not a great week in politics

[JOHNNYAITCH]

I enjoy talking about politics and politicians...hours and hours of amusement

[Yukon]

how old are you yukon, you should know by now not to believe everything you read or listen to where politics are concerned.

 

Politics, true, but stupid and predictable politicians are a different story!

[geosname]

Imagine if all the hours spent talking about politicians (who actually have very little impact on our lives), were spent enjoying the world and people around us.

 

We'd all be a lot happier I reckon.

 

Its the futility of it all, I think, you know they will tell you what you want to hear, you know they will do something different when elected, you know they are unreliable [shall we say] you know they are all the same under their different badges/colours/emblems/slogans and yet still they get voted into power.... even if 90% of the population didnt vote someone from the collective would get in... so we sit and mock them and accuse them and deride them and chuckle at the hopelessness and futility of it all... and we suffer..

If the banks have a problem the government rush in with public money

If the government have a problem the opposition rush in with public money

If the people have a problem there is a lot of coughing into hands, laughing up sleeves and people running the other way with public money

 

rant over.... where are the razor blades

[For Us All]

Politics, true, but stupid and predictable politicians are a different story!

 

You're hatred of Ukip is quite noticeable but unfortunately I fear that recent global events will only further their cause.

[Santa]

Casual homophobia in this case!!!!!

Sorry I was tired.

[bookworm]

Politics, true, but stupid and predictable politicians are a different story!

 

fair comment, and all parties have them usually after a session in the bar , thats when you get some weird and wonderful comments from them, high on scotch but low on sense.

[For Us All]

I enjoy talking about politics and politicians...hours and hours of amusement

 

Me too Johnny,never a dull moment,we are going to have five months of comedy gold.

Politicians are heroes today,zeros tomorrow.

Imo,I think that the Russian ecomony,IS and border control are going to have a real impact on our national politics and how we vote next May.

[cheeky]

You're hatred of Ukip is quite noticeable but unfortunately I fear that recent global events will only further their cause.

 

Like the recent movement in Australia #illridewithyou where the local populace of Sydney stood alongside Muslims to show the world that they don't judge the majority on the actions of a minority? How will this further PrejUKIP's cause?

[For Us All]

Like the recent movement in Australia #illridewithyou where the local populace of Sydney stood alongside Muslims to show the world that they don't judge the majority on the actions of a minority? How will this further PrejUKIP's cause?

 

Unfortunately this is not Australia,it is great initiative as I said on the #illridewithyou thread and they deserve enormous credit,but I can't see it really taking off over here after everything we have been through over the years.However,it's never too late.

[Bea Smith]

Now I'm not suggesting politicians are saints as a rule but it just goes to show that if you dress dross up in a suit they'll soon show their true colours.

With the late/ immigrant thing, the breast feeding comments, now this- all in the matter of a week or so, the other parties must be wetting themselves laughing. It really would appear intolerance is at the heart of everything UKIP

 

And what effect has this had on UKIP support ? Very little, and I am not commenting on rights or wrongs, just observing from the sidelines. But they are not saying anything that a quite large number of people say every day. I've overheard the N word several times in public recently, and still the smug sit back and pretend there is no racist element in our public.

There is, though only some in UKIP are racist - if you blame everyone who votes UKIP you'll get a massive backlash that will blow away the smug who don't realise that the current rise in UKIP support is a cross-section of society in the form of former Tories, former Labour and yes, some from the party now never mentioned the BNP.

UKIP will splinter at some point, because it is a mix of left, business ex-Tories, ordinary decent working class people, and far right nut jobs, but some of what they say is not wrong just because it is UKIP saying it. The one thing that would keep them united and stop this splintering is treating them as if they were the BNP and over-reacting with massive political correctness that is generally unpopular with the public.

Cameron is to blame for a lot of this, he must rue the day when he called UKIP a bunch of fruitcakes and nutters or whatever, because if he believes that now he may be excluding about 1 in 4 people from voting for him. Yes, they do have their nutters but the 15 per cent of the electorate that they have added to their voting ranks this year will stay with them if they are told they are nutters too, if the other parties want to win them back they must be subtle, totally honest (!), hard working and innovative with ideas that will improve the country.

[Bea Smith]

I enjoy talking about politics and politicians...hours and hours of amusement

 

Only the first 3 words were needed. Though your posts only actually amuse yourself even if it is for hours and hours.:)

[JOHNNYAITCH]

Only the first 3 words were needed. Though your posts only actually amuse yourself even if it is for hours and hours.:)

 

I don't enjoy talking..I love talking

 

Better amuse one person than none at all;)

[Bea Smith]

Better to amuse an audience of one than to have loads of people simply laughing at you ;)

 

Even more clever that you do both effortlessly.

Time for your trip to the OVF bus stop isn't it ?

[CambridgeDon]

There's a lot of thumbs down going on on this thread but very little argument- interesting that. I suppose trying to justify the unjustifiable is a complicated and futile business

 

You need to do some research of your own. UKIP may not be perfect but there are literally dozens of members, councillors and MPs in the mainstream parties who have been convicted of far more serious offences including, to mention a few, possession of explosives, offences against children, theft, corruption in public office and the like. Only today, the media are reporting that one former Labour MP is to be charged with two counts of common assault and one of criminal damage.

 

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/politics/labour/11297396/Eric-Joyce-charged-MP-faces-two-counts-of-common-assault-and-one-count-of-criminal-damage.html

 

And that's not to mention the MPs' expenses scandal in which corruption, cheating and theft of taxpayers' money was seen to be endemic across all the mainstream parties, resulting in several (but not enough) public prosecutions.

 

Yes, UKIP have their problems but most of this criticism and ad hominem attacks against them are nothing more than rank hypocrisy of the worst kind.

 

But the best part is that the public sees through it and will continue to vote for UKIP in increasing numbers.

 

So keep up the good work.

[For Us All]

I don't enjoy talking..I love talking

 

Better amuse one person than none at all;)

 

:D;)