JonnyF

Yep, despite leaving the EU we outperformed Germany. Cliff edge? lol. #therewasnocliffedge

They postponed it - whoopydoo. A sensible move IMO, it's not a priority. We'll do it when we want. Why? Because we can. The British do what we want, when we want. No more being told what to do by the failing corrupt federalist EU #thankgodweleft

I thought the EU said we couldn't just pick the parts we wanted. Seems like we can after all. More Remainer lies being exposed. #therewasnocliffedge

Number 7 on the list. In fact, some might say (not me of course) that Thailand has quite a few of these warning signs.

Yet despite leaving, we are outperforming the EU's powerhouse economy, Germany. Strange huh. It's almost like there was no cliff edge after all. #projectfearwasalie

Actually I prefer to support local businesses than buy overpriced swill from huge multinational corporations.

A lot of Joe's lies will start emerging over the next couple of years. It's just a case of whether the Dems can bury them until after the next election, like they did with the laptop in the previous election. Oh what a tangled web we weave, when first we practice to deceive.

But that's the whole point. It's a massive deflection away from the failings of the current administration. A massive deflection away from Joe Biden's declining cognitive functioning and his son's debauchery. "Hey, look over there at the bad guy". Meanwhile... https://edition.cnn.com/2023/08/01/business/fitch-downgrade-us-debt/index.html

Thanks for the heads up. I now know which coffee shop to avoid if I don't want to meet lefty, sanctimonious, pearl clutching, woke virtue signallers. Enjoy your latte

Much ado about nothing. Just The Guardian being sore losers again. So we're keeping a logo for a few more years. Big deal. The main point is we won't be paying billions of pounds into the failing, corrupt EU federalist project to prop up countries like Greece and Poland. We'll just use their logo, essentially picking the parts we want. All the benefits with none of the drawbacks. No flies on the UK. The EU has bigger problems at hand, with it's economic powerhouse Germany flailing around. https://www.euronews.com/2023/07/30/germany-expected-to-be-only-major-economy-not-to-grow-this-year

Your definition of Woke is ummm, broke.

It can vary from case to case. But generally, the needless virtue signalling and the sanctimony. https://torontosun.com/business/money-news/bud-light-distributors-give-up-no-longer-expect-sales-to-recover

It was pretty obvious to me. I recognized what it was straight away. But everyone is different. How about being respectful of everyone and just keeping portrayals of mastectomys out of coffee shops? They might or might not. But kids are curious and likely to ask their parents what it is. Then the parent has to either have a difficult conversation or lie. How about we avoid putting them in that situation and letting them enjoy their coffee by keeping portrayals of mastectomys out of coffee shops?

Maybe you wouldn't. How about a woman who has just been diagnosed with breast cancer? What image will that conjure up for them? What about a young kid asking their mother what it is. Is that a conversation the mother necessarily wants to have (or to have to make up a story to avoid having) at that particular time? Maybe they prefer just to sit and talk about their favourite flavour ice cream? Like I said, just leave it out. It's not appropriate in that setting.

Everyone is different. To me it conjures up an image of a breast being sliced off. Not really what I want to think about as I sip my double milk Matcha Latte. How about respecting everyone and leaving the imagery and ideology out of the coffee shop? Can people not just relax for an hour without having to think about mastectomys?

You're not listening. You're like one of those kids with their hands over their ears shouting Nah Nah Nah Nah Nah ????. I don't want images of breast removal. I don't want images of abortion (pro or anti). I don't want images of cancer surgery, even if it was successful. I don't want religious imagery, even if it is my religion. It's not what I want when I am drinking a coffee. Show me a nice sunset, a beach, a mountain or something. Let me relax for an hour without having some ideology/religion/poltical viewpoint forced down my throat. Or I'll go elsewhere.

I think boycotting them is correct. Not because it is LGBT but because this preaching is the thin end of the wedge. We saw recently with Farage getting debanked because of his political views. Companies need to be reminded to stay in their lane, serve us their products and keep their opinions to themselves on ANY issue, not only LGBT. I don't need to be preached to on race, abortion, sexuality, religion, politics when I buy a product.

I'm far from anti LGBT. I just don't want to see images of sliced off breasts as I drink my morning coffee. The fact that you keep throwing out insults just shows the weakness of your stance. You really should address that, it's not a good look to insult everyone that you disagree with.

Until the profits drop. Then they fold like a cheap deck chair.

They'll soon withdraw it if it affects their business. Just as Bud Light did. Just as the England team dropped the rainbow armbands when facing yellow cards. The virtue signalling tends to fall by the wayside when they face actual consequences. They are as spineless as they are sanctimonious.

Which shows your complete lack of understanding. Again.

Strawman. Just keep ideology out of marketing campaigns. Focus on the quality of your product, not your views on x,y or z. Many people, myself included do not want to know what the marketing manager of the company 'stands for', we just want a decent product at a decent price. I wouldn't support Christian or straight imagery in their stores any more than I would support Muslim or trans imagery. It's not the place for it. I certainly don't want to be reminded of surgery that slices body parts off.

So how do you explain the boycott that cost the company 27 Billion?

Except it isn't. https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/costa-coffee-trans-man-mural-b2385455.html

OOhhhhhhh. You really hurt my feelings ????. I'm a bit disappointed you didn't call me a Nazi though. Go on, you know you want to ????. Meanwhile I maintain my position that companies should focus on selling a good product at a good price, and not pushing their own ideologies onto their customer base, no matter what that ideology is.