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Centrist politically - equally frustrated by the far left & the far right Love cinema & theatre - especially comedies The trouble with being a realist in the 2020s is that you can need a LOT of cheering up

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And yet have utterly failed to comprehend them - despite most commentators suggesting he has handled difficult events relatively well

So which camp of lunatics do you favour?

Illegally bombing Iran from the start or letting Iran attack UK bases & surrounding countries unhindered?

08.03.2026 00:20 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

My bombers?

And bombers can be used for both offensive and defensive missions

For example, when taking out ballistic missile launchers - as they have - that is defensive as it stops ballistic missiles landing on you

08.03.2026 00:12 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Sorry but that's over-simplistic

"Tax cuts for the rich don’t trickle down"

They do but usually not as much as is claimed

"Boosting military spending doesn’t bring peace"

Can do. Depends on the boost & what your threats are

"Slashing regulations doesn’t create jobs"

Again, depends on the regs

07.03.2026 22:49 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Bombers can conduct defensive missions

You have yet to provide any evidence that they are being used outside the agreed defensive use from UK bases. I can only assume its because you don't have any

They may well do so at some time but there is no evidence available of this to either of us so far

07.03.2026 22:39 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

That's not the post I was replying to

I don't have anything to comment on that

07.03.2026 22:33 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

"UK has allowed America to use British RAF bases for 'defensive' purposes against Iran - what this implies depends on how you interpret 'defensive'. Personally I suspect in practice this means carte blanche."

I already know where Diego Garcia is

And...?

07.03.2026 20:49 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Regarding Iran of course

But I appreciate that that cuts no ice with people who have no interest in the facts

07.03.2026 20:23 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

OK, so you have absolutely nothing to back up your claim with

Thank you

07.03.2026 20:12 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Britain’s war hawks are very upset that Keir Starmer isn’t personally riding a bomb all the way to Tehran | Marina Hyde Didn’t you know? True British patriots are the ones who want to join an obviously disastrous war on behalf of Israel and Donald Trump, says Guardian columnist Marina Hyde

Really?

www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

07.03.2026 19:51 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Ahhh... "The voters"

"The voters" couldn't agree what day of the week it is

They come in all sorts...

07.03.2026 19:50 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Yep! Put it off for as long as possible!

Because what comes after is likely to be even worse

07.03.2026 19:49 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

What are its targets specifically?

To make that claim you must know them...

07.03.2026 19:43 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Or, here in the real world, he's moved toward making some largely undeniably good decisions for a change

07.03.2026 19:06 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

That's one of the dumbest things I've ever read...

07.03.2026 18:56 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I disagree with the last sentence at present but don't entirely discount it as a future development...

07.03.2026 18:56 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Just the message the Kremlin would love people to take from this

Putin couldn't have put it better himself

07.03.2026 18:53 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

No. That would suggest cock up

True perhaps for Badenoch but Farage is deliberately trying to ruin the UK

That's what the Kremlin wants

07.03.2026 18:50 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Here in the UK its funny that those who whined about the negligible loss of sovereignty that came with EU membership are among those most keen to give it up in order to stay affixed to Trump's backside

And, by extension, Putin's...

07.03.2026 18:46 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

And that is happening on what planet?

Skaro?

Vulcan?

Certainly not Earth...

07.03.2026 17:37 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

The last few days have amply demonstrated that that isn't the case

07.03.2026 17:34 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Sadly we don't have a choice because of the effect of the war on the availability and cost of fuel supplies

But what 'fixing' it looks like is a whole different question...

07.03.2026 17:25 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

So did Labour

They're the ones who cut the order of Type 45 air defence destroyers from 12 to 6 - meaning Dragon isn't already (half way?) there

07.03.2026 17:20 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

She'd likely have ordered attacks on Iraq

Only one letter out - that would be a good day for Truss...

07.03.2026 17:18 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

πŸ˜‚ That's like the pot calling a snowflake black...

07.03.2026 17:14 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

No

Because the state has already wrongly executed/murdered enough innocent people who could/would only prove their innocence after their death

The justice system is not good enough at determining innocence from guilt to allow the death penalty

07.03.2026 16:03 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I'm not delighted but neither does it greatly concern me in and of itself

But...

What does concern me is that, unless prison violence is curbed, other less - I don't like to say deserving but am struggling for a word - people will get hurt

For a start there are a lot of innocent people in prison

07.03.2026 16:00 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

There is no "offensive by the ruling class against the working class"

If you destroy it you can't exploit it - and THAT is what they do

07.03.2026 15:55 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Yes, because things inside a war zone usually happen so predictably and without issue

How could this be allowed to happen? πŸ™„

06.03.2026 16:12 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Or Reform...

You just have to hope people come back to their senses before the big day...

05.03.2026 22:06 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

It's within a few yards of the border &, while I'd never thought about it, If you asked me I likely would have guessed it was on the Surrey side of the line, anyway...

So possible cockup?

05.03.2026 21:43 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0