EchoFiveMike Posted November 3 Posted November 3 "The problem with Scotland, is that it's full of non-Scots." S/F....Ken M
urbanoid Posted November 3 Posted November 3 'B...but we're broke!' Quote The 'king' of Britain's migrant hotels is raking in £4.8million per day and may become a billionaire from the money earned through housing immigrants in the UK. Graham King, a former caravan park and disco tycoon, was catapulted onto the Rich List this year after cashing in on accommodating and transporting arrivals due to the UK's migrant crisis. The 57-year-old - who has an estimated net worth of £750million - owns an Essex business which was paid £1.74billion last year and claimed this was due to the increase in refugees. ... He is expected to become Britain's first immigration industry billionaire because he has a contract with the Home Office that will last until September 2029. Clearsprings Ready Homes, which houses migrants in hotels, unused military barracks and flats, had an income increase of £400million in just 12 months. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-14034971/Migrant-hotel-king-cashed-asylum-seeker-crisis-immigration-industry-billionaire.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=social-twitter_mailonline
rmgill Posted November 3 Posted November 3 4 hours ago, EchoFiveMike said: "The problem with Scotland, is that it's full of non-Scots." S/F....Ken M Oh, I saw this the other day. I figured you'd enjoy it.
Ssnake Posted November 3 Posted November 3 5 hours ago, urbanoid said: Some good news for a change. Coming from a politician, most likely an empty promise..
Ivanhoe Posted November 4 Posted November 4 I propose a moment of silence for our fallen Brits (I assume they have fallen). The election of Kemi to the leadership of the Tory party has surely resulted in some sort of London Clearances the likes of which hasn't been seen since Cromwell went gloves-off.
bojan Posted November 4 Posted November 4 8 hours ago, EchoFiveMike said: "The problem with Scotland, is that it's full of non-Scots." S/F....Ken M As said in the greatest documentary about '90s Scotland:
Stuart Galbraith Posted November 4 Posted November 4 Yousaf was actually a pretty good guy as far as SNP leaders go. Hardworking, intelligent, determined to do right by his voters. But then the first SNP leader was a serial groper, and the second one's husband was busy plundering the country, so its perhaps not the high bar it should have been. Speaking for myself, I used to be deeply pround of my Scottish ancestry. These days I prefer to focus on the Irish component. The worst thing that happened to Scotland was unchecked nationalism.
Stuart Galbraith Posted November 4 Posted November 4 7 hours ago, Ivanhoe said: I propose a moment of silence for our fallen Brits (I assume they have fallen). The election of Kemi to the leadership of the Tory party has surely resulted in some sort of London Clearances the likes of which hasn't been seen since Cromwell went gloves-off. She has already tripped over. She refused to condemn Bojo's drunken lockdown parties, and refused to reflect on Conservative mistakes, despite during the leadership contest saying she intended to reflect on Conservative mistakes. She wont last long.
sunday Posted November 4 Posted November 4 On the Bank of England removing a PM, politics of envy... ...and the British equivalent to Donald Trump: Jeremy Clarkson, another TV star with good odds in case he tries to enter politics. That sounds like fun and interesting times coming. Plus a lot of outrage from another place in the Cotswolds
Stuart Galbraith Posted November 4 Posted November 4 Im not outranged, im just bemused why you think anyone still listens to Jeremy Clarkson. Even his fellow Top Gear accolytes have been banned from his pub. He is not, you might think, the person whom is the type to make a revolution, when he keeps falling out with everybody. Farages main flaw as well for that matter. The problem with the political right in this country, Bojo destroyed everyones career that might have opposed him like the most pentulant leader on Game of Thrones you might think of. Now all there are left are neerdowell's, incompetents, arse kissers and traitors. Only a few years ago there were men and women on the right that, although you couldnt say they were world class politicians, at least had integrity, and a pair of braincells to rub together. It is likely to be the Conservatives tragedy that they witness the heat death of everything they spent 40 years constructing, and have nothing further to contribute but soundbites they steal from Republicans, that uneasily translate to these Isles. Cant bleat about communists, Corbyn is politically dead. Oh the immigration arguments might work, but the circumstances are different. One cannot build a wall in the channel, no matter how much Reform might want to. We can also hardly revive the comments about Antifa, not now the Conservatives last hope is black. Our electoral system works. We dont have dead people that vote. Its all really rather tiresome. I did the reverse polarity of this in the 1980's, and all this class war angst get terribly boring after a while. Wake me up after the Revolution comes through.
rmgill Posted November 4 Posted November 4 (edited) 2 hours ago, Stuart Galbraith said: Im not outranged, im just bemused why you think anyone still listens to Jeremy Clarkson. Even his fellow Top Gear accolytes have been banned from his pub. That you think this is justification is all that we need to see. Yes. Banning people from pubs because you think his co-hort is too outspoken is all ideal. What happens when the pubs are banned Stuart? Also you didn't even watch it, so you're just doing your usual knee jerk reaction. The issue raised is also the £42 billion tax hike and £50 billon budget hike.... Edited November 4 by rmgill
Stuart Galbraith Posted November 4 Posted November 4 1 minute ago, rmgill said: That you think this is justification is all that we need to see. Yes. Banning people from pubs because you think his co-hort is too outspoken is all ideal. What happens when the pubs are banned Stuart? Please, reread. HE banned his OWN copresenters from Top Gear FROM HIS OWN PUB. https://www.ladbible.com/entertainment/celebrity/jeremy-clarkson-pub-james-may-barred-response-699695-20240925 Why? Who cares, the man is an utter child and he was probably having a flouncy moment. Or maybe May was doing better as a Publican, who knows. Oh I dont know, I think the Tories did a fine old time of doing that themselves. The irresistable decline of the British pub continued unabated on their watch, despite being supported by numerous publicans. What did they get out of it? Absolutely bugger all. https://www.esquire.com/uk/food-drink/a46624300/british-pub-future/
sunday Posted November 4 Posted November 4 9 minutes ago, rmgill said: That you think this is justification is all that we need to see. Yes. Banning people from pubs because you think his co-hort is too outspoken is all ideal. What happens when the pubs are banned Stuart? Also you didn't even watch it, so you're just doing your usual knee jerk reaction. The issue raised is also the £42 billion tax hike and £50 billon budget hike.... Seems James May is truly desolated https://www.ladbible.com/entertainment/celebrity/jeremy-clarkson-pub-james-may-barred-response-699695-20240925
rmgill Posted November 4 Posted November 4 You can't understand mates taking the piss.... And, of course you miss the overall point because you fixate on the optics alone. Failing to grasp the larger optics of the politics of resentment and jealousy on your own part.
Stuart Galbraith Posted November 4 Posted November 4 I can entirely understand mates taking the piss. Im pretty sure that isnt it. Ah, of course, im missing the overall picture. That he is a dickhead that keeps alienating people. Of course, how stupid of me to miss the bleeding obvious.
DB Posted November 4 Posted November 4 22 hours ago, EchoFiveMike said: "The problem with Scotland, is that it's full of non-Scots." S/F....Ken M The problem with Scotland is that the productive Scots mostly fucked off to other countries, where they could be a success. James Watt went to London. Alexander Graham Bell went to Canada and the US. John Logie Baird - England (Sussex) Thomas Telford - England (Shropshire) There are some exceptions, but Scotland was always a backwater. To succeed you had to leave.
Wobbly Head Posted November 5 Posted November 5 20 hours ago, DB said: The problem with Scotland is that the productive Scots mostly fucked off to other countries, where they could be a success. James Watt went to London. Alexander Graham Bell went to Canada and the US. John Logie Baird - England (Sussex) Thomas Telford - England (Shropshire) There are some exceptions, but Scotland was always a backwater. To succeed you had to leave. I resemble that remark. You also forgot Andrew Carnegie. There is also a lot of people in the world with Scottish ancestry due to a certain trait amongst the Scots that make us want to integrate with the local Populus. Otherwise known as we will F#$k anything.
NickM Posted November 5 Posted November 5 21 hours ago, DB said: The problem with Scotland is that the productive Scots mostly fucked off to other countries, where they could be a success. James Watt went to London. Alexander Graham Bell went to Canada and the US. John Logie Baird - England (Sussex) Thomas Telford - England (Shropshire) There are some exceptions, but Scotland was always a backwater. To succeed you had to leave. Or go border reiving and loot your neighbors
Stuart Galbraith Posted November 5 Posted November 5 Its quite interesting to note that the Forth Bridge, which was probably the most stunning technical achievement of the industrial revolution in Scotland, was all bankrolled by English investors.... Its not that I dont think Scotland couldnt sort itself out, and make a go of it without the English. They just dont is all. They keep whining about how much better it would be without the English, Scotland for the Scots, and stick their handout for the next handout, as they busily run their health service and Police into the ground.
bojan Posted November 5 Posted November 5 9 hours ago, Wobbly Head said: ... There is also a lot of people in the world with Scottish ancestry due to a certain trait amongst the Scots that make us want to integrate with the local Populus. Otherwise known as we will F#$k anything. There was one that went to 19th century Serbia, and helped urbanize good part of what was more-less shanty suburbs at that point. After he died local people, grateful for all good he has done decided to name a street after him and call whole area "Englezovac" which ~translates to "Englishmen's place". Oh sweet irony.
Stuart Galbraith Posted November 5 Posted November 5 There was a number of Scots that went to Russia and helped the Tsar build up a navy. Some settled there too I believe.
urbanoid Posted November 5 Posted November 5 Quite a few here too, since 16th to 19th century. Merchants, mercenaries, later also farmers, engineers and such.
Rick Posted November 6 Posted November 6 Wasn't golf invented in Scotland? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9uy-lF17h_I
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