news & politics:discussion

[zahidf]

New thread for the non-covid political issues? like polls and how terrible Starmer/Boris is. Keeo the Covid thread for Covid related stuff

[jannybruck]

There's a 'general news' thread but I think we needed one specifically for this sort of thing. Some really interesting info and decent discussion has been getting lost in the Covid thread because of endless poll/Starmer/Spaffer/Corbyn chat that seems to clog it up every few pages.

[xxialac]

This is great and all but what does everyone think about the government's roadmap for Covid? (joke)

[Guest]

Do we really need another non-Glastonbury thread in this part of the forum, surely grouping the chat together in one thread keeps it in the one area?

[Hugh Jass]

1 minute ago, Ozanne said:

Do we really need another non-Glastonbury thread in this part of the forum, surely grouping the chat together in one thread keeps it in the one area?

I'd say not.

If we have this then why not a football/crochet/necrophilia thread?

[zahidf]

Its just an idea: the Covid thread gets bogged down in some pointless political guff sometime

[eFestivals]

5 minutes ago, Ozanne said:

Do we really need another non-Glastonbury thread in this part of the forum, surely grouping the chat together in one thread keeps it in the one area?

normally I'd agree with you about this.

But I think in the overall circumstances of right now, with covid dominating everything and politics being a big part of that, it'll be useful to stop the covid thread getting loaded with more-general politics stuff.

It's clear what this topic is about, and people can ignore it.

[squirrelarmy]

2 minutes ago, eFestivals said:

It's clear what this topic is about, and people can ignore it.

Does this mean we can get @Hugh Jass necrophilia thread as well?

[st dan]

3 minutes ago, squirrelarmy said:

Does this mean we can get @Hugh Jass necrophilia thread as well?

I think we’d all be dead against that

[fred quimby]

3 minutes ago, squirrelarmy said:

Does this mean we can get @Hugh Jass necrophilia thread as well?

Just not another crochet one please. The last one got very nasty very quickly

[Guest]

Er guys can we get back on topic now 😝

[Gilgamesh69]

dont get me started on politics.....

 

[Losing my hair]

4 hours ago, Hugh Jass said:

I'd say not.

If we have this then why not a football/crochet/necrophilia thread?

That idea for a crochet thread is full of holes.

[CaledonianGonzo]

Don't tie yourself in knots over it.

[Hugh Jass]

4 hours ago, st dan said:

I think we’d all be dead against that

I did try to get one going on sadism and bestiality too... but was flogging a dead horse.

[st dan]

Brings a tear to your eye doesn’t it ...

[squirrelarmy]

6 minutes ago, st dan said:

Brings a tear to your eye doesn’t it ...

We all know what happened to the last young boy who wanted to be a Jedi when he grew up. 
 

He joined the dark side and destroyed democracy. 

[ShakeyCrash]

8 hours ago, st dan said:

I think we’d all be dead against that

Don’t you mean fucking dead against it?

[st dan]

1 minute ago, ShakeyCrash said:

Don’t you mean fucking dead against it?

Can’t believe I missed that open goal ...

[Sawdusty surfer]

Dang, I do miss the upvote option sometimes.

[BlueDaze]

10 hours ago, Hugh Jass said:

I'd say not.

If we have this then why not a football/crochet/necrophilia thread?

Did you hear what Jurgen Klopp was making for..... (I'll get my coat)

[steviewevie]

 

[steviewevie]

In defence of Keir Starmer

https://www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/politics/in-defence-of-keir-starmer-labour-party-brexit-corbyn

[mattiloy]

1 hour ago, steviewevie said:

In defence of Keir Starmer

https://www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/politics/in-defence-of-keir-starmer-labour-party-brexit-corbyn

Go on I'll bite. Starts with:

"The commentariat seems to be turning against the Labour leader. Fortunately, his concern is the voters outside Westminster"

Then goes on to present an argument which talks up Starmer's performance as judged by things like passing George Osborne's 'camp david test'.  All penned by (quick google) a... london based barrister whose twitter is just pro Blair drivel. Hardly Joe Public, hardly objective, hardly an argument. Next.

[eFestivals]

11 hours ago, mattiloy said:

pro Blair drivel

because of course there's never been any pro-Corbyn drivel. 😛 

The Corbynites won't even accept the documented facts Corbyn's 40 year political history.