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Reply | Post election thoughts
at 00:18 6 Jul 2024
Chatting in work today and was shocked by the number of staff who did not bother to vote .
Main theme seemed to be they are all crooks and liars , why bother .
Living a short distance from Neef my boundary changes dictate I am now under the Brecon/Radnor area control for my MP , I rarely venture up that way , in Neath more often .
Red of Neath is now gone as my old constituency , Yellow is now my Party .
Did not vote for either of them Parties though . |
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Reply | Labour
at 12:32 5 Jul 2024
That lovable scamp and cad , good old Bojo lost it for the Conservatives .
He will never be forgiven for his lies and partying , Sunak paid the price for his deciet . |
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Reply | Will Reform win a single seat?
at 01:13 4 Jul 2024
Sir Kier Starmer has not been mentioned in his spin doctors PR .
Will that title come back and bite him on the rear end if it all goes wrong .
Conservatives wheeled BOJO out to drum up support , biggest vote loser for any Party at this late stage . an awful decision choice to be a go to voice . |
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Reply | Tata Steel
at 00:42 4 Jul 2024
Children grabbing sweets off the shelves where I am are always with adults more concerned with playing with their phones , yer get that if you want it attitude , I am busy texting .
Brought up when cawl lasted 3 days on the slow fire .
Bag of sweets was a treat then, now it is a reward for a child going to school that day , sad.
Woodbine and Embassy fags were also the go to then so maybe we cannot judge .
Minted Consulate cigs were my first try , |
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Reply | Rwanda
at 01:34 3 Jul 2024
Some reporting suggest a change of Goverment might make immigration easier maybe , |
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Reply | Tata Steel
at 01:28 3 Jul 2024
Working in shelf stacking myself in a local Supermarket around the confectionary aisle .
School children before start come in and spend £2 on a bag of sweets and chocolates before lessons others buy chocolate cookies a quid each from the bakery . no problem .
Dentistry and obesity figures are rocketing , I see reasons why everyday . |
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Reply | Tata Steel
at 01:01 3 Jul 2024
Unite , TGWU once know as my then Union in TATA have decided not to proceed with Industrial Action , thank goodness for that .
TATA would have locked the gates after the staff walked out , cheerio , our job now easier .
It galls me to say it but ARC is their vision with a soon to be defunct BOS and Blast gone .
Somehow keep the Industry and jobs in PortTalbot and local business keep going .
Blast Furnaces 4+5 on my M4 travels are still a must look at sight . |
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Reply | Ok ,let’s have it. The Conservatives . You know you want to
at 00:00 3 Jul 2024
For now my X will not go against the Two main Political Parties , Red are are losing my vote .
Just would like Stamer to outline his Council Tax plan , now he wants to release prisioners eaelier from their sentences , a no vote for me on both issues , no plan on controlling the small boats and illegal immigrants , add refugees for balance .
Somehow Sunak with a very expensive PR team are swaying my thinking .
Bojo on a clip broadcast on Newsnight earlier looked like he needed a haircut taken with a mild cup of tea , he was so OTT .
Tin hat time , We are all making Plans for Nigel . |
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Reply | Nigel Farage
at 01:57 1 Jul 2024
Corbyn blanked me once on a PR visit to the TATA plant I was then working in .
He seemed to be cared about Steel making in Wales , say hello then when you walk by .
He lost my vote that day , a nod or small gesture might have swung my thinking . |
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Reply | Mick Antoniw
at 01:24 30 Jun 2024
Watch the road rage of drivers stuck behind a car travelling at 18 mph , accident waiting to happen when a chancer overtakes .
A road by me down to 40mph , good stretch of tarmac , few blind spots but a good road .
Tailgaters itching to get up to where they want to go , someone tottering along at 35 mph .
Get out of my way I am coming through , oncoming motorists beware . |
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Reply | Coldplay
at 00:54 30 Jun 2024
Will watch Coldplay on catch up at a later time , not for me but a family member went to Cardiff few years ago and loved their show that night .
Some reports earlier suggested a lot of the acts were playing with backup audio as a fail safe for technical problems , must be an option for a turnover of so many performers on a stage , sound checks must be a problem in a short space of time to get it right .
Most of the big arena shows I attend now , marvel at an OAP with a voice still sounding the same now even as I remember it from my 33 rpm vinyl , techonology , got to love it .
Tinternet now claims Taylor Swift lip synched this her entire World Tour .
Shania Twain legends spot Sunday , Dolly Parton nailed that gig a few years ago . |
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Reply | The tainted First Minister
at 00:50 28 Jun 2024
The PR exercise over Gethin and his hangers on trip to Mumbai was laughable .
It was a token gesture , paid by us of course to save our heritage in Steel , failed .
But a face to face with TATA would save Wales our steelmaking , nice freebie holiday .
All Politicians are false , Drakeford was useless , this guy has taken it to another level .
Even Liz Truss called it a day when she knew she was not capable , ruined the economy but said out of her depth here , time to go and we are all in the UK paying for her mess .
Cardiff getting a new bus stop costing close to £ 100m , really cannot make it up . |
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Reply | The kiddy missing in Tenerife
at 00:20 28 Jun 2024
Some on line reports suggest and maybe want to dodge a problem over there .
Tenerife want to be seen as a go to destination tor tourists , no iffy deals here mate .
Really has to be more to this backstory than being presented to us . |
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Reply | Tata Steel
at 22:11 27 Jun 2024
Tata had threatened to pull out of the UK en bloc if they could not get any more subsidies .
Seems there is half a billion waiting for them when this part closure starts , although this was offered by the current Government ,
Richie gets the boot from No.10 , a new party comes in , will that money still be there after the General Election . |
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Reply | Tata Steel
at 21:42 27 Jun 2024
Importing HRC from India .
China will soon be eyeing potential opportunities to pump their metal into the UK .
Sure them Countries give a damn about their carbon footprint on the World .
This decision has nothing to with being Greener .
TATA has wanted to cut jobs for years due to financial reasons , to many high wages paid .
Look forward to Zero Contract offers added to cheaper labour costs going forward . |
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Reply | Tata Steel
at 20:08 27 Jun 2024
As soon as Industirial Action was called for the writing was on the wall for the Plant .
TATA needed any excuse to put another nail in the coffin , this was just it .
I know they have been importing Hot Rolled Coil from India lately , the incoming quality on the product has been excellent too from what I am hearing .
Looks like the end of Welsh carbon steel is nearly on us .
A sad situation for an old ex British Steel employee like me and many others . |
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Reply | Huw Jenkins
at 00:27 22 Jun 2024
Laudrup , Martinez and Brendon Rodgers , managers come gone moved on to better roles .
Cooper , Potter now Russell Martin all Premiership level , we had them all once .
How now we cannot attract a forward thinking manager , out of the box tactician .
Back in the dark days we took a punt on John Toshack ftom Cardiff .
First Division football followed some 5 years later . Swans v Arsenal , never happen .
Win at all costs now , short term contract for a new manager plus limited budget .
Chelsea are throwing out 7 years contracts to Managers , fail after a few games pack your suncream and sit on a beach for a few years . |
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Reply | BADFINGER - They Sold A Million ...
at 23:47 21 Jun 2024
Great list of artists who left us far too early .
Karen Carpenter , health wise or other issues surronding her loss of life , what a voice .
Badfinger were a bit before my time .
Man at the Patti Pavillion , Deke Leonard included , vinyl 33 album in the plastic sleeve
cover them days , loved annoying the parents playing Bananas very loud .
Many years later after a break up , my ex threw all my vinyl classics in a skip for the tip .
Got over it , not bitter in any way . |
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Reply | 🔴🔵🟡🟢⚫️ Who are you voting for ?
at 22:17 21 Jun 2024
Ad Hoc poll at the start of this poll suggests Reform / Coservative are ahead of Labour in our thinking around here .
Interesting to see if this thinking now carries over to the Ballot Box .
Is the Red Rosette losing its grip in Wales . Boundary changes have also brought Brecon into the Pontardawe area for electors , Yellow / Blue voters now taking out the Red Neef vote . |
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Reply | The kiddy missing in Tenerife
at 21:59 21 Jun 2024
Opening article on this topic is a real eyeopener of background issues today .
Media reports indicate a youngster out for a lads weekend away on a rave ends up in the middle of nowhere later , flip flops and T shirt his only possessions , no water or phone .
Some alleged media reports suggest a 40 year old and 18 year old pair of men in the area were questioned , released and done a runner the next day back to the UK .
Appreciate a full and thorough police investigation needs to be done . speculation will be rife after that report , sad reading over that particular case .
Opinions then turn to revenge , family feuds and innocent people caught up in a bigger and more sinister culture around us .
Cannot see a happy ending here for the missing boy . |
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