Election Year or Fear!

[ramAnag]

Oh no you don't. This thread is about the election and the now current government. You loved bringing up every topic you could find on the Tories. Islamophobia is being banded about like mad at the moment and this government has now backed itself into a corner over it. I get you don't want to talk about it, as it makes you twitch. But explain themselves they will.
Funny how up to yet, Government priorities seem to be Paying out to their union paymasters/ having a go at smokers/ picking on pensioners and now the latest rants are sorting out islamophobia and having a go at the Israeli, government
The truth always outs itself. Tick tock.

Oh no I don’t what? You’ve raised issues and when they’re proved incorrect or unfounded you run back to your anti Islamic stance to create more bother.
The whole of your post is hopelessly flawed. This current government hasn’t yet been in power for two months. The Tories were in power for 14(!) years, including about three where they were led by, at best, an unashamed liar and at worst, a crook.
Another way of describing ‘paying out their Union paymasters’ might be - settling long running pay disputes, ‘having a go at smokers’ - continuing the previous government’s policy in a way many, including AF, agree with, ‘picking on pensioners’ getting rid of a policy which GP described as unsustainable and which penalises those (like me!) who can most afford it but not those in real need, ‘having a go at Israel’ - name a government which has, over the last eleven months, managed to find a solution or encourage the Israelis to seek a peaceful solution.

This government may be far from perfect but you are just sh1t stirring at every opportunity.

[Trickytreesreds]

Oh no I don’t what? You’ve raised issues and when they’re proved incorrect or unfounded you run back to your anti Islamic stance to create more bother.
The whole of your post is hopelessly flawed. This current government hasn’t yet been in power for two months. The Tories were in power for 14(!) years, including about three where they were led by, at best, an unashamed liar and at worst, a crook.
Another way of describing ‘paying out their Union paymasters’ might be - settling long running pay disputes, ‘having a go at smokers’ - continuing the previous government’s policy in a way many, including AF, agree with, ‘picking on pensioners’ getting rid of a policy which GP described as unsustainable and which penalises those (like me!) who can most afford it but not those in real need, ‘having a go at Israel’ - name a government which has, over the last eleven months, managed to find a solution or encourage the Israelis to seek a peaceful solution.

This government may be far from perfect but you are just sh1t stirring at every opportunity.

What you say about the Tories I won't deny. Though when it comes to **** stirring a government, you win the gold sunshine

But look at what you've said.
Liars, crooks.

I think in 8 weeks the pattern has already been set for a repeat of that. If you want to deny that, and need a list , I'll gladly give it.

[ramAnag]

What you say about the Tories I won't deny. Though when it comes to **** stirring a government, you win the gold sunshine

But look at what you've said.
Liars, crooks.

I think in 8 weeks the pattern has already been set for a repeat of that. If you want to deny that, and need a list , I'll gladly give it.

Thank you…but I had four**** years…or at least from 2019!

Feel free.

[Trickytreesreds]

Thank you…but I had four**** years…or at least from 2019!

Feel free.

I will feel free. It doesn't look good does it?
From our fully costed and accounted manifesto?
Not only was everyone lied to over finance, we now have policies beeing implemented that weren't even in the bloody manifesto.

Every time one pops up, I'm going to rant about it, just like you did. Lets how long you keep defending them.

Maybe I could do a better job, Swale calls me thicky,
But if Rayner, who left school with more kids than qualifications can be deputy leader, it sounds easy?

[ramAnag]

I will feel free. It doesn't look good does it?
From our fully costed and accounted manifesto?
Not only was everyone lied to over finance, we now have policies beeing implemented that weren't even in the bloody manifesto.

Every time one pops up, I'm going to rant about it, just like you did. Lets how long you keep defending them.

Maybe I could do a better job, Swale calls me thicky,
But if Rayner, who left school with more kids than qualifications can be deputy leader, it sounds easy?

Go ahead Tricky…you’ll have to go a bit to catch up with the likes of - amongst others - Chris Pincher, Imran Khan, Peter Bone, Scott Benton, William Wragg, Neil Parish, David Warburton, Charlie Elphick, Matt Hancock, Dominic Cummings and, of course, the liar supreme…good old Boris…but feel free, you rant away.

What Swale calls you has absolutely nothing to do with me. We’re not a double act, although I agree with much of what he says and I think he makes a great deal of sense, infinitely more than you, but I don’t do ‘name calling’ and he’s not alone is he…I mean only this morning our moderator was calling him Sweardale. It’s a bit like the Tories…the ‘leader’ sets the tone… .

I’m not a massive fan of Rayner myself, but I suspect most people will find your comments enormously patronising. She may not have gone down the most conventional of routes, have northern vowels and drop a few h’s…but, to the best of my knowledge, she hasn’t broken the law, bullied or abused anyone and seems rather more in touch with ordinary people than the likes of Rees-Mogg.

[Andy_Faber]

only this morning our moderator was calling him Sweardale. It’s a bit like the Tories…the ‘leader’ sets the tone… .

My tone may not be to your liking but I am paying a bit more attention now rA, witness a post being deleted last week for racial stereotyping. As for that nickname, it was meant as a bit of fun but if one person on the board is offended by it, I won't use it again, despite it relating to someone who managed to answer a recent question by describing the questioner as 'racist, xenophobic and bigotted', without actually answering the question. As I said, I'll not use the nickname again, and I think I'll include not allowing insulting nicknames in my new 'tone'. I'm guessing that'll mean a lot more deleted posts but hey ho thanks for the suggestion

[ramAnag]

My tone may not be to your liking but I am paying a bit more attention now rA, witness a post being deleted last week for racial stereotyping. As for that nickname, it was meant as a bit of fun but if one person on the board is offended by it, I won't use it again, despite it relating to someone who managed to answer a recent question by describing the questioner as 'racist, xenophobic and bigotted', without actually answering the question. As I said, I'll not use the nickname again, and I think I'll include not allowing insulting nicknames in my new 'tone'. I'm guessing that'll mean a lot more deleted posts but hey ho thanks for the suggestion

Just because you call someone something doesn’t make it a ‘nickname’ and it’s not a question of whether your tone is to my ‘licking’ or not.

I’ve no idea which or whose post was deleted last week but I agree with MA’s point last week. Tempers may become frayed from time to time but we’re all adults and we ALL - especially you as moderator - should be a bit above the use of derogatory name calling. I wasn’t offended by it, just thought it was inappropriate…from a moderator.

On the other hand if someone behaves in a way which is ‘racist, xenophobic and/or bigoted’ or for that matter ‘naive’ or ‘idealistic’ or ‘arrogant’ - as you described me last week…then so be it. Fair play to call it out…imo.

Personally, I never resort to name calling so I’ll remain unaffected.