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Like all good drama, it raised talking points, but to get to government policy is mad.
Good dramas can have exactly that kind of impact – raising public awareness leading to demands for change, most recently, Mr Bates v the P.O.
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Brad’s have posted their pie and peas option. I would.
How much?
I hope he’s got an on-board de-fib.
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Cassidystash said: I take exception to being called stupid, I am a member of Densa, have a degree (1st class) in Astrobiology from the university of Ulanbatoor and a Blue Peter badge.
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Looks a bit like Crosby flats. Were you there with your steppe brother, Cass?
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So, here’s a Christian-free post.
The old working-class as we knew it, no longer exists. The big industries have shrunk or gone, along with their culture of pubs, clubs and close-knit communities which gave folk a sense of belonging, identity, and a way to make a living.
People have been left decimated and broken, isolated and poor. Parts of the north are like post-invasion Iraq. Their shops are shut, pubs boarded up, drugs and hooligans, gangs and graffiti have taken over. They’ve been abandoned and lack support, either economic or social.
What’s happened? Look in the papers to find out. Open the Sun, Mail, Express… they speak our language, right? But, what do they offer? Not the complicated arguments about the damage done by right wing politics, privatisation, or the unfairness of absurdly wealthy people like the Bezos’s and Gates, Zuckerbergs, Murdochs, Musks and Trumps owning the media and the most powerful country in the world. No, you obviously won’t be reading about inequality and unfairness as the reason why you can’t get a house or a good job, or why the energy companies are ripping you off, or why the crims have taken over your neighbourhood.
Nope, it’s Brussels and the EU! Ooops, done that! Now, it’s the poor old immigrant you should blame! And you know what, even if you’re doing alright, paid for your house, car and live in a nice area, the immigrant will come and take it off you (copyright Daily Mail). Instead, don’t rock the boat, let’s punish those who aren’t responsible for the problems. And yes, it is how Hitler came to power in the 1930s, with slogans about returning to the past, making Germany great again, etc.
The supreme irony is that the very same things Farage and the far right espouses now – dictators, fascism, racism, denial of democracy… are the very same things which this country, Churchill and the great grandfathers of today’s flag-shagging ‘patriots’ fought against in WWII!
Time to wake up. But, tell the truth and you’ll always sleep well.
(If you have been offended by this post, help is available)
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Yeah it’s often hard to separate the memory from the music.
The scene it brings to mind is probably why Sussudio appeals (or not!). Same with a lot of Steely Dan stuff. Like this…1 user thanked author for this post.
NI, if your correspondents are religious, do they always send cards which reflect their sentiments, or do they sometimes send pound shop / charity cards, which may be more politically correct / neutral, either because they (the cards, not your pals) are cheap, or maybe because they take into account that you don’t celebrate Xmas religiously??
We should also consider the text therein. If the card has a neutral snowy image or similar, say a fictitious, rustic country scene, is it always the case that the text inside, assuming there is one, is always non-religious?
The final question is this. Are we overthinking this and just a bit pissed?1 user thanked author for this post.
I think if that were true, the most economically powerful members of the EU would all be wanting out. They aren’t, save a few far right parties who like to punch down and blame everything on immigration.
Heath’s article well summarises the arguments put forward by remain in 2016, which were cheerfully slapped down by ‘leave’ under the banner of ‘take back control’, whatever that meant. All that rubbish spouted on Bru, the banners in farmers’ fields, in the tabloid press, in the Tory party and elsewhere – now see where that collective hysteria has got us, and the EU, for that matter.
As for G-beebies, I know what you mean about devil-may-care delivery of news, the problem is that most of it is just unverified hogwash designed to appeal to unthinking, half-cut couch potatoes.
PS I am sometimes a half-cut couch potato myself, but beebies still doesn’t appeal.
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