draculina

Yes, entirely my adaptation and opinion, but precious little to do with Trump. I don’t even mention Trump.

Or rather I agree with the opinion of Noam Chomsky and Joseph Stiglitz (google them for their credential) that a post-Brexit Britain will be an economic satellite of the USA.

You think the US will put our interests first when it comes to…[Read more]

This is a bit strange. How have I used polls to call for a new referendum, in what way is the EU a cartel (! never mind neo-liberal), and in what way have they  been buloying us have they been bullying us??

1) Has anyone called for a referendum in here? I said I’m against one at the moment, because the polls show no significant change in public…[Read more]

Agree, with one qualification.

The new voters who’ve come onto the register since the referendum – people who were 16 and 17 at that time – want to remain by 7 to 1. They are the people whose futures are being decided here, and they want to stay. the result has been to shift support to a slight majority for Reamin, but generally

I am AGAINST a…[Read more]

Jamie, the EU are bending over backward to make sure their fingerprints aren’t on the body.

We make it easy for them.

The fingerprints are all British. The EU have done nothing but try to make it easy.

Mrs May worked out a deal last weekend and had to withdraw it when she was faced with half the cabinet threatening to resign, and with the DUP…[Read more]

Still see an unreasoning rant.

The fantasy is put out that the Remin voters are all chocc mocca drinkers, and the Leavers are all the poor horny handed sons of toil.

Nonsense.

A big majority of Labour voters voted to Remain. They didn’t do it to preserve their posh drinks -and some do drink posh cuppas, but so what?? – they did it because of…[Read more]

That’s just a rant.

The British economy was thriving within the EU, to such an  extent that we were the fastest growing economy in the G& on the eve of that disgraceful referendum – we are now one of the slowest.

The fact that people have been suffering is to do with how that wealth has been distributed.

That’s why we need a Labour government…[Read more]

It’s not a poll, not BBC or anyone else. Just the expression of frustration from a Remainer about the almighty mess we’re getting in.

We’re all ordinary people here, all expressing opinions. Learning from one another’s differences is good.

The mess is caused by us being a badly divided nation. Nothing to do with the EU, which is just defending…[Read more]

I have a feeling that this is more or less true (I always try to avoid the precise figures).

The UK learns to behave after Brexit….

I would underline this, but feel martin is surely measuring out the problem of what to do, and will either take action or explain why no action can be taken – soon.

Martin

I’d endorse this, given recent experience.

I’ve been here a while, and in recent months the boards have really come alive.

But this has led to a couple of disruptive people who flood the boards with threads whihc can be repetitive and dominate the Active discussions list. Anyone coming in to look at what discussions are active see all posts…[Read more]

I try to keep out of personal spats here but…

homophobia is a big no no.

It’s pure bigotry – as ugly and unacceptable as racism or misogyny.

Looking like it’s time for a new thread soon, as total chaos is looking very likely.

We didn’t vote for food rationing or a serious worsening of living standards, and that is starting to loom ahead.

Unlike some, I actually think that discussion and debate on serious topics are an essential part of a democracy.

If you just leave it all to the…[Read more]

Sorry to hear that, Yogi Cooler than Jesus.

Never mind.

Happens to the best of us.

Why did you need a second thread to say it when you had already said it in another thread 15 minutes earlier??

I am so sorry to hear about this, GD.

He wasn’t someone I agreed with, but he was a good chatter and a man of deep conviction.

RIP

Ms K is a strong-minded woman, not afraid to defend her corner.

There are quite a few such women in jc with a similar approach.

No wonder that they bash up against each other now and again, or end up as dedicated foes of each other.

A shame, but that’s how it goes with strong-minded people..

I welcome her contributions, as I do those of Tracy,…[Read more]

Leav3e me out of this too, ms M.

I am fwightened by Mister q retaliating against me.

Somer,

ya never know.

People change their minds on jc

*hides from Ms M

Linda,

there’s an interesting Polish film called Dekalog, whihc looks at the ten commandments and shows how they work, or fail to work, in modern society.

The commandment Thous shalt not bear false witness is the theme of one of the hour-long films about a catholic woman who was presented with a Jewish girl in hiding from the Nazis in occupied…[Read more]

less of the filth, q.