RobSS Posted January 22, 2022 Share Posted January 22, 2022 I'm praying Boris Johnson does a u-turn on mandatory vaccines for the NHS... he might not even be PM soon. I've never known a PM to be so loathed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Grumpy Owl Posted January 22, 2022 Share Posted January 22, 2022 2 hours ago, RobSS said: I've never known a PM to be so loathed. It's almost like the general population are being conditioned/coerced into voting Labour at forthcoming elections. Because "Tories = bad" thus "Labour = good" I know it wouldn't make much difference whichever party was in power, in May 2022 we have our first council elections in Birmingham since 2018, and while many people are unhappy with the way the current Labour council is running (ruining?) the city, with such 'toxic feeling' towards Boris and the current Tory government, people are going to end up 'tricked' into voting Labour again. Same goes for the neighbouring borough of Sandwell, over the last couple of years it was looking like the Tories were beginning to mount a 'breakthrough' to end the Labour party's 40+ year control of the council, but people will head to the polling stations again and vote for Labour candidates because "Boris is a liar". Now imagine what would happen if we ended up with yet another 'snap' General Election this year? That's the only way that SIR Keir Starmer will get to be Prime Minister, by conning people into voting Labour because "they can't do much worse than this Tory pile of shit". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Celticdevil Posted January 22, 2022 Share Posted January 22, 2022 3 hours ago, RobSS said: I'm praying Boris Johnson does a u-turn on mandatory vaccines for the NHS... he might not even be PM soon. I've never known a PM to be so loathed. Try Gordon Brown ultimate tit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobSS Posted January 22, 2022 Share Posted January 22, 2022 (edited) 1 hour ago, Grumpy Owl said: It's almost like the general population are being conditioned/coerced into voting Labour at forthcoming elections. Because "Tories = bad" thus "Labour = good" I know it wouldn't make much difference whichever party was in power, in May 2022 we have our first council elections in Birmingham since 2018, and while many people are unhappy with the way the current Labour council is running (ruining?) the city, with such 'toxic feeling' towards Boris and the current Tory government, people are going to end up 'tricked' into voting Labour again. Same goes for the neighbouring borough of Sandwell, over the last couple of years it was looking like the Tories were beginning to mount a 'breakthrough' to end the Labour party's 40+ year control of the council, but people will head to the polling stations again and vote for Labour candidates because "Boris is a liar". Now imagine what would happen if we ended up with yet another 'snap' General Election this year? That's the only way that SIR Keir Starmer will get to be Prime Minister, by conning people into voting Labour because "they can't do much worse than this Tory pile of shit". The political left vs right is a sham, I agree. I voted once after I left school, but haven't voted since the early 80's. Edited January 22, 2022 by RobSS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobSS Posted January 22, 2022 Share Posted January 22, 2022 15 minutes ago, Celticdevil said: Try Gordon Brown ultimate tit Not to mention Tony Blair! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Macnamara Posted January 22, 2022 Share Posted January 22, 2022 (edited) 3 hours ago, RobSS said: I'm praying Boris Johnson does a u-turn on mandatory vaccines for the NHS how does that help everyone else if the NHS gets a free pass whilst everyone else is still jabbed? no i think its better that the NHS is first in the firing line of the jabs as they are the people dishing them out this way they can self examine their own behaviours (which many people in the NHS desperately need to do) and then lead the fight back Edited January 22, 2022 by Macnamara 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobSS Posted January 22, 2022 Share Posted January 22, 2022 7 minutes ago, Macnamara said: i think its better that the NHS is first in the firing line of the jabs as they are the people dishing them out Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Macnamara Posted January 22, 2022 Share Posted January 22, 2022 3 minutes ago, RobSS said: it's called poetic justice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grumpy Owl Posted January 22, 2022 Share Posted January 22, 2022 36 minutes ago, RobSS said: The political left vs right is a sham, I agree. I voted once after I left school, but haven't voted since the early 80's. And this is the other part of the problem. A large majority of people are that disillusioned with politics it means they can't be bothered to go and vote. In the meantime, the 'diehard voters' continue to go and vote for Labour or Conservative, because that's what they've always done. The turnouts get smaller every year, but its the majority of those votes that count. It truly is a 'tyranny of the minority'. I'm 45 now and have voted at every election I have been able to since I was 18. I may not vote Labour or Conservative, but at least I have made a stand, and my 'wasted vote' counts more than those who can't be bothered to go and vote. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobSS Posted January 22, 2022 Share Posted January 22, 2022 Just now, Grumpy Owl said: And this is the other part of the problem. A large majority of people are that disillusioned with politics it means they can't be bothered to go and vote. In the meantime, the 'diehard voters' continue to go and vote for Labour or Conservative, because that's what they've always done. The turnouts get smaller every year, but its the majority of those votes that count. It truly is a 'tyranny of the minority'. I'm 45 now and have voted at every election I have been able to since I was 18. I may not vote Labour or Conservative, but at least I have made a stand, and my 'wasted vote' counts more than those who can't be bothered to go and vote. Who would you recommend voting for? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zArk Posted January 23, 2022 Share Posted January 23, 2022 10 hours ago, Grumpy Owl said: I'm 45 now and have voted at every election I have been able to since I was 18. I may not vote Labour or Conservative, but at least I have made a stand, and my 'wasted vote' counts more than those who can't be bothered to go and vote. i have removed my name from the electoral register, imo if everyone who was 'disillusioned' did this the effect would be felt at Parliament and the local level. the 'mass effect' can be applied to all issue i recognise however the additional bonus for me being de-registered is that i am not granting a mandate and as i am not registered i am theorectically not bound by political decisions 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peter Posted January 23, 2022 Share Posted January 23, 2022 On 1/22/2022 at 6:30 AM, KingKitty said: Hate to put it under "Minor News", but, as I'm sure many have heard by now, the one and only Meatloaf has left us. I just don't understand it, he looked so healthy... ...apparently he was anti-mask, so don't look for him during the "In Memoriam" section of the next Oscar telecast. This is a picture of a meatloaf: Sorry, I'm hungry. I love meatloaf, and I enjoyed Meatloaf in a few movies and I enjoyed a few of his songs. Okay, just two movies and one song. But, it was a hell of a song (no pun intended). Rest in peace, Mr. Meatloaf. And remember kids, leftover meatloaf makes great sandwiches. You can find this and other yummy recipes at my blog, King Kitty's Kitchen. Yes I saw him back in the day ,put on a dam good show,another one gone,there's not too many left of my ilk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peter Posted January 23, 2022 Share Posted January 23, 2022 (edited) 2 hours ago, zArk said: that i am not granting a mandate and as i am not registered i am theorectically not bound by political decisions You may not be bound by them but you are certainly affected by them Edited January 23, 2022 by peter 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peter Posted January 23, 2022 Share Posted January 23, 2022 (edited) 2 hours ago, zArk said: the 'mass effect' can be applied to all issue i recognise however the additional bonus for me being de-registered is that i am not granting a mandate and as i am not registered i am theorectically not bound by political decisions If anyone want's to win a seat in Federal politics here it would be easy, all you would have to do would be to change your name by deed pole to None Of The Above and get yourself on the ballot paper and you would romp home, I have been seriously thinking about it ,but our electoral commission is absolutely corrupt. We have preferential voting here which is bullshit and just designed to keep the main parties in power .Twenty or thirty years ago a fellow was doing the rounds on the news stations how to fill in the ballot papers in such a way that you didn't have to distribute preferences and the vote was legal, he was thrown in jail after the second interview two weeks before the election and let out two weeks after with no charge, the election when One nation got a following and a couple of seats in the upper house scared the shit out of them, the next time the elections came around we voted the same way so no preferences went to the major parties, three days before the elections the electoral commission changed the rules ,therefore anyone that voted in that manner their vote was classified as null in void. So what I'm saying is if you go to all the trouble of changing your name ,then the associated bank accounts title deeds with regards to property etc etc then register with the electrical commission ,I'm sure the bastards would do something about it Edited January 23, 2022 by peter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peter Posted January 23, 2022 Share Posted January 23, 2022 17 hours ago, RobSS said: 'm praying Boris Johnson does a u-turn on mandatory vaccines for the NHS... he might not even be PM soon. I've never known a PM to be so loathed. You haven't seen ours then Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grumpy Owl Posted January 23, 2022 Share Posted January 23, 2022 On the subject of NHS workers... Inside mouldy council flat branded 'worst in Birmingham' An NHS hospital worker and her blind mother are desperate to be moved by the council with mould and damp growing in every room of two-bed flat in Kings Heath From: https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/midlands-news/inside-mouldy-council-flat-branded-22804172 Quote An NHS worker and her blind mum forced to live in a mould-covered flat have branded it one of Birmingham's worst homes. The healthcare assistant said their 'hellhole' home had damp and mould growing in every room of the two-bed property in Kings Heath. And the 44-year-old, who works at a major Birmingham hospital, said the "unlivable" conditions had deteriorated over the last five years. Mould grows on the walls, ceiling and doors in the living room, bathroom, kitchen and both bedrooms, she said. The property has been repainted - but mould continues to return, she added. "Our council flat must be in one of the worst states in Birmingham," the NHS worker, who has worked through the pandemic, told BirminghamLive. "I feel extremely let down by the council. I can't cope any more, my anxiety is through the roof and I'm not sleeping. We need to be moved. We've put up with this for long enough." It does look quite stomach churning to be honest (and this comes from someone who has had their own minor problems with mould in the past). But who is to blame for this? Quote The pair were blamed for causing damp conditions in the flat through poor ventilation when cooking and drying clothes following a contractor report commissioned by the council last year. However, she refuted that claim and said windows were open. "To make it worse we were blamed for causing the damp through cooking and drying washing, but we keep the windows open," she said. "Apparently there was no water penetration through the walls (in the report). We were told it must be us as no other flat are like this in the block. "A lot of them (the flats) are privately-owned now with work being done on them. But ours is council-owned and no-one has bothered." Well she might claim that windows were left open, but I would agree with the findings of that contractor report. Mould forms as a result of wet/damp air in combination with poor ventilation. I know this because I had this at my old property, where I was drying my washing indoors (during the winter when I couldn't put it outside) but failing to open a window to provide some ventilation. When I noticed the mould forming, I dealt with it myself - cleaned it all up using thin bleach. Once I started properly ventilating that room, it never came back. But to allow that flat to get into the state pictured, well words fail me. And the resident is supposedly someone who works for the NHS, just goes to show that medical school doesn't teach common sense. And yet it is all somehow the council's fault? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fluke Posted January 23, 2022 Share Posted January 23, 2022 22 minutes ago, Grumpy Owl said: On the subject of NHS workers... Inside mouldy council flat branded 'worst in Birmingham' An NHS hospital worker and her blind mother are desperate to be moved by the council with mould and damp growing in every room of two-bed flat in Kings Heath From: https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/midlands-news/inside-mouldy-council-flat-branded-22804172 It does look quite stomach churning to be honest (and this comes from someone who has had their own minor problems with mould in the past). But who is to blame for this? Well she might claim that windows were left open, but I would agree with the findings of that contractor report. Mould forms as a result of wet/damp air in combination with poor ventilation. I know this because I had this at my old property, where I was drying my washing indoors (during the winter when I couldn't put it outside) but failing to open a window to provide some ventilation. When I noticed the mould forming, I dealt with it myself - cleaned it all up using thin bleach. Once I started properly ventilating that room, it never came back. But to allow that flat to get into the state pictured, well words fail me. And the resident is supposedly someone who works for the NHS, just goes to show that medical school doesn't teach common sense. And yet it is all somehow the council's fault? You need plasterboard insulated ones on the market. Not cheap granted but affordable with a little bit of saving. Dehumidifier and venting. Get a painter and decorator to clean the mould off with beach then paint the damp stains with anti damp paint. The picture above looks worse than it is I would guess. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grumpy Owl Posted January 23, 2022 Share Posted January 23, 2022 21 minutes ago, Fluke said: You need plasterboard insulated ones on the market. Not cheap granted but affordable with a little bit of saving. Dehumidifier and venting. Get a painter and decorator to clean the mould off with beach then paint the damp stains with anti damp paint. The picture above looks worse than it is I would guess. There are more pictures in the link. I don't know how anyone could let this get that bad for so long. One comment on the article suggests this has become so bad that the whole property will need to be stripped back and refurbished. But somehow this is the council's fault? I'm pretty sure that instead of the council 'apologising' for this, the tenant must be in breach of tenancy conditions, for allowing this property to get into such a state. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fluke Posted January 23, 2022 Share Posted January 23, 2022 2 minutes ago, Grumpy Owl said: There are more pictures in the link. I don't know how anyone could let this get that bad for so long. One comment on the article suggests this has become so bad that the whole property will need to be stripped back and refurbished. But somehow this is the council's fault? I'm pretty sure that instead of the council 'apologising' for this, the tenant must be in breach of tenancy conditions, for allowing this property to get into such a state. I agree but the state is the parent as you know. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaleP Posted January 23, 2022 Share Posted January 23, 2022 On 1/1/2022 at 12:00 PM, skitzorat said: Record snow storm in Japan. That damn global wa- I mean Climate Change! It looks like a scene out of "the day after tomorrow". I don't think their structures are made for this. Japan does get heavy snowfalls on occasion, but they are clearly not equipped for one like this. Weather warfare??? UK is worse. If weather gets too hot or cold....like small amount of snow, the country comes to a grinding halt. They have road heating in the ground in Japan so they'll manage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobSS Posted January 25, 2022 Share Posted January 25, 2022 US President Joe Biden caught calling reporter a 'stupid son of a b***h' at news conference: https://news.sky.com/story/us-president-joe-biden-caught-calling-reporter-a-stupid-son-of-a-b-h-at-news-conference-12524688 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skitzorat Posted January 25, 2022 Share Posted January 25, 2022 On 1/24/2022 at 8:47 AM, DaleP said: UK is worse. If weather gets too hot or cold....like small amount of snow, the country comes to a grinding halt. They have road heating in the ground in Japan so they'll manage. lol I remember when I lived in the UK - a slight breeze blew some leaves across the tracks and everything ground to halt. Glad to know it's still the same! lol 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr H Posted January 25, 2022 Share Posted January 25, 2022 Article on Social Cohesion Erosion. Seems to be a concern for the WEF. Perhaps they realised gone too far, hence the roll back? https://www.fastcompany.com/90712209/why-global-leaders-are-terrified-about-social-cohesion-erosion Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Macnamara Posted January 25, 2022 Share Posted January 25, 2022 7 hours ago, RobSS said: US President Joe Biden caught calling reporter a 'stupid son of a b***h' at news conference: he once called an entire room of military personnel 'stupid bastards' right to their faces. The guy has contempt for america and americans Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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