sadoldgit Posted 11 August, 2022 Share Posted 11 August, 2022 It’s staggering how little reaction we are currently seeing on social media or out in society in general regarding fuel poverty. Take a knee against racism and it kicks off, people with brown skins rape white girls and it kicks off, loose several football matches on the trot and it all kicks off, make a “woke” observation and it kicks off, talk about trans issues and it kicks off, mention the heatwave and it kicks off…you get the drift. Yet we are staring at an absolute disaster for many homes come winter and anyone would think that it is just a fantasy and as soon as we have a new PM it will just go away. One of the usual suspects on here once said “socialism is dangerous” (I am sure we all agree that the NHS and the Welfare State has done nothing but harm to our society). Now we have energy companies making billions of $ of profit for doing nothing and not a mention about capitalism being remotely “dangerous” from those of a right wing disposition. The only person making any kind of sense and showing any kind of concern in politics is Gordon Brown. Our present PM has totally washed his hands of it all. No daily COBRA meetings about what to do so that we are ready to deal with the situation once the summer is over. The two incompetents fighting it out to lead us into the biggest winter of discontent in my lifetime look clueless and are just throwing out red meat in exchange for votes. Maybe no one wants to think about the effects of hypothermia when we are in the middle of a heat wave, but in a few short months time the shit is going to hit the fan big time. If, by some miracle, Corbyn had actually been elected PM you can imagine the kicking the right wing media would be giving him at the moment. Yet here we are, a few months away from people who never thought they would be in a situation like this, having to decide between heating and eating. We are going to struggle this winter. We have already made significant changes to our budgets. My wife recently had a small pay rise which has already been completely wiped out by cost of living rises before it hit her bank balance. Why aren’t the masses kicking off? People can find the energy to boo footballers from taking a stand against racism but don’t seem to give a shit about the millions of people who will struggle through the next winter and whose bank accounts will be emptied. They can’t all be shareholders in energy companies surely? Perhaps it really is just a bad dream? 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turkish Posted 11 August, 2022 Share Posted 11 August, 2022 (edited) 38 minutes ago, sadoldgit said: It’s staggering how little reaction we are currently seeing on social media or out in society in general regarding fuel poverty. Take a knee against racism and it kicks off, people with brown skins rape white girls and it kicks off, loose several football matches on the trot and it all kicks off, make a “woke” observation and it kicks off, talk about trans issues and it kicks off, mention the heatwave and it kicks off…you get the drift. Yet we are staring at an absolute disaster for many homes come winter and anyone would think that it is just a fantasy and as soon as we have a new PM it will just go away. One of the usual suspects on here once said “socialism is dangerous” (I am sure we all agree that the NHS and the Welfare State has done nothing but harm to our society). Now we have energy companies making billions of $ of profit for doing nothing and not a mention about capitalism being remotely “dangerous” from those of a right wing disposition. The only person making any kind of sense and showing any kind of concern in politics is Gordon Brown. Our present PM has totally washed his hands of it all. No daily COBRA meetings about what to do so that we are ready to deal with the situation once the summer is over. The two incompetents fighting it out to lead us into the biggest winter of discontent in my lifetime look clueless and are just throwing out red meat in exchange for votes. Maybe no one wants to think about the effects of hypothermia when we are in the middle of a heat wave, but in a few short months time the shit is going to hit the fan big time. If, by some miracle, Corbyn had actually been elected PM you can imagine the kicking the right wing media would be giving him at the moment. Yet here we are, a few months away from people who never thought they would be in a situation like this, having to decide between heating and eating. We are going to struggle this winter. We have already made significant changes to our budgets. My wife recently had a small pay rise which has already been completely wiped out by cost of living rises before it hit her bank balance. Why aren’t the masses kicking off? People can find the energy to boo footballers from taking a stand against racism but don’t seem to give a shit about the millions of people who will struggle through the next winter and whose bank accounts will be emptied. They can’t all be shareholders in energy companies surely? Perhaps it really is just a bad dream? a post with paragraphs is much easier to read pal. whats staggering is you've missed them all. there have been loads of stuff about it on social media and it's been all over morning TV all week, an online campagn with over hundred thousand members and so on, you're just chosing not to see it or dont want to see it try and make point about racism and push your agenda again. So pathetic but completely predicatable from you Soggy. Edited 11 August, 2022 by Turkish Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlexLaw76 Posted 11 August, 2022 Share Posted 11 August, 2022 54 minutes ago, sadoldgit said: It’s staggering how little reaction we are currently seeing on social media or out in society in general regarding fuel poverty. Take a knee against racism and it kicks off, people with brown skins rape white girls and it kicks off, loose several football matches on the trot and it all kicks off, make a “woke” observation and it kicks off, talk about trans issues and it kicks off, mention the heatwave and it kicks off…you get the drift. Yet we are staring at an absolute disaster for many homes come winter and anyone would think that it is just a fantasy and as soon as we have a new PM it will just go away. One of the usual suspects on here once said “socialism is dangerous” (I am sure we all agree that the NHS and the Welfare State has done nothing but harm to our society). Now we have energy companies making billions of $ of profit for doing nothing and not a mention about capitalism being remotely “dangerous” from those of a right wing disposition. The only person making any kind of sense and showing any kind of concern in politics is Gordon Brown. Our present PM has totally washed his hands of it all. No daily COBRA meetings about what to do so that we are ready to deal with the situation once the summer is over. The two incompetents fighting it out to lead us into the biggest winter of discontent in my lifetime look clueless and are just throwing out red meat in exchange for votes. Maybe no one wants to think about the effects of hypothermia when we are in the middle of a heat wave, but in a few short months time the shit is going to hit the fan big time. If, by some miracle, Corbyn had actually been elected PM you can imagine the kicking the right wing media would be giving him at the moment. Yet here we are, a few months away from people who never thought they would be in a situation like this, having to decide between heating and eating. We are going to struggle this winter. We have already made significant changes to our budgets. My wife recently had a small pay rise which has already been completely wiped out by cost of living rises before it hit her bank balance. Why aren’t the masses kicking off? People can find the energy to boo footballers from taking a stand against racism but don’t seem to give a shit about the millions of people who will struggle through the next winter and whose bank accounts will be emptied. They can’t all be shareholders in energy companies surely? Perhaps it really is just a bad dream? Can I ask. What are YOU doing about it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turkish Posted 11 August, 2022 Share Posted 11 August, 2022 (edited) 1 minute ago, AlexLaw76 said: Can I ask. What are YOU doing about it? Posting about it on here of course, much like how he's trying to end racism in the same way. I always have a little chuckle to myself whenever the subject of money comes up with Soggy, whislt i agree that the government needs to pull their fingers out asap, this is the guy that blamed Boris Johnson because he had a crap credit rating and couldn't get another loan to add to his mounting pile of debt 🤣 Edited 11 August, 2022 by Turkish Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LGTL Posted 11 August, 2022 Share Posted 11 August, 2022 (edited) The whole system couldn’t be more broken. The price cap is an utter con and should be called a profit cap. Many middle class families are going to struggle, let alone the worse off in society. We’ve also got the BoE raising interest rates due to inflation that is out of control due to supply chain issues and essential fuel price increases, NOT because people are spending in a booming economy. Edited 11 August, 2022 by LGTL 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whelk Posted 11 August, 2022 Author Share Posted 11 August, 2022 Talking of credit ratings - what a load of horse shit. I have so many credit cards with pretty much nothing on them. Spend on them they say and don’t pay them off to increase my rating. Yeah like sensible move that. So credit rating not so much how much risk you offer, more how much they want to lend to me. And as it happens I couldn’t give a flying fuck what my rating is Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whelk Posted 11 August, 2022 Author Share Posted 11 August, 2022 (edited) 1 hour ago, sadoldgit said: It’s staggering how little reaction we are currently seeing on social media or out in society in general regarding fuel poverty. Take a knee against racism and it kicks off, people with brown skins rape white girls and it kicks off, loose several football matches on the trot and it all kicks off, make a “woke” observation and it kicks off, talk about trans issues and it kicks off, mention the heatwave and it kicks off…you get the drift. Yet we are staring at an absolute disaster for many homes come winter and anyone would think that it is just a fantasy and as soon as we have a new PM it will just go away. One of the usual suspects on here once said “socialism is dangerous” (I am sure we all agree that the NHS and the Welfare State has done nothing but harm to our society). Now we have energy companies making billions of $ of profit for doing nothing and not a mention about capitalism being remotely “dangerous” from those of a right wing disposition. The only person making any kind of sense and showing any kind of concern in politics is Gordon Brown. Our present PM has totally washed his hands of it all. No daily COBRA meetings about what to do so that we are ready to deal with the situation once the summer is over. The two incompetents fighting it out to lead us into the biggest winter of discontent in my lifetime look clueless and are just throwing out red meat in exchange for votes. Maybe no one wants to think about the effects of hypothermia when we are in the middle of a heat wave, but in a few short months time the shit is going to hit the fan big time. If, by some miracle, Corbyn had actually been elected PM you can imagine the kicking the right wing media would be giving him at the moment. Yet here we are, a few months away from people who never thought they would be in a situation like this, having to decide between heating and eating. We are going to struggle this winter. We have already made significant changes to our budgets. My wife recently had a small pay rise which has already been completely wiped out by cost of living rises before it hit her bank balance. Why aren’t the masses kicking off? People can find the energy to boo footballers from taking a stand against racism but don’t seem to give a shit about the millions of people who will struggle through the next winter and whose bank accounts will be emptied. They can’t all be shareholders in energy companies surely? Perhaps it really is just a bad dream? Don’t think you can say not in the news, it very much is. What is not talked about so much is how impotent this govt is. Pictures of Johnson, Kwarteng and Zahawi in meeting with energy bosses today. Wonder what fuckwit questions were asked? ‘So is electricity magic power?’ ‘Could we get gas from cows?’ Edited 11 August, 2022 by whelk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
farawaysaint Posted 11 August, 2022 Share Posted 11 August, 2022 Just now, whelk said: Don’t think you can say not in the news, it very much is. What is not talked about so much is how impotent this govt is. Pictures of Johnson, Kwarteng and Zahawi in meeting with energy bosses today. Wonder what fuckwit questions were asked? ‘So is electricity magic power?’ ‘Could we get gas from cows?’ How much will you give me for a lucrative energy monopoly? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whelk Posted 11 August, 2022 Author Share Posted 11 August, 2022 15 minutes ago, LGTL said: The whole system couldn’t be more broken. The price cap is an utter con and should be called a profit cap. Many middle class families are going to struggle, let alone the worse off in society. We’ve also got the BoE raising interest rates due to inflation that is out of control due to supply chain issues and essential fuel price increases, NOT because people are spending in a booming economy. What is comical and ironic is Daily Mail blaming Bank of England governor for being asleep at the wheel. Although interest rates have been stupidly low for so long given many false sense of security. If it cools the housing market it will be no bad thing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turkish Posted 11 August, 2022 Share Posted 11 August, 2022 5 minutes ago, whelk said: Talking of credit ratings - what a load of horse shit. I have so many credit cards with pretty much nothing on them. Spend on them they say and don’t pay them off to increase my rating. Yeah like sensible move that. So credit rating not so much how much risk you offer, more how much they want to lend to me. And as it happens I couldn’t give a flying fuck what my rating is I do agree with you it's a loads of bollocks, you could be a billionaire with no credit at all and they'd consider you a bad risk because you dont have any. I've got 5 credit cards and mortgage. I use one credit card for work stuff and pay it off in full every month, the other for holidays and pay that back over about 6 months and another for balance transfers and use the zero 0% to buy stuff on the other two and transfer over. It was more the amusement that Sog admitted he had loads of debt and couldn't get another loan but rather than taking it on the chin for not living within his means he blamed it all on on the tories Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
badgerx16 Posted 11 August, 2022 Share Posted 11 August, 2022 1 hour ago, whelk said: Talking of credit ratings - what a load of horse shit. I have so many credit cards with pretty much nothing on them. Spend on them they say and don’t pay them off to increase my rating. Yeah like sensible move that. So credit rating not so much how much risk you offer, more how much they want to lend to me. And as it happens I couldn’t give a flying fuck what my rating is The Experian Credit Boost - give them access to your bank account so they can track your spending. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whelk Posted 11 August, 2022 Author Share Posted 11 August, 2022 6 minutes ago, badgerx16 said: The Experian Credit Boost - give them access to your bank account so they can track your spending. Sure I used to be at 999. Please I will do anything, borrow from anywhere just please get me back to 999. What do I need to do? Please help me And what, you can now get daily scores? Wow something to check every day wow I need that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
farawaysaint Posted 11 August, 2022 Share Posted 11 August, 2022 12 minutes ago, whelk said: Sure I used to be at 999. Please I will do anything, borrow from anywhere just please get me back to 999. What do I need to do? Please help me And what, you can now get daily scores? Wow something to check every day wow I need that Why would you post your credit score? 🤔 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weston Super Saint Posted 11 August, 2022 Share Posted 11 August, 2022 49 minutes ago, farawaysaint said: Why would you post your credit score? 🤔 Especially one that isn't 999. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
badgerx16 Posted 12 August, 2022 Share Posted 12 August, 2022 Why do people on pre-payment meters, who tend to be the least well off, pay more for their energy ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Duckhunter Posted 12 August, 2022 Share Posted 12 August, 2022 23 hours ago, sadoldgit said: It’s staggering how little reaction we are currently seeing on social media or out in society in general regarding fuel poverty. Take a knee against racism and it kicks off, people with brown skins rape white girls and it kicks off, loose several football matches on the trot and it all kicks off, make a “woke” observation and it kicks off, talk about trans issues and it kicks off, mention the heatwave and it kicks off…you get the drift. Yet we are staring at an absolute disaster for many homes come winter and anyone would think that it is just a fantasy and as soon as we have a new PM it will just go away. One of the usual suspects on here once said “socialism is dangerous” (I am sure we all agree that the NHS and the Welfare State has done nothing but harm to our society). Now we have energy companies making billions of $ of profit for doing nothing and not a mention about capitalism being remotely “dangerous” from those of a right wing disposition. The only person making any kind of sense and showing any kind of concern in politics is Gordon Brown. Our present PM has totally washed his hands of it all. No daily COBRA meetings about what to do so that we are ready to deal with the situation once the summer is over. The two incompetents fighting it out to lead us into the biggest winter of discontent in my lifetime look clueless and are just throwing out red meat in exchange for votes. Maybe no one wants to think about the effects of hypothermia when we are in the middle of a heat wave, but in a few short months time the shit is going to hit the fan big time. If, by some miracle, Corbyn had actually been elected PM you can imagine the kicking the right wing media would be giving him at the moment. Yet here we are, a few months away from people who never thought they would be in a situation like this, having to decide between heating and eating. We are going to struggle this winter. We have already made significant changes to our budgets. My wife recently had a small pay rise which has already been completely wiped out by cost of living rises before it hit her bank balance. Why aren’t the masses kicking off? People can find the energy to boo footballers from taking a stand against racism but don’t seem to give a shit about the millions of people who will struggle through the next winter and whose bank accounts will be emptied. They can’t all be shareholders in energy companies surely? Perhaps it really is just a bad dream? Dear God. 2 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weston Super Saint Posted 14 August, 2022 Share Posted 14 August, 2022 On 10/08/2022 at 23:19, Turkish said: Agreed of course companies need to make money but centrica profiting by x 5 whilst average families are worrying about affording their bills. EON with half year profits of £3.5 fucking billion. Utter scum Still, could be worse! https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-62539480 Quote Saudi oil giant Aramco has broken its own record with a $48.4bn (£39.8bn) profit for the second quarter of 2022. It is a 90% year-on-year increase and marks the biggest earnings for the world's largest energy exporter since its public listing three years ago. Although I can probably guarantee my pension provider doesn't have shares in ANY of these companies! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whelk Posted 14 August, 2022 Author Share Posted 14 August, 2022 On 11/08/2022 at 20:33, farawaysaint said: Why would you post your credit score? 🤔 Read above. Who said it was mine anyway? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sadoldgit Posted 14 August, 2022 Share Posted 14 August, 2022 On 11/08/2022 at 18:29, AlexLaw76 said: Can I ask. What are YOU doing about it? Of course you can. I am voting against the party who have caused economic hardship for most of the population for over 10 years for starters. We are also tightening our belts and not spending what we used to of our disposable income in places like our local and various cafes. This will, of course, effect many local businesses as their income will fall, but hey ho. That’s capitalism for you. So I have a question for you. What have YOU done about racism and other important issues of the day, other than change your avatar to one poking fun at it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
badgerx16 Posted 14 August, 2022 Share Posted 14 August, 2022 11 minutes ago, sadoldgit said: ............. We are also tightening our belts and not spending what we used to of our disposable income in places like our local and various cafes. This will, of course, effect many local businesses as their income will fall, but hey ho. That’s capitalism for you. .................... You spend so much in your local establishments that if you stop going it noticeably affects the local economy ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlexLaw76 Posted 14 August, 2022 Share Posted 14 August, 2022 21 minutes ago, sadoldgit said: Of course you can. I am voting against the party who have caused economic hardship for most of the population for over 10 years for starters. We are also tightening our belts and not spending what we used to of our disposable income in places like our local and various cafes. This will, of course, effect many local businesses as their income will fall, but hey ho. That’s capitalism for you. So I have a question for you. What have YOU done about racism and other important issues of the day, other than change your avatar to one poking fun at it? I have been taking the knee every morning. This offers a fix for so many issues from 200 years ago. Now those issues are all but fixed, I may start gluing myself to the street in an effort to stop/reverse global warming. It is almost a full time job Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turkish Posted 14 August, 2022 Share Posted 14 August, 2022 53 minutes ago, sadoldgit said: Of course you can. I am voting against the party who have caused economic hardship for most of the population for over 10 years for starters. We are also tightening our belts and not spending what we used to of our disposable income in places like our local and various cafes. This will, of course, effect many local businesses as their income will fall, but hey ho. That’s capitalism for you. So I have a question for you. What have YOU done about racism and other important issues of the day, other than change your avatar to one poking fun at it? who is going to patronise the mixed race barmaid now? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weston Super Saint Posted 14 August, 2022 Share Posted 14 August, 2022 5 minutes ago, Turkish said: who is going to patronise the mixed race barmaid now? He left a message with his barber to carry on the good work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weston Super Saint Posted 14 August, 2022 Share Posted 14 August, 2022 1 hour ago, sadoldgit said: Of course you can. I am voting against the party who have caused economic hardship for most of the population for over 10 years for starters. Are you? In which elections? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turkish Posted 14 August, 2022 Share Posted 14 August, 2022 40 minutes ago, Weston Super Saint said: He left a message with his barber to carry on the good work. hi Mohammed (I’m assume that’s your name what with you being a Muslim) I just wanted to let you know that Boris Johnson has taken all my money and left me in a position where I can no longer afford to come and let you cut my hair. I just wanted to let you know that despite you being Asian and a Muslim you’re doing great and not letting any of that prevent you from running a moderately successful small local business. Ignore the racists who go to other barbers, they will soon see the error of their ways. I am sure there are many other middle class white people like me who will carry on supporting your efforts so keep going. You’re a great example to others who use their race and religion as an excuse not to follow their dream and have never let this get in the way of your dream to support your family keep going. Maybe inshalla when labour finally gain power we will meet again your friend soggy 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
farawaysaint Posted 15 August, 2022 Share Posted 15 August, 2022 14 hours ago, whelk said: Read above. Who said it was mine anyway? The image doesn’t exist on Google, I don’t particularly care it’s just not something I would ever do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whelk Posted 15 August, 2022 Author Share Posted 15 August, 2022 29 minutes ago, farawaysaint said: The image doesn’t exist on Google, I don’t particularly care it’s just not something I would ever do. Care enough to search on Google Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldNick Posted 16 August, 2022 Share Posted 16 August, 2022 Two common appliances that have left a homeowner horrified of the standby costs (msn.com) Amazing, worth flicking the switch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sadoldgit Posted 23 August, 2022 Share Posted 23 August, 2022 On 14/08/2022 at 19:41, AlexLaw76 said: I have been taking the knee every morning. This offers a fix for so many issues from 200 years ago. Now those issues are all but fixed, I may start gluing myself to the street in an effort to stop/reverse global warming. It is almost a full time job Come now Batman, we all know that you spend your days trawling the internet trying to find material that shows that racism doesn’t exist or tries to undermine anything that opposes it . If you are glued to anything it is to your keyboard and to Twitter. Someone who has spent years knocking Johnny Foreigner on a football foreign doesn’t turn into a “snowflake” overnight. Anyway, whilst I usually avoid anything by Owen Jones like the plague, he addresses the idea of civil unrest over the energy prices and cost of living hike here. You might want to avert your eyes Batman. Brits took to the streets over the Poll tax… https://amp.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2022/aug/23/cost-of-living-french-popular-resistance-living-standards-uk 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turkish Posted 23 August, 2022 Share Posted 23 August, 2022 Hey @AlexLaw76 as soggy is obsessed with you why don’t you tell him a few stories about how you’ve defended his right to blame Boris Johnson for his debts, maybe you could list a few medals and allocades you’ve got whilst he’s been busy making up characters that live in Romney Marsh that completely back up everything he posts on about on a football forum Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldNick Posted 23 August, 2022 Share Posted 23 August, 2022 1 hour ago, sadoldgit said: Come now Batman, we all know that you spend your days trawling the internet trying to find material that shows that racism doesn’t exist or tries to undermine anything that opposes it . If you are glued to anything it is to your keyboard and to Twitter. Someone who has spent years knocking Johnny Foreigner on a football foreign doesn’t turn into a “snowflake” overnight. Anyway, whilst I usually avoid anything by Owen Jones like the plague, he addresses the idea of civil unrest over the energy prices and cost of living hike here. You might want to avert your eyes Batman. Brits took to the streets over the Poll tax… https://amp.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2022/aug/23/cost-of-living-french-popular-resistance-living-standards-uk You can feel the civil unrest being whipped up by the left. I wonder if Putin and his lackies have been subtlety been turning up the heat and hoping to cause urest in our society. The Unions always have had ties to Russia, it wouldnt take much persuasion for those people to cause mayhem. The price of food, oil and gas is down to the world market. How can the nation now subsidise this, anyone who knows basic budgeting would know that. Just to privatise the energy companies would cost billions, ohh, and when you have, dont forget the billions that will have to be given to the pensioners to supplement their losses as their pensions are wrapped up in companies that provide profits for their pensions. The West needs the Ukraine war to come to an end soonest, so that energy prices stabilise, and the markets settle back again. Putin is playing the long game and knows we are soft and cant face hardship. Let's hope that there isn't a really cold winter as that can only make the worlds energy prices reach even higher levels Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlexLaw76 Posted 23 August, 2022 Share Posted 23 August, 2022 20 minutes ago, OldNick said: You can feel the civil unrest being whipped up by the left. I wonder if Putin and his lackies have been subtlety been turning up the heat and hoping to cause urest in our society. The Unions always have had ties to Russia, it wouldnt take much persuasion for those people to cause mayhem. The price of food, oil and gas is down to the world market. How can the nation now subsidise this, anyone who knows basic budgeting would know that. Just to privatise the energy companies would cost billions, ohh, and when you have, dont forget the billions that will have to be given to the pensioners to supplement their losses as their pensions are wrapped up in companies that provide profits for their pensions. The West needs the Ukraine war to come to an end soonest, so that energy prices stabilise, and the markets settle back again. Putin is playing the long game and knows we are soft and cant face hardship. Let's hope that there isn't a really cold winter as that can only make the worlds energy prices reach even higher levels In the meantime, thousands and thousands of illegal immigrants are pouring into the country daily, and those in power do nothing. Spending £500 a month on energy is sure worth it all, yes? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlexLaw76 Posted 23 August, 2022 Share Posted 23 August, 2022 2 hours ago, sadoldgit said: Come now Batman, we all know that you spend your days trawling the internet trying to find material that shows that racism doesn’t exist or tries to undermine anything that opposes it . If you are glued to anything it is to your keyboard and to Twitter. Someone who has spent years knocking Johnny Foreigner on a football foreign doesn’t turn into a “snowflake” overnight. Anyway, whilst I usually avoid anything by Owen Jones like the plague, he addresses the idea of civil unrest over the energy prices and cost of living hike here. You might want to avert your eyes Batman. Brits took to the streets over the Poll tax… https://amp.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2022/aug/23/cost-of-living-french-popular-resistance-living-standards-uk Oh, a Guardian article. How interesting Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
badgerx16 Posted 23 August, 2022 Share Posted 23 August, 2022 18 minutes ago, AlexLaw76 said: In the meantime, thousands and thousands of illegal immigrants are pouring into the country daily, and those in power do nothing. Spending £500 a month on energy is sure worth it all, yes? Stop talking shit. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlexLaw76 Posted 23 August, 2022 Share Posted 23 August, 2022 3 minutes ago, badgerx16 said: Stop talking shit. 1300 via dinghy just yesterday. Unless the border force are lying? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
badgerx16 Posted 23 August, 2022 Share Posted 23 August, 2022 3 minutes ago, AlexLaw76 said: 1300 via dinghy just yesterday. Unless the border force are lying? "Thousands and thousands daily....." is an exaggeration. This years total so far is slightly over 22k. "Those in power do nothing....", so how come Border Force are intercepting the boats ? What else do you think can be done ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlexLaw76 Posted 23 August, 2022 Share Posted 23 August, 2022 1 minute ago, badgerx16 said: "Thousands and thousands daily....." is an exaggeration. This years total so far is slightly over 22k. "Those in power do nothing....", so how come Border Force are intercepting the boats ? What else do you think can be done ? That is just by boat via Calais. Of course, Calais via dinghy could be the ONLY means if illegally getting into the country? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turkish Posted 23 August, 2022 Share Posted 23 August, 2022 36 minutes ago, AlexLaw76 said: Oh, a Guardian article. How interesting By Owen Jones one of the biggest twats out there. Even soggy admits he usually avoids him, but when it comes to scoring points on a football forum nothing is off limits it seems Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
badgerx16 Posted 23 August, 2022 Share Posted 23 August, 2022 9 minutes ago, AlexLaw76 said: That is just by boat via Calais. Of course, Calais via dinghy could be the ONLY means if illegally getting into the country? So what else do you want "Those in power" to do ? I am sure your right wing social media feeds must be able to give you some useful hints. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whelk Posted 23 August, 2022 Author Share Posted 23 August, 2022 2 hours ago, OldNick said: You can feel the civil unrest being whipped up by the left. I wonder if Putin and his lackies have been subtlety been turning up the heat and hoping to cause urest in our society. The Unions always have had ties to Russia, it wouldnt take much persuasion for those people to cause mayhem. The price of food, oil and gas is down to the world market. How can the nation now subsidise this, anyone who knows basic budgeting would know that. Just to privatise the energy companies would cost billions, ohh, and when you have, dont forget the billions that will have to be given to the pensioners to supplement their losses as their pensions are wrapped up in companies that provide profits for their pensions. The West needs the Ukraine war to come to an end soonest, so that energy prices stabilise, and the markets settle back again. Putin is playing the long game and knows we are soft and cant face hardship. Let's hope that there isn't a really cold winter as that can only make the worlds energy prices reach even higher levels I think some people will be thinking they have fuck all to lose if working all week for no creature comforts. Inflation is a killer in any economy but you want to blame the unions with Russian links for whipping up unrest. Western world needs some sort of reset IMO in terms of constant need for consumerism to ensure economic survival. And I say that from a very privileged position myself in terms of relative wealth but many others won’t have that luxury. Although as you say Putin knows we are weak and don’t have resilience to make sacrifices like not having a cosy warm house in winter. But he is ultimately fucking Russia up as well 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sadoldgit Posted 23 August, 2022 Share Posted 23 August, 2022 2 hours ago, AlexLaw76 said: Oh, a Guardian article. How interesting Not to people like you Batman, that is why I told you to avert your eyes. As for thousands and thousands of people pouring into the country daily, you really do spout some nonsense. Perhaps if you didn’t spend so much of your day reading crap on Twitter you might make the occasional post that is worth reading. You might also stop sounding like a poor man’s Nigel Farage. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
badgerx16 Posted 23 August, 2022 Share Posted 23 August, 2022 2 hours ago, badgerx16 said: "Thousands and thousands daily....." is an exaggeration. This years total so far is slightly over 22k. 2 hours ago, AlexLaw76 said: That is just by boat via Calais. Of course, Calais via dinghy could be the ONLY means if illegally getting into the country? "Thousands and thousands daily" is actually 22000 in 234 days, or just ove 94 a day. If they are not coming through Calais, where are the other 905 each day coming from ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tamesaint Posted 23 August, 2022 Share Posted 23 August, 2022 Thank God that "thousands and thousands" are coming in every day. Most shops , pubs and cafes in my local high street are advertising vacancies. The country is so short of manpower that these "thousands and thousands" are really needed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlexLaw76 Posted 23 August, 2022 Share Posted 23 August, 2022 1 minute ago, Tamesaint said: Thank God that "thousands and thousands" are coming in every day. Most shops , pubs and cafes in my local high street are advertising vacancies. The country is so short of manpower that these "thousands and thousands" are really needed. It will do wonders for the county lines drugs trade Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedArmy Posted 23 August, 2022 Share Posted 23 August, 2022 https://news.sky.com/story/interest-rates-of-6-7-could-be-needed-under-new-inflation-prediction-cost-of-living-latest-12615118 Good job the banks didn’t give out really low interest fixed rate mortgages that were 5x people’s salary and will all be ending in the next few years. If the cost of energy isn’t enough to cause civil unrest, repossession of homes might do it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tamesaint Posted 23 August, 2022 Share Posted 23 August, 2022 1 hour ago, AlexLaw76 said: It will do wonders for the county lines drugs trade Of course. I forgot that everybody born outside the UK was a drug addicted criminal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Streaky Posted 23 August, 2022 Share Posted 23 August, 2022 7 hours ago, badgerx16 said: "Thousands and thousands daily....." is an exaggeration. This years total so far is slightly over 22k. "Those in power do nothing....", so how come Border Force are intercepting the boats ? What else do you think can be done ? Australia send them back the other way Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
badgerx16 Posted 23 August, 2022 Share Posted 23 August, 2022 2 hours ago, Streaky said: Australia send them back the other way So why don't we ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weston Super Saint Posted 24 August, 2022 Share Posted 24 August, 2022 7 hours ago, badgerx16 said: So why don't we ? ECHR. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sadoldgit Posted 24 August, 2022 Share Posted 24 August, 2022 On 14/08/2022 at 19:30, badgerx16 said: You spend so much in your local establishments that if you stop going it noticeably affects the local economy ? Multiply us by the countless others who are tightening their belts also and it will have an adverse affect on many local economies will it not? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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