What Is Happening To Our Country?

[badgerx16]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cmkg8qgy9d9lo

"An evicted elderly disabled woman, who has become symbolic of Spain's housing crisis, will be able to return to her home in Madrid, according to her lawyer.".....

"Abascal's lawyer, Beatriz Duro, told a press conference there had been "goodwill from both parties" and that she would pay a similar amount of rent under a new contract, averting a significant price hike."

[Osvaldorama]

29 minutes ago, badgerx16 said:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cmkg8qgy9d9lo

"An evicted elderly disabled woman, who has become symbolic of Spain's housing crisis, will be able to return to her home in Madrid, according to her lawyer.".....

"Abascal's lawyer, Beatriz Duro, told a press conference there had been "goodwill from both parties" and that she would pay a similar amount of rent under a new contract, averting a significant price hike."

Commy nonsense. No surprise from the current Spanish regime tbf 

[Sir Ralph]

9 minutes ago, Osvaldorama said:

Commy nonsense. No surprise from the current Spanish regime tbf 

So if I’m Spanish and renting and can’t afford my rent what am I going to do next? The lefty government will try to introduce something similar to rent caps (I suspect, something that comrade khan wanted to introduce) which means people stop investing in rental properties which impacts the economy with less job generation and tax revenue and fewer rental properties, hurting the people the government were try to help. But hey nobody said socialism understands the real world. 

[Weston Super Saint]

3 minutes ago, Sir Ralph said:

So if I’m Spanish and renting and can’t afford my rent what am I going to do next? 

Who knows, but does it include fucking off to Spain, again?

[Sir Ralph]

17 minutes ago, Weston Super Saint said:

Who knows, but does it include fucking off to Spain, again?

Another great response. You lefties really can’t engage in any sensible conversation. Can you manage to engage with the point I made? 

[Osvaldorama]

8 minutes ago, Sir Ralph said:

Another great response. You lefties really can’t engage in any sensible conversation. Can you manage to engage with the point I made? 

They genuinely can’t think more than one step ahead. It’s wild. 
 

Advocating for rent caps etc, despite history proving over and over again that they make things worse. 

Then instead of actually trying to understand how markets work, they throw insults 😂
 

[Sir Ralph]

2 minutes ago, Osvaldorama said:

They genuinely can’t think more than one step ahead. It’s wild. 
 

Advocating for rent caps etc, despite history proving over and over again that they make things worse. 

Then instead of actually trying to understand how markets work, they throw insults 😂
 

They profess to understand economics too. Anyway they probably won’t respond as their leader / dad has told them to ignore us both. 😉

Edited Tuesday at 09:01 by Sir Ralph

[Osvaldorama]

1 hour ago, Weston Super Saint said:

I can see why! They've really revolutionised space travel for those satellites, really revolutionised it.  Before that rocket launch no satellite was ever launched into space using a rocket.  None.  Ever.

Vive la revolution!

 

Starship just did something no previous flight has ever done: 

Reached Earth orbit, deployed 26 next-gen Starlink V3 satellites, then executed a controlled deorbit and splashdown.
 

You’re being facetious and smarmy, but it’s actually another huge step forward, so you’re making yourself look a bit silly 

[badgerx16]

1 hour ago, Sir Ralph said:

So if I’m Spanish and renting and can’t afford my rent what am I going to do next? 

If you are an 87 year old Spaniard and renting, and your rent suddenly increases by 400%, such that it exceeds your total income, what are you going to do next ?

[Osvaldorama]

8 minutes ago, badgerx16 said:

If you are an 87 year old Spaniard and renting, and your rent suddenly increases by 400%, such that it exceeds your total income, what are you going to do next ?

Move to an area that I can afford the rent?

[Weston Super Saint]

1 hour ago, Sir Ralph said:

Another great response. You lefties really can’t engage in any sensible conversation. Can you manage to engage with the point I made? 

Nope. I don't give a shiny shit about rent controls in Spain, so see no need to engage with the point you made.

[Weston Super Saint]

1 hour ago, Osvaldorama said:

 

Starship just did something no previous flight has ever done: 

Reached Earth orbit, deployed 26 next-gen Starlink V3 satellites, then executed a controlled deorbit and splashdown.
 

You’re being facetious and smarmy, but it’s actually another huge step forward, so you’re making yourself look a bit silly 

Well, boy, don't I feel like the fool.

I didn't know that it did something no previous flight has ever done. None. Ever.

I was under the misguided apprehension that the Mercury programme orbited the earth and splashed down in the Atlantic in 1962. Then there was Gemini programme, Apollo programme, Soyuz programme, Orion programme that all did the same.

I feel so stupid now that I know this was the first one to achieve such a feat. Ever. It's so revolutionary.

Vive la revolution. Again.

[Holmes_and_Watson]

1 hour ago, Osvaldorama said:

 

Starship just did something no previous flight has ever done: 

Reached Earth orbit, deployed 26 next-gen Starlink V3 satellites, then executed a controlled deorbit and splashdown.
 

You’re being facetious and smarmy, but it’s actually another huge step forward, so you’re making yourself look a bit silly 

Unless it detonated the satellites to make a "Free Tonda!" sign, I'm just not convinced. 🙂

Did this chat decide on what was considered revolutionary? For example,

Technological advances - and possibly referring to innovative solutions to specific problems of their own, as much as through general advancement. Or from advances made as a direct result of their work.

Access - Impacting markets through opening up the field commercially and economically beyond governments.

Advancement - 'The people of Piddington Moonbase say "No!" to a plan to have a Lunar I migration centre build nearby. "We'll go to zeta 2 reticuli, if this keeps up. Just see if we don't."

 

[egg]

8 hours ago, Weston Super Saint said:

Well, boy, don't I feel like the fool.

I didn't know that it did something no previous flight has ever done. None. Ever.

I was under the misguided apprehension that the Mercury programme orbited the earth and splashed down in the Atlantic in 1962. Then there was Gemini programme, Apollo programme, Soyuz programme, Orion programme that all did the same.

I feel so stupid now that I know this was the first one to achieve such a feat. Ever. It's so revolutionary.

Vive la revolution. Again.

Indeed. This wasn't revolutionary. That controlled splashdown didn't seem very controlled or splashy, seeing as it crashed into the ocean at speed and burst into flames.

[Holmes_and_Watson]

3 hours ago, egg said:

Indeed. This wasn't revolutionary. That controlled splashdown didn't seem very controlled or splashy, seeing as it crashed into the ocean at speed and burst into flames.

I'd have thought crashing into the ocean was a bit splashy. When you add boomy along with splashy, that's two things while the others only had the splashy bit. Revolutionary?

[egg]

8 hours ago, Holmes_and_Watson said:

I'd have thought crashing into the ocean was a bit splashy. When you add boomy along with splashy, that's two things while the others only had the splashy bit. Revolutionary?

We saw the fastest speed of entry, and biggest fireball - revolutionary stuff. The markets were so impressed the space ex share price dropped 2.2%. 

[Farmer Saint]

1 minute ago, egg said:

We saw the fastest speed of entry, and biggest fireball - revolutionary stuff. The markets were so impressed the space ex share price dropped 2.2%. 

That's Labour's fault though, as business don't trust business business economics, Labour FTSE NASDAQ Chat GPT says.

[whelk]

On 29/09/2026 at 09:58, Sir Ralph said:

They profess to understand economics too. Anyway they probably won’t respond as their leader / dad has told them to ignore us both. 😉

I find you the more reasonable one. Your mate, the delusional brainwashed gimp, is just not worth debating with. 
 

commies and lefties? You guys are in the dark ages and need to get out more. 

[iansums]

8 minutes ago, whelk said:

I find you the more reasonable one. Your mate, the delusional brainwashed gimp, is just not worth debating with. 
 

commies and lefties? You guys are in the dark ages and need to get out more. 

How dare you talk about me like that 😡

[whelk]

1 minute ago, iansums said:

How dare you talk about me like that 😡

All joking aside it is only a few idiots that bang on about echo chambers, there are a mass of subjects where there is plenty of agreement and disagreement. Reasonable people will give Burnham a chance. The GM News brigade get so excitable and love highlighting failure. I know a stereotype but is in keeping with people who haven’t achieved much in life.

[Sir Ralph]

Absolute nutters. https://spectator.com/article/inside-the-green-partys-orwellian-language-guide/

[badgerx16]

24 minutes ago, Sir Ralph said:

Absolute nutters. https://spectator.com/article/inside-the-green-partys-orwellian-language-guide/

How is that going to save the planet ? ( Can we call it Mother Earth ? )

Edited 21 hours ago by badgerx16

[Sir Ralph]

Just now, badgerx16 said:

How is that going to save the planet ?

The gender neutral dolphins will have a calmer state of mind

[badgerx16]

3 hours ago, Sir Ralph said:

The gender neutral dolphins will have a calmer state of mind

[Farmer Saint]

Maybe you should cut down on the Oat Lattes, avocados and gak.

[Sir Ralph]

47 minutes ago, Farmer Saint said:

Maybe you should cut down on the Oat Lattes, avocados and gak.

Good lad - save that 20% vat rather than hand it over to be wasted

[Sir Ralph]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cq74e4jg9leno
 

This bloke is a menace to society and very thick. Imagine saying to nursery providers that their costs needs to be capped. What do you think they would do? Stop providing the service 

People that own homes alternatively will just jack the rent up at the start of the 3 years and justify it against the renter right act as evidence of market increase. Renters will pay the increase earlier and therefore more overall. 

Edited 3 hours ago by Sir Ralph

[Farmer Saint]

18 minutes ago, Sir Ralph said:

Good lad - save that 20% vat rather than hand it over to be wasted

Our school (and a few in our area) haven't handed that 20% down yet. We've had the usual increase.

Edited 3 hours ago by Farmer Saint

[Sir Ralph]

2 minutes ago, Farmer Saint said:

Our school (and a few in our area) haven't handed that 20% down yet. We've had the usual increase.

Round us they mostly have unfortunately. Thing is on the face of it earning £178k in London you probably have less disposable income than if you were on say £100k up north

Edited 3 hours ago by Sir Ralph

[Farmer Saint]

9 minutes ago, Sir Ralph said:

Round us they mostly have unfortunately. Thing is on the face of it earning £178k in London you probably have less disposable income than if you were on say £100k up north

Yeah, understandably, especially with the tax trap and hammering into pensions to try to offset that.

Maybe they should move out of London if they can't afford it?

Edited 2 hours ago by Farmer Saint

[Sir Ralph]

1 hour ago, Farmer Saint said:

Yeah, understandably, especially with the tax trap and hammering into pensions to try to offset that.

Maybe they should move out of London if they can't afford it?

I can’t think why you would want to live there with kids anyway. We moved out to commuter belt a while ago. Better community, nicer open spaces better bang for your buck in terms of property and your kids are less likely to end up dealing drugs. Cant think why you would want to stay in London. In commuter belt you can dip in and out of London when you want to

Edited 1 hour ago by Sir Ralph

[badgerx16]

1 hour ago, Sir Ralph said:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cq74e4jg9leno
 

This bloke is a menace to society and very thick. Imagine saying to nursery providers that their costs needs to be capped. What do you think they would do? Stop providing the service 

People that own homes alternatively will just jack the rent up at the start of the 3 years and justify it against the renter right act as evidence of market increase. Renters will pay the increase earlier and therefore more overall. 

He is a fucktard of the highest order.