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I mean that not every old Doris needs, or should feel entitled to, free cash every year. I have many elderly neighbours. Not one of them needs the fuel allowance. My mum messaged me moaning about it when she was in the States on holiday. These people don't need free money. Stupid of labour to promise to keep it, but fair play to them for sifting the needy from the greedy.

Indeed, my thoughts entirely. I'm not sure I understand LD' point re foreign aid. It doesn't matter that other parties may have done that, the fact is that Starmer has reacted quickly and sensibly in the light of Donny's lunacy. It'll be interesting how they navigate the financial impact of NI increases. Issues galore will unfold there.

It does need 10 years, and about another 100bn of extra tax/less spending. It can't magic the latter though, hence all they can do is move the balls around in the least shit way possible. Labour supporters mostly say that they're doing their best. Tory and Reform supporters seem to have forgotten the last 14 years. Everyone else seems to realise you can't make a silk purse out of a sows ear, although they could have made a better stab at it than they have to date.

As I've said, they've had a shocker, but it still doesn't alter the relevance of them having inherited a shit show. That said, I'm glad they've limited fuel payments to just those who need it, found a way to increase defence spending, not given in to the waspi's. Sure, they've lost trust and confidence by eventually coming it their senses, but they've royally messed up with the farmer's, ditto NI, and although their PR is atrocious and the behaviour of some MP's is poor, let's not pretend it's anywhere near as bad as the swathes of people getting uber wealthy on the back of Tory deals and their general shadiness.

Realistically, what did you expect from them?

Yep!! Labours NI and farmers decisions look almost sane in comparison. Labour and Juric may have inherited shit shows, but by Christ they've both made the worst of bad hands.

By that logic, Juric could have come in, inherited years of abject failure, and got us into the top 4. It hasn't happened because it's an impossible ask. Labour are similarly hampered. I'm not a labour man and I agree they've had a shocker, but, what they inherited is and always be relevant.

Blimey. That's mental.

The only sensible answer is "no, because they inherited a shit show and we're skint". It's impossible to discuss the impossible job labour have without mentioning who made the job impossible.

A puppet master and a henchman? Whichever, he is part of the US government machine, albeit unelected.

I hadn't appreciated he was another dinlo playing the poster rather than the post. I'll factor that in.

You seem to be extremely unaware that the actions of the US government impact us.

What's not shambolic about it?

65 abstentions as well. So 83 voting with the USA/Russia or abstaining, and 93 voting as they should. That's alarmingly close to the tide turning. Amazing that Hungary have a seat at the EU table.

Absolutely disgraceful. When there's the inevitable response, it'll all the fault of those nasty Palestinians whining about being displaced from their land so that settlers can move in. At least it'll give Hypo some joy though.

I suspect that nic is an alt login for a regular, but defo not for TDMickey.

Sigh. You need to understand what your new word actually means mate, and need to understand the concept of mutual condemnation. The issue though is that in your mind there is fault on one side only. Hamas dragging those 2 lads to the release site was appalling form and will have been terrible for them. That's indisputable. Anyone should acknowledge that. Additionally, anyone with a modicum of humanity will appreciate that those 620 people who Israel should have released but failed to may be just a wee bit affected by what's happened to them, and I rather suspect there captors won't have been giving them a cuddle saying never mind. You don't have to look for equivalence to see bad behaviour on 2 sides. Only prejudice or stupidity would prevent that.

Seems that quite a few federal agency are ignoring the idiot. https://www.thedailybeast.com/agencies-tell-staffers-defy-musks-wild-justify-your-job-demand/ It seems that Trump is so stupid, he's forgotten that the people he's pissing off are voters.

They got their people. In a poor way, yes, but they got them. Your inability to say about word about shitty Israeli behaviour says it all.

Yes, but seemingly you haven't read it. The deal was that that they get their 6 people. They have them. They were to return people in exchange. They haven't. How Israeli people are returned in the future has no nothing to do with Israel not returning Palestinians yesterday. You've gone a bit Trump esque here mate.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cjry4nqw4z0o Israel have now welched on the deal and are refusing to release Palestinian captives, including hundreds held without charge since October 7th. Backing out on agreements, shooting kids in the back, following settlers around while they run amok in the west bank. Not what I'd call that actions of people wanting peace.

2 Palestinian kids shot in the back by Israeli military today. No excuses. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/2/22/two-children-killed-in-occupied-west-bank-as-israel-steps-up-sweeping-raids

Different formation I reckon. 4231.

Shandy

He certainly has. Makes you wonder what he could have done for us. Hey ho.