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They're simply not clever enough to find a solution, so tax it is.

That's not strictly true. There is an organisation which brings to the attention of policymakers the impact of the ever growing global population, and its impact on the climate and environment. Its name is 'Population Matters' and one of its patrons is a certain Mr David Attenborough. It's a shame he's not so vociferous in this role as he is as chief propagandist for the climate change agenda.

It's possible, even probable that the US would have been consulted, why wouldn't they be? The simple fact however is that the head honcho in Gibraltar received intelligence that the tanker was headed for Syria. As a member of the EU and subject to the sanctions imposed by the EU he then requested the seizure of said vessel. It has nothing to do with a 'world view' just the simple fact that the boat was seized as a direct consequence of the UK still being in the EU, and therefore carrying out its duty as a member state, and enforcing the EU's rules.

The only people who think the order to seize Grace 1 came from the US is Iran and it's allies, including those in this country. https://www.gibraltarlaws.gov.gi/articles/2019s132.pdf https://www.gibraltarlaws.gov.gi/articles/2019s131.pdf The EU sanctions are not the same as the US sanctions imposed on Iran. The ship was seized not because it came from Iran, but that it was suspected of travelling to Syria, which is against EU sanction.

I'm pretty sure this all came about BECAUSE of your beloved EU. It's a tit for tat action over the seizure of an Iranian tanker off the coast of Gibralter as it was thought to be taking oil to Syria... in direct violation of European Union sanctions. To expect any help from the EU is laughable. There'll be a few mumblings of discontent but nothing more. It's how they work... ******* useless. I doubt the situation will escalate very much, but if it does it'll be the Donald who sails to our aid, not the likes of Macaroon and the trembling chancellor.

You can dislike whoever you like. I have a healthy hatred for all religion, though can see why the weak of mind might be tempted by offers of an afterlife paradise and immortality. I'll settle for a long sleep (I'll need it after the 72 virgins!!)

No, I haven't. Islam is a religion, those who follow it are muslims. Islamists are driven by a political ideology which advocates militancy and fundamentalism. In the same way the likes of the KKK act in the name of protestant christianity, Islamists act in the name of radical Islam. Both groups should be held in contempt, and for the same reasons.

Why would it get the thread shut down?

They are indeed, and rightly so. Anyone who understands the radical left knows full well that there whole ideology is mired in jew hatred. It's in their DNA. Corbyn has emboldened the quiet voices that have been in the shadows since the days of Militant Tendency but they've never gone away.

I am... and every decent, right minded person should be too

You must work for the AA 😀

Don't be silly.

Maybe he is, maybe he isn't. The simple fact is, whether the Tories want to believe it or not, if we aren't out of the EU at the end of October they'll be toast at the next general election. Irrelevant of who is the new PM. They've had 2 recent warnings, which they seem to ignore, hoping that their support will come flooding back at the threat of a Corbyn government... It won't.

'Rory' Stewart... or to give him his proper name Roderick James Nugent Stewart. Yep, his real name is Rod Stewart. Do you think he's sexy? 😂

No chance. Rory is an out and out remainer. It would be easy for Boris to take him apart. You only have to look at those MP's who are supporting him, and the fact that all the remain biased media are backing him to know that he is just a continuity May candidate. The last thing the country or party needs. It's clear that without a full on brexiteer at the helm the Tories are heading for oblivion at the next general election, and they know it. The ONLY person who can possibly turn their fortunes around is Boris. He's the only one who could possibly pull voters back from the Brexit Party, but he would have to get the UK out of the EU by the October deadline, either with a better deal or no deal at all. As for the tv debates, I'm not really sure what's the point of them? It's the 160,000 Tory membership who choose the winner, and next PM. The general public have no say. I think he's played it right, he'll make his pitch to the Conservative associations across the country if he gets through to the final two. They're the ones who hold the key to power, not Ch4, the BBC or any other media outlet.

I share the same birthday as my twin brother.

I think the last time I watched a full BBC programme was when I sat up and watched the EU referendum results come rolling in. I have Netflix, Amazon Prime and Freeview channels. I don't watch much Tv , and of what I do watch I would say about 1% is from the BBC or i-player. I'll be damned if I'm paying £154 pa for that. If the BBC are as good and as popular as they claim, they'd make a killing by switching to a subscription service. The fact that they haven't (and wouldn't) seems proof enough to me that they don't believe their own hype. As you said in your original post... **** the BBC.

Good man. My sentiments exactly, and if one of their goons comes round asking why I don't have a licence I'll throw some battery acid in his face. Nah, only joking. 😂

There's no way he would have admitted to that unless he'd been tipped off that the media already had the story. Just a bum covering exercise. On the other hand he might have thought it made him sound 'cool and trendy' and 'down with the kids'. The problem with that of course is that the membership, who are the kingmakers, hold a pretty dim view of that sort of thing. I would suspect the odd 'recreational' dalliance has always been fairly common around the corridors of power, even John Major was partial to a bit of crack back in the 90's.

They knew exactly what they were voting for... another anti-semitic momentum drone. Though given the demographic Labour were targeting I'm pretty sure such 'attributes' would have been more than welcome.

Bit of a sweeping statement, but hey if it makes you feel better crack on.

Edward Heath. Took us into the 'common market' on a lie. John Major. Stabbed Thatcher in the back when she started to resist the goons in Brussels. Tony Blair. An absolute **** of the first order. Dishonourable mentions for Brown, Cameron and May. If I had to pick one for the drop it would have to be Blair, followed very, very closely by Major.

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I think we have to remember that the Brexit Party have only been around for 5/6 weeks, so if they achieve anywhere near what the polling suggests that would be quite some going. Like him or loathe him Farage is very, very good at what he does. His knowledge of the EU institutions and how they function is second to none, and his energy, passion and belief in his cause is palpable. Qualities sadly lacking in so many of those sitting on the benches of Westminster. Boris is an interesting one. He would certainly have the vote of the Conservative party membership, who are staunchly pro leave, but he still has to get through to the final two candidates. There are quite a few tory MP's who don't like Boris and would happily vote tactically to keep him from getting through. In my opinion a massive mistake and would almost certainly alienate the membership even further. Would he soften? Anyone's guess really but I don't think he could. He's been waiting in the wings for this opportunity his entire political career and this could be his best chance at the top job. He's defined himself as an ardent Eurosceptic so he would have to back that up if in power. He's been pushing for a WTO brexit or a comprehensive FTA so anything other than that and he'll be seen as the same as all the rest in parliament, duplicitous. With Boris, it's all about Boris and he'll be looking to be the strong and stable leader he thinks he is. It's all about the legacy. My preferred option would be Dominic Raab.

UKIP will be pretty much wiped out, but I would expect around 35% of the vote to go to the Brexit Party, and a clear win, and I can guarantee that will rock the main two parties to the core. In 2014 UKIP got 26.6% of the vote and 24 seats and it was that result that scared Cameron into calling the referendum. If the BP achieve 35% or thereabouts, having taken large amounts of traditional Tory and Labour voters, it would be realistic to expect a much harder line on Brexit from whoever the new PM might be, and the Labour party will become even more split over Corbyn's lack of direction on Brexit. It's not just the UK results that will make hard reading in Brussels though, not by a long way.