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Reply | Are We Climate Misled?
at 09:10 13 Mar 2025
There are times when they break the law but there are more times when they pollute within the rules. If it rains too much sewage is allowed to be discharged untreated, if storage capcity is reached it's the same. Outside of this they are prosecuted if they are caught. And that's a big if.
Farmers are allowed to spread waste over their land (within reason) this invariably ends up in rivers and the sea. The bottom line is that industrial scale farming results in industrial scale crap.
Fundamentally there are too many of us eating too much, too many fast food places and too many fat people. A McDonalds burger costs the environment far more than the 99p you can buy it with, milk should be more expensive than beer.
I'd happily do away with supermarkets, they are part of the problem. It would be far better for everyone if meat and dairy was only bought directly from farm shops. I try to do that but struggle with milk. It would be a lot more expensive but would be sustainable.
To improve the infrastructure woulds basically need every road in every town and city in the UK to be dug up and the sewage system replaced, followed by a new sewage works at the end of it. We could probably build HS2 many times for the cost. The main issue with this though is that the water companies are private, it wouldn't be the government paying for it it would be us through water bills. That's privitisation for you. |
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Reply | USAID ended.
at 06:21 12 Mar 2025
I think this is the problem that Resolven mentioned earlier.
The Sesame Street thing is/was a child development programme for kids on warzones, that shared the Arabic translation for Sesame but was nothing to do with the TV programme.
Trump also mentioned something about transgender mice, that was actually cancer treatment research.
It obviously wasn't perfect but he's talking bollox. |
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Reply | One of too few
at 14:41 11 Mar 2025
I understand your point, but manifestos are all we have. If people don't read them and vote it's their fault not the politicians. That was the chance for the petition signatories to act, they missed the boat. They have nobody to blame but themselves
Labour made both the expansion and 20 mph speed limits manifesto points, both were picked up and reported as highlights in the media. They won the election and implemented them, they can't really be criticised for that. Having referendums for each point before implementation would cost billions and undermine democracy.
I have a similar take to yours on waste. But what is essential to some isn't to others. I benefit from free school meals and prescriptions becasue I live in Wales, I don't need either. I think it's a waste but that provision has been defended on this forum.
From personal experience I've seen how much is provided to some people via benefits, I'm looking forward to seeing what Starmer announces regarding benefit reform. To me, it's a waste, to others it's an entitlement. |
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Reply | One of too few
at 16:22 10 Mar 2025
But we can't call it a waste. People had an option to stop it but didn't take it because the vast majority of people either actively voted in favour of it or didn't express an opininon either way.
Manifesto's aren't ideal, but they're all we likely to have. If a political party doesn't deliver on their pledges they can be removed at the next election, if they had to reconsult before they implemented any of their manifesto pledges they would run out of time to get anything done.
People voting in the same way year after year and through generations is a massive problem and is probably why we have a Senedd in the state it's in. Drakeford had to be the least electable politician in recent history especially after his handling of Covid restrictions. I was baffled he was able to form another government. |
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Reply | One of too few
at 06:25 10 Mar 2025
Yes.
But the increase was in Labours manifesto and they were elected to deliver it, similar to the 20 mph speed limit. A waste to me but it's what the people wanted. |
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Reply | One of too few
at 22:09 9 Mar 2025
And to a certain extent this is my personal problem with national politics infiltrating local politics.
Commenting on Waspi, WHA, trade unions etc is nothing he can change so it shouldn't influence his vote. The bottom line is that he won't support the budget but doesn't seem to want to suggest any alternatives.
I'm guessing my council tax will go up by 5%, I'm not happy about it, but just look at the state of the place we live in. |
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Reply | One of too few
at 21:57 9 Mar 2025
I honestly don't think they are wasting billions. Although the definition of waste is very much down to the individual and their priorities. |
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Reply | One of too few
at 20:46 9 Mar 2025
Yes.
It sort of summed up my problem with socialism, doesn't want to cut services and doesn't want to increase tax. So who pays for it? |
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Reply | One of too few
at 22:02 8 Mar 2025
He's a local councillor. He's banging on about stuff that he can't change and is way out of his remit. He's making a national political stand in a forum that's about local issues, totally wasting his time as an elected local official.
I'm not a fan of national politics infiltrating local councils at all, I think all councillors should be independent.
The major issue though is that the country is skint and services are already on their knees. It has to be paid for. |
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Reply | One of too few
at 19:58 8 Mar 2025
Irrespective of Brexit. This councillor needs a little grasp of reality. |
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Reply | Reform Wales
at 20:12 7 Mar 2025
And most of their "supporters" probably haven't got a clue.
Some of Lowe's comments are astounding but not surprising. They're basically a Farage cult |
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Reply | Reform Wales
at 19:22 7 Mar 2025
It should have. But most people who are claiming to support Reform won't have a clue. |
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Reply | Reform Wales
at 11:12 7 Mar 2025
I checked. It's not the party with most members, it's whoever is nominated and gets the most votes from Senedd members. Technically the first minister could be from any party, obviously that won't be the case because other parties won't vote for them.
The vote is going to be so split between parties next year we're going to have a rainbow coalition. It'll be everyone v Reform / Tories, unless the Tories do unexpectedly well. |
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Reply | Trump and Vance
at 22:16 6 Mar 2025
How is Starmer going to drag us in to the third world war?
What's he going to do that's going to provoke Russia more than NATO giving Ukraine billions of pounds worth of weapons to fire at Russians? |
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Reply | Equality under the law
at 22:56 5 Mar 2025
The blackbeltbarrister aka Daniel Shensmith. Often has Starmer in his YouTube videos as a thumbnail.
It's totally political, especially in this case. |
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Reply | Equality under the law
at 20:43 5 Mar 2025
Rule of thumb.
If anyone says "you won't see this on mainstream media" is usually talking bollox. |
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Reply | Trump and Vance
at 20:06 5 Mar 2025
I understand where you're coming from. I try to ignore some posters but the nonsense posted occasionally gets the better of me.
And I don't mean people I don't agree with. I mean propaganda, ignorance, arrogance and stupidity. |
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