OT. The futures Bright, the Futures Brexit!!!

[Ram Pant]

Heard the one about the fun accountant, GP? Me neither.

That figures

[Andy_Faber]

Heard the one about the fun accountant, GP? Me neither.

Remember though rA, there are only three types of accountant - those who can count and those who cant

[Andy_Faber]

That's what happens when AF and GP are confronted with facts that don't suit their narrow views. It's consistent with how Trump, Farage and rags like the Fail and Torygraph respond. So much so that one might almost think they read and hear this deflection and then repeat it on a casual basis. Or they just go quiet when a point one has made which they have attacked repeatedly is proven.

Rather like Farage, who has now resorted to accusing the BBC of double standards by having Bernard Manning on in the '70's, whilst failing to acknowledge that anything he might have said or done was unacceptable and also failing to acknowledge that unlike the BBC (or indeed any other media at the time) he has continued into the present day to be divisive, racist and xenophobic!

Totally off the subject at hand Swale but on a point of etiquette, your repeated reference to fellow forum posters in the third person sets you apart for your ignorance and poor social skills. In our previous more adversarial days I would have said it makes you sound a t*t but I guess we’ve moved on from that

[ramAnag]

Totally off the subject at hand Swale but on a point of etiquette, your repeated reference to fellow forum posters in the third person sets you apart for your ignorance and poor social skills. In our previous more adversarial days I would have said it makes you sound a t*t but I guess we?’ve moved on from that

How is it a question of ‘etiquette’ and how on earth does it display ‘ignorance and poor social skills’?
I’m not defending Swale - he doesn’t need me to - but his use of the third person is just his preference.
What he’s saying is perfectly clear, much more so than most of what GP says these days. Surely you should be more concerned with what he says rather than with abusing him for the way he’s said it.

[Andy_Faber]

How is it a question of ?etiquette? and how on earth does it display ?ignorance and poor social skills??
I?m not defending Swale - he doesn?t need me to - but his use of the third person is just his preference.
What he?s saying is perfectly clear, much more so than most of what GP says these days. Surely you should be more concerned with what he says rather than with abusing him for the way he?s said it.

lol I thought it?d be you that responded

[ramAnag]

lol I thought it?d be you that responded

Did you? Well done you. Now how about explaining your etiquette and ignorant lack of social skills comment. Genuinely interested, unless you’re ‘just joshing’ again.

[Geoff Parkstone]

Sounds like time for a rat-a-tat-tat for Christmas

[SithHappens]

Where was the source you used to assert that NF?s children?s first language wasn?t English?

He confirmed it in his interview with James O'Brien. The same one he confirmed he's afraid when he hears foreign languages being spoken on the train.

[Andy_Faber]

He confirmed it in his interview with James O'Brien. The same one he confirmed he's afraid when he hears foreign languages being spoken on the train.

No he didn?t, listen again

[ramAnag]

No he didn?t, listen again

Well, I’ve listened to it now and have to agree with Sith. He (Farage) confuses English as a second language with being unable to speak English - quite deliberately imo - and concedes that English is the second language of both his daughters.

[Andy_Faber]

Well, I’ve listened to it now and have to agree with Sith. He (Farage) confuses English as a second language with being unable to speak English - quite deliberately imo - and concedes that English is the second language of both his daughters.

I’ve done the respectful thing and listened again and no he doesn’t. This isn’t a matter of supporting him or his opinions, it’s a matter of fact. He doesn’t concede. You’re letting your prejudice speak to you, not the fellah at the mic

[Andy_Faber]

Sounds like time for a rat-a-tat-tat for Christmas

You love it don?t you

[ramAnag]

I?’ve done the respectful thing and listened again and no he doesn?’t. This isn?’t a matter of supporting him or his opinions, it?’s a matter of fact. He doesn?’t concede. You?’re letting your prejudice speak to you, not the fellah at the mic

He absolutely accepts/concedes/confirms that his daughters’ first language is German.
Seems very laudable to me that his daughters are bilingual. I have three grandchildren who are the same. It’s impressive.
Pity he can’t see any positivity in the number of other children who are similarly capable, but what he tries to do is identify children for whom English is a second language as being unable to speak English. That’s not true and if you can’t recognise that it’s perhaps you who are allowing you prejudice to show.

[Andy_Faber]

He absolutely accepts/concedes/confirms that his daughters’ first language is German.
Seems very laudable to me that his daughters are bilingual. I have three grandchildren who are the same. It’s impressive.
Pity he can’t see any positivity in the number of other children who are similarly capable, but what he tries to do is identify children for whom English is a second language as being unable to speak English. That’s not true and if you can’t recognise that it’s perhaps you who are allowing you prejudice to show.

Just dealing in fact rA, please provide the transcript that proves your point, otherwise back off because no-one needs another (to quote GP) ratatat.

To be clear, I said to Sith ‘where was the source you used to assert that NFs children’s first language wasn’t English?’

Sith responded ‘He confirmed it in his interview with James O’Brien’

He didn’t

[ramAnag]

Just dealing in fact rA, please provide the transcript that proves your point, otherwise back off because no-one needs another (to quote GP) ratatat.

To be clear, I said to Sith ?‘where was the source you used to assert that NFs children?’s first language wasn?’t English??’

Sith responded ?‘He confirmed it in his interview with James O?’Brien?’

He didn?’t

Please don’t try and throw your weight around by telling me to ‘back off’ and please don’t quote GP’s silliness. Neither will work or do you any favours. Just listen to the interview, particularly around between 12-14 mins in.