Politics Thread 6

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Who will you vote for at the next General Election?

Conservative
16
10%
Labour
64
41%
Liberal Democrat
28
18%
Green
22
14%
SNP
16
10%
Brexit Party
4
3%
UKIP
2
1%
Plaid Cymru
3
2%
DUP
1
1%
Sinn Fein
2
1%
The Independent Group for Change
0
No votes
 
Total votes: 158
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PostRe: Politics Thread 6
by Moggy » Thu Jun 23, 2022 11:40 am

Oblomov Boblomov wrote:Mick Lynch, our new hero, has said he stands by his decision for RMT to push for Brexit and doesn't think it was a mistake at all :fp:.


Being wrong on Brexit doesn't make him wrong on pay and conditions for railway workers.

But, yeah, the left wing Brexit supporters are a weird bunch.

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PostRe: Politics Thread 6
by Moggy » Thu Jun 23, 2022 11:53 am

twitter.com/fleetstreetfox/status/1539880910849548289



That's right Peter, human rights are just a thing humans invented. Not like Magna Carta that had no human involvement at all!

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PostRe: Politics Thread 6
by Knoyleo » Thu Jun 23, 2022 11:55 am

Next week from Peter Hitchens: Is time real?

pjbetman wrote:That's the stupidest thing ive ever read on here i think.
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PostRe: Politics Thread 6
by Rex Kramer » Thu Jun 23, 2022 11:57 am

People actually pay him money for that bunch of knackers?

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by Moggy » Thu Jun 23, 2022 11:58 am

Rex Kramer wrote:People actually pay him money for that bunch of knackers?


I hope not. Money is just an invention and so he shouldn't believe in it.

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PostRe: Politics Thread 6
by RetroCora » Thu Jun 23, 2022 12:09 pm

Oblomov Boblomov wrote:Mick Lynch, our new hero, has said he stands by his decision for RMT to push for Brexit and doesn't think it was a mistake at all :fp:.


He was pushed for a yes or no answer by Robert Peston and then told he'd be given the opportunity to explain his answer later in the show - he was not seen again after that.

Brexit's a non-issue in this instance, being used as a way to divide and conquer union supporters.

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PostRe: Politics Thread 6
by Tomous » Thu Jun 23, 2022 12:09 pm

twitter.com/belfastagmt/status/1539721589067059200


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by Oblomov Boblomov » Thu Jun 23, 2022 12:20 pm

I feel the need to clarify that when I facepalmed the idea that Brexit wasn't a mistake, I wasn't implying that maybe railway workers shouldn't be paid a fair wage after all, I was just facepalming the idea that Brexit wasn't a mistake.

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PostRe: Politics Thread 6
by Oblomov Boblomov » Thu Jun 23, 2022 12:36 pm

Related: that twat from the Sun moaning about Brexit :slol: wtf:

twitter.com/MrHarryCole/status/1539913813725700100


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PostRe: Politics Thread 6
by Lagamorph » Thu Jun 23, 2022 12:40 pm

What I wouldn't give for my Fiancé's visas to only cost £68...

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PostRe: Politics Thread 6
by Knoyleo » Thu Jun 23, 2022 12:46 pm

I see the #FBPE lot have decided that workers rights are only worth fighting for if those workers have the correct voting records.

pjbetman wrote:That's the stupidest thing ive ever read on here i think.
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by Rex Kramer » Thu Jun 23, 2022 12:50 pm

Oblomov Boblomov wrote:Related: that twat from the Sun moaning about Brexit :slol: wtf:

twitter.com/MrHarryCole/status/1539913813725700100


Given the in-depth investigation they did on what was actually written on the side of a bus, I can't imagine he'd have done anything different.

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PostRe: Politics Thread 6
by Moggy » Thu Jun 23, 2022 12:52 pm

Knoyleo wrote:I see the #FBPE lot have decided that workers rights are only worth fighting for if those workers have the correct voting records.


Oblomov :x

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by Cuttooth » Thu Jun 23, 2022 1:06 pm

Knoyleo wrote:I see the #FBPE lot have decided that workers rights are only worth fighting for if those workers have the correct voting records.

Many of the same people will accuse the left of demanding too much purity from the centre on policies that protect minorities or redistribute wealth.

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by OrangeRKN » Thu Jun 23, 2022 1:12 pm

RetroCora wrote:Brexit's a non-issue in this instance, being used as a way to divide and conquer union supporters.


It's very frustrating because it is so blatant. Next up Sky news will ask Mick Lynch to rank the Die Hard films in an attempt to discredit him.

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by Lagamorph » Thu Jun 23, 2022 1:14 pm

OrangeRKN wrote:
RetroCora wrote:Brexit's a non-issue in this instance, being used as a way to divide and conquer union supporters.


It's very frustrating because it is so blatant. Next up Sky news will ask Mick Lynch to rank the Die Hard films in an attempt to discredit him.

In fairness it is the right time of year to watch and talk about Die Hard.

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PostRe: Politics Thread 6
by Cuttooth » Thu Jun 23, 2022 1:14 pm

"Mick you've of course been busy this week but have you had a chance to catch up on Obi Wan Kenobi?"

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by Oblomov Boblomov » Thu Jun 23, 2022 1:20 pm

Moggy wrote:
Knoyleo wrote:I see the #FBPE lot have decided that workers rights are only worth fighting for if those workers have the correct voting records.


Oblomov :x


I maintain that I was radicalised by GRcade!! :capnscotty:

Death to all!

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PostRe: Politics Thread 6
by Oblomov Boblomov » Thu Jun 23, 2022 3:00 pm

Hundreds of British Airways staff vote to strike over pay

Hundreds of British Airways workers at Heathrow Airport have voted to go on strike over pay.

Unite and GMB union members who are mostly check-in staff and ground crew backed industrial action.

A total of 700 workers are set to walkout during the summer holidays, when demand from travellers is expected to return to pre-pandemic levels.


Bloody Brexiteers :shifty:

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PostRe: Politics Thread 6
by KK » Thu Jun 23, 2022 9:34 pm

Davidstow Cathedral City cheese firm pollution fine

One of the UK's biggest cheddar cheese suppliers has been fined more than £1.5m after admitting a host of pollution and odour charges.

The Dairy Crest Ltd plant at Davidstow, Cornwall, polluted the local area over a five year period up to 2021, killing fish and creating strong odours.

The firm, which produces Cathedral City, Clover and Country Life, said the issues had been rectified.

It was fined a total of £1.52m at Truro Crown Court on Thursday.

The judge said £272,746 costs had already been paid.

The court was told there were "plant failures", leaks and overspills at the company site, owned by Saputo Dairy UK.

Dairy Crest had previously admitted 21 of 27 charges, relating to pollution incidents and permit breaches, which were brought by the Environment Agency (EA).

Continues: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-c ... 914566.amp

Another food company with piss poor behaviour. I like their extra mature cheddar but don’t purchase it very often as the own brand stuff tastes just as good. There’s so much choice on the cheddar front I can’t be supporting these type of practices.

Ironically they’re “proud supporters” of the Prince’s Countryside Fund which exists to “improve the quality of rural life”. :fp:

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