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Originally posted by Midlands Eagle
Watching the news at lunchtime it seemed that the BBC were wetting themselves with the prospect that the Government were going to miss their testing targets giving them the opportunity to put the boot in once more What do you expect? Journalists will always look to criticise. As politicians, you have to try and give them as little to criticise as possible, and this government is failing spectacularly on that front. In recent years, the Tories have got used to making promises with absolutely no interest in whether or not they're feasible. That's one thing if it's putting a number on a bus. But when it's protecting the lives of doctors and nurses fighting a pandemic, it's a little more serious.
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Originally posted by cryrst
When did they say they would have 100k tests. They’re testing key workers. Most of whom will be off work but do t know if they have it so don’t know what to do.
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This isn’t the virus thread.
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Originally posted by serial thriller
What do you expect? Journalists will always look to criticise. As politicians, you have to try and give them as little to criticise as possible, and this government is failing spectacularly on that front. In recent years, the Tories have got used to making promises with absolutely no interest in whether or not they're feasible. That's one thing if it's putting a number on a bus. But when it's protecting the lives of doctors and nurses fighting a pandemic, it's a little more serious. So labours plans were feasible then if that's a word I can cherry pick. Do you honestly think if labour were in power now we would be in a better place. State workers yes. Private companies I dont think tbh.
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Originally posted by serial thriller
What do you expect? Journalists will always look to criticise. As politicians, you have to try and give them as little to criticise as possible, and this government is failing spectacularly on that front. As usual, you manage to spout pure twaddle born from your own personal bitterness. The government have done what they said they would do and we are past the peak. As usual, the radical Left manage to make themselves look like complete tits.
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Originally posted by Hrolf The Ganger
As usual, you manage to spout pure twaddle born from your own personal bitterness. The government have done what they said they would do and we are past the peak. As usual, the radical Left manage to make themselves look like complete tits.
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Originally posted by Tom-the-eagle
I was just having a little chuckle at hrolfs standard foaming rant when stone me the very next post concurs completely
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There are so many ribald anagrams that seem possible from Sir Keir Starmer. Arse and rim are certainly there.
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Originally posted by Hrolf The Ganger
As usual, you manage to spout pure twaddle born from your own personal bitterness. The government have done what they said they would do and we are past the peak. As usual, the radical Left manage to make themselves look like complete tits. Something we can all see is a lie if we bother to Google. But hey, I know facts are unfashionable on here nowadays, particularly the ones that dare criticise the world's oldest party of dirty money, big business and the rich.
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Originally posted by Hrolf The Ganger
We are the most densely populated country in Europe thanks to Tony Blair and yet our death rate is comparable to Europe allowing for inconsistency in gathering data. As a matter of interest from where do you get that impression about death rates? And also from where did you buy your human geography books?
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Originally posted by serial thriller
Something we can all see is a lie if we bother to Google. But hey, I know facts are unfashionable on here nowadays, particularly the ones that dare criticise the world's oldest party of dirty money, big business and the rich. Semantics. The UK is Europe most densely populated country with exceptions of places like Vatican City or Monaco. It used to be Holland however due to our huge levels of immigration it’s now us.
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Originally posted by Tom-the-eagle
Semantics. The UK is Europe most densely populated country with exceptions of places like Vatican City or Monaco. It used to be Holland however due to our huge levels of immigration it’s now us. is this why I keep bumping into people?
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Originally posted by Tom-the-eagle
Semantics. The UK is Europe most densely populated country with exceptions of places like Vatican City or Monaco. It used to be Holland however due to our huge levels of immigration it’s now us. I would check again if I were you.
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Originally posted by silvertop
Built up density is the key. Spain and Netherlands are way ahead of us. I would truly like to see a graph showing an increase in density during the Blair years, I really would. This graph would, of course, have to demonstrate a corresponding fall after brown lost power and a further fall since the Tories had complete control. It would also need to demonstrate us having a relatively low density index for the "glorious" Thatcher years. What fall would happen after blair got dumped?Kristallnicht happened a few years ago. Are you on about a physical fall in population or a fall in immigration. Either way it wouldn't suit your lefty view so what is the point? Do you think it didnt increase under blair?
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Originally posted by cryrst
What fall would happen after blair got dumped?Kristallnicht happened a few years ago. Are you on about a physical fall in population or a fall in immigration. Either way it wouldn't suit your lefty view so what is the point? Do you think it didnt increase under blair? What is ‘?Kristallnicht’ acht Also didn’t realise that all our immigrants were Jewish. That aside - it’s a fair point re. Immigration levels. I’d agree they must have gone up after Blair came in, but thosee levels have surely been sustained or even exceeded in the years since under the blue bloods Someone treat me to a rarity and post some untainted / non-subjectively selected objective thought supported by, y’know, some contextually relevant and balanced facts
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Originally posted by cryrst
What fall would happen after blair got dumped?Kristallnicht happened a few years ago. Are you on about a physical fall in population or a fall in immigration. Either way it wouldn't suit your lefty view so what is the point? Do you think it didnt increase under blair? I'm not lefty. I'm just left of you. I was reacting to a post by hrolf who alluded to Blair being a cause of the high death rate in this country by policies that caused densening in the population It may have happened. However if you want to use this as a stick to bash labour then you must also show a fall in density under the Tories who have been in power for quite a while otherwise the criticism doesn't stand up.
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According to migration watch 3 million people were added to the population under Blair. A million brits did leave though. So net 2 million. Quite a lot.
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Originally posted by cryrst
According to migration watch 3 million people were added to the population under Blair. A million brits did leave though. So net 2 million. Quite a lot. And since Blair?
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