UKMT February 2017 - Welcome to Tiny Train World

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TACD: Oct 27, 2000

Ewan posted:

Also I hate "Given name" that's a horrible Americanism that lots of people wouldn't understand.

I thought the proper term for first name was 'forename'?

# ¿ Feb 1, 2017 07:45

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# ¿ May 2, 2024 01:54

TACD: Oct 27, 2000

https://twitter.com/Daniel_Cousins/status/826814761656582144

# ¿ Feb 1, 2017 18:15

TACD: Oct 27, 2000

Darth Walrus posted:

The vote was to get the bill to the stage where amendments could be added, rather than having it get blocked straight out the gate. We haven't actually got to the important bit yet.

I was under the impression that Labour had basically promised to vote for the bill whether or not any amendments got added. Has there been an update where they're showing more spine?

# ¿ Feb 2, 2017 09:32

TACD: Oct 27, 2000

TomViolence posted:

Christ alive, you lot, why do you still respond to Pissflaps?

I have consistently voted against it but democracy doesn't work

# ¿ Feb 5, 2017 23:26

TACD: Oct 27, 2000

Jose posted:

the donalds brain is definiteyl on its way out

https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/828575949268606977

No way in hell does Trump use words like 'accumulation' or 'marginalise'. Fake tweets, so SAD

# ¿ Feb 6, 2017 13:33

TACD: Oct 27, 2000

WeAreTheRomans posted:

He's only vulnerable to plane crashes

If this was true we wouldn't be in this mess.

# ¿ Feb 6, 2017 20:50

TACD: Oct 27, 2000

kingturnip posted:

'Labour insider's are like 'compassionate Tories' - inventions of the press.

Labour insider? I barely knew 'er!

# ¿ Feb 19, 2017 02:16

TACD: Oct 27, 2000

LemonDrizzle posted:

Based on the current polls she's unlikely to win

Did I miss something that makes polls worth listening to again? Because 'polls fail to capture surge in right-wing votes' is somewhat in fashion at the moment.

# ¿ Feb 22, 2017 11:24

TACD: Oct 27, 2000

Zephro posted:

Hi goons.

I'm writing my will. Not because I'm about to die (as far as I know, anyway), but because it's a good idea.

Mind if I ask how you're going about it? I've thought "I should probably do that sometime" for like a decade but I'm not sure if I have to actually go talk to a legal man or if any of the dodgy-sounding websites offering the service are legit.

# ¿ Feb 23, 2017 15:11

TACD: Oct 27, 2000

jBrereton posted:

Labour needs a new policy the Tories have to respond to that isn't really intellectual and that most people agree with.

Basic income (paid for by taxing the rich). Land value tax and/or empty property tax. There's no shortage of simple and good policies around which to base a strategy of constantly reminding people that it is Rich Bastards who are responsible for things being shite.

# ¿ Feb 24, 2017 08:07

TACD: Oct 27, 2000

ukle posted:

Also put a hold on all but essential immigration in a region until this metric is met.

I disagree with this part. The problem is that Labour is currently going along with the Tory narrative of "it's foreigners to blame for all the problems" and offering slightly different solutions to them, which leaves them perpetually on the defensive and chasing the Tories' lead. (To say nothing of it being backwards and simply wrong.)

Instead, they need to stridently advocate a counter-narrative of "no it isn't, it's the loving Tories! Look at them! They're loving you right now! It's always been them!" And for that to happen they need to stop implicitly accepting immigration as a problem and focus hard on what miserable cunts the Tories are.

# ¿ Feb 24, 2017 09:07

TACD: Oct 27, 2000

ukle posted:

The problem is Labour have already lost the immigration argument, and now need to embrace it as its by far the biggest issue for a significant section of the voting populous.

Embracing a lie because it's popular and easy isn't a winning political strategy, it's an apathetic admission of defeat.

# ¿ Feb 24, 2017 11:41

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# ¿ May 2, 2024 01:54

TACD: Oct 27, 2000

Guavanaut posted:

Wonder what they'll ban instead of fixing structural problems.

Given the headline I would assume blood and/or streets.

# ¿ Feb 26, 2017 18:15

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