To separate News from Politics

PS. Please could we have a Royal Family section?

But growstuff where would I have put my Barbados thread?

News - because that's what it was?

Proper politics - regarding the nature of democracy?

RF - no more monarchy?

Chat - just because?

Sorry Urms and others who want to split news and politics.
My own opinion is that it couldn't work. All news is political in one way or another.

Cat stuck up a tree for four hours - cut backs to rescue services.
Birth of a baby in Anytown - are we overpopulated.
Joe Bloggs has a tummy ache - is our water quality good enough.
Gransnet opinion against split - should the elderly be allowed their very own site, is this discriminatory.

It's a no from me for what its worth.

Sometimes I find it difficult to decide which heading to post on. Does it really matter?

Gransnet opinion against split - should the elderly be allowed their very own site, is this discriminatory.

... not to mention MUMSNET

LauraNorderr

Sorry Urms and others who want to split news and politics.
My own opinion is that it couldn't work. All news is political in one way or another.

Cat stuck up a tree for four hours - cut backs to rescue services.
Birth of a baby in Anytown - are we overpopulated.
Joe Bloggs has a tummy ache - is our water quality good enough.
Gransnet opinion against split - should the elderly be allowed their very own site, is this discriminatory.

It's a no from me for what its worth.

Agree. No need.
Unless this is an attempt to avoid any kind of debate?

Man attends A&E with incendiary device stuck up his backside, Bomb Squad called in (see my link)
It's News but is it Politics?

It's certainly not Chat

News and politics tends to be mainly politics. Which is fine for those who like debating politics.

Many aren't that keen on the politics threads.

But they might be very interested discussing Calistemon's news story about the man with the bomb up his butt.

I did read about that. He alleged that he fell on it. Which I doubt very much.

Calistemon

Man attends A&E with incendiary device stuck up his backside, Bomb Squad called in (see my link)
It's News but is it Politics?

It's certainly not Chat

This was on Twitter and tbh was the funniest thread for ages.
So where would this fit?

This is all getting too political…..

MaizieD

^What I think Urmstongran is getting at is what she tried to achieve a few months ago by posting topics in chat, for people to have a free discussion about news items without being jumped on by the ‘pc police’, for views to be unchallenged by those with a political viewpoint (I include myself).^

Exactly, Casdon. They want a nice cosy place where they can all nod in agreement with each other...

Ah, yes! Like the many Conservative bashing echo chambers.
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... meant to ask - is this actually true? Posted before I asked the question...

... and the question is - did a man really have an incendiary device stuck in his bottom? I can't bring myself to Google it as I might get some funny mails in my inbox after such a search?

Calistemon

Man attends A&E with incendiary device stuck up his backside, Bomb Squad called in (see my link)
It's News but is it Politics?

It's certainly not Chat

No, that one goes under humour

Dickens

... and the question is - did a man really have an incendiary device stuck in his bottom? I can't bring myself to Google it as I might get some funny mails in my inbox after such a search?

yes, it would appear so. He was working in his shed and fell over and somehow sat on an incendiary device.

Dickens I wouldn't be at all surprised if it really was true.?

So he was naked at the time.....

On mumsnet they have a dedicated Brexit topic ( which 99% have hidden )
It’s great because those who want to talk about brexit can do so without boring everyone else.
I know we’ll never get a brexit topic here because there’s not enough of us, but separating news from politics is at least a step in the right direction!

The medicos in our family tell some funny tales about some of the emergency admissions they get, without identifying anyone of course! I’d believe that story. Very painful I’d think. Perhaps he thought he was Guy Fawkes?

Dickens

... meant to ask - is this actually true? Posted before I asked the question...

Yes, it's true, Dickens, I was told the other day; it happened last week and he attended Gloucester Hospital.
I asked the friend who told me if the Bum Squad attended but no, it was the Bomb Squad.
It has been in the local news.

GillT57

Calistemon

Man attends A&E with incendiary device stuck up his backside, Bomb Squad called in (see my link)
It's News but is it Politics?

It's certainly not Chat

No, that one goes under humour

GillT57 it can't have been very funny for him.

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Thread ‘I never knew that’ about blocked loos and Yule logs might explain why male inserted incendiary device

lemongrove

So he was naked at the time.....

???
In the middle of winter

Calistemon

Dickens

... meant to ask - is this actually true? Posted before I asked the question...

Yes, it's true, Dickens, I was told the other day; it happened last week and he attended Gloucester Hospital.
I asked the friend who told me if the Bum Squad attended but no, it was the Bomb Squad.
It has been in the local news.

Oh my goodness - I was at the Royal Gloucestershire Hospital last week, and saw a couple of squad cars... but that's not unusual because there's often some argy-bargy going on - especially in A&E at the weekends!

,,, don't really keep up with local news, but will have a look now. I really thought it was one of those fake news stories!

Ah, yes! Like the many Conservative bashing echo chambers.

Nobody excludes the tory supporters from them, lemon.