Kurtofan posted:

I keep reading Guardian comment and it's crazy how right wing they are, especially when it came to Muslims.

And I took a look at a Daily Mail comment section... and the most upvoted comments were basically the reverse of what you'd expect

Zephro posted:

True, although most people don't think of it as a benefit. The fact there's some contributory principle involved (ie you have to earn eligible years through NI contributions) masks the fact that it's just paid out of ordinary taxation like any other benefit and you're not actually contributing to any kind of fund like you would be in a private pension. That's one reason people are so resistant to talk of it ever being cut.

Jedit posted:

Good news, public sector pensions are no longer linked to final salary but against an average of your salary during your employment! Good news unless you're a public sector worker approaching retirement age, that is, as you've spent all those years paying into a scheme thinking it would suffice only to be told the terms have changed and you've lost most of it.

Tigey posted:

'And you are lynching negroes'

Kurtofan posted:

Individual crime/private crime is different from state crime.

30.5 Days posted:

Sometimes I'm just hanging out and I remember that liberals, whose primary political feature is the worship of power, have their own third party in that crazy ol country of yours. Then I remember that other liberals are threatening to start a second one.

Vengeance of Pandas posted:

The purging of the £25'ers begins.

Pissflaps posted:

I'd guess that the T&Cs stated that this would be the case.

LeoMarr posted:

Is the Labor election rigged. because acorbyn is a blairite in disguise.

Guavanaut posted:

Does it come with the light gun and Duck Hunt though?

XMNN posted:

apart from getting drunk in a field obv

in this weeks instalment im going to deepest darkest essex where they all voted leave and have webbed fingers

goddamnedtwisto posted:

Four nights, four dinners disturbed by calls from canvassers for Owen Smith. One more and I'm loving voting BNP.

forkboy84 posted:

Having a landline is useful because it means I can get away with never remembering to put credit on my phone.

OwlFancier posted:

If you toast your cheese and salmon sandwich I don't know what's wrong with you. Bagels are nice toasted but I wouldn't eat one raw.

big scary monsters posted:

The difference between then and now is that previously machines only did the hard, physical labour. Machines now are starting to do the mental labour as well. As far as I can see all that's left is jobs that require a "human touch"; emotion and a feeling of connection. And don't think people aren't trying hard to copy that too.

Pesky Splinter posted:

It's almost unbelievable how much of this coup attempt has been a colossal gently caress-up.
The sense of desperate, panicking free-fall as it crumbles around them - it's simultaneously amusing, and pathetic - all because their plan consisted solely of "Vote No Confidence = Jeremy leaves" with no backup.

forkboy84 posted:

Why? £25 is a lot of money to some people. If you're single, have no kids & work full-time, sure you can probably afford to donate £25 to the Labour Party. But shouldn't a donation be optional? This was the disenfranchisement of thousands of members in order to cynically raise cash for the party.

Anyway, enjoy more salt from liberals whining about Trots going to "capitalist courts"

brian posted:

So with the NEC now with 6 new lefty types, does that mean they can call off the appeal of the judge ruling from earlier today?

TinTower posted:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t3UyT0Dk_j8

Rubicon's new advert is a bit weird.

TinTower posted:

forkboy84 posted:

My view is that I stand with all comrades on strike. Solidarity is our best weapon.

Barry Foster posted:

Just come back from the Bristol West CLP nomination meeting. I had to leave early but the Corbyn supporters were getting a bigger response, so that's potentially good for the old ballot.

The vast majority of the Owen Smith supporters who spoke were student-y as gently caress, which surprised and disappointed me a bit. Although in hindsight I'm not sure why

Jedit posted:

A study has shown that people who like HP Sauce are more likely to have voted to leave the EU. Up against the wall, motherfuckers!

The Saurus posted:

Pissflaps, how does it make you feel that I was able to vote, and convince multiple others to vote for Brexit while living in a lovely town in a very economically strong part of the United States, meaning I will suffer none of the consequences whatsoever while still getting to be smug and happy about it happening?

hakimashou posted:

Corbyn is for sure the closest thing to a commie to have that high a position in either of our countries, singing about red flags and stuff. I mean you couldn't really blame any competent security service for at least keeping an eye on him to make sure he's harmless. It's not every day you get to see the leader of a major political party in the anglosphere sing "though cowards flinch and traitors sneer, we'll keep the red flag flying here."

CoolCab posted:

and there were several times American interests have cast shade on the special relationship because of England's socialist ways, this was a big part of the media reaction to the Suez crisis for example, iirc. it only went away in our lifetimes because there hasn't been a socialist in power (or opposition really) for 30+ years

hakimashou posted:

I don't think the Democratic Party has an anthem at any rate so I didn't realize the labor party did. I remember people posting videos of Cornyn singing the red flag thing when he won like it was a big deal.

CoolCab posted:

Maybe I'm misremembering, but there was some mid-50s crisis where the American media response was full of Red Scare era trashing of the U.K. government. I was pretty sure it was the Suez Crisis.

thespaceinvader posted:

There's a cap on increases, there was some discussion in the CLP last year about whether it's worth a local rederencdum to ask about increases - because that's the only way to do it, but it costs a goddamn fortune.

Tesseraction posted:

Speaking of which what games are people playing at the moment? I've started to go back to Xbox 360/PS3 generation JRPGs.

Apparently there's a remake/remaster of Crash Bandicoot 1-3 coming to PS4 next year that's looking pretty balla.

Tesseraction posted:

What's that like, anyway?

Pissflaps posted:

Only one of the two Labours could remain relevant - and that'll be whichever faction gets to use the Labour name.

Unless the side that splits used a modified version of 'Labour' in which case they may be able to condemn each other to electoral obscurity for longer.