JonnyF

I wouldn't trust you either. Especially with a forum name like Doctor Tom. Do you have a YouTube channel? 😆 The fact remains. Whether you trust my dog or I trust you is irrelevant to the case.

I'm totally shocked. Not by the crime obviously. This happens daily in Britain. It's a part of life these days. But they actually released a photo of the accused. Normally it is just "Anthony from Rochester". Are the media finally just reporting the news as opposed to defending their political agenda? Unlikely... but let's see...

Like kids, not dangerous at all if raised correctly. Mine is a big softy. Has many uses. Guard dog, waste disposal unit, vermin removal, snake catcher etc. Couldn't wish for a more loyal companion. Marvellous dogs.

Why am I not surprised to see you calling for more big state interference in people's lives? Anything else you want to ban?

They already have to be muzzled in public. Do try to keep up.

She hasn't got a clue about any of it. It's a soundbite to try and placate the people who are already regretting their decision to vote Labour into power. https://www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/2024/08/10/starmer-popularity-slumps-after-criticism-of-riots-respon/ She's good at holding up placards saying #refugeeswelcome. Governing? Not so much.

The wealthier immigrants will compete for private housing, sending prices up. The poorer ones will get social housing, reducing the number of private properties available available for sale, sending prices (and taxes) up. No matter how you try to twist it, more people = more demand = higher prices. Good for landlords like me. Not so great for young British people trying to get on in life. Still, they voted for it.

That's what happens when you have more people entering the country than houses being built.

Yes, back to those pesky facts. But I wasn't epxecting you to like it. As the legendary Thomas Sowell once said, people will forgive you for being wrong but they will never forgive you for being right.

It is undoubtedly harder for young people to buy a house now. Not much under 350k now in the area I have property in the UK, even for starter homes. However, if young British people wish to vote for Labour and have open borders and celebrate with "hilarious" dinghies full of inflatable "asylim seekers" in the crowd at Glastonbury festival then they are going to have to learn the basics of supply and demand. More people = more demand = higher prices. Or in the case of the NHS more people = more demand = longer waiting times. When these turkeys vote for Christmas my sympathy is limited.

Extending breed specific legislation is a fools errand. People will just cross breed other dogs to essentially make the same characteristics. PitBulls are banned in the UK so now we have the XL bully. They might ban XL bully's soon, then people willl start crossing Mastiffs with something else like a Ridgeback to produce a similarly capable dog. The answer is not to ban particular breeds but to ensure dogs are trained and kept by responsible, experienced owners. Apparently this dog had recently changed owners and the new owner (the man killed) was separating it from a fight with another dog using a stick. That's not to necessarily blame the owner, but it sounds like he didn't raise the dog himself and therefore did not have trust, obedience and loyalty from it. Also, I would wonder why a dog like this was put in a situation where it could fight another dog and then be struck with a stick during the fight. Doesn't sound like a great idea. Anyway, it seems the media has a new public enemy number 1 in the dog world. Step back PitBull, now we have the XL Bully. That's what they need to sell their product (fear, indignance etc.).

Some folk prefer politicians that tell the truth.

I assume you mean Never attend "congregation"? Come on Chomps, get with the program, the word church is so 2023, show your progressive credentials and support this changing of the language. Gotta keep people on their toes.

"will be" recruited. "are being" created. I suspect it is not the Telegraph that is lying.

If I believed her I would back her. I strongly suspect this is simply an attempt to placate the vast number of people in the UK who are absolutely fed up with the current situation. An attempt to reverse the tanking popularity of Starmer and his government. His Stalin impersonation has failed so now we have the empty words from Cooper. Lip service. She will do nothing.

"All" the people. You might want to re-read that.

Harris can't avoid interviews forever. IMO she should do them now, at least that would give some time for the memories to fade before the election.

And all the fakes can be deported ASAP.

The Church of England shifting away from using the word Church. Sounds like a winning strategy. 😃 I'd imagine they'll stop using the word "England" soon as well? Surely that's Wacist. They could rename themselves "The Congregation just south of Scotland". Would that be OK? Or does the word "South" also have negative connotations regarding the slave trade? So many words, so many objections. What a time to be alive. 😄

Yes, he does. More about Americans, but there is no doubt Trump would be good for the British as well. Oh I can afford it, but I think Elon has him covered and I have some other causes that I am supporting right now.

Hopefully some of the lefty loving "Swifties" will see this and it will finally sink in what can happen when you fail to control immigration and invite intolerance and extremism into your country. Fortunately the authorities foiled this one, otherwise they might have experienced it first hand like the Ariana Grande fans in Manchester. Maybe "Tay Tay" will be intelligent to work this out for herself and drop all the political posturing? Doubtful, but hope springs eternal. Probably too late for much of Europe, but there might still be hope for the US if the Dems are outed in November.

This is what can happen when you allow your desire to virtue signal over-ride your ability to consider longer term consequences. Same with the children drowning in the English channel crossings. Failing to control your borders has many negative consequences.

Not really. The Home Office is already declaring the people arrested as criminals before they've even gone to trial. Prejudicial much? Guilty until proven innocent appears to be Starmer's motto. At least Starmer could give them their day in court before locking them up for publicly disagreeing with him.

I'm not defending him. As I said I think he is a complete idiot. I beleive in the presumption of innocence. If he did it I'll be happy to see him locked up, it just seems that they've spent an awful lot of time and effort going after him and still don't seem to be able to find anything of note. I suspect he might be found guilty of something like money laundering. Anything to keep him quiet.

Too late. They have been a massive failure and everyone can see it.