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American politics analysed to a minute degree, but not a word when the UK Government is defeated on a vote regarding the most important thing to happen in domestic politics this century;-
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-42346898
https://www.theguardian.com/politics...llion-so-wrong
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti...ls-summit.html
If we ever leave the EU I will eat my hat
The USA is interesting politically because of their current anti-globalisation stance, which will arguably have a greater impact on the world compared to Brexit.
I had an untidy education innit
It's a fascinating situation. In my opinion, the vast majority of people who voted for Brexit had no idea of the effects and consequences of their vote and the profound changes it will bring. However, the EU is highly flawed and its direction only exacerbates the situation.
However, one thing I have learned over the years is not to place my future in the hands of the plebiscite. You only have to witness some of the vox pop street interviews on TV to see what I mean.
I wonder what would happen if we had the referendum again.
Probably - certainly - the same sandstorm of misinformation, confusion and agitprop.
And probably the same result - give or take a percent or two. Oh ..hang on...
Like WB, I still think there is quite the possibility that 'Brexit' won't actually occur, for whatever reason(s).
Interesting stuff, ninian. For my part, I am quite surprised as to how the Euro has survived when the economies of member countries are so very different. What are your objective thoughts on that front?
Central banks have pumped an estimated $20 trillion of funny money into the world's financial system since 2008. It saved the euro and all the rest of 'em, and as a consequence have created asset bubbles everywhere. But bubbles always pop - we just don't know when these currencies will crash and burn. But there's a big clue emerging which everyone's finding hard to ignore.
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Not much said about Russia , North Korea, Venezuela,Pakistan ,Afghanistan,Serbia,Libya , Somalia , god I could go on .
I dont like Tories but some folk out there are treated like shit , modern Tories do apply social morals and policies , far better than the Thatcher years ,we do need to lose the chip on the shoulder aspect when it comes to voting , we are a lucky people, and we need to consider and appreciate that that, whoever is leading us
I think I've read enough of your posts to know you don't do tongue-in-cheek, and that was a serious contribution.
I have to ask what's been moral about Cameron and May's all-out assault on society's poorest and weakest for the past seven years? I don't recall Thatcher going after the disabled (quite the contrary occurred as she wanted people to claim Incapacity Benefit in order to manipulate the unemployment rate lower) and I don't recall her governments freezing working age benefits or Child Benefit either.
Either I'm dreaming or you're clueless.
I'll show you some respect and not call you clueless ,the point I was making is that although the alleged nasty Tories are in power they have more of a social morality than those countries /governments I listed , hopefully you can now understand the point I was making.
'modern Tories do apply social morals and policies , far better than the Thatcher years' - those are your remarks I addressed, and I stand by them.
Those graphs don't reveal the thousands (circa four, I believe) of people suffering from serious conditions who died since 2010 within a few months of being deemed fit for work, nor the pure vindictiveness of re-testing people with progressive illnesses, or the sky high percentage of claimants who win disability appeals having wrongly been found capable of work. In addition, closure of Remploy factories was outrageous. Having said all that, Labour, should they ever return to power, will retain the same regime and keep those factories closed.