Thread 39 Starmer: chwech/saith - dechreuodd y plant ei

[DuncinToffee]

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Political and general chat

Taxes optional but greatly appreciated

I saw this summary

I’m quite enjoying the 180 turn on a six pence from “you’ve wrecked the economy and created a black hole” to “there was no black hole and this is even worse”.

If you want to have a laugh,

https://bsky.app/profile/sirmichaeltake.bsky.social/post/3m6tlvemijs2d

I preferred it when Rod Stewart sung
lovely songs such as ‘Sailing,’
‘Mull of Kintyre’ and ‘Margaret May.’
Now he’s become all radicalised, wallpapering his rooms in animal skin and sending back his gongs.
😬

I can understand people are not happy with parts of the budget, but why the screaming for Reeves to be sacked?

Btw, I seem to remember the screams for Reeves to be sacked last October too.

And all the nonsensical stuff about 'forcing' an election

The screams started the day she was appointed.

The calls for a new election started even quicker

The most amusing thing with these posts is always the commenters who just don't get it...

Very true on both counts @DuncinToffee !

With no trace of memory of the response to calls for a second referendum.

I notice that this thread seems plopper and bot free so far (I hope MNHQ won'r ban me for pointing out a lack of trolls 🤔). Clearly stepping outside the anglosphere has it's benefits.

Her's the French MSN news - refreshingly low level of Express, Mail and Telegraph style batshittery, And a good way to brush up on your French to annoy the gammons in your office.

https://www.msn.com/fr-fr

I notice that this thread seems plopper and bot free so far (I hope MNHQ won'r ban me for pointing out a lack of trolls 🤔). Clearly stepping outside the anglosphere has it's benefits.

It’s a very good argument for our next thread title to be in Dutch.

I would support a Dutch title next time.

Ik ga niet in discussie - nog een tong voor de riem 😃

I begrijp je niet, wat is een tong voor de riem?

Hope the link works. The banks are very happy with the Budget.

https://www.thetimes.com/article/9f57eb70-a1bf-4a60-9b57-cdb39c4acb7c?shareToken=6b84682b684afe73e71a2853dbc0b943

See, there is the issue. Reeves didn't crash the economy, we don't need an IMF bailout or help from Trump, budget was boring.

Would a supporter of the Party for the Animals (that a translation) in the Netherlands join the thread then?

It's a flowery way of being pleased to have another language to prattle in - another box to tick, only with languages (tongues).

Blijf vooral doorgaan!

What's the English translation?

The crash is happening on Monday, apparently.

In a way I actually like all the hysteria about the economic sky falling in. It’s like the little boy who cried wolf, the longer it goes on the less notice anyone will pay it.

It's all rather paper tiger isn't.

The less reputable media (i.e. all or them) invented some news to fill the vacuum (of bad news) and now have been caught with their pants down, it's realities fault.

I repeat: despite they hysteria on MN about tax rises etc, I never once saw a single source that was actually credible. I'll be happy to correct that assertion if a published source can be provided. But for now that can be a £1 bet for a charity that's open to all 😀 (I've already offered $1 to a crowdfund if Obama wants to built the biggest ballroom in the world. I wonder if it could be on a ship and sail up and down the Potomac ?)

Rachel Reeves Rapure ?

I must salute the absolute genuis comms of Labour here. They have played the credulous media like a fine instrument. (It would be crass to use the word "fiddle").

Let the press burn all of the oxygen of public attention up with a load of frothing about froth in order to sneak an elephant past them that would have been impossible in a country with a working press.

Chapeau ! Chefs kiss.

It's so well done, even I can't see the elephant.

They should do more of this. While also sacking whoever is responsible for their twitter comms.

Andrew Neil is wanging on about how the government don’t have a mandate in the DM. Which is strange because I definitely remember having a general election last year and he lives in France so it’s none of his business anyway.