Paul
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Agreed. As distasteful as the idea of giving public money to Farage so he can spout his divisive nonsense is, it's better than the current dodgy donor situation.
And will help smaller parties compete with the bigger ones.
And will help smaller parties compete with the bigger ones.
December 4, 2025 at 10:05 AM
Agreed. As distasteful as the idea of giving public money to Farage so he can spout his divisive nonsense is, it's better than the current dodgy donor situation.
And will help smaller parties compete with the bigger ones.
And will help smaller parties compete with the bigger ones.
To be fair, looking at Blackpool, it's also an issue for West Coast seaside towns.
December 3, 2025 at 2:47 PM
To be fair, looking at Blackpool, it's also an issue for West Coast seaside towns.
I suspect number of doctors plays a part too.
My local practice had 5 full-time GPs when I was a kid. Now there's 2.
Subsequently getting an appointment is a nightmare. I haven't seen a GP in over 25 years. Luckily I've not felt bad enough to need it, but for those who aren't so lucky, it's awful.
My local practice had 5 full-time GPs when I was a kid. Now there's 2.
Subsequently getting an appointment is a nightmare. I haven't seen a GP in over 25 years. Luckily I've not felt bad enough to need it, but for those who aren't so lucky, it's awful.
November 24, 2025 at 1:23 PM
I suspect number of doctors plays a part too.
My local practice had 5 full-time GPs when I was a kid. Now there's 2.
Subsequently getting an appointment is a nightmare. I haven't seen a GP in over 25 years. Luckily I've not felt bad enough to need it, but for those who aren't so lucky, it's awful.
My local practice had 5 full-time GPs when I was a kid. Now there's 2.
Subsequently getting an appointment is a nightmare. I haven't seen a GP in over 25 years. Luckily I've not felt bad enough to need it, but for those who aren't so lucky, it's awful.
The audacity of asylum seekers coming over 'ere and... Exercising...
November 19, 2025 at 4:16 PM
The audacity of asylum seekers coming over 'ere and... Exercising...
We don't take our fair share of asylum seekers compared to our neighbours with equivalent populations and economies.
We don't need to deter anybody with draconian measures. We need to act like grown ups instead.
We don't need to deter anybody with draconian measures. We need to act like grown ups instead.
November 17, 2025 at 9:03 PM
We don't take our fair share of asylum seekers compared to our neighbours with equivalent populations and economies.
We don't need to deter anybody with draconian measures. We need to act like grown ups instead.
We don't need to deter anybody with draconian measures. We need to act like grown ups instead.
Dealing with asylum claims is a matter of international law, so there'll always be a responsibility to deal with them.
Dealing with them in an efficient, humane manner is less costly than coming up with malicious deterrents, while housing them in hotels and joining in with the demonisation
Dealing with them in an efficient, humane manner is less costly than coming up with malicious deterrents, while housing them in hotels and joining in with the demonisation
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November 17, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Dealing with asylum claims is a matter of international law, so there'll always be a responsibility to deal with them.
Dealing with them in an efficient, humane manner is less costly than coming up with malicious deterrents, while housing them in hotels and joining in with the demonisation
Dealing with them in an efficient, humane manner is less costly than coming up with malicious deterrents, while housing them in hotels and joining in with the demonisation
Rejected and deported once they've arrived for not having a legitimate reason to stay?
Sure, some might slip the net but you can utilise the existing law much quicker when you aren't fighting a backlog brought on by successive governments negligence.
Sure, some might slip the net but you can utilise the existing law much quicker when you aren't fighting a backlog brought on by successive governments negligence.
November 17, 2025 at 1:06 PM
Rejected and deported once they've arrived for not having a legitimate reason to stay?
Sure, some might slip the net but you can utilise the existing law much quicker when you aren't fighting a backlog brought on by successive governments negligence.
Sure, some might slip the net but you can utilise the existing law much quicker when you aren't fighting a backlog brought on by successive governments negligence.
Maybe, but a) you'd be talking about vastly reduced numbers, which would have an impact on the availability of boats in the first place (smugglers only operate them because they make money, reduced numbers = reduced profit), and b) would someone risk the journey knowing that they're likely to be
November 17, 2025 at 1:05 PM
Maybe, but a) you'd be talking about vastly reduced numbers, which would have an impact on the availability of boats in the first place (smugglers only operate them because they make money, reduced numbers = reduced profit), and b) would someone risk the journey knowing that they're likely to be
This.
Deliver the safe routes and there very likely won't be a need for a draconian small boat policy. Who is realistically going to attempt a crossing in a dinghy when they can just apply in Europe and get a van or plane over knowing their status before they ever enter the country?
Deliver the safe routes and there very likely won't be a need for a draconian small boat policy. Who is realistically going to attempt a crossing in a dinghy when they can just apply in Europe and get a van or plane over knowing their status before they ever enter the country?
November 17, 2025 at 11:56 AM
This.
Deliver the safe routes and there very likely won't be a need for a draconian small boat policy. Who is realistically going to attempt a crossing in a dinghy when they can just apply in Europe and get a van or plane over knowing their status before they ever enter the country?
Deliver the safe routes and there very likely won't be a need for a draconian small boat policy. Who is realistically going to attempt a crossing in a dinghy when they can just apply in Europe and get a van or plane over knowing their status before they ever enter the country?
As awful as they are, they aren't worse than Johnson, or Truss, or Sunak.
They're just more disappointing because we expected better.
They're just more disappointing because we expected better.
November 17, 2025 at 11:50 AM
As awful as they are, they aren't worse than Johnson, or Truss, or Sunak.
They're just more disappointing because we expected better.
They're just more disappointing because we expected better.
Ask a RW voter individually and they'll tell you they support things like free healthcare and workers.rights, yet go to the pills and bite for parties opposed to them. It's a weird phenomena.
November 17, 2025 at 11:20 AM
Ask a RW voter individually and they'll tell you they support things like free healthcare and workers.rights, yet go to the pills and bite for parties opposed to them. It's a weird phenomena.
And even that 30% I often wonder how many are genuinely right-wing and how many are just brainwashed into thinking only the right-wing parties are competent (and it's genuinely brainwashing because they are clearly anything but competent!).
November 17, 2025 at 11:19 AM
And even that 30% I often wonder how many are genuinely right-wing and how many are just brainwashed into thinking only the right-wing parties are competent (and it's genuinely brainwashing because they are clearly anything but competent!).
We need a press that is free to report on anything to hold power to account but that needs to come with a responsibility to be truthful at all times.
The publishing of outright lies under the banner of 'free speech' is doing untold damage
The publishing of outright lies under the banner of 'free speech' is doing untold damage
November 15, 2025 at 2:56 PM
We need a press that is free to report on anything to hold power to account but that needs to come with a responsibility to be truthful at all times.
The publishing of outright lies under the banner of 'free speech' is doing untold damage
The publishing of outright lies under the banner of 'free speech' is doing untold damage
This. It's one thing for a member of the government to say "I want to improve standards in education" and to get outside help from experts in the field to formulate policy.
It's quite another to just give a contractor the keys to the kingdom and say "off you go, have fun"
It's quite another to just give a contractor the keys to the kingdom and say "off you go, have fun"
November 13, 2025 at 8:04 PM
This. It's one thing for a member of the government to say "I want to improve standards in education" and to get outside help from experts in the field to formulate policy.
It's quite another to just give a contractor the keys to the kingdom and say "off you go, have fun"
It's quite another to just give a contractor the keys to the kingdom and say "off you go, have fun"
I read it as Saton and thought, you know what, the AI might be into something
November 2, 2025 at 11:42 PM
I read it as Saton and thought, you know what, the AI might be into something
In what way are traffic lights awake to issues of social justice?
Oh wait, you mean you're just one of those utter Muppets who likes to call everything they don't like "woke".
Do grow up, for everyone's sake.
Oh wait, you mean you're just one of those utter Muppets who likes to call everything they don't like "woke".
Do grow up, for everyone's sake.
October 26, 2025 at 4:01 PM
In what way are traffic lights awake to issues of social justice?
Oh wait, you mean you're just one of those utter Muppets who likes to call everything they don't like "woke".
Do grow up, for everyone's sake.
Oh wait, you mean you're just one of those utter Muppets who likes to call everything they don't like "woke".
Do grow up, for everyone's sake.
Sure. We can do that now too. And probably should!
October 22, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Sure. We can do that now too. And probably should!
The downside of the Internet is that even if we were lucky enough for him to actually leave, he'd still spout nonsense that we'd have to deal with
October 22, 2025 at 1:42 PM
The downside of the Internet is that even if we were lucky enough for him to actually leave, he'd still spout nonsense that we'd have to deal with
Not have stopped those crimes.
As always, if your goal is to protect women, focus on the men who commit the crimes instead of demonising a tiny minority group
As always, if your goal is to protect women, focus on the men who commit the crimes instead of demonising a tiny minority group
October 17, 2025 at 9:59 AM
Not have stopped those crimes.
As always, if your goal is to protect women, focus on the men who commit the crimes instead of demonising a tiny minority group
As always, if your goal is to protect women, focus on the men who commit the crimes instead of demonising a tiny minority group
Trying to justify exclusion of trans women is at best misguided, at worst, outright lying.
Now, there may well have been individuals that have identified as trans women and committed crimes, but they are individuals, not representative of trans women as a group, and excluding trans women would
Now, there may well have been individuals that have identified as trans women and committed crimes, but they are individuals, not representative of trans women as a group, and excluding trans women would
October 17, 2025 at 9:56 AM
Trying to justify exclusion of trans women is at best misguided, at worst, outright lying.
Now, there may well have been individuals that have identified as trans women and committed crimes, but they are individuals, not representative of trans women as a group, and excluding trans women would
Now, there may well have been individuals that have identified as trans women and committed crimes, but they are individuals, not representative of trans women as a group, and excluding trans women would
You don't want "safe spaces for women"
You want "spaces for women that don't involve trans women"
At least be honest about your bigotry.
We have many years of historic evidence that proves trans women as a group are not a threat to cis women, so banging the "safe spaces for women" drum while
You want "spaces for women that don't involve trans women"
At least be honest about your bigotry.
We have many years of historic evidence that proves trans women as a group are not a threat to cis women, so banging the "safe spaces for women" drum while
October 17, 2025 at 9:54 AM
You don't want "safe spaces for women"
You want "spaces for women that don't involve trans women"
At least be honest about your bigotry.
We have many years of historic evidence that proves trans women as a group are not a threat to cis women, so banging the "safe spaces for women" drum while
You want "spaces for women that don't involve trans women"
At least be honest about your bigotry.
We have many years of historic evidence that proves trans women as a group are not a threat to cis women, so banging the "safe spaces for women" drum while
You aren't "confronting reality" though, are you? You're being a dick.
Bye.
Bye.
October 10, 2025 at 6:54 PM
You aren't "confronting reality" though, are you? You're being a dick.
Bye.
Bye.
As much as anyone can say they do. I don't block on political affiliation, I block on the basis of how someone decides to interact.
And your comment here is definitely a tick towards "picking a fight." It certainly isn't offering anything of value.
And your comment here is definitely a tick towards "picking a fight." It certainly isn't offering anything of value.
October 10, 2025 at 5:08 PM
As much as anyone can say they do. I don't block on political affiliation, I block on the basis of how someone decides to interact.
And your comment here is definitely a tick towards "picking a fight." It certainly isn't offering anything of value.
And your comment here is definitely a tick towards "picking a fight." It certainly isn't offering anything of value.
I don't necessarily exclude people who subscribe to any political identity, but if they're just trying to pick fights, abuse people, or outright deny reality with nonsense then into the bin they go.
October 10, 2025 at 4:58 PM
I don't necessarily exclude people who subscribe to any political identity, but if they're just trying to pick fights, abuse people, or outright deny reality with nonsense then into the bin they go.