Off Topic The Politics Thread

I can see a bacon sandwich coming on...

 

I shouldn't be so cynical but I am waiting for the Non-binary MP to be announced for all angles to be covered.

 

I see Sir Keir of London North has given Lady Nugee of North London a job. Spiffing!

 

He should try gammon, he'll choke quicker...

 

On a serious note to Watfords question... Chris Bryant (to cover that angle) He would be good.
TBH I can't think of many that would do a top job. They have some good people but not enough for a good Shadow cabinet. I think Ashworth is weak. Not sure about Benn?

 

Coronavirus: Is Europe losing Italy?
https://www.ft.com/content/f21cf708-759e-11ea-ad98-044200cb277f

 

probably because he's your typical elite. To be honest, i quite liked him, thought he was quite articulate and witty (he was great in an interview with ali g). I quite liked his arguments around brexit.

Then people started digging and whilst arguing for brexit, he then goes and moves his investment company out of the UK into Ireland. That's not someone who believes in brexit and from that day i've decided he's a cunning slimey toad.

I don't have an issue with him making money from the stock market, it's there and most people will be investing in it one way or another (never traded in it before but i may seize this opportunity) but i actually think stock markets themselves are bad and we should get rid of them fully. Too many companies are gambling on them with other peoples money (hedge funds/pensions) and seems to cause panics/recessions etc.

 

Yeah, I think murder is bad, but I might seize the opportunity and shoot a few people.

 

don't hate the player hate the game

 

What if the player is Joey Barton?

 

Then you can hate the player

 

Then you can shoot the player

 

This would have been a big story if Bojo wasn't in hospital. I mentioned the other day how the EU has been pretty much inept with the handling of the virus and states are rebelling.

Head of the EU's top science body quits over the bloc's 'extremely disappointing' response to the coronavirus crisis
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8198367/Head-EUs-science-panel-quits-COVID-19-response.html

 

Now France is in a recession.
Not good news. There will soon come a time when countries will be making some tough decisions on lives v economy.

 

That happens in normal times also .

 

Very true - there isn't a health system in the world that has access to unlimited funds

 

True but I wonder how many at the minute wouldn't mind paying more into the system to improve the care we get ?
There will always be some also that want something for nothing .

 

Particularly interesting now of course

Would the money spent on other aspects of tackling the impact of the virus have been better spent resourcing up the NHS rather than paying people not to go to work (for example)

We will never know