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Old man in the U.K. played Rugby once upon a time with enthusiasm rather than any great talent. Try to be reasonable and tolerant but can occasionally be a bit challenging

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This scenario is called kick it into the long grass until it goes away. I hope despite my low expectations the American people will see through the Ruse and make their own minds up about see the motives behind the obstruction of justice.

16.11.2025 13:36 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

MRI is an acronym forโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆ.

Wait for itโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆ

Magnetic Resonance Imaging.
Iโ€™m sure I heard somewhere that

NOBODY KNOWS WHAT MAGNETS CAN DO OR WHAT THEY ARE.

Anybody help me out here.

16.11.2025 13:27 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

2/2
The demand side could be addressed by making it hard/impossible to remain when the poor souls arrive at their chosen destination. Itโ€™s hard and people will suffer. The Supply side needs a concerted effort by the whole of the European continent to shut down all unofficial routes to the U.K.

16.11.2025 12:24 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Iโ€™m certainly not anti immigration , however Iโ€™m anti people smugglers and the exploitation of desperate people. Government both domestic and international need to focus on those exploiting would be immigrants. One way is to reduce demand the other is to reduce supply of transportation routes. 1/2

16.11.2025 12:18 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Itโ€™s what happens when you put your trust in the hands of a false prophet Marg.

16.11.2025 08:43 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Iโ€™ve just been watching โ€œJudgement at Nurembergโ€ a star studded Stanley Kramer masterpiece. Maybe the lessons of the 1948 courtroom proceedings against Nazi War criminals havenโ€™t been screened often enough to remind people what can happen when racist right wing extremists assume absolute power.

15.11.2025 14:59 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I am lead to believe that Trump has a number of seriously high hurdles to overcome in his fight with the BBC.
1. Heโ€™s out of time in the U.K.
2. In Florida he has to show that the program was aired in the US by the BBC.
3. Heโ€™s has to demonstrate detriment and reputational damage.
For starters.

15.11.2025 14:17 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Donโ€™t worry about the estate while your away the Little Gripping neighbourhood watch have stationed mad Derrick and his rabid pack of toy poodles in the Lodge and Sue from the shop has promised to keep Derrick well provided with human kindness and provender. Love to Bunty.

14.11.2025 13:30 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Oh dear me. Trying to stoke a nonexistent fire with saturated timber. They must be getting very desperate. There is no challenge to Starmer and the next election will be when he decides to call one. It wonโ€™t be when the chattering idiots want or on the terms they want it to be.

13.11.2025 16:39 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 9    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

If I can add a real incentive for young people to invest, particularly those working in public service, teaching, etc would be to cancel their student debt and allow them to use the funds they would have paid in servicing that debt to invest without taxing it or the income it generates.

13.11.2025 16:17 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

The difficulty for young people is they are paddling so hard to keep the heads above water they canโ€™t contemplate saving

13.11.2025 16:07 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

George I think you know very well why he isnโ€™t shooting his mouth off or providing the opportunity for embarrassing questions about emails.

13.11.2025 16:04 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 8    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Hold the Front page Mc Ribs are not Ribs in the sense of the word that a rib is โ€œeach of a series of slender curved bones articulated in pairs to the spine (twelve pairs in humans), protecting the thoracic cavity and its organsโ€. Iโ€™ll not sleep tonight worrying about this revelation. Fox propaganda.

13.11.2025 16:01 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Remind me who was President when Epstein was found dead in his cell? Silly old me I should have known it was August 2019 at the height of Trumpโ€™s campaign to be re-elected for a second term. Now it seems the emails just released suggest Epstein was contemplating a tell all expose.

13.11.2025 15:41 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

As to what Trump was doing for hours in a room with a sex traffickโ€™d young girl? Iโ€™m guessing he wasnโ€™t playing three dimensional chess. Your answers on a post card to your Representative and Senator.

13.11.2025 13:33 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Iโ€™d suggest no amount of editing could make her look good and the BBC wouldnโ€™t need to edit at all to make her look anything other than she isโ€ฆ.. you can fill in your own description.

13.11.2025 06:53 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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How did those presenters keep a straight face

12.11.2025 17:27 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1007    ๐Ÿ” 269    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 90    ๐Ÿ“Œ 44
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There is an ease and decency about Obama that is genuinely recognised by those who arenโ€™t bigots and racists. He is not just a former President he is a guy who you could happily share a beer with and enjoy doing so. He doesnโ€™t need people to bow and scrape to him unlike others I could mention.

12.11.2025 16:57 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

And Mike Johnson is still conveniently blind. It seems the White House says itโ€™s a fake narrative. The whole house of cards must be knocked over. If this is allowed to fade into the background and kicked into the long grass there is no hope.

12.11.2025 16:29 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Let us hope that life grant an opportunity to those miserable who live in the golden palaces to taste the infinite peace of a wooden cottage in the countryside and so their misery ends!"โ€”Mehmet Murat

12.11.2025 16:09 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I canโ€™t see a successful outcome for Trump. Yes the speech was edited but he said those things & incited the insurrectionists to storm the Capitol. He will have to prove he didnโ€™t say what he said and somehow the BBC caused him reputational damage that hadnโ€™t already occurred. A tall order.

11.11.2025 13:49 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Just the ticket. Richard Ticeโ€™s โ€œpartnerโ€ will definitely ensure rigorous enforcement of BBC impartiality rules. & given Reform.co stances on free speech and health policy I canโ€™t think of anyone better able to steer a trouble free path for both organisations. Unless Mike down the pub is free.

11.11.2025 13:23 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 7    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Why would people who are due to retire etc etc. An Innocent question โ€ฆ. but could their retirement fund have been boosted somehow?

10.11.2025 17:15 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

The vendetta continues. Nobody is fooled by the other than fools.

10.11.2025 16:45 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Meanwhile here in the U.K. The Director General & Head of News of the BBC have resigned because of right wing media pressure. The issue. An edited section of a documentary programme (Panorama) which spliced 2 partsTrumps speech inciting Jan 6 rioters. Trump says he will sue the BBC. We will see.

10.11.2025 16:26 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

It both fascinates and angers me that the uber wealthy constantly whine about tax, yet want to share in all the benefits those taxes finance. They say they want to decide how the spend โ€œtheirโ€ money yet at the same time want to use roads, police, armed forces & air space etc. They are leeches.

10.11.2025 12:28 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

My vote for new DG goes to David Attenborough. A man in his prime who has forgotten more about broadcasting than the whole BBC workforce and board members put together. Love to Bunty.

10.11.2025 11:07 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

The thing is Trump said the things that have lead to this controversy. He may have said them in a different order to the way they were presented but he did say them and in the same speech. Given his inability to order and articulate his thoughts in a logical sequence the edit was justified.

10.11.2025 08:16 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

If I needed to travel in America I wouldnโ€™t fly. Even if air traffic controllers turn up for work their concentration levels must impaired because of lack of wholesome food and concern for their families and financial wellbeing.

10.11.2025 07:54 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 6    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I think all Trump has done is to concentrate the crime in one place. You all know whereโ€ฆ.

10.11.2025 07:41 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

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