8 minutes ago, HappyExpat57 said:

Here's a thought:

If it walks like a troll, talks like a troll, quacks like a troll . . .

Point taken

Laws only apply to others, not to Trump apparently

13 hours ago, JBChiangRai said:

Nonsense.

Starmer took the moral high ground.

So Starmer would not kill 40 Ted Bundys then. That would make Starmer a very weak man.

GREAT Britain deserves better than Starmer

51 minutes ago, khaosokman said:

So Starmer would not kill 40 Ted Bundys then. That would make Starmer a very weak man.

And 2+2=5

Next!

5 minutes ago, JBChiangRai said:

And 2+2=5

Next!

What a very strange response but you support terrorists so it makes sense.

1 hour ago, Yagoda said:

GREAT Britain deserves better than Starmer

Not really. Look at Prince Andrew and Charles. They deserve Starmer.

7 hours ago, SAFETY FIRST said:

Crikey, you have a lot of questions.

10 hours ago, SAFETY FIRST said:

Typical antagonizing member, has a warrior keyboard to attack but too lazy to google

"SAFETY FIRSTAdvanced Member

10 hours ago

10 hours ago, scottiejohn said:

Then I suggest that you stop making pointless/needless posts that need answers so that the needless/pointless post(s) can be understood and put into the context of the discussion!!

Typical antagonizing member, has a warrior keyboard to attack but too lazy to google"

Re the underlined text, seems to me that anybody who posts comments / opinions or whatever should include enough detail so that any reader understands the point of the post. And not expect that the reader go to google to try to find the point.

10 hours ago, scottiejohn said:

A typical antagonizing keyboard warrior who does not appreciate that posts should not need to be clarified by the unnecessary use of google.

Google should NOT be needed for clarification on a forum but clarity of posting by a member is!

You don't have 1 minute to use google but a decade to post on a forum. That does not make sense. No poster has to explain anything. You are an elderly man. If you don't know something go read up on it.

26 minutes ago, khaosokman said:

Not really. Look at Prince Andrew and Charles. They deserve Starmer.

Seems t m that Starmer is not that bad, his policies (some socialist) are pretty good, however the oppositin seem determined to find / create any reason to build some negative against him and force an election.

2 minutes ago, scorecard said:

Seems t m that Starmer is not that bad, his policies (some socialist) are pretty good, however the oppositin seem determined to find / create any reason to build some negative against him and force an election.

The latest official figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) showed unemployment rose to 5.2% in the final quarter of 2025, the highest rate since the start of 2021. Young people have been bearing the brunt of this rise, with 16% of those aged 16-24 now unemployed, nearly an 11-year-high.

15 hours ago, ASEAN NOW News said:

In the House of Commons, Starmer offered a rare implicit rebuke of the U.S. approach, saying the UK does not believe in “regime change from the skies.”

Spain's Sanchez, now UK's Starmer. The vassals are vacillating. Who'd have thunk? To be fair to Spain though I never saw Sanchez at one of the EU leaders dutiful schoolboys lineup in the Oval O.

I’m in the UK right now.

Starmer refusing to join the the Israeli/ US illegal war on Iran is being discussed in very positive terms.

While here on this forum, those who have consistently criticized Blair for joining Bush’s illegal war on Iraq have gone very quiet. Perhaps they just can’t bring themselves to admit Starmer is doing the right thing by keeping the UK out of this illegal Israeli/US war.

Sir Keir Starmer has cast doubt on Donald Trump’s strategy in Iran, refusing to commit Britain to offensive action without what he called a “viable, thought-through plan”.

The Prime Minister’s remarks amount to a public rebuke of the US president as pressure mounts on London to deepen its role in the escalating conflict.

‘Not Joining a War Blind’

At Prime Minister’s Questions, Sir Keir said he would not authorise RAF strikes unless satisfied there was a lawful basis and a clear endgame.

“What I was not prepared to do on Saturday was for the UK to join a war unless I was satisfied there was a lawful basis and a viable, thought-through plan,” he told MPs. “That remains my position.”

Mr Trump had criticised Britain’s initial refusal to allow US forces to use bases including Diego Garcia for strikes on Tehran.

Special Relationship Under Strain

The US president later branded Sir Keir “no Winston Churchill” and accused him of ruining relationships. The Prime Minister hit back, insisting British jets were already intercepting Iranian drones and missiles to protect American personnel.

“Hanging on to President Trump’s latest words is not the special relationship in action,” he said.

Bases Under Fire

RAF Akrotiri in Cyprus was targeted by an Iranian drone on Sunday, intensifying calls from the Conservatives for direct retaliation. Tory leader Kemi Badenoch accused the Government of “catching arrows rather than stopping the archer”.

Sir Keir confirmed F-35s and Typhoons were operating across the region and that HMS Dragon would be deployed with Wildcat helicopters to bolster defences.

High Stakes, Narrow Margin

Britain has since permitted limited US use of its bases for defensive purposes. But the line is clear: no offensive British action without a coherent strategy.

With troops deployed and missiles flying, the political and military balance is tightening — and the pressure on Downing Street is only growing.

Starmer: Trump has no viable plan for Iran

22 hours ago, SAFETY FIRST said:

I've got a friend who asks me lots of questions, he's always trying to make conversation.

I haven't got time to answer needless questions.

So why do you spend time on this site?

9 hours ago, Chomper Higgot said:

I’m in the UK right now.

Starmer refusing to join the the Israeli/ US illegal war on Iran is being discussed in very positive terms.

While here on this forum, those who have consistently criticized Blair for joining Bush’s illegal war on Iraq have gone very quiet. Perhaps they just can’t bring themselves to admit Starmer is doing the right thing by keeping the UK out of this illegal Israeli/US war.

My Brit friends saying he is bowing to the Muslims for votes again.

He’s terrified the greens are gonna steal that sectarian bloc

That’s why he so quick to tell everyone it wasn’t him like a kid running to teacher when a fight breaks out in the playground what a simp no balls.

9 hours ago, Chivas said:

The more people try to abuse Sir Keir the more popular he has become this last week

Highly amusing that the orange fat boy has thrown his toys out of his pram

Even the polls are rapidly changing

Nah reform still leading and greens second that poll must be from some twitter talking shop

9 hours ago, Chomper Higgot said:

I’m in the UK right now.

Starmer refusing to join the the Israeli/ US illegal war on Iran is being discussed in very positive terms.

While here on this forum, those who have consistently criticized Blair for joining Bush’s illegal war on Iraq have gone very quiet. Perhaps they just can’t bring themselves to admit Starmer is doing the right thing by keeping the UK out of this illegal Israeli/US war.

I suspect @JonnyF is on vacation!

The Blair effect... 😀

Labour doesn't want to be stuck again in a Republican war in the ME.

57 minutes ago, candide said:

The Blair effect... 😀

Labour doesn't want to be stuck again in a Republican war in the ME.

And rightly so.

9 hours ago, brewsterbudgen said:

I suspect @JonnyF is on vacation!

I thought he'd morphed into EastBayRay

11 hours ago, EastBayRay said:

My Brit friends saying he is bowing to the Muslims for votes again.

He’s terrified the greens are gonna steal that sectarian bloc

That’s why he so quick to tell everyone it wasn’t him like a kid running to teacher when a fight breaks out in the playground what a simp no balls.

Perhaps your ‘Brit friends’ don’t have military aged children.

I have not heard anyone here in the UK say they think the UK should join this illegal Israeli/American war.

And there’s deadly silence from those who have made a habit of ranting about Blair engaging in illegal war.

6 hours ago, candide said:

The Blair effect... 😀

Labour doesn't want to be stuck again in a Republican war in the ME.

Absolutely. They have much bigger issues to worry about like their tanking approval.

19 minutes ago, blaze master said:

Absolutely. They have much bigger issues to worry about like their tanking approval.

Odd thing to say given the clear approval of Starmer keeping the UK out of this illegal Israeli/US war on Iran.

On 3/4/2026 at 2:26 PM, Yagoda said:

GREAT Britain deserves better than Starmer

The 'great' is a geographical reference. Nothing to do with power.

I'll refrain from any further comment against such an easy target.

On 3/4/2026 at 7:29 AM, Stocky said:

And shiny gold bling, the tackier the better.

Like I've always said, one of the worst things on the planet is a prole with money.

On 3/4/2026 at 11:58 AM, Lacessit said:

Pauline Hanson, queen of the bigots?

Absolutely 100% behind Pauline Hanson this time...... she may be queen of the bigots but she's my bigot

14 hours ago, Chomper Higgot said:

I have not heard anyone here in the UK say they think the UK should join this illegal Israeli/American war.

That’s the trouble with you lefties you hang around in your echo chambers and got no idea what real people think my Brit buddies hate starmer and think he’s a coward

This is totally different to Blair’s illegal wmd war and you know it starmer is too scared of the Muslims back home currently taking over the uk simple as that Otherwise he’d be playing tough guy again like he did with Ukraine

Weren’t you the guy saying Britain does what America tells it to do? We say jump and you guys say how high? What happened to all tha then Bud? Talking bullcarp again?

2 hours ago, wombat said:

Absolutely 100% behind Pauline Hanson this time...... she may be queen of the bigots but she's my bigot

We were drowning in Asians before she decided Muslims were a better vote-catcher.

23 hours ago, Lacessit said:

We were drowning in Asians before she decided Muslims were a better vote-catcher.

It's good she recognised and addressed the problem then.... Kudos Pauline