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Not sure who will be on it, but the compromising material he collected on behalf of his masters will have come in very handy these past couple of months....

You sure about that? I'd read that if the UK became involved in a conflict with the intensity of the last few months in Ukraine that it would have run out of munitions in a week.

What, the Russian army which seems bogged down in the East of Ukraine is going to suddenly steam roll across Europe, while fighting a proper war against NATO?

I'm confused then. Are you suggesting that we continue to fund and arm the Ukraine to throw more men into the meat grinder for an unachievable objective, or are you advocating for a negotiated settlement?

Not for me to expect anything, but I do know that talks are better than war. Are you expecting Ukraine to retake the Crimea?

Maybe a negotiated settlement if Zelensky hadn't been talked out of talks with the promise of support and weapons. Where are we now, over a year in? We are normally the first (tanks and cruise missiles). There is nothing to say others will follow. I just heard that the depleted uranium tipped munitions we supplied all just got blow up anyway. Not sure if trie yet...

It is a disgrace that we a being slowly dragged into to a war with Russia without any serious debate in Parliament. We are going to end up horribly exposed as being the only nation supplying the more 'serious' weaponry. We spent decades rightfully worried about a nuclear conflict during a 'cold' war, now we're in the middle of a 'hot' one and everyone is ignoring the possibility of it happening. Does anyone imagine for a moment that Biden would risk a direct conflict with Russia to come to our aid should the unthinkable happen? Our politicians, especially Sunak, Ellwood and Wallace need to realise that what is in Ukraine's best national interest isn't in ours.

An excellent point; politicians should be directly affected by the decisions they make. They should have to fight in the wars they get us into, use the NHS , be reliant on the same public transport and send their kids to the same schools. We might suddenly see these things start working.

Just been quoted £240 for mine. Used as family car. The best car I've ever owned. Chuck dogs, fishing gear, camping gear, bikes in no problem. I'd only ever get rid of it for a 'proper' van, and even then I'd think twice.

When Trump first took office we heard lots of "Let's hope he doesn't start World War III" and yet he was the only recent president not to have become embroiled in a serious military conflict. Biden is on the brink of *actually* setting off WWIII and there's not so much as a peep.

What do you do for a living? Are you likely to see your wages stagnate or drop with the arrival of tens of thousands of low skilled workers? Or is that just for the already poorest in society to put up with? There would be no net economic benefit of allowing them to work. By the time the social costs are factored in we are still worse off. But if you fancy housing a few and providing work for them then fill your boots.

Let the lot of them cry off through "solidarity" then the BBC might realise you don't need to pay goodness know how many millions just for people to watch match highlights.

I do it regularly in the sea, and I also take cold showers (for the most part). I've never been in and then regretted it afterwards. Good to see it gaining in popularity, as it should help the push back against the disgusting way the water companies treat our rivers and seas The sight of those super expensive dressing gowns (Dry robe things) that many see as a prerequisite is a bit irritating. Get back into it OP, it'll only do you good.

This. Its a wholly unnecessary escalation that we should all be concerned about, that was not debated in parliament. The tank addition will either work so well that Putin will have to escalate his response or these tanks will take losses that will leave the big NATO layers scrambling to save face.

CrimeBodge's other videos are all worth a watch. Self taught expert on ensuring the police don't abuse their powers.

I knew of someone who added on 50% to their Coventry to Cornwall journey time due to having to stop and charge twice. I just can't see the appeal.

The Hugh Fearnly-Whittingsall recipe with plums in is amazing.

This was confirmed to me by the tyre man regarding the side wall. It also won't work if the air is really peeing out anywhere else. There is also the fact that if you do decide to limp to the tyre place on your flat, then they will probably refuse to repair the tyre

I'm not sure of the point of this comment; I've only ever driven cars (obviously older) which had a spare wheel. To not have one in a car seems a hugely regressive and problematic.

I've just discovered that the 19 plate car I drive doesn't come with a spare wheel. I discovered this at the least opportune moment when I found my tyre flat. I searched everywhere for the wheel, but all I could find was an electric tyre inflator and some sealant attachment, both of which have not worked. When did cars stop coming with spare wheels? This is a total madness. How is this progress?

Thought it was very good. Though someone should have had a word with Raif Spall for 'being influenced' by Tom Hardy's character in Peaky Blinders .

Isn't this just called a town? This kind of localism makes sense, as long as its not some draconian enforced restriction districts type thing. Also, if what we have access to is locally sourced and independent, then great. If we're all going to be 15 mins from an amazon warehouse and giant supermarket then again, its looking dodgy.

His mental acuity was being called into question well before he won the election. He was noticeable for his absence in the run up to the election, bring mocked that he was being "Kept in the basement" as his handlers didn't dare let him out in case he made another gaff that could call into question his mental capacity for the job. You tube is full of his ramblings. Unfortunately the MSM ignored all this, while focusing in on the "Orange man bad" narrative. A dodgy, dodge election.

Complaints about a robust differing of opinions on an Internet forum sound like that scene from Dr Strangelove "Gentlemen, you can't fight in here, this is the war room!" Just let them get on with it. Either can walk away at any time, if you don't like it click on the spoon whittling thread instead. I would also humbly beg forgiveness for not meeting my quota of posts in other topics, which some are mooting as a prerequisite for joining in. The only issue I have with this thread is the fact that people don't realise that Rewulf is right. Far from closing this thread, you should bookmark and come back to it in the years ahead to see just how right.

Come on, if you want a civil, reasoned and polite debate them I'm fine with that. The above is just silly nonsense, playing to the gallery. You seem to struggle holding 2 parallel thoughts (as shown by the Ukraine thread); Iran can be as you described in its tyrrany and ruled by men "Stuck in the stone age", but it can also find itself simultaneously on the receiving end of outside 'agitation'. Do you not look at Syria or Libya (oh dear, accusations of 'Whataboutism' incoming) and have misgivings about how Iran will fare if this situation becomes worse? Still, we won't get into who the agitators were in Syria or Libya (because this nation has in no way benefited from the breakdown of both these countries).