Current Affairs

[Kendhni]

Well the world has just passed a population of 8bn.
It took until 1800 to get to 1billion, 1920's to get to 2billion and since then it appears we have been breeding like rabbits.
Expected to peak at 10bn in about 60 years time.

I wonder how many this planet can realistically support.

[Mervyn and Trish]

I'm certain population numbers are a factor in issues such as climate change. More people inevitably consume more resources and produce more waste products.

[screwy]

I would suggest it only certain populations that are breeding like rabbits.

[Onelife]

I would suggest it only certain populations that are breeding like rabbits.

Any in particular Screwy?

[screwy]

Only guessing,but I’d think south of the Med springs to mind. Oh, the sub continent also. Feast or famine doesn’t stop them breeding.

[Kendhni]

Far too much begetting and not enough husbandry.

[barney]

Over population is the major problem in the world at the moment.
The population of the U.K. is too high.
We’ve grown by 10 million in less than 20 years.
More people means more of everything, which suits the globalists.
The unfortunate truth is that nobody really knows what the population is.
We were constantly told about the EU three million.
They even formed an action group called the three million.
It now turns out that the three million is nearer to six million.
That’s how many applied for permanent status.
The vast majority of these in London and the south east.
Controlled immigration is the only way forward for an island.
Unfortunately this government literally couldn’t run a **** up in a brewery.

[Onelife]

I despair at the way our country is going, so much so that I said to my wife this morning should our daughter say she wanted to emigrate to the other side of the world (New Zealand, Australia etc) we both agreed that we would encourage her to do so... despite her being the most precious thing in our lives.

[david63]

emigrate to the other side of the world (New Zealand, Australia etc)

Whilst those countries do have what many consider to be a better lifestyle, especially if you like the outdoors, they still have all the problems that we have in this country - albeit they are about 10 years behind us, but catching up fast.

[Onelife]

emigrate to the other side of the world (New Zealand, Australia etc)

Whilst those countries do have what many consider to be a better lifestyle, especially if you like the outdoors, they still have all the problems that we have in this country - albeit they are about 10 years behind us, but catching up fast.

I’m sure they do have problems David but getting there by dinghies is far more difficult.

[david63]

getting there by dinghies is far more difficult.

Perhaps not by dinghies, but they still have immigration problems

[Mervyn and Trish]

They have a lot more spare space than us.

[barney]

They have a lot more spare space than us.

It’s not necessarily about space Merv.
It’s about facilities and amenities.
With plus 300k people entering the country every year, it’s impossible to either catch up or keep up.
Globalists love it because it plays straight into their hands.
The business of continually chasing more is the model that most of the west use.
If we are not continually increasing, we are considered in recession.
It’s self perpetuating.
What the globalists forget is that immigrants also grow old which means more immigration to keep paying tax and for workers.
And so it goes on.
The globalists think that the size of the population of the U.K. will be determined naturally.
That is, when it’s exceeded it’s maximum capacity, people will leave.
In the meantime, accept a lack of everything except people.
It’s not even as if we can spread it out.
The south east is where the immigrants want to go.
Those sent to the far flung outposts of the country gravitate back.
That’s why some areas are under populated and the south east is literally bursting with people.

[Mervyn and Trish]

Ken will tell you it's a Ponzi scheme!

[barney]

Ken will tell you it's a Ponzi scheme!

What ?
The European Union?
That’s been well known for years

[Kendhni]

To the moon and beyond.
Great to see the space program kicking off again ... although maybe during COP27 was not the best of timing.

[Chalgrave4]

To the moon and beyond.
Great to see the space program kicking off again ... although maybe during COP27 was not the best of timing.

Perhaps it is good timing, When we've finished screwing this planet there will be somewhere else for the human race to mess up

[Mervyn and Trish]

Maybe we could solve the energy crisis by covering the moon in solar panels and a long cable?

[barney]

To the moon and beyond.
Great to see the space program kicking off again ... although maybe during COP27 was not the best of timing.

Perhaps it is good timing, When we've finished screwing this planet there will be somewhere else for the human race to mess up

It’s actually quite a big thing down here.
High tech, high salary jobs in an area with very few like that.
It’s said locally that Cornwall is on track to be second in the world, after Cape Canaveral for launching satellites.
That’s got to be a good thing.

[Manoverboard]

I think it's a waste of time and that the money could be better used elsewhere.

[barney]

I think it's a waste of time and that the money could be better used elsewhere.

What ?
Launching satellites.
How do you think your phone works ?

H&W Appledore ship yard has just secured a £1.6 billion contract building new Royal Navy ships.
Is that also a waste of money given the current situation ?

Areas like mine need these industries to keep young people here.

[Onelife]

I think it's a waste of time and that the money could be better used elsewhere.

Whilst I don’t think it is a waste of time, I do feel the high tec, digital world in which we now live have expanded at a speed that has left many of us dependent on technology, technology that has no regard to how it is screwing our minds into not understanding what is important in life. I think this applies more to the younger generation who increasingly seem to live their lives through their I-phones.

I’m all for innovation but there needs to be coping mechanisms in place that prevents the next generation from becoming clones of this digital age.

Not a healthy way forward on many fronts in my opinion.

[Manoverboard]

I think it's a waste of time and that the money could be better used elsewhere.

What ?
Launching satellites.
How do you think your phone works ?

H&W Appledore ship yard has just secured a £1.6 billion contract building new Royal Navy ships.
Is that also a waste of money given the current situation ?

Areas like mine need these industries to keep young people here.

I am deffo not anti tech nor anti defense but I am anti the entire idea of going to the moon and beyond. It costs billions and such monies, especially at this moment in time, could be better utilised improving the lot of UK citizens. Apart from that we've already been to the moon

[Kendhni]

I am deffo not anti tech nor anti defense but I am anti the entire idea of going to the moon and beyond. It costs billions and such monies, especially at this moment in time, could be better utilised improving the lot of UK citizens. Apart from that we've already been to the moon

It's not about going to the moon, although there are plans for moon landings, it is about going to Mars (they are expecting to have a manned mission on mars next decade). Every generation has to put in place plans for future generations. I remember my own grandfather complaining about the waste of money on the building of motorways, bypasses and high rise offices in city centres. If those had not been built back in the 60's then we would have had serious issues in the 80's, 90's and beyond, limiting our ability to grow as a country and an economy. It is expected that we will colonise Mars, but not until well into next century ... for that we need to put the building blocks in place now.

I can see your point in relation to costs, but the majority of that money was actually spent 10, 20, 30 years ago, not today. Another, possibly bigger, concern is the sending of tonnes of valuable resources, including rare-earth elements, into space ... difficult to recover.

[Onelife]

In reality there is no realistic planet within our reach that could sustain life as we know it, so we best take better care of this planet. Space exploration is about understanding the how’s and why’s and not, as some believe where we will live next.

I do however accept that the scientific approach to space exploration does have some bennift to mankind.