news & politics:discussion

[Neil]

23 minutes ago, Ryan1984 said:

Useless Dowden on Laura Kuennsberg shirking all responsibility for him and the government over the Covid response.

Has anyone so inept ever had so many high-profile jobs?

Failing graling and sh*t schnapps.

[squirrelarmy]

In bizarre news someone is funding Spaffer to take a trip to Israel. Who gains from having that idiot anywhere near this conflict? He doesn’t do anything because he wants to support a cause other than himself. 
 

https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2023/nov/05/boris-johnson-and-scott-morrison-join-forces-on-solidarity-trip-to-israel

[Neil]

1 hour ago, squirrelarmy said:

In bizarre news someone is funding Spaffer to take a trip to Israel. Who gains from having that idiot anywhere near this conflict? He doesn’t do anything because he wants to support a cause other than himself. 
 

https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2023/nov/05/boris-johnson-and-scott-morrison-join-forces-on-solidarity-trip-to-israel

there's probably som big political funding to come to him cos of a visit to israel - nothing else makes sense when we know he mercenary he is.

[squirrelarmy]

12 minutes ago, Neil said:

there's probably som big political funding to come to him cos of a visit to israel - nothing else makes sense when we know he mercenary he is.

Who is paying him though? Normally you’d assume Russian funding as that is apparently where he has got a lot of his backing from but Putin is pro Hamas as he wants the west to be tied up in the Middle East. 

I definitely don’t see the socialist type of organisation wanting him to represent them either. Switching to Spaffer as their new saviour of Palestine now that Corbyn is out of the picture seems completely laughable.

I don’t see what political gain Israel have by wanting these two nutcases around so they wouldn’t invite them directly.

Only really leaves the hard core right wing Republicans of the US. They’ve certainly got the money and they’re not the brightest people when it comes to politics. 

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[Neil]

Tory party leaning on the old Bill to go easy on an MP rapist.

[Neil]

1 hour ago, steviewevie said:

 

These people never resign over starmer not calling for the release of hostages.

[steviewevie]

8 minutes ago, Neil said:

These people never resign over starmer not calling for the release of hostages.

Hamas are a terrorist group... Israeli is a state, and an ally in that region.

[Neil]

1 minute ago, steviewevie said:

Hamas are a terrorist group... Israeli is a state, and an ally in that region.

labour is in a state with no allys in that subject.

[strummer77]

16 minutes ago, Neil said:

These people never resign over starmer not calling for the release of hostages.

Maybe because Starmer has called for the release of hostages?

[Neil]

Don't get too outraged by anything in the king's speech this week. Some stuff will be sbout trying to provoke or embarrass Labour and there'll Also be some filler to disguise how soon the Tories are planning the election.

 

[Neil]

6 minutes ago, strummer77 said:

Maybe because Starmer has called for the release of hostages?

I'm just pointing out that their point of principle. Is short on principle.

[strummer77]

6 minutes ago, Neil said:

I'm just pointing out that their point of principle. Is short on principle.

You made something up to make a point. Good stuff.

[Guest]

11 minutes ago, Neil said:

Don't get too outraged by anything in the king's speech this week. Some stuff will be sbout trying to provoke or embarrass Labour and there'll Also be some filler to disguise how soon the Tories are planning the election.

 

There won’t be much outrage because it’s the Tories saying it. 

[Neil]

a trap for labour in the kings speexh with oil licences granted yearly.

[steviewevie]

[steviewevie]

Israel desperate to do as much damage to Hamas as possible before international calls for pause/ceasefire get too great...and doesn't look like that is working out too well for them, Hamas well entrenched.

[steviewevie]

Number of deaths in Gaza has now exceeded 10k (according to Gazan health ministry).

[Guest]

Safe with Susan. 

[steviewevie]

Poor Carl.

[pink_triangle]

4 hours ago, steviewevie said:

Number of deaths in Gaza has now exceeded 10k (according to Gazan health ministry).

Do Hamas accept any responsibility for the deaths?