Labour has won both byelections

Casdon

Are you capable of seeing the irony in what you just posted Grany?

Well Casdon Starmer is not calling for a ceasefire, a pause, all parties should call for one. Where is the irony in saying that Starmer is not a man of principle in that You could say Starmer is supporting one side saying what he did, but then not backing a ceasefire is he scared of losing the Israel lobby backing. Explain

Galaxy

I am afraid Campbell is the epitome of wanting to pick a fight over well anything and I say that as a Blairite. But I like the podcast.

Can’t stand Campbell, I can’t watch or listen to him.😖

I have simply noticed that in quite a few of your comments you mention, old people, grannies and so on which does come across as age bias.
Perhaps you don’t realise that you do this.
Older people including ‘grannies’ can and do navigate SM easily, blogs, vlogs included.You can’t possibly know that they are ‘averse’ to clicking on them.
I didn’t really expect you to be 25 btw but was puzzled as to why an older woman would be so dismissive of other older women.
Don’t worry I shan’t lose any sleep over it.

Oreo

DaisyAnneReturns

I have pretty much given up on mainstream media dd, that's why I often cite YouTube channels, blogs, etc.

However, with so many "grannies" aversed to clicking on them and watching, I can see a huge division between the generations on where we get our information. One of the problems with that is the huge division in knowledge. You get so little from MSM; it's basically propaganda while those keeping up with modern sources are learning and will be able to put forward a decent argument.

I have just watched (last night) the latest The Rest is Politics. It covered Whether China's Growth can be Sustained, Global perceptions of Israel-Gaza, Labour-LibDem Bad Blood. I shall watch it again because I know so little about China and the history and reasons of the Israel-Gaza conflict is amazing and it's so good to get away from people just wanting to pick a fight over someone else's war.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=OiGIyt7u26E

Am curious as to why you often use age bias in your comments, are you 25?
I’m 59 and a granny, are you not a granny or at least granny age? That could be around 40 of course.

No I am not 25 Oreo. Nor do I put personal information on the internet simply because you are curious. I would guess it's outside the rules to ask someone to do so as following such a request would never be advisable.

Do people now have to registar with you whether they are actual grandparents? I know we have some on here who have said they are not who are equally as welcome as those who are. Basically Oreo, whether anyone is or not it's none of your business.

There is a bias in how the general group of older people and the general group of younger people use the internet and how they get their news. I can't see why stating that fact is contentious.

Are you capable of seeing the irony in what you just posted Grany?

What's principled about bombing innocents including children, no ceasefire but a pause then bombing again

I'm not a granny, but I am well aware of media bias. I just think that we all have to get our news from somewhere, and as I say, none of it is guaranteed to be neutral, and I am less certain than many about the veracity of 'facts'.

When it comes to clicking on links, I'm not averse to looking at them, but for me it depends on when I see them. If I am in the room with Mr Dog, watching TV whilst surfing, I don't click on videos (or sometimes I do to see if they have a script to read with the sound off). I will read articles, but not if they are long and complex and I see them in the middle of a fast-moving conversation. I often bookmark them to read later, but don't always get round to it. Much depends on how interested I am in the topic, and how far the thread has moved on when I come back to it.

During the day I am often working when I'm online, and whether I follow links or not depends how busy I am. Taking regular breaks helps my concentration, so I keep GN and other sites open, and drop in and out. Again, if I have to spend too long on a link I don't look at it immediately, as my concentration would go altogether .

Galaxy

I think winning elections is very important however I am not sure you win elections by being scared that a particular position will lose a particular groups vote.

I really really hope that Keir will not cave in for the benefit of the Muslim vote.He must stick to his principles and do the right thing.

DaisyAnneReturns

I have pretty much given up on mainstream media dd, that's why I often cite YouTube channels, blogs, etc.

However, with so many "grannies" aversed to clicking on them and watching, I can see a huge division between the generations on where we get our information. One of the problems with that is the huge division in knowledge. You get so little from MSM; it's basically propaganda while those keeping up with modern sources are learning and will be able to put forward a decent argument.

I have just watched (last night) the latest The Rest is Politics. It covered Whether China's Growth can be Sustained, Global perceptions of Israel-Gaza, Labour-LibDem Bad Blood. I shall watch it again because I know so little about China and the history and reasons of the Israel-Gaza conflict is amazing and it's so good to get away from people just wanting to pick a fight over someone else's war.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=OiGIyt7u26E

Am curious as to why you often use age bias in your comments, are you 25?
I’m 59 and a granny, are you not a granny or at least granny age? That could be around 40 of course.

I think winning elections is very important however I am not sure you win elections by being scared that a particular position will lose a particular groups vote.

DaisyAnneReturns

It is what you think is the "right and proper thing" (such extremism) and what I would like to see happen. But currently neither you, nor I, nor Starmer have and power to bring this about.

You are just using this as a stick to beat him with. I think, by doing that, you do a great disservice to all those suffering in this war.

As a leader Dar he could ask for a ceasefire as he is loosing the Muslim vote by a huge % polling shows. If he wants to win and you hope so he would have to show equal support for Muslims as he has for Israeli Thats all I have to say. Call for ceasefire Free Palestine

It is what you think is the "right and proper thing" (such extremism) and what I would like to see happen. But currently neither you, nor I, nor Starmer have and power to bring this about.

You are just using this as a stick to beat him with. I think, by doing that, you do a great disservice to all those suffering in this war.

A ceasefire is the proper and right thing to do amnesty international the pope ect and 76% of the British want a ceasefire or more of Gaza will be destroyed

That is what you think is the right thing to do Grany although you are so biased against him he will never do the right thing as far as you are concerned, will he? What value does that give your opinion?

We have to listen to the spite that comes from extremists because they have no other argument, or they know the majority will not agree with those they have. You must know Starmer, was and still is a Human Rights Lawyer. Are you?

This lying is a form of propaganda and supports the undemocratic state the extremists want but the majority do not.

The trouble is Campbell plays personality politics or rather tribal politics, or at least he does on Twitter.
I find podcasts much more useful in terms of analysing issues mostly due simply to time. I cant watch Question Time anymore because it is just foolish to think highly complex issues can be tackled in 10 minutes.

Galaxy

I am afraid Campbell is the epitome of wanting to pick a fight over well anything and I say that as a Blairite. But I like the podcast.

I don't see it as a question of like or dislike Galaxy, or personal opinions. Personality politics is what MSM thrives on, and why I rarely use it.

It's about having as many good sources of real knowledge as possible.

DaisyAnneReturns

So did you not hear him say say defending Israel must be done within the Human Rights Act Grany?

He has not called for a ceasefire Dar that is the right thing to do.

So did you not hear him say say defending Israel must be done within the Human Rights Act Grany?

I am afraid Campbell is the epitome of wanting to pick a fight over well anything and I say that as a Blairite. But I like the podcast.

DaisyAnneReturns

Starmer was, and still is a Human Rights Lawyer Grany.

When you have to, shall we say, misrepresent the truth in that way, you do show how empty your arguments are. You seem to belong to a part of the Labour Party that just wants to pick a fight. But then, that extremism isn't it. No real interest in actually getting policies into action; just a will to destroy the possibility of others, sharing similar but not such anti-democratic views, from doing so.

Starmer as a human rights lawyer should know the law. It is war crime to withhold food, water, power, in hospital leting children die on ventilators. He should call for a ceasefire as others have including most of the British people. 6,000 Palistinians have already died thousand children buried under rubble. Why bombard Palistinians they are innocent. Starmer has no backbone.

I have pretty much given up on mainstream media dd, that's why I often cite YouTube channels, blogs, etc.

However, with so many "grannies" aversed to clicking on them and watching, I can see a huge division between the generations on where we get our information. One of the problems with that is the huge division in knowledge. You get so little from MSM; it's basically propaganda while those keeping up with modern sources are learning and will be able to put forward a decent argument.

I have just watched (last night) the latest The Rest is Politics. It covered Whether China's Growth can be Sustained, Global perceptions of Israel-Gaza, Labour-LibDem Bad Blood. I shall watch it again because I know so little about China and the history and reasons of the Israel-Gaza conflict is amazing and it's so good to get away from people just wanting to pick a fight over someone else's war.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=OiGIyt7u26E

Starmer was, and still is a Human Rights Lawyer Grany.

When you have to, shall we say, misrepresent the truth in that way, you do show how empty your arguments are. You seem to belong to a part of the Labour Party that just wants to pick a fight. But then, that extremism isn't it. No real interest in actually getting policies into action; just a will to destroy the possibility of others, sharing similar but not such anti-democratic views, from doing so.

Oh I hate Jeremy Vine. And why is Owen Jones rolled out on all those discussion shows, he is no more representative than Farage.

I have given up on the Guardian after having read it since my father got it delivered when I was a child. I had it delivered myself for decades, and then subscribed to the online version, but cancelled it because of their antifeminist stance over trans issues.

The Mail has always been unashamedly Tory and 'little Britain' in its approach - wasn't the joke that it was 'aimed at the wives of the people who think they run the country' or something?

I don't have a problem with the existence of partisan media, but would prefer to have media studies as a core subject at school so that everyone is well aware of who stands for what and how that influences content. At least if we know what we are reading and who is behind it we can filter the 'facts' through that lens.

It seems to be a feature of modern life to polarise any discussion. The awful Jeremy Vine does this on his awful radio 2 lunch time programme. Seeks out people who are totally opposed to each other, lights the blue touch paper and walks away