Sir Keir Starmer !

comment by RED666.. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Roll on 2029! 🇬🇧. (U6562)

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This is where we are these days, afraid to say the right thing or to speak the truth because people are afraid it may make them look racist or it feeds the racists hatred!


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It's gotten a lot better recently, but it seems to be a combination of it getting to a point in which people can't deny the problems the Country has anymore and deposing the Tories before that happened.

Political correctness is holding back proper debate and action on a lot of issues in the government.

You cannot mention action against illegal immigrants without being accused of demonising immigrants at the problem to all this countries woes. Sir Ks speach on it was micro analysed and unless it uses completely bland language then its accused of pandering to reform voters/RW etc

Nothing will ever get done or change if the lefty do gooders get there way. Decisive action demands strong policy and leadership and the intention of that is to serve our country's best interests, not to prioritise the interests of others over our own...especially now when we need to get our house in order before being able to act generously

You're right. And the problem I fear is if it carries on then you end up with people just voting for Reform out of frustration.

But saying that I think this Government is doing a lot better on opening it up for discussion than the previous one.

comment by TheFactChecker (U23259)
posted 17 minutes ago
You're right. And the problem I fear is if it carries on then you end up with people just voting for Reform out of frustration.

But saying that I think this Government is doing a lot better on opening it up for discussion than the previous one.
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I was impressed with Sir Kier speech on immigration a few weeks back. Its didnt pander to anyone, but made a few points that most moderate people would agree with.

I hate the culture in this country that anything that prioritises this country, anything that makes reference to our British culture is immediately thrown out as right wing, populist, nationalistic etc

We are an Island nation which makes us even more unique than much of main land Europe. Instead of people being able to embrace that in a positive way, the left seek to erode it, make us bland and lacking an identity, almost ashamed of who we are and what we are. They think they are speaking to and for the masses but they are not, and it only drives a bigger wedge between parts of society which inevitably leads to more extreme reactions and points of view.

The same can be said about the role of men in society. We are effectively being told we need to be different, basically be more like women, but there is a fundamental difference between men and women, that is being eroded and a growing number of men are fighting for our identity and this also manifests in more extreme positions by some. In this world of social media its always the extreme opinions that get the bigger headlines, and are perceived as the consensus and thus used against us as an example of the toxicity of men and why they need to change. Whether its immigration, sexual equality or whatever, the majority voice, the moderate voice is the one that gets ignored and the arguments seem to be polarised to the extreme ends, and thus any debate is on a completely false premise.

You just have to look at the response to Keir Starmer's immigration speech to see what i mean. Words like cynical, authoritarian, cruel, right wing, anti-immigration rhetoric, shameful and dangerous used by other parties and commentators - not your anonymous internet do-gooder, but people who should be engaging in intelligent debate for the good of the country. But Labour were guilty of this too when in opposition.

Spot on Dev

The problem for me is that I try hard to respect other people's cultures but I find my own being continually disrespected.

I think if you decide to become a citizen here you should use English as your primary language. My father who emigrated here prided himself on speaking better English than most people do. I think it shows a great deal of disrespect if you decide this is the Country you live in to not even want to use it's language as your primary mode of communication.

The other thing that bugs me is that these do-gooders aren't able to decouple ethnicity from culture. I don't like religion therefore if I see people openly demonstrating their allegiance to one then it annoys me. It has nothing to do with ethnicity, it simply seems like a backwards step for society. It's the same as if I see a group of teenagers dressed like they're ready for a fight.

I just booked a BA flight to Austin TX for 470 quid for November. Same flight cost me 1200 quid in April this year.

BA sale and trump affect in full flow

Hope you've got good insurance, preferably one with an extraction plan

Must say I liked Austin, pretty chilled place when I went there.

comment by TheFactChecker (U23259)
posted about 3 hours ago
Hope you've got good insurance, preferably one with an extraction plan
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I get pulled up by immigration every time I go over there as I unknowingly overstayed in the 90’s.

I had to go via the US embassy last year in London through an interview to get a 10 year visa.

Been back twice since and I still get pulled up every facking time after a 9.5 hour flight with the visa in my passport.

comment by TheFactChecker (U23259)
posted about 3 hours ago
Must say I liked Austin, pretty chilled place when I went there.
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Yeah it’s nice place, quite liberal and artsy but apart from that all good.

Expensive though