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Failed Imagineer posted:I have to admit "turn Isle of Man into a subterranean roundabout" is ballsy stuff even for our hypernormalised age. i made what i thought was a ridiculous joke about connecting blackpool and ardglass the other day i didn't even think of underground roundabouts
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OwlFancier posted:When it fails to produce enough power he launches the "poo poo for britain" campaign urging people to use the bathroom more often. This is the plot of an awesome Korean anime called Aachi and Ssipak and everyone should watch it. https://twitter.com/SanitaryNaptime/status/1363467810811305984?s=19 Lungboy fucked around with this message at 20:17 on Feb 21, 2021 |
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Feb 21, 2021 20:17
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Halisnacks posted:It is actually shocking just how poo poo Keir has turned out. I knew he would be bad in terms of direction he’d take the party, but I didn’t actually think he’d alienate the broader electorate quite as much as he has in his first year in post (with a largely docile press, might I add). 
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Feb 21, 2021 20:21
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goddamnedtwisto posted:That's the least of the problems, by definition a bridge can, you know, bridge that sort of thing. The regular >70mph winds, whiteout fogs, and more tornadoes than a Missouri trailer park would make using it slightly more thrilling than trying to walk through the bombs. I meant a tunnel bridge not a bridge bridge 
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Feb 21, 2021 20:25
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It just rules that everyone who was making waves about how any other leader would be 20 points ahead, how Corbyn keeps making unforced errors and how they would do things differently that this is what they meant. This is the strategy they would employ. And even with a compliant press, a disaster of a tory government and over 120,000 dead this is as good as they can do. Lol.
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Feb 21, 2021 20:30
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Gonzo McFee posted:It just rules that everyone who was making waves about how any other leader would be 20 points ahead, how Corbyn keeps making unforced errors and how they would do things differently that this is what they meant. This is the strategy they would employ. And even with a compliant press, a disaster of a tory government and over 120,000 dead this is as good as they can do. "We're still dealing with the toxic legacy of the Corbyn leadership"
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Feb 21, 2021 20:41
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goddamnedtwisto posted:Of course spending all that money on building out massive public transport across the country (including finally fixing the last-mile problem for rail freight) would have a thousand times the multiplier effect on the money spent but that would make Jeremy Clarkson frown and we can't have that. Deliveroo have pretty roundly shown that the last mile is no longer a problem, haven't they? If only there was a rail based parcel service they could dovetail with... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_Star_Parcels
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On a different note, is it weird to imagine how fun it would be if that Oprah interview Harry/Megan did includes chat about William's alleged affair a couple of years back? I don't personally give a poo poo about the royal family, but the schadenfreude could be delicious.
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Feb 21, 2021 20:58
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I read that in my head with her accent and it basically made my day.
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Feb 21, 2021 21:03
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kingturnip posted:On a different note, is it weird to imagine how fun it would be if that Oprah interview Harry/Megan did includes chat about William's alleged affair a couple of years back? queen would have them whacked first imo
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Everything Starmer's doing makes sense once you hypothesize that he's completely under the influence of the Labour right. Then the spiteful, counter-productive attacks on the Left are suddenly understandable, as is his habit of formulating every announcement and policy decision to appeal primarily to a small group of centrist columnists. The Labour right are pulling his strings and the Labour right are a bunch of petty, blinkered dipshits.
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kustomkarkommando posted:I'm sure the fabulous dual lane roads of rural Ards will be able to easily manage the influx of travelers to Portavogie. I was going to say, likewise the conveniently located and well connected Stanraer. I guess it's easier to get to from Glasgow than the shorter crossing to Ireland from the Lorn Peninsula, but the A77 isn't exactly ideal as a major freight route.
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Endjinneer posted:Deliveroo have pretty roundly shown that the last mile is no longer a problem, haven't they? If only there was a rail based parcel service they could dovetail with... Naturally, the private sector has 'innovated' by reinventing an idea from a former nationalised industry and doing it in a more fragmented, less useful and more expensive way. And without the slightly communism-evoking name and logo, of course. https://www.intercityrailfreight.com/
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Pistol_Pete posted:Everything Starmer's doing makes sense once you hypothesize that he's completely under the influence of the Labour right. Then the spiteful, counter-productive attacks on the Left are suddenly understandable, as is his habit of formulating every announcement and policy decision to appeal primarily to a small group of centrist columnists.
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the upcoming shellacking in the locals is undoubtedly going to be blamed on Corbyn the question is whether the media are going to accept that excuse and move on or not, and considering they've already started to put the boot in I'm not so sure that Keith's leadership is long for this world he might outlast Phil but not Brenda IMO
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Feb 21, 2021 21:38
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Gorn Myson posted:This is sort of why I wasn't particularly annoyed by Starmer becoming leader. Fine, they won, and they gloated in the way that they do, but theres no evidence over the past decade to suggest that they're astute political operators. Starmer is their dream candidate, they've been swooning over him for over a decade, and they had five years out of power and a single year in charge to come up with some vision or some plan that they were so deeply passionate about that it justified all of the sacrifices they've made...and they've got gently caress all. It's hard to be OK with it given all the gaslighting going on though. Everything up to this point has been blamed on the left (even accepting the policy demands of the right on Brexit is spun as Corbyn Bad), and the right are already gearing up for the local elections, to blame leftist voters for choosing to vote for other parties that offer the policies they want. It's always up to the left to make sure they appeal to the centre, but once the centrists are in power it's the duty of the left to vote blindly for them, while they chase after Tory voters because "they count double!".
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Gonzo McFee posted:https://twitter.com/mikeysmith/status/1363532383451029504?s=19 The problem is with all this... So what? Johnson was found in high court or whatever the gently caress to have acted unlawfully in proroguing parliament (was it?) and a million other things and no one cares.
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Feb 21, 2021 21:57
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Scikar posted:It's hard to be OK with it given all the gaslighting going on though. Everything up to this point has been blamed on the left (even accepting the policy demands of the right on Brexit is spun as Corbyn Bad), and the right are already gearing up for the local elections, to blame leftist voters for choosing to vote for other parties that offer the policies they want. It's always up to the left to make sure they appeal to the centre, but once the centrists are in power it's the duty of the left to vote blindly for them, while they chase after Tory voters because "they count double!". So to me, when someone tries to gaslight or shame me into voting for Labour under those circumstances, its feels so absurd that all I can do is laugh and tell them to gently caress off.
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NotJustANumber99 posted:The problem is with all this... So what? And Matt Hancock has only recently been found to have done a Widdle Fucko Boingo with COVID contracts. A bunch of Twitter melts get to recharge their orgone batteries by pretending this is a magnificent Toby Ziegler-style dunk on the Tories and then everything carries on as before
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Endjinneer posted:CoD single player gameplay reminds me of the way a friend described Halo 4- "press X to jizz on Cortana's tits". Oh Cortana, could never be called a challenging wank by any stretch of the imagination back in the day.  I only played CoD/Battlefield when it was set during WW2 and single player only. Nowadays it's Path of Exile along with some Borderlands 2 for catharsis. 
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It's like cleverer people than me have said: Starmer's ditched ideology and is running on a pure platform of being more competent than the Tories. This kinda worked for a bit but now the Tories are visibly getting ahead with the vaccine rollout and are nicking the more popular bits of Corbyn's 2019 manifesto, Labour are left with absolutely nowhere to go. And yeah, at this point, I'm perfectly happy to sit back, fold my arms and watch Starmer and the Labour right faceplant in the grave they've dug for themselves (to mix metaphors slightly).
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NotJustANumber99 posted:The problem is with all this... So what? The people involved in running those targeted smear campaigns don't have the same sort of protection that a Health Secretary or Prime Minister do, though. If electoral offences were committed, the people responsible would presumably be on the hook for fines at the very least. It won't be anything major, but it's something and if it can be linked to Boris it provides ammunition to whoever steps into Keith's shoes when he's politically defenestrated.
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The most recent Chapo had a screed about how there's no desire for accountability in right or centre-right politics because they're just two slightly different methodologies of assisting capital, and so the only expectation of your elected representative is to be "on your team" and own the people you don't like. And if the people you don't like include both the Tories and loony lefty Joebbels Crobnoy, then it's easy to see the appeal of a sensible tutting module like Keith
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Halisnacks posted:Have any leaders of the (major) political parties actually resigned or lost leadership challenges before leading their party through at least one general election? Short of a truly disqualifying scandal, it doesn’t feel like anything - like bad local election results - might actually compel Starmer to stand down before 2024, right? Iain Duncan Smith is the example that springs to mind. Leader of the Conservatives from September 2001 to November 2003.
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https://twitter.com/PaulBrandITV/status/1363616992385765377 No opposition (except from unions who said what the hell) from Smithers so schools fully open on March 8th. First time in a while that Boris hasn't followed Sturgeons lead.
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NEW: Management to announce the following shop floor changes tomorrow. March 8th: 🚸 *ALL* safety guards replaced with a spinning meat cleaver called 'the thumb executioner' (which will infuriate unions) ☕️ Coffees/picnics one-to-one outdoors in public areas
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Gorn Myson posted:Ah just let them do it. They were always going to blame the left/Corbyn for everything while simultaneously demanding that they volunteer and vote for them. I don't have any allegiance to the Labour Party, or even Corbyn, but I'm willing to put the work in for a genuine leftist who has a bright vision of the future, and Starmer's Labour Party definitely doesn't have that, and hes surrounded by people that fought tooth and nail against someone who did. Oh I agree, there's no way I would vote for Starmer's Labour on the current path, and I won't feel bad about it. It's just a shame because if Starmer just kept on the Corbyn policies that he promised to, a) he'd probably poll better because they are actually popular with the public, and b) I would have a reason to vote for him, so I could feel a bit optimistic.
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I'm sure this roadmap to normalcy will definitely happen and won't fall apart within three months like the last two did.
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Sad Panda posted:https://twitter.com/PaulBrandITV/status/1363616992385765377 I can see why people wanted to call the police, nothing but replies from people who intend to kill hundreds with no remorse.
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crispix posted:are picnics really that big of a deal for most people Just the Derbyshire police really.
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crispix posted:are picnics really that big of a deal for most people In March, no less. Imagining people in winter coats huddled on a muddy picnic blanket, eating sandwiches
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Halisnacks posted:It is actually shocking just how poo poo Keir has turned out. I knew he would be bad in terms of direction he’d take the party, but I didn’t actually think he’d alienate the broader electorate quite as much as he has in his first year in post (with a largely docile press, might I add). Remember when May was wheeled out to take the flak for a shitshow caused mostly by infighting in her own party? Perhaps once everyone's sick of this guy, we can get in a fresh face, and everyone will forget what the problem was that resulted in his election in the first place.
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Well the announcement of the R rate being 1.1 is now scheduled for the end of March so good luck everyone.
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