Author Topic: UK General Election 2017 (Read 111119 times)

Nearly Sane · « **Reply #1625 on:** November 26, 2017, 11:58:49 AM »

It was god that did it!

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/nigel-dodds-dup-democratic-unionist-party-deal-theresa-may-government-hung-parliament-a8075606.html?amp

Sriram · « **Reply #1626 on:** November 26, 2017, 01:22:10 PM »

He is probably right. Everything moves according to God's plan in the long term.

Shaker · « **Reply #1627 on:** November 26, 2017, 01:30:51 PM »

floo · « **Reply #1628 on:** November 26, 2017, 01:31:50 PM »

Quote from: Sriram on November 26, 2017, 01:22:10 PM

He is probably right. Everything moves according to God's plan in the long term.

Really?

Shaker · « **Reply #1629 on:** November 26, 2017, 01:38:57 PM »

Quote from: Floo on November 26, 2017, 01:31:50 PM

Really?

I suppose that includes the Black Death, the Holodomor and Bergen-Belsen.

That's quite a plan.

floo · « **Reply #1630 on:** November 26, 2017, 02:18:48 PM »

Quote from: Shaker on November 26, 2017, 01:38:57 PM

I suppose that includes the Black Death, the Holodomor and Bergen-Belsen.

That's quite a plan.

Yep!

Sriram · « **Reply #1631 on:** November 26, 2017, 03:09:51 PM »

Well.....

Death and suffering of individuals are all part of the course of life. They are temporary and are meant to help us develop and grow. We are not here to enjoy and have fun. Just as a school is not meant for fun and games....life is also meant for growth and development.

Yes...I do think that everything moves according to a grand plan. Life begins from DNA and RNA strands...moves on to simple forms of life...increase of complexity...humans arise....humans get civilized....they come together and globalize, become humane and universal.

Its all clearly a plan. I have no doubts.

What my idea of God is, is a different matter of course!

Cheers.

Sriram

jeremyp · « **Reply #1632 on:** November 26, 2017, 03:34:52 PM »

Quote from: Sriram on November 26, 2017, 01:22:10 PM

He is probably right. Everything moves according to God's plan in the long term.

Well then we ought to be shit scared because the DUP has some really nasty policies that have no place in a civilised society.

jeremyp · « **Reply #1633 on:** November 26, 2017, 03:36:40 PM »

Quote from: Sriram on November 26, 2017, 03:09:51 PM

We are not here to enjoy and have fun.

Are we not? What kind of arsehole creates a universe in which the sentient beings are not there to enjoy and have fun?

Gordon · « **Reply #1634 on:** December 22, 2017, 12:32:46 PM »

Interesting politics in Ireland going on, where the Republic have more of a role via the Good Friday Agreement that I realised if the Stormont situation can't be fixed.

Can't see the DUP being happy if the Republic can exert more influence in NI and wonder if that might add to the mounting problems of our hapless PM.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-42444305

Walt Zingmatilder · « **Reply #1635 on:** January 02, 2018, 06:12:32 PM »

A and E staff reporting third world conditions in British Hospitals.

Walt Zingmatilder · « **Reply #1636 on:** January 03, 2018, 07:12:09 PM »

State of NHS and railway and a 'what crisis?' statement just now.

Robbie · « **Reply #1637 on:** January 03, 2018, 09:41:53 PM »

I agree with Sririam that "Life isn't all Ha Ha Hee Hee" (title of a novel), but we do have good times that we enjoy and are meant to enjoy to the full. The good times shore us up for the bad times, surely.

JP · « **Reply #1638 on:** January 04, 2018, 03:18:12 PM »

https://t.co/vk9QriDYnj

NHS in crisis. Open the link, check the date, see the content of the article

Nearly Sane · « **Reply #1639 on:** January 04, 2018, 04:28:02 PM »

Quote from: JP on January 04, 2018, 03:18:12 PM

https://t.co/vk9QriDYnj

NHS in crisis. Open the link, check the date, see the content of the article

So, leaving aside your use of the tu quoque falkacy, you appear to be arguing that the last three elections have been as much use as electing a piece of lint to be in charge of the NHS? Uunfortunately we only managed Jeremy Hunt.

JP · « **Reply #1640 on:** January 04, 2018, 06:12:08 PM »

Just pointing out a winter crisis in the NHS is nothing new.

In 2000 tories berating labour, in 2017 labour berating tories. It's happened before and it will happen again.

As an aside there it nothing being reported about the devolved health services so i assume all is working perfectly well outside of England.

Nearly Sane · « **Reply #1641 on:** January 04, 2018, 06:15:46 PM »

Quote from: JP on January 04, 2018, 06:12:08 PM

Just pointing out a winter crisis in the NHS is nothing new.

In 2000 tories berating labour, in 2017 labour berating tories. It's happened before and it will happen again.

As an aside there it nothing being reported about the devolved health services so i assume all is working perfectly well outside of England.

No, they are quite fucked. Maybe less fucked or maybe more fucked. So?

Walt Zingmatilder · « **Reply #1642 on:** January 08, 2018, 11:51:06 AM »

Reshuffle leaves the great steaming turd that is the state of the railways to be cleared up by successor.

Walt Zingmatilder · « **Reply #1643 on:** January 08, 2018, 12:10:43 PM »

Update
Apparently Grayling has not moved. A mistaken tweet from the Conservatives who mistook seemingly A comment from BBC editor Norman Smith for one from a senior Conservative spokesman................
Although to be fair that's an easy mistake to make.

Harrowby Hall · « **Reply #1644 on:** January 08, 2018, 12:19:40 PM »

Quote from: Private Frazer on January 08, 2018, 11:51:06 AM

Reshuffle leaves the great steaming turd that is the state of the railways to be cleared up by successor.

Why do you think that a Conservative government can clear up "the great steaming turd that is the state of the railways"?

It was, after all, a Conservative government - led by John Major - which invented the modern, Balkanised, lawyers' paradise that is the UK railway system.

Walt Zingmatilder · « **Reply #1645 on:** January 08, 2018, 12:37:00 PM »

Quote from: Harrowby Hall on January 08, 2018, 12:19:40 PM

Why do you think that a Conservative government can clear up "the great steaming turd that is the state of the railways"?

It was, after all, a Conservative government - led by John Major - which invented the modern, Balkanised, lawyers' paradise that is the UK railway system.

I'm not sure even Major envisaged the railways as a testbed for subordination of passenger health or safety and a union management confrontation union tribute act both of which seem to have backfired badly.

Walt Zingmatilder · « **Reply #1646 on:** January 08, 2018, 12:37:33 PM »

Quote from: Harrowby Hall on January 08, 2018, 12:19:40 PM

Why do you think that a Conservative government can clear up "the great steaming turd that is the state of the railways"?

It was, after all, a Conservative government - led by John Major - which invented the modern, Balkanised, lawyers' paradise that is the UK railway system.

I'm not sure even Major envisaged the railways as a testbed for subordination of passenger health or safety and a 70's union management confrontation tribute act both of which seem to have backfired badly.

Walt Zingmatilder · « **Reply #1647 on:** January 08, 2018, 04:38:57 PM »

The reshuffle has been so exhilarating particularly the moment when a Conservative replaced a Conservative as party chairman.

Aruntraveller · « **Reply #1648 on:** January 09, 2018, 09:32:56 AM »

Quote from: Private Frazer on January 08, 2018, 04:38:57 PM

The reshuffle has been so exhilarating particularly the moment when a Conservative replaced a Conservative as party chairman.

The whole thing has been splendid.

Isn't there a phrase about rearranging deck chairs on the Titanic that is apposite?

Walt Zingmatilder · « **Reply #1649 on:** January 10, 2018, 12:31:07 PM »

May flailing on PMQ about the NHS.

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Author Topic: UK General Election 2017 (Read 111119 times)

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