Re: Politics Thread 6
Posted: Mon Feb 10, 2020 1:28 pm
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His dad deals with talking to foreign governments and his girlfriend decides on his cabinet.
But at least he “got Brexit done” eh?
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Rex Kramer wrote:Not to get everyone too worried, but Boris has got his sights on 'building' another bridge.
Lex-Man wrote:Rex Kramer wrote:Not to get everyone too worried, but Boris has got his sights on 'building' another bridge.
I'm shocked he hasn't started to build an airport in the Thames estuary. That was one of his big plans.
Hexx wrote:Lex-Man wrote:Rex Kramer wrote:Not to get everyone too worried, but Boris has got his sights on 'building' another bridge.
I'm shocked he hasn't started to build an airport in the Thames estuary. That was one of his big plans.
He didn't push it as it had no alliteration
Boris Bikes, Boris Buses, Boris Bridge etc.
Photek wrote:Sinn fein have smashed it out of the park this election. Astounding performance, although, it looks like we are headed for another election in a few months as neither Fianna Fail or Fianna Gael want to share a government with Sinn Fein despite SF being having the most numbers, if they form a government between FF and FG there would be major protests as SF would have been neglected. Hold onto your butts!
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Cuttooth wrote:No political event has enraged me more in the past few years than Windrush, and the callous and outright cruel way a government and its institutions can treat someone's life just because they are a minority.
Photek wrote:Sinn fein have smashed it out of the park this election. Astounding performance, although, it looks like we are headed for another election in a few months as neither Fianna Fail or Fianna Gael want to share a government with Sinn Fein despite SF being having the most numbers, if they form a government between FF and FG there would be major protests as SF would have been neglected. Hold onto your butts!
Samuel_1 wrote:Photek wrote:Sinn fein have smashed it out of the park this election. Astounding performance, although, it looks like we are headed for another election in a few months as neither Fianna Fail or Fianna Gael want to share a government with Sinn Fein despite SF being having the most numbers, if they form a government between FF and FG there would be major protests as SF would have been neglected. Hold onto your butts!
I have no knowledge of Irish politics, would SF be the Labour equivalent? And and what does that make FF and FG?
KK wrote:HS2 given the go-ahead by the government, to be officially announced tomorrow.
And so the decade+ wait for it to be built and completed begins. I wonder if the final stages (Crewe to Manchester, for example) will actually see the light of day.
Moggy wrote:Samuel_1 wrote:Photek wrote:Sinn fein have smashed it out of the park this election. Astounding performance, although, it looks like we are headed for another election in a few months as neither Fianna Fail or Fianna Gael want to share a government with Sinn Fein despite SF being having the most numbers, if they form a government between FF and FG there would be major protests as SF would have been neglected. Hold onto your butts!
I have no knowledge of Irish politics, would SF be the Labour equivalent? And and what does that make FF and FG?
Not really.
Irish parties:
https://www.politicalcompass.org/ireland2020
UK parties:
https://www.politicalcompass.org/uk2019
Samuel_1 wrote:Moggy wrote:Samuel_1 wrote:Photek wrote:Sinn fein have smashed it out of the park this election. Astounding performance, although, it looks like we are headed for another election in a few months as neither Fianna Fail or Fianna Gael want to share a government with Sinn Fein despite SF being having the most numbers, if they form a government between FF and FG there would be major protests as SF would have been neglected. Hold onto your butts!
I have no knowledge of Irish politics, would SF be the Labour equivalent? And and what does that make FF and FG?
Not really.
Irish parties:
https://www.politicalcompass.org/ireland2020
UK parties:
https://www.politicalcompass.org/uk2019
Thanks, surprised the right wing has had such a strangle hold on Irish politics recently.
Moggy wrote:Cuttooth wrote:No political event has enraged me more in the past few years than Windrush, and the callous and outright cruel way a government and its institutions can treat someone's life just because they are a minority.
It’s getting worse now than it was under Theresa May. And the scandal just doesn’t seem to be there now.
We’ll have babies in cages soon.
Cuttooth wrote:Moggy wrote:Cuttooth wrote:No political event has enraged me more in the past few years than Windrush, and the callous and outright cruel way a government and its institutions can treat someone's life just because they are a minority.
It’s getting worse now than it was under Theresa May. And the scandal just doesn’t seem to be there now.
We’ll have babies in cages soon.
The scandal isn't there because they're deporting people with a criminal record instead of people who are simply trying to sign on or get NHS treatment. The main thing the government has understood from the Windrush "lessons learnt" review I guess will be who exactly you can target without too many people giving a gooseberry fool. There is no greater evidence for the fact that we have a multi tiered way we treat people who are British than how we treat adults who have committed a crime and served their sentence. It suggests minorities who came to the UK as children have to always hold themselves to a higher standard than those around them born here.
The Home Office this morning has deported people to Jamaica despite a court order saying they shouldn't. A day of genuine national shame.