Current Affairs - 2026

[david63]

So now Trump has given Iran "one more chance at peace" - that is until the next "last chance"

[towny44]

TBH the poor man is out of his depth, and always has been. The major worry is that no real politician in Congress or the Senate seems to have the will to table whatever motion exists in the American system to have him declared unfit to be president.

[Mervyn and Trish]

I read one article, though in the world of fake news and Ai it's hard to know whether to trust it, that said he is now blaming Hesketh for the decision to go to war. There's another man I wouldn't trust to boil an egg, let alone hold a key government position.

[Stephen]

I wouldn’t trust any of them as far as i could throw them. They all come across to me as bunch of crawling, a*se licking wastes of space that are just out for themselves.

[david63]

I read one article, though in the world of fake news and Ai it's hard to know whether to trust it, that said he is now blaming Hesketh for the decision to go to war.

Teflon man?

[poole boy]

merv david 63 when first joined this forum you two were were with a few others amongst the most respected members but lately with your comments on gaza merv and now on Iran and david63 your comments on mr trump you both sound like you have changed a lot merv always told people not to believe all you read in papers or hear on tv and david63 always sounded calm and thoughtful but not now he sounds like he is going to explode.
I DO NOT KNOW HOW THE IRAN WAR WILL END AND FREELY ADMIT THAT but instead of insulting mr trump at the moment do you not think it would be better to wait for the end of the war and decide which way you want to play it then as i said in an earlier post IRAN WOULD BE ABLE TO BOMB US IN 5 YEARS Iwas wrong they can do that now

[david63]

david63 always sounded calm and thoughtful but not now he sounds like he is going to explode.

I still am calm and thoughtful (well most of the time) and if I was to "explode" then everyone would know about it.

I have said from the outset that Trump's presidency will end in tears, and it is certainly heading that way. I fully admit that I have no time, or respect, for the man and I, along with many others, believe that he is not fit for office - even his own staff do not know what he is going to do or say from one minute to the next.

do you not think it would be better to wait for the end of the war and decide which way you want to play it

I will have no choice in which way to "play it" as such things are outside my control but based of previous exploits by America combined with the indecision of Trump I am not holding my breath that there will be an end to this war any time soon.

The Trump presidency demonstrates everything that is wrong with the American political system - basically that anyone with enough money can buy the Presidency without having any political or diplomatic experience and then recruit their "mates", who also have no experience, into the top roles of running the country.

It is a well known fact that Trump has a short attention span and that he only listens to the "yes" men around him. Anyone who has the temerity to voice their opposition to what he wants will at best be berated and at worst sacked.

[Mervyn and Trish]

merv david 63 when first joined this forum you two were were with a few others amongst the most respected members but lately with your comments on gaza merv and now on Iran and david63 your comments on mr trump you both sound like you have changed a lot merv always told people not to believe all you read in papers or hear on tv and david63 always sounded calm and thoughtful but not now he sounds like he is going to explode.
I DO NOT KNOW HOW THE IRAN WAR WILL END AND FREELY ADMIT THAT but instead of insulting mr trump at the moment do you not think it would be better to wait for the end of the war and decide which way you want to play it then as i said in an earlier post IRAN WOULD BE ABLE TO BOMB US IN 5 YEARS Iwas wrong they can do that now

Like you I am entitled to my opinions. If you think what the IDF has done to Gaza is okay fair enough, but I don't. I have nothing against the Jewish people but a lot against Netanyahu. The Jews tragically experienced genocide during the Holocaust. That is no excuse to inflict it on others now. That is my view, you are entitled to differ.

You are also entitled to differ on Trump. But I think he is an unpleasant bully, quite likely an abuser of women, a liar and a very dangerous man. Just one example, he told us he had eliminated Iran's nuclear stockpile in November. So how can they be ready to mount an imminent nuclear attack now? That is not the thought process of a sane rational man. His actions in Iran have made the world a more dangerous, not a safer place. But they have conveniently taken the spotlight off the Epstein files, his failure to deliver the peace he promised in Ukraine and his mate Netanyahu's continued occupation of territories not legally his. And pushed my bills up. Thanks Trump.

[Onelife]

Hi Sir Merv, ( I think he is an unpleasant bully, quite likely an abuser of women, a liar and a very dangerous man) is, I would suggest, a pretty fair and accurate description of the man.

I’m not so sure Netanyahu should be castigated in the same way for the tragic events which took place in Gaza. I do however think things could have been done differently, in so much as many innocent lives should have been saved. Ask yourself, would not any country who had witnessed the horrific massacre of 1.300 innocent men, women, children and babies not have sought retribution for the slaughter of its citizens….we in this country have waged war for much less. I can’t say that I fully understand the historic rights and wrongs of these conflicts but I do acknowledge that Gazanians were oppressed by Israel's blockades but this was compounded by Hamas refusal to accept Israel’s rights to land, land which was supported by the UK and administered by it in 1948.

With regard to the Israel/American conflict/invasion I also stand on the side of those who see Iran's nuclear aspirations as a threat to the Middle East, and if had been allowed to continue the stability of the world.

[towny44]

Hi Sir Merv, ( I think he is an unpleasant bully, quite likely an abuser of women, a liar and a very dangerous man) is, I would suggest, a pretty fair and accurate description of the man.

I’m not so sure Netanyahu should be castigated in the same way for the tragic events which took place in Gaza. I do however think things could have been done differently, in so much as many innocent lives should have been saved. Ask yourself, would not any country who had witnessed the horrific massacre of 1.300 innocent men, women, children and babies not have sought retribution for the slaughter of its citizens….we in this country have waged war for much less. I can’t say that I fully understand the historic rights and wrongs of these conflicts but I do acknowledge that Gazanians were oppressed by Israel's blockades but this was compounded by Hamas refusal to accept Israel’s rights to land, land which was supported by the UK and administered by it in 1948.

With regard to the Israel/American conflict/invasion I also stand on the side of those who see Iran's nuclear aspirations as a threat to the Middle East, and if had been allowed to continue the stability of the world.

For a man who wants to abolish the Monarchy, because he believes the King exercises too much control over the govt, it seems rather strange for him to be a supporter of two despotic heads of state.

[Onelife]

Secret papers and Whitehall documents have revealed that King Charles (as Prince of Wales) and Queen Elizabeth II used a "Queen's consent" power to influence or block at least 39 laws via a largely secret process. These papers reveal that royals were consulted on over 1,000 laws, using the mechanism to veto legislation affecting their private interests and, in some cases, military actions.

Source Guardian

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

[towny44]

Secret papers and Whitehall documents have revealed that King Charles (as Prince of Wales) and Queen Elizabeth II used a "Queen's consent" power to influence or block at least 39 laws via a largely secret process. These papers reveal that royals were consulted on over 1,000 laws, using the mechanism to veto legislation affecting their private interests and, in some cases, military actions.

Source Guardian

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

So why do you want our despotic King to be dethroned, when you fully support Trump and Netanyahu?

[Onelife]

I have given numerous reasons why your despotic King should retire into obscurity. Re: Thread “We don't have to pay any tax…dad”

As for your assertion that I fully support Trump and Netanyahu…I don’t, but I do believe actions are necessary when you are dealing with fanatical regimes who think nothing of strapping a bomb to themselves and blowing up everyone around them.

[towny44]

I have given numerous reasons why your despotic King should retire into obscurity. Re: Thread “We don't have to pay any tax…dad”

As for your assertion that I fully support Trump and Netanyahu…I don’t, but I do believe actions are necessary when you are dealing with fanatical regimes who think nothing of strapping a bomb to themselves and blowing up everyone around them.

I note your source for this most recent info was the Guardian, which even before the Internet was never to be taken as the gospel truth, and since all new laws have to be signed off by the monarch, I assume that most of the data in the Guardian report was referring to this, admittedly anachranistic, system.

[oldbluefox]

I couldn't find The Guardian source apart from Wikipedia which anyone can contribute to but I understand that every day the Monarch receives government papers for their approval. Most of the time they are signed but HM Queen Elizabeth was very astute in checking them and would query anything she wasn't happy with. I presume this is still the case with King Charles.

[poole boy]

hoping not to stir things further but to get a reply from a member reminding me of the terms and conditions of member ship of this forum from a member that I thought was posting like one of the leaders of the Palestinian front when uk girls were being raped and assaulted by people from this area coming in by small boats i found rather insulting,
also I did not like the way another member was posting basically that the American people did not understand how to vote for a president when over 3/4 of them did so with far more voters than we have surely it would be better to wait and see what happens as we now know that the Iranians have missiles that will reach London.
finally I would like to thank onelife for trying to support me as most of you will know we support totally opposite political parties and I sent him a message a couple of months ago about his posts on we don't have to pay any tax dad and the labour party saying that i would not reply to any more of his posts on those subjects.
but just to say I thought this forum was for cruisers not for amateur politicians to see who could shout loudest

[Onelife]

Hi pooleboy, just a slight correction in that I don’t support any political party presently which is the reason I didn’t vote last time around.

I do lend my support to the ever increasing membership of a well known campaign group.

[Stephen]

Hi pooleboy, just a slight correction in that I don’t support any political party presently which is the reason I didn’t vote last time around.

I do lend my support to the ever increasing membership of a well known campaign group.

Would that be the ‘save the chocolatiers’

[Mervyn and Trish]

hoping not to stir things further but to get a reply from a member reminding me of the terms and conditions of member ship of this forum from a member that I thought was posting like one of the leaders of the Palestinian front when uk girls were being raped and assaulted by people from this area coming in by small boats i found rather insulting,
also I did not like the way another member was posting basically that the American people did not understand how to vote for a president when over 3/4 of them did so with far more voters than we have surely it would be better to wait and see what happens as we now know that the Iranians have missiles that will reach London.
finally I would like to thank onelife for trying to support me as most of you will know we support totally opposite political parties and I sent him a message a couple of months ago about his posts on we don't have to pay any tax dad and the labour party saying that i would not reply to anore of his posts on those subjects.
but just to say I thought this forum was for cruisers not for amateur politicians to see who could shout loudest

I found it insulting to be accused of being a liar just because I don't share your views.

And for clarification 49.8% of Americans voted for Trump. My maths says that's a lot less than 3/4.

And we do not know that Iran has missiles that can reach London. The longest range they have is 2000km. Less than half the distance.

[Onelife]

Hi pooleboy, just a slight correction in that I don’t support any political party presently which is the reason I didn’t vote last time around.

I do lend my support to the ever increasing membership of a well known campaign group.

Would that be the ‘save the chocolatiers’

I think it's fair to say I have single handedly done my bit for the preservation of Chocolates on this forum …with I may add thousands of thank you messages from grateful members

[Mervyn and Trish]

You've preserved them admirably. By forgetting to send them.

But to be fair you have delivered some, and in so doing raised awareness of the NHS 111 Service.

[Onelife]

You've preserved them admirably. By forgetting to send them.

But to be fair you have delivered some, and in so doing raised awareness of the NHS 111 Service.

You certainly know how to stick the scalpel in….that was really painful

[Mervyn and Trish]

So are some of the chocs. The Strychnine Surprise I found a little bitter.

[Onelife]

So are some of the chocs. The Strychnine Surprise I found a little bitter.

I’m sorry about that Sir Merv, I normally save them for people who disagree with me…how many did you say you’ve received?

[Mervyn and Trish]

Two pallets