What Is Happening To Our Country?

[Osvaldorama]

I see the peaceful left are being peaceful in France again tonight 

 

[badgerx16]

35 minutes ago, Osvaldorama said:

I see the peaceful left are being peaceful in France again tonight 

 

This thread is "What is happening in OUR country".

[Badger]

22 minutes ago, badgerx16 said:

This thread is "What is happening in OUR country".

You’re right, but on a different note how long will it be before we see some copycat incidents of pupil/student unrest in the UK ? 
 

Seeing it on the news, it seems inevitable that some bastard will think that looks a good way of expressing some sentiment or other. 

[Farmer Saint]

Mindless violence - the French have always done this though, when they protest they really go for it.

[Osvaldorama]

23 hours ago, Farmer Saint said:

Mindless violence - the French have always done this though, when they protest they really go for it.

Except they never burned down the 18th century historic buildings. 

I wonder what’s changed 🧐 

Edited 20 hours ago by Osvaldorama

[Farmer Saint]

1 minute ago, Osvaldorama said:

Except they never burned down there 18th century historic buildings. 

I wonder what’s changed 🧐 

Do you mean "their", thicko?

[Farmer Saint]

8 minutes ago, Osvaldorama said:

Except they never burned down there 18th century historic buildings. 

I wonder what’s changed 🧐 

And they have, by the way, a number of times. 2005 was a big year for burning historic public buildings for instance. I would suggest spending some time reading and learning about civil unrest in France.

Edited Sunday at 06:27 by Farmer Saint

[Farmer Saint]

Some History homework for you Mr Mosley:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_incidents_of_civil_unrest_in_France

Seems like your History knowledge is as patchy as your Economics.

Edited Sunday at 06:32 by Farmer Saint

[Weston Super Saint]

8 hours ago, Badger said:

You’re right, but on a different note how long will it be before we see some copycat incidents of pupil/student unrest in the UK ? 
 

Seeing it on the news, it seems inevitable that some bastard will think that looks a good way of expressing some sentiment or other. 

Ours aren't bright enough or have the same motivation.

[Farmer Saint]

32 minutes ago, Weston Super Saint said:

Ours aren't bright enough or have the same motivation.

If the buildings had brown people in them though...

[Badger]

4 hours ago, Weston Super Saint said:

Ours aren't bright enough or have the same motivation.

Possibly, although some of ours have previous form for similar actions (thinking Croydon 2011);

https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2012/apr/11/rioter-fire-reeves-furniture-jailed

 

[skintsaint]

8 hours ago, Weston Super Saint said:

Ours aren't bright enough or have the same motivation.

Its true, my son's primary school asked parents for a small donation to help with stationery, etc. 

Bit pissed as surely that should be provided as a given, but couldn't be arsed to form a protest to smash up the school like the French do 

Edited Sunday at 15:01 by skintsaint

[Weston Super Saint]

59 minutes ago, skintsaint said:

Its true, my son's primary school asked parents for a small donation to help with stationery, etc. 

Bit pissed as surely that should be provided as a given, but couldn't be arsed to form a protest to smash up the school like the French do 

The most we'd be able to muster is probably a snapped crayon.

[Gloucester Saint]

2 hours ago, Weston Super Saint said:

The most we'd be able to muster is probably a snapped crayon.

At a push, some pink custard thrown over walls, or semolina smeared.

[Osvaldorama]

23 hours ago, Weston Super Saint said:

Ours aren't bright enough or have the same motivation.

You honestly believe it’s students doing this? LOL 

I can’t believe how gullible people are 

[bpsaint]

51 minutes ago, Osvaldorama said:

You honestly believe it’s students doing this? LOL 

I can’t believe how gullible people are 

It’s might have started as students, but it’s the usual suspects just causing chaos now, only got to look at all the Palestine flags being waved to get an idea of of what it’s really about.

Will only further the support for Marine Le Pen ahead of the elections.

[Gloucester Saint]

Back in the UK, looks like non-welfare recipients very much profiting from the housing benefits system https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cm62y80yxw9vo

[badgerx16]

From a person I know well ;

The DWP received the paperwork for the renewal of their child's DLA claim on July 16th, the award needs renewing from October 24th.

As of this morning the case has yet to be assessed.

[Sheaf Saint]

2 hours ago, badgerx16 said:

From a person I know well ;

The DWP received the paperwork for the renewal of their child's DLA claim on July 16th, the award needs renewing from October 24th.

As of this morning the case has yet to be assessed.

If the DWP is as under-resourced and over-stretched as the rest of the public sector then this comes as no surprise whatsoever.

[Holmes_and_Watson]

12 hours ago, Gloucester Saint said:

Back in the UK, looks like non-welfare recipients very much profiting from the housing benefits system https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cm62y80yxw9vo

Thanks for posting. I heard some of the programme around it yesterday. The part I heard had a number of people essentially trapped. The moment they do anything, like Brian in the article, they lose the support. They're then liable for rents that make working very counter-productive. They can't move elsewhere, because the money going to them goes to their support landlords. They have no savings to get a deposit elsewhere. And not working makes that very difficult anyway.

The whole thing is something I'd have thought a Burnham government would be interested in sorting. I hope so.