Comments by "Marc Jones" (@QT5656) on "Channel 4 News" channel.

  1. That statement is offensive to snakes!
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  2. LOL typical right wing tactic - pretend that politics is a binary choice between Stalin's Russia and a runaway capitalist oligarchy. What about the number of lives the NHS has saved? The number of lives improved by regulation of mercury, lead, and radiation? The lives improved by state education? The amount of foundational technological research achieved thanks to state funded research?
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  3. Gove is clearly used to get an easy ride from the BBC and Sky.
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  4. Don't panic Brexiteers. It's all part of Putin's plan - vote Conservative you'll still get your Brexit sh*t show and NHS sell off.
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  5. When you resort to using obscure adjectives it suggests that facts alone aren't enough.
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  6. Vote Conservative!
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  7. A modern compassionate progressive version of Conservatism was never going to work because of the party's rotten core and willfully ignorant main support base.
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  8.  @MetricImperialist  Do you think we should abandon all government regulation, e.g. for lead, mercury, radiation, machinery, guns, planes, and motor vehicles? Caricaturing someone else's point of view to an extreme is not clever and not useful.
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  9.  @MetricImperialist  Do you think we should abandon all regulation? e.g. for lead, mercury, radiation, machinery, guns, planes, and motor vehicles? Caricaturing someone else's point of view to an extreme is not clever and not useful.
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  10. Poor people voting for Brexit = turkeys voting for Christmas
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  11.  @soulfella1  let's remember that May stole three of Corbyn's policies so he can't be that left wing.
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  12.  @soulfella1  LOL, pretty rich of you to say that I am unable to answer your question after an hour of you posting your comment when it took you 24 hours to reply to mine. Moreover, you didn't even ask a clear, specific, and direct question to me. Stating "THE BRITISH NATIONALITY ACT," is like a toddler screaming "toy". It's not clear what you mean and with the double exclamation marks you give the impression that you are hysterical. Perhaps your reluctance to state any specifics is to delibrately make it harder for other people to pick holes in your position. This act was proposed by Labour but approved after some modification by the Tories under Thatcher. So what? I didn't refer to Corbyn as a thief. Perhapas you should read more carefully. I stated that "May stole three of Corbyn's policies". She actually stole four: scrapping student debt, pledging to build affordable homes, cap on energy prices, review mental health. I'm not actually a Corbyn supporter but I would vote for him in front of the current Tory sh*t show particular after their recent record on foodbanks, cuts to the NHS, cuts to police, not closing tax dodgers, increased homelessness, and the UK national debt as a % of GDP. Reading your previous comments directed at someone else the British Nationality Act was approved by the Thatcher government. Pretending that the will of the people meant a no deal no detail no idea chaos Brexit is laughable. Referring to Corbyn and Venezula in the same sentence reveals how shallow and one eyed your understanding of world politics is. Next you'll be saying that the Contra scandal was fake news, that USA don't interfere in foreign government, and the 2008 crash wasn't at least partly due to a lack of banking regulations. So as an apparent socialism hater do you propose getting rid of the NHS, getting rid of publically funded science, selling all public lands, getting rid of workers rights, and getting rid of regulation that protects people against lead and mercury poisoning?
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  13.  @soulfella1  I apologise if you feel denigrated. I was simply pointing out specific aspects of your writing and the impression they gave. I was not critizing you per se. Your writing still comes across as aggressive and hysterical. Apologies if this offends you but it is true and it makes it difficult to take any of the content seriously. You are generally throwing out nebulous questions out without providing any substance of your own as if it's a gotcha moment. Not particularly constructive. The British Nationality Act was updated in 1981 so actually you're the one who is out of date. Why not explain what your problem with it is specifically instead of hinting that it is the devil without any explanation. Are angry about the last 50 years worth of immigration per chance? Banking deregulation occurred in the 1970s and 1980s. In the US is was mainly carried out by Reagan and in the UK it was mainly Thatcher. Blair's government did carry out further degregulation but (as you surely know) the Conservatives MPs agreed to it and also voted this degregulation through. Remember that Thatcher said Blair was her greatest achievement. He was right wing in much of his thinking. The crisis began in the USA because the bankers ran out of other people's money. The conservatives have had 10 years to improve things and have failed spectacularly. Has the UK national debt as a % of GDP improved because of Austerity? Nope, not at all. Moreover, there are lots of people dependent on food banks and the streets are teaming with homeless people (including abandoned ex service men). It doesn't really matter what Corbyn or McDonell said after the election. They didn't win so he didn't have to implement it or give the Conservatives further ideas.
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  14. ​ @soulfella1  So you still refuse to actually explain your point of view on the British Nationality Act? You just vaguely hint that there is an elephant in the room that only you are informed enough to see. Wow! How super clever of you. I certainly don't think that socialism is the answer to everything but application of some socialist policies would certainly help. It's amazing how many internet trolls try their best to push political debates into a false dichotomy of left and right.... almost as if it's the only way to get their extreme views listened too. As for lying the tories are masters at it. Interesting that you ignore my references to homelessness and foodbanks instead focusing on a perceived putative "lie" by Labour that you fail to specify or back up with any sources. Ever thought of phoning up Jame O'Brien?
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  15.  @soulfella1  I'm not saying that you have don't have any points worth listening too but you still frame everything as right vs left which I personally don't find helpful. Particularly given that Blair wasn't exactly right or left and in many ways was right. You write in a tone that implies as if the Conservatives didn't allow any immigration and then Labour allowed all of it. That's not really true is it? Sounds like you're actually unhappy about the inevitability of globalisation and policies which have facilitated it. Given that most of the wealth of the UK is due to the British Empire and British actions abroad it would be rather churlish to then complain that all related immigration is a major problem. Moreover, immigration is generally good for the economy. Corbyn might not have been on point with his student fees promises but ultimately we will never know. By contrast the Conservatives have wasted real money, e.g. 500 million wasted on trying to privatise the probation services, 2,000 million Virgin Trains east, 37 million spent on plans for a garden bridge that was never built, 60 milion on PAC, 15 million on Carillion, 100 of thousands given to awful ineffective (and now bust still owing services) Seqol, etc. etc. etc. It's amazing that you are willing to defend the current government (populated by smug millionaires from Eton). If you want to be angry about something read this article: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/jul/05/how-britain-can-help-you-get-away-with-stealing-millions-a-five-step-guide?CMP=fb_gu&utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Facebook&fbclid=IwAR2WXBMLg2o49_mXsS3o--saxF36BD-ATJ1hKYvMX4k76HPAruR25sSyMaU#Echobox=1562324068 "That is not to say that the government has taken no action. It is illegal to deliberately file false information in registering a company, and punishable by up to two years in prison. In late 2017, Companies House at last alerted prosecutors to the activities of one persistent offender. The target of the prosecution was Kevin Brewer, for the crime of trying to inform politicians about how easy it is to create fake companies. He was summonsed to appear at Redditch magistrates’ court and, on legal advice, pleaded guilty in March 2018. After adding together his fine, and the government’s costs, he is £23,324 the poorer – quite a high price to pay for blowing the whistle. He is paying it off at £1,000 a month, and remains the only person ever convicted of spoofing the UK’s corporate registry, which is quite a remarkable demonstration of Companies House’s failure to do its job."
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  16.  @soulfella1  It's not really any of your business where I am from or where I currently live and I don't see how it is relevant to the points I've made. Nevertheless, I was born in the UK and I've lived in the UK for most of my live in more than one place (never south coast). I have relatives from more than one corner of the UK and I've worked alongside people in different jobs from a variety of background. At one point you accused me of being ad hominem and yet that seems to be what you are all about. Dissmissing everything Owen Jones or Corbyn has to say because he is Owen Jones is classic ad hominen view of the world. Most of your comments clearly framed from an a priori assumption that Labour are wrong and you cherry pick quotes that you think illustrates your point and justifies your anger. How is Mandleson saying that one thing anymore problematic than some of the quotes one could pick from Teresa May ("hostile environment") or Boris Johnson ("picaninies")? It's possible (in fact very likely) that Mandleson was wrong to say that but not everything that Labour does is wrong. You would be better off evaluating particular policies or issues in turn with an objective mind (not partisan anger). I don't think immigration is to blame for all the UKs problems (regardless of what the Sun, Express, and Daily Mail print). Pointless wars, tax avoidance, PFIs, cuts to the NHS and police are bigger problems.
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