This is interesting. The Ayatollah once asked her ninety something grandad when the best times were during his life. He also said the 50s just as rationing came to an end. He said it was amazing to have so much choice and felt that there was lust for life and afeeling that anything was possible after the horrors of the war.
I watched Prime Ministerās Questions today. Once again, it could go in many places, but Corbyn continues to put Theresa May into trouble. Her style will familiar to most people here. Weāve all seen bad arguments prosecuted on the Internet, some of them no doubt advanced by me.
We all have bad days.
Theresa May had another bad day. The only point she scored was over a fuck up with a TLA. Otherwise, she was abject. At times, it was panto. Corbyn would quote some independent body or newly published report as a source. May responds with a variant of āoh no, it isnātā, usually manifested in the shape of an unsourced or context-free quote. You may well be ploughing more than three billion into the NHS this year, Theresa. How much of the NHS is your mates now?
May was visibly drained by the end, voice cracking, authority fading. The acronym aside, this was one of Corbynās best PMQ performances, almost certainly her worst - particularly when she had no answers about social care.
Opposition leader ought to wipe floor with PM everytime srs. Easiest job in the world, sniping. I actually saw bit of it today, Corbyn was saying 4 million kids in uk go to school hungry everyday cos their parents canāt afford to feed them. Must admit, it made me raise eyebrow. How many school kids can there even be in UK? 4 million must be prob most of them, but I donāt know anyone who canāt afford to feed their kids srs, and i move in v.low circles.
Bearsy apparently in 2015 there were 8.4 mil children (government info) in school. Come work in my office and you will hear about the families and kids who struggle financially. I am getting pretty annoyed about homelessness / āintentionallyā homelessness / unaffordable housing in London. So one pot of money wonāt pay for housing but another pot has to, all from local government.
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We should cull overweight politicians to feed the poor kids.
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Hate to prick your bubble Pap but I reckon 90% of eligible voters couldnāt give a flying fuck about PMQs.
Sheās a dick clearly but the people that matter donāt care.
How could you ever burst my bubble with your own personal opinion or reckoning?
George Monbiot ā¦ Rallying cry piece I guess
Link to keep Fatso happy
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I guess thereās already a thread on the Snoopers Charter which came into effect today?
It appears to be a real issue for an ever growing amount of people(of all ages).
I think there are various issues at play with malnutrition:
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Removal of some vital services for older people.
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Increase in āolder peopleā demographic.
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Reduction in benefits for some families.
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Rising cost if fruit and vegetables (which will only get worse due to Brexit).
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Education.
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The ability to spot and diagnose the issue.
The problem is there are no statistics to say why, and what type of malnutrition (not enough food/poor diet), so need to find this out to deal with the issue.
Srs?
saints r skill
Tks. I get that some kids must be starving, stands to reason, Iām just surprised to learn that itās half of them. That sounds quite srs!
Regards
Ps: saints r skill
So Corbyn is saying that HALF of parents with children cannot afford to feed them?
That is utter bollocks.
Thereās no proof the benefit sanctions regime works, or saves any money, according to the National Audit Office.
The Tories are fine admitting this. They say itās all about changing behaviour anyway. Itās certainly done that. A lot more people are suicidal for a start.
https://www.nao.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/Benefit-sanctions.pdf
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Sanctions arenāt there to save money - why would they be? Sanctions are there to ensure that those that get benefits continue to try to get off benefits. Itās like saying that getting a Ā£1k fine for using your phone whilst driving is to make money - itās not, itās a deterrent to breaking those rules.
The sanctions are too harsh though and need to be toned down a bit. Instead of stopping them full stop, they should be reduced until the rules are followed.
Sorry Cherts, but after six years in charge, the Conservatives have proven themselves to be the last people you want guiding the changing of behaviours.