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‘USA has won’. No so, no side has won so we are all still in the ‘wet and sticky’, The real winner is China; doesn’t waste money by starting illegal wars but works behind the scenes strategically. When it comes to the crunch the USA cannot win; China will never allow Iran to be obliterated.
Wilts, wroung again! It is not a u turn, merely is a delay. The base is a jount uk/usa affair. Trump said he was originally happy then changed his mind a day later. We cannot get any sense out of the USA until they stop playing war games.
At least Starmer is trying to do something, The right wing do nothing, make no valid recommendations and merely moan and criticise. I know who is really pathetic.
Wilts, the way you go on you must believe that anyone working in the public sector does not pay taxes!
You are obviously brought up to beiieve that ‘socialism’ is bad (American propaganda) without knowing what it means. Put simply, socialists believe that working together and helping each other gets a better result than having a dog eats dog attitude. The proof of the pudding is the fact that China is light years ahead of the USA.
You must not get jealous believing that grass is always greener on the otber side of the street.
The solution is easy. Which of the three rational parties – Greens, Labour or LibDems can beat Conservatives/Reform. That’s the one to go for.
Richard 88, you are so right. Starmer is doing his best by hosting European leaders to see if they can come up with a solution. In war time, as this is, you would expect the opposition to support the government. But not the ultra right and far right. They just moan and groan and do everything they can to make things worse. They are pathetic.
It never ceases to amaze me how ignorant the ‘right’ really are. Wilts takes the biscuit!
“Plus make all benefits means tested”
They already are!‘Close defined public sector pwnsion schemes’
Obviously Wilts does not know that these schemes do not cost the government a single penny apart from the employer’s share of the contributions. Employees pay a higher percentage of their salaries in contributions than private sector employees to fund their pension.Then we get others saying they will vote Reform just to get rid of the boat people. They don’t seem to understand that this can only be done quickly if £2 billion (Reform’s figures) is spent on setting up an ICE type agency and taking away ALL our human rights.
Reform and the Conservatives drone on about cutting benefits. The question is where? The largest benefit cost in total is the state pension. But having paid money in for 50 years I don’t regard this as a benefit.
Then they must remember they are like turkeys voting for Christmas. Like the American farmers who voted for Trump and are now bankrupt. Will they ever learn?
Sheffieldgrump, Entirely. But I cannot see how the World Cup can proceed with a war going on.
To answer the question – the country would become a mini America and all our rights would be taken away.
First, we would no longer honour International Law.
Second, £2 billion of out taxes would be spent on setting up an ICE type agency.
Then all immigrants would be wheeled out of the country leading the NHS to collapse.
Our doctor’s surgeries and dental practices would go into administration as there would be a complete lack of qualified personnel to run them.
Our job security would be slashed as they have said they would abolish the Employment Protection Act. It would be back to the 1950’s – hire and fire.
We would have to pay for all NHS services at high rates.
Benefits will be slashed, while the super rich would benefit from tax cutsIt would be just like America – the very people who voted for them would suffer the most. Women would wake up to find they are second class citizens with no rights whatsoever.
In short, the country would be ….ed.
Let’s get this right. I said “thousands on both sides” not thousands of Americans. Given the destruction of Israel the numbers killed there must well exceed the alleged official numbers.
Trump will have to walk away and if Isreal refuse to honour commitments they will be isolated. They cannot survive then.
Nwalton, you are being stupid. The casualties on both sides runs to thousands and not millions. I agree that just one casualty is one too many. Note the word is ‘too’ not ‘to’.
You must not be taken in by US propaganda; there has to be similar casualties on both sides.I believe this current war is effectively over. Trump agreed to negotiate on Iran’s terms, not his. This war has cost the USA a fortune.
The reality is that Trump’s military are refusing his orders and the most senior person has been sacked. The USA is in disarray. They have suffered a large nunber of casualties, but these numbers have been hidden from the American public. When these numbers come out it will be the end of Trump. The Iranians have won this war, but of course the madman will say the opposite.
The problem is that the majority of American voters believe everything put out the right wing press. Unfortunately the same could be said of UK voters who are taken in by what they read in the Express, Mail, Sun and Telegraph, all owned by Americans or their sympathisers.
Everything coming out of Trump and his mob are lies, lies and more lies. They tell us that thousands of Iranians have died while casualties in the USA and Israel amount to the fingers on two hands. On the other hand, the Iranians tell the truth admitting their leader was killed. We are told fighter planes from the USA cannot be touched while we see wreckage on the ground.
In the UK, it appears that Reform can clear the country of illegal immigrants by merely waving a magic wand. Some people will believe anything they read in the gutter press.
Drone, your picture is apt Iran will not be defeated as they have the support of China and Russia. Trump (or any politician in the USA) should have realised that Iran does not need a nuclear weapon as her supporters have them
Both China and Russia are happy to see the USA destroy themselves, which is what they are doing. Back to the picture! In the end king rat Trump will walk away and blame the Democrats for the mess they are in.
I am afraid journalists these days have very little knowledge about the subjects they write about. The Grand National used to be a lottery where poor horses could occasionally win the race. The best example is Foinavon whose managed to jump a fence which was blocked with many horses in the ditch. Then we had nutcases from the RSPCA et al complaining that our great race was cruel to horses. So the fences were shortened and made easier to jump. Then the distance was shortened. So the Grand National became a 4 miles + ordinary chase. The magic has gone!
This means that higher grade horses are now entered because the risks have been vastly reduced. The best jumper ever, Arkle, did not run in the race as his owner would not risk it. If the conditions then had been as they are today Arkle would have run and would now hold the record for winning under the highest weight ever.
So with much better horses now entering it is no wonder favourites are getting their noses in front. This week a good horse will win a long distance chase and his owner will collect a lot of money. But is won’t be the Grand National as we knew it!
I have an example of how desperate bookmakers, escpecially William Hill), are to get punters to bet. I received an email under the heading BOOST: England to win the World Cup 13/2 (was 11/2).
Anyone stupid enough to do ACCA’s must realise that expecting four or more bets to win is expecting far too much Today we had four certain winners, all odds on or at a small price; Manchester City, Chelsea, Arsenal and Rangers. All went well until Southampton beat Arsenal. There is always one certainty that lets you down!
