badgerx16

Yes I did read it. The World was different then, and hopefully decent people have learned to move on and try to make it better. Notwithstanding, linking the death of the Queen to events that happened 8 years before her accession is an pointless as my expectation of an apology for 1066. The African peoples have as bloody a history in their interactions as Europeans do with them. Constantly harping back does not help, does not heal, and does not address the issues we face mutually going forward. The British Empire did some very bad things, but attitudes and expectations were framed differently through that period as compared, hopefully to today. I am fully aware of this, but nobody should expect me to apologise or be held accountable for events that I had no part of.

I'm still waiting for the compensation for the land the Queen's Norman predecessors stole from my Saxon ancestors. ( Then again, I suppose those Saxons would be liable for stuff taken from the Romano-British ). History is full of shit things being done to people who didn't deserve it; generally those with better weapons and more money come out on top then try to ensure they stay there. It's not as if Africa was full of peaceful platonically co-existing tribes before the Europeans arrived, or the Queen drew up and enacted the Colonial policies herself.

Reports that the Russian MOD is setting up a mobile recruitment centre at the border crossing into Georgia.

Iceni

So our previous 6 outings in the UEFA Cup, and 1 in the Cup Winners Cup, don't count ?

I think that, after our league and cup double, Ralph will be here for life.

Yet yours is not ?

And this warranted a laughing emoji from Manji.

The Jerusalem Post's "most influential Jew of 2022', so obviously a Nazi.

The Waffen SS incluuded 20,000 Ukrainians, yes. But it also included; approx 7000 Albanians, 18000 Belgians, 6000 Danes, 20000 Estonians, 9000 French, 20000 Hungarians, 60000 Latvians, over 20000 Dutch, 6000 Norwegians, nearly 300000 Romanians, amongst others, with 2 full divisions and several independant brigades of Soviet troops. Which ones do we 'de-nazify' next ? One a side note, is it acceptable to 'liberate' Ukrainian women and children by dropping Iranian built 'kamikaze' drones on them ?

https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/douglas-macgregor-fox-news-tucker-carlson-russia-ukraine-1318143/ https://odessa-journal.com/warning-douglas-mcgregor-pseudo-expert/ https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=8Q8N6BgasVY

Joe

Sarsen

Oh dear, oh dear. As has been pointed out by Buctootim, the Donbas is not an entity, it comprises Luhansk and Donetsk. The 'referenda' are being held in these 2 regions, plus Zaporizhzia and Kherson. The only problem for the ballots is that Russia actually only controls one of them in near enough it's entirity - Russia doesn't even control the regional capital of Zaporizhzia. Given this geographical reality, how can the armed men knocking on people's doors, ( entirely NOT to intimidate, merely to ensure the security of voting ), be supervising a legitimate mandate ? As for the rest of your drivel, it proves your opening sentence is correct.

"Trickledown" - when a dog pisses on your leg.

Roses

The UK Government is charged more than 1.3% more for it's borrowing than Germany, and just under 1% more than France. The increased borrowing that has been suggested in the last couple of weeks is expected to further raise the interest rate the Government is charged.

At the start of the SMO, one estimate gave Ukraine's stock of airworthy Sukhoi SU25 strike aircraft as 17. The Russian MOD has just reported the 89th shooting down of a Ukrainian SU25.

So, we have tax cuts left right and centre, all of which reduce the amount of money going into Government coffers, yet they will significantly increase borrowing to address the fuel "crisis". Something doesn't add up.

All the "no" voters are fertilising sunflower fields in Ukraine, so won't get to vote.

amputee

Sorry, I know I am laying myself open to being 'out of touch',, but biology quite clearly defines that that is not a man.

So how is that explained to the families ? "Sorry, we have no idea where Ivan has gone". ( And does that mean no Lada ? )

Umpire

If they try to get anywhere near 1 million the protests will have ramped up significantly as the lie of the SMO will have long since been exploded as the body bag count grows. Have they got enough uniforms and helmets let alone rifles.