JonnyF

These Chinese EV's are so cheap now that many people are going to trade in their Honda Wave and buy one. 

I would expect the traffic issues in Bangkok to get far worse in the next few years as congestion beating motorbikes are traded for these tin cans with a battery pack. 

Not to mention queues at the charging stations. Parking at the shopping malls. Wear and tear on the roads. Increased rubber consumption as two skinny wheels are traded for 4 big ones under a tonne of lithium.

Just what Asia needs, more cars on the roads. 

I certainly wouldn't want to be in a crash in one of these 255,000 Baht sardine cans either. 

23 minutes ago, Chomper Higgot said:

Not that you would ever make such remarks eh Jonny?:

 

 

Well given that it was Quake who said that I guess the answer would be No. 😄

Try harder Chomps. 😄

GBNews is far from perfect, but at least it provides a semblence of balance to the rampant extreme leftism of Chaneel 4, The BBC and Sky. 

3 hours ago, Chomper Higgot said:

Either everyone has the right to legal representation/defense or everyone does not have the right to legal representation/defense.

Choose wisely.

Unless you're on the right of course.

In that case, the home office declares you a criminal before you've even stepped foot in a court.

23 minutes ago, Cory1848 said:

Oh, so there are plenty of Anglo-Brits happy to do janitorial work and other forms of unskilled labor at minimum wage or less?

Ah the old "who is going to clean our toilets" line.

Is that you Kelly? 😄

https://www.bbc.com/news/newsbeat-33782498

21 minutes ago, RayC said:

Is the rest of Europe meant to shrug its' shoulders and say, 'Your problem'? What do you suggest the Greek and Italian authorities do to those who seek to cross their borders: Force them to stay?

That's up to the EU. Having let them into the EU, it is an EU problem.

What they shouldn't do is enable them onto boats to non-EU countries. Especially non-EU countries that are paying EU countries hundreds of millions of Euros to stop them doing just that.

https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-politics-64916446

Of course, in reality France doesn't want them either so they turn a blind eye. 

13 minutes ago, Cory1848 said:

Remember, the great majority of migrants leave their homes for an uncertain future elsewhere not by choice, but because they can no longer provide for their families in their home countries -- whether because of war, environmental destruction, or the collapse of their society.

The vast majority are coming over from France. 

3 hours ago, Bkk Brian said:

Thanks, here's a better vid of the one I referred to chanting “Death to Israel” “Death to America” “Victory for Islam” in a meeting in Beirut in February

 

What a surprise. Greta hanging out with Jihadists. Never saw that coming. 😄

Anyway, she's been detained and will be deported. Lucky for her it was the Israeli government she was protesting against and not Hamas or she might be missing a head right now. 

https://edition.cnn.com/2025/06/08/middleeast/freedom-flotilla-gaza-aid-ship-thunberg-intl-hnk

7 minutes ago, Watawattana said:

I guess it should not be a surprise that a Chinese General is credited with saying, “Keep your friends close; keep your enemies closer.”

Why would you assume that Xi's China and Starmer's Britain are enemies?

Quite the opposite. Very similar philosophies, I'd imagine Starmer will be bending Xi's ear on how best to silence dissent to the regime. 

5 minutes ago, Chomper Higgot said:

 

 

It is in deed possible to hold that belief without advocating violence or discrimination, but going back to your preciously selected text, we can see precisely where the extremism comes into play:

 

 

 

 

So you would therefore agree that the following view in itself is not an extreme wing terrorist ideology.

That's great - nice to have agreement on the issue. 

Perhaps you should email Prevent and voice your displeasure at their mischaracterization of such a commonly held belief. 

On 6/8/2025 at 8:55 AM, The Cyclist said:

Reeves / Labour, just found another £149 Billion black hole.

It would be mildy amusing, until I start to wonder which group they will raid to try to make up the shortfall?

I mean they've already removed the pensioners fuel allowance, done a land grab on the farmers, removed much needed benefits from disabled/special needs people, added VAT to children's school fees. 

Surely they're running out of vulnerable groups to go after? 

13 minutes ago, blazes said:

 

Powerful????  What utter poppycock.   

On the other hand, she must be a little bit powerful if a really powerful man like Starmer let her stand in the last election🤩

She is a problem that Starmer has to "manage".

Given her increasingly vocal outburts against Starmer, it seems that strategy is failing. 

The ECHR is simply a tool for left wing, Liberal governments.

Hopefully the UK leaves after Reform oust Labout at the next election. 

Mandelson is the slippiest of career politicians. A hypocritical shell of a man. Exactly the opposite of what Britain needs representing it. Frankly, I'm surprised Trump let him past immigration.