JonnyF

If things get too bad, just remember - it could be much worse.

Worrying times indeed for China.

https://asiatimes.com/2025/05/chinas-economy-on-cusp-of-a-deflationary-death-spiral/#

Trump's tariffs have come at a terrible time for our Chinese friends and partners. 

Oh what a tangled web we weave.

The machinations to keep the AFD out of power are coming at a high price to Germany, and ultimately the EU. 

36 minutes ago, Chomper Higgot said:

Opinions differ; IMBD rate it at 8.2/10, Rotten Tomatoes gives a 99% rating. 
 

 

Yes and Mr Blobby got to number 1 in the charts. 

No surprise.

Starmer was a human rights lawyer and still is a Remainer. He has no respect for the people who voted to leave the EU. 

He will do as much to reverse Brexit as he possibly can before he loses power, despite having no mandate to do so.  

Does anyone even watch modern movies these days?

I can't remember the last good one. 

I don't go the the cinema to be lectured to about women's empowerment or some other Woke rubbish. 

Even Netflix is now trotting out politically motivated garbage like Adolesence and "Harry and Meghan". The Western movie industry is dying, particularly Hollywood.  

Reminds me of Biden pretending to get tough on immigration. Didn't work for him and it won't work for Starmer.

4 hours ago, Social Media said:

Chris Philp, the shadow home secretary, dismissed the plans, saying, “This is a desperate response to the thrashing Labour got in last week’s elections, but like everything Starmer offers, it is just performative and won’t make a difference.

Exactly. Well said. Starmer has lost all credibility. The mask has slipped and we've seen what's behind it. Labour are done and imprisoning more people for tweets clumsily highlighting this mess won't silence people and won't save him. 

2 hours ago, RayC said:

You might disagree with the policies, they might affect you adversely, you might think that they will have a negative effect on the country, but to suggest that a British government - no matter its' political colours - would actively try to damage the country as you do is ridiculous.

You should Google "white guilt" and "self loathing" before you post such nonsense on a public forum. Although I'm quite sure you have first hand experience if you start being honest for once. 

Modern Labour hate Britain especially the white working working class. Emily Thornberry's tweet was a great example. The mask slipped but the sentiment runs deep.

The dog whistle comment by Lucy Powell about the decades long systemic rape of poor working class girls in the North. Shameful. 

That's before we even start on the 2 tier sentencing guidlines stacked against the indigenous population. 

They are the opposite of what they stood for in the 70's and 80's. A bunch of liberal elitists pontificating from their 4 story town houses in Islington. They loathe the people they used to represent.

Rayner, Starmer, Cooper. Absolute clowns. Out of their depth. Never mind DEI Lammy.

I'd be amazed if they last the full term. Only dinosaurs like you even still defend them. Put a fork in them. They're done.

4 minutes ago, RayC said:

 

That definition (of a Briton) seems to encompass all individuals born in GB, wouldn't you agree?

 

A 'Yes' will suffice but, prior warning, be prepared for a 'Please elaborate' from me if you reply 'No'.

You know very well what Indigenous means Ray. If someone moves to Britain from another continent and has a child, that child is obviously not indigenous to Britain. 

Same as the Maori are indigenous to NZ and Aboriginals are indigenous to Australia. If a Chinese couple move to NZ and have a child, that child is not an indigenous New Zealander.

Please stop asking disingenuous, stupid questions that you already know the answer to. Oh, and before you ask...

9 hours ago, Social Media said:

The battery system onboard is unprecedented in scale, featuring over 551,000 pounds of lithium-ion batteries and a storage capacity exceeding 40 megawatt-hours.

Doesn't get any greener than that.

9 hours ago, Social Media said:

Writing in The Times, she challenged Starmer’s refusal to consider raising income tax, VAT or national insurance, insisting that Labour’s “self-imposed tax rules” are preventing the bold investment necessary to rebuild public trust.

Is she totally mad? 😃

Yes Louise, after attacking freedom of speech, freezing the pensioners, introducing 2 tier justice, flooding the country with illegal immigrants, hiking national insurance for employers, putting VAT on private education and attempting to destroy the farming community, I'm sure a raise on income tax after promising not to will turn it all around for Labour. 😃 

1 hour ago, nick supreme said:

The United States was not prepared for a strong woman of color. We still have a long way to go to break the glass ceiling.

Well, the US already had a black President so you must be saying it's because she's a woman.

Why not just accept she's a terrible candidate with inane policies? Even The Dems disliked her so much she couldn't face the normal Democratic process to be the candidate. I guess they are all misogynists as well? 😃

3 hours ago, Jingthing said:

Like I said I'm not a big fan.

But in many ways she was served an unfair deck by the timing of Bidem's exit.

So we saw something historically weird and difficult. 

So I'm just saying she deserves to compete in the primaries

I really hope she runs again. 😃

But the Dems will have to keep her away from the primaries same as last time, she is totally incapable of winning votes.

If she went into a rocking Pattaya gogo at 11pm and promised free drinks and barfines most people would get up and go next door.