Thread 21 Starmer - Casting Nasturtiums

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Respectful and supportive discussion of things political and beyond

Cat, dog, flowers, haberdashery tax most welcome

You are Nigel Farage and I claim my £5

Waves to @BIWI 👋

@itsgettingweird well done to your ds.

I've spent my day trying to get our holiday itinerary out of my head and on paper. I've just realised that I've messed up our travel on one day- our train arrives back from our day trip five minutes after the last bus back to the hotel. Dh is at the football so I can't discuss it the options for fixing it. He's happy because the south coast blue team won for a change.

This is a really interesting read about the connection between inequality and support for right wing populist leaders. https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/apr/13/trump-populists-human-nature-economic-growth

Amazing wins - well done Itsgettingweird’s son ⭐️ ⭐️

Hope you hear back soon cardi.

We have family members in 2 different hospitals, 3 counties apart. Elective procedures and both hopefully on the mend now 🤞But I feel like I’m in my car more than at home at the moment and don’t have much bandwidth for reading/listening to the news. Every time I tune in the 🍊 🍆 seems to be crapping on something/one else.

Discuss:

Really brilliant well done that lad👏🍾
Cardi hope you get news very soon everything crossed for you 🫰
Pandora hope you are having a nice Easter & will be back soon 💐
thank you everyone for the kind words much appreciated, I’m still recovering from the madness of the last few days, was going to paint some garden furniture although it’s dry & quite sunny here the winds are very strong & quite chilly May get a chance tomorrow.

I’m still over here waiting…
It would be fun to do but I’ve got loads going on so I don't mind either way. I just want to know so I can plan!

Well ds made another final and swam another PB. Earned him a silver medal 🎉

Both shattered now though 😂

look after yourself dontcallmelen. Emotional tiredness is horrid

Great to hear itsgettingweird, have you got a trophy cabinet ?

Sorry to hear you haven't heard back yet Cardi

We just had our Easter Monday roast (travelling back home on Monday) and I am rather stuffed.

Happy Easter. On the subject of September, I rather hope my plan to commemorate the wonderful Janey Godley and hold ‘Trump is a Cunt’ cards at Turnberry will come to fruition.

He has a curtain pole with his medals on it!!!!

I quite like this sign

I think Trumpski will be shielded from protesters

Happy Easter all

Happy Easter! I’ve just walked this little sweetie and shall cook a roast just for me later.

Happy Easter everyone

Happy Easter. Ds and I are on our way home from London.

it’ll be a dinner of whatever ship is open for me to get food from this evening!!!!

Happy Easter!

DS2 is not impressed with the big shops being shut. He will be happier when all is back to normal.

Does anyone on this thread promote hanging or witch burning? Because I would never hang or burn alive anyone, or even think about doing it.

I can't say either are on my list of hobbies, @placemats - why do you ask?

It's the thread about the protests yesterday - I know I shouldn't. I could never support anyone or any party or organisation that promoted and supported those who support capital punishment.

I've been avoiding threads like that which will be why I was taken aback by your question.

I feel the same. Capital punishment is an absolute hard no for me, no matter what.

Which protests? I've clearly managed to avoid the threads too!