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posted on 19/11/20

Levelling up

posted on 19/11/20

The corporate socialists would rather spend to kill than spend to feed our kids.

posted on 19/11/20

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posted on 19/11/20

I bet you be the first to moan should the uk suffered a serious cyber attack. How they never spend enough on this kind of defence.

posted on 19/11/20

comment by Just Shoot (U10408)
posted 8 minutes ago
Please tell me the last time a child died of starvation in the UK, not including parental neglect?
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Tell me the last time a child in the UK suffered from malnutrition due to poverty? i believe is the relevant question.

posted on 19/11/20

Funny how the parents of these kids, not all, but certainly a good proportion, never miss out on the latest phones, TV's and alcohol/drugs.

It's always someone else to blame though i find. Never there prioritising.

posted on 19/11/20

Marcus Rashford is the teet of the nation

comment by Radical (U8691)

posted on 19/11/20

comment by Just Shoot (U10408)
posted 8 minutes ago
Please tell me the last time a child died of starvation in the UK, not including parental neglect?
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Does a child need to die for it to be considered an issue?

posted on 19/11/20

comment by VOF - Its all about believing .... (U17124)
posted 24 seconds ago
Funny how the parents of these kids, not all, but certainly a good proportion, never miss out on the latest phones, TV's and alcohol/drugs.

It's always someone else to blame though i find. Never there prioritising.
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posted on 19/11/20

comment by Fred The Red (U22224)
posted 12 seconds ago
I bet you be the first to moan should the uk suffered a serious cyber attack. How they never spend enough on this kind of defence.
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We could quite easily spend all this and still suffer though.

Plus we already spend loads of money in comparison to other nations on cyber security.

posted on 19/11/20

comment by Fred The Red (U22224)
posted 1 minute ago
comment by VOF - Its all about believing .... (U17124)
posted 24 seconds ago
Funny how the parents of these kids, not all, but certainly a good proportion, never miss out on the latest phones, TV's and alcohol/drugs.

It's always someone else to blame though i find. Never there prioritising.
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What a ridiculous assertion, how could you possibly know that?

Too much daily mail.

posted on 19/11/20

To answer the original question.

Members of the armed forces deserved to be equipped with the right equipment and resources to do there jobs. For too long that's not happened sufficiently. Don't use party political nonsense and distractions to make your point.

Now take a swipe at PPE contracts and cross rail projects etc..... and i'll back your point. Squaddies have been underfunded for far too long.

posted on 19/11/20

comment by VOF - Its all about believing .... (U17124)
posted 9 seconds ago
To answer the original question.

Members of the armed forces deserved to be equipped with the right equipment and resources to do there jobs. For too long that's not happened sufficiently. Don't use party political nonsense and distractions to make your point.

Now take a swipe at PPE contracts and cross rail projects etc..... and i'll back your point. Squaddies have been underfunded for far too long.
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Equipment they wouldn't need if we didn't send them to conflicts we shouldn't be getting involved in.

posted on 19/11/20

comment by HB Fash - Never doubted Stevie G as manager (U21935)
posted 50 seconds ago
comment by Fred The Red (U22224)
posted 1 minute ago
comment by VOF - Its all about believing .... (U17124)
posted 24 seconds ago
Funny how the parents of these kids, not all, but certainly a good proportion, never miss out on the latest phones, TV's and alcohol/drugs.

It's always someone else to blame though i find. Never there prioritising.
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👏👏👏👏👏
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What a ridiculous assertion, how could you possibly know that?

Too much daily mail.
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Never touch the daily mail. Try and be a bit more original ....

posted on 19/11/20

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posted on 19/11/20

comment by VOF - Its all about believing .... (U17124)
posted 17 seconds ago
comment by HB Fash - Never doubted Stevie G as manager (U21935)
posted 50 seconds ago
comment by Fred The Red (U22224)
posted 1 minute ago
comment by VOF - Its all about believing .... (U17124)
posted 24 seconds ago
Funny how the parents of these kids, not all, but certainly a good proportion, never miss out on the latest phones, TV's and alcohol/drugs.

It's always someone else to blame though i find. Never there prioritising.
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👏👏👏👏👏
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What a ridiculous assertion, how could you possibly know that?

Too much daily mail.
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Never touch the daily mail. Try and be a bit more original ....
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Okay now tell me how could you possibly know what you've claimed?

posted on 19/11/20

comment by HB Fash - Never doubted Stevie G as manager (U21935)
posted 1 minute ago
comment by VOF - Its all about believing .... (U17124)
posted 9 seconds ago
To answer the original question.

Members of the armed forces deserved to be equipped with the right equipment and resources to do there jobs. For too long that's not happened sufficiently. Don't use party political nonsense and distractions to make your point.

Now take a swipe at PPE contracts and cross rail projects etc..... and i'll back your point. Squaddies have been underfunded for far too long.
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Equipment they wouldn't need if we didn't send them to conflicts we shouldn't be getting involved in.
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In some cases maybe. But while the politicians - including those in red - decide to deploy them, then you have to fund and equip them.

posted on 19/11/20

comment by HB Fash - Never doubted Stevie G as manager (U21935)
posted 1 minute ago
comment by VOF - Its all about believing .... (U17124)
posted 17 seconds ago
comment by HB Fash - Never doubted Stevie G as manager (U21935)
posted 50 seconds ago
comment by Fred The Red (U22224)
posted 1 minute ago
comment by VOF - Its all about believing .... (U17124)
posted 24 seconds ago
Funny how the parents of these kids, not all, but certainly a good proportion, never miss out on the latest phones, TV's and alcohol/drugs.

It's always someone else to blame though i find. Never there prioritising.
----------------------------------------------------------------------
👏👏👏👏👏
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What a ridiculous assertion, how could you possibly know that?

Too much daily mail.
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Never touch the daily mail. Try and be a bit more original ....
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Okay now tell me how could you possibly know what you've claimed?
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It's really simple. I walk out of my front door, keep my eyes open and witness stuff.

posted on 19/11/20

comment by VOF - Its all about believing .... (U17124)
posted 1 second ago
comment by HB Fash - Never doubted Stevie G as manager (U21935)
posted 1 minute ago
comment by VOF - Its all about believing .... (U17124)
posted 9 seconds ago
To answer the original question.

Members of the armed forces deserved to be equipped with the right equipment and resources to do there jobs. For too long that's not happened sufficiently. Don't use party political nonsense and distractions to make your point.

Now take a swipe at PPE contracts and cross rail projects etc..... and i'll back your point. Squaddies have been underfunded for far too long.
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Equipment they wouldn't need if we didn't send them to conflicts we shouldn't be getting involved in.
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In some cases maybe. But while the politicians - including those in red - decide to deploy them, then you have to fund and equip them.
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Maybe we should take some responsibility and stop voting for governments that send our troops to war. We need an army for defence only.

We shouldn't need to waste money on giving them equipment we shouldn't be using in the first place.

Labour and Tories both have blood on their hands i agree but it's the Tories who are pumping more money in now. I'm neither red or blue btw.

posted on 19/11/20

comment by VOF - Its all about believing .... (U17124)
posted 2 minutes ago
comment by HB Fash - Never doubted Stevie G as manager (U21935)
posted 1 minute ago
comment by VOF - Its all about believing .... (U17124)
posted 17 seconds ago
comment by HB Fash - Never doubted Stevie G as manager (U21935)
posted 50 seconds ago
comment by Fred The Red (U22224)
posted 1 minute ago
comment by VOF - Its all about believing .... (U17124)
posted 24 seconds ago
Funny how the parents of these kids, not all, but certainly a good proportion, never miss out on the latest phones, TV's and alcohol/drugs.

It's always someone else to blame though i find. Never there prioritising.
----------------------------------------------------------------------
👏👏👏👏👏
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What a ridiculous assertion, how could you possibly know that?

Too much daily mail.
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Never touch the daily mail. Try and be a bit more original ....
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Okay now tell me how could you possibly know what you've claimed?
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It's really simple. I walk out of my front door, keep my eyes open and witness stuff.


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Amazing you can tell from seeing someone in the street.

If they have a job
What TV they have at home
The drugs they are buying
The phones in their pockets

Fascinating.

posted on 19/11/20

comment by HB Fash - Never doubted Stevie G as manager (U21935)
posted 50 seconds ago
comment by VOF - Its all about believing .... (U17124)
posted 2 minutes ago
comment by HB Fash - Never doubted Stevie G as manager (U21935)
posted 1 minute ago
comment by VOF - Its all about believing .... (U17124)
posted 17 seconds ago
comment by HB Fash - Never doubted Stevie G as manager (U21935)
posted 50 seconds ago
comment by Fred The Red (U22224)
posted 1 minute ago
comment by VOF - Its all about believing .... (U17124)
posted 24 seconds ago
Funny how the parents of these kids, not all, but certainly a good proportion, never miss out on the latest phones, TV's and alcohol/drugs.

It's always someone else to blame though i find. Never there prioritising.
----------------------------------------------------------------------
👏👏👏👏👏
----------------------------------------------------------------------
What a ridiculous assertion, how could you possibly know that?

Too much daily mail.
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Never touch the daily mail. Try and be a bit more original ....
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Okay now tell me how could you possibly know what you've claimed?
----------------------------------------------------------------------
It's really simple. I walk out of my front door, keep my eyes open and witness stuff.


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Amazing you can tell from seeing someone in the street.

If they have a job
What TV they have at home
The drugs they are buying
The phones in their pockets

Fascinating.
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i think we've veered off course from the original post ..... I actually think funding should be sourced, not just through the publicity surround MR, but from Govt to ensure no kids are hungry. I'm not against that, but just think we're giving some parents (not all) too much of a free ride when it comes to responsibility.

posted on 19/11/20

comment by VOF - Its all about believing .... (U17124)
posted 18 minutes ago
Funny how the parents of these kids, not all, but certainly a good proportion, never miss out on the latest phones, TV's and alcohol/drugs.

It's always someone else to blame though i find. Never there prioritising.
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Firstly, that is complete conjecture that you have no evidence to backup except for what you’ve read from whatever newspaper for dummies.

Secondly, that doesn’t matter anyway. Children should never suffer for their parents misdoings, let’s try break the cycle than perpetuate it.

posted on 19/11/20

In the financial year ending 2017, the UK government spent £264 billion on welfare.

2019 £191bn on benefits

£16bn is just over one month of furlough payments earlier in the year


Get some perspective ffs, you silly crybabies

posted on 19/11/20

Thirdly, even if these instances do exist (of parents buying themselves Phones etc instead). It’s worth having a blanket policy to feed all starving kids to capture all those hardworking families that are deserving and rely on it (in which there are countless cases of) even if a few exploiting the system do slip in. If we can let all the government buddies exploit and cheat the system then a working class family having a newer smartphone isn’t an issue

posted on 19/11/20

Sigh.

I see the old 'they still have mobile phones' argument is out again.

Let me just say one thing.

One of the foodbanks I have given to has guidance for people and one bit of guidance is to avoid things like Pot Noodles because not everyone using the food bank has access to a kettle.

Don't tell me those people in genuine need have big TVs and mobile phones and don't tell me that they should be punished because there might be some people who take the mick. It's disgusting.

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