mokwit

That Netflix trailer is just so cringe. It's not filmed in her house BTW,

Was he demanding payment or renegotiating the fare halfway through?

Why has Ukraine not won after 3 years then? Are they using F35's in Ukraine?

The greater part of the problem was that Labour Councils covered it up in their area.

Is being anti mass unvetted immigration racist? Maybe Germany should have been more "racist" when Merkel opened the borders in which case Germans who are dead would still be alive and women would not be dealing with the aftermath of rape. As for 'brownshirt...filth' can you give me some examples of things he has said that are unequivocally "brown shirt".

Ostensibly they do, but they don't normally drag their heels for five months. There is nothing in this case that justifies that time period. Alternatively, it is possible that the case was not forwarded to the CPS in a timely manner and they could have acted in a timely manner once they received it. They/whoever was directing them clearly wanted to delay this so it blew over.

BTW, someone is starting a gofundme to obtain the full court records. Court records are archived by private companies who charge something like GBP 7.50/page. We need to expose the actions of these people, and I don't just mean the perpetrators. From what excerpts of transcripts I have seen, this was not in any way something that was consensual. The men doing this were ANIMALS. For some reason the Home Office has not chosen to make sentencing video available as they did with the people they labelled the "far Right".

So does that mean there was no cover up by Labour?

You mean 'criminals not admitting', not 'lunatics do not believe', surely?

Is the AfD a "Far Right" party?

More then the Western MSM. Recently a BBC correspondent asked him a question at a press briefing in Russia. The microphone handler looked quizzically at Putin and he said, "Give him the mic, it's been a long time since the BBC was present at a briefing, I'll answer his question", and he did. He explained Russia's position.

I feel that there is validity to some of your points, but you are maybe overestimating effect e.g. Russia's 'New Model Army' has not performed as well as expected, but it is still an effective fighting force. It is not just Ukraine that is fighting for survival. Russia believes it is fighting for the survival of Russia as a country, it's people and it's culture. Putin's stance is that the war on Ukraine was for stopping the alliance against it while it still can. Also, it does not want Western Liberalism forced upon it. Putin is on record as saying so.

In the part you were quoting I was countering the assertion that Russia was about to collapse by pointing out Hitler thought it would too with one blow, and what the Russians were able to do because of the vastness of their land and resources. Still on the historical, the Russian advance from the gates of Moscow to Berlin was an offensive operation. In terms of the current situation I think the key point is that the Russians ARE fighting a defensive war. They launched an offensive to gain territory and then forced Ukraine to fight a defensive war to try and get it back. It is not about territory it is about attrition. Ukraine already has press gangs grabbing military age males off the streets and ads for Western support, what reall? Yes some missile systems, and a handful of tanks that are proving to have had overestimated capabilities. According to Ukrainian and Western propaganda Ukraine has been winning from day one, but still hasn't won. We are told of the appalling Russian logistics but they are still fighting and have managed to prosecute this war so far, apparently with flat tyres on their vehicles, rotten food rations, no artillery shells and virtually no tanks left for months and months [according to Ukranian/Western propaganda] so we should perhaps not underestimate them based on one sided propaganda. Meanwhile the Ukranian army has been decimated in a war of attrition that was about just that, attrition. That's how Russia prosecutes a war. Remember when Ukraine was "winning", but somehow it still hasn't won. The Russian strategy is to pull them into a meatgrinder to destroy the army, after which it might expand territory. The attack at Kursk was to try and dislodge Russia by cutting supply lines. It seems supplies are still getting through and Ukraine has lost more men. The war Ukraine is winning is the propaganda war in the West, where the opposition is not allowed to field it's forces. Are Western politicians going to be able to justify sending money to Ukraine unless there is positive news? Ukraine has to keep mounting attacks to keep the news flow and thus the funds coming. I am not saying the Russians are doing well, I am just saying that they are not doing as badly as Western/Ukranian propaganda with its focus on territory not lives lost would have us believe.

Charity begins at home. Maybe Ukrainian Oligarchs and Politicians might like to contribute. 'According to posts found on X, there have been claims that 13 Rolls-Royce Spectres were sold in Ukraine in 2024, with each car priced at around $650,000 to $700,000.' Yes, Rolls-Royce maintains a dealership presence in Ukraine. Specifically, there is: Rolls-Royce Motor Cars Kyiv located at 16-16/1 Boryspil’s’ka str., Hora village, Boryspil’s’kyy district, Kyivs’ka region, Ukraine 08324. This dealership offers sales, service, and maintenance for Rolls-Royce vehicles. However, posts found on X have suggested there might not be any dealerships, but this appears to be inaccurate based on the official information from Rolls-Royce's website. Seems there is an issue of priorities here: The U.S. has indeed been providing financial assistance to Ukraine, part of which supports the payment of pensions and salaries for government employees, including teachers, healthcare workers, and other civil servants. Here's a breakdown based on available information: Direct Budget Support: U.S. aid includes direct budget support to the Ukrainian government, which has been used to pay pensions, salaries of public sector employees, and support other social services. For instance, in 2022, President Biden mentioned that some of the aid would help with pensions. By 2023, USAID reported that $13 billion in direct budget support helped Ukraine meet its pension responsibilities for 9.8 million people. Specific Allocations: Various reports and statements from U.S. officials, including those from USAID and the Treasury Department, indicate that U.S. funds have been channeled through mechanisms like the World Bank to assist Ukraine in covering pensions and salaries for teachers, first responders, and other government employees. Current Situation: As of the latest updates, this support continues, with U.S. aid packages often citing the need to maintain essential government functions in Ukraine, which includes pension payments and salaries for public servants amidst the ongoing conflict. Posts on X: There have been mentions on social media platforms like X discussing this aid, with some users expressing frustration or criticism over U.S. taxpayers funding pensions and salaries in Ukraine while domestic issues remain. Sources: U.S. Department of State statements on economic support for Ukraine. USAID reports on budget support and its utilization in Ukraine. White House announcements on aid packages. Posts found on X reflecting public sentiment on this matter.

Trucks food and commodities and explosives were the most significant and the Russians acknowledge the Lend Lease contribution to victory. The 13,000 tanks were mostly M3 tanks (some M4) which were unusable against German armies (as the US found out in Africa), but they did allow T34's to be withdrawn from facing Japan and used against Germans in the West. The Germans destroyed 7,000 tanks just at Kursk. Their contribution was thus not that great. Similar picture with obsolete aircraft (P39 Aerocobra) sent. Germans had fighter aces with kills in the hundreds in the Soviet Union. 'The Soviet Union, produced around 84,070 T-34 tanks during World War II. However, if we're considering all types of tanks produced by the USSR during the war, the total number of tanks and self-propelled guns manufactured was approximately 116,000 units. This figure includes: T-34 tanks: Approximately 84,070 KV series tanks: About 5,219 in total (KV-1, KV-2, KV-85) IS series tanks: Around 3,854 (IS-1, IS-2) Light tanks like the T-70, T-60, and others Soviet Union produced approximately 25,163 assault Guns. So 116,000 tanks and 25,163 assault guns (armoured turretless tanks) = 141,163 i.e. TEN TIMES the number US supplied. These numbers are subject to slight variations depending on the source, but they give an accurate picture of the scale of Soviet tank production during WWII.' My point was about how vast Russia is and how it could field 116,000 tanks from it's own production and millions of men and absorb the losses of millions and continue. Trucks food and commodities on lend lease allowed Russia to prosecute the war, yes, but sheer numbers of tanks and 'planes and soldiers and in particular artillery plus 'deep battle' tactics were what gave them victory. Finland was a sideshow that they did not put too much effort into. So, you can go on believing what you want to believe (your avatar suggests you are emotionally vested), and may be right in doing so, but i don't think it will be the easy job you think it will be.

Did you know I was quoting Adolf Hitler speaking in advance of the invasion of The Soviet Union?. How it ended is well known Initially it looked as though that might be the case but Russia is a vast land with a huge population. They moved their tank factories beyond the range of German aircraft because the land was vast enough that they could. They could take losses in a strategy of attrition that bled the German manpower resources dry. The Germans destroyed 7,000 Russian tanks at the WW2 battle of Kursk and the Russians were able to continue mounting offenses.

That is effectively what I was saying, but that is probably not what they were told in Korea before they went.

'Russia will burn through N Koreans to force Ukraine to burn through over 25 yr old Ukrainians' Russia is burning through them instead of their own people in an attrition war. I would have thought that was clear from what I wrote to anyone with reasonable English comprehension levels and in the context of discussing attrition war, or were you trying to be funny? (don't, you can't) Your tiresome attempts to flippantly distort whatever other people write don't reflect well on you, it just shows what a dishonest debater you are). N. Korea has reputedly already supplied 10,000 troops and according to propaganda they have taken heavy casualties in place of Russians. We don't yet know what the upper limit will be from N. Korea, they might even withdraw the remainder if as is being suggested they are being used as human wave cannon fodder without regard to casualty levels. We just don't know, they may already have reached the limit, or it may continue into six figures.

Just as N Korea rents out labour for money it is probably renting out soldiers. My guess is Putin paid for these and the reason he did is that they are expendable and without family in the USSR and at this meatgrinder phase of an attrition war they are just as good for the task at hand as civilians from remote areas of Russia who volunteered because the state gave their parents a sheep if they did. Russians families still hurt from Afghanistan and its losses. Russia will burn through N Koreans to force Ukraine to burn through over 25 yr old Ukrainians until they have to lower the conscription age, and then it will be 18 year olds or using NATO armies (more) without officially using NATO armies. An alternative explanation is the Western propaganda one, that Russia's professional army has been destroyed as a force in a similar way that the UK's small professional standing army had been destroyed in WW1 by the end of 1914 with conscription following. I feel sad for the N Koreans who have been subjected to extreme propaganda all their lives and probably feel they are doing their bit to fight the Imperialism that apparently threatens N Korea's existence.

One has merely to kick in the front door and the whole rotten structure will come crashing down. Is that what you are saying?

She's done well for "herself".

She's deliberately not setting any kind of standard by which her performance can be measured by. What is she doing to stop the boats arriving TODAY? Same with her pledge to reduce violence against women within TEN YEARS against a parliament life of four years. She should be acting to stamp it out NOW, TODAY. Setting things up so she can never be accused of failure.

I felt that you point was one that could be applied to all politicians, and having stated that I felt obliged to support that position with another example. Perhaps it was your use of the term 'rats' that made me think of this one. HTH.

He will learn that there can be only one.