UK Politics

[Neil]

1 hour ago, steviewevie said:

 

headline writer needs to go back to school.

[Neil]

On 2/22/2024 at 12:50 PM, pink_triangle said:

I remember a few years ago thinking Truss was just a bland, run of the mill generic Tory, at what stage did she go batshit crazy?

it probably started when she campaigned for tory leader i remember saying to a mate that she was making spaffer-like impossible promises.

[Neil]

35 minutes ago, clarkete said:

That's  because many thousands have resigned.

a lot have retired as well, problem is it was predictable, and bma wouldn't all enough replacements to be trained.

[steviewevie]

7 minutes ago, Neil said:

it probably started when she campaigned for tory leader i remember saying to a mate that she was making spaffer-like impossible promises.

she was talking about abolishing the monarchy when she was a lib dem.

[clarkete]

24 minutes ago, fraybentos1 said:

I googled it too I think it is right. It just shocked me based on my (very limited) experience.

What figure did you find and how does it compare to the UK? 

"The country's population of 52 million had 2.6 doctors per 1,000 people in 2022" 

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-02-22/south-korea-trainee-doctors-protest-government-medical-students/103496418

I've seen lower or comparable figures for the UK but clearly it varies up or down, particularly in the last few years and I think the government are much more keen to publish totals without reflecting demand. 

[clarkete]

3 minutes ago, Neil said:

a lot have retired as well, problem is it was predictable, and bma wouldn't all enough replacements to be trained.

No, it related to my link about south Korea 😉

"Almost 8,000 trainee doctors in South Korea have walked off the job" 

[kaosmark2]

3 hours ago, steviewevie said:

 

Whereas if they were right-wing it would be "lone wolf agitator guilty of ..."

[steviewevie]

Truss and Bannon discuss the Rochdale by-election

 

[Neil]

3 hours ago, steviewevie said:

she was talking about abolishing the monarchy when she was a lib dem.

that was before she started shagging a tory mp.

[steviewevie]

 

[Crazyfool01]

Racist Asshole 

[Neil]

10 minutes ago, Nobody Interesting said:

The right wing (formerly known as Far Right) are really starting to show their cards and show how things that used to be said behind closed doors are now acceptable mainstream and fine to say.

The message this sends out to nutters everywhere is frightening - and they know it!

I really hate to think how awful the next election will be and how many moderate folks will be radicalised by the barage of hate speak we are going to hear - mostly from the Right but also from some of the left.

its not just the far right who need to be pulled up for their extreme language, there's lots of similar extremes from other perspectives, that people who pretend to care just let waft past them - in these topics quite often.

[steviewevie]

The Islamist woke deep state have taken over.

[clarkete]

4 hours ago, steviewevie said:

The Islamist woke deep state have taken over.

Aye, yet all the policies and laws we have become increasingly right wing, almost as though it's rampant bollox. 

[steviewevie]

This could be the direction the tories go in after the election, all backed by their propaganda channel GB News.

[steviewevie]

...and I guess will feel further emboldened if Trump gets back in the White House. 

[Neil]

36 minutes ago, steviewevie said:

This could be the direction the tories go in after the election, all backed by their propaganda channel GB News.

if people start watching gb news to be outraged it'll soon have the same influence as fox news had in the states.

[Crazyfool01]

Anderson rightly suspended the c**t 

[Guest]

16 minutes ago, Crazyfool01 said:

Anderson rightly suspended the c**t 

I wonder if he’ll go to Reform. 

[Crazyfool01]

Just now, Ozanne said:

I wonder if he’ll go to Reform. 

Pretty likely it seems . Hopefully truss and Braverman next but think Anderson action will be to take the heat out of it . 

[Neil]

Just now, Ozanne said:

I wonder if he’ll go to Reform. 

he could probably stand for leader and win, hes more visible than tice(? or whoever).

[Neil]

Just now, Crazyfool01 said:

Pretty likely it seems . Hopefully truss and Braverman next but think Anderson action will be to take the heat out of it . 

you're right, those two too obsessed with themselves to give themselves a career down vote. don't think these two have anywhere to go

[steviewevie]

18 minutes ago, Ozanne said:

I wonder if he’ll go to Reform. 

Or Green 😉

[steviewevie]

18 minutes ago, Neil said:

he could probably stand for leader and win, hes more visible than tice(? or whoever).

He could be their first MP...?

[lazyred]

7 minutes ago, steviewevie said:

He could be their first MP...?

Not for long. Labour will win his seat back this year.