A Political Thread pt. 2

[Bada-Bing!]

Retailers make shocking petrol profit, says RAC

Fuel retailers are charging unnecessarily high prices for petrol, the motoring organisation says.

www.bbc.co.uk

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[Reiser99]

Retailers make shocking petrol profit, says RAC

Fuel retailers are charging unnecessarily high prices for petrol, the motoring organisation says.

www.bbc.co.uk

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This is simply capitalism at it's finest. Costs go up, charge more. Costs go down, make profit.

Not sure why anyone would be surprised, it happens everywhere. Look at banks, if you owe them they demand it's paid immediately, yet if they owe you it takes months. I've said before, there is no such thing as responsible capitalism or fair capitalism, there is only profit.

 

[Bada-Bing!]

Gun Was “Freely Available” to Michigan Shooter, Prosecutor Says

OXFORD TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) — A prosecutor considering criminal charges against the parents of a boy accused of killing four students at a Michigan school said Thursday their actions went “far beyond negligence” and that the gun “seems to have been just freely available” to the teenager.

nowthisnews.com

 

[TRF_Olyy]

There's no Michigan law that requires gun owners keep weapons locked away from children.

America is mad

 

[Reiser99]

Ros Atkins on... The No 10 Christmas party

Ros Atkins investigates a Christmas party at Downing Street in the midst of 2020 Covid restrictions.

www.bbc.co.uk

 

[ncurd]

Ros Atkins on... The No 10 Christmas party

Ros Atkins investigates a Christmas party at Downing Street in the midst of 2020 Covid restrictions.

www.bbc.co.uk

Seeing a lot of who cares what they did a year a go. Its sad because I care but would never vote for this government but watching people jump through hoops to justify still supporting them is depressing as ****.

 

[Reiser99]

Seeing a lot of who cares what they did a year a go. Its sad because I care but would never vote for this government but watching people jump through hoops to justify still supporting them is depressing as ****.

I honestly don't get that. Are people so stuck in the moment that nothing else matters? Even if you can't change what happened it's indicative of a government that has one set of rules for themselves and one set of rules for everyone else. One of many examples in fact. If they did it then and they have done it repeatedly before, does that not tell you that they will do it again? Why can't people see the bigger picture instead of focusing so narrowly on their own small little bubble not realising that the bigger picture affects them far more than their day to day lives.

 

[ncurd]

I do think this one is ramping up rather than down though.

 

[Ragey Erasmus]

I do think this one is ramping up rather than down though.

I think some people in Britain genuinely get a kick out of being taken for mugs. How many times can someone be presented with evidence they've been lied to and still not have a problem with it?

 

[ncurd]

I think some people in Britain genuinely get a kick out of being taken for mugs. How many times can someone be presented with evidence they've been lied to and still not have a problem with it?

I find it baffling on all angles to be honest you have people on the left trying to tie some kind failure in the Bexley result to quantity of votes in a by-election compared to a general election. Especially when said by-election was a forgone conclusion.

Should say the only thing its worth looking at is it was clearly bad for the government but that's also expected in by-elections but hadn't been until now. It definitely feels like the teflon is wearing off and more standard results are to be expected.

 

[Bada-Bing!]

Also apparently Bexley turn out was 34%.

 

[TRF_Olyy]

Also apparently Bexley turn out was 34%.

That's shocking
See the Tory lead was slashed, but hard to read too much into it with turnout so low/it being such a safe seat

 

[Bada-Bing!]

The Guardian view on mixed Omicron messages: Christmas party politics | Editorial

Editorial: Boris Johnson’s lack of clarity about the latest Covid response is a deliberate policy, not an oversight

www.theguardian.com

Good piece in the Graund.

 

[ncurd]

Also apparently Bexley turn out was 34%.

Yeah it was shocking its not the lowest for a by-election but still at the lower end having a quick look at by-election in 2005-2010 (Blair/Brown at least popular and similarish seat advantage) you need it at roughly 40-50 to change hands but that only happens if its really up for grabs and a 17 point swing is the most to hope for and 20.5% was what was required here.

Basically its an unremarkable result for an incumbent party on by-election in normal times. Compared to Hartlepool it shows the government is possibly normally vulnerable rather than impervious.

 

[ncurd]

Finally got around to watching Blair & Brown: The New Labour Revolution

Its depressing as hell for our current situation despite the mistakes made (Iraq) you look at what was accomplished due to their leadership (Ireland & Global Financial Crisis) that we are now a small petty country who can't show leadership at all. Patel runs around Europe trying to solve migrant issues and all it is, is a joke. We showed zero statesmanship over the global pandemic focusing only on ourselves usually to awful consequences. We simply have zero influence anymore.

Interesting to hear Osbourne basically admit to being complete disingenuous on blaming the government for the financial crisis (not that any other opposition wouldn't of done the same).

The Iraq stuff is interesting but not news to anyone who was alive an interested in politics at the time and didn't really provide any insight.

 

[ncurd]

 

[Bada-Bing!]

 

[McTallshort]

Retailers make shocking petrol profit, says RAC

Fuel retailers are charging unnecessarily high prices for petrol, the motoring organisation says.

www.bbc.co.uk

********!!!

Making up for all they lost when the price slumped last year.

 

[Bada-Bing!]

Michigan school shooting: Suspect's parents arrested in Detroit

The Michigan couple went on the run after being charged with involuntary manslaughter.

www.bbc.co.uk

 

[Bada-Bing!]

MH370: Could missing Malaysian Airlines plane finally be found?

A British engineer believes he may help solve one of the world's greatest aviation mysteries.

www.bbc.co.uk

Could they finally have found it?