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Post by Nobbygas on Jul 9, 2024 15:47:18 GMT
Is this sort of rubbish standard fare on here ? 🙄😂 You are more than welcome to post a sensible reply to the discussion. Why don't you give it a go?
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Post by Nobbygas on Jul 9, 2024 14:04:56 GMT
Cracking win against Somerset the other day, at their place as well. Yes, a great win, Tom Banton carried his bat for 77 and he along with Ben Green putting on 88 with a ball left. Then every batter bar Bancroft chipped in with good contributions and winning with just a ball spare..... www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/scorecard/e-219212I thought that the 32 runs from the last over had taken the game away from Glos.
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Post by Nobbygas on Jul 9, 2024 14:03:39 GMT
In 2022, the UK exported over 32 billion pounds in Gold. Your figure of 13 billion sounds short, so therefore I suggest it is just a smokescreen. UK Gold Exports 2022So why did you ask? Ask what? You brought this Gold stuff up.
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Post by Nobbygas on Jul 9, 2024 12:08:55 GMT
Cracking win against Somerset the other day, at their place as well.
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Post by Nobbygas on Jul 9, 2024 12:03:32 GMT
This has the potential to be explosive, and EUFA shouldn't really be putting themselves in this position.
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Post by Nobbygas on Jul 9, 2024 11:46:14 GMT
In 2022, the UK exported over 32 billion pounds in Gold. Your figure of 13 billion sounds short, so therefore I suggest it is just a smokescreen. UK Gold Exports 2022
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Post by Nobbygas on Jul 9, 2024 11:09:15 GMT
"It's going to be interesting to witness what the current government do in an attempt to make up for awful economic consequences of Brexit." - This is something you keep trotting out, but just what are these "awful economic consequences" of Brexit? We now export more to the EU than we did when we were in, even taking into account the false export numbers because everything had to go through Rotterdam! We have overtaken France to rise to fourth in the world for manufacturing. Trade with the rest of the world has risen, and will continue to rise with the new Trade Deals agreed. I live in the UK yet work in Germany without a single problem. Yes, there has been, and will continue to be problems with the EU. We all knew that, but over time I expect these issues to be smoothed out, but it will take both sides to agree before that happens. What we do know for a fact that the EU Single Market is contracting. It's a Market in decline. That is not my opinion but fact. The real growth is in the Far East, India and South America. Those are the markets we should be aiming at. Gold. Take it out of the numbers Eh???
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Post by Nobbygas on Jul 9, 2024 11:07:36 GMT
To be fair, the whole world was a completely different place in the mid 19th Century !!!! Ummm This happened around WW1 Between 1908 and 1922. When we were carving up the middle east with France. Good old Gertrude Bell But your link says, "In Farewell, Babylon, Naim Kattan takes readers into the heart of exotic mid-19th-century Baghdad's then-teeming Jewish community."
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Post by Nobbygas on Jul 9, 2024 10:14:31 GMT
How is this possible with the "awful consequences of Brexit" ? "It is this work - and the promising prospects of a range of new cancer treatments as a result - which has attracted an international mix of major science investors, including the backer of Denmark’s Ozempic maker, Novo Holdings, UK-US life science investor Abingworth, British Patient Capital, Cancer Research Horizons and pharma giant Eli Lilly alongside VCs Brandon Capital, of Australia and London, and France’s Sofinnova."
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Post by Nobbygas on Jul 9, 2024 10:09:29 GMT
The reality though is that the perpetrators were here by immigration,its a fact that cant be denied. The 'Blair wars' were wrong of course,dropping bombs and causing how many civilian casualties ? (we will never know how many) has no doubt made the survivors hate the West/Britain which is why I think that Blair should be put on trial for 'waging an aggressive war' he caused the problems and he should take the punishment...seeing justice done might lance the boil of hate. The role of the west generally goes back a long way before the disastrous and illegal war in Iraq. This is a wonderful book, a recollection of life in Baghdad after the fall of the Ottoman empire. books.google.com/books/about/Farewell_Babylon.html?id=6XQBUoFwtLkCTo be fair, the whole world was a completely different place in the mid 19th Century !!!!
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Post by Nobbygas on Jul 9, 2024 10:06:19 GMT
Got to say if they cast a white actor to play Bob Marley there would be a huge outcry, and rightly so ! It would be absurd. In the same way it was absurd to cast a black actress to play Anne Bolyn. What next, a BBC funded programme about the downfall of the Tory party with a black actress playing the role of Boris Johnson ! At times it does seem as though common sense has been thrown out with the bath water !
Has anyone watched Mr Bates v the Post Office? I have also watched a lot of the real inquiry that is streamed, and it's uncanny how much effort they took in casting actors/actresses that had a resemblance to the actual people they were portraying. It makes the tv series more believable.
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Post by Nobbygas on Jul 9, 2024 9:59:57 GMT
The Tories are gone. The attention has now switched to Labour, as we were discussing. The reality is that the Tories destroyed themselves from the inside starting with Theresa May. The Tories, in fact the majority of Parliament, were, and still are, Remainers. Even more so now. If Brexit helped destroy the Tories it wasn't because of the Brexit vote, but the fact that the Remain majority in the HoC did everything in their power to thwart the democratic decision of the people, which all started with May and her disastrous negotiations with the EU. Important point: Labour won a huge majority with 9.6m votes. Brexit was won with 17.2m votes. Now we have Labour looking to do as much as they can for 'closer integration' with the EU. It'll all end in tears. It's going to be interesting to witness what the current government do in an attempt to make up for awful economic consequences of Brexit. I don't think there is any appetite at this point for rejoining any of the institutions of the EU, more a bit of fiddling around the edges in attempt to ameliorate the impacts on small business. As we look over the precipice of economic meltdown. "It's going to be interesting to witness what the current government do in an attempt to make up for awful economic consequences of Brexit." - This is something you keep trotting out, but just what are these "awful economic consequences" of Brexit? We now export more to the EU than we did when we were in, even taking into account the false export numbers because everything had to go through Rotterdam! We have overtaken France to rise to fourth in the world for manufacturing. Trade with the rest of the world has risen, and will continue to rise with the new Trade Deals agreed. I live in the UK yet work in Germany without a single problem. Yes, there has been, and will continue to be problems with the EU. We all knew that, but over time I expect these issues to be smoothed out, but it will take both sides to agree before that happens. What we do know for a fact that the EU Single Market is contracting. It's a Market in decline. That is not my opinion but fact. The real growth is in the Far East, India and South America. Those are the markets we should be aiming at.
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Post by Nobbygas on Jul 9, 2024 9:22:08 GMT
The Tories are gone. The attention has now switched to Labour, as we were discussing. The reality is that the Tories destroyed themselves from the inside starting with Theresa May. The Tories, in fact the majority of Parliament, were, and still are, Remainers. Even more so now. If Brexit helped destroy the Tories it wasn't because of the Brexit vote, but the fact that the Remain majority in the HoC did everything in their power to thwart the democratic decision of the people, which all started with May and her disastrous negotiations with the EU. Important point: Labour won a huge majority with 9.6m votes. Brexit was won with 17.2m votes. Now we have Labour looking to do as much as they can for 'closer integration' with the EU. It'll all end in tears.
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Post by Nobbygas on Jul 9, 2024 8:14:34 GMT
King Harold wasnt a fictional figure though, on fictional roles Shaft had to be black,imagine if they would have made more films and used a white actor there would have been total ridicule and derision. Surely you mean Shakespeares 'Merchant of Venice' ?...Dickens 'Oliver' has the character Fagin who I believe was based on a bloke called Ikey Solomons...the musical Oliver would never be made now. Spotted!! I started to write something else but was interrupted and on return mixed up authors. I get your point on historical figures being fact and not fiction, but I maintain that actors are acting a role, not the person. Skin colour is irrelevant I'm looking forward to seeing Gerald Butler play Kunte Kinte in the re-make of Roots I understand this view that actors are just acting, but sometimes the skin colour of the actor is important in playing the role. Whether that is right or wrong is not up to me to decide.
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Post by Nobbygas on Jul 8, 2024 15:27:43 GMT
Year ending September 2023, 152,000 visas given to foreign students 'dependents '. A rise of over 900% from a couple of years earlier. You might think some are taking the mickey. The last government and Brexiteers were doing exactly that What on earth do "Brexiteers" have to do with this?
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Post by Nobbygas on Jul 8, 2024 14:30:53 GMT
Go on then, this is from your 'report'... "Data from the report indicate that every 11 non-EU students generate £1m worth of net economic impact for the UK economy – or £96,000 per non-EU domiciled student." - How can a Student generate 96,000 quids worth to the economy every year? How do they do that?
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Post by Nobbygas on Jul 8, 2024 14:27:32 GMT
The new government seem to be putting in a lot of effort over something, that you claim, is not happening.... "Home Secretary Yvette Cooper has today set out the first steps to establishing a new UK Border Security Command (BSC). From: Home Office and The Rt Hon Yvette Cooper MP Published 7 July 2024 This will strengthen Britain’s border security and smash the criminal smuggling gangs making millions out of small boat crossings. Rapid recruitment for an exceptional leader used to working in complex and challenging environments, for example, at senior levels of policing, intelligence or the military, will kick off tomorrow (Monday 8 July), with the new recruit expected to take up their post in the coming weeks. Reporting directly to the Home Secretary, the Border Security Commander will provide strategic direction to work across agencies, drawing together the work of the National Crime Agency (NCA), intelligence agencies, police, Immigration Enforcement and Border Force, to better protect our borders and go after the smuggling gangs facilitating small boat crossings. Following the Home Secretary’s instruction, a core team in the Home Office is establishing the remit, governance and strategic direction of the new command. Early legislation is being prepared to introduce new counter terror style powers and stronger measures to tackle organised immigration crime. She has also commissioned a bespoke investigation from the department and the NCA into the latest routes, methods and tactics used by people smuggling gangs across Europe to inform a major law enforcement drive over the coming months. The BSC will draw on substantial additional resources, with work to bring in more investigators, experts and analysts to tackle organised immigration crime starting on Monday. A significant number of these will be based across Europe, working with Europol and European police forces to disrupt the activity of the criminal smuggling gangs and ensure those profiting from people smuggling are brought to justice. In a call to the Director General of the NCA, Graeme Biggar, the Home Secretary stressed the need to break the business model of the criminal smuggling gangs, going after their ability to communicate, move people across Europe and their profit. The Home Secretary will have further calls this week with European interior ministers and with the Director General of Europol to discuss strengthening security cooperation. Home Secretary, Yvette Cooper, said: Criminal smuggling gangs are making millions out of small boat crossings, undermining our border security and putting lives at risk. We can’t carry on like this. We need to tackle the root of the problem, going after these dangerous criminals and bringing them to justice. The Border Security Command will be a major step change in UK enforcement efforts to tackle organised immigration crime, drawing on substantial resource to work across Europe and beyond to disrupt trafficking networks and to coordinate with prosecutors in Europe to deliver justice. Work is underway to bring in a Border Security Commander to lead this work – and we will begin recruitment on additional capacity in the National Crime Agency immediately." Absolutely We can't have criminal gangs exploiting refugees by shipping them onto our beaches on life threatening journeys. We should be all over this, it's an act of grotesque criminality. But what it is not, is mass immigration. Hopefully they will choke off the people smugglers, deal with the horrendous backlog accumulated by the previous lot and then deal with the poor refugees at closest to the point of origin as possible. Economic migrants that we decide don't want can be shifted out at that point Have you fallen for this "smash the gangs" rhetoric? This is from Cooper herself, " Criminal smuggling gangs are making millions out of small boat crossings". As soon as you stop one gang, another will spring up. It's too profitable. Don't you think the authorities have already been trying to do this? You will never 'smash the gangs' if the demand is there. " Economic migrants that we decide don't want can be shifted out at that point" - Isn't that the very policy you have been complaining about (Rwanda)? How or where will you 'shift them out'?
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Post by Nobbygas on Jul 8, 2024 14:21:13 GMT
Reform would'nt let the students bring their families. That's about £4 billion saved then. . But, the £41 billion gross? Sorry Oldie, but this figure of 41 billion seems to be a finger in the sky number.
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Post by Nobbygas on Jul 8, 2024 13:30:51 GMT
There is a huge amount of illegal migration. Have you not seen the numbers arriving on a daily basis via the small boats from France? Yes, the legal migration numbers are too high, and so are the illegal numbers. You keep making the same mistake by lumping all migration together. Let's see what the Labour plan is eh? Should be interesting. Not really Nobby. There were circa 30,000 by boat crossing in 2023 compared with 1.4 million visas issued. In numerical terms there is no relationship. There is no mass illegal migration, it's just exaggeration for political gain and dilutes a genuine discussion as to why are we having to grant those numbers of visas.The new government seem to be putting in a lot of effort over something, that you claim, is not happening.... "Home Secretary Yvette Cooper has today set out the first steps to establishing a new UK Border Security Command (BSC). From: Home Office and The Rt Hon Yvette Cooper MP Published 7 July 2024 This will strengthen Britain’s border security and smash the criminal smuggling gangs making millions out of small boat crossings. Rapid recruitment for an exceptional leader used to working in complex and challenging environments, for example, at senior levels of policing, intelligence or the military, will kick off tomorrow (Monday 8 July), with the new recruit expected to take up their post in the coming weeks. Reporting directly to the Home Secretary, the Border Security Commander will provide strategic direction to work across agencies, drawing together the work of the National Crime Agency (NCA), intelligence agencies, police, Immigration Enforcement and Border Force, to better protect our borders and go after the smuggling gangs facilitating small boat crossings. Following the Home Secretary’s instruction, a core team in the Home Office is establishing the remit, governance and strategic direction of the new command. Early legislation is being prepared to introduce new counter terror style powers and stronger measures to tackle organised immigration crime. She has also commissioned a bespoke investigation from the department and the NCA into the latest routes, methods and tactics used by people smuggling gangs across Europe to inform a major law enforcement drive over the coming months. The BSC will draw on substantial additional resources, with work to bring in more investigators, experts and analysts to tackle organised immigration crime starting on Monday. A significant number of these will be based across Europe, working with Europol and European police forces to disrupt the activity of the criminal smuggling gangs and ensure those profiting from people smuggling are brought to justice. In a call to the Director General of the NCA, Graeme Biggar, the Home Secretary stressed the need to break the business model of the criminal smuggling gangs, going after their ability to communicate, move people across Europe and their profit. The Home Secretary will have further calls this week with European interior ministers and with the Director General of Europol to discuss strengthening security cooperation. Home Secretary, Yvette Cooper, said: Criminal smuggling gangs are making millions out of small boat crossings, undermining our border security and putting lives at risk. We can’t carry on like this. We need to tackle the root of the problem, going after these dangerous criminals and bringing them to justice. The Border Security Command will be a major step change in UK enforcement efforts to tackle organised immigration crime, drawing on substantial resource to work across Europe and beyond to disrupt trafficking networks and to coordinate with prosecutors in Europe to deliver justice. Work is underway to bring in a Border Security Commander to lead this work – and we will begin recruitment on additional capacity in the National Crime Agency immediately."
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Post by Nobbygas on Jul 8, 2024 12:50:03 GMT
and that is one of the reasons their vote share collapsed! Perhaps But why do people insist on calling it illegal migration (Reform were peddling this lie as well), when it has been no such thing? There is a huge amount of illegal migration. Have you not seen the numbers arriving on a daily basis via the small boats from France? Yes, the legal migration numbers are too high, and so are the illegal numbers. You keep making the same mistake by lumping all migration together. Let's see what the Labour plan is eh? Should be interesting.
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