway inflation and return this country to an era of confidence and prosperity.” TLDR BoE prints money = CoL Crisis Brexit my ass!

Agreed. Europe is cutting off it's nose to spite it's own face as a warning to other countries: "Don't you dare leave us" Hence the US led proxy war in Ukraine. The US also did a number on Europe by destabilising the middle east (Kalerghi Plan anyone?) No change there then Nonsense. The EU is ruled by an unelected commission & an unaudited central bank. The EU project is ALL about the centralisation of power, The 2 PMs allegedly *for* brexit were both done away with via Palace coups. Nusack & 'Hunt the [deleted]' are globalist placeholders who were foisted onto the UK public ahead of the globalist CFR member Sir Kier Staliner (whose top adviser Mandelson was close friends with Jeff Epstien) Wouldn't say they were 'famously poorly educated'. Where are you from btw? If only we could be more like the French eh? They never cause any trouble. But to be fair, there is still a fair % of UK citizens who have the balls to push back when needed aka the norm for most people everywhere As they will all over the west as a reaction to woke cultural marxist nonsense being served up by WEF 'Young Global Leaders' types who have infiltrated and taken over western governments Standard Maybe in your dreams. Where are you from again? That's the (Kalerghi) plan at least - divide and conquer. Only time will tell if your dreams come true. The UK is under siege but Thailand is not exactly perfect and I wouldn't bet on it being a better option than the UK long term, Where's better? the US is being divided into <deleted> & Trumptards by cultural marxist 'culture wars' and is 'led' by a corrupt geriatric (his son had a laptop you know), France is on fire right now and the EU has just entered recession. It's reassuring to know that foreign nationals still care so much about the UK. I can assure you that, if Germany, Holland, Greece (or wherever you come from) left the EU, us Brits would NOT be whinging about it 8 years later.

Same goes for claiming benefits too OK boomer. In case you didn't notice, the UK economy was closed for 2 years due to an allegedly nasty coronavirus/cold. Choosing to ignore that and continue to harp on about a vote almost 8 years ago is disingenuous at best. Question to you: Did you also warn everyone about how lockdowns and business closures would cause massive job losses and inflation/cost of living crisis?

Brits already have to pay for our own lying scumbag politicians so why pay for 2 sets? It's not as if they're gonna make anything better is it? or are you saying that Europeans are better politicians than Brit ones? The UK was ALWAYS a net contributor to the EU so please don't blame us for bailing out. Think about it, if you had a 'mate' who always expected you to pay more than your share EVERY SINGLE TIME you went for a meal or drink wouldn't you ditch them too? PS. If you're from one of the handout wanting countries I don't blame you for hating on Brexit but it's dishonest imho and you should be upfront about your motivations for sticking your oar in

In case you didn't notice, the UK economy was closed for 2 years due to an allegedly nasty coronavirus/cold. Choosing to ignore that and continue to harp on about a vote almost 8 years ago is disingenuous at best. Did you (and any of the other remoaners reading) also warn everyone about how lockdowns and business closures would damage the UK economy and cause massive job losses? Exactly. Thought not : )

Yes, govt reactions to the cold/coronavirus/covid are the root cause of inflation/cost of living problems around the world. Closing everything & printing masses of money out of thin air to pay people to do nothing for 2 years for an arguably nasty coronavirus/cold has caused big inflation. This BoE joker is aware of that but has chosen to gaslight the public by blaming inflation on a vote which took place almost 8 years ago in an attempt to avoid responsibility. Sad thing is, [deleted] with an agenda parrot his absolute BS and many actually believe it.

This link may help clarify the options https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/laser-eye-surgery-and-lens-surgery/ FWIW, my eyes have degraded with age and I have problems reading small print sometimes even with glasses. I was told my eyes were too far gone for Lasik and that I would need lens replacement to be glasses free (football manager Juergen Klopp had his lenses replaced a year or 2 ago). TLDR, you don't need cataracts to have lens replacement (unless your a Brit resident and want it done free on the NHS) From what I can tell,

Maybe employers could pay a fair wage rather than relying on foreign peasants to maximise their profit margins

The beauty of Brexit for us remainers is that we can blame everything tragic in our lives, our support for lockdowns/believing the covid narrative, our obesity, inverted tadgers, any warm weather, our racism / intolerance of non EU citizens on Brexit rather than attempting any actual thinking. We are united in our self-righteousness and will continue to demand a re-vote until the plebs give in! Luckily our remainer establishment politicians will vandalise the UK until the peasants submit and beg so be readmitted so we stop going on about it

The "Party' will be fine - they always are It's non-members and the perceived rich that should be worried Communism is a pretty easy sell in a country where most have next to nothing

Communism *possibly* coming to Thailand. Interesting times ahead.