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Brighton Sky Blue

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  • Sep 11, 2025
  • #56,106
TomRad85 said:
I'd prefer it to Labour propped up by Zack Polanski and Humza Yousaf (edit: just realised its not him now but still, SNP... yuck) personally but each to their own. I know we won't agree there. I'm not big on Reform and didn't vote for them last time out but i don't see any way a right wing party doesn't get in and the Tories as they are now are finished. As SBT said, he could just as easily fold Reform and go Tory in that time though, i think that party would romp it.
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I think that party would lose quite a few of the more ‘effete’ Tories. I dunno, I find the man pretty vile and a charlatan.

Would just prefer it if the real Labour Party please stood up, please stood up.
 
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CCFCSteve

Well-Known Member
  • Sep 11, 2025
  • #56,107
Who would be an MP

Labour MP Sharon Hodgson: Arson arrest over Washington office fire - BBC News

A spokesperson for Sharon Hodgson says the MP "will not be deterred".
www.bbc.co.uk
 
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shmmeee

Well-Known Member
  • Sep 12, 2025
  • #56,108

Farage finally confirms: A Reform UK government would slash spending on disability benefits

Reform UK leader Nigel Farage has finally confirmed that his party would cut support for many claimants of disability benefits if it won power at the next general election, with the cuts focusing o…
www.disabilitynewsservice.com
 

fernandopartridge

Well-Known Member
  • Sep 12, 2025
  • #56,109
CCFCSteve said:
Who would be an MP

Labour MP Sharon Hodgson: Arson arrest over Washington office fire - BBC News

A spokesperson for Sharon Hodgson says the MP "will not be deterred".
www.bbc.co.uk
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@SkyBlueDom26 I'm sure you'll be here to express your outrage soon
 

shmmeee

Well-Known Member
  • Sep 12, 2025
  • #56,110

Cost of place in children’s care homes in England hits almost £320,000 a year

Private firms’ profits soar, watchdog says, as prices nearly double in five years
www.theguardian.com


Privatised children’s care homes are a disgrace.
 
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Grendel

Well-Known Member
  • Sep 12, 2025
  • #56,111
shmmeee said:

Cost of place in children’s care homes in England hits almost £320,000 a year

Private firms’ profits soar, watchdog says, as prices nearly double in five years
www.theguardian.com


Privatised children’s care homes are a disgrace.
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Pioneered by the Blair government I believe
 

chiefdave

Well-Known Member
  • Sep 12, 2025
  • #56,112
shmmeee said:

Cost of place in children’s care homes in England hits almost £320,000 a year

Private firms’ profits soar, watchdog says, as prices nearly double in five years
www.theguardian.com

Privatised children’s care homes are a disgrace.
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We never learn. Every public service that gets privatised is a complete disaster and costs a fortune but we still think its the way everything should be run.
 
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SkyBlueDom26

Well-Known Member
  • Sep 12, 2025
  • #56,113
fernandopartridge said:
@SkyBlueDom26 I'm sure you'll be here to express your outrage soon
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Still think the queen had no impact on our economy? Strange bloke.
 
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wingy

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  • Sep 12, 2025
  • #56,114
chiefdave said:
We never learn. Every public service that gets privatised is a complete disaster and costs a fortune but we still think its the way everything should be run.
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But do we? Being the time of life I'm aware of thing's, it's simply the way our leaders choose to Go,will reform break up the pattern?
 

Sky Blue Pete

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  • Sep 12, 2025
  • #56,115
chiefdave said:
We never learn. Every public service that gets privatised is a complete disaster and costs a fortune but we still think its the way everything should be run.
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I used to think this but it’s not always the case
The two prisons that are excellently run with low figures of violence drugs self harm suicide are both privately run
 

Sky Blue Pete

Well-Known Member
  • Sep 12, 2025
  • #56,116
chiefdave said:
We never learn. Every public service that gets privatised is a complete disaster and costs a fortune but we still think it’s the way everything should be run.
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What do you do when there’s no money?
 

fernandopartridge

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  • Sep 12, 2025
  • #56,117
Sky Blue Pete said:
What do you do when there’s no money?
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There is no "no money" there is never "no money". It is a political decision only.
 

Sky Blue Pete

Well-Known Member
  • Sep 12, 2025
  • #56,118
fernandopartridge said:
There is no "no money" there is never "no money". It is a political decision only.
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Very true
 

rob9872

Well-Known Member
  • Sep 12, 2025
  • #56,119
MSN

Surely if it was a 'football lads' march, they'd have done it on international break week? Fed up of being all looped in as part of this. I'll be at the City home to Naaarich as will most of you I'm sure.
 
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mmttww

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  • Sep 12, 2025
  • #56,120
rob9872 said:
Surely if it was a 'football lads' march, they'd have done it on international break week? Fed up of being all looped in as part of this. I'll be at the City home to Naaarich as will most of you I'm sure.
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Mad stuff. Talks about Starmer killing someone that was locked up after the riots last year. Looked at some bits re: the counter protest(s) and it sounded like it was written by a 14 year old. If it passes off quietly I'll be stunned.
 

Nick

Administrator
  • Sep 12, 2025
  • #56,121
rob9872 said:
MSN

Surely if it was a 'football lads' march, they'd have done it on international break week? Fed up of being all looped in as part of this. I'll be at the City home to Naaarich as will most of you I'm sure.
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Is it the media trying to stir it?

Yeah like you, no idea what else is happening tomorrow other than the Norwich game
 
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chiefdave

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  • Sep 12, 2025
  • #56,122
Nick said:
Is it the media trying to stir it?
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Its a quote from Tommy Robinson who said of the march, "The football lads are coming from everywhere."
 
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wingy

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  • Sep 12, 2025
  • #56,123
Should call a Train driver's strike!
 
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Earlsdon_Skyblue1

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  • Sep 12, 2025
  • #56,124
rob9872 said:
MSN

Surely if it was a 'football lads' march, they'd have done it on international break week? Fed up of being all looped in as part of this. I'll be at the City home to Naaarich as will most of you I'm sure.
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I mean, he posted this video below. I assume this article wasn't the only one that didn't cover it? Thankfully more and more people are starting to see through the media at this point.

 

chiefdave

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  • Sep 12, 2025
  • #56,125
Earlsdon_Skyblue1 said:
I mean, he posted this video below. I assume this article wasn't the only one that didn't cover it? Thankfully more and more people are starting to see through the media at this point.

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Well I certainly hope at least the no violence one is heeded. Ideally the no masks or alcohol either but judging from the much smaller scale similar protest I saw when in London recently I fear that is unlikely. That one was 10am and people were pissed out of their minds.
 
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SkyBlueDom26

Well-Known Member
  • Sep 12, 2025
  • #56,126
rob9872 said:
MSN

Surely if it was a 'football lads' march, they'd have done it on international break week? Fed up of being all looped in as part of this. I'll be at the City home to Naaarich as will most of you I'm sure.
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Hopefully all the London teams unite tomorrow, can’t see it though with the teams especially Millwall Charlton! That one could be tasty
 

SkyBlueDom26

Well-Known Member
  • Sep 12, 2025
  • #56,127
chiefdave said:
Well I certainly hope at least the no violence one is heeded. Ideally the no masks or alcohol either but judging from the much smaller scale similar protest I saw when in London recently I fear that is unlikely. That one was 10am and people were pissed out of their minds.
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A few blokes having a few beers on a Saturday wow that’s so bad, hope you enjoyed the j2o and packet of walkers you’d look proper cool
 
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mmttww

Well-Known Member
  • Sep 12, 2025
  • #56,128
SkyBlueDom26 said:
A few blokes having a few beers on a Saturday wow that’s so bad, hope you enjoyed the j2o and packet of walkers you’d look proper cool
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tbf that's my kid's pub order and he's cool as f*ck
 

Earlsdon_Skyblue1

Well-Known Member
  • Sep 12, 2025
  • #56,129
chiefdave said:
Well I certainly hope at least the no violence one is heeded. Ideally the no masks or alcohol either but judging from the much smaller scale similar protest I saw when in London recently I fear that is unlikely. That one was 10am and people were pissed out of their minds.
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They'll be some idiots and trouble no doubt, but for me it's again how the media cover it, and then consequently what people think afterwards. Like this video and the fact all these people who are paid to be journalists convinently managing to miss it.

If you want to see where it leads, look at who you would argue as one of the world's best minds in Stephen King, who has ended up in some serious shit today because of what he's tweeted in ignorance. This forum is another prime example.
 
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SkyBlueDom26

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  • Sep 12, 2025
  • #56,130
mmttww said:
tbf that's my kid's pub order and he's cool as f*ck
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Tbh I don’t mind one, but a nice cold pint of Amstel is a preferred choice
 

chiefdave

Well-Known Member
  • Sep 12, 2025
  • #56,131
SkyBlueDom26 said:
A few blokes having a few beers on a Saturday wow that’s so bad, hope you enjoyed the j2o and packet of walkers you’d look proper cool
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tbh mate you're right, I generally haven't had a couple of beers by 10am on a Saturday. But if these guys had only had a couple of beers they clearly can't handle that many, they were struggling to stand up while trying to start a fight with a female copper.
 

SkyBlueDom26

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  • Sep 12, 2025
  • #56,132
chiefdave said:
tbh mate you're right, I generally haven't had a couple of beers by 10am on a Saturday. But if these guys had only had a couple of beers they clearly can't handle that many, they were struggling to stand up while trying to start a fight with a female copper.
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I mean thuggery can happen on both sides, most protests and demonstrations can turn nasty.
 
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SBT

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  • Sep 12, 2025
  • #56,133
Earlsdon_Skyblue1 said:
I mean, he posted this video below. I assume this article wasn't the only one that didn't cover it? Thankfully more and more people are starting to see through the media at this point.
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Maybe the media didn’t view someone who has been convicted numerous times for assault, stalking and other public order offences, and was arrested for assault as recently as last month, as being particularly credible when they call for their march to be non-violent?
 
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rob9872

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  • Sep 12, 2025
  • #56,134
chiefdave said:
tbh mate you're right, I generally haven't had a couple of beers by 10am on a Saturday. But if these guys had only had a couple of beers they clearly can't handle that many, they were struggling to stand up while trying to start a fight with a female copper.
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Probably better they are pissed, as when sober people take swipe at female coppers we see what happens, like in Manchester.
 

SkyBlueDom26

Well-Known Member
  • Sep 12, 2025
  • #56,135
rob9872 said:
Probably better they are pissed, as when sober people take swipe at female coppers we see what happens, like in Manchester.
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Don’t forget a few on here defending that scumbag that was attacking the copper calling it racist for the reaction booting him in the head, then once the story came out they went silent
 

mmttww

Well-Known Member
  • Sep 12, 2025
  • #56,136
SkyBlueDom26 said:
Don’t forget a few on here defending that scumbag that was attacking the copper calling it racist for the reaction booting him in the head, then once the story came out they went silent
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Have to respect the range and volume of posts you try and turn into bait. You miss 100% of the shots you don't take and all that.
 
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SkyBlueDom26

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  • Sep 12, 2025
  • #56,137
mmttww said:
Have to respect the range and volume of posts you try and turn into bait. You miss 100% of the shots you don't take and all that.
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Well I mean it was true, Charlie implied that it was awful that the copper booted the attacker in the head. Imagine defending that over the woman he assaulted
 

Sick Boy

Super Moderator
  • Sep 12, 2025
  • #56,138
I see there’s already talk of a challenge to Starmer in the spring. It’s hardly a surprise…I’d be amazed if leads the party into the next election.
 
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chiefdave

Well-Known Member
  • Sep 12, 2025
  • #56,139
Sick Boy said:
I see there’s already talk of a challenge to Starmer in the spring. It’s hardly a surprise…I’d be amazed if leads the party into the next election.
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They aren't happy with McSweeney and how much influence he has which again was a problem everyone but the Labour inner circle could see coming.

Pretty much every major fuck up so far has been followed by a 'leak' that it was him pushing for it. Why Starmer seems incapable of saying no to him I have no idea.

For now he might survive by getting rid of him.
 

Brighton Sky Blue

Well-Known Member
  • Sep 12, 2025
  • #56,140
Sick Boy said:
I see there’s already talk of a challenge to Starmer in the spring. It’s hardly a surprise…I’d be amazed if leads the party into the next election.
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The issue is who replaces him could be even worse. If it's the odious Wes Streeting I think I'd vomit
 
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