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Westminster Politics 2024-2029
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In the latest episode of the United Hour Podcast, Nik (@Rood) and Jamie (@Vault Dweller) are here to celebrate rare back-to-back victories for Manchester United! They analyse the late win in the Europa League vs. Rangers and then try and find things to analyse in a pretty dour game vs. Fulham. They also chat about the latest Marcus Rashford news, and look at the latest transfer news.
That’s fair enough but I think it’s all nonsense and we certainly aren’t going to become a world leading AI powerhouse by relying on the sun and the wind.
Considering we are hell bent on the pointless task of also being world leaders in low carbon emissions, the only feasible current answer is nuclear power. We will figure this out a decade too late.
China sent her packing with peanuts so now she's desperately fawning to Mr. Ego. If we did learn something from Trump job number one would be to send her straight back to the call centre.
The only question now is how much damage can she do before she gets canned.
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anyone who picks a packed lunch over a state banquet is a feckin trying to hard to pretend to be common moron.
this was on the menu at the qataris invite in dec...
On the menu was a tartlet of Cornish lobster and quails eggs for a starter; with pheasant wrapped in Savoy cabbage, roasted celeriac puree and potato gratin with cheese from Suffolk, truffle sauce and winter vegetables as a main course; followed by an iced bombe with organic Samoan vanilla ice cream and a Balmoral plum sorbet.
this was on the menu at the qataris invite in dec...
On the menu was a tartlet of Cornish lobster and quails eggs for a starter; with pheasant wrapped in Savoy cabbage, roasted celeriac puree and potato gratin with cheese from Suffolk, truffle sauce and winter vegetables as a main course; followed by an iced bombe with organic Samoan vanilla ice cream and a Balmoral plum sorbet.
So Reeves thinks the UK can learn from Donald fecking Trump? God help us.
These menus sound good on paper, but when mass catered for 200 people they often up pretty bland.
You'll generally eat far better at a decent restaurant.
yes true. although i thought they had gone all out for our Qatari overlords, as i did read it as Ice Bombs made with Organic Samoans. which lets be honest, even The Fat Duck would draw a line at.
Why in the hell are we trying to follow his example? The UK needs to distance itself from the US.
Did you read the interview? She just says it would be good to echo his positivity and talk up the country. It's a slightly overegged headline for a dry interview.
I'm concerned Labour seems ok with overriding environmental protections.
Heh, that would be more interesting at least.
I didn’t read the interview, I admit. And yes, their environmental unfriendliness is very bad.
Tbh thats more evidence Reeves hasn’t listen to a Trump speech.
Yep, every reference to America being great is sandwiched between confrontational rhetoric and putdowns of others.
In fairness, she was asked the question and gave a bland diplomatic answer. You wouldn't expect her to start a war of words with Trump in a fairly genteel interview.
But at the same time pressing ahead with daft growth stifling Net Zero projects whilst all our peers are winding back on them.
It's almost like they don't have a plan.
She got into office in May.
Since then, she has spent every single week telling us how bad the UK is, how dire the financial situations is. From tightening our belts to living within our means, black holes of finance to austerity is necessary. Every. SIngle. Week.
Now she claims we need positivity. Its like harold shipman telling us we need to look after the elderly.
Since then, she has spent every single week telling us how bad the UK is, how dire the financial situations is. From tightening our belts to living within our means, black holes of finance to austerity is necessary. Every. SIngle. Week.
Now she claims we need positivity. Its like harold shipman telling us we need to look after the elderly.
Reeves might kybosh some of the worst stuff, like pumping billions into carbon capture. Given our flat is in Brook Green, fecking hope net zero stops the third runway at Heathrow turning it into a flightpath.
The AI stuff is delusional and of no benefit to the population, and would apparently need these nuclear Small Modular Reactors to power it. Literally nobody wants them. If they're protesting solar farms because they temporarily cover up some grass, what will they think of having uranium reactors in their neighbourhoods. It's pure folly.
There's nothing feasible about nuclear. The money involved and the time frames alone makes it unrealistic. Add in the local opposition, the century of decommissioning and the costs involved in that, and you may as well go all in on renewables.
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Not wanting to accuse you of nimbyism, and speaking as somebody in the original HS2 path, it's this kind of thinking we need to eradicate in the UK. There is always somebody negatively impacted and they're given far too much of a voice in the UK. The result is nothing ever gets done. Heathrow should have had a 3rd runway 20 years ago and the full HS2 should be halfway finished by now.
She told us this is who she is over a decade ago and we had cnuts telling us she'd changed since then
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Exactly. She’s outflanking the Tories from the right. She’s even more harmful to benefits claimants than the Tories. That’s why I wasn’t that happy on the day after the general election last year; because I knew that both parties are neoliberal fecking filth who hate disabled people like me, as well as of course numerous other minority groups.She told us this is who she is over a decade ago and we had cnuts telling us she'd changed since then
I agree, it is pure nimbyism on my part. I'd rather they added an extra runway at Gatwick.
The fact everythimg that everything costs at least 4x more to build in the UK than mainland Europe needs urgently addressing. Even after the consultations into why, governments with big majorities do feck all about it.
that is her packed lunch.
Yep she hasn’t change.She told us this is who she is over a decade ago and we had cnuts telling us she'd changed since then
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Probably due to the nature of our economy. There is an ever increasing amount of palms being greased before any work actually starts.
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Why is this 2019 comment from Starmer being brought up?
Starmer has no need to worry about 'yesterdays men' like Boris, neither do the rest of us! Boris's 'day in the sun' has been and gone.
Current Labour lot really are taking "there's always a tweet" to a new level, fair play.
For God’s sake. Deregulation only makes us less safe.
If you mean Brook Green between Shepard's Bush and Hammersmith, you are well fecking lucky.
A third runway wouldn't be another one across London city,. Pointless because of the prevailing winds. So Brooke Green, and all of the local prep schools, won't be disturbed.
Mate, most of West London should be repurposed for housing. Basically, everything between Heathrow and Slough should be developed. Most of the people in that area either work in Heathrow or are in Heathrow adjacent industries.
Deregulation is a great thing.*
*for irresponsible businesses to make extra cash at the expense of the rest of the people and the environment.
Brilliant
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End of the Soviet Union vibes are strong.
End of the Soviet Union vibes are strong.
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Won't be that lucky if we have 120 planes flying low over our heads every hour. The flight path I saw in the original discussions years back flew right over Hammersmith & Fulham. Gatwick and its environs is way less residential and also far less polluted already.
Most of West London is getting stacked with housing. Can see a whole bunch of new residential blocks have gone up a little further west on the way out to Acton and loads in White City.