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Reply | Starmer and Trump
at 15:39 14 Mar 2026
Look like he’s also asking/ urging/ demanding/ calling ( depending on which source you read) the Chinese and the French to assist too. Not sure what kind of response he’ll get, but blocking the oil from flowing through will be a disaster. |
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Reply | Starmer and Trump
at 15:10 14 Mar 2026
It’s now being reported that DT is calling, demanding or urging (depending on which source you want to read) the U.K. to send “warships” to secure the straights of Hormuz so that merchant ships can pass through following Iranian attacks. If the oil tankers can’t pass through its going to create a lot of economic hardship.
Anyone get the impression things aren’t quite going to plan?
Edit - clarify matter. [Post edited 14 Mar 15:37]
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Reply | Cardiff Rugby
at 21:35 13 Mar 2026
Swansea City Council have released “minutes” of the meeting between themselves and members of the WrU board earlier this year. It certainly appears that someone is not being straight with the public and telling untruths. And then we have RCK calling for trust to be rebuilt. If you check out the article on Walesonline via Facebook, there’s lots of comments there including a few from Rob Stewart
https://www.walesonline.co.uk/
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Reply | Don't Understand How This is Not Already in Place
at 23:44 11 Mar 2026
Absolutely. We regularly change the design on our bank notes, or coinage has all sorts of things on the back.
I’m of the view this is just nonsense being pushed by GB News to have a pop at the government. There’s far more important things to criticise them on than this. |
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Reply | War in the Middle East
at 23:36 11 Mar 2026
To be honest I don’t know if the US, Israel or anyone else has a long term plan or solution in mind.
I was talking to an Iraqi Kurd earlier this week and he was of the belief that there is no way that the Kurds will rise up and fight the an Iranian regime. He told me there is a deep distrust of the US and many of its allies following the previous Gulf wars when the Kurds and others were encouraged to rise up and fight, only to be left high and dry with no air cover and no weaponry to take on tanks and armour. Following Saddams fall, there was a huge power vacuum which left the door open for radicle organisations and terrorists such as IS to come to power and cause untold death, destruction and misery.
The IRGG is a huge organisation with power and tentacles that reach everywhere, completely removing them and getting them out of power will be difficult. [Post edited 11 Mar 23:36]
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Thread | Lord Chadlington to Leave the Lords !!!
at 14:53 10 Mar 2026
Another one who’s embroiled in the Covid VIP Lane, he introduced a company to the government which he had links to, said company picked up a contract worth tens of millions for equipment that was binned !! Said company also went bust owing HMRC money. Seemingly very similar to Mone.
https://www.theguardian.com/wo
I’d like to see him leaving the Lords in a pair of handcuffs. !! |
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Reply | War in the Middle East
at 17:09 8 Mar 2026
The US wanted regime change, Bush didn’t want to act unilaterally and they wanted their allies and Britain to support them. Blair was approached and gave an undertaking to Bush he’d support the US in 2002 a year before the war. The WMD fiasco was his excuse. The Iraq conflict removed Saddam, but in terms of the subsequent years it’s nothin* short of a disaster. |
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Reply | War in the Middle East
at 08:59 8 Mar 2026
Don’t agree with you.
The US America First policy is putting America’s interest above everything else, and while I agree with having a policy of promoting your own interest it doesn’t mean riding roughshod over everything else and in particular your allies. We’ve already been dragged in to 1 illegal war in the Middle East. Greenland, tariffs, are a just couple of other areas where the US is treating its allies poorly.
First and foremost Starmer needs to stand up for the UK’s interest, if we can help others great, but if in doing so our interest comes second to theirs then no. |
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Reply | Bottom three
at 23:18 6 Mar 2026
Who’d have believe that could happen at the start of the season, I’d be quite content if Leicester and West Brom both went down - they’re 2 “big” teams who would normally be play off contenders. Could make next season a lot easier. |
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Reply | War in the Middle East
at 18:43 6 Mar 2026
Nonsense.
He’s signed off an agreement on border controls on Gibraltar which the residents on Gib have been pushing for a long time. The agreement is exactly what the government of Gibraltar have been asking for and is supported by their Chief Minister. Brexiteers over here have been whinging, but then again they don’t live in Gib. I’d say what Starmer has done is very democratic, he’s given the residents of Gib what they want, British passports and unrestricted movement to and from Gibraltar. |
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Reply | Asian MP and war drums
at 18:25 6 Mar 2026
Depends what he knew and when, but he can’t be blamed for the lack of ships. One ship has been in for refurb for 3000 days while the majority have been in since before he came to power.
I agree with your comments about not getting involved, we should stay clear of any attacking. |
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Reply | Starmer and Trump
at 21:45 5 Mar 2026
Starmer is copping grief from the right wing press about allegedly being in favour of attacking Iran and then changing his mind, there may be truth in it or but equally there may not and it could be a hatchet job by the media. If he has had his mind changed then it shows the consensus and cabinet style of government works - as opposed to the dictatorial style we’re seeing in some parts of the world.
For the past 20 odd years we’ve had people criticising Blair for taking us in to the second gulf war and now, many of those voices who were critical of Blair are criticising Starmer because he hasn’t taken us in!!!
The US is also very split on this military intervention and many are against it, certainly more against than for.
What we do know is that Trump, Hegseth, and Rubio have all managed to contradict each other multiple times over the last few days.
It is about regime change then it isn’t.
It’s going to a short conflict, then it’s said it could go on for years
Last year the US said "totally obliterated" the Iranian nuclear programme, then all of a sudden the Iranians days away from making nuclear bombs.
There are lots of conflicting stories, where the exact truth lies I don’t know. Iran is without doubt a pariah State and has been exporting conflict throughout the Middle East,
The IRGG and other state groups are well embedded in Iran, so assassinating the Ayatollah may not be enough to force regime change. Lots of sources state there’s no credible government in waiting, so we could end up with an Iraq type scenario.
Israel is also experiencing significant internal conflict between the more liberal Jewish population and the right leaning and ultra orthodox groups Netanyahu relies on, so I dare say Netanyahu is under pressure to act. Whole thing is a mess. [Post edited 5 Mar 22:14]
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Reply | War in the Middle East
at 21:14 5 Mar 2026
One of the ships hasn’t been to sea for 3000 days, some of the others have been undergoing refurb for 3 years. It’s mental. |
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Reply | Power of Attorney
at 16:39 4 Mar 2026
LPA expires with a death, so accessing some aspects of the estate can be tricky following a death. If your bank accounts are in just 1 name, consider changing them to joint names as this will overcome potential access issues and allow the surviving partner to withdraw money from the account, however that won’t apply for ISA’s as they can only be in 1 name.
Estates can be problematic, so it’s worth getting legal advice if it’s of a large estate because there could be tax implications.
In terms of the LPA’s, I did them for my parents a few years ago, it was relatively straight forward and took about 3 to 4 months to complete the entire process. My father was subsequently diagnosed with cancer a couple of months later ( we had no inkling he was unwell when we did the LPA) and he died within two months of his diagnosis. Having the LPA made it easier to deal with the doctors etc during his illness, but in terms of finance and estate etc the LPA didn’t make a great deal of difference as my father was able to do what he needed to do before he passed.
Doing the LPA yourself will save a lot of cash, probably over a grand - knowing how much you dislike lawyers that’s the way to go.😂 [Post edited 4 Mar 16:45]
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Reply | Qatari gas and supply interruptions.
at 21:10 3 Mar 2026
Filled up last week, so wasn’t aware prices had shot up 14ppl.
We’re being ripped off, I appreciate that the spot prices and future contract prices will go up, but there’s no way the prices should shoot up that quickly because the stocks in the pumps and at the refineries have been there long before this conflict kicked off. |
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Reply | Qatari gas and supply interruptions.
at 19:08 3 Mar 2026
It would also have helped if a previous government hadn’t been so short sighted and allowed the Rough Field storage site to close. We’re effectively at the mercy of the markets now. |
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Reply | More Miliband madness?
at 10:03 3 Mar 2026
It makes sense to move towards greener and alternative energy sources and to reduce our reliance on fossil fuels, but I totally agree with you about using our own resources as opposed to purchasing oil and gas from other countries. Why spend money abroad when we can get spend it here, it helps with trade balances etc and can protect existing and create new jobs in the U.K. |
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Reply | Dirty Business Channel 4
at 22:16 1 Mar 2026
I commented on poetic licence and of course it’s between glammed up for TV, but there’s still a fair bit of substance to the programme.
Some of the investigative journalism undertaken by C4 and the Guardian is second to none. [Post edited 2 Mar 21:49]
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