news & politics:discussion

[eFestivals]

Good job our politicians have so little to do they can spend Monday being sad that an old man has died. 

[Andre91]

Just another normal day on Normal Island. 
 

I swear this country just gets weirder and weirder. Maybe I didn’t notice it when I was younger because I was young but we really are not normal. At all. Embarrassing stuff. 

[Zoo Music Girl]

12 minutes ago, Andre91 said:

Just another normal day on Normal Island. 
 

I swear this country just gets weirder and weirder. Maybe I didn’t notice it when I was younger because I was young but we really are not normal. At all. Embarrassing stuff. 

Honestly yeah. I'm so embarrassed by this reaction. What the fuck are we in 2021?

[eFestivals]

James bond for modernengland

 

Gets the bond girls pregnant then denied being the father,blonde, liar racist, homophobic, e xenophobic, gets everyone else to do his work and then claims credit for it, geymM's job by stabbing him in the back, corbyn bond, supporting the terrorists rather than bumping them off lthal with a turnoip[nicked from elsewhere).

Edited April 10, 2021 by eFestivals

[Hugh Jass]

36 minutes ago, CaledonianGonzo said:

Stockholm syndrome country

Don’t make this worse by bringing Muse into it.

[Zoo Music Girl]

3 minutes ago, Hugh Jass said:

Don’t make this worse by bringing Muse into it.

Everything is worse when you bring Muse into it.

[maelzoid]

I don’t remember any of this hysteria when the Queen mother died. She was also a royal consort, and I reckon more beloved than Philip. Am I misremembering?

[eFestivals]

10 minutes ago, maelzoid said:

I don’t remember any of this hysteria when the Queen mother died. She was also a royal consort, and I reckon more beloved than Philip. Am I misremembering?

Had the piss taken out of her better by sspitting image. 

Edited April 10, 2021 by eFestivals

[Zoo Music Girl]

19 minutes ago, maelzoid said:

I don’t remember any of this hysteria when the Queen mother died. She was also a royal consort, and I reckon more beloved than Philip. Am I misremembering?

I've been trying to remember. A lot less TV and radio stations then I guess?

[steviewevie]

1 hour ago, Homer said:

I just checked the schedule funnily enough. Radcliffe 7 to 11, then Maconie 11 to 3. I guess they're regarded as being the 'steady hands'!

Gideon Coe drafted in later too.

No Giles Peterson?! I love his show.

[Homer]

5 minutes ago, steviewevie said:

No Giles Peterson?! I love his show.

Yep, he's def a goner I'm afraid!

[CaledonianGonzo]

And we don't even get the minor pleasure of Brexit Liz being kicked to the curb.

[eFestivals]

3 minutes ago, CaledonianGonzo said:

And we don't even get the minor pleasure of Brexit Liz being kicked to the curb.

You can uincludeit in your ref if you want to lose

[eFestivals]

Am bored of hearing how man with private income and no job had a lot of time to give to good causes.

[CaledonianGonzo]

Liz Kershaw, not Liz Windsor.

[Simsy]

6 minutes ago, CaledonianGonzo said:

Liz Kershaw, not Liz Windsor.

Took me a moment to realise that's who you meant!

[guypjfreak]

1 hour ago, Andre91 said:

Just another normal day on Normal Island. 
 

I swear this country just gets weirder and weirder. Maybe I didn’t notice it when I was younger because I was young but we really are not normal. At all. Embarrassing stuff. 

Lolol we're all nutters in one way or another lol 

Happy weekend old son 

[sedra]

There have been set protocols set up for major royal death for years so it’s an automatic response by BBC etc - probably needs a bit of an update given current situation and views on royalty at moment. It will be interesting if they review the protocols following public response to all this - when the Queen dies it will be even more of a response- it’s meant to be a month of national mourning or something. 
I wouldn’t be surprised to see them do a major review of the royal death protocol after some of the complaints and general negativity. 
we even got notified at work ( local council) to wear somber clothing on Teams calls and black tie for senior officers! 

 

[Andre91]

When the Queen dies, I reckon they’re just going to cut all of our electricity for a couple of days as a national black out. Seems like the next step after this one to me 😛 

[eFestivals]

1 minute ago, sedra said:

There have been set protocols set up for major royal death for years so it’s an automatic response by BBC etc - probably needs a bit of an update given current situation and views on royalty at moment. It will be interesting if they review the protocols following public response to all this - when the Queen dies it will be even more of a response- it’s meant to be a month of national mourning or something. 
I wouldn’t be surprised to see them do a major review of the royal death protocol after some of the complaints and general negativity. 
we even got notified at work ( local council) to wear somber clothing on Teams calls and black tie for senior officers! 
 

Current hot news on the BBC old man is still dead u

[zero000]

Just listening to 6 music. “Following the death of the duke of Edinburgh we’re sounding different today” they then immediately cut to a morose Otis Reading track. 
 

Its 2021 FFS! Utterly embarrassing.

[eFestivals]

Will they cut Brenda's money to a single person's pension now

[Paul ™]

Saturday's Spot the Difference Competition

[bamber]

I would love to see the current guidance on what is acceptable to be played on BBC radio right now.

I suspect it is along the lines of lines of "Nothing too Irish, Punk or angry Black, mostly sad, nothing overwhelmingly cheery".

It is a fucking Joke. The crass assumption that we are all more moved by the death of a 99 year old royal Greek man than the millions of good souls lost to Covid and all those others near and dear to us is galling

I hope this is a wake up call to the many as to where this country's priorities are.

Edited April 10, 2021 by bamber

[efcfanwirral]

I wonder how many dodgy contracts are going to be given under the emergency powers over the coming days...