Millions cast their vote as UK heads to the polls in general election

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Joining the EU may have had some credibility if there had been a vote on it.

 

In the land of the blind the one eyed man is king.

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10 hours ago, P055UM said:

Tories.
 

Labour will be kicked to the curb and first past the post will limit Reform’s seats, assuming they don’t lose their momentum in the meantime. 

 

So a default, unpopular Tory govt looms. Only question is whether they have to be propped up in a coalition. 

Vote Monster Raving Loony Party! 🤪

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7 minutes ago, Pooky said:

Vote Monster Raving Loony Party! 🤪

Ahaha. Never the same since they stopped having a cat as their leader. 

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52 minutes ago, Boiler said:

Joining the EU may have had some credibility if there had been a vote on it.

Yeah maybe? But at a certain point you are where you are. It is not as if leaving has righted the perceived wrongs of joining, and it is hard to argue leaving has had any real benefits. And, for my part, I believe that the young people of the UK, in particular, should never forgive Farage et al for successfully campaigning for (not to mention lying about) the removal of rights that they were born with.

 

But it was also nine years ago and I probably need to just get over it. Be well. 

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Of course it works both way, a lot more people were born before the UK joined and had their rights compromised.

 

Anyway for what ot is worth I thought we should have stayed in and fought to reform it, certainly all the expansions should have been blocked.

 

We are where we are.

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Man denies raping girl, 12, in Nuneaton in case that prompted anti-asylum protests
Ahmad Mulakhil and co-defendant Mohammad Kabir, who is accused of strangling girl, to face trial in January

 

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/aug/28/man-denies-raping-girl-nuneaton-anti-asylum-protests

 

I forgot about this, went BBC were covering Farage speech, they disapprove, the next item was this, I seriously doubt the Producer intended it, but was quite amusing.

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On 9/13/2024 at 9:36 AM, Ban Hammer said:

more taxes will fix that..........

Anyone that wants socialized medicine should try the VA

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3 hours ago, Nature Boy 2.0 said:

Anyone that wants socialized medicine should try the VA

best example of government run healthcare there is! 

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So seems joy Labour and Tories have messed up the Hotel issue so according to BBC Reform are now leading

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This sounds typical of other stories.  Don't know if they've passed the point of no return.

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Mike Benz On The UK:  This Is A Tyrannical Hellhole State Trying To Export Their Censorship Here

 

MIKE BENZ:  Well, this story is so insane, it may actually be a kind of tipping point in the free speech fight in Europe.  Graham Linehan is an award-winning comedy writer.  He wrote Father Ted and a bunch of other sitcom series.

He's a pretty famous guy.  He took a trip to Arizona from the UK and he tweeted about three comedic tweets on X about transgender and gender issues.  And when he returned to Heathrow Airport in London, he was met by five armed police officers who immediately took him effectively off the tarmac into state custody.  [...]

 

https://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2025/09/02/mike_benz_on_the_uk_this_is_a_tyrannical_hellhole_state_trying_to_export_their_censorship_here.html

 

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Big story in the UK 5 armed cops needed.

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Well this is awkward

 

Epping asylum hotel resident found guilty of sexual assault
Hadush Gerberslasie Kebatu found guilty of two counts of sexual assault, against 14-year-old girl and a woman

 

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/sep/04/epping-asylum-hotel-resident-found-guilty-of-sexual-assault

 

“This must never be allowed to happen again. Every illegal migrant should be detained immediately and swiftly deported. Anything less leaves vulnerable people at risk, betrays public trust, and sends entirely the wrong message about how seriously Britain takes border security.”

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1 hour ago, Boiler said:

Well this is awkward

 

Epping asylum hotel resident found guilty of sexual assault
Hadush Gerberslasie Kebatu found guilty of two counts of sexual assault, against 14-year-old girl and a woman

 

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/sep/04/epping-asylum-hotel-resident-found-guilty-of-sexual-assault

 

“This must never be allowed to happen again. Every illegal migrant should be detained immediately and swiftly deported. Anything less leaves vulnerable people at risk, betrays public trust, and sends entirely the wrong message about how seriously Britain takes border security.”

i'm wondering if the guardian was hacked 

"Kebatu told the court he had worked as a teacher in Ethiopia."

i find that difficult to believe.

Edited September 4 by Ban Hammer

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Still there, very odd.

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Angela Rayner resigns over stamp duty row
Rayner’s departure is deeply damaging to prime minister who had initially stood by her

 

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2025/sep/05/angela-rayner-stands-down-over-stamp-duty-row

 

She is still Deputy Leader of the Labour Party, so assuming she resigns from that there needs to be an election.

 

Tricky for Starmer, keep your friends close and your enemies closer.