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

Unfortunately, when people listen to all the educated overviews of the function and history of the ECHR, it all becomes 'white noise'. They're still left with the (maybe simplistic) perception that some faceless figure is sitting in Rome (that our fathers fought to liberate from their unwanted guests) telling citizens of Britain that they have to keep (in every sense) their unwanted guests. Rather sticks in one's craw.
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@ Thanks, I guessed I'd be a bit out with the location of the actual 'goings on'. If we just say Europe, that should cover it.
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Absolutely.
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If we don't take note of the fairly indisputable evidence that people like Robinson, Farage, Hopkins and many others bring to the forefront, who do we listen to? The government, the mainstream media, 'Stop oil', BLM, supporters of Islam? No problem with thousands of illegals crossing the channel. No problem with Muslim infested localities which have become 'no-go' for everyone else. No problem with hypocritical malcontents blocking roads or supporting causes for which Britain has no direct responsibility but disrupt trade and harass shoppers. There is a movement to dismiss authority in the name of freedom of expression, freedom of speech and freedom to protest. Unfortunately, then there's the inevitable turning of the tide and we end up with authoritarianism and unbridled power.
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100%.
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@JSees Yes, I heard him say that. While I recognise the importance of maintaining morale, I don't know if the guys on the front line get a great deal of comfort by what Zelenskyy wears. I just wonder how many lives will be lost before he can wear a suit again!
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It seems to be that corruption is a default position in all walks of life and only varies in methodology and degrees of severity.
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@Bob-us9di I get carried away sometimes. Educated in a Royal Naval school. 'Hearts of oak' and all that.
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@douglasmurphy3794 The 'left' is barely recognisable now. It used to be all about the gap between the working class and the bourgeois elite. Now it's put on a dress, get rid of your car, and subsist by eating your recycled sandals.
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I suppose one could consider him "pathetic" and "pitiful" but I don't know what you'd call someone who hasn't created a space program, an automotive industry, a global mobile communication system, or controls a major social media platform along with being a senior advisor to the President of the United States of America and brought several children into the world. I mean, it makes me wonder about myself when I struggle to get both legs in my underpants in the morning and avoid mowing the lawns as long as possible!
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I'm a bit confused. Using one's power and influence to get what one wants is different in some way to what everybody else does, how? I think the comment about "banning" journalists is deliberately misleading. Not wanting to answer their loaded questions isn't "banning".
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How are they refugees? They pass through at least one, and in some cases, several safe countries to meet the criminals, who provide them with dinghies. Britain is their target; it is an invasion. One would think that amongst those fleeing from oppression and tyranny, there would be a notable number of women, children, and the elderley. As a Welshman would say, "They appeared to have disappeared".
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@fabolvaskarika7940 Quite the contrary, I scrutinise the website in great detail, but even a virtual tour doesn't reveal the smell of cat's piss or overcooked breakfasts.
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@fabolvaskarika7940 Sometimes, all the research still doesn't necessarily meet expectations. I'm not exactly a novice in this subject, but I've been caught out on occasions. Putting aside some particular national cuisines, I've found Britain to provide the best quality meals. Travelled through various parts of Italy and found the best Italian food in Edinburgh, Scotland.
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"Coalition of the willing." Now, where have I heard that before? So the UK is trying to pretend it's got some relevance and pumping out a few hundred missiles will bring peace? This strategy is on the basis of Russia's desire to invade other parts of Europe. This has all the hallmarks of the Iraqi "weapons of mass destruction" ploy. I don't normally resort to crudity, but I don't think I've heard such bollocks. Still, as long as it creates jobs in Ireland, that's the main thing.
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Genuine question. In what way has travel and working in other countries been affected by Brexit. Has it made it more difficult or notably expensive? My understanding is that it basically has an effect on tariffs along with ease of vehicular movement across the channel.
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@call_in_sick I was silly enough to start listening.
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@Bob-us9di It seems fairly obvious that many of them aren't "fleeing" anything.
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I saw something about a 'cheque' (or 'Check' for our American friends) getting lost in the mail. Who uses cheques these days? I suppose it's marginally better than "The dog chewed up my homework". I think I've been inside a bank once in the last ten years when somebody sent me a cheque, and the ATM failed to scan it to enable a deposit.
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I had to Google 'DeepSeek'. I read the overview, and I know it was written in English because I recognised some of the words.
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"Germany adverse to militarisation"! I can remember a time when that would have got a good laugh. Anyone advocating conscription for British lads (under these circumstances) should consider volunteering themselves.
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If you go to Paris now, you'd be forgiven for thinking there was. That's overrun by criminal immigrants, too. Constant sound of police sirens.
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When I hear references such as "Chief economist to the Bank of England" (or any other financial institution) it reminds me of the year 2008 when that probably would have been an admission to a role in life which would have had one strung up from the nearest light pole. A bit like those who were Chief Health Officers in 2020. This particular issue has probably got something to do with Liz Truss?
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@johnrussell3961 I think people are finally coming to the realisation these people have demonstrated that they can't necessarily be trusted with our best interests.
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@alexmousley7213 I've looked back at my comment, and for the life of me, I can't see where I've said I think that. Are you one of those people who concluded that shark attacks are directly related to the consumption of ice cream?
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I don't feel particularly qualified to have an opinion on this issue other than to say that there seems to be an inevitable 'shift' in the business of politics. It appears to be less statesman, like with participants acting on instinct rather than protocol. I think people are weary of the same old tiresome drudgery wrapped in the cloak of necessity. I still remember Russian First Secretary Nikita Khrushchev's 'shoe banging on the table' incident at the 1960 United Nations General Assembly. Ah, good times.
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@MissFlight-q8f I've lived in Australia for over fifty years, so I can only assume circumstances are similar in the UK where loans for house purchases are not approved without a substantial deposit often out of reach of many while they're paying rent. Sort of a 'Catch-22' where people are paying more in monthly rent than a mortgage, but the bank tells them they can't afford to service the loan. I had an aunty who lived in Norwich and was relocated from an old terraced housing estate in 1959 into a new council semi-detached house where she lived for fifty-seven years until she died. I have five grown-up children, none of whom own their own house.
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I'm not sure what's so confusing about Liza's name. Heard it pronounced correctly a thousand times. I remember many years ago some people use to pronounce Ronald Reagan as "Reegan" as opposed to "Raygun".
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The whole issue has become very convoluted. I'm not surprised that Tommy Robinson is giving the finger to the law now. It would seem irrefutable that he is a target for basically stating observable facts. Interestingly, certain politicians and news broadcasters who have echoed similar sentiments are distancing themselves from him. Ordinarily, I'm not big on displays of nationalism, but maybe it's time, before we're all forced to submit to something other than the relatively benign authoritarianism to which we've been subjected over the last eighty years.
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I'm guessing that Starmer's future electoral prospects were probably fairly dismal about ten minutes after he took office. The demonstration of the disdain he clearly holds for the British people since then, will surely guarantee him a seat in obscurity.
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I did notice how great Britain (not great as in GB) was doing in the decades before Boris. The succeses of British, shipbuilding, aircraft and car manufacturing , and British owned supermarkets and clothing products. Boris ruined all that! Yes, Boris was definitely a major problem there. I did visit the UK a while back and there seemed to be a lot of VW's, Mercedes, Peugeots, Citroen's and Fiats. Interestingly my first flight out of the UK was in a De Havilland Comet until Boris ruined that British industry. I will say he didn't do a lot for British hair stylists bit that's no great loss I'm sure you'd agree.
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I don't think she really mentioned Christ, did she? She just reminded everyone to be scared.
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