Thread 42 Starmer : Du drikker en kop te, og så tænker du lidt over alting

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Jeremy Vine was banging on about ‘whether we should have anything to do with a country with such poor human rights’. You know, just posing the question 🙄
Theres a discussion, sure, but it’s them or America and it’s getting a close run thing…

😂

Downing Street said it would bring the UK into line with 50 other countries, including France, Germany, Italy, Australia and Japan.

I thought being more like Aus was a good thing? No pleasing some people!

No, there isn't. If it's got Labour/Starmer's name attached to it then it must be bad.

Hang on a second - isn't the economy in the shitter because of (checks notes) NW increases, employers NI and gravity waves ?

Yes it is and I’m already over 2026.

4 deaths and a cancer diagnosis already this year of friends and colleagues.

it’s been fucking shit tbh

🤣🤣🤣

Doesn’t it just!

Tories have been divided over China for decades. Cameron, Johnson and Sunak all encouraged and desired Chinese investment at different stages.
Currently they reject stronger trading links with either the EU or China. Two massive markets.

I presume this is because they favour alignment with the US. But Trump's antics have meant that any arrangement with the US is worthless even if the political establishment can't quite bring themselves to openly admit it.

Global Britain.

Oh my goodness itsgettingweird - thats a lot of terrible news. I hope you are holding up okay.

Sorry that's happened to you.

So sorry @itsgettingweird. That’s a lot, take care of yourself. 🫂

Hugs from me as well @itsgettingweird tgat is a really shite start to 2026 💐

@itsgettingweird really sorry awful for you & loved ones 💐
@countrygirl99 for you as well💐
my goodness I feel laying down in a dark room is the only answer to the latest apoplectic news that has befallen the country are the IMF poised to swoop in & save us yet or is that over the weekend.
January has felt interminable I’m done with it, dgd’s have been very unwell with nasty colds/chesty cough/upset stomach’s.

@itsgettingweird that's hideous, I am so sorry.

So sorry @itsgettingweird

That's a pretty crap start to a crap year, @itsgettingweird I'm so sorry 💐

That is a lot @itsgettingweird hopefully the rest of the year goes much better.

Newsagents podcast tonight has a really interesting interview with Mo Ivory (Fulton County Commissioner) for those interested in what the FBI were doing removing votes from the county election offices.
And coverage of the racist Reform candidate.

So sorry @itsgettingweird - that’s really, really shite - look after yourself when you can x

Very Truump

Reform UK has threatened to sue Kemi Badenoch unless she publicly apologises to Suella Braverman by 4pm tomorrow over the Tories’ now-retracted mental health reference

Aren’t they going after Labour for a post about Goodwin too?

What happened to being pro free speech?

and being arrested for hurty words?

God, how pathetic. The statement was really shitty, but suing? Numpties. I can't see Badenoch apologising. She'll blame it on a minion probably.

Only pro-free speech when it involves wanting immigrants to be burned alive etc.

It’s more pro speech as long as you agree with what I say.