Comments by "Iazzaboyce" (@Iazzaboyce) on "Daily Mail World" channel.

  1. Meghan is nothing like Princess Diana - for starters nobody thought princess Diana was a liar.
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  2. Juncker has told him he's put a ban on UK media reporting on the Paris riots - so he thinks we don't know.
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  3. Would have been his first carbon neutral international trip if he just hadn't farted.
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  4. I posted the following comment (unedited) five months ago: "There's a plan and it goes like this: Keep pushing false negative Brexit news and calling for a second (in/out) referendum (people's vote) thereby creating an impression (albeit false) that the nation has changed its mind. Then create impression that leaving Single Market and Customs Union is too risky and need to hold second referendum, not in/out as out would increase, but with the following question: 'The UK is ending its membership of the EU, should the UK remain part of the Single Market and Customs Union? Yes or No. This way they think they can appeal to status quo, ramp up project fear, get some (temporary) EU free movement concessions and throw in some IRA violence and con the British people into keeping the UK tethered to the EU. Thus maintaining the possibility of the UK being rejoined on a 'we have no say' ticket in the not too distant future. They know the British people want out of the EU and they know they have to leave, but they're trying to work it so the British people never break free."
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  5.  @sherrytolbird7983  They don't have a dress up chest of various uniforms - the uniforms are of official positions held. Andrew and Harry no longer hold any official military position - so they are not entitled to dress up as soldiers.
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  6. "It is time for the British people to have their say. It is time to settle this European question in British politics. I say to the British people: this will be your decision. And when that choice comes, you will have an important choice to make about our country’s destiny. And when we have negotiated that new settlement, we will give the British people a referendum with a very simple in or out choice. To stay in the EU on these new terms; or come out altogether." (David Cameron MP, prime minister, United Kingdom) Altogether: "Completely; totally" (Oxford Dictionary) Leave: "Depart from permanently" (Oxford Dictionary)
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  7. Isn't he the politician that claimed thousands in expenses for among other things: A servant, having his piano tuned and having the moat around his stately home cleared? I thought so... Seems, he doesn't mind taking the people's money - he just doesn't want to listen to them.
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  8. Prince Philip was fluent in German and French.
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  9. + Des Oliver You do know the EU vision is 70+ years old? Brexiteers do not want to be part of the imperialistic ('bigger' 'stronger') programme of the EU.. We've been there, done that and we learned that, by and large nations prefer to control their own destiny.
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  10. +Des Oliver Oh yes, the the 'European Coal and Steel Community' we joined and a decade later had no coal or steel industry... So much for 'trade with one another' hey!
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  11. When the Remoaners thought Remain would win the referendum they expected Leave voters to accept the result. Paddy Ashdown said exactly this while the votes were being counted... "I will forgive no one, who does not accept the sovereign voice of the British people once it has spoken, whether it's by one percent or twenty percent." "If he, [Nigel Farage] will not accept the sovereign voice of the British people, whatever they say, then I think he does not have the national interest at heart." (Paddy Ashdown, 25 June 2016)..... Is 'ant-democratic supercilious hypocrites' too strong a description for these people?
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  12. Orange sticker on his head should say: 'Half Baked'
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  13. The fascists are trying to make out the people voted for Chequers, but we voted for Brexit which everyone knew meant leaving the EU and becoming an independent nation.
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  14. UK has a population over 5 million - so officially a country.
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  15. Basically, the establishment has not accepted (pleb) democracy and has not stopped campaigning since it began (before campaigning was legally allowed to start) with the nine million pound leaflet ... The hilarious thing is - they're still losing.
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  16. Sounds like they're all Germans
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  17.  @petermoxham2625  The entire political establishment is pro EU - if they thought Remain would win a second referendum - we would be having one.
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  18. The Lib Dems know full well they can't reverse Brexit - this is just 'vote bait' just like the "we will oppose student fees" malarkey.
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  19. I've seen this exact thing before, talking gibberish then one day when least appropriate it's What the f**k is that smell?
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  20. What's so good about being in the EU that, we have to be scared by 'experts' over trade and the economy to stay in. Why can't they promote the benefits? It seems the answer is because there are no real benefits for us... OK it's nice to be able to retire in sunny Spain, but only about 1% of us actually do this and many have voted for Brexit. Also, it's likely that after Brexit Spain will want to encourage retired Brits to spend their UK pensions in Spain. Oh! And it's easy to go work in EU countries! Yes, but how many actually do this and how many are only there for the hedonistic night-life? We have TV programmes about moving to Australia not Austria! Is this 'EU free movement' really worth allowing millions of unskilled people in low-pay low-employment areas of the EU to have unfettered access to all our jobs and housing? I recall 'leaving the EU and the UK economy' being mentioned a fair bit during the referendum campaign. I think most of us looked at similar nations not in the EU and thought: 'if they can run a successful independent country - then so can we - the British'.
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  21. In 1940 we were importing nothing from Europe and German and Italian war ships were trying to sink British cargo ships... 'Cliff edge'!! What good would these 'wet lettuces' have been in an actual crisis?
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  22. The only 'back' problem he suffers from is knocking too many 'back'.
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  23. As someone who voted Leave in 2016, I have been in favour of a second referendum since it has become clear the political elite has refused to accept the 2016 result. There should be another referendum with the following conditions: The question shall be: Should the UK leave the EU to become an independent country? Yes [ ] No [ ]. The government shall not declare a position. The parties must not declare a position. MPs must declare a position. An equal number of MPs shall be appointed to campaign for each side. All other MPs shall limit campaigning to constituency level. Any MP on the losing side must resign their parliamentary seat. I think the Leave side has made a huge mistake in not calling the elite's bluff, as people have learned more about the EU and there is now even more reasons to vote for the UK to Leave the EU. Let's face reality, if the pro-EU political establishment actually believed it could reverse the 2016 result - it would be holding a second in/out vote.
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  24.  @signed_Bewildered  Of course your kind don't like old people do you? And id that's a Bob Dylan line - here's another that describes people like you: "Oh, man is opposed to fair play He wants it all and he wants it his way".
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  25. This is what Lord Paddy Ashdown said on a second referendum whilst the votes were being counted: “Here’s the single point: Those that asked for this and I was the first leader ever to ask for a referendum way back in 89/90, have said so because they believe it to be an act of democracy. I will forgive no one who does not accept the sovereign voice of the British people once it has spoken. Whether it’s by 1% or 20%, once they’ve taken it, it is our duty, as those who serve the public to make the best use and to make sure that our country does the best it can with the decision the people have given us. I’ve heard Mr Farage say tonight: ‘We’re coming back even if we lose’. Excuse me! He’s the person that complained about lack of democracy in Europe! If he will not accept the sovereign voice of the British people, whatever they say, then I think he does not have the national interest at heart.” (Lord Paddy Ashdown 24 June 2016)
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  26. The people voted for the UK to 'leave' the EU. 'Leave' means: "Depart from permanently" (Oxford). It's now incumbent on every Pro-EU MP to stand down, as their 'vision' for the UK has been rejected by the people. How much has their essentially non-mandated scheme cost the nation in wasted money and wasted opportunity?
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  27. despicable beak in the trough quisling liar
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  28. +Des Oliver It does make you wonder why so many people wanted to come to live in the so called 'sick man of Europe'. The UK did not 'opt' to join the EEC in 1973, as the UK electorate did not vote for this. People in the UK do not have 'rose tinted views' of the fall in living standards - they live it. In this 'sick' period there was no long term unemployed, a 'job' meant 40 hrs per week for life, a single unskilled wage could keep a family and buy a house, council houses were readily available, council house rent was a day's wage and included water charges and council tax, university education was free and grant assisted, the people owned half the economy. Today (after being joined to the EEC to improve the UK's economic situation) both parents have to work, need Tax Credits to feed and clothe the kids and cannot buy a house.
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  29.  @THX-vp9fz  In the situation you describe the driver is not reasonably able to check the wheel was not correctly fitted to the car. Any person holding a real firearm is reasonably able to check if the firearm is loaded with deadly ammunition and if they do not know the firearm is not loaded with deadly ammunition they are reasonably able to know not to point the firearm at people.
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  30. Exactly! It's not as though we're not a wealthy country with expertise - we are! This is the opportunity of our lifetimes to put Great Britain back on the world map. We don't want 'empire' - we've been there and done that. We want to develop the ideas and industry needed to lead the world into the modern age. Time to free ourselves of good for nothing politicians that have stifled our nation with futile ideology.
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  31. Thousands of scientists say there is no actual evidence to prove man's activity is a causal factor in climate change. If these scientists claimed water cannot become vapour, they would be shown the proof, which is why they don't say water cannot become vapour. Does Prince Charles's principality not include people that rely on scientific evidence?
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  32. If it's as complicated as you say, then are the politicians who have pursued increasing political union (when there was no evidence the British public ever wanted it) not to blame? You see, from my point of view, I voted Leave that the UK should become an independent country and I don't care what anyone opposing this thinks.
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  33. OK - in 41 years though.
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  34. It's 'whose'
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  35. @abdul khamizat Perhaps, she is staying in a house to avoid being recognised.
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  36. If any of the non euro EU members want to have a in/out referendum the side wanting to leave will have ready-to-go deal to show the electorate.
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  37. I agree. I fail to see why he is responsible for her reckless actions. She was an adult, she boarded the boat willingly, she took the controls willingly, she willingly drove too fast. If new evidence shows events were not as he says, then it's possible he is responsible. I wonder if the fatality was a male things would have taken a different course. It's a tragic end to a young girl's life, but it doesn't mean the responsibility for her death lies with him.
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  38.  @Wyonative08  You say 'their uniforms'? but, neither of them have a uniform. The uniforms worn by members of the Royal Family are of official military appointments. Andrew and Harry no longer hold any official military appointment.
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  39. The people voted for the UK to have a new future independent of the EU.
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  40.  @keithsymons5708  Recently, in Australia some MPs were forced to stand down when it was revealed they held dual citizenship. The idea being the rules allow only 100% loyal citizens to make decisions for the nation. Our MPs are (1/100,000) they each had one vote in the referendum. Most have been selected before voters were given the opportunity to vote for them. The UK membership of the EU has never been a people led venture, it has always been a top down imposition on the people by a political elite. The loyalty to UK of pro EU MPs sitting in the UK parliament was questionable before the referendum. The referendum result effectively rescinded their vision for the UK and removed their legitimacy to govern the people with trust. They should now be forced to stand down.
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  41.  @robkunkel8833  Might not look round from the outside, but the pressure chamber inside the outer shell round because it's the best shape to withstand pressure and protect a human environment.
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  42. We will have to wait and see, as no Leave voter expected things to be better on day one. We're putting the UK on a different course and there may be some economic losses, but Leave voters believe this will be a worthwhile price for the future gains. If in five years we have higher unemployment and lower standard of living then you may have an economic argument... You do not have one now.
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  43. Imagine how Bob Geldof and Eddie Izzard would be acting if Remain had won the referendum and MPs were attempting to Brexit...
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  44.  @fogvarious2478  I don't think there is any legal requirement to drive a boat on the Thames. They both made a decision to go onto the boat and it appears she was driving when the boat struck the log. Clearly, they were both acting recklessly, but I fail to see how he can be responsible for her hitting the log that was probably not visible. It's very tragic, but it looks on the face of it to be 'death by misadventure'.
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  45. There's a lot of Labour voters will vote for Boris to get Brexit done... Can't see many Tory voters voting for Jeremy for another referendum.
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  46. They're not going to be seen as a gang of bullies, they will be seen trying to support the prime minster, but gradually, one by one 'finding themselves' in the impossible situation of supporting a misguided cabinet and doing what is best for the country. Be in no doubt, the Brexiteers 'supporting' May are ready to mutiny when the time comes, meanwhile it's a voyage of attrition with Boris at the helm.
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  47. Clegg is tripping - there were less than ten thousand people there and most of them were EU27 nationals that wouldn't have a vote in any second referendum.
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  48.  @seamusoflatcap  So, again where's the evidence these faults caused the boat to hit a submerged log? Why would Shepherd have gone onto the boat if he believed it was dangerous? Why was Shepherd not wearing a life jacket if he believed there was real danger? Why would Shepherd allow another person to drive if he believed it was not safe? The conviction rests on the presumption Shepherd had a duty of care, but he had no qualifications in marine mechanics or operating a speedboat, so why is it presumed he had any more responsibility for her safety than she had for her own safety? You say 'because he owned the boat' but you have proved yourself wrong when you stated: "The owner would not be guilty of manslaughter as he has no involvement in the crash" If this is the case then why do you think Shepherd the one with the duty of care when he was not driving? What exactly was Shepherd's involvement in the crash?
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  49.  @bwghall1  Looks that way. Very sad but, she was able to say no. No to going on the boat, no to driving the boat, no to going fast. They were both being reckless and it resulted in a life being lost. I just don't see why he is criminally responsible for this if she was driving the boat. The log was probably not visible to either of them.
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  50. This is why British are 'ex-pats': Former colonies of the British Empire: Afghanistan -1919 Antigua and Barbuda Australia-1901 -1986 The Bahamas-1973 Bahrain-1971 Barbados-1966 Belize-1981 Botswana-1966 Brunei-1984 Canada-1867–1982-(From 1949 this included Newfoundland and Labrador). Cyprus-1960 Dominica-1978 Egypt-1922 Fiji-1970 The Gambia-1965 Ghana-1957 Grenada-1974 India-1947 Iraq-1932 (British Mandate) Jamaica-1962 Jordan-1946 Kenya-1963 Kiribati-1979 Kuwait-1961 Lesotho-1964 Malawi-1964 Malaysia-1957 Maldives-1965 Malta-1964 Mauritius-1968 Myanmar-(Burma) Nauru-1968 New Zealand-1907–1986 Nigeria-1960 Pakistan-1947 Qatar-1971 St lucia-1971 Saint Kitts and nevis-1983 St Vincent and the Grenadina lines-1979 Seychelles-1976 Sierra lione-1961 Soliman islands-1978 South Africa-1910–1961 Sri Lanka-1948 Sudan -1956 Swaziland-1968 Tanzania-1961 Tonga-1970 Trinidad and Tobago-1962 Tuvalu-1978 Uganda-1962 United Arab Emirates-1971 Vanuatu-1980 Yemen-1967 Zambia-1964 Zimbabwe-1980 United States-1776. Prior to the American Revolution the 13 colonies were governed separately, these were New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina and Georgia. Current British Territories Overseas: Anguilla, Bermuda, British Antarctic Territory, British Indian Ocean Territory, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Falkland Islands, Gibraltar, Montserrat, Pitcairn Islands Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Island, Turks and Caicos Islands.
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  51. He will not be smiling when the bill for a new suit comes through letterbox... He could refuse to pay and end up liable for a new suit and Farage's legal costs by court order.
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  52.  @minuit7915  Are you German? Because in the UK we don't think of our government as being male.
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  53. +MoRe Well, by taking part you accepted the conditions and must accept the result. Do you take your losing lottery tickets back and ask for a refund?
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  54. + Des Oliver Well, I think a lot of this comes down to whether or not you want to be in the EU... I don't. I see a better future outside of this 'bigger' 'stronger' imperialistic culture crushing ideology. I lived through the 1970s and it was not as bad as you want others to think. The very reason people could strike was they felt secure... People no longer feel that way. I don't think a majority of UK voters see the answers in a failing EU led by a staggering drunk.
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  55. Yes Vince, we're much worse off now than we were before getting involved with the EU - this is why we voted to Leave.
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  56.  @jakemitchell2134  How do we know there will not be more money for the NHS – because people that want the UK to stay in the EU have said so? Is there not an argument that if the UK does not give money to the EU there will be more money available for the NHS? How do you know getting a free trade deal is not possible – because people that want the UK to stay in the EU have said so? Are there not people saying free trade with the EU is possible – why should people not believe this? People were told by the prime minister that a Leave vote would be a vote to leave the single market – are people not allowed this choice? Who is saying we cannot get trade deals with USA and China – is it people that want the UK to stay in the EU? The pound goes up and down and is recovering. Would you invest in the UK after a Brexit vote when the UK government predicted recession if the people voted for Brexit? Did not Scotland have a referendum and decide to be in the UK and then as part of the UK vote for the UK to leave the EU? Didn't everyone know Ireland was two different countries before the vote? How can we make a more informed decision on the future? We were told this was a long-term decision.
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  57.  @jakemitchell2134  Democracy has to be about the future as it would not work the other way around. No one knows what the future will be. The question on the ballot just asked if the voter thought the UK should leave the EU - it said nothing about proving the future would be better. The outcome was the majority wanted to leave. What are you going to do if your side loses the next general election - say voters from the wining side did not know what the future is going to be like and refuse to accept the result? Because this is what you are doing now.
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  58.  @jakemitchell2134  If the UK stops giving money to the EU there will be more money for the NHS. I fail to see how it can be claimed this is a lie. We had the campaign and both sides were able to make arguments and answer arguments (except when the campaign was suspended and Remain were given the opportunity to associate Leave with murder).
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  59.  @jakemitchell2134  Many knowledgable people are saying the Irish border could be managed in a such a way that people would not notice any difference. Can you think of a reason these people are wrong?
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  60.  @jakemitchell2134  Most people voted Remain because the government leaflet told them to - it is now government policy (and opposition policy) to leave the EU. People who were in two minds went for the less disruptive option - we've had the disruption now. There would be widespread loss of confidence in politicians for not accepting the last result - the mood would be - you're saying if we vote Leave again you're not going to accept - so we will to teach you a bigger lesson. The argument would be the UK could never negotiate again with the EU, as the EU would just say - 'what you going to do leave? you tried that once'. I think you're completely deluded as Remain would be humiliated as bad losers... There's not a positive thing about the EU - just fear of leaving - people are not as stupid as you think.
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  61. The ERG are on the side of the country.
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  62. https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Bx4pV2AIAAAn6Rb.jpg
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  63. It was Tory Heath and Tory Major that 'signed us up to this crap'... If anything Brown stopped the UK joining the Euro.
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  64. +Oliver Stanton Really??? The only object of these 'Liberals' is to divide the 'people's vote' and enable the Tories to keep the 'people' out of power and hand the 'people's' assets to the super rich using the very 'first past the post' system they 'claim' to 'oppose' (the irony of it all).... Oh! You don't think so? Well check out the SDP/Liberal alliance manifestos of the 1980s and you will see they 'opposed' sell off of public assets like British Telecom and made sure the sell off went ahead. So, you don't think this was intentional, that their 'sincerity' superseded the irony? Well, what happened in 2010 - when the ruse was caught out? And then what happened to the 'people's' Royal Mail? "standing up for what they believe in"... Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha!.... You silly plonker!!
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  65. Just be thankful she wasn't wearing the clown suit.
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  66. 'Olly Robbins', the unelected UK citizen with 1269502 votes.
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  67.  @mikehutchison4892  Clarkson didn't 'air his dirty laundry' he 'aired an opinion' which Diane said was 'OK'...
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  68. This is what I have thought from the start - she's either run off with a lover or been taken away at knife point - it's easier to believe the better of the two.
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  69. He knows the Brexiteers in his party have the membership's support and a takeover is imminent. The Tory Remainers will have to back down or leave the party.
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  70. I'm confused - was he director of public prosecutions before or after his dad was a toolmaker?
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  71.  @SashaAlonso_PricklyElder  Either is possible - have to wait until they tell us.
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  72. The country has to make a decision and get on with it. This it what we did from 1975 up until we learned other EU countries wanted single currency and political union.
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  73.  @ardakolimsky7107  This is why British are 'ex-pats': Former colonies of the British Empire: Afghanistan -1919 Antigua and Barbuda Australia-1901 -1986 The Bahamas-1973 Bahrain-1971 Barbados-1966 Belize-1981 Botswana-1966 Brunei-1984 Canada-1867–1982-(From 1949 this included Newfoundland and Labrador). Cyprus-1960 Dominica-1978 Egypt-1922 Fiji-1970 The Gambia-1965 Ghana-1957 Grenada-1974 India-1947 Iraq-1932 (British Mandate) Jamaica-1962 Jordan-1946 Kenya-1963 Kiribati-1979 Kuwait-1961 Lesotho-1964 Malawi-1964 Malaysia-1957 Maldives-1965 Malta-1964 Mauritius-1968 Myanmar-(Burma) Nauru-1968 New Zealand-1907–1986 Nigeria-1960 Pakistan-1947 Qatar-1971 St lucia-1971 Saint Kitts and nevis-1983 St Vincent and the Grenadina lines-1979 Seychelles-1976 Sierra lione-1961 Soliman islands-1978 South Africa-1910–1961 Sri Lanka-1948 Sudan -1956 Swaziland-1968 Tanzania-1961 Tonga-1970 Trinidad and Tobago-1962 Tuvalu-1978 Uganda-1962 United Arab Emirates-1971 Vanuatu-1980 Yemen-1967 Zambia-1964 Zimbabwe-1980 United States-1776. Prior to the American Revolution the 13 colonies were governed separately, these were New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina and Georgia. Current British Territories Overseas: Anguilla, Bermuda, British Antarctic Territory, British Indian Ocean Territory, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Falkland Islands, Gibraltar, Montserrat, Pitcairn Islands Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Island, Turks and Caicos Islands.
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  74.  @ardakolimsky7107  These ex-pats are helping the Spanish economy with their UK pensions and UK savings - not pushing into the queue for jobs.
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  75. +Jamz Bamz So were UK coal mining and steel jobs 'people's livelihoods' - that disappeared within ten years of the UK joining the European Coal and Steel Community.
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  76. +CountJimbo The people voted against the establishment's threats for independence - that's what we're getting! These are empty threats timed to coincide with the 'big' London march of people who only like democracy when their opinions win.
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  77. +CountJimbo So, why do you think Jeremy Corbyn, John Mcdonnell and Dennis Skinner are pro Brexit? Is it because you think they are for "defunding of the NHS, lack of investment in infrastructure and transfer of wealth to the richest in society"? I did not mention 'race' (you did that) - do you think 'economic migrants' can only be of a specified race? Which race is this? Wasn't it the wealthy like Richard Branson that wanted people to vote Remain? Perhaps you missed that bit? Anyway, I'm not sure I should continue this discussion, as you have called me a "backward idiot" and this must mean that you are more intelligent than I am and thus correct on all matters of opinion.
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  78. CountJimbo It's people like that are keeping the concept of racism going by insisting those you perceive to be inferior to you need your superior acceptance. There were no lies made by the Leave side, because it's against the law to provide false information as part of an election campaign. The slogan on the bus was investigated by the appropriate authority and was found to be not false information. Had it been "a lie" as you claim, it would have been stopped. The lies and unfairness was on the Remain side. For instance, having the government send a leaflet to every home in the land at a cost of ten million pounds telling taxpayers to vote Remain. This was ten million pounds over the allowed equal spending limit the Leave side was forced to comply with. The real big lie of the campaign, as repeated consistently by politicians and media was that, the EU funded various projects in the UK. This is fiscally impossible (particularly within the context of a referendum to end UK membership of the EU) as the facts show the UK has always funded the EU. Then we had all the bogus 'expert forecasts' that have since had to be revised. And the shameful exploitation of a murdered woman MP for political ends and disgusting insinuation that anyone wanting to regain national sovereignty was somehow a racist. In the end, Leave won because the Remain side had no positive message about the EU... Just elite, establishment threats and scaremongering that, has all turned out to be false, unfair propaganda.
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  79. +CuntDimbo Typical bad tempered loser response - no facts just insults - perhaps in future you'll be more careful about starting arguments with people that know more than you i.e. anyone over the age of ten ;o)
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  80. +BigWilki123321 I very much doubt they have any intention of moving anywhere. Why say this now? Looks like a bit of 'project fear' propaganda designed to coincide with and give elbow to the march... But as you rightly say, Air Bus is not more important than the British people's wish to be independent of the EU.
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  81. +CuntDimbo If you had any understanding of 'democracy' you would understand it has nothing to do with what is 'correct' in the individual view. Democracy merely dictates the majority shall have its way. I get it that you want the UK to remain in the EU. But, me and 17 410 741 others don't... When will you have to apply for your new passport? ;o)
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  82. Like you I have been a Labour supporter, but I see Brexit as 'cliff' to get over and once we're over it we will hear no more from Remainers and can move on together as a nation.
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  83.  @shannonpettigrew8322  In the UK, people no longer in the military are not allowed to wear uniform and serving personnel are only allowed to wear uniform when on military property or carrying out official military duties (exceptions are made for weddings/funerals). The uniforms worn by members of the Royal Family are of official military appointments. For example Princess Anne holds around thirty military appointments in the UK, Canada, Australia and New Zealand - each of these positions will have a uniform. So, because Princess Anne is Colonel-In-Chief of the Royal Canadian Hussars, she is entitled to wear that regimental uniform.
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  84.  @Gunner-rear  I heard they're saving it for the general election. What? You think there was no paperwork?
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  85. Most MPs would vote for Boris which 'I think' means he cannot face another confidence vote for 12 months. It would be seen as a victory for Boris.
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  86. "It's the best example of how people can get fooled by your own Government." The government used 9 million pounds of taxpayer's money telling people to vote Remain! You dip stick!
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  87. Many a Labour Leave voter is thinking the previously unthinkable.
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  88. Did he really say that? Twat!
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  89. 'Any day now the Ukraine army will break through Russian lines and begin pushing the Russian army all the way back to Russia' And in other news: 'Russia is making President Biden fall over with invisible internet trip wires...'
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  90. It's called 'tongue in cheek ' humour.... hold-ups like this happens to thousands of people around the world every day. Those people were sorted out and it will not happen again - the DM is having a laugh at the remoaners.
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  91. I think the idea at the moment is to put electoral pressure on the Conservative Party to force a change in direction. It appears to be working. As far as 'policies' go - the electorate never read manifestos.
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  92. After seeing 'the photo' I have to say, I feel very sorry for anyone who thinks that's 'a party'..
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  93. "She can't give her version of events." This is always the case in a manslaughter trial - you cannot invent evidence on the dead person's behalf. "The court saw all the evidence, you haven't, and the jury found him guilty." The court did not hear any oral evidence from the accused, as he was not present at the trial. "He ran away before the trial which strikes me as the actions of a guilty person." Him not attending the trial does not alter the facts. "The boat was defective so to take someone out in a faulty boat says a lot about his attitude." How did any defect contribute to the accident? "His ego was more important than Charlotte Brown's safety. Even if she had been driving the boat he should never have allowed her to knowing it was defective. That boat should not have been used by anyone until it was in full working order." Again, can it be proved there was a defect which would have contributed to the boat hitting a log that was not visible?
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  94.  @seamusoflatcap  Well, unlike you, I'm no about to conduct his appeal and uphold the guilty verdict on here... BTW it's 'whose' fault not 'who's' fault.
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  95.  @seamusoflatcap  That's exactly what you're doing, you're deciding on matters of unchallenged 'evidence' selected and presented by yourself... I spotted that obvious key error, but left it to see if you would be daft enough to attempt to make a futile point.
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  96.  @seamusoflatcap  Well, the legal system in Georgia seems to disagree, as the Judge there has ruled against the fast track extradition request.
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  97.  @seamusoflatcap  I'm talking about you choosing evidence that is not challenged and deriving what you say are material facts from it. Have a look at what you have written and you will see. This is not how it works. And yes, there is a difference between hitting a key that doesn't work and using nonsensical words: "who's fault" [sic] ...Idiot!
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  98.  @seamusoflatcap  He has been granted an appeal - so all evidence is open to question. If a Judge has seen the case should be looked at again - why can't you?
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  99.  @seamusoflatcap  I haven't really said I think he's innocent, I've said the things you have said like, the dead persons side of the story not being heard are irrelevant. I question whether he is responsible for the death on what can be proved. If she was driving and hit a log, how can he be responsible for the consequence of her actions? She was an adult and took a decision to take the controls - she could have slowed down, but instead she went too fast and hit a tree in the water. She was not wearing a life jacket - again her decision. As it turned out these were all bad decisions made when drunk which suggests death by misadventure.
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  100.  @seamusoflatcap  The conviction rests on him being negligent. However, I don't see why he has any responsibility for her actions. Your argument seems to be that, because it was his boat he is responsible for consequences of another person driving it. This is not the case with a car if the driver is legally entitled to drive the car. A speed boat is like a bicycle in that no licence or certification or insurance is legally required to operate. If he had owned a tandem cycle and they both drunkenly decided to ride along the bank of the Thames with him at the front and they both decided to swap positions and she failed to control the speed, struck an obstacle and accidentally drove into the river. Are you saying if she drowned he would be guilty of manslaughter?
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  101.  @seamusoflatcap  You say he failed to maintain the speedboat, what law was contravened and what maintenance failing caused the accident? Why was it his responsibility she should wear a life jacket? There is no legal requirement for an adult to wear a life jacket in a speedboat. Why was it his responsibility for her to use a kill-chord when there is no legal requirement to use a kill-chord in a speedboat? Why should he not have allowed her to drive a speedboat when it was legal for her to do so and legal for him to allow her to do so? It seems they were both under the influence of alcohol. But, I fail to see how this or any of the other things you mention results in one of them being guilty of manslaughter.
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  102.  @seamusoflatcap  "Why is it his responsibility? He is the owner!!" ... So you are saying, if they had used a different boat, in exactly the same condition, without the owners permission and the exact same events had occured, then Shepherd would be innocent and the owner would be guilty of manslaughter... Yes, it's probably against some law to be driving a speedboat drunk which is why she shouldn't have been doing so. I have sympathy for her and her family, but there has to be reasonable limits to personal liability and whilst it is true if she had not encountered Shepherd she would probably be alive - that fact does not make him responsible for her poor choices or poor actions. If new evidence proves that Shepherd was driving the speedboat too fast, whilst drunk - then that would be a different matter.
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  103.  @seamusoflatcap  So, what are these 'faults' you keep on mentioning?
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  104.  @seamusoflatcap “Shepherd would not be guilty of manslaughter because it would not be a reasonable assumption to say he would be aware of any faults.” So here you clearly state Shepherd is guilty solely on the basis of knowledge of faults. Yet, there is no evidence these faults have caused the boat to tip over and the court did not find so. In reality, a speedboat comprises an engine and steering mechanism if these components are faulty the speedboat cannot be operated. I doubt there is evidence to show he believed the speedboat to be mechanically unsafe. “He then knowingly let an inexperienced drunk woman take control of the boat. A boat that he knew to be faulty.” There is no legal requirement to have experience to drive a speedboat and he was supervising her driving. It seems they were both drunk. “A faulty boat that he drove at more than twice the speed limit.” So, Do you mean a very 'functional' ‘faulty' boat? The court accepted evidence that, he was not driving at the time of the accident. “There is evidence that Shepherd was driving the boat too fast.” The court accepted evidence that, he was not driving at the time of the accident. “witnesses from Lambeth Fire River service, footage from Charlotte's mobile as he was driving and not her.” The court accepted evidence that he was not driving at the time of the accident. “There is, incidentally, a witness who claims she saw Shepherd driving the boat alone, "chugging along" and peering into the water, it then veered to the bank and crashed.” The court accepted evidence that he was not driving at the time of the accident. “Charlotte's mother has previously claimed that the crash was deliberately done by Shepherd covering up her daughter's death.” She was not a witness to the scene and cannot give such evidence. The court accepted evidence that he was not driving at the time of the accident. “I dismissed it as her grief taking over but, with this other witness, it begs a question : did Shepherd lie when he said Charlotte was driving at the time of the crash?” The court accepted evidence that he was not driving at the time of the accident. We're going around in circles here with me repeating the same points over and over again yet you don't seem to grasp them.” You are the one going around in circles – even making wild assertions that you cannot prove. “This is the second strange scenario you've come up with. You say you've never said that you believe Shepherd to be innocent, yet you ignore every piece of known evidence that points to his guilt, you ignore the decision of the jury to find him guilty, you believe his unsubstantiated claim that Charlotte was driving, and you believe he has no responsibility for the safety of his passenger. You are wilfully ignorant.” I have introduced scenarios to demonstrate why I believe the law has been applied wrongly. It is you that is incapable of understanding this. I have not ignored any evidence - you have introduced supposition. I have said I believe he is not innocent, but I do not believe he is guilty of manslaughter. A High Court Judge has allowed an appeal of the original conviction based on the law being wrongly applied - I would assume that, a person does not become a High Court Judge without knowing something about the law.
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  105. It's apparent that you don't understand the matters of law that are in question. In relation to faults causing the crash you state: “It is entirely possible” and then: “I can't say they did nor can you say they didn't” however, this does not meet the standard of proof required. So, according to your own statements a court should not find him guilty on that evidence. I have attempted to explain the conviction rests on a presumption he had a ‘duty of care’ to her and failed in this duty by gross negligence. You argue he did owe her a duty of care, because he was the owner and had some experience, but have stated: “You don't need a qualification to know when there's a fault especially an obvious one such as the faulty steering.” Exactly! You have established that he had no more reason than her to identify any fault or understand any potential danger resulting from any fault. In relation to his ‘experience’ you state: “He's the one who has owned the boat for some time and made a number of trips in it, so he's the one with experience of operating boat & that one in particular (with the faults he must have known about) many times.” So, you are really confirming that he had used the speedboat and not seen any potential danger, as one would assume he wouldn't place his own life in danger. I think the court of appeal must find he had no duty of care to her over or above driving drunk at excessive speed for the conditions, but that he had done so without consequence, as the boat had crashed when she was driving.
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  106.  @seamusoflatcap  I think it'd obvious that you are the one that has embarrassed himself. You have made one contradiction after another - you don't even understand the standard of proof used is based on 'probability' not "possibility" only a complete ignoramus would write such a thing. Shepherd's legal team has said the appeal will be based on legal errors made during the trial. It's clear you do not have sufficient understanding of law to discuss the issues involved.
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  107.  @seamusoflatcap  I'm not going to go through everything you have written, so I will just deal with the first statements you made: "To all those trying to place some or all of the blame on Charlotte Brown, here's a couple of things to bear in mind." "She can't give her version of events." "The court saw all the evidence, you haven't, and the jury found him guilty." In your first two statements you are clearly implying there is important evidence that has not come to light because Charlotte had died, and this should be considered in apportioning blame . You then state that the court heard 'all' of the evidence which plainly, is a contradiction. As I pointed out you appear to be suggesting someone should invent evidence on her behalf.
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  108.  @seamusoflatcap  OK so let's expose the contradiction in your subsequent comment where you state: "The point is that we only have Shepherd's version of events. Which he chose not to give in court but ran away instead. The court didn't hear his oral evidence. Who's[sic] fault was that? Shepherd had the opportunity to defend himself but chose not to. Instead, he ran away. If he had stood trial, he could have been questioned in court. His behaviour may not alter the facts of the incident but it does point towards his guilt regarding him being responsible." So, here you are clearly arguing that Shepherd not being questioned in court and not giving oral evidence in court is reason to presume he was responsible. The contradiction of course, is that you had previously argued that Charlotte not giving evidence in court was reason to presume she was not responsible.
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  109.  Alan Gould  You tell us - you mentioned it.
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  110. We had a referendum in 1975 - so I'm up for having another one in 2057.
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  111. It's what most people voted for - can't give power over your country to foreigners when the majority want to be independent.
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  112. Where's your evidence that "People would like a second referendum"? Just because Remoaners call it a 'people's vote' doesn't mean the people actually want a second referendum. There was a march in London and only 10 000 turned up - Just because Remoaners say there was 100 000 doesn't make it true. Open Britain have been running a petition for a second referendum - only 308 000 have signed (over 500 000 signed a petition to free Tommy Robinson)... So where's your actual evidence? In reality, if the British people were forced to vote on a second in/out referendum the outcome would be over 70% for out.
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  113. If you are born into the Royal Family there is an understanding, if you will not do the role, you go away, keep your head down and stay quiet. Harry and Meghan are openly challenging the UK Government and Monarch as to what that role should be, which is absurd and perverse. It appears born out of the worst of human nature and makes for a very ugly spectacle. The narcissism, entitlement, malice, resentment, disloyalty, complete absence of decorum, is astounding. I don't see any way out of this hole they're busy digging themselves into - it appears they will not like the increasing shade and isolation and this will cause them to dig even deeper.
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  114. Another 'Welsh windbag' wanting a ride on the EU gravy train! Well, 'Owen the EU' the rest of us don't want to pay for it!
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  115. That makes no sense - why do you think an abductor would touch or take her phone? So, she could call 999? So, her phone location could be traced? Or so, the abductor's prints/DNA could be found on the phone?
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  116. I don't think they want an (in/out) as they know they will lose. They really want an (out no deal/out stay in Single Market) as they think they can get over this line with project fear and keep open the possibility of the UK being rejoined as a member state.
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  117. +MoRe Did you vote or were you too clever?
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  118.  @phildiamond3627  Only fools claim to know the future... Life is about weighing up the knowns and being prepared for the unknowns.
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  119.  @phildiamond3627  Leaving the EU is about the future and that hasn't happened yet.
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  120. +Des Oliver My mistake - I thought you said the EC&SC became the EEC' (that the UK joined in 1973 without a referendum and consequential to a manifesto promise not to join).
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  121. +Des Oliver The Conservative (Heath) government elected in 1970 on a manifesto promise not to join the UK to the EEC ("negotiate no more no less") joined the UK to the EEC. The Labour government (Wilson) elected1974 gave the people an 'in/out' referendum in 1975.
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  122. It is politicians like Lammy ignoring the people that got us into this mess, as there has never been any evidence the British people wanted to be part of a united states of Europe.
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  123. +Des Oliver Accepted definition of imperialism: "a policy of extending a country's power and influence through colonization, use of military force, or other means" Remain slogans 'bigger' 'stronger' the British people don’t want empire - we did that and found out nations prefer to control their own destiny. "What aspects of my culture have I been prevented from engaging in?" Answer: Living in a sovereign land. There was much less unemployment in the 1970s - you could leave a job and walk into another on the same day. The term 'long term unemployed' was not used. This is what I meant by the workforce feeling 'secure'. The miners strike of the 1980s came about because the government decided to import cheaper coal from the EEC (that was the 'European Coal and Steel Community'). Yes, we get lots of 'sweeties' of the 'nice' people at the EU - unlike you I'm not daft enough to help them 'find a lost puppy' in the woods.
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  124. +Des Oliver What would you be saying to those wishing to overturn the referendum result had the result been 52% to Remain? I would suggest it would be something like this: 'We had the exhaustive debate, the vote was conducted in a fair way, the time for arguments has passed and it's now time to accept the democratic will of the people and go forward as a united nation... Am I right?
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  125.  @rus1616  Think of 'holding a gun' as 'sitting in the driver's seat of a car' - a mechanically perfect car and a mechanically perfect gun are both deadly weapons if not operated safely.
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  126.  @almac9203  Would an actor be asked to drive a car on a public road if the actor did not know how to drive a car? If I was to hand you a gun and tell you it was not loaded and you pulled the trigger and killed an innocent person - what, you think you're going to tell the cops it was all my fault and you are going to walk free? Murder and manslaughter laws don't disappear when movies are being made. The Brandon Lee case was different, because the gun was correctly loaded with blank ammunition which fired a bullet logged in the barrel. Prosecutors believed that a jury would find it reasonable to have missed the problem.
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  127.  @almac9203  An actor on a movie set would not be expected to drive a car unless that actor had training. And once any person sits in the driving seat of a car that person becomes responsible for the car and any consequences that might result from them operating or neglecting to operate the controls. You are conflating two separate issues 'mechanical repair' and 'operation'. When you get in the driver seat of a mechanically perfect car you are responsible to operate the controls safely. The same when you pick up a mechanically perfect revolver. You must satisfy yourself as to what is in each chamber. The 'ammunition' 'loading mechanism' 'safety' 'hammer' 'trigger' 'ejector' are the 'controls' of a revolver. In your 'car/revolver' analogy, this is the equivalent of an actor getting into a car parked on a hill and because someone had said the car was 'mechanically perfect' the actor released the handbrake and the car rolled into two people killing one and injuring the other. 'Negligent car use' and 'negligent gun use' - but really a car and a gun are two different things.
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  128.  @almac9203  Every gun has a 'safety issue' because guns like the one used by Alec Baldwin to kill Halyna Hutchins are designed manufactured and sold to kill people. Nowhere in established gun protocol does it suggest the gun user is able to rely on someone else to be satisfied whether the gun is loaded with deadly ammunition. In short, a person should not pick up a gun, point it at people and pull the trigger on the basis someone else said the gun was loaded with blanks.
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  129.  @almac9203  I don't think the law is concerned about the world of making movies - the law is only concerned when a person is shot dead. When was 'I didn't think the gun was loaded' ever a defence for shooting a person dead?
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  130.  @almac9203  So why would it 'never cross your mind to check a gun' when there have been '40 or so accidental shootings on movie sets since 1990'?
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  131.  @rus1616  In the US there are more guns than cars - so your reasoning and conclusion is nonsense.
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  132.  @rus1616  Actually, if you read the comments I did not introduce the car. There are plenty of people found guilty by a court because they caused death by reckless driving. It is important to understand that the gun used by AB was not faulty. Unfortunately, the gun worked as it was designed to work. The faulty element was the person operating the gun. The person holding the gun is the person responsible not to point the gun at any person unless circumstances demand warning/shooting a person. an exception might be if the person holding the gun is 100% certain the gun is not dangerous. It is simply not possible to be 100% certain a gun is not dangerous based on the word of another person.
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  133.  @solairethesunacolyte5341  The car thing is irrelevant because no car was involved - not even a mechanic.
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  134. To be fair they wasn't going to find a sane person to take Meghan's side.
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  135. Most Remain voters are normal and accept the democratic result, but the establishment does not and out of 16 million Remain voters 5% of people affected by mental disorder equates to .8 million.
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  136. The close up drone images (of the start of the march) show the march is approx 20 people wide, therefore squares the width/length of the march contain approx 20x20=400 people. The high altitude images of the entire march show there are at most 20 such squares (10 000 people), however when allowances are made for clear variance in crowd intensity the actual number is around 8 000 people.
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  137. We'll see on Saturday - The march for a 'people's vote' appears to be mainly elites who don't like what the people already voted for.
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  138. If you try harder - you might remember you wasn't running the country.
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  139.  @jakemitchell2134  What 'facts' were you not aware of at the 2016 referendum?
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  140. First UK prime minister since Anthony Eden to reflect the visceral wish of the UK people to be a sovereign nation. "If you drive a nation to adopt procedures which run counter to its instincts, you weaken and may destroy the motive force of its action? You will realise that I am speaking of the frequent suggestions that the United Kingdom should join a federation on the continent of Europe. This is something which we know, in our bones, we cannot do." (Anthony Eden)
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  141.  @dog6647  Wales is neither a 'county' or a 'city'.
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  142. She should put her favourite clown outfit on, call a press conference, squirt water on the press from a trick lapel flower and resign! As she's clearly a national embarrassment! "Hello! I'm Theresa May and I really should have been a headmistress in an all-girls (strictly fee paying) school. But, Instead I've devoted my life to conning the British people out of their right to self determination. There is no evidence the British people ever wanted this, but my very wealthy husband and I believed we knew best."
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  143. There can be no sympathy for Harry - if he wants to walk away he should shut up - he's only rich and famous, because he was born Royal - he has never done anything to give reason to look up to him. He wants to turn his back and rubbish the UK and monarchy and thinks we should all worship him and his nasty wife.
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  144.  @ChristianIce  Actually, we're tired of the EU which is why we have voted to get out. The people have agreed, but unfortunately, we have a parliament that does not reflect the people. This will change and your forced laughter will be exposed as the envy it truly is.
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  145. The close up drone images (of the start of the march) show the march is approx 20 people wide, therefore squares the width/length of the march contain approx 20x20=400 people. The high altitude images of the entire march show there are at most 20 such squares (10 000 people), however when allowances are made for clear variance in crowd intensity the actual number is around 8 000 people.
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  146. Speaking as a person with over 40 years DIY experience - the bolts keeping the front on could have been bigger...
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  147. He waited for the applause after 'tough' so - appears rehearsed with supporters almost forgetting to clap...
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  148. Why does taking a political stance against guns and making movies that glorify guns make him a hypocrite? How do you suggest he makes his millions?
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  149. Most of those marchers are from the million EU27 citizens living in London.
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  150. It's early days - the UK establishment 'EU vision' is in its death throes. Broadly, All of the 52% want the hard Brexit they voted for, half of the 48% think Brexit should be what the winning side voted for and the other 24% want to stay in the EU which cannot happen. In the end the public will simply not allow politicians to defy the will of the people - and yes, it will have be worth it.
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  151.  @Carnax6969  I expect people will have forgot all about... What were we talking about?
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  152. If the people want him out they will vote for 'Swashbuckling Starmer' instead of 'Boring Boris' at the next general election.
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  153.  @tentaklaus9382  I think the burden of proof conventionally rests on the one making the accusation (you). The fact 75% of MPs wanted the UK to stay in the EU and were 'put in their box' by ordinary people like me would suggest the relevant elections were conducted in a proper fashion.
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  154. So, the future is Corbyn, Sturgeon and Swinson offering another referendum they cannot win - or Johnson and Brexit... I think I can guess what the people will opt for.
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  155. I'm 'very concerned' that Tom hasn't been getting enough food and perhaps a 'no-deal' Brexit will allow him and others to afford a healthy diet.
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  156. It's a condition called 'the collywobbles' which in her case is caused by thinking about Boris Johnson.
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  157.  @eyargerable  What big 'lie' has threatened Harry? He has far revealed worse about himself in his book. All this 'protecting his family' is nonsense - he has created more publicity and invited the Taliban to retaliate.
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  158.  @realbetis82  The EU is yesterday's (WW2) politics - this is the beginning of the twenty first century.
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  159. So are you saying Boris 'had a picnic in the park' 'attended a funeral with too many people' 'sat by a dying person's hospital bed'? Or are you just conjuring unrelated scenarios for affect? When did Boris tell anyone not to drink wine, eat cheese, eat cake or gather with safe distance at a place of essential work?
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  160. Not good enough for David Davis - he just resigned.
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  161. How is this free trade free to us when we're charged 20% tax on everything we buy and are charged 20 billion euros each year to participate?
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  162. @abdul khamizat She might be seen in Tesco tomorrow - are you a clairvoyant lol?
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  163. @abdul khamizat I didn't say she had eloped, I said it's easier to believe she has not been abducted for obvious reasons. I don't know what has happened, but it seems very unlikely she's in the river/sea. It looks more likely she has eloped or has been abducted. People do odd things for reasons. She might have wanted people to think she died in the river - it's a shameful thing for a mother to leave her children and there's a possible life insurance motive. Some women are not so recognisable as you might think - the police have probably had hundreds of reports of 'sightings' and people soon forget a story. If she has eloped she could be on a yacht in the Med by now. There are three possible scenarios: Dead in water, eloped, abducted and there's insufficient evidence to rule one out.
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  164. Simon, it's obvious you hate us because you can't be like us.
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  165. This is why British are 'ex-pats': Former colonies of the British Empire: Afghanistan -1919 Antigua and Barbuda Australia-1901 -1986 The Bahamas-1973 Bahrain-1971 Barbados-1966 Belize-1981 Botswana-1966 Brunei-1984 Canada-1867–1982-(From 1949 this included Newfoundland and Labrador). Cyprus-1960 Dominica-1978 Egypt-1922 Fiji-1970 The Gambia-1965 Ghana-1957 Grenada-1974 India-1947 Iraq-1932 (British Mandate) Jamaica-1962 Jordan-1946 Kenya-1963 Kiribati-1979 Kuwait-1961 Lesotho-1964 Malawi-1964 Malaysia-1957 Maldives-1965 Malta-1964 Mauritius-1968 Myanmar-(Burma) Nauru-1968 New Zealand-1907–1986 Nigeria-1960 Pakistan-1947 Qatar-1971 St lucia-1971 Saint Kitts and nevis-1983 St Vincent and the Grenadina lines-1979 Seychelles-1976 Sierra lione-1961 Soliman islands-1978 South Africa-1910–1961 Sri Lanka-1948 Sudan -1956 Swaziland-1968 Tanzania-1961 Tonga-1970 Trinidad and Tobago-1962 Tuvalu-1978 Uganda-1962 United Arab Emirates-1971 Vanuatu-1980 Yemen-1967 Zambia-1964 Zimbabwe-1980 United States-1776. Prior to the American Revolution the 13 colonies were governed separately, these were New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina and Georgia. Current British Territories Overseas: Anguilla, Bermuda, British Antarctic Territory, British Indian Ocean Territory, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Falkland Islands, Gibraltar, Montserrat, Pitcairn Islands Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Island, Turks and Caicos Islands.
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  166.  @20quid  Most people are not interested. It's really the remoaner media getting its revenge on Boris.
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  167.  @kidsugar9168  I'm sure you have seen plenty of videos of people expressing anger with Boris (that's the bit about the remoaner media getting revenge) If you think the people at the top that wanted the UK to be in EU are 'over it' you must be as 'daft as a brush'.
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  168.  @kidsugar9168  Not just the media - the Civil Service too. You have to wonder at this 'top civil servant' who went to one of the best private schools and then Cambridge University with years of high-level experience leading the UK into a 'federal Europe'. Somehow he was unable to understand lockdown rules when he wrote "we thought" and "bring your own booze" . Rules, it appears far less educated people were expected to understand. An intelligent person might be excused for thinking the whole thing is a remoaner plot to bring Boris down.
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  169.  @kidsugar9168  you're
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  170.  @kidsugar9168  What you said did not merit response because it was inane drivel. If the prime minister has been set-up because he trusted people around him to act within the rules - then this is not 'incompetence' on the part of the prime minister. Is the prime minister supposed to resign for the conniving 'failure' of those with a paid duty to assist the government?
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  171.  @kidsugar9168  The prime minister said he'd stepped out to the garden of his work abode and seen there was a gathering, assumed it to be a 'work event' so stayed for thirty minutes to acknowledge people... Hardly a capital offence.
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  172.  @kidsugar9168  Have you seen the photo? If you think that's 'a party' - you've missed out. And it's you're
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  173.  @kidsugar9168  Boris 'being a victim' is an argument - what you mean is, I don't have and argument beyond accepting your point of view. Sorry about the 'grammar' thing - it's just I struggle with taking lectures on opinion from people who cannot spell as well as an averagely intelligent ten year old.
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  174.  @kidsugar9168  Actually, I'm not especially a fan of Boris - if it was up to me, I would do many things Boris and his Tory pals would hate. However. I am a fan of the people getting their country back - and I knew those that opposed this are very bitter and crave vengeance.
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  175.  @kidsugar9168  My argument has everything to do with Johnson's shortcomings, as this is what those seeking to destroy him would use. The 'federal Europe' project has been an imposition on the people of the UK - they never voted for it or wanted it. This could only have been achieved by a clandestine power planning and plotting to achieve its aim. After the Brexit referendum this power set about trying to overturn the vote - telling the people that they had been 'lied to' by Boris. Their lies did not work and Boris won - they are very angry at Boris. They believe if they can undermine Boris they can undermine Brexit.
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  176.  @kaba_me  Yes, please! Let's have another in/out referendum. The vote parliament could easily enact, but hasn't because it knows Leave would win with a much bigger majority.
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  177.  @kaba_me  That's right there's "No need to repeat the previous referendum" because the people decided they want out of the EU which means being an independent country.
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  178.  @kaba_me  When we are out and everything is going along just fine your project fear will fizzle out and you will be left with nothing.
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  179. Had you been in any of the British Armed Forces you would know once your service is ended you no longer have a uniform and are no longer allowed to impersonate a serving member of the British Armed Forces. Harry has acted like a toddler wanting to dress up as a soldier.
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  180.  @buddhistsympathizer1136  And how long ago was it when the the British people voted to join the EU? Oh! Hang on! I think I know the answer... NEVER!
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  181.  @magic_toaster8510  The Conservative Party voted for Liz Truss not Sunak - dipstick!
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  182. So, basically, she's curdled milk over 150 times.
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  183. When did he tell anyone not to drink wine, eat cheese, eat cake or gather with safe distance at a place of essential work?
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  184. I know a Muslim that supports West Ham United - should I tell him?
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  185. Nick Clegg is like a Japanese soldier on a remote Pacific island still fighting World War Two. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oy_j41moSao
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  186. He's wearing elevator shoes
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  187. Watching this video - I became convinced of the whitchunt theory...
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  188.  @redtianime6282  You can call us whatever you choose to, we call ourselves 'ex-pats'.
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  189.  @feastguy101  So why you speaking English? I don't bother speak Spamish lol...
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  190. For you this is true, but for other people the opposite is true. The best way a society can get resolution on different political opinion is for everyone to hear all the arguments and then the electorate votes. This system is called 'democracy' and the only possible alternative is called 'fascism'. Fascism is when some members of society believe their ideas are more justified than any opposing ideas and inevitably they impose policy on others by using propaganda and fear. In 2016 the UK had a fair referendum, there was record participation and the result was that, the UK should leave the EU. So, please stop being a fascist.
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  191. +CountJimbo They probably will do nothing of the sort - they're not here to provide employment out of the kindness of their hearts - there are more practical reasons for being based in the UK. The UK provides all kinds of incentives and is a very wealth country with world leading excellence/universities... It's like the 'car jobs' - they never mention that people in the UK buy 2.5 million new cars each year.
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  192. +CountDimbo Brexit is happening because people like me want it to - what people like you think doesn't count.
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  193. +CountJimbo That works both ways. If Brexit leads to more employment and a better standard of living then your lot can take responsibility for trying to prevent this. Since the UK has been in the EU wages have fallen and the cost of housing has risen. In the 1970s there was no mass or long-term unemployment and a single unskilled wage could keep a family and buy a home... After 40+ years of EU membership both parents have to work, claim Tax Credits to feed and clothe the kids and cant buy a home - so much for 'EU prosperity'.
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  194. +CountJimbo Problems? You wouldn’t mind my 'problems' ;o)
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  195. +CountJimbo People that espouse excessive immigration to demonstrate their 'social tolerance', actually reveal their contempt for the weakest in society. Those struggling to find employment do not need more people biding for jobs, those without homes do not need more people biding for housing and those in need of public services, do not need more people using public services. Of course, we hear the usual visionary blather about the real problem being insufficient jobs and homes and public services, but in the meantime, more migrants are welcomed and the weakest in society are thrown to the wolves. It is a fallacy that, economic migrants go to societies to 'contribute'. People that do this are called 'aid workers'. Economic migrants always go to more affluent societies to 'compete' with the intention of getting as much as possible of what is available... To the detriment of weaker people.
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  196. He thought he was the only one to see that fairy.
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  197. It would not be right to exclude Harry from these events and Harry and Meghan had probably asked when they should visit (with Netflix film crew) to read messages - so this was the best way to do it. I personally think Harry should be given an ultimatum and if need be stripped of his princehood and removed from the line of succession.
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  198. They wanted more 'soft Brexit' MPs in 2017 to get May's (stay close to EU for future membership) plan passed. They thought the UKIP vote would go Tory, but half the UKIP vote went for Corbyn's renationalisation.
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  199. He did the right thing (as borne out by the result) the problem is the individuals that caused the problem (a majority of MPs) will not give up their ideological vision of the UK being in the EU.
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  200. I think he also said: "Ma wee willy's got a grey pube!"
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  201. Labour's current policy is to leave the EU as is the Conservatives' - so with Brexit Party and UKIP more than 80% voted to leave the EU.
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  202. Fortunately - it wasn't somebody as dumb the 'parents' driving by.
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  203. Why not? He has admitted to killing one person and injuring another person with a gun. If he checked the gun was not dangerous before he pointed and fired this would not have happened.
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  204.  @suzilindblad5207  It was a real gun. Yes, he is an actor, but if an actor steals a camera that is theft under the law . And if an actor picks up a real gun then laws apply too. It is established legal principal that, if you pick up a gun you become liable for the damage done by the gun you are holding. This is why there is a responsibility to check a gun's capability to do damage before doing anything else. It is not a legal defence to say another person checked the gun and said it was not dangerous, because other persons can be negligent or malicious. If an actor does not understand how guns work then the actor should not agree to handle the gun. Put it this way, if a director told an actor to get on a horse gallop down the road and jump a fence. The actor would be expected to say, 'I cannot ride a horse it's too dangerous' if that were the case. Well everybody knows guns can be dangerous.
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  205. Here's how to explain the petition signed by 5.8m antidemocratic EU supporters. If we take a look at the last time the people of the UK had opportunity to take part in the European project and vote for their representatives in the EU parliament (2014); we see that, out of a total of 16 545 762 votes, 5 226 550 votes went to UK parties with pro-Brexit policies. This leaves 11 319 212 votes for parties with anti-Brexit policies. If we then apply the referendum result (sample size 33 577 532) of 51.9% Leave 48.1% Remain (adjusted to 50% make allowance of the fact these voters are more inclined to support party policy) to those votes. We see that, 50% of 11 319 212 comes to 5 659 606. So, we learn nothing new: That around 5-6m UK voters want the UK to be in the EU enough to actually participate or do something about it.
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  206. This new party should appeal to the 10% of Remain voters with mental disorders.
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  207. You're not understanding! We didn't vote for leaving the SM&CU, because the then prime minister actually stated voting Leave would mean leaving the SM&CU and this was not on the ballot paper, but we did vote for 350m extra per week to the NHS, because this was not actually stated and this was not on the ballot paper. It's easy to understand you just have to be a deceitful remoaning bastard to claim to see it.
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  208. +Scotty l That's what I said.
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  209. The EU and UK establishment (that wants the UK to remain in the EU) are in a fix. They cannot win a second in/out referendum, so their best option is to keep the UK part of the single market and customs union thus making it possible for the UK to be rejoined to the EU in future. Their best tactic is to make leaving with no deal seem catastrophic (project fear ramped up with threats of republican violence) and then hold a second referendum in which the question will be: The UK is leaving the EU should the UK accept the deal, as recommended by the government and parliament, or leave with a (cliff edge) no-deal, as recommended by Nigel Farage and the extreme right of the Conservative Party. This will 'shift the goal posts' and avoid the British people getting the independence and prosperity won by the 2016 referendum. Remember this has always been a swindle - they not going to stop swindling now.
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  210. When did he tell anyone not to drink wine, eat cheese, eat cake or gather with safe distance at a place of essential work?
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  211.  @fogvarious2478  There might be a test of some sorts - but it's not the same as a car. It's not a legal requirement for a person to hold a licence to drive a speed boat. If a person who has passed a driving test allows a person who has not passed a driving test to drive a car, then laws have been broken. There is no such law for speed boats. You're right about them being drunk - but they were both drunk.
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