Thread 5 Starmer: keeping on keeping on

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https://www.mumsnet.com/talk/_chat/5133972-thread-4-starmer-fighting-back-with-brooms-and-community?page=40&reply=137349246

Meanwhile, the Tories are starting to realise the effects of 14 years of Tory rule. They mismanaged everything so badly there is no new feed of ready-made (houseowning, feeling richer) younger Tories into the mill to replace the ones falling off the other end.

And no amount of toadying up to Reform voters is going to plug that electoral gulf.

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/article/2024/aug/07/tories-older-voters-conservatives

Yes. Why would you vote Conservative? They have nothing for you if you are young and no chance to build a life. Like an animal that ate its own children to feed itself

On a bus between 2 large towns in Lancs. All very peaceful. Apart from the twat whose earphones weren't bluetoothed to her phone so everyone got a blast of AC/DCs Thunderstruck.....me, so now I'm in a state of Very British Embarrassment for the next 30 mins

Thanks for the new thread.

My tax this time around from a recent trip to Richmond Park

... and the second

More tears in court - don't remember all this crying in 2011

A man cried in court as he pleaded guilty to violent disorder after disturbances in Piccadilly Gardens in Manchester city centre on Saturday, PA Media reports.
Liam Ryan, 28 of Bradford pleaded guilty at Manchester magistrates’ court.

Yes what is this? Crying? Best to have stayed at home then.

I think the crying = buyers remorse!

I honestly think this bunch of fuckwits felt they'd be safe from the law because the are white British - despite their claims of 2 tier crap.

Remember that even though Starmer said he'd so what he did in 2011 and hunt these rioters down - 2011 and mostly ethnic minority perpetrators .

It actually shocks these people when they crap they claim to be true - is actually crap 😂

My daughter works in a shop owned by a Sikh family

someone came in yesterday and said there was a plan to attack it - she was scared but her boss just called his brother and nephews down - it didn’t happen but it would have been interesting to see a small mob of underfed bottom feeders taking on 5 very fit men who don’t take shit!

I mean I don’t condone violence but don’t expect people not to fight back!

I was at Greenham - the police and army did sometimes act like mindless thugs!

Ha! Sadly not - his given name is Alvin but he’s generally known as Wee Man Bob - this was his kitten ball pit

It's people who claim they have nothing to lose, suddenly discovering they have everything to lose.

Bertie big bollocks (or ovaries) to a person.

While they are locked up, looks like the UK will need more immigrants to do the jobs these clowns now can't.

Derek Drummond, 58, of Southport has been sentenced to three years in prison after he admitted violent disorder and assaulting an emergency worker in Southport on 30 July, PA Media reports.

For context, violent disorder is a max sentence of five years, assault of an emergency worker is a max of 12 months.

When did they remove being able to read as a requirement for Tory leader ? Presumably around the same time as the need to be able to think ?

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/robert-jenrick-jim-mcmahon-birmingham-prime-minister-government-b2592493.html

https://x.com/LiamThorpECHO/status/1821125634032066936?t=UzufRzpBaJ-jamTGVseQ5A&s=19

Some more much-needed positivity on your timelines here

The fundraiser for the arson-attacked Spellow Hub Library in Liverpool has raised more than £180,000 in just three days

Several famous faces have contributed

Three more.
20 months. 3 years. 2.5 years.
One of these is the guy you mentioned Bombastix.

https://news.sky.com/story/three-men-jailed-in-first-crown-court-sentences-over-rioting-after-southport-attack-13192357

And people donating for a new car for this poor man as well

https://x.com/StanCollymore/status/1821112823163896012?t=mbj3pG0tBJ0VKrFpr6kp9w&s=19

Brendan is a carer. He looks after the elderly and vulnerable in Middlesbrough.

After he finished work, this is how he found his car.

Love a bit of AC/DC but not through someone else's tinny phone speakers........I suspect that we may be in the same part of sunny East Lancs

Afternoon all. Thank you for the new thread.

After Humza Yousaf's statement yesterday Radio Scotland had a disturbing phone in this morning inviting listeners from ethnic minority heritage to talk about how they feel atm in light of the riots and racist violence. My overall impression was that Scottish people in general are fairly friendly and positive, or at least neutral about immigration and diversity, but there's a significant problem with racist abuse and violence here. Reports of police not following up incidents etc.

Holiday pic ( of my Scottish island 'ancestral homeland') as an attempt to pay tax.

I WANT a puss puss. Stamps foot while pouting immaturely.

@SerendipityJane

*The BBC managed to miss a 500,000+ strong demonstration in London a few years back, so 20,000 isn't anything to write home about.
*
Really wow! That's quite an oversight!

This article is shocking... the number of idiots who weren't participating but just 'went to have a look'. A 16 year old carrying an axe. All remanded in custody.
A company Director who sobbed in court that he might lose his business, he only went there 'out of curiousity' (despite wearing a balaclava and attacking police)

Others denying they were involved despite having a rock in a sock, throwing missiles at the police, carrying a baseball bat, knives, tools.

It was behind a paywall so I made it easy to read.
https://archive.ph/FCOVr

A common assault on an emergency worker has a maximum sentence of 2 years.

If it is ABH or GBH then it could be longer- up to life.

https://www.sentencingcouncil.org.uk/outlines/assault/

I often find when I'm curious about something that I have to don a balaclava.

And it was a bit chilly that night... wrap up warm and all that....

Just be careful out there. For the sake of all the is holy do not - repeat DO NOT - sing the first two lines out loud. Or it's a visit to the big house for you

https://www.punknews.org/article/16699/man-detained-for-playing-the-clashs-london-calling-in-a-taxi

They put it up! It started at 12 months many years ago…