Midweek Open Thread 24 July 2019

The Biased Far Left BBC knows full well that the new British Prime Minister is no great fan of it . This will lead to a concerted effort to destroy him before he either achieves a successful Brexit and/or turns his attention to reforming a State Broadcaster which has lost its way and is no longer ‘British’.

Obviously making the BBC British and unbiased again can’t be done with the current corrupt Parliament in place . Boris has a long list of issues to repair the damage done by Mrs May to our country . But with help he must start to drain the corrupt swamp including the Biased BBC. Good luck Bo.

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640 Responses to Midweek Open Thread 24 July 2019

  1. StewGreen says:

    Blair in Monday’s Times
    CCBGB

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  2. Lucy Pevensey says:

    Liberal entertainers didn’t always hate Donald Trump. But they are hypocrites.

    From Saturday Night Live, the US comedy sketch show.
    Cast members have included Chevy Chase, John Belushi,Eddie Murphy, Bill Murray, Mike Myers & others. They had a steady stream of famous guests including…………..

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  3. Emmanuel Goldstein says:

    Have you noticed that all the shouters screeching and braying (sorry) on the news channels are all remainders.
    I can’t recall ever seeing or hearing pro leavers.
    Probably because the leavers are at work.

    On politics live, green mp Lucas saying if the second referendum was another win for leave she would still vote against it as would the ‘liberal’ ‘democrats’ says Swinson so no point in a second referendum if they only accept the result if they win.

    On bbc radio Newcastle this morning a leaver was making a good case and mentioned the 17.4 million who voted to leave so the presenter cut him off and said that’s what they voted on that one day (or words to that effect) as if the result that day was an aberration.

    It seems everybody touted for a place in boris’s cabinet has already been found to be useless, incompetent or unfit to serve by all the media who have yet to put anything positive out about the new PM.

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  4. JamesG says:

    I know Boris Johnson isn’t everyone’s cup of tea, but I’m feeling slightly more optimistic about our country with him in charge. The BBC are very glum about it of course.

       52 likes

    • vesnadog says:

      Especially that german BBC reporter Kunsbergthingy.

      Boy, I thought she was about to burst a blood vessel while talking to U (stiff haired) Edwards. The poor guy couldn’t get to speak. And when he did speak he spoke with a welsh accent and I can never understand males with a welsh accent? With great respect – I think it makes them sound effeminate. NOT women though. I love to hear a woman speaking with a welsh accent. Yes, ever if she was a remainer.

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  5. Monty says:

    Rigby and fatty bouton on sky saying they struggled to hear Boris Johnson because of the shouting from outside, yet they seemed to explain a lot about his speech.
    Nothing but a bunch of remoaners who will just not give him any credit.
    Hopefully people will not contribute this left wing propaganda organisation.
    They make me want to vomit.
    Not forgetting burley and auntie

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    • Emmanuel Goldstein says:

      Monty.
      Strange that they say they couldn’t hear him.
      They don’t seem to have that problem with all the shouting and screaming halfwits waving their eu flags outside cessminster.

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      • vesnadog says:

        I heard them perfectly.

        I noticed the snide remark by the BBC kunsbergthigy about how she couldn’t hear Boris for the huge shouting match going on down downing st way? Methinks there was a media pact that try as much as you can to distract Boris as their remain supporters were FAILING to do. The poor girl won’t sleep tonight. We’ve warned her about her hypertension tablets.

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        • vesnadog says:

          Oops!

          When I wrote “I heard them perfectly”

          It should have been “I heard him perfectly”

          I apologise for the confusion.

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  6. Dave S says:

    What a bunch of whiners we have in our media. They do low morale in spades. They must need it to live.
    I switched off Sky and then off with the BBC. Pathetic. Truly pathetic and to think these are supposed to be our media elites. Speaking truth to power !.
    Speaking rubbish and half formed garbage to each other. Drain our swamp Boris and do it fast.

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  7. G.W.F. says:

    If Savid Javid and Hunt are still in the Cabinet tomorrow I will reaffirm my commitment to UKIP

       23 likes

  8. upandatem says:

    I know he’s not everybody’s cup of tea but I thought Boris’s speech was pretty good this afternoon. Just loved it when he said that a no-deal could be lubricated with the £39 billion we won’t be giving the EU. I’ve raised the Union Flag in my garden to celebrate.

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    • fakenewswatcher says:

      upand – Well done. Lucky it wasn’t the flag of St George. Now that Sajid has picked up on that favourite hate theme of the German socialist elite and media, “Kampf gegen Rechts”, one can’t be too careful!
      I mean, who wants to end up in the midst of a battle?

         12 likes

    • Zelazek says:

      Upand – I agree about Boris’s speech. I actually like listening to Boris, his beautiful sentences, his humour, his startling metaphors.

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    • vesnadog says:

      That Swinson creature mocked Boris’ speech saying

      “there was no detail in it?”

      How much detail did she want? As if he’s going to share it with the likes of her. All the while one could hear the uming and arhing from the BBC interviewer. I think Boris will need waders not wellies for that swamp. It must be dark and deep in parts. Specially around Islington and Chelsea to name but 2 places. (that’ll make most of the wine shops around N. Campbells pad to close).

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  9. fakenewswatcher says:

    I was amused to see Sonja from the Observer having a lot of air-time on beeb, in front of No 10. She was obviously there to make a point. She certainly poured cold water over project Boris. If there were any donkeys in the vicinity, they will now be struggling with only a set of front legs…
    Actually, come to think of it, we did hear a lot of braying from the gates. Somewhere in the vicinity of the EU flag.
    Oh Sonja, you dun good, gal. If the Observer doesn’t want you, I’m sure the Guardian or the beeb will be ever so keen, after your show this avo…

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    • BRISSLES says:

      Well Sonja is in good company of lefty female press reviewers, with Rachel Shaby, Christina Patterson, Yasmin A-B, and her that strangulates the English language Faiz whatever who is director of the paymeforoldrope institute.

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  10. StewGreen says:

    Trial for Jan 1st Park Lane stabbing: Bouncer killed
    Ossama Hamed, 25, who is wanted by police,
    is thought to have stabbed Mr Simionov,
    is the one who is on the run.
    Probably gone back to his homeland

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  11. pertelote says:

    …re Sonja on’th Beeb..when these whippersnappers start a sentence with “So” ..then you know what you’re in for. I hate this new’ish trend with a vengeance.

       32 likes

    • Old Goat says:

      Me too. I cringe, every time.

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    • fakenewswatcher says:

      pertelote- If ‘so’ has kicked off, can ‘like’ (incorrectly used in place of e.g. ‘said’) be far behind?

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      • john in cheshire says:

        And the repeated asking me or is that telling me ‘ you know ‘.
        I find myself shouting at the radio ” no, I don’t know, that’s why you’re on the radio and I’m not”.

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      • pertelote says:

        indeed fnw! Add to that the one that, to me, seemed to me to start in Oz e.g. Michael Clarke Aussie cricket captain back then:
        “Look, …” (when asked a question)..seems to have caught on here too.

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        • vesnadog says:

          You think that’s bad – how about the kiwi cricketers – they usually pronounce “then” with an I. ie “thin”

          “Thin when you bowl”

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          • pertelote says:

            NZ mate once asked me if I liked “his new dick”!..well it was hard wood!..and with railings!!

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            • BRISSLES says:

              Well Steph McGovern makes my ears bleed with ‘here-ya’ instead of here.

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  12. Peter Sausages says:

    Those beeboids, seem absolutely gutted Boris is the new PM…. Oh the joy ????

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  13. StewGreen says:

    Times : Over the past five years 291 phones and 298 laptop computers vanished from the #BBC worth a total of £550k
    £100K a year
    when BBC has 25K employees

    It’s nothing compared to the £10m/day it spends on pushing its own pet agendas.

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  14. taffman says:

    Parliament is not listening to the silent majority of the people of Great Britain. MP’s only listen to the pressure groups that represent the minorities , especially the ones that shout the loudest in London .

    I have noticed that the MSM frequently interview politicians within hearing of a demented man wearing a clown’s hat shouting ‘Stop Brexxxxit’. Its time that the chap was locked up or found a real job.
    The media propaganda is not working, its just getting more frequent and noticeably Biased.
    Desperation, comes to mind .

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    • Emmanuel Goldstein says:

      Taff.
      You would think that with modern technology, broadcasters would be able to transmit an interview or comment without it being drowned out by some braying nincompoop 200 yards away.

      People might think they intentionally include it.

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      • taffman says:

        Emmanuel Goldstein
        Definitely deliberate .

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      • vesnadog says:

        E,

        “drowned out by some braying nincompoop 200 yards away”.

        I always have this picture of that homeless guy – he can’t be married – his husband wouldn’t permit him to be out in all weathers – or, have an house, cause all those flags would need Hyde Park to store them.

        Bet he can’t move for all those sky/BBC microphones wrapped round his ankles. After all, BBC don’t want to miss a single “Stop Brexit”

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    • Demon says:

      Another difference between people shouting anti-Brexit slogans and pro-Brexit ones is that the latter get arrested. Think of that young, red-capped protestor who rightly called Soubry a traitor and is now in court!

         43 likes

    • Banania says:

      Who is paying him?

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      • Demon says:

        Banania, I’ve wondered the same (assuming you’re meaning that git who is constantly on the megaphone). It’s either he gets unemployment benefit or he’s paid by an organisation that is ultimately funded by George Soros or another Bildeberg type.

        I’ve noticed a xylophone player who was at it non-stop today, even giving a rendering of the red flag. Amazing that Sky can’t find any direction to point their cameras except at hordes of enemy flags, and they can’t site themselves further away from the constant noise makers.

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      • vesnadog says:

        B,

        “Who is paying him? ”

        Just had a thought.

        If Soros could only convince one shouter to annoy every one within ear shot we must ask the question: why only him? All other shouters threw the towel in yonks ago.

        Methinks the other shouters realise that the games up but they are too gracious to inform him that his case was tried years ago and he lost.

           5 likes

  15. taffman says:

    My usual message to Al Beeb …………….
    You can fool all the people some of the time, and some of the people all the time, but you cannot fool all the people all the time.

       26 likes

    • Old Goat says:

      They like to believe that they can, and try, on a daily basis, to achieve that situation.

         15 likes

  16. StewGreen says:

    Channel4 got approval for a free surgery show
    \\ The Surjury’ really does sound like a shocking concept for a TV show – where contestants pitch to have cosmetic surgery for emotional or physical reasons
    and a jury decides if they should have it //

       14 likes

  17. taffman says:

    “Temperatures continue to soar around the UK as forecasters anticipate what could be the hottest day on record.”
    https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-49094575
    There’s that word “could” again. Its almost as if they are wishing it to be so ?

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    • Old Goat says:

      Always the hottest, coolest, wettest, driest, windiest, and ordinary-est on record. Until they start to actually look at the records, that is, when things tend to go a bit quiet.

      Here, in central southern France, where I have lived since 2007, we have had a few hot days, this year 40.8, yesterday, and 40.4 today it has been a hot summer, thus far. However, we are not dying, the grass is brown, and the plants could do with a drink – it’s hot, but we wouldn’t expect anything else, at this time of year. It will end, suddenly, as it always does, and temperatures will reduce a tad.

      Nothing to worry about, no need to panic – but the French government and the press would have us believe that these things are happening more frequently (they’re not), and that it’s all our fault (it isn’t), and as punishment, we may no longer drive our ICE vehicles, and pay a “carbon tax” as reparations for our sins.

      Loonies, all of ’em.

         48 likes

      • Lefty Wright says:

        Old Goat
        Don’t be too hard on genuine loonies for they know not what they do. The “loonies” you refer to are 100% aware of what they are attempting to do to the Western World. Fortunately so are we. They are going down.

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  18. taffman says:

    “One health board in west Wales offered £16,000 in incentives to fill gaps to work one weekend, to no effect.”
    https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-politics-49088735
    Lessons to be learned? Time we trained more home grown doctors using the monies wasted by our wasteful governments on foreign aid ?

       23 likes

  19. taffman says:

    Boris is cleaning out the stables.

       23 likes

    • Lefty Wright says:

      taffman
      I can still smell shit though. Maybe a strong dose of Johnsons fluid will clear the stench. Hopefully.

         14 likes

  20. StewGreen says:

    The Evening Standard and the-i are 30% Saudi owned after Lebedev sold a 30% stake in each to a Saudi businessman linked to the Saudi gov..
    The regulators are investigating

       19 likes

    • Philip_2 says:

      I agree it should be blocked. We already have one national broadcaster being paid money to follow Islam, and we don’t need the free press following the BBC line. I knew Osbourne would jump ship if another ‘top job’ came into view. Osbourne thinks he is the ‘ideal’ replacement for the IMF Legarde bint leaving. He follows the money, he’ll end up with the Saudis if he fails to get what he wants, just like the BBC. Untrustworthy.

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  21. Jeff says:

    Just a little light relief from the Boris frenzy.
    Last night the Beeb aired a one hour documentary written and hosted by “right wing” comedian, Geoff Northcote. It was actually quite interesting.
    I won’t drag you through the whole lot, the gist was that the middle classes have ruined Britain and that despite a lot of virtue signalling (Brexit, immigration etc) they make certain their kids go to the best schools and keep the rest of us well beyond arms length.
    Towards the end Geoff wonders if his show would go down well with a university audience and brings in three representatives to sit in on part of his act. Blimey, what a woke trio. We had the black student president (bearded Asian bloke) the women’s president (young black girl) and the LGBT president (some geezer done up to look like a younger version of Mrs Brown after a really heavy night).
    I could tell just by looking at them that they were going to be hard work. I was right.
    Geoff told them a few jokes, some about his father, who was disabled. They sat there in stony silence. I was chortling far more at their pained expressions than at his gags.
    For these desperately sad people everything has to be filtered and examined for potential offence before they can begin to enjoy it. “Where is the humour in this?” asked the LGBT bloke looking genuinely confounded and disturbed.
    I don’t think Geoff got the university gig, but I don’t think he was too bothered.
    It did make me think though…
    Christ knows what these three would have made of Dick Emery?

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    • StewGreen says:

      I watched it .. I don’t think Geoff is a fake
      but it wasn’t the hard hitting investigation into metro-liberals it could have been
      Its not about how the suck up the best school places, but rather how they just control everything and stitch us up
      ..doing everything THEIR WAY
      ..hence XR and no-Brexit ..ajnd forgotten Rotherham girls

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    • JimS says:

      The only times that I have heard Geoff Northcote he has kept apologising for being ‘right-wing’ whilst appearing to be nothing of the sort.

      Can you imagine Jeremy Hardy ever saying, “I’m sorry but I’m left-wing, Thatcher…”?

      We don’t need any ‘wing’, we need plain, what used to be, ‘common sense’. Stop being the ‘silenced majority’. There are only two sexes and it takes those two to make babies. Muslims don’t think they will get to heaven until the rest of us revert or a killed. The EU is not ‘a good thing’.

      Plenty of material. Either no-one bold enough to use it or, more likely, the BBC commissioners ‘just can’t find the talent’, (well you won’t if you don’t look).

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    • Lefty Wright says:

      Jeff
      Comedy is certainly a matter of taste but it seems to me that Laurel and Hardy films can still raise a laugh with ALL members of my (quite large family) irrespective of age or political viewpoint yet I’m pretty sure that our wonderful left wing ideologues would find a reason why we should not be amused by their on screen antics, so I would suggest that this style of comedy has stood the test of time .
      I have a strong feeling that the current PC comedians will not be so lucky.

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  22. StewGreen says:

    Eurotunnel declared lower profits cos customs strikes and Gilet Jaunes caused a 12% fall in lorry numbers in the second quarter

       13 likes

  23. BRISSLES says:

    Priti Patel could be Home Secretary, Sajid Javid in line for Chancellor, – not exactly Smith & Jones is it. Only a matter of time now before the first Islamic PM is installed in no.10.

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    • taffman says:

      Will Boris fill his cabinet with Leavers and members of the ERG ?
      If Mrs May took advice from Oily Robbins can Boris take advice from Nigel Farage ?

      During WW2 Great Britain formed a Coalition Government. We are now in a situation which could turn into a form of trade war with the rest of the EU.
      Boris should consider forming a Coalition Government with UKIP and The Brexit Party. It wasn’t long ago the the Tories took the wrong road by joining up with ‘Clegg and the Clangers’ resulting in a disaster.
      In the interest of Great Britain and democracy Boris should choose the right path and join with Brexiteers to make Great Britain great again.

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    • G.W.F. says:

      Has Javid Savid, peace be upon him, got No.11? Boris only has to fail, lose an election to Corbyn, and chances are that we will have the first Tory Leader of the perfect faith, who will return as a post Corbyn PM.
      Not a good time indeed.

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      • taffman says:

        G.W.F.
        Well I hope Javid doesn’t send Boris to post a letter .

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        • G.W.F. says:

          And Javid’s brother is now a Commander in the Met Police. Step by step.

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      • vesnadog says:

        G,

        “Javid Savid”

        And to think; his body guards might be Muslim also?

        8 tall men, Dark specs, dickey bows, black suits – are you feeling me?

        Oh, for those who don’t know what I mean by “are you feeling me” its got nothing to do with sex.

        Its a Black American phrase. I think?

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    • Lucy Pevensey says:

      Brissles,
      IMO Priti Patel would be a good choice. She takes a lot of flak for being genuinely conservative and has been one of the few to consistently back leaving with no deal. The lefties hate her for supporting Israel among other things.

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    • Lefty Wright says:

      BRISSLES
      “Only a matter of time before the first Islamic PM is installed in No.10”
      !5 years ago a man said those very words to me. I laughed at him. Well, I have to say, I’m not laughing now!
      I have lived a large part of my life in ignorance but my God I will not die in ignorance.

         25 likes

      • vesnadog says:

        Lefty,

        It wasn’t long back when Rodney Marsh a very talented football player said: mark my words within the next 10 years the first £25 million football player will be bought.

        I think it took 8 yrs.

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      • Banania says:

        Read “Soumission” by Houellebecq.

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        • G.W.F. says:

          Banania

          Yes Very important. The conquest came not from terrorism but from very reasonable men who had schemes which were popular. Even an economic system as I recall. What better than a Chancellor of th Exchequer to apply them

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    • Oaknash says:

      Pritti Patel is one of the few tory MPs I still have respect for. A pretty solid brexiteer, and didnt sell out like Fox and Gove.
      Also I think Mrs Quisling didnt like her – that has to be a plus point.

      As for Savid – “Guys we need to talk about Islamaphobia not rape gangs” Javid. His presence in the cabinet shows that Boris and the Tories have learnt nothing, and keeping the Tory party on side comes before the British people.

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      • vesnadog says:

        Oak,

        I always thought that Fox was not on the leave side. Kinda shifty when asked questions.

        Boris must have thought so aswell.

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        • Oaknash says:

          Agreed Vesna – like you – I never trusted “Dr Fox”
          Just another elitist who thinks that words speak louder than actions and who at the end of the day was more than willing to jettison his “leaver credentials” for his career.
          Since Mrs Quisling became leader the tories seemed to have developed a default habit of saying what people want to hear then once the hoo ha has died down doing the opposite.

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      • G.W.F. says:

        Gove is in, Leadsome in, Javid in, any more to ensure that Boris is not having a deep clean.

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  24. BRISSLES says:

    Lots of bloody tinkling now outside Parliament, honestly those protestors are the pits.

       15 likes

    • G.W.F. says:

      BRISSLES
      He’s all yours

         10 likes

      • Fedup2 says:

        I’m sure there is some offence of busking outside Parliament for this character . I’m surprised no one has interviewed him and found out who is paying him – or what benefits he is on …

           22 likes

        • vesnadog says:

          TIP:

          Have a look on the underside of his piano, bet the words Soros and San Francisco are written in blood on the “tested in 2019” label.

             8 likes

          • taffman says:

            I Just put LBC on and he’s even playing with his toy on there .
            Probably the Liberal Remainers of MSM think it will change the minds of the British public. If so, they have very childish inexperienced brains . We can see through the fools .

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  25. Stevie m says:

    All that shouting outside Parliment is getting on my goat. Beth Rigby really needs to grow up

       21 likes

  26. G.W.F. says:

    I wonder if Boris has any plans to restore justice and freedom of speech after the Tommy Robinson affair

       30 likes

  27. pertelote says:

    Rigsby really gets on my tits!

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  28. Sluff says:

    A telling moment of the absolute uselessness of the biased BBC.
    BBC news channel at 1905.
    Vicky Young, caught unexpectedly, recovers and provides mindless talking heads stuff to fill in time. Then there are pictures of Dominic Raab speaking live. Young carries on and finally is interrupted and the coverage goes across to Raab, just in time for him to say ‘ Thank you very much’.
    The anchorman then apologises….TO YOUNG!

    Note – not the viewer.

    A classic example of how in public sector land, the producer is more important than the customer….or indeed patient.

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  29. Fedup2 says:

    Do you think the reason TV editors /producers put those vox pop things where they accost people in the street and ask them some loaded question – is because they just think viewers are thick ?
    The punters being question are normally good natured and chuckle – I wonder how many just turn to the interviewer and use a bad word. There seems to be no value in hearing the views of people stopped in the street if you have no knowledge of who they are and what they know …

    This technique seems to be featuring a lot with regard to BoJo –

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  30. taffman says:

    “Government accused of prolonging UK housing crisis”
    https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-49088503
    Its not about race its about space.
    Comments could be going better?

       11 likes

  31. Lucy Pevensey says:

    A bit more fun

       14 likes

  32. Doobster78 says:

    The Far Left in meltdown today and what a sight to behold !!. So, let’s check in with Mr Lammy and see how he’s taken today’s events ??? Well, erm, as expected, not well !!! Lovely stuff .

    https://twitter.com/MrSidJames/status/1154052347930091520

    Like I said , great day !!!!! What a numpty this bloke is.

       60 likes

    • pertelote says:

      Lammy. Lammy. I’d walk a million miles for one of your smiles…my Lammy! …what a dickhead!!?

         18 likes

  33. Fedup2 says:

    Channel 4 news is doing its own ( hostile ) fact check of any comment or claim the new government will make . I have some advice for Dominic Cummings – do a Trump – minimise interviews / contact by new ministers with the MSM. Why bother ?

    Avoid Toady , newsnight , Marr, politics daily – all of them . People will understand . The majority know that the effort must be to carry through A50.

       45 likes

  34. Fedup2 says:

    Haven’t seen C4 news for a while – fascinating piece on Feltam Prison -which ‘houses’ ‘children . The word ‘criminals’ isn’t used . Apparently they are banged up for 22 hours a day . I believe to be in there you have to be a violent – nasty – criminal – who happen to be ‘children ‘ – in real life their ‘childhood ‘ ended long ago. Now they are gangsters.

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  35. fakenewswatcher says:

    Why do failed Home Secretaries do so well lately? There seems to be a pattern building here. I do hope Priti’s going to be able to avoid being yet another one, as she has looked promising…

       23 likes

    • Fedup2 says:

      Suppose there’ll have to be a budget in the run up to 31 October is Boris survives that long .

      At least the Commons wasters go on their tax paid holidays tomorrow . With a bit of luck none of that tedious College Green shouting, flags and glockenspiel- I was waiting for a mad bagpiper ….

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  36. G.W.F. says:

    Has Boris got around to removing the Attorney General who bent the rules to nail TR?

       31 likes

  37. Philip_2 says:

    The BBC radio 3 wants to rid itself of its ‘fuddy-duddy’ image –
    it says here in The Times today, it gives along list of BBC radio 3 ‘aspirations’ about it (cough) cultural values which are paramount whilst listening to Opera orchestrated by the last Tony Hall (former Royal Opera bar steward) before he bacame (almost instantly) Lord Hall of Toad Hall. Anyway this is what you need to listen to get the new radio 3 groove (whatever). Being tone deaf is not an excuse.
    Read here: https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/radio-3-sheds-fuddy-duddy-image-to-woo-new-listeners-20lhrh33s

    Quoting from the Times printed edition, I learn that as a conservative I am redundant. I should get with it. Hang on in there and get in the groove (as they say in Luton). I need to be (if I were a R3 listener I would have to subscribe to having a criminal record, in prison with headphones and be a left whinger (read on) banged up victim on state benefits.

    ‘Culturally engaged (in left wing issues)’, More likely to look to the (BBC) radio for information’, ‘Cultural (snob) Connoisseurs’, ‘Engaged with the community (Jimmy Saville)’, ‘Enjoy the finer things in life (BBC staff pay rises)’, ‘See themselves as creative, extrovert, and open (Gary Lineker)’, ‘Social media reflecting the UK population (as if it never did or has done or ever will do)’, ‘Listening to a podcast once a week (guess; from your most trusted public Broadcaster) to claim your golden victim hood’.

    No sorry, this is a switch off. But I do understand where they are coming from and it’s entirely because of SCALA radio on which I have been listening to on and off (mostly OFF). It the same target audience (SCALA radio) exactly, competing with Radio 3 and Classic FM. It being run by a German outfit (BAUER) with deep pockets and sees the BBC as a bit ‘soft’ and ripe for change. So the BBC are fighting back with this load of twank to ‘target’ a more yooofull audience with a relaunch of its spare parts as ‘wholesome’ fare even if a bit stodgy, fly blown and frankly rather dull. SCALA radio has signed up ex BBC Simon Mayo (of radio 2 fame). As a former fan myself of Simon Mayo I have tried to listen (to SCALA radio), but maybe I am not yooofull enough, its a bit odd. As for radio 3 you cannot be serious. But the BBC is deadly serious about wiping out all competition, even from dead-end radio 3. good luck with that, as they say in Norway (or Germany home of BAUER). Radio 3 is now doomed.

    I may add side-by-side the above story in The Times is the BBC losing £550,000 worth of phones and laptops by staff. Or £9,000 per months (on average). This is an expose by The Taxpayer alliance under FOI where the BBC have had to admit they have lost a few items including cameras which ‘vanish’ even inside the BBC itself. They responded that they do all they can to support staff who are often the victims of thefts! (Its must be because they are worth it…) So they expect to loose a lot of kit because they are the BBC, basically. More on that here:
    https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/bbc-staff-lose-550-000-of-phones-and-laptops-2txg8p778

    Thank you taxpayers alliance for finding that out under FOI!

    Here was another expose earlier on the BBC in Scotland. (The BBC are such victims, they need healthcare and lots of it seems, due to serious medical conditions such as girth, gout, myopia, indigestion, rabies, greed etc.)
    https://www.taxpayersalliance.com/new_research_bbc_and_s4c_spend_millions_on_private_healthcare

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    • Fedup2 says:

      Phillip – surely the employees of the State Broadcaster deserve healthcare far better that the Best Heath Service in the world – our shining NHS .

      God knows what the Taxpayers’ alliance would find there if they even knew where the rocks were to look under ….

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    • Lefty Wright says:

      Philip_2
      Excellent post sir. Couldn’t agree more old chap. The Boris Bashing Corporation are an absolute shower and should be sold off to to the lowest bidder, namely Tim Martin of Wetherspoons fame and given a complete makeover so that democracy can once again flourish and restore a sense of self worth in the British people.

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  38. Lucy Pevensey says:

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  39. StewGreen says:

    BBC4 #PaintDryingLive

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    • Lefty Wright says:

      StewGreen
      Oh I know love. It is SO-SO-SOOOO – LIKE-LIKE-FRUSTRATING- LIKE-LIKE- AAHHHHH! NEENAW NEENAW NEENAW.

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  40. G says:

    Speechless! More so as an ex- resident of Saudi Arabia.
    This is how biased and utterly ridiculous the United Nations again, shows itself to be.
    https://civicrm.unwatch.org/civicrm/mailing/view?reset=1&id=1117
    Long overdue that the UK withdraws from the UN and, while our ‘Leader(s)’ are thinking about that, resolve to withdraw from the ECHR as well. Nothing like killing two birds with…..

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    • Philip_2 says:

      Voting Record: Resolution Condemning Israel for Violating Women’s Rights

      YES: Andorra, Angola, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Benin, Cambodia, China, Colombia, Denmark, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Ethiopia, France, Ghana, India, Iran, Ireland, Japan, Kenya, Luxembourg, Mali, Malta, Morocco, Netherlands, Norway, Pakistan, Paraguay, Philippines, South Korea, Russia, St. Vincent, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Uruguay, Venezuela, and Yemen.

      NO: United States and Canada

      ABSTAIN: Brazil, Cameroon, Germany, Jamaica, Mexico, Romania, Togo, Ukraine, and United Kingdom

      Hmmm! why did the UK abstain I wonder? The UN is as biased as the BBC, or is it the other way round? No surprise France is in the YES bracket. Solidarity with humanitarian Islam, are they mad?

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  41. fakenewswatcher says:

    UN= BAD NEWS in anybody’s language.

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  42. G says:

    “Germany: 91%—or 1.98 million—“Refugees” Still on Welfare, Three Years later”
    http://newobserveronline.com/germany-91-or-1-98-million-refugees-still-on-welfare-three-years-later/
    I wonder what the percentage is in the UK.

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    • Fedup2 says:

      “Error Establishing Database connection”

      Is showing up when I try to use the site . Not seen it before – maybe the heat is disrupting the internet or server – whatever that is .

      If the site fails can I suggest “is the BBC biased site” ….

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      • Lefty Wright says:

        Fedup2
        Same here

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      • StewGreen says:

        We’ve got a Facebook site as well

        … BTW I’ve had no problem here on council wi-fi nor TalkTalk internet
        in the last few weeks.

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      • Not Gwent says:

        Interesting. I’ll make a mental note.

        I have noticed that the site has been a bit more clunky and slow to refresh of late.

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    • Lefty Wright says:

      G
      Perhaps our new PM will answer your question? Are his gonads large enough to do the decent thing? We shall see.

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  43. BRISSLES says:

    Same here, its taken a few attempts to reconnect.

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  44. StewGreen says:

    Dunno if it’s the refugees or the DieselsRpaedos campaign.

    German manufacturing recession deepens, weakest showing in seven years – PMI
    BERLIN, (Reuters) – A recession in Germany’s manufacturing sector worsened in July with the performance of goods producers dropping to the lowest level in seven years, a survey showed on Wednesdays, suggesting a deteriorating growth outlook for Europe’s largest economy.

    however, as Germany’s solid labour market and robust household spending were providing a buffer against external shocks.
    https://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-germany-economy-pmi/german-manufacturing-recession-deepens-weakest-showing-in-seven-years-pmi-idUKKCN1UJ0R8

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  45. Fedup2 says:

    You can’t say BOJO has no humour – apparently making Rees Mogg Leader of the Commons ….

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    • BRISSLES says:

      I think its a smart move, Boris knows there will be a lot in parliament who will try to legally stymie any attempt to get a deal through for Brexit, and JR-M know the laws and workings of Parliament inside out – a canny move.

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  46. Guest Who says:

    Just Jon being Jon.

    http://isthebbcbiased.blogspot.com/2019/07/yet-another-beauty.html

    Apparently.

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  47. StewGreen says:

    “Climate Emergency” is that PR or news
    Owen Jones screws up his Climate Emergency PR video

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    • Fedup2 says:

      Can’t imagine TR doing a video on Paki Paedo Racist Rape gangs and giggling like a …. you fill in that word …

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      • Jeff says:

        No, you’re right. The big difference being that one is a middle class. left wing fetish that receives endless coverage by a bovine media.
        The other is an utterly incomprehensible nightmare reality experienced by thousands of our fellow citizens, yet almost totally ignored by our media.
        You figure it out…

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    • JimS says:

      He does look a lot like Greta.

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  48. Fedup2 says:

    Being sleepless – it’s a good night to rewatch “house of cards” when the BBC could make programmes without the need for dumbed down tick box diversity ….

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    • Jeff says:

      Oh yes, the original House of Cards was superb! Brilliant writing and I loved Ian Richardson’s manipulative character portrayal.
      Exposing devious and self serving, corrupt politicians.
      The lead character made Michael Gove look like a boy scout.
      Eugh, what a thought…

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  49. Dystopian says:

    There seems to be an awful lot of remain backing MP’s in Bojo’s new cabinet according to this list. Rather worrying don’t you think ?

    https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-49043973

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    • G says:

      I’m more concerned about the new Chancellor. A muslim holding the purse strings? Jizya.
      Could be irony though: perhaps Boris wants the new Chancellor to work out how to raise enough money by depriving the UK population of money in order to finance the importation and support of many millions of more muslims and blacks predominantly from the Middle East who will, naturally live on the backs of working Brits. Javid announced the plan a couple of weeks ago.

      Yes, this Chancellor:

      Getting his primary contacts in order…………….

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      • Dystopian says:

        They just don’t get it do they. It’s one of the reasons we voted Brexit was to take back control of our borders and reduce immigration, not increase it or replace European economic migrants with middle eastern or African economic migrants!

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        • Yasser Dasmibehbi says:

          Dyst, I am completely in agreement. They do simply not get it.
          While I am relieved at Boris getting in I have no great expectations of much needed reform after Brexit. So my celebrations are not ongoing.
          Brexit is the first step. A reduction in immigration is a step further. And a vital one! Few of the top Tories in the new lot seem to understand it.
          Much as I like Priti Patel I do seem to remember her views on immigration being along the same lines as Sajiv.
          So if Boris is successful, true brits should should not rest on their backsides. The second act is a complete end to mass immigration. It can’t start too soon.

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      • Banania says:

        I wish he would wear a hat.

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  50. Lucy Pevensey says:

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    • Demon says:

      According to that Priti Patel has the best and most consistent voting record. Well done her.

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