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Saint George - lived in the USA and a full blown GOP MAGA loon without a good word to say about the UK. WesTender - disagreed plenty over Brexit, but unlike some avoided personal attacks Dune - sent me a PM saying he was about to get banned, was off to the UI, and I would miss him.

Why, he sneers at everybody else.

Extract from a BBC article about Cruella; "These latest comments are unhinged," one senior Conservative tells me. A senior Conservative MP adds: "The home secretary's awfulness is now a reflection on the prime minister. Keeping her in post is damaging him." A third source, a senior Tory, claims her remarks about Northern Ireland are "wholly offensive and ignorant."

Track

Wasn't that posh, I went there as well. Luckily, he was just starting his final year when I started first year, so I don't think we ever met. Mind you, his LinkdIn says he went to the University of Portsmouth, which is a fib.

No. HTH

Of course it has to do with 'peace', and Trump; it is a peace agreement that Trump saddled us with, an example of his approach to international relations. What sort of 'peace' agreement do you think he would offer Ukraine ? Do you honestly think he could bring a lasting solution to the Israel/Paleastinian conflict ?

At this time of night, I hope he is snugly tucked up in his garage;

We tried on several occasions during the reign of Queen Victoria, as part of the 'Great Game' with the intention of thwarting Russian expansion. It didn't go well. GOOGLE "Retreat from Kabul 1842".

Trump was directly responsible for the agreement with the Taliban that led to the US withdrawal from Afghanistan, with his officials holding talks with them without Allies or the Afghan Government, and as a consequence of these talks pressuring thje Afghans to relase 5000 Taliban prisoners. He then blamed his successor for all the chaos that ensued; https://www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/US-Withdrawal-from-Afghanistan.pdf

It was a couple of weeks ago when we went to B&Q.

When I worked on Squire's Gate Lane I went past there every day. It is not there any more, a load of new identikit houses. I miss the 'mushroom' as a landmark.

I'll concede on Blackpool. Where did you live?

Obviously never been past Brum.

Have you read the one I linked. ( Rhetorical question as you have me on ignore ).

Classic example of Godwin's Law.

But the Israelis have invaded and occupied more. Which is why it is a stupid analogy.

You pay your money, you take your choice; https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/21582041.2023.2192043 "Our further analysis suggests that the UK has experienced a significant contraction in its trading capacity in terms of the varieties of goods being exported to the EU due to the TCA, which signify some serious long-term concerns about the UK’s future exporting and productivity"

Assuming Hamas are the analogue for the Nazis, how many countries, how much of the continent, have they invaded and occupied ?

One of the most misrepresented images in history.

It wasn't until you showed up.

One part is the people trying to manage the heakth services and carry out search and rescue, and recovering the bodies - the other part is the political leadership living their comfortable lives in exile in the Arabian Gulf. Those external agencies involved on the ground in Gaza seem to think the local figures are accurate. They probably know more than you or I.

Gigitty

Chap from the UN interviewed on the radio today said that Hamas' casualty figures in previous attacks have proved to be quite accurate, and he sees no reason to think the current numbers are far from accurate.

What about veggies produced in a factory ? Baked beans for example.