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Yorkshire Tea boycott

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GrannyGravy13 Tue 25-Feb-20 09:03:06

This is one of the most ridiculous things I have heard from so called ”Left Wingers” all over the Internet they are calling for a boycott of Yorkshire Tea after the Chancellor Rishi Sunak was pictured making a pot of tea using Yorkshire Tea Bags.

The political left should have better things to worry about......electing a new leader, forming a front bench to be a credible opposition to the Government and sorting out some policies for a start

GrannyGravy13 Tue 25-Feb-20 10:51:28

Oopsminty Yorkshire Tea released a statement regarding the picture with Jeremy Corbyn will try to find link.

trisher Tue 25-Feb-20 10:53:24

I'm not sure I can enter this discussion, my tea is so weak my DS considers me a waste of a tea bag! And (horrors) I have recently developed a taste for chai- Indian spicy tea. Not certain where that stands on the political spectrum!!! hmm

tickingbird Tue 25-Feb-20 10:54:10

suziewoozie It’s not OK for anyone to abuse Yorkshire Tea but then look at the level of abuse and vile comments thrown around on GN to DA, MM, TB As a forum we’ve nothing to feel proud about.

Don’t forget Priti Patel!

GrannyGravy13 Tue 25-Feb-20 10:56:25

I am obviously a total heathen as I only drink de-caff grin

suziewoozie Tue 25-Feb-20 10:57:42

Well given you post about DA was deleted, I think you should just back off ticking. I’m not going to address your main point because it’s not worth the effort.

suziewoozie Tue 25-Feb-20 10:58:13

De caff tea? GG. <faints>

trisher Tue 25-Feb-20 11:03:59

The only thing worse than that is instant tea GG13! It so eclipses my weak tea! grin

maddyone Tue 25-Feb-20 11:08:02

Instant tea is dire trisher, I agree. We always have decaf tea in as two of our adult children drink it, the other dispenses with the tea altogether and just drinks water. But I prefer tea, with it’s caffeine.

GrannyGravy13 Tue 25-Feb-20 11:20:22

trisher I can remember one of my Grans used to have Liptons instant lemon tea, I can still conjure up the taste absolutely foul

tickingbird Tue 25-Feb-20 11:23:09

susiewoozie Well given you post about DA was deleted, I think you should just back off ticking. I’m not going to address your main point because it’s not worth the effort.

Pot kettle? How many posts of yours have been deleted?

Why not answer POGS on the thread about DA? Cat got your tongue?

suziewoozie Tue 25-Feb-20 11:25:20

Whatever ticking your post was racist.

tickingbird Tue 25-Feb-20 11:26:33

Also my post that was deleted didn’t contain any personal abuse of Dianne Abbott- it was about her constituency. Hardly an attack.

suziewoozie Tue 25-Feb-20 11:26:39

And I’m not going back to that thread on DA - feeding the beast.

suziewoozie Tue 25-Feb-20 11:28:56

Don’t be disingenuous ticking it was a racist post involving DA and why she supported a particular policy. You also posted that you expected it to be deleted so you posted it provocatively.

tickingbird Tue 25-Feb-20 11:28:58

suziewoozie Whatever ticking your post was racist.

Well if you find that racist you, by your own definition, are racist. Your personal attacks on PP are quite vile.

tickingbird Tue 25-Feb-20 11:37:48

suziewoozie
And I’m not going back to that thread on DA - feeding the beast.

???? Really? You won’t return, along with others, because you can’t answer the questions raised by POGS because you have no answers apart from admitting that you are very quick to label others racist for criticising an MP who happens to be black but you have no problem, not only criticising, but making personal comments ie “she’s vile” about another MP that’s Indian.

eroticelder92 Tue 25-Feb-20 11:44:06

Ooh i do love a good cuppa tea.

Shortlegs Tue 25-Feb-20 12:11:30

Fake news. I've been to Yorkshire (just once). Categorically they do not grow tea there.

puppytoe Tue 25-Feb-20 12:18:46

I was more bemused by the size of the teapot the Chancellor was holding . He said he said he was making tea for his team; that teapot would have only have filled three mugs worth

maddyone Tue 25-Feb-20 12:19:26

Shortlegs grinbrew

SirChenjin Tue 25-Feb-20 12:20:24

What do you mean they don’t grow tea in Yorkshire??!

I drink rooibos and vanilla - dunk in a chocolate hobnob and nothing else comes close.

trisher Tue 25-Feb-20 12:22:35

Shortlegs are you sure about that? As us Yorkshire lasses know it is God's own county and I'm sure they could grow tea if they wanted to!!!! grin

SillyNanny321 Tue 25-Feb-20 12:26:20

Glad I am the only person in the world who is not on Facebook or Twitter! Have better things to do with my time, like brewing another cup of Yorkshire Tea Lol!!!

BladeAnnie Tue 25-Feb-20 12:27:54

Is that really all they have to worry about......!!! I love a cup of tea but not Yorkshire Tea - even the lovely Sean Bean on the ad couldn't tempt me!!

Cambia Tue 25-Feb-20 12:33:48

The best tea in the world! Full disclosure, I am Yorkshire!!
Honestly if I am not fed up of people making problems from little things. Look around the world, Syria, Corona Virus, Poverty and War. If you really want to make a fuss about something choose something that matters!!