| The state of politics in 2025 19:55 - Nov 9 with 6048 views | TNBlue | Laurence Fox is a tw@t for sure, but for an elected member of Parliament to resort to such petty and nasty sniping is pretty depressing. |  | | |  |
| The state of politics in 2025 on 23:53 - Nov 9 with 1000 views | baxterbasics |
| The state of politics in 2025 on 23:42 - Nov 9 by J2BLUE | Polanski has said he will try and convince Putin to give up his nukes. He is not a serious option. Utterly deluded. The Greens and 'Your Party' are a joke. They will take some votes away from Labour/Lib Dems and give us more chance of a Reform government. Both will be a footnote when the next election is in the history books. [Post edited 9 Nov 23:43]
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| The state of politics in 2025 on 23:55 - Nov 9 with 996 views | GlasgowBlue |
| The state of politics in 2025 on 23:42 - Nov 9 by J2BLUE | Polanski has said he will try and convince Putin to give up his nukes. He is not a serious option. Utterly deluded. The Greens and 'Your Party' are a joke. They will take some votes away from Labour/Lib Dems and give us more chance of a Reform government. Both will be a footnote when the next election is in the history books. [Post edited 9 Nov 23:43]
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Don’t mock. I hear he has a plan to hypnotise Putin’s moobs. |  |
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| The state of politics in 2025 on 00:04 - Nov 10 with 981 views | bournemouthblue |
| The state of politics in 2025 on 23:42 - Nov 9 by J2BLUE | Polanski has said he will try and convince Putin to give up his nukes. He is not a serious option. Utterly deluded. The Greens and 'Your Party' are a joke. They will take some votes away from Labour/Lib Dems and give us more chance of a Reform government. Both will be a footnote when the next election is in the history books. [Post edited 9 Nov 23:43]
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The mere mention of Polanski seems to have a few posters frothing at the mouth All I said is he seems to be gaining some traction I have never said I either agree with him or think he is a serious proposition, he is merely fighting the right wing populists with more robust language than really any other party leader we have seen in recent times, certainly to the left of the Tories Whether people like that or not, it is gaining traction [Post edited 10 Nov 0:11]
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| The state of politics in 2025 on 00:10 - Nov 10 with 973 views | bournemouthblue |
| The state of politics in 2025 on 23:42 - Nov 9 by J2BLUE | Polanski has said he will try and convince Putin to give up his nukes. He is not a serious option. Utterly deluded. The Greens and 'Your Party' are a joke. They will take some votes away from Labour/Lib Dems and give us more chance of a Reform government. Both will be a footnote when the next election is in the history books. [Post edited 9 Nov 23:43]
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I don't really understand what Your Party are offer or what vacuum they are filling that the greens don't already fill The Greens curiously seem to appeal as much to more eco-consciuous Tories as they do former Labour voters and thats in part why they seem to be appealing to parts of Suffolk that used to elect monkeys with blue rosettes so that is a slightly unusual development in Suffolk itself. I would expect the Greens to have a better chance than Labour in some parts of Suffolk. |  |
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| The state of politics in 2025 on 10:01 - Nov 10 with 862 views | MattinLondon |
| The state of politics in 2025 on 23:42 - Nov 9 by J2BLUE | Polanski has said he will try and convince Putin to give up his nukes. He is not a serious option. Utterly deluded. The Greens and 'Your Party' are a joke. They will take some votes away from Labour/Lib Dems and give us more chance of a Reform government. Both will be a footnote when the next election is in the history books. [Post edited 9 Nov 23:43]
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You’ve neglected to state that he also mentioned that he thinks that it’s ‘highly unlikely’ that Putlin would negotiate on disarming but it’s worth a try? What’s wrong with that? Nothing wrong at all with keeping the negotiations open. |  | |  |
| The state of politics in 2025 on 10:06 - Nov 10 with 858 views | Herbivore |
| The state of politics in 2025 on 10:01 - Nov 10 by MattinLondon | You’ve neglected to state that he also mentioned that he thinks that it’s ‘highly unlikely’ that Putlin would negotiate on disarming but it’s worth a try? What’s wrong with that? Nothing wrong at all with keeping the negotiations open. |
I guess that context doesn't fit the right leaning narrative that Polanski is a dangerous nut job rather than a rare genuinely left leaning party leader who thinks more of the same isn't really going to work for most people. |  |
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| The state of politics in 2025 on 10:18 - Nov 10 with 826 views | brazil1982 |
| The state of politics in 2025 on 23:42 - Nov 9 by J2BLUE | Polanski has said he will try and convince Putin to give up his nukes. He is not a serious option. Utterly deluded. The Greens and 'Your Party' are a joke. They will take some votes away from Labour/Lib Dems and give us more chance of a Reform government. Both will be a footnote when the next election is in the history books. [Post edited 9 Nov 23:43]
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Perhaps he could hypnotise him? |  | |  |
| The state of politics in 2025 on 11:04 - Nov 10 with 777 views | ArnoldMoorhen |
| The state of politics in 2025 on 23:42 - Nov 9 by J2BLUE | Polanski has said he will try and convince Putin to give up his nukes. He is not a serious option. Utterly deluded. The Greens and 'Your Party' are a joke. They will take some votes away from Labour/Lib Dems and give us more chance of a Reform government. Both will be a footnote when the next election is in the history books. [Post edited 9 Nov 23:43]
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You are underestimating Polanski's abilities. If he could just get a face to face meeting with Putin he would be able to hypnotise him to give up his nukes. Either that or make him grow a pair of massive knockers* so he can't reach the launch button. * Polanski's fatal flaw: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/zack-polanski-green-party-hypnoth |  | |  | Login to get fewer ads
| The state of politics in 2025 on 11:10 - Nov 10 with 759 views | ArnoldMoorhen |
Made the fatal "reply to post on first page before reading the rest of the posts" error. Beaten to the joke by nearly everyone, but at list I provided a link for those playing catch up. |  | |  |
| The state of politics in 2025 on 11:12 - Nov 10 with 754 views | leitrimblue |
| The state of politics in 2025 on 20:23 - Nov 9 by Clapham_Junction | Given the amount of racist abuse she gets online (including from him), I think it's fair game for her to give some back. Worth bearing in mind that two days ago he tweeted (about her): "This foreigner has no right to wear the poppy. Or to sit in parliament, for that matter." |
Only the imaginary 'native Brits ' should be allowed to wear a poppy? The blokes a scumbag. Billie Piper coulda done so much better.. |  | |  |
| The state of politics in 2025 on 11:30 - Nov 10 with 715 views | J2BLUE |
| The state of politics in 2025 on 10:01 - Nov 10 by MattinLondon | You’ve neglected to state that he also mentioned that he thinks that it’s ‘highly unlikely’ that Putlin would negotiate on disarming but it’s worth a try? What’s wrong with that? Nothing wrong at all with keeping the negotiations open. |
It's just so deluded. Like Corbyn waving his stop the war signs. It's all very noble in theory but in the real world its just not realistic. Frankly it makes him look like an idiot. |  |
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| The state of politics in 2025 on 11:31 - Nov 10 with 714 views | LutherBlissett |
| The state of politics in 2025 on 11:12 - Nov 10 by leitrimblue | Only the imaginary 'native Brits ' should be allowed to wear a poppy? The blokes a scumbag. Billie Piper coulda done so much better.. |
Even taking Chris Evans into account. At least he wouldn't forget his toothbrush. |  | |  |
| The state of politics in 2025 on 11:38 - Nov 10 with 696 views | MattinLondon |
| The state of politics in 2025 on 11:30 - Nov 10 by J2BLUE | It's just so deluded. Like Corbyn waving his stop the war signs. It's all very noble in theory but in the real world its just not realistic. Frankly it makes him look like an idiot. |
Just because you’re unable to view things differently it doesn’t make the other person an idiot. It’s not deluded at all - first stop should be the negotiation table and then you u move on from there. As mentioned he even said that he thought it highly unlikely that Putlin would talk but it’s worth a shot. What’s wrong with that? |  | |  |
| The state of politics in 2025 on 11:43 - Nov 10 with 685 views | LutherBlissett |
| The state of politics in 2025 on 11:38 - Nov 10 by MattinLondon | Just because you’re unable to view things differently it doesn’t make the other person an idiot. It’s not deluded at all - first stop should be the negotiation table and then you u move on from there. As mentioned he even said that he thought it highly unlikely that Putlin would talk but it’s worth a shot. What’s wrong with that? |
Without the two sides talking, the START program would never have existed. So it seems sometimes it's good to talk, as Bob Hoskins famously said. |  | |  |
| The state of politics in 2025 on 11:46 - Nov 10 with 683 views | baxterbasics | If you found that objectionable, you're going to really love this: |  |
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| The state of politics in 2025 on 11:58 - Nov 10 with 655 views | J2BLUE |
| The state of politics in 2025 on 10:06 - Nov 10 by Herbivore | I guess that context doesn't fit the right leaning narrative that Polanski is a dangerous nut job rather than a rare genuinely left leaning party leader who thinks more of the same isn't really going to work for most people. |
I just want a decent option people can unite behind to defeat Reform. I don't think he is it. I think there is a real chance Reform get in. I hope tactical voting and our system of government stops them but I really fear for this country under Farage. There seems to be a lot of Green policies which are half baked with no idea how to make it work. UBI for example, something I would be hugely in favour of IF the numbers work. Much of it doesn't stand up to scrutiny. |  |
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| The state of politics in 2025 on 12:01 - Nov 10 with 651 views | TNBlue |
| The state of politics in 2025 on 11:43 - Nov 10 by LutherBlissett | Without the two sides talking, the START program would never have existed. So it seems sometimes it's good to talk, as Bob Hoskins famously said. |
START was negotiated post cold war at a time of new hope between the west and Russia and both sides were willing to engage in de-escalation. Sadly, those relations have regressed and i think START has pretty much gone out of the window now. |  | |  |
| The state of politics in 2025 on 12:14 - Nov 10 with 619 views | baxterbasics |
| The state of politics in 2025 on 12:01 - Nov 10 by TNBlue | START was negotiated post cold war at a time of new hope between the west and Russia and both sides were willing to engage in de-escalation. Sadly, those relations have regressed and i think START has pretty much gone out of the window now. |
On a related subject has anyone here seen "House of Dynamite" on Netflix? There's a few things about the dramatic setup that are not realistic, but still...yikes! |  |
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| The state of politics in 2025 on 12:24 - Nov 10 with 600 views | Herbivore |
| The state of politics in 2025 on 11:58 - Nov 10 by J2BLUE | I just want a decent option people can unite behind to defeat Reform. I don't think he is it. I think there is a real chance Reform get in. I hope tactical voting and our system of government stops them but I really fear for this country under Farage. There seems to be a lot of Green policies which are half baked with no idea how to make it work. UBI for example, something I would be hugely in favour of IF the numbers work. Much of it doesn't stand up to scrutiny. |
Brexit didn't stand up to much scrutiny but you voted for that. |  |
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| The state of politics in 2025 on 12:33 - Nov 10 with 569 views | J2BLUE |
| The state of politics in 2025 on 12:24 - Nov 10 by Herbivore | Brexit didn't stand up to much scrutiny but you voted for that. |
There were a lot of reasons I voted for Brexit. Now I am older and wiser, none of them were good reasons, I completely agree. |  |
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| The state of politics in 2025 on 12:37 - Nov 10 with 555 views | lowhouseblue |
| The state of politics in 2025 on 10:01 - Nov 10 by MattinLondon | You’ve neglected to state that he also mentioned that he thinks that it’s ‘highly unlikely’ that Putlin would negotiate on disarming but it’s worth a try? What’s wrong with that? Nothing wrong at all with keeping the negotiations open. |
what's wrong with it is that it's a sound bite intended to avoid having to engage with the really difficult realities of a global politics. it's up there with corbyn wanting to abandon nato - it has no connection to the real world. |  |
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| The state of politics in 2025 on 12:46 - Nov 10 with 526 views | Ryorry |
| The state of politics in 2025 on 23:42 - Nov 9 by J2BLUE | Polanski has said he will try and convince Putin to give up his nukes. He is not a serious option. Utterly deluded. The Greens and 'Your Party' are a joke. They will take some votes away from Labour/Lib Dems and give us more chance of a Reform government. Both will be a footnote when the next election is in the history books. [Post edited 9 Nov 23:43]
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I was pro-Greens till they came out with their beyond stupid, unthought-out policy of wanting to abolish the entire private rental sector, without a mention of how they would then house the (11 million iirc) people who would consequently become homeless. |  |
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| The state of politics in 2025 on 12:59 - Nov 10 with 493 views | J2BLUE |
| The state of politics in 2025 on 12:46 - Nov 10 by Ryorry | I was pro-Greens till they came out with their beyond stupid, unthought-out policy of wanting to abolish the entire private rental sector, without a mention of how they would then house the (11 million iirc) people who would consequently become homeless. |
It's like their policies are designed in a vacuum with no outside forces. Once you add in the rest of the world (countries) all pushing their own interests and the real life consequences of what they propose it's hard to take them seriously. |  |
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| The state of politics in 2025 on 13:06 - Nov 10 with 472 views | lowhouseblue |
| The state of politics in 2025 on 12:46 - Nov 10 by Ryorry | I was pro-Greens till they came out with their beyond stupid, unthought-out policy of wanting to abolish the entire private rental sector, without a mention of how they would then house the (11 million iirc) people who would consequently become homeless. |
they seem to be working on the basis that if their ideological stance is blunt enough the details won't matter. the trouble is that their traditional green messaging and ability to push other parties into better environmental policies will get lost as they are written off as not being serious. |  |
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