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PM Sunak was a plonker to dash off early to resume husting. How'd he be so insensitive and lacking judgment? Maybe his parents had not told him to respect the military veterans who stood up to oppression, tyranny, fascism and communism.
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Not as big as the bigoted racist liar LFC
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Was anyone from the EU there? Ireland? They love the nut zero stuff
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I don't think the Irish landed on D-Day (but they may have done). Macron and Scholz was there unless you didn't watch it.
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All the most important EU people went to the Normandy event.
Rutte, Frieden (awesome name), Scholz, Frederiksen, various kings and queens and dukes...and many others. |
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And Cider, a gradual move towards reducing emissions is not about people not being able to commemorate one of the most important events in European history in style. Very lame strawman.
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The actual EU I was talking about, not the states (and Ireland)
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Charles Michel was there.
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It seems common sense that the countries most likely to celebrate D-Day would be those with troops who were there, so from the EU France and Germany, there may be others.
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Perhaps celebrate is the wrong word and commemorate is a better choice.
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I'm not really a fan, but I though Farage commiserating with Scholz was a nice touch.
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Didn’t Farage have a Foreign bird, German as it happens?
Of the irony! |
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Why is it ironic? If you love someone you don't have to like the political system of their homeland.
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the quality of Wd's analysis cannot possibly distinguish between membership of a deeply authoritarian political union, and diplomacy with continental neighbours.
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Can I get a quality analysis of the deeply authoritarian political union please?
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The President of the USA calls France "our first friend" and enduring ally, as the Élysée pulls out all the stops for Biden's state visit.
But don't fret, the special relationship is as strong as ever. USA/Israel. |
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Biden's handlers hate the UK. Tell us something we don't know. They didn't even wake the old duffer up to attend the Coronation.
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No individual is bigger than the office they hold in a democracy. Fortunately for us, and US right now.
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Where did it all go wrong for the UK? Voting to leave the EU, probably.
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You will definitely find that the vast majority of the west faces similar issues to that which England faces. What a coincidence one might say. And we have a Labour political gvnt to look forward too. Joy! I stated many times that I feel super fortunate to have experienced my development/younger years in the 80s and 90s. Some people might argue the 70s was great too, but whilst I only have vague memories of it as I was so young, the Labour gvnt of the time gave us the winter of discontent, three working day weeks, blackouts et al. So it couldn't have been that great, culturally perhaps it was.
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Cider
You forgot Wot about Dianne Abbott! |
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I believe you're mistaking me for Keith Starmer (god forbid)
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If some quality bullets points are unavailable, maybe some moderately good bullets points on the most important things making it a deeply authoritarian political union?
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...Only if it wasn't just a phrase muttered without a critical thought in sight of course.
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I do not need a scientist to tell me it's beyond dumb to disinfect my post. I do not need a scientist to tell me it's been fukking so cold that my heating has booted up several times in May (for the first time ever in this property)
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Oh yes, I do not need a scientist to tell me that if you need to take the same vaccine three times a year, it probably doesn't work very well. Common sense (and not being a sheep) goes a pretty long way in life.
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Were those meant for this thread?
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No.
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Oh ok.
If some moderately good bullet points are unavailable, maybe at least 1 or 2 moderately good bullets points on the most important things making it a deeply authoritarian political union? Again....only if it wasn't an empty phrase muttered without a thought in sight of course.  |
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One or two really bad bullet points?
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You will definitely find that the vast majority of the west faces similar issues to that which England faces. - Sure, Cider. I was making a more specific point:- the diminishing status of the UK in the eyes of the wider world. You would imagine a country that took back control would have its reputation enhanced but quite the opposite. Remember those high hopes of eight years ago. It makes the D day fuss much more poignant, as if former glories are all this country has left now to cherish.
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Biden's handlers hate the UK. Brexit has fukk all to do with that.
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It has everything to do with it because we wouldn't be at the mercy of Biden's handlers if we hadn't turned our backs on the EU for nothing.
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Nonsense, it's completely ideologically driven. It's the type of deep seated loathing being replicated that still festers in some genuinely Irish people. If Trump is not taken out by lawfare, let's see how the relationship goes.
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Remember the expectations of 8 years ago: - Leavers really believed they "held all the cards"
 . They thought the EU would collapse by the end of 2018 as member states followed Britain like rats out of Hamelin. Where are they tonight? Ah yes BBC1 8pm Darkest Hour, enjoying two hours of nostalgia. |
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What darkest hr , must have missed it lol
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You're making little sense. So whether Biden 'likes' us or not is dependent on our membership of a political union
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It’s 24 June, 2025, and Britain is marking its annual Independence Day celebration. As the fireworks stream through the summer sky, still not quite dark, we wonder why it took us so long to leave. The years that followed the 2016 referendum didn’t just reinvigorate our economy, our democracy and our liberty. They improved relations with our neighbours.
The United Kingdom is now the region’s foremost knowledge-based economy. We lead the world in biotech, law, education, the audio-visual sector, financial services and software. -Daniel Hannan, the "brains of Brexit." C and P the quote in google to read the whole firago. |
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Biden's lot hate half of america anyway, it's not just reserved for us.
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