What can TM be thinking of?

I thought she was referring to the local elections. Were you, saaki?

Why don't you give it a break Gracesgran; it is really getting tedious the way you are attacking everyone whatever they say.

SAAK did not seem to be referring to the local elections in her post and whilst 'most' may be an exaggeration she was not quoting the recent results.

You complained the other day Jalima that I was upsetting you with my posts. Just look at your reply above and ask yourself why I should be polite to you?

Why not tell me what is actually wrong with the maths. It is very easy to sneer but I notice you do only that and do not give any facts.

Well, we haven't had the GE yet and the maths does seem to come from the Abbot School of Accounting.


The proof of the pudding etc etc.

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I assume you're referring to what I posted Ana !

Yes. Quite pathetic really.

Theresa May is a stoic strong PM and long shall she reign. Funny enough I'm not the only one who thinks this, most of Britain does to

SAAK your maths seem to be faulty. Roughly half the seats in the local election were won by the Tories so your 'most' is now down to half. That half was half of less than thirty percent turnout so you are now down to less than 15% of the country. Some of that half will not have been interested in May or the what the Tories are going to do to us but only in Brexit.

I don't know how many those are but so far less than 15% of the UK have given her any sort of mandate. 'Strong an Stoic' my eye. She stands for a party tarred by their viciousness to the poor and less able and had an eye to the main chance and will do all she can, even if it is undemocratic to grasp at power.

I would say 'frightened' rather than bitter saak
Frightened to let the UK leave in a calm and orderly fashion in case other countries start agitating for a referendum to leave.

English have a fab sense of humour, Juncker however is a bitter drunk.

I think that when the Uk joined the common market English was not an official common market language as regards interpreters and translators.
Then there were only 6 nations and they spoke French and German. Now of course the Eastern countries want to speak English or would prefer Russian but that seems unlikely. Depends on what they learned at school.

English humour is supposed to be a wonderful thing and I think Juncker likes to annoy the English and stir things up.

*too

I certainly do 'still.....'

Theresa May is a stoic strong PM and long shall she reign. Funny enough I'm not the only one who thinks this, most of Britain does to

Maizie I think you have a merry band of usual suspects agreeing with you too!
It's the nature of things, some will be more in tune with the thoughts of others.

Yes you did, but then I wasn't rude/school marmish or patronising with you!

I admitted I was wrong niggly perhaps you should do the same- facts can be "the truth" opinions can't be, they are just opinions.

I don't need you to patronise me trisher, particularly as although you're a teacher, you didn't seem to realise the difference between Jacob and William Rees-Mogg even though one of them has been dead for five years!!! However, I did politely put you right with no hint of superiority! Perhaps you could afford me the same courtesy?

No niggly it's an opinion
Even the year 6s I taught learned to tell the difference and could pick out the facts which are
Juncker spoke to an EU audience in Italy first in English and then in French. Everything else is opinion. I can send you a link to Y6 literacy where the difference is explained if you like.

How do you know Juncker leaked the details, POGS?

Echo chamber? that's as may be, but lets face it, it's the truth!

It was an EU conference being held in Italy. There were a number of speakers - Barnier spoke and gave his ideas of what should happen to the EU citizens in the UK and the Brits living in the EU.

There, the echo chamber comes in right on cue...

I'm sure you can answer all your own questions to your own satisfaction, POGS.

The usual suspects will agree with you and the usual suspects will disagree with you.