Current Affairs 2024

[david63]

Masks, wipes and foot trough at the ready

Don't forget the compo forms

[Stephen]

Already filled out David.

[Ray B]

Don't trash it either as we will be on it in August. Yep, surrounded by loads of screaming kids, oh joy.

[Jan Rosser]

Don't trash it either as we will be on it in August. Yep, surrounded by loads of screaming kids, oh joy.

I’m on Ventura in August too Ray - just a week at end of month. That’s the trouble when you have two teachers in the family - school holidays

[Stephen]

Don't trash it either as we will be on it in August. Yep, surrounded by loads of screaming kids, oh joy.

You booked it. Are you mad

[Ray B]

It was a good price and went and booked it a couple of weeks ago. Down to the Canary Isles, and have a nice cabin on C deck. Maybe they are not selling.

[Ray B]

A bit of news that I don't think was mentioned on the telly box news, if it was I missed it.
An ammendment proposed to make it a criminal offence for water companies to stop discharging sewage water into water courses and the sea and bringing the bosses to court was voted on Wednesday
last week.
“Lords Amendment 45 to the Environment Bill would have placed a legal duty on water companies in England and Wales “to make improvements to their sewerage systems and demonstrate progressive reductions in the harm caused by discharges of untreated sewage.
The amendment was defeated 262 to 17 after Labour chose to abstain.

[Stephen]

What a brave man and something I can relate to, but nothing like this.

Ovation for MP who lost limbs to sepsis on return to Commons https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-69048172

[Onelife]

What a brave man and something I can relate to, but nothing like this.

Ovation for MP who lost limbs to sepsis on return to Commons https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-69048172

Yes’, I watched the interview and thought what a positive attitude this man has, especially after all he has/is going through….sounds like he has a very supportive family around him also.

[Stephen]

A great sense of humour. Especially when he said about when the speaker of the house visited him in hospital and the rest of the hospital thought ‘that guy must be dreadfully ill, he’s got the funeral director in already’

[Mervyn and Trish]

Possible election announcement in the next few minutes....

[Onelife]

It matters not which protest group were trying to interrupt Sunak’s announcement this afternoon by trying to drown out his speech with loud music…but abusing their democratic right to protest in this manner was an absolute disgrace.

[Mervyn and Trish]

They'll be the same ones who can't be bothered to vote and will then moan about the result.

[Onelife]

“Rishi Sunak's General Election speech was interrupted by the Labour anthem blaring through speakers in a disastrous moment for the Tory PM. Things Can Only Get Better by D:Ream, which was loved by Tony Blair in the run-up to his election win, was heard as Mr Sunak confirmed a General Election will be held on July 4.”

This pathetic stunt just shows what rabble belong to the labour party…not impressed at all.

[Mervyn and Trish]

As a floating voter at this stage I genuinely don't know who I'll vote for. There are aspects of the Tories I'm fed up with. But so far Labour are all sound bites with no detail or substance.

[Onelife]

Our political system doesn’t work in the best interests of our country so I’m up the river without a paddle.

[Mervyn and Trish]

So you've said regularly. But you never offer an alternative system that would be any better. A bit like Labour at the moment really.

[oldbluefox]

I know who I won't be voting for....
Not a lot of choice left.

[david63]

Anyone else had enough of the election? How the news can go on with nothing else for hours when there is nothing to say is beyond me (then again I am finding most things beyond me these days!)

[Onelife]

So you've said regularly. But you never offer an alternative system that would be any better. A bit like Labour at the moment really.

If, as I believe our political system has corrupted itself beyond repair you either live with it and accept the consequences, or you dismantle the foundations that props it up. Getting rid of the Monarchy would pave the way for a presidential-parliamentary system of governance, and in doing so give this country the first opportunity to reform the way parliament conducts itself.

You yourself are undecided about which party offers this country the best alternative and yet you are prepared to vote for one knowing both have massive failings…you could of course do as I will be doing and use your vote for one of the fringe parties in the hope that they can influence change.

My alternative may have many hurdles to climb but sitting on the same fence hoping the next 30 years will be better than the last isn’t ‘in my opinion’ taking our country forward, it is leaving it to stagnate in a whirlpool of cross-party bickering which continues to deprive our country of progressive policy/decision making.

I do accept that every political system has its failings but one should never be afraid to call time on one that has no significance other than to keep its subjects believing they are beholden to it.

[Onelife]

Anyone else had enough of the election? How the news can go on with nothing else for hours when there is nothing to say is beyond me (then again I am finding most things beyond me these days!)

It could be worse David, I could go on about the Monarchy 24/7

[towny44]

So you've said regularly. But you never offer an alternative system that would be any better. A bit like Labour at the moment really.

If, as I believe our political system has corrupted itself beyond repair you either live with it and accept the consequences, or you dismantle the foundations that props it up. Getting rid of the Monarchy would pave the way for a presidential-parliamentary system of governance, and in doing so give this country the first opportunity to reform the way parliament conducts itself.

You yourself are undecided about which party offers this country the best alternative and yet you are prepared to vote for one knowing both have massive failings…you could of course do as I will be doing and use your vote for one of the fringe parties in the hope that they can influence change.

My alternative may have many hurdles to climb but sitting on the same fence hoping the next 30 years will be better than the last isn’t ‘in my opinion’ taking our country forward, it is leaving it to stagnate in a whirlpool of cross-party bickering which continues to deprive our country of progressive policy/decision making.

I do accept that every political system has its failings but one should never be afraid to call time on one that has no significance other than to keep its subjects believing they are beholden to it.

The problem that you dont seem to appreiate, is that you will still need some sorts of organisations to manage the different groups that will want to have MPs elected. This will require large amounts of funds and I doubt your fellow voters will be happy if you suggest that this should be taxpayer funded, and Charlie's millions will only last for a few years, so you will need to find a continuous supply of sacrificial goats if you wish to fund your new style parliament by plundering the elite.

[Stephen]

Who I vote for is between me and the ballet box and who gets off they’re ar*e and works for their vote by getting on the knocker instead of just assuming they’ve got it in the bag.

[towny44]

Even if I was a floating voter, I don't think I would be swayed by the candidate that took the trouble to knock on my door, not for a general election anyway, but maybe for a local election. For a GE it's the party that I consider best to run the country, whereas a local councillor that tries his best for each constituent is probably more important, especially now we have mayoral elections to decide who controls the spending.
But unless we have a heatwave, and Putin is assassinated, and the energy prices plummet, then I think it is a foregone conclusion that Starmer will be PM on July 5th.

[Mervyn and Trish]

So you've said regularly. But you never offer an alternative system that would be any better. A bit like Labour at the moment really.

If, as I believe our political system has corrupted itself beyond repair you either live with it and accept the consequences, or you dismantle the foundations that props it up. Getting rid of the Monarchy would pave the way for a presidential-parliamentary system of governance, and in doing so give this country the first opportunity to reform the way parliament conducts itself.

You yourself are undecided about which party offers this country the best alternative and yet you are prepared to vote for one knowing both have massive failings…you could of course do as I will be doing and use your vote for one of the fringe parties in the hope that they can influence change.

My alternative may have many hurdles to climb but sitting on the same fence hoping the next 30 years will be better than the last isn’t ‘in my opinion’ taking our country forward, it is leaving it to stagnate in a whirlpool of cross-party bickering which continues to deprive our country of progressive policy/decision making.

I do accept that every political system has its failings but one should never be afraid to call time on one that has no significance other than to keep its subjects believing they are beholden to it.

I really think the Monarchy is irrelevant to our political woes. It's just your whipping boy. If you think presidential is the way ahead just look at the US. If there's anywhere with a bigger political mess than us, that's it. And consider if we had a president odds on the last few years would have given us Presidents Bliar and Boris. Is that your vision for a better future?