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Whingers' corner
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AtomKraft » Fri Mar 18, 2022 10:46 pm
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boac/ Admin 2.
I don't care what Plum posted. You shouldn't delete it or ban him.
You left wing types are always in favour of control and...
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I think on that note it is a good time to close Whingers' Corner.
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Tue Mar 22, 2022 10:01 pm
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May vs Putin
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probes » Tue Mar 13, 2018 9:59 am
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Moscow must explain why a Russian-made nerve agent was used in the poisoning of former Russian agent Sergei Skripal and his daughter by the end of...
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The woman in Salisbury, Dawn Sturgess, has died.
That stuff must be extraordinarily persistent.
I would have thought deploying nerve agents, which...
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Last post by AtomKraft
Mon Jul 09, 2018 8:10 am
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BREXIT- Are you fed up of the lot of em?
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Ibbie » Mon Jul 02, 2018 5:31 pm
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IF Again
If, as the P.M. asserts, we have to pay another £20bn from tax, to find the cash the NHS needs, irrespective of Brexit
If the NHS...
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Local taxi firm too dear. Uber app will be used to get cabs home.
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Last post by Ibbie
Fri Jul 06, 2018 7:01 pm
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North Korea and denuclearization...
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John Hill » Mon Apr 09, 2018 12:25 am
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An anonymous 'US official' is reported to have said that North Korea is preparied to discuss denuclearization.
OK, so far so good but that does not...
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It took a lot of guts to declare war against Germany.
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Last post by John Hill
Wed Jul 04, 2018 3:21 am
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In defense of Chavez
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BenThere » Tue May 29, 2018 2:11 am
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While it hasn't been perfect, the Bolivarian Revolution should be judged on results, shouldn't it? Venezuela today is a tragedy. But five years ago...
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In truth, John Hill , New Zealand really doesn't play much of a role at all in the machinations of the real geopolitical players.
I would accord it...
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Last post by BenThere
Sun Jul 01, 2018 8:22 pm
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Baffling EU logic
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om15 » Sun Jun 24, 2018 8:40 pm
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Following protests last year in the Spanish Islands against tourism together with the sharp increase in the tourist tax the tourist industry in...
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As a citizen of a country seemingly determined to give it's best ideas and creations to other countries for free, I am greatly in favour of...
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Last post by OFSO
Tue Jun 26, 2018 6:50 am
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Is this right?
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om15 » Sun May 27, 2018 7:59 am
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The UK press are being gagged on this subject, I haven't followed this in detail, but feel that the ban on reporting this incident and follow up...
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Seems to me, and I don't know all of Mr. Robinson's details, that he is outraged at the assault on his native land by Islamic and Islamist...
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Last post by BenThere
Tue Jun 12, 2018 4:12 pm
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How to manage a Referendum
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OFSO » Tue Aug 29, 2017 4:16 pm
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On October 1st Catalans will be voting in the Referendum to stay with Spain or separate from Spain.
In today's newspapers the Articles for the...
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Agree with all you say. Interesting comment on France 24 TV by a journalist tonight: Rajoy was the last remnant of Franco's facists . Not sure about...
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Last post by OFSO
Fri Jun 01, 2018 8:59 pm
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Italy v. the EU
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OFSO » Wed May 16, 2018 5:49 pm
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ITALY’s right-wing Northern League party has vowed to “put Italians first” – and warned it was ready to wage war on EU budget rules.
In language...
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I only speak for myself but I find the politics of France, Italy, Spain et al to be matters of little interest.
You are joined in that view by many...
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Last post by OFSO
Wed May 30, 2018 5:36 pm
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The Middle East
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Alisoncc » Tue May 15, 2018 10:50 pm
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Quoted from Darwin Awards in Crewroom
Innocent protester, I'm sure .....
I guess you are ironic but I am afraid Arabs prefer to have victims to...
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Once again the idiocy is clear, I never said the Arabs havn't attacked, I said it was dumb to claim Israel hasn't attacked, which is what BenTroll...
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Last post by Bob
Fri May 25, 2018 6:04 am
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Iran deal
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John Hill » Tue May 08, 2018 8:04 pm
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How will Trump unilaterally impose sanctions on Iran?
Do think Kim Jong-un will notice?
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But if you study Jewish traditions and the teachings of Jewish faith, if you're fair, you'll soon recognize a distinction between the Old Testament...
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Last post by John Hill
Fri May 25, 2018 12:15 am
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Ho hum. Americans shooting each other again
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Alisoncc » Mon Nov 06, 2017 12:07 am
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Texas church shooting: 26 people dead as gunman opens fire on congregation in Sutherland Springs
A gunman has entered a small church in south-east...
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We're all sinners..
Speak for yourself.
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Last post by John Hill
Thu May 24, 2018 8:00 pm
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Iranian nuclear weapons program - live
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Fox3WheresMyBanana » Mon Apr 30, 2018 5:20 pm
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PM of Israel currently doing a live presentation on copied Iranian documents showing a full Iranian nuclear program.
More on the archive here
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Apparently that time has not yet come. And I suspect neither of us will live to see it, John Hill .
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Last post by BenThere
Wed May 23, 2018 9:33 pm
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Interesting GDP comparisons
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BenThere » Mon May 14, 2018 12:17 am
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I found this renaming of US States to countries with which their GDPs were equal fascinating.
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Maintenance isn't sexy and doesn't buy votes.
Maintenance is beyond the comprehension of any African!
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Mon May 14, 2018 1:14 pm
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Sun May 13, 2018 10:15 pm
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Don't cry for me, Argentina
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OFSO » Wed May 09, 2018 7:46 am
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I see Argentina has appealed to the IMF for a bail-out. Given their past record I'd think it better for the IMF to just pass the cash straight to...
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Cape, it seems to have undergone a dead cat bounce about the time of the World Cup in 2010, but a bit of reading seems to bear out what you say....
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Last post by ian16th
Sun May 13, 2018 9:09 pm
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Chaos in France
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OFSO » Thu Feb 16, 2017 10:35 am
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I see nobody has mentioned the rioting in many large French cities this week, relating to the sexual assault by a (male) policemen on a (male) person...
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The usual politically-correct bullsh*t on UK Media (BBC and SKY) describing the perpetrator as alleged attacker and no link to Islamist organisations...
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Last post by OFSO
Sun May 13, 2018 7:17 pm
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Erdogan meets the Queen
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BenThere » Thu May 10, 2018 8:53 pm
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Will he be better received than President Trump?
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There are probably more muslims in Inner London than practising Anglicans. There are a lot more Labour supporters than Conservatives.
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Last post by Fox3WheresMyBanana
Thu May 10, 2018 9:36 pm
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France
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OFSO » Wed Mar 21, 2018 2:04 pm
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Aha ! say the French voters - lets vote for Macron - he will reform our tired industrial system and bring France into the 20th century and make...
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Not all strikes are about pay
However, many are, but whilst the headlines are about pay, the root of the issues are the points I mentioned....
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Last post by Fox3WheresMyBanana
Sun May 06, 2018 9:27 pm
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House of Lords
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om15 » Tue May 01, 2018 2:53 pm
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In the light of current events regarding the House of Lords, do we feel that they are a vital component of our governing process preventing a rather...
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The Lords was doing fine until Prescott moved in and together with one of his union mates(whose name i can't remember) reorganised the place along...
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Thu May 03, 2018 12:12 pm
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The limits of free speech - thread
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Rwy in Sight » Tue May 01, 2018 8:45 pm
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After reading this I come to wonder again what are the limits of free speech over social media. I understand we still need some controls on what is...
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Sajid Javid can of course be called a coconut and an Uncle Tom with impunity by anybody....who is a Labour activist
Some Black men will have the...
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Last post by Fox3WheresMyBanana
Wed May 02, 2018 10:47 am
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Wearing a yellow T shirt or scarf
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OFSO » Sun Apr 22, 2018 6:58 am
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Wearing a yellow T-shirt or scarf can get you arrested in Spain. Cardboard cartons were provided at the turnstiles at last night's football final at...
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Yes, let the people speak, but maintain the ability to ban the language they use. Franco banned the Catalan language when he was in power and it...
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Last post by OFSO
Tue May 01, 2018 6:50 am
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Nobel Prize, does he deserve to get one?
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John Hill » Mon Apr 30, 2018 6:53 am
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We live in interesting times but will there be a Nobel prize in it for him?
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I doubt the whiskered gnomes in the Nobel cave could seriously consider President Trump for the Prize. He's conservative, and the Nobel committee...
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Last post by Rwy in Sight
Tue May 01, 2018 5:35 am
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Rudd resigns
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Fox3WheresMyBanana » Sun Apr 29, 2018 11:18 pm
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Ding Dong, the Witch is dead! ;)))
Questions is, is any replacement going to be any better?
Not just on grounds of individual competence, and the...
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As Madame May is still with us, I guess undecided dithering isn't a resigning offence.
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Last post by OFSO
Mon Apr 30, 2018 2:34 pm
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Ousting Tyrants
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Bob » Mon Apr 23, 2018 1:13 pm
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I firmly believe that often when there are a widely disparate peoples within a country's borders the only force strong enough to keep the warring...
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Rather like a certain European country which is run by fascists who deny basic human rights, but whose support for the EU is considered so important...
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Last post by Bob
Sun Apr 29, 2018 1:47 pm
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Dr Kelly
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Ex-Ascot » Fri Apr 27, 2018 2:30 pm
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Apologies if there is already a thread on this but I can't find it. I was rather verbal on this issue on TOP. Most of my posts got deleted. I know...
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Me neither. Did anyone else note that the guy who developed Novikov was involved in a hit-and-run last week ? He survived but is in a Russian...
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Last post by OFSO
Sat Apr 28, 2018 11:19 am
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