Looks like he's lost weight
UK General Election 2015 | Conservatives win with an overall majority
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Looks like he's lost weight
Forgot about Question Time. Worth watching at all today?
It is actually celebrated in many countries across the world. Barcelona FC made a video for it on their website paying homage to their English heritage as well. Which is nice but St George was actually born in what is now Israel.
If the average IQ across the country is anything like the rabble they pull into the audience on Question Time then we're up shit creek irrespective of the political party.
"These politicians are not telling us anything!"
"Have you read the manifestos?"
Man looks to the floor awkwardly and stutters like the prize plum he is.
"These politicians are not telling us anything!"
"Have you read the manifestos?"
Man looks to the floor awkwardly and stutters like the prize plum he is.
I wonder how many people do actually read the manifestos? Less than 50%? Less than 10%? Less than 1%?
I reckon it's just Nick and about 10% of the Journalists.
It'd be an unnecessary distraction for sure. I do wonder how much difference it would really make if we were just EEA rather than full EU. The destabilising impact on the EU is the biggest danger. If we opted out, others might follow.
We pray any official document has an executive summary.
It does look a bit xenophobic. English and nationalist just doesn't work anymore. We gave it a good go, and took over a good chunk of the world, but it went a bit wrong eventually.
St George's day was always a total waste of space, even back in the day.
I'd support St George's as a national holiday. Don't really care about the ocassion as much as for the day off. That's a worthier referendum than leaving the EU. UKIP should push for that as its a liklier achievement...
Ditto. Extra day's holiday would be sweet. Get one for the queen's birthday and any shit we can think of. Hate the way bank holidays run out after August. We need September and October ones.
Are the political games at an all time high or are they just ridiculously obvious?
Tories are constantly trying to bury Labour
announcements that might play well with fabricated media storms.
The debate surrounding the SNP during this campaign is just pathetic. Hate this bullshit as it just creates disillusioned voters or worse misinformed idiots with a new cause.
Tories are constantly trying to bury Labour
announcements that might play well with fabricated media storms.
The debate surrounding the SNP during this campaign is just pathetic. Hate this bullshit as it just creates disillusioned voters or worse misinformed idiots with a new cause.
Not really, it was raising a salient and important point about how trans people always get forgotten in discussions about LGBT issues. Cameron was right to apologize.
Am not belittling the rights and needs of trans people, but am a bit surprised about the hoohah round this. Given issues as massive as the economy, NHS and social security, it's odd that one of the tiniest minority groups in the country is taking up so much of the debate.
No it just seems like if you are Scottish and in the wrong gender body, the whole election has been about you.
I think you'd probably be surprised at the numbers, bear in mind that trans is a blanket term for people in a wide variety of situations, not just transexuals, and also that there are high numbers of trans people who aren't 'out' because of the fear of backlash. The last point goes doubly for internet forums. Off the top of my head I can't think of a single caf member who has come out to the forum as gay, bi, lesbian or trans and, having read the comments on the occasional thread that touches on these issues (like the one on Robert Huth being transphobic), you can certainly see why.
It's easy to forget about at times, especially if you don't move in circles (on the internet or in real-life) where people generally feel comfortable being out, but I'd say it is an important issue for a lot of people right now, especially since there's been notable progress for the rights of LGB people. Back to the thread, ultimately I think its fair to expect any elected official, especially one as high profile as Cameron, to be well-versed in these issues, and fair play to him for holding up his hands when called out.
edit - i'd agree that the discussion probably taking up too much of this thread though, if anyone wants to talk about it more we should probably start a new one.
There's at least two here who are openly gay or bi. I think it is actually asking a lot of any PM to know every policy idea etc in-depth, broad brush yes, but that's why we have ministers.
I've already been shouted down on here for saying I've known a trans person, unless you count hostesses on the street hawking cabaret shows in Koh Samui.
You'd think they are exceedingly common if you were an alien reading this thread.
The only ****** I knew really well was also a staunch conservative. This was in the early 90's too when it was proper cnutish conservatism.
Ideologically I'd want to vote Lib Dem because the Tories are massive cnuts, and Labour are also (lesser) cnuts (not to mention their candidate in my area is an absolute toolbag), but in my constituency its pretty much a wasted vote since its a Tory-Labour battleground.
I don't know what to do
I don't know what to do
Ed Milibands turn at newsbeat. Quite honestly I felt both programs were much tougher than any of the debates we have had so far!
What's the point in voting Lib Dem to get a Tory government? Might as well cut out the middleman.Ideologically I'd want to vote Lib Dem because the Tories are massive cnuts, and Labour are also (lesser) cnuts (not to mention their candidate in my area is an absolute toolbag), but in my constituency its pretty much a wasted vote since its a Tory-Labour battleground.
I don't know what to do
As a Labour voter I hope I am wrong but I think the conservatives win this now, the SNP vote in Scotland has moved/will move enough people in England to vote Tory to put them back in power.
Man of the people.Well I suppose the shirt colours are confusing. But why do some politicians pretend that they're football fans.
He was lacking sincerity already, but Christ. I know it's just a football team but why does anyone believe a single thing the man says about himself?
That's pathetic.
My point is that I doubt DC (or anyone for that matter) intentionally tried/tries to marginalise or ignore transgender people. It was just an honest mistake of looking too distant by calling them by an acronym as opposed to the full terminology, which is what he was trying to do IMO.
Haven't watched yet, was it as hard as DCameron's?
Was definitly tough but I personally thought it wasn't as bad as Cameron's. Both were tougher than anything they've done so far though.
This Bruce Jenner thing over here is very interesting. I've not really been following it and kind of rolled my eyes when I heard there's going to be a reality show over it. But thinking about it, it's going to be a great thing for transgender folk to have such a high-profile advocate on telly educating the masses on what actually goes on during a transformation.
Dunno if folk will accept him coming out as a conservative though..
Cameron forgetting which football team his briefing notes said he supportedIt's pretty embarrassing. We want our politicians to tell us where they stand, not to pretend to be like the average man. feck letting the average man run the country, that'd be a disaster.
And even better he went into the Sky studios today to talk about it (and probably other things too) and had some sort of crap explanation about it.
Christ.You can see the moment he looks down at his notes and realises that he said the wrong team.
What a crap day of matches.
You know, I think I'd actually respect him if he just turned round and said, "Nah, football's for the peasants." It (might) hurt his chances but you never know.
Try to take over 3/4 of the world and then bitch about immigrants when they follow you home. British empire is reaping what it sowed pretty much.