Comments by "Geoff Challis" (@Geffo555) on "Channel 4 News" channel.

  1.  @jasondevon481 . Are you living in some alt reality? Where have the 16 odd mi;;ion remainers gone? And has their number grown? Anti Brexit marches were recently staged in a number of cities. Go check the numbers. And the country is still very much divided, as will be seen in this election.
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  2. He tried to cheat the system but got caught.
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  3.  @kostyatszyu  Did Rayner get a PPE contract worth millions?
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  4.  @imdbist . Be specific. And the only point in question here is the referendum. How would people have voted had they known that Turkey would not be joining the EU? That the NHS would not get a dime? That Brexit would come with a drop in their standard of living. The whole thing's a con and the truth is obvious now.
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  5.  @imdbist . I don't know how old you are but I remember the 70s very well, I left school in 73. And the UK was a weak and grey country back then. Mums were making meals out of leftovers and owning a house was simply beyond most people. But by the mid 80s things had noticeably improved. So perhaps Heath got it right after all. I have no wish to see our country returned to greyness. Do you?
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  6.  @MaSsiVeGaming1 . Why would you vote to be poorer? And the EU is not dying. In fact they've just signed a trade deal with Japan.
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  7. More fool them. Right wing populists are all empty pledges and promises. The rich people in Argentina must be delighted though.
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  8. Another embarrassing day for the Tories then. I wonder who will be next to throw in the towel.
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  9. It's obvious that American pharma are eyeing the UK drug market. They ring the life out of American citizens and want to do the same to us.
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  10. You make a very good point, but there is still something about this that stinks to me. The British people may support Brexit for their own reasons, but the motivations of people like Farage may well be quite different. And if the trail leads to roubles then I am even more concerned.
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  11.  Blonde Logan . The Tories? Bit strong. They are mostly a bunch of arrogant bastards but this this isn't America.
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  12. Boris? LOL. He's a total wazzock.
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  13. The Brexit people voted for in 2016 was going to be beneficial. A deal was going to be easy. They needed us more than we needed them. Liam Fox was going to secure 40 trade agreements. We could always fall back on GATT. None of which is true. Parliament has to base its decision on the reality of leaving rather than upon Farage's fairy tale. If you decided to take the family on holiday to Florida but the whole state was wrecked by a hurricane a day before you went, would you still get on the plane saying "It's too late to change our mind now."? Time for common sense.
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  14.  @genericusername3212 . Thi "People have spoken" line is well hackneyed now. And the truth is that "The people" are still divided. Plus the Brexit that was being touted in 2016 isn't the Brexit that is now on offer. Be honest. How come the bus slogan wasn't "Fancy a period of uncertainty and job losses? Vote Stupid." If you're so sure that leavers are the majority then why not have a final say referendum? It could well be the only way that you'll even get Brexit.
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  15. The case would have been thrown out if he had used his own money. But you know how Trump is.
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  16.  @paulgibbons2320 . Undemocratic? If you don't like their manifesto then don't vote for it. Heath took the country into the EEC on the back of the Tory 1970 manifesto. Labour supporters at the time were mostly against it. My mum complained bitterly. What about Stephen Kinnock's proposal?
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  17.  @paulgibbons2320 . How? People got to vote in 1970 (Though I was still at school at the time) And they will get to vote again in the next GE. So Johnson must deliver a deal with an orderly exit before the next GE or we all get to have a rethink. Simple enough.
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  18.  @moose6676  So you see how bad the Tories are but then dish out some Tory project fear about a potential Labour government. So what is the sensible alternative to the Tories? Reflux don't have a chance, and they are hardly sensible.
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  19. He thinks Boris is doing well. I wonder what bad looks like?
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  20. Trump lost. Dwell on that.
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  21. And the best has yet to come.
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  22. Is the evidence still on Hunter's laptop? Crikey, I doubt it's even Windows 10 compatible.
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  23. ​ Silverclod 141 . Trump has already tried to influence our government. And the fact is that WE did not elect him. So it doesn't seem very democratic to me. And even the EU hasn't told us how to leave.
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  24. Not really. It was an obvious Tory smear from the start.
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  25. What Brexit was that? Who agreed to a border in the Irish Sea?
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  26. ​ @forfengeligfaen . True in essence but not in any legal sense. Binding referenda are special cases set out through a parliamentary bill. And the 2016 referendum wasn't given one. Just true.
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  27.  Behind the Truth . Are you really celebrating Boris's deal? Which is really the EU's proposal from about 18 months back. Seriously?
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  28.  @4tnine . I consider all information and measure it against the truth. Do you?
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  29. @Robert Townrow. Why should Remain voters accept the referendum result? Why should Leave voters accept it? Remainers are right to object because the referendum was tainted by cheating and lies. Leave voters are entitled to object because they'll never get the beneficial Brexit they voted for. In a year or two they could well be getting calls asking them if they were mis-sold leaving the European Union. My biggest issue though is with those who try to present a no deal as reasonable. How is that? Firstly we know that it will come with ugly consequences at the very least. Secondly we will still want a trade deal with the EU soon afterward. So how conducive will they be to any of our proposals if we still owe them billions? Would you sign an agreement with a customer that still owed you money? let's use some common here.
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  30. @Robert Townrow. I still don't get how anyone with a brain can support a no deal. Brexiters can enthuse all they want about free trade but it is all hypothetical and reliant upon the WTO, which Donald Trump recently described as "broken." And how many of our businesses actually understand it? The majority of them are just hoping it doesn't happen I suspect. And there is still the point I made in my last reply. Why would the EU be remotely interested in negotiating a trade deal with us whilst we owe them billions? This really does not make any sense at all. But the most obvious objection to a no deal is Yellowhammer. How could any responsible government lead the country into such uncertainty? Who can guarantee that we won't see a worst case scenario? Will Boris and his cabinet be liable for the consequences? Will they compensate those who will lose their jobs? Will they face charges of negligence if anyone dies as a consequence? Make them sign a document to that effect and we'll see how confident they really are that a no deal is manageable.
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  31. On one dropped constituency? The Tories are about as popular as a turd in a swimming pool. And this error won't change that.
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  32. @Daniel Rodriguez. Fascism did far worse 70 odd years ago. And the thing is, there were still bombsites about when I was a kid in London. The fact that we don't have any new ones is testament to the clear wisdom of Liberalism and a united Europe. You also exaggerate the situation in our cities. At least we don't have crazies storming schools with assault rifles.
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  33.  @cup1966wow  I'm not sure of the full details, but then the full manifesto has yet to be published. My only point is that Labour will be different. They won't be perfect. But some governments are clearly more imperfect than others. And I can't wait for GE night. Tories OUT!
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  34. Many of them are racist but if they said what they thought they'd get censored out.
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  35. I've been on it. It's terrifying. The damn thing lurches and groans even more than Boris's government.
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  36. That's how I feel.
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  37. The world's largest fan will now be constructed in readiness for the coming mega shitstorm.
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  38. @Amanda Hughes. What do you most object to? You have to be careful as some extremist imbecile created a mock one.
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  39. @Amanda Hughes. But what is it that you most object to?
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  40. @Amanda Hughes. I'm just asking what it is that you most object to. If you have a good point I'll accept it. But reading the whole thing is a bit much, even if I could understand it. So what is it that you specifically object to?
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  41.  susan ferrie . Sorry. What is what?
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  42. @Amanda Hughes. Then draw my attention to a specific part. You must have some idea. Google it.
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  43. @Dale Hanson. The real one is.
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  44.  @rogerbennett9641 . Work pension plan actually. Who are you working for?
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  45.  @rogerbennett9641 . I have littluns in my family too. And I want them to grow up in a country with opportunity and justice for all. But there are some out there who really don't want that. They may present themselves as the voices of reason but secretly harbour a perverse ideology. Fortunately I have an inbuilt detector that alerts me to such people. That's why Farage (Big Bigot) really isn't my cup of tea. So I'm doing this out of principle.
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  46.  @rogerbennett9641 . Nah. I just don't like bullshit or bigots. I doubt we'd ever get along.
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  47. ​ @geniusgeneral02 . Provide what?
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  48.  @geniusgeneral02  Oh, hang on. It's on a file. Give me 5.
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  49.  @geniusgeneral02 . One bit.. Oil comprises 95% of Venezuela's exports and 25% of its gross domestic product (GDP), so high prices provide a boon to the country's economy. The period from 2006 until the first half of 2014, save for a brief dip in late 2008 on the heels of a global recession, saw oil prices mostly hover between $100 and $125 per barrel. During that time, Venezuela used its revenues from high oil prices to fund its budget and wield political power. By providing subsidized oil to as many as 13 neighboring Latin American countries, most notably Cuba, Venezuela extracted political favors and attempted to build a coalition against rival nations, namely the U.S. (For related reading, see Its oil giveaway program became more of a burden than a boon for the Venezuelan economy as oil prices collapsed toward the end of 2014. Venezuela was giving away over 200,000 barrels of oil per day – half of which goes to Cuba – reducing the amount it had available to export for profit. When oil prices were over $100, Venezuela received enough margin from exporting oil that the lower volume doesn't harm its economy. When oil dropped significantly below that price level, the country's margins were squeezed to the point where it did not meet its spending, resulting in ballooning debt. In early 2015, Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro, facing record low approval ratings brought on by the country's crumbling economy, embarked on a world tour to implore other nations with heavy influence on the oil market to take measures to push the price back to $100 or more. Maduro's desperate actions serve as a testament to oil's grip on the Venezuelan economy. US oil prices 2014 $93.17 US oil prices 2016 $43.58 Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro seems to think so. In a recent interview that appeared in Reuters, Maduro said he thought the United States and Saudi Arabia wanted to drive down oil prices “to harm Russia.” Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said the same thing,with a slightly different twist: “The main reason for (the oil price plunge) is a political conspiracy by certain countries against the interests of the region and the Islamic world … Iran and people of the region will not forget such … treachery against the interests of the Muslim world.” US-Saudi “treachery”? Is that what’s really driving down oil prices?
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  50.  @geniusgeneral02  . https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t-KFKOKyZdE Go figure.
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