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volver3 Tue 16-May-23 13:13:29

Miss Snuffy channelling Russell Crowe.

twitter.com/NatConTalk/status/1658134915202834433

Callistemon21 Wed 17-May-23 18:30:35

maddyone

You can do a degree in Beckham Studies.

I might apply.

I got a place but failed the first term. I just couldn't bend it like Beckham (it's me knees).

maddyone Wed 17-May-23 18:34:07

I don’t think I’d get a place even for the first term Callistemon. My football’s not up to much. Oh well.

MerylStreep Wed 17-May-23 18:34:13

No laughing at the back 😂

varian Wed 17-May-23 18:59:23

Danny Kruger would not even exist if his father had stayed faithful to his wife and not had a long adulterous affair with his mother.

maddyone Wed 17-May-23 19:03:09

I had to look up who Danny Kruger is. I must be the only person on the thread who had never heard of him.

varian Wed 17-May-23 19:06:50

Danny Kruger is the current favorite of the Brexit Broadcasting Corporation. He is seldom off the airwaves.

Galaxy Wed 17-May-23 19:15:34

That might give him an insight into the damage of affairs I suppose.

Callistemon21 Wed 17-May-23 20:11:35

maddyone

I had to look up who Danny Kruger is. I must be the only person on the thread who had never heard of him.

I thought he might have something to do with gold.

Callistemon21 Wed 17-May-23 20:12:07

varian

Danny Kruger would not even exist if his father had stayed faithful to his wife and not had a long adulterous affair with his mother.

Well, that's not his fault!!

Callistemon21 Wed 17-May-23 20:14:21

Oh!

His Mum is Prue Leith! Are you on Gransnet, Prue?
I'd avoid this thread if I were you 🙂

Fleurpepper Wed 17-May-23 21:22:21

I only know him from the documentary he did wit his mother on assisted dying. So reactionary and traditionalist for the sake off, and no compassion.

maddyone Wed 17-May-23 23:27:11

I watched that documentary. I didn’t take much notice of who the son was. Note to self, take more notice of the people you watch in documentaries.
Didn’t his mum agree with assisted dying? And he disagreed?

nanna8 Thu 18-May-23 00:58:35

I’ve never heard of half of them, no worries. They shouldn’t give these people publicity if they disagree with them so strongly was my first thought. Once the publicity is there they will get followers, just what happens.

ronib Thu 18-May-23 20:28:50

Well if anyone is interested, the NatCons conference London 2023 is now available on YouTube. So we can hear what was discussed… without having to second guess. Then we can make up our minds?

Callistemon21 Thu 18-May-23 22:26:46

nanna8

I’ve never heard of half of them, no worries. They shouldn’t give these people publicity if they disagree with them so strongly was my first thought. Once the publicity is there they will get followers, just what happens.

Many of us would never have known if it hadn't been on GN!

nanna8 Fri 19-May-23 01:05:17

Not everyone agrees with assisted dying and that is their prerogative. I don’t see that people with those views should be condemned and the same with anti abortionists. It is when they force their opinions on others that there is a problem. People can make their own minds up or is that not allowed now ?

growstuff Fri 19-May-23 04:28:45

Danny Kruger and Miriam Cates are both evangelical Christians, which possibly explains their ideology.

Galaxy Fri 19-May-23 07:31:12

I agree I am much more frightened of those who cant cope with other views than those who hold views different to mine.

ronib Fri 19-May-23 07:34:42

And I am frightened by those who know anyone’s views without taking the trouble to hear them first.

Grantanow Fri 19-May-23 08:51:34

A bunch of nutjobs is unlikely to be a threat to democracy...but I hope the Security Service is filming them and creating files just in case.

growstuff Fri 19-May-23 09:06:38

ronib

And I am frightened by those who know anyone’s views without taking the trouble to hear them first.

But some of us have heard them - and still find them abhorrent.

Galaxy Fri 19-May-23 09:42:42

Yes we should create files on people whose views we dont like, that's not at all worrying.

maddyone Fri 19-May-23 10:01:23

The idea of creating files on people whose views we disagree with is truly frightening.
Putin’s Russia anyone?

MaizieD Fri 19-May-23 10:06:47

Accepting that people have different views doesn't mean that we shouldn't be critical of them.

It's when people are prevented by the state for expressing their views, as in the subject of this thread, that we should be worrying.

nanna8 says It is when they force their opinions on others that there is a problem.

While I tend to agree, it must also depend on how 'forcing their opinions' is interpreted.

Is there a difference between holding up placards and chanting 'Not my King' and gathering at the entrance to abortion clinics and harassing and intimidating women attending them?

MaizieD Fri 19-May-23 10:08:51

Apologies. The demonstrations planned for the coronation aren't the subject of this thread, but they do illustrate my point.