What Is Happening To Our Country?

[iansums]

Can we have a ‘day’ devoted to those people who aren’t allowed a vote?

[whelk]

30 minutes ago, sadoldgit said:

I’m not talking about extremists. What makes you think that normal people marching in support of innocent Palestinians would be happy with what happened to the ambulances? You really need to stop listening to the people in Reform mate. Islamophobes are just as bigoted as anti-Semites.

The sort of people who have hand glider badges delighting in what happened on October 7th. You know the sort that go on marches in London pretending to be peace loving

[sadoldgit]

35 minutes ago, iansums said:

You stated ‘anybody’, that would include extremists.

When I talk generally I talk about normal people, not a small minority of nutters. There are plenty of Jewish people who march in support of Palestinians. Did you know that?

For the record, where do you stand on extremists who are Jewish who murder people and steal their land?

Edited yesterday at 15:18 by sadoldgit

[sadoldgit]

21 minutes ago, iansums said:

Can we have a ‘day’ devoted to those people who aren’t allowed a vote?

I would suggest that we put it to a vote, but then that would exclude you.

[badgerx16]

27 minutes ago, iansums said:

Can we have a ‘day’ devoted to those people who aren’t allowed a vote?

National Children's Day, National House of Lords Day, or National Prisoners Detained in Prison Day ?

Edited yesterday at 15:19 by badgerx16

[iansums]

21 minutes ago, sadoldgit said:

When I talk generally I talk about normal people, not a small minority of nutters. There are plenty of Jewish people who march in support of Palestinians. Did you know that?

For the record, where do you stand on extremists who are Jewish who murder people and steal their land?

You should then have clarified that in your post. Yes, I am fully aware of some Jews marching in support of Palestinians. For the record I also condemn Jewish extremism and Israeli expansion of the West Bank.

[iansums]

18 minutes ago, badgerx16 said:

National Children's Day, National House of Lords Day, or National Prisoners Detained in Prison Day ?

Let’s narrow it down to just poor old me please 🥺

[badgerx16]

4 minutes ago, iansums said:

Let’s narrow it down to just poor old me please 🥺

There is always your birthday.

[hypochondriac]

31 minutes ago, sadoldgit said:

When I talk generally I talk about normal people, not a small minority of nutters. There are plenty of Jewish people who march in support of Palestinians. Did you know that?

For the record, where do you stand on extremists who are Jewish who murder people and steal their land?

For the record I love them. can't get enough of the little scamps. 

[sadoldgit]

35 minutes ago, iansums said:

You should then have clarified that in your post. Yes, I am fully aware of some Jews marching in support of Palestinians. For the record I also condemn Jewish extremism and Israeli expansion of the West Bank.

Good. Yes I should have clarified it in my post but this is a football forum, not the Oxford Debating Society.

Having gone back and read my original post I said that I am not sure why it would bring some people joy, not that it wouldn’t. Two completely separate things. I don’t understand why anybody would think that blowing up 4 ambulances would do anything to further their cause, assuming they have one. It is just (again making assumptions about the motive) another in a very long line of tit for tat actions that does nothing but makes life more miserable for everybody. 
It’s good to hear that the Government are going to replace them but as I said before, it is only a question of time before some deluded morons do something else to grab some headlines. The Israeli/US aggression in the Middle East is not making life safer for Jews or Muslims across the world.

[hypochondriac]

7 minutes ago, sadoldgit said:

Good. Yes I should have clarified it in my post but this is a football forum, not the Oxford Debating Society.

Having gone back and read my original post I said that I am not sure why it would bring some people joy, not that it wouldn’t. Two completely separate things. I don’t understand why anybody would think that blowing up 4 ambulances would do anything to further their cause, assuming they have one. It is just (again making assumptions about the motive) another in a very long line of tit for tat actions that does nothing but makes life more miserable for everybody. 
It’s good to hear that the Government are going to replace them but as I said before, it is only a question of time before some deluded morons do something else to grab some headlines. The Israeli/US aggression in the Middle East is not making life safer for Jews or Muslims across the world.

Just as the psychotic murdering by the mullahs, financing of terrorists, subjigation of women, murdering of gays and brutal suppression of dissent in many Middle East and Islamic nations is not making life safer for Muslims across the world. The next time someone does something terrible like firebombs a mosque or murders a Muslim in the UK I'll be sure to put the blame firmly where it belongs- on those Arab nations doing terrible things.

Edited 23 hours ago by hypochondriac

[rallyboy]

HS2 - just when you think this particular over-budget, poorly-planned vanity shitshow couldn't get any more shambolic, it now appears that the HS bit probably won't happen and we have to fly trains to Japan to test them, meaning it will treble or quadruple in cost and be many years behind schedule.

A lot of contractors are getting incredibly rich from this, and taxpayers are getting robbed - and will continue to be robbed for some time yet.

 

[sadoldgit]

It makes you wonder what happened to this country since the Victorian times. They built a superb railway system 200 years ago. We can’t even fill potholes in the roads.

Edited 4 hours ago by sadoldgit

[Turkish]

23 minutes ago, sadoldgit said:

It makes you wonder what happened to this country since the Victorian times. They built a superb railway system 200 years ago. We can’t even fill potholes in the roads.

How many benefit spongers were there in Victoria times?

[badgerx16]

22 minutes ago, sadoldgit said:

It makes you wonder what happened to this country since the Victorian times. They built a superb railway system 200 years ago. We can’t even fill potholes in the roads.

All you need is to host the TdeF.....

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cgme77myl0po

Roads through the Trough of Bowland will get renewed. Very kind of them to consider my comfort on my rides through the fells.

[badgerx16]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cn43ve4pyjeo

"BBC show The Repair Shop scrapped a segment that was set to feature a joke book belonging to late comedian Bob Monkhouse after the contents were deemed inappropriate.

According to the Sun, the book was taken to the workshop in the programme's barn by Monkhouse's daughter and his comedy writing partner.

Joanna Ball, managing director of Ricochet, which produces the show, said: "We planned to fix the joke book, but when we got it to the barn and saw it in its entirety, we realised it contained many jokes that were not appropriate for a programme.

"We explained this to the family and returned the book to them. We did not complete filming of the item, so it was never included in the programme.""

 

Were they intending to read all the jokes out on the program ?

Edited 3 hours ago by badgerx16

[Saint86]

On 23/03/2026 at 12:15, hypochondriac said:

Why is it the fault of Trump and Netanyahu when someone commits terror attacks against Jews but not the fault of Islamist lunatics and very much the fault of the thugs committing the acts of terror when someone shoots up a mosque or nails bacon to the door?

i think we all know why 🤷‍♂️

Hopefully this anti semitic attack has the opposite effect to what was planned, an actually shines a light on what is going on and brings people together.

Edited 3 hours ago by Saint86

[Holmes_and_Watson]

1 hour ago, Turkish said:

How many benefit spongers were there in Victoria times?

An achievement immortalised for later generations!

[Gloucester Saint]

1 hour ago, badgerx16 said:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cn43ve4pyjeo

"BBC show The Repair Shop scrapped a segment that was set to feature a joke book belonging to late comedian Bob Monkhouse after the contents were deemed inappropriate.

According to the Sun, the book was taken to the workshop in the programme's barn by Monkhouse's daughter and his comedy writing partner.

Joanna Ball, managing director of Ricochet, which produces the show, said: "We planned to fix the joke book, but when we got it to the barn and saw it in its entirety, we realised it contained many jokes that were not appropriate for a programme.

"We explained this to the family and returned the book to them. We did not complete filming of the item, so it was never included in the programme.""

 

Were they intending to read all the jokes out on the program ?

I’m the last to shout ‘woke nonsense’ (whatever that means) but in this instance even I’m saying ‘what a load of bollocks’.

Bob Monkhouse was hardly Bernard Manning or Jim Davidson was he? Quite liked him actually.

[hypochondriac]

49 minutes ago, Saint86 said:

i think we all know why 🤷‍♂️

Hopefully this anti semitic attack has the opposite effect to what was planned, an actually shines a light on what is going on and brings people together.

Sadly the refrain from some has been criticising the 'Jewish ambulances' which they aren't anyway.

[whelk]

20 minutes ago, hypochondriac said:

Sadly the refrain from some has been criticising the 'Jewish ambulances' which they aren't anyway.

What surprised me is that the ambulances weren’t protected by the Jewish space lasers.

[iansums]

2 hours ago, Turkish said:

How many benefit spongers were there in Victoria times?

SOG would have requested a second horse and carriage for his wife.

[Turkish]

1 hour ago, Holmes_and_Watson said:

An achievement immortalised for later generations!

Top cake making that, love a Victoria sponge.

[egg]

42 minutes ago, Turkish said:

Top cake making that, love a Victoria sponge.

Yep, ditto. I feel a best cake/naughty food thread coming on. 

[Turkish]

18 minutes ago, egg said:

Yep, ditto. I feel a best cake/naughty food thread coming on. 

good shout!

[hypochondriac]

2 hours ago, iansums said:

SOG would have requested a second horse and carriage for his wife.

He'd have requested a third one for his wife's boyfriend.