Renton

Back to the South African thing, a response nails it. Arrogant, entitled prick of a man. Am I fuck ever buying a Tesla like.

C4 news is still decent, ITV is better than BBC. Investigative journalism is expensive and requires a lot of resourcing. In an age where everybody wants everthing media wise for "free" the BBC are always going to take the easy way out I guess and join the pack. The only decent news program they had, Newsnight, is also being stripped back. Still doesn't excuse some of the absolute lazy tropes they reinforce.

Fucking hell.

So my Mum has joined this ridiculous band wagon. "We've lost our culture". She can't define things any more than that. When I pressed her she said she doesn't like the food any more, as if she is forced to eat ethnic food. She wants the UK to go back to the great culinary times of the 1950s and post war rationing. She is outraged there is a halal Subway in west Newcastle, despite the fact she would NEVER eat in a fast food restaurant. I absolutely hate having a racist mum (sounds like a Viz character), I find it really hard to deal with. I visit her every day as she is next door and alone, but just dread the absolute racist shite she comes out with and sometimes have to leave rather than have a shouting match. For the record, she doesn't read any of the usual suspect papers (reads the Observer once a week), doesn't watch GBeebies, and doesn't go online. She just doesn't like black or Asian people and freely admits she is a racist (which troubles her as she knows it conflicts with her christianity). Her mum, my Gran, was an extreme racist and I remember being disgusted even at the age of 10, never liked her. I guess she gets it from her although that's no excuse really is it? Anyway, I've told her fine, be a racist, but just don't express your views in front of me or my family. She responds that "she's not allowed to say what she feels" and she is being censored. I mean, believe me, I have a lot of dark thoughts in my head, and let me tell you that's where they are staying! I gues with age your filters just wear out hence the absolute cack babble some old people come out with.

For the people who actually set the hotel alight, I would hope (and expect) they will get done for arson, attempted murder, and/or a terrorism related crime. Life.

I realised I didn't know much about her - place of birth, age, bra size etc - so 10 seconds after she won wiki'ed her. Fucking hell the update it quickly.

Are they putting on those gloves to give him a cavity search?

It's getting worse, picking on bairns now. This is a post about their new open air food venue, where Scream for Pizza is located. Why is a fully grown bloke staring at the shorts of a young teenager lad? And seriously, why does he care enough to post this on a public message board? Absolutely bizarre.

Also, I bet the racist cow wants the help of the do gooder wokelist solicitor and barristers now.

She's innocent. Just upset they closed the pub. Four weeks in custody should sobre her up.

Do you know him? I just thought it was a random old gif?

I dunno like. The argument was made. It failed because of lies from snakes oil salesmen like Farage funded by Russia. Since then, nothing has changed except these people have become even bolder and now it is manifesting itself as racist violence. Society is split more than it has ever been. Starmer doesn't need to convince you or me, maybe even the majority of people. He does need to lower the current tensions though, not add petrol to them. There will be a time for this. Probably not now though.

Panic on the streets of London Panic on the streets of Aldershot........

And this Irish lass. I wish I was this brave but I wouldn't be.

That list. As far as I can tell does not involve any of the Reform constituencies. That's a big clue who is behind this imo.

Usually means kept in prison I think. If there is bail, hope its an amount she can't afford.

If he did, what would happen given the current state of the country? Would it calm things down or yet again would Farage and co. send out his henchmen to wreck our communities spreading the betrayal narrative? And again, what do you think the opinion of the EU would be, especially if the mere mention of rejoin ferments violent social unrest? What's the point of making an argument for something that is essentially untenable for decades? Farage broke what we had, probably irreversibly in our life times. And despite this, he is continuing to dominate the narrative and destroy the country. I hate the cunt with every fibre of my being. My anger and hatred are directed solely at hime and his accomplices, not people like Starmer who need a lot of time to move the ship in the right direction imo. Not 4 weeks. Starmer is literally fire fighting the damage the tories have done currently.

Yes, that would have made a picture for the joke.

Think some of the 20 inch ones are that. But 20 inches is a lot tbf.

Why Gemmill's favourite pizza place, I scream for pizza, will not take off in their new place near CT's home in Sunderland, in the Sheepfolds flagship development.

Ahhh, two-tier policing, the latest buzzword from the the facists. 95% of immigration is legal. Therefore, how can it be uncontrolled? I can see a way around this. Maybe if we had a pooled Labour market with our European peers, we could allow young people to move throughout the continent to fill labour gaps where it is needed? This would happen organically according to market forces, and we all know the right wingers love the market, right? (Except Liz Truss). People of a similar culture could do seasonable jobs in agriculuture or hospitality, or even the shit factory jobs no British person want to do like food processing? Or provide social care for our elderly or medical care for the NHS? And then, they could freely move back once the job isn't needed any more or they have made enough money. And this could be reciprocal, giving the chance for our own kids to experience another European country? And we could have regulatory alignment and abolish all tariff and non-tariff barriers for goods while we are at it. Everybody would be a winner. Maybe we could call this the single market or something? Maybe I should propose this to Nigel to see what he thinks? Or maybe this cunt should just fuck off once and for all.

Random, just reading about the youngest chess grand master the UK has ever had there, this 16 year old indian lad. He was going to get deported with his family but Rachel Reeves intervened on the basis hge could be a Wrold champion and national asset. Anyway, I never knew that Reeves herself was a junior national chess champion. As someone who struggled to master chess, and eventually gave up because my brain couldn't cope, this actually impresses me. https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2023/aug/03/rachel-reeves-challenges-rishi-sunak-to-game-of-chess-amid-reports-of-plan-to-revive-game

Kind of lost a bit of interest in the 100m, especially with no GB interest. We're never gonna see another Bolt in our life times are we? I noticed yesterday that the women's record is still from 1988 from Florence Griffith Joyner. 36 years is a long time for a record to stand. Correct me if I'm worng, but there's some suspicion on her because of her cause of death?

Good article. Violent crime actually has been decreasing in nearly all western societies for decades. Lots of theories about this, from the removal of lead from petrol to technological devices removing boredom. This is a generational observation which could be reversing, I don't know. I remember in the 1980s it was almost inevitable if you wentoout on a Saturday night you would witness some pretty gruesome violence. Burlgaries and car theft have also gone down hugely, as electronic devices from houses are worth less and cars are much harder to steal. Do you remember what these crimes were like in the 90s? Some crimes have gone up hugely though. Fraud. Recently, shoplifitng. And as you point out, the spread of crime is not even. Some of those communities in Boro I would be frightened to even walk through in daylight. Ironically for me though, I always feel safe in Asian communities. The root causes of the situation to me seem to be: Genuine concern with the cost of living crisis and a loss of work opportunities in mainly industrial northern towns and cities. A lack of education and abitility to think critically in the inhabitants of these left behind places. Rise of demagogues expoliting the above. These have always been there, but... Widespread use of social media to promote lies, conspiracy theories, and right wing rhetoric. Coupled with a lack of trust in MSM and politicians. For me, probably the most key of these is the lack of people to be able to understand and appraise information. I would immediately make this a mandatory requirement in schools. We won't get the benefit from that for 20 years though. Christ knows what society will be like by then.