west didsblue
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That’s a perfect example of a counterpoint to Rayner.How was it that Boris Johnson was described?
"Educated well beyond his intelligence"
That’s a perfect example of a counterpoint to Rayner.How was it that Boris Johnson was described?
"Educated well beyond his intelligence"
Whether it's new or not is surely a moot point?The German situation is nothing new. Back in the day it was Turkish workers they grumbled at. Modern day Germany was built on the back of the guest worker program and still needs immigrant labour. As do all European countries. Might as well grumble at water for being wet.
It's very dissapointing isn't it. I know there is an undercurrent of it in our society and Farage definitely expoits those sentiments. I got called out at a Christmas due last year by a chap who was a white english barber, when I said I went to a local Turkish barber. He wasn't happy at all and I was a bit stunned.
But I would like to think it's not as bad as some European countries. France, Spain Portugal, Italy and Germany. We have some German friends and they have told us there is deep resentment by many Germans at the amount of immigrants that have arrived in recent years but many don't think they can speak out.
In the post I was replying to, which you’ve failed to read properly, the actual relevance of Sunak’s contribution to RBS’s downfall (lack of) was deemed irrelevant; he was simply alleged to have made the country poorer.For someone who purports to be knowledgeable about economics and finance, that comparison is just bizarre.
Probably right.I sense that both might be more popular with their party faithful. Maybe I'm wrong.
Mid-Essex where we live is probably a bit worse than most places, in fairness. Ironically my wife is a doctor of psychology who works a few days a week in Clacton (as well as other parts of the Essex trust)… Her English is better than mine but probably won’t surprise you to hear she has had patients who refuse to be treated by her. Now she works with adolescents who are an easier demographic in that respect.
Things were definitely better living in Manchester and London, but we moved out here to be able to afford to buy a house. We’ll definitely move at some point but it’s hard to know where and when given we both have family to consider.
You draw the line by not comparing someone being proactive in causing a situation that costs the country a fortune with someone being reactive to the situation that’s been caused. It’s not difficult.In the post I was replying to, which you’ve failed to read properly, the actual relevance of Sunak’s contribution to RBS’s downfall (lack of) was deemed irrelevant; he was simply alleged to have made the country poorer.
So where do you draw the line on this, because lots of things happened during this period which aggravated the situation and ultimately increased the cost of the bailout? Simply deriding somebody for ‘making the country poorer’, irrespective of what they actually did, is the bizarre thing.
I supose that this depends to a degree on whether you judge everyone who thinks that the UK is allowing too many immigrants in is a racist? Do you think that?
Was in Southend earlier this week. And it was definitely quite racist.