Comments by "JamesT" (@Parawingdelta2) on "Professor Tim Wilson" channel.

  1. It's fine to have an impressionist touch to a portrait, but not in a Royal Air Force uniform.
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  2. I may be simplifying things, but I think that if anyone arriving illegally (ie not been processed by a European country) should be denied any possibility of permanent residency and returned to the country of citizenship or permanent residency. Obviously, there's some difficulties with establishing citizenship in some cases but the understanding that they're never going to achieve their ultimate and deceptive goal may be a deterrent.
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  3. It's funny how the United States withdrew it's membership to the ICC just before it invaded Iraq. So, in fact, in theory, they don't support Putin's arrest? He could stay at George's place. Interestingly, Ukraine's membership hasn't been ratified for twenty years now. Maybe the ICC thinks there's a few dubious characters there, too.
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  4. @Bob-us9di  Yes, the new name does conform to tradition in that respect, although I tend to associate 'Achilles' with vulnerability rather than victory, and as told in Greek mythology, it was 'Paris' that killed the poor fellow. That should resonate with the French.
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  5. Scientists in government should be, and could be a good thing, except they do have the tendency to "sell their souls to the Devil." They tend to consider themselves "The" science. A move particularly concerning when governments are about to (if they haven't already) signed up to the WHO 'Pandemic Preparedness Treaty'. Still, give the fellow a chance to prove that "change" is possible. It's just that periodically swapping from one of the major parties to the other doesn't seem to bring any real positive change, does it?
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  6. Is establishing manufacturing for one's products overseas an exception to the rule? No doubt partly due to the behaviour of piss ant unionists who, despite not actually contributing much themselves, want to have a hand in determining how business owners run their companies. Just before I left England in 1979, I worked for the 'Rootes Group' when Britain had a proud motor car industry. Rootes were forced by the British government to set up shop in Linwood in Scotland to manufacture the Hillman Imp. The intention was to inject employment into an economically depressed area of the UK. Unfortunately, the heavily unionised workforce had the habit of going on strike when the pie warmer in the amenities room wasn't working and paid little attention to putting all the bits and pieces of the poor Imp in the right places. I was a union member in local government for over twenty years, and I've seen good union organisers do good things, but it seems to be a rarity. Thankfully, my new Toyota Camry was made in Japan.
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  7. When I consider the 'selection' being presented for the future of the United Kingdom, I wonder what it is that people actually expect from them. Time and time again with few exceptions, they've all demonstrated behaviour bordering on treason and tyranny. They seem incapable of dealing with any issue clearly detrimental to society and make no attempt to preserve British traditional ways of living.
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  8. I live in Australia but visited the UK and othe European countries several times. It's often a bit of a "hit or miss" with accommodation over there. Normally, acceptable, at least, here.
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  9. @Julie-hf4ch  There's existing laws that cover those issues.
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  10.  @freddiefreeman4119  No, I wasn't joking. There's always some element of speech disfluency when an interviewee has to interpret a question, particularly when the questions are formulated to achieve a user defined goal. Rees-Mogg is arguably one of more articulate politicians. I would think it's fair to say that some of the comments on this thread are from those of a partisan point of view. I live in Australia, so I don't give a rat's arse about the left or right aspect of British politics.
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  11. I'm sure they'll both meet at the hairdressers and sit under the dryers having a great chat. I would have liked to be a fly on the wall when they each put the phone down.
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  12. @KevinHearth  Fairly predictable comment, which suggests that blame is going to be the solution to peace.
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  13.  @ColinGodfrey-sr7bd  You're obviously one of those "bourgeoisie" British citizens who expect the government to give some consideration to the British citizen who has built up a lifestyle through hard work.
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  14. Harris could only possibly appeal to the insane surely. I know Donald Trump waffles on with a lot of bullshit but it would take a remarkable woman to break the 150 year history of being the first female American president (yes, I know that there was some technicality where Edith Wilson took over from Woodrow after he died but that doesn't really count). Kamala Harris is a moron who simplifies complex issues, not because she has the ability to do so, but because she doesn't understand them herself.
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  15. I tend to agree that it can be a mistake to consider complex issues in a simplistic way, but on the other hand the Sir Humphrey Appleby's approach to actually getting things done can result in a lot of activity done "frightfully well" but end up back in the same place. Sometimes, it's better to look at things through the eyes of Victor Frankenstein's monster. "Bread good; fire bad".
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  16. I may sound as though I'm part of some sort of Liz Truss fan club, which I'm definitely not, but I find the list of disasters for which she was apparently single handedly responsible, seem like an incredible achievement for a forty five day tenure and to be honest still rather one of opinion than actual substantial evidence. To think that the confidence in the Conservative Party government was in any way intact during Boris' leadership (or before) I think is rather naive. I'm a bit unsure about Rushi Sunak. I didn't see any outstanding obvious efforts to win over the people, bearing in mind some of the issues uppermost in many people's minds. Maybe I missed something. Liz Truss was interviewed by Knstantin Kisin on his 'Triggernometry' YouTube channel where she gave some account of a self admitted failed economic strategy which she claimed she would not have presented if she had been in possession of certain activities of the Bank of England. Sounds a bit like the 'blame game' but quite plausible, I think.
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  17. You really need to do something about your obsession with Liz Truss. Is she or Boris of any relevance now? I'm uncertain about Nigel Farage's potential because you just can't count people out until they are out, and even then, they can come back in. I wonder how many of your 'leaning to port' supporters would have bet their pensions on Trump not ever being the president again.
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  18. @tazgecko  In theory the GST was supposed to be balanced by lower income tax. Of course, it depended on what people purchased. I think it was also designed to target small business who were perceived as evading tax, which now they would pay when they spent money.
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  19. It's time for a new leader; after all, it's been over two months! What's Liz doing these days?
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  20. So, the best idea is that the war continues until Russia is defeated, which presumably is very close at hand because they have a butter shortage? I think Trump just sees trying to encourage Zelenskyy in ceding a relatively small area of Ukraine to Russia and stopping the war as first step to peace in the region. A crippled Russia with Ukraine being 'looked after' by those who Putin distrusts is not the way to avoid nuclear war.
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  21. @dogglebird4430  I always considered the 'National Socialist German Workers' Party' and 'right wing' being a bit of a paradox. Interestingly, Tim expresses a view that Farage supporters are a bunch of malcontents looking for a saviour to haul them out of their self-made misery. It seems to me to be the opposite, whereby people are sick and tired of hearing people highlighting the evils of the emperial or colonial past, destroying statues, and advocating reparations.
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  22. I'm a non smoker, and live in Queensland, Australia, where there's been bans on outdoor venues for many years, including beaches (between the flags) and bus stops. One of the problems with all the arguments, for and against smoking regulations, is that you can go around in circles with one point of view fracturing the other. The health argument often points out things like alcohol and food with high sugar or fat content. Ironically, it's likely that the tax on those products probably contributes to health care and pensions. I look back in my early years when I used to attend the various pubs for just the one shandy (which lasted until 10pm) and in depth conversation about world issues and other people smoking never bothered me. Now, if someone smoking is within a kilometre, I'll be looking around for the culprit with my finger on the 'smoking police' number. It's true what Nigel Farage says about destroying the old pubs or at least be the final nail in the coffin. At least with random breath testing people could still go to the pub as long as they didn't drive home. Happened here. No good old pubs now, just a combination of bistros and betting shops.
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  23. There are many people who suffer from 'mannerisms' in one form or another. I'm having lessons to stop my eyes uncontrollably gravitating to women's breasts.
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  24. I assumed the voter does the vetting.
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  25. When I think about a society known for its willingness to stand up and fight in the face of hostilty, it's sad to think that we suggest that they now have to cringe behind barriers and cages. I think shooting the archer is better than deflecting the arrows. We probably shouldn't be looking at Islam to blame for these sorts of events because there's about 1.6 billion decent Muslims worldwide. He was just one of the 300 million who would destroy our way of life. I just wonder when people will realise what they're tolerating in their midst.
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  26. Unwavering support for Ukraine while neglecting the plight of his own countrymen. Starmer's reception for Zelenskyy is what one may refer to as "performance politics." I still haven't heard how he's going to guarantee this 100-year commitment.
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  27.  @dawnmills5567  I mean not relevant in newsworthy terms. I think you need to think about what the word means. She's not relevant to me insofar as she plays no part in my life. What she does, says or thinks is of no consequence to me.
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  28. @drcommonsense1  It comes from an imported, barbaric ideological death cult called Islam.
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  29. I was listening to Peter Hitchens being interviewed, and he said something regarding voting, which resonated with me. He advised that people shouldn't vote for parties who promise to give you things you want (because that rarely works out) but vote against things you don't like. I wonder how many people like what they been handed so far?
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  30. How on Earth a prediction of election results is taken seriously in the UK where voting is optional is beyond me. The punters will tell us exactly who will win and then tell us exactly why they lost. Who are the "far right" these days anyway? Are these the people who object to the apathy and negligence of those who are supposed to be ensuring the security and living standards of British citizens? It appears that all the violent and threatening behaviour designed to steer a political agenda is coming from other sources.
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  31. @MissFlight-q8f  A nice recreational 'Hall of Mirrors'.
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  32. Dream on, but at the end of life, there's just what there was before you were born; nothing.
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  33. @qetoun  Only in embryonic form for a short while before seeing the light of day.
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  34. @qetoun  I believe it is indeed how human life begins or is my knowledge of reproduction incorrect? Of course, if you're referring to a delusional belief of human consciousness outside the body or prior to physical existence, then we're not on the same page.
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  35. @qetoun  There's actually quite a few explanations for the delusions experienced by those who are very ill or otherwise traumatised. A Special Air Services soldier who walked a couple of hundred miles out of a desert in Iraq after a disasterous failed operation, said that at one stage, he was convinced his young daughter was walking alongside him. Lack of sleep, water, food, stress, fear, fatigue. All logical explanations. My dreams would make your hair stand on end!
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  36. I was trying to think of the word "hallucinations" but couldn't bring it to mind. Yes, it's true there are circumstances where there seems no logical answer, and of course, that's where people reach out and insert their own conclusions based on spiritualism. People should consider, though, that it was only within the last couple of centuries that people had an understanding of bacteria or the electromagnetic spectrum and countless other things the presence of which were rationalised by mysticism or the occult. There's no magic in our interaction.
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  37. Like many Americans (and citizens of former colonies), Donald Trump's heritage is closely linked with Britain and, therefore, may account for some personal affection. However, when you listen to people like author and journalist Peter Hitchens, it seems that feeling towards Britain is not generally shared by most Americans who see Britain as largely insignificant. I heard one YouTube commentator offering some advice to Keir Starmer in that during his visit to Washington, he should ensure he wears a name tag.
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  38. What I like most about elections is when all the predictions presented by the political aficionados turn out to be horribly incorrect and then the deafening silence which follows.
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  39. It's the standard simplistic and moronic assumption that someone who drapes their national flag over their shoulders is "right wing." What's the chances of many of those protesters being responsible for electing the current government but still "right wing"? I'm guessing many of those competing at the Olympic games would have to be "right wing" too? What about those Hamas supporters wrapped in Palestine flags?
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  40. I live in Australia, and when I drive on a toll road in any state, my number plate is scanned by cameras without me needing to stop and paid by direct debit. I can log in an check to make sure it's correct. We haven't had 'pay to shit' toilets for over fifty years.
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  41. Spot on. At last someone with some sense.
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  42. I share your pain with bureaucracy. I live in Australia and, against better judgement, decided to register with a government digital ID. Unfortunately, I mis-spelled my first name. I wasn't able to correct it myself and attempts to make contact with the department on line directed me to a phone number which led me to a recorded voice message advising that they weren't taking phone calls and referred me back to their website. I should, however, point out that it's not 'Red tape' that murdered those little girls. We all know what it is, and it has a name.
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  43.  @LukVik  Do murderers?
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  44. @dogglebird4430 At least one voice of reason amongst many supporters of murderous scum.
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  45. My comment seems to be deleted too.
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  46.  @robertreynolds580  Probably the biggest barrier to education is the absence of the desire to learn. Unfortunately, many teachers excel in ensuring the desire remains absent.
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  47. @VicfromOregon  If you're right, Russian soldiers will give up before Christmas. If not, Uncle Steir will be happy to keep it going for another 100 years.
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  48.  @anjou6497  It boils down to the supervision and discipline exercised by senior nursing staff. I doubt if they still call them 'matrons' now, but they were like the regimental sergeant majors of the hospital that all the young doctors used to avoid like the plague.
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  49. Are we still thinking in terms of Putin interfering with the 2016 elections in the USA? I thought that lost all credibility along with the Bidens. Clintons and Obamas! Unless the Russians just decide to give up and go home, it seems that the only likely outcome is that Ukraine cede an agreed area overseen by some sort of bilateral agreement regarding governance. Otherwise, it will just go on for decades. Inevitably, countries currently pouring billions to support Ukraine whilst their own citizens slide back into the early part of the twentieth century, will lose the will. In the meantime, car dealers in Russia are selling brand new Rolls Royce and other luxury vehicles.
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  50. Surely, it's clear enough that these 'arrivals' are not refugees just by virtue of the fact that they could have claimed asylum in any one of a number of European countries and been processed there to determine appropriate places of settlement. They're greeted on the shores of Britain by morons who don't consider their own countrymen and then allowed to wander around freely to melt into the population with the assistance of foreign criminals. Unfortunately the many of the members of parliament have little to no loyalty to the British people, so they don't care.
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