Guided Missile

You have to the remember that Southampton has historically been a socialist, bordering on a Stalinist, state. This was a consequence of the unions iron grip on the docks and the generations of hypocritical dockers and their spawn, that suckled on the teats of the fat cow, that was Southampton docks, until containerisation turned the consequent unemployed labour force and their children into bitter, Tory hating, envy ridden socialists. Luckily for them the burgeoning public sector, largely financed by tax paying Tories and recalcitrant socialists, turned capitalists, gave them well paid jobs, from which they could continue to bite the hands that feed them. Keep posting, mate and you'll be able to taste the bitter envy that is Southampton. It is only bewildering to those that didn't grow up here in the 60's and 70's. Forget the stereotypes about lazy, rich Tories. The laziest and richest friends I had growing up, were all stevedores; union men and communists, the lot of them.

So finally my thread has been justified by todays news and Putin has shown the socialist pussies on this site how wrong they were and Trump and I were right: I hate to be so right. Don't get me started on Zero Carbon, though. Shame Boris got indoctrinated by a cult promoted by his latest wife. Trump saw it for what it was. Right about NATO cheapskates like Germany and Merkel's big mistake with Nord Stream 2 as well. I miss him.

Either this is a sick joke, or you do not have a scooby about the point made in the initial post. Any person being appointed to such a post as Police Commissioner of the Met should be competent to carry out their responsibilities, regardless of race, religion or sexual preference. It was obvious to me that Dick was appointed to the position, as a box ticking exercise, because her record prior to the appointment was lamentable. She was the Gold Commander who authorised officers to continue pursuit and surveillance, and ordered that Jean Charles de Menezes be prevented from entering the Tube system. The Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) launched two investigations. Stockwell 1, the findings of which were initially kept secret, concluded that none of the officers would face disciplinary charges. Stockwell 2 strongly criticised the police command structure and communications to the public. Stockwell 2 was the reason she should never have been given the job and subsequent events under her command reinforced the views in the opening post. De Menezes and his family were the first victims of her incompetence. Sarah Everard and her family were the last. She got the job because she was female and LGBT, not because she was up to the job. Hopefully we'll get a gay/straight/white/black/man/woman who will has the balls (or not) to ensure the Met is completely re-organised.

A year ago...

Doomsday predictions of a post-Brexit collapse in trade have “failed to materialise” according to a leading Westminster think tank. A report by the National Institute of Economic and Social Research (Niesr) said there had been a “significant improvement” in the UK’s net trade performance with the EU since the referendum nearly six years ago. " and "Mr Mortimer-Lee said the UK should eventually reach a “stable” trade deficit with the EU, with the net difference between exports and imports likely to settle at a third of its pre-referendum levels. " Isn't it great to be on the right side of history, brexiteers?

The never ending story: Still, at least Cressida didn't let her officers break lockdown.

The difference is that, in addition to fear about the very unlikely event of a "climate catastrophe", the global elite are using scare tactics, to make us pay for "net zero", as if a futile attempt to maintain an atmospheric CO2 concentration of 0.04% is going to limit any future global temperature change. The zero carbon bill to the population will be trillions for those that can least afford it. They're going to have to prise my big f**k off petrol Range Rover, log burner and gas boiler out of my large, uninsulated house. I refuse to join the carbon cult, because it is all bollox (in my scientific opinion).

Here's another extract, girls, from the old Guardian article, summarising the Pentagon experts opinion, none of you will read: I know it was a bit parky last night at St. Marys, but hardly Siberia. Still, I've cancelled an upcoming trip to Holland.

The "News" summary was lifted from a Guardian piece about 17 years ago. I edited the summary, so that rather than 2040 being the date the "climate" emergency was supposed to hit, the article actually predicted the disaster was going to happen in 2020. So funny to read the comments from the usual gormless suspects who couldn't be asked to click the link and read the actual article. Suckers...

We're in the shit, lads. Just when we're escaping the pandemic, the reality of climate change is coming home. The report is reported in the Guardian, here. In summary:

Read it and weep. It'll be interesting to see the leftie woke crowd on this forum dare to defend Dick now. She must have something on Priti Patel and the rest.

Keep up you losers. Read this and learn:

Europe's financial centres have given up hope of triggering an exodus of companies and jobs away from London in the wake of Brexit. The head of Luxembourg's government finance agency said relocations from the City are “basically over” with London’s crown as Europe’s financial services capital intact. Nicolas Mackel, chief executive of Luxembourg for Finance, said: “It's obvious London is and will remain Europe's most important financial services industry." Must be very upsetting for the anti-capitalist losers, I mean leavers, on this site.

Royal Dutch Shell today has unveiled plans to move its headquarters from the Netherlands to the UK. Shell are following Unilever, whose HQ, for decades was split between London and Rotterdam are now based in just London. The Dutch government is 'unpleasantly surprised' by Shell HQ move to Britain 😂 Another Brexit dividend, lads.

Some background may be worth providing, in terms of what informs me on mental health and then you guys can chose to play the victim game, while actually doing nothing practical to help anyone, apart from having your mutual bullsh!t session. You see, if someone is anxious or depressed, which is a normal part of life, the long term solution can only come from self awareness and a willingness to make a positive change to cope with the depression or anxiety. A quick bit of advice for sog, despite him calling me an asshole. It is obvious that this particular poster is content with his mental state defining him, rather than him defining his mental state. How do I know this? Well, 15 years ago he joined this forum and chose to call himself sad old git. My advice is change your fucking screen name to "trying to be happier, age is just a number, guy". While you're doing that, FFS pony up a £5 a year to support this forum. You're just like the miserable guy in the corner of the pub who always expects people to buy him a pint, without buying a drink in return. Pretty quickly the other regulars get pissed off with you sucking the oxygen out of the room. That is the last bit of free advice I will give him, because, as my dear old Dad used to say, some people are only happy when they're miserable. To the rest of you, here's just part of my experience of mental health. My cousin, a beautiful young woman, developed mental illness after an arsonist set fire to her home, followed by her father, my uncle, passing away. She was in treatment, but the drugs failed to work and she was further treated with electro-convulsive therapy and then committed. When I found out she was ill, and it was obvious the medication and ECT hadn't worked, I invited her to stay with me for a couple weeks. We went for walks with the dog, talked about old times and I did everything I could to pick her spirits up. She returned home apparently in good spirits. and when she later found out I was seriously ill in hospital, she sent a lovely letter, in spidery handwriting and from "the looney bin" , thanking me for the holiday and wishing me well. I got out of hospital, returned home to find out that while I was in hospital, she had thrown herself off a cliff. I remember her funeral, hugging her daughter, the wildflowers that were picked to decorate her coffin and the dignity her mother and sister showed, during and after the service. That's all (too much) from me and now I've spilled my guts, stop calling me a callous asshole. Actually, I don't care what you call me, if it makes you happier. You all fill your boots.

Stick that in yer' pipe and smoke it, Remainers.

Why would I want to waste any time with survivors of suicide or rationalising the treatment of mental health with someone like you, who has no control and no ability to deal with their issues? There'll be fuck all I can do to help. Either get professional help or support from family and friends. I have enough of my own problems to cope with. Problems I don't whine about in public, on a internet forum. It's like hitting yourself on the head with a mallet and asking someone who doesn't know you, to help you to stop. Pointless and annoying. If you've got no friends beyond this forum, join a bridge club. If life is not worth living, go and volunteer at a homeless shelter. Who knows, it may help you feel better about yourself and your life. Just don't give me the "you don't know what it's like". You don't know me or my life. Either do something constructive or stay where you are. Just stop complaining, FFS...

If we are talking about the ultimate outcome of a mental illness, suicide, I have a pretty old fashioned opinion on that. For me, life is a gift that is borrowed from the entity that gave it to us, from your biological parents and ultimately your God. Destroying this gift, which we hold for only a short time on this earth, is the ultimate betrayal and a waste of our greatest possession. We are all meant to use that gift, IMHO, for the benefit of others. Our life is not ours to take. It is like setting fire to a car your Dad bought you. I also have an old fashioned view of the male of our species. He is meant to support his family in terms of health and welfare. Their health includes the mental aspects that are the subject of this thread, but the obvious additional needs related to food and shelter. Having support of your wife and children is very important, but unfortunately not a pre-requisite of carrying out the male role. In other words, I wouldn't fucking rely on it. I have found that the support of other men with the same view of our role has often been equally valuable to me, but never from an internet forum. All I get from this forum is abuse and anonymous phone calls from weird posters, calling my wife a slag. In the long run, for men, living involves accepting a personal responsibility of bearing the burden of overcoming the challenges associated with it , often having greater financial and social demands than women or children (Men are 10 times more likely to die in conflict). There is no avoiding this burden, unless you unload it on to some other poor sap. So the sooner the personal responsibility of dealing with "mental illness" (unless it's due to a brain injury or chemical imbalance) is accepted, the sooner disorders like anxiety and depression can be dealt with.

In other words, man up and pull yourself together. Still, there's always the option of whining like a puppy.

Surprised there's still a debate about Dick:

I couldn't agree more with this. Many people with depression who are unable to deal with it, often react, by depressing everyone else they interact with. As they say, misery loves company. The support of family and friends always helps, in mild forms of mental health, as does, most importantly, self-help, often via cognitive therapy. Forget therapists and drugs. They are not a long term solution, IMHO. My personal experience of severe mental illness within a family, sometimes means that nothing can be done, even with your closest loved ones. You do your best, but if someone wants to top themselves, they will eventually succeed. Tragic, sad, frustrating and overwhelmingly a waste of a life, but shit happens. You do your best and that's about all you can do. As far as whining snowflakes looking for help on a football message board, take a look at the WW2 generation and the Jewish state, for examples of dealing with real issues and fucking pull yourself together. The only reliable place to find sympathy, is between shit and syphilis in the dictionary. Certainly not here. If all else fails, it is always worth trying your local church, though. They happen to believe there is a God and that he loves us.

Worth repeating.

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