Wednesday 20 July 2016

RANDOM THOUGHTS

So, to add to the list of broken promises from Better Together, we now find that the fleet of global combat frigates promised by Cameron to the Clyde shipbuilders is to be put on hold, because of a mixture of technical and financial problems, putting the jobs to thousands of the Clyde's shipbuilders at risk.

No one seem to know when they will be built, if at all. The number promised by Cameron was 13. This was already reduced to eight. No the immediate plan is for none to be built. 

Fortunately for Scotland the 50,000 jobs (sorry, my mistake; it's only 500) involved in maintaining nuclear subs on the Clyde was secured by the right wing parties in England yesterday, so at least Tory (sorry, keep getting mixed up here) erm, socialist, Jackie Baillie can sleep in peace tonight. (Echos of manic laughter echo around Munguin Towers.)
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 American politics is every bit as crazy as UK politics at the moment, and clearly their politicians like to treat the public with as much contempt as the British ones. But seriously, just how half witted would you have to be to believe this crap?

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Of course the Labour Party in the UK is in the most horrific mess too, and is treating, not just members of the public, but their own supporters and members too,  as if they were morons.

Their desperate attempts to keep Corbyn, a man chosen as leader by 59.5% of the electors, off the ballot paper in a challenge to his leadership would have been astounding in any party, but for heaven's sake, in the party set up to support the ordinary person against the British Establishment, it was breath taking.

When they were forced to allow him to defend his place, they tried to put all kinds of barriers in the way of potential support. They ramped up the minimum membership to £25 and allowed a small window of time for joining. That's a hell of a lot for someone on minimum wage (remember Labour, that's the people you're supposed to be there for), or the unwaged. Then they had a website, set up to raise money to help less well off people to pay this exorbitant fee, shut down. No charity in the Labour movement. Despite this, and hell mend them, 183,541 people joined.

They also shut down Labour Party branch meetings, presumably in order to try to stop angry members deselect their right wing and hard right wing MPs. Stalin and Pinochet both would have been proud of them.

Frankly I'm beginning to wonder if there will be a single British Labour Party by the end of the year. They surely have to split and let the Blairites follow their dreams or being American puppets, while allowing Corbynites to work for ordinary people, just as the Labour Party was intended to do.

(The illustration above was taken from Twitter.)
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Finally, I loved this!

31 comments:

  1. Yet another Westminster lie exposed,wringing their hands and complaining about people not being involved in politics and what they can do about it?
    Well,we have seen,at least from Labour,what they really think about that!

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    1. Oh lord, the very last thing these folk want is people to get involved.

      Indeed they will take all steps necessary to prevent it!

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  2. Looks like HMS Union is going down! Gurgle gurgle gurgle.

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    1. Morning Kangaroo...

      Well, we'll have to start building something else, like SS Scotland, I reckon. Munguin is happy to do the launch (and for once...no fee)!

      :)

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    2. We'll just have to suggest that we'll build some of those ships that are in the White paper from 2014. Should convert a few more No's

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    3. Here is a new nenu option for you

      http://atrueindependentscotland.com/

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    4. Hi Kangaroo, Is this your blog?

      I'll ad it to the blogroll.

      :)

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  3. There can't be many of the alleged union benefits left, all promises broken, and all exposed as lies.

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    1. I'm trying to work out which of the promises they yet have to break, Jim. Can't be many, as you say. Still, I'm sure they will get round to them.

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  4. There should be a law against posting pictures like that first one! Particularly when I've not had breakfast yet.

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    1. Hallo barpe49. I did think about that to be honest. I was expecting John Brownlie or Conan to be the first to complain about it, so the compensation for you, is that you get first prize in the Baillie Complaint Competition.

      The reward is dinner for two, with Jackie, in a motorway café of your choice.

      Seriously. Just think, if you'd already had your breakfast...

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    2. "The reward is dinner for two, with Jackie, in a motorway café of your choice."

      But what is he going to eat...?

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    3. Oy Tris, what about me? I was all set to say pretty much the same - about not having had breakfast - when I read that post earlier. I detest her too you know.

      S.A.

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    4. LOl Conan... the bill!

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    5. SA... you're not nearly such a whinger as Conan and John Boy! And you're far more polite.

      Still I can imagine that you do dislike her intensely. It's pretty normal!

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  5. Baillie is the only politician I can't watch or listen to. As soon as I hear that voice, or see that face, it's switched off. I can't stand the lying toad, and my TV has come close to a flying remote many times.

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    1. She's one of my ever growing list, Jutie.

      Even if you turn the sound off you can tell when she's lying.

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  6. Could you please issue a "Children, look away NOW" warning on certain photos?

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    1. Hmmm... thought it wouldn't be too long before you got your complaint in.

      It's gone to Munguin's complaints department where the complaints manager will look at it when he gets back from his round the world walking tour, which, incidentally, started yesterday (evening).

      Is there anything else we can help you with, Sir?

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    2. Is that the same fella, that works in the BBC complaints department?

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    3. I wondered what he was up to. Moonlighting wee swine. He's fired!

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  7. Surprised that Sky News's Kay Burleigh will be part of Team GB at the Olympics. Never knew she was an accomplished archery player. Oh well, nice she's good at something.

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    1. My goodness, at 55... what a woman!!!

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  8. Jon in ChicagoJuly 21, 2016 4:20 pm

    Soa, who's the bigger dumpster fire today: UK Labour or US Republicans?

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    1. Hard question...

      Can I answer another one instead.

      I know the capital of Norway.... or how many cents in a Euro...

      :)

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  9. LOL @ Tris: I'm shocked......shocked......that after two days of denials by the Trump campaign that there was any plagiarism at all by Mrs. Trump.....which you apparently didn't believe ......NOW you get that fine letter on the "TRUMP" letterhead which explains totally implausibly that while yes, there WAS plagiarism, but a low level staffer was totally responsible. AND you don't believe THAT either, just because it couldn't have actually happened as described. You REALLY do have a suspicious mind.....LOL.

    So the big Republican bash in Cleveland is over tonight when Trump himself makes his acceptance speech. Be on the lookout for "The only thing we have to fear is fear itself." or maybe "Ask not what your country can do for you......" Or even "working hard to put food on his family."

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    1. I cannot tell a lie Danny. It was Munguin who had these suspicious thoughts in his head.

      As for the letter I'm reminded of that great raconteur DubYa who once said: fool me once shame on... you ... well you can't fool me twice, or words to that effect.

      https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eKgPY1adc0A

      But we wonder what kind of fooD (as opposed to fooL) it will be that Mr Trump puts on his family.

      Carry on Republicans. You're doing a grand job of competing for muppets of the century with the British Labour Party, or indeed the Conservative government.

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    2. I think "Fool me once" ranks right up there with "Food on his family" as DubYa's greatest hits.

      The MSNBC political director this morning was decrying how utterly dull the Democrat's convention will surely be next week in Philadelphia, compared with the laughable debacle that Trump's Republicans put on in Cleveland. It's likely that all the Democrats' speeches will use different arrangements of words than have been used in previous speeches, for example. ;-))

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    3. Jon in ChicagoJuly 22, 2016 4:14 am

      Let's not forget "Is our children learning?"

      And, as we say 'round these parts, of the MSNBC political director, he can go east 'til his hat floats.

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    4. Jeez, those Democrats... no sense of history!

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    5. LOL well, that are the question... Is they learning, and what is they learning?

      Love the expression!

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