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annsixty Wed 03-Jan-18 21:07:13

It is not given to me to start a threads on politics, I don't believe I have ever contributed to one either.
However I cannot let pass the comment from a conservative councillor currently skiing in the USA who wants the homeless and rough sleepers cleared from the streets of
Windsor before the wedding in May.
God forbid that visitors here to see an obscene and ostentatious picture of wealth and privelage should be confronted by the "have nots" of our society.

maryeliza54 Mon 15-Jan-18 10:12:21

Any minute now .......

Anniebach Mon 15-Jan-18 10:07:49

How can this woman claim her text was taken out of context

Anniebach Mon 15-Jan-18 10:02:44

I did not say for the sake of the children , I did say what was best for her and her children. Any man who dumps his wife is a toad, in my opinion.

maryeliza54 Mon 15-Jan-18 10:01:16

Absolutely dj - however there is part of me that thinks if you marry a UKIP member......

durhamjen Mon 15-Jan-18 09:49:04

I would think that someone who abandoned his wife and children for a younger model when the youngest child is a year old is not someone to take back for the sake of the children.

maryeliza54 Mon 15-Jan-18 09:27:02

Is it just the BBC eazy?

Anniebach Mon 15-Jan-18 09:13:36

I hope she does what is best for her and her children

durhamjen Mon 15-Jan-18 08:56:20

Just hope the abandoned wife doesn't take him back.

eazybee Mon 15-Jan-18 08:21:00

The good news is that this seedy couple have decided to split. But why does the BBC find it necessary to repeat a selection of the offensive comments at every opportunity?

Jalima1108 Sun 14-Jan-18 23:41:44

It is fascinating.

WilmaKnickersfit Sun 14-Jan-18 23:36:17

No Jalima, you're right. The latest research shows the first human migration was in small groups out of Africa about 120,000 years ago.

This Newsweek article is interesting

I find it fascinating that DNA technology is now sophisticated enough not only to tell each of us what parts of the world we come from, but what kind of early humans we're made up from too.

Jalima1108 Sun 14-Jan-18 23:00:30

Do you think some people have forgotten that Briton was at one time in history land joined to Europe, ( no need for a referendum if the sea had been a little kinder ! ) and that all humans originated from Asia?
Due to global warming, fairly rapid so I understand, *Bridgeit, and I though we came out of Africa not Asia?
I could be wrong.

Chewbacca Sun 14-Jan-18 22:59:39

Apologies, typo, incumbent leader No. 5

Chewbacca Sun 14-Jan-18 22:58:54

No, you're not wrong about Bolton being encouraged to stand down. I posted about that at 21.15, so its not breaking news. UKIP are probably scraping even deeper into their barrel to find incumbent leader no. 6.
Maryeliza, I'm quite happy to be "a disgrace" by your standards. Its "my* standards that count, not yours.

Jalima1108 Sun 14-Jan-18 22:56:26

because it did not relate to what I had posted, so did not seem to refer to my post.

Jalima1108 Sun 14-Jan-18 22:53:24

Come on, jalima. Nothing wrong with saying ffs, is there?
djen none at all!

ps did not understand the previous post.

Jalima1108 Sun 14-Jan-18 22:51:02

Bolton: "UKIP is a party of leaders"
DH: "Yes, they are, four since Brexit - soon to be five"

durhamjen Sun 14-Jan-18 22:48:59

No Ukip wallies on here, maryeliza.

durhamjen Sun 14-Jan-18 22:47:49

Sounds like Bolton's been told he has to choose between girlfriend and leadership.
Of course, I only know this as I am listening to the news review on the BBC news channel.
Somebody can correct me if I'm wrong. I do tend to listen to more than the first ten seconds.

maryeliza54 Sun 14-Jan-18 22:45:27

Of course not dj

durhamjen Sun 14-Jan-18 22:43:56

Did any right-winger stand up for Sadiq Khan when he was criticised by trump?

maryeliza54 Sun 14-Jan-18 22:43:37

What would you expect from BL? There’s racism and then there’s racism - it all depends on who’s at the receiving end doesn’t it?

durhamjen Sun 14-Jan-18 22:25:50

Brandon Lewis on Marr this morning asked about online abuse of Diane Abbott. He refused to stick up for her or apologise for it.

maryeliza54 Sun 14-Jan-18 22:25:45

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WilmaKnickersfit Sun 14-Jan-18 22:24:43

Bridgeit ignorant and bigoted yes, but using blatantly racist language no. In my own mind there's a line between the two and Jo Marney's comments are over that line. For me there's also something about saying out loud what other people might think inside, but not voice. It's about degrees. Sorry, I don't know if I'm making any sense.