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Probably just as well that no one from here is in there. Or are they…..?

Capitalism often fails too, particularly the extreme versions. No, I haven’t. But I know all about Trump and anyone who calls Trump out for what he is, is off to a good start as far as I am concerned. If his policies work for the majority of people in NYC that has to be a good thing, right? Certainly better than Trump and his cronies enriching themselves at the expense of everyone else.

What question? Why is it a silly statement to point out that white people do the same (with a greater frequency). You completely ignore the fact that you only focus on Muslims or people with a different colour skin when these crimes are committed by all kinds of men. You are a hypocrite and quite obviously racist Get someone to read this to you. I abhor everyone who commits acts of terrorism. I abhor everyone who commit offences against women and minority groups. Everyone. Do you understand what everyone means? Samir is not “my” hero. He is a hero to anyone who doesn’t have a problem with Muslims or people with a different colour skin. He is no different to Stephen Crean. I think the words “I abhor the actions of Hamas on 7th October” and I abhor any act of terrorism speak for themselves to anyone with a reasonable level of intelligence. That excludes you, clearly. I don’t post smiley faces on posts about the murder of innocent people. That is truly vile. By the way, why do you get so shirty when, as you claim, people don’t answer your questions, when you don’t bother to answer questions yourself?

What does being a “35 year old socialist” have to do with anything? Trump is a 79 year old dictator but that doesn’t seem to trouble you too much. Great speech from Mamdani. It is so good to see Democrats pushing back against Trump. We need to see more of this, not just from Newson and Mamdani. Hopefully the Democrats as a party will now show more backbone.

Nigel “12 jobs” Farage, who earns over £1m a year, wants to lower the amount that “young people” receive as a minimum wage. Currently the minimum wage per hour for those between 18-20 is £10. For the under 18’s it is £7.55.

What is “vile” is posting laughing emojis on posts about the deaths of innocent people. I called the Hamas attack on 7th October “abhorrent.” Perhaps you should google what it means. I have called out the behaviour of extremists of any background abhorrent. If you want to ignore reality that is your problem. You are all over Muslims when they do something wrong but not a peep out of you when they do something positive. No mention of the train hero who is Muslim and of Algerian decent. No mention of the new mayor just elected in NYC. You call people “scumbag”, “vile” and “thick” which is the biggest example of the pot calling the kettle black ever seen on this forum. Little wonder you root for the likes of Trump and Farage. You, like them, exist in a parallel universe of “fake news” and “alternative facts.”

There have been a number of positives since Labour were elected, not enough mind you, but some all the same. Labour’s problem is that they have been drowned out by the right wing media who jump on every misstep, perceived or otherwise, and they also haven’t been very good so far at selling their good news. As with Brexit, Farage is grabbing the headlines and setting the agenda. The whole small boats/immigration debacle, whilst an issue, isn’t one of the biggest issues that this country faces. Starmer and his cabinet have been too cautious and too wary of Farage so far. The promises to build 1.5 million homes and not to raise taxes were also mistakes and never likely to be kept. Taxes will need to be raised to pay for the damage caused by Brexit. It is a shame that they have only just realised that they need to be talking about that.

A Muslim mayor in NYC, that will rattle Trump’s chain!

The attack has yet to be declared as Islamic driven has it? I condem the attack no matter what the motive, if there is one, and he is just not severely mentally ill. If you could be bothered to engage your brain occasionally you would have digested the fact that I have constantly said that I condemn extremist activities no matter who carries them out. Just to spell it out for you so we don’t have to do this again, this includes terrorist activities carried out in the name of Islam. Got it yet? As for posting the article about Samir Zitouri, clearly it had nothing to do with denigrating any other actions taken by any others which helped to save lives. You are the one who has made an issue about the individuals concerned. I mentioned Samir because he is still fighting for his life. I am sure you will join everybody in hoping that this very brave man pulls through. Nothing “pious” about praising a true hero is there, especially when he is seriously wounded? Even Sir Ed Davy called for him (and the other guy, before you accuse me of ignoring him again) to receive the George Cross. Is he a “pious scumbag” too? Why did it offend you so much that I posted the article about Samir? 🤔 Another question for you. If I had only mentioned Stephen Crean would you have kicked off about my not mentioning Samir Zitouri?

We are all aware of the horrific way that the Hamas extremists have treated their prisoners, but apparently when the Israeli’s treat Palestinian prisoners equally horrifically they are “heroes.” https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/nov/03/israels-top-military-lawyer-arrested-after-she-admitted-leaking-video-of-soldiers-abuse

Once again you are displaying your ignorance so there is no point in replying to you. I will say though that you seem to be very keen for it to be blamed on an Islamic terrorist even though there has been absolutely no indication from the police so far that is the case. As for the hero who saved lives, this is the guy. https://news.sky.com/story/train-company-lner-extremely-proud-of-rail-worker-in-critical-condition-after-mass-stabbing-as-family-call-him-hero-13463705

Tell me what hard work is involved in going to bed with $10b worth of assets and waking up the next morning with $20b worth of assets? Why is it perfectly ok for a small minority of the human beings on this planet to hoard the largest amount of money while the vast majority, most of whom have to do boring mundane jobs, struggle to make ends meet? Some of these people are even struggling to put a roof over the heads of their families and food on the table. Do you think that they can be blamed for their lack of being born with a silver spoon in their mouths, for not having the aptitude to run a business or maybe not have the opportunity? Without the “plebs” of society who consume the goods that businesses provide, there would be far fewer people like you - hence the phrase “we are all in this together.” People like you and Musk will not go down in history kindly. Where are all of the Musk libraries, museums, schools, universities, hospitals etc? He, Trump, Farage etc. are all about what’s in it for them. You sound like you are one of them. Brexit has cost this country a fortune. In an ideal world those who voted for it should pay higher taxes. Because we are supposed to share the burden, we will all need to pay more tax. As usual, those of us mere mortals will face a bigger hit than the rich as we don’t have the means to take advantage of the tax loopholes/avoidance schemes. If the higher burden is placed on the rich, do you really believe that their lifestyles will actually be affected in any meaningful way other than not buying another yacht this year? Do you see the difference in that and not being able to afford £7 for a pint? By the way, apparently 10% of the richest households own 50% of the wealth in the UK. What was that about money trees? Sounds like some have money orchards.

That isn’t what the police are saying so far, but don’t let that stop you jumping to conclusions. You are another hypochondriac (it’s good to know that I only have to worry about Black people carrying knives), you can’t wait to have a dig at minority groups.

I had a few Caravan albums back in the 70’s but never got to see them live. It came as a pleasant surprise then when a mate got us tickets to see the Caravan acoustic trio in Canterbury last Sunday night. The number of octogenarians in the audience was staggering and we wondered if some of them would make it to the end of the gig. The music was excellent and they went down a storm. They didn’t play enough oldies for me but some of the new stuff written during lockdown is worth a listen - from the album It’s None Of Your Business. Pye Hastings’ vocals have suffered from the ravages of time and the quaint English whimsy isn’t there anymore, but there are some strong tracks, well performed.

Another “benefit” Nigel? https://www.independent.co.uk/bulletin/news/brexit-uk-eu-world-travel-tourism-council-b2855226.html#