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On 1/29/2021 at 12:21 PM, Surelynot said:

I have "lent" them some money once or twice....not expecting to get it back.

My brother in law is a Thai cop and there are a few in the family.  I know they all have two lines of income with one being declarable.  Some years ago when my brother in law was buying a very expensive house, I queried why he was taking out a huge mortgage.  My wife explained to me that the police were  never turned down for bank loans as they were backed by government guarantees.  His Mercedes was also bought on finance too.  Clearly his police wages wouldn't cover such debts so I wonder where the extra money comes from ????  

6 hours ago, natway09 said:

Should have been done last year ,,,about May

Once again showing this government way behind the curve and trying to play catch-up.

8 hours ago, Eric Loh said:

Boris Johnson has back himself into a corner after making the BNO pledge in July. He will have to give the people a sound explanation as to how the government will fund the new policy especially healthcare and education when the UK economy is dire. These are the 2 “carrots” that are dangled to entice Hong Kong citizens to leave while waiting 6 years to get their UK citizenship.

I think many Hong Kongnites will choose to remain rather than start a new life. Many will not want to leave behind their elderly parents which is frowned upon in Chinese society or to learn a new language or worse endure British weather. 

It all depends on which Hong Kong residents they are trying to attract.  I lived there for a little over two years and was a frequent traveler there for over twenty.  The Chinese living in Hong Kong  come in all shapes and sizes and levels of education.  Certainly  the younger ones would adapt well and they all speak English pretty well.  Especially the university educated ones.  I would think they would be a good addition to the UK.

However, many of the older Chinese would be reluctant to leave for the UK.  More likely they would try to integrate back onto the mainland.

5 hours ago, Hanuman2547 said:

Actually prisons are full of snitches.  Almost everyone turns when a good offer is made for a reduced sentence.  

True but it rather depends on who he snitched on and their contacts inside the prison.  In any case I wouldn't want to be him, always looking over my shoulder.

7 hours ago, Henk Langeweg said:

Election time?

I fear not and no chance of him doing the decent thing and stepping down.  But if he did, who would step up?  The Tories desperately need some new blood, somebody with some backbone and integrity rather than the gang of inadequates we have now. 

Still waiting for a proper lockdown instead of this half and half  nonsense.  Whilst Boris faffs around the death rate continues to rise.  Too late for the nearly 100,000 who have lost their lives and he never grasps the nettle so we will probably stumble along behind the curve.  Pathetic!

7 minutes ago, Loiner said:

Remainers haven't done it yet. They are still clutching at straws, while croaking "I told you so." 

You are right, some are saying "I told you so".  Inevitable I am afraid and I don't agree that people should be gloating in such a way. 

What remains to be seen is what effect this so called "getting our sovereignty back" means.  There are differing views as it seems to mean different things to different people.  If it is just about making our own laws then fair enough, although we have always done that anyway. And of course everything then depends on who the government is and that means it is another political football to kick around.

6 minutes ago, transam said:

But nobody has been proven wrong YET. It is only sulkers that keep saying it.

 

You forget, or are not interested, that the UK is once again its "own man", and not a cash cow...

 

It is none of your business who or why members comment on TVF topics......????

And yet you are happy to give your opinion on these things.  But don't then like others to give theirs. ???? 

1 minute ago, mr mr said:

 

where did the natives come from ? they are not actually native to north america in the first place. human beings have been moving on this planet since the dawn of time.

 

we are talking about modern times and not the ravaging of a land hundreds of years ago. start a thread if you want to talk about that.  

So you acknowledge it is just a timeline you are talking about.

All the evidence in the world is never going to convince a hard core Brexiteer that they were wrong about Brexit.  But it really doesn't matter if it doesn't affect them directly and for many on TV, it doesn't.  But even the ones that it does affect will find an excuse and blame something or someone else.

It's just human nature and nobody wants to own up to being wrong.

8 hours ago, mr mr said:

changing and updating the countries immigration policies is great. 

 

if you took a sample of 11 million people from any region in the world you are going to find good and bad people within that group. how does one wade through this  mess in rewarding those with legit claims vs those trying to game the system. not an easy job at all. 

 

fun fact though. the USA takes in more immigrants than any other country in the world.  

The USA is a country made up of immigrants.  Everyone there is an immigrant apart from the original American Indians who were badly treated by the original immigrants.  Were the original immigrants there legally?  Were they invited?

The USA owes it's success to immigrants.

6 hours ago, colinneil said:

What a load of nonsense...He either raped the poor woman, or he didnt.

If he did, he needs sacked and prosecuted, and jailed for a long time.

That was my first thought but it says that he has been charged with rape so they obviously didn't buy his story.  I hope that because this is out there in the public domain, he won't be allowed to buy his way out of trouble. 

18 minutes ago, transam said:

1939 was a nightmare for the UK to begin with, but we prevailed, so stop worrying yourself.....

Hardly like for like.  In 1939 people weren't persuaded by a dodgy conman and his chums to walk to the cliff edge and then jump off.

1 minute ago, RJRS1301 said:

The entire excutive,(chair/leader/major donors) of the GOP need to make a blanket statement he no has the confidence of the party. 

We expell you from the party, now go away.

 

 

It does look as if the Republican Party is badly split over this too.  If they come down against him in large numbers then the question is "why have you waited until now to condemn him?"

6 hours ago, FritsSikkink said:

young nurse at 33?

At the time she was 28 as it was in 2015

13 hours ago, heybruce said:

It's unrealistic to think Trump would ever do anything quietly. 

I fear you are correct.  While Trump is being (rightly) pursued there is more chance of his moronic fan base causing civil unrest and again that  will make moving on even slower and harder.

I think that Trump my be given a way out to not face charges.  Go quietly and go now and all the crimes and misdemeanors will be swept under the carpet.  It may sound far fetched but I am sure the power in America just wants to draw a line under all this.   What has happened with Trump is staggeringly embarrassing for the USA on the world stage.  To go through months of court cases which will be followed with relish by the world's media would just prolong the agony of whole Trump fiasco.

Personally I think he should be shamed and blamed to the the full extent of the law but unfortunately I think that is unlikely to happen.

And the rate continues to rise as people continue to ignore the restrictions.  It is up to individuals to self police.  This government haven't got the guts to put in place a proper lockdown.  The year ended with the highest death rate in Europe through Covid-19 and the deepest recession.