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beech in nature seem to go like that often, back in the days before humans with pruning saws were there to help the trees just had to cope on their own. Although it may decay I would wager that trunk would be safe for decades, as although the wound won't properly occlude, the resulting decay will be blocked off from spreading. I'm not saying a tree like that should be left with people around, just that if it was in a copse or field in would probably still be standing decades later

with no regard for my own personal safety - I bravely tackled this dangerous bay tree

so GB News and The Guardian are both vile for the same reason

this is the bit that gets me - 'where he is wrong (and he often is)' - way too much introspection Every single one of your assertions should be prefaced with 'in my humble opinion' The whole cavalier attitude calling someone out all the time, how can that be anything else other than moral turpitude?

that is bad - trying to make someone else post what you think they should. Simply don't comment on the stuff that doesn't interest you, instead of trying to act as judge and referee Warning - non saw related-anti immigrant stuff only so much land and fresh water, no NHS dentists, personal tax free allowance froze till 2028, at least partly to help fund small boats mess

locked up for rioting, locked up for typing online hate, locked up for thinking the wrong thoughts, there is seemingly nothing to be done, except what Elon Musk predicts - a civil war, now that sounds nasty and could result in serious injury. Maybe enough subtle online typing can create a massive change in public opinion, so that the government has to get tough.

It's these wretched homo sapiens, none of the other mammals cause this much trouble Concern as Netherlands Population Hits Record 18 Million EUROPEANCONSERVATIVE.COM Geert Wilders calls the growth “crazy,” notes that the population increase is purely due to immigration. The country’s population has grown by a million in eight years, straining housing and public services

It seems huge fraud and greed during Covid has turned people away from the idea of vaccines more generally?

If the vaccinations mean people are less likely to become severely infected to the point they are infectious, then, by risking their health to have the vaccine, they are being public spirited. Someone who dislikes the idea of a synthetic molecule being injected into them and messing with their 'natural' immunity may be more of a risk to the public if they are more likely to fall ill and spread germs. The immune system is incredibly complex, science has come along way since Jenner risked the life of a young boy to try out his cowpox/smallpox theory, surely no one now would want to go back to living with medicine in the state before vaccines were discovered. People were literally dying in the streets. People should be allowed to be unvaccinated in the same way people should be allowed to be terrorists - they are both fighting for a cause they strongly believe in. Covid isn't the half of it

this news item has affected my pocket - I bought a small number of Rio Tinto shares for my ISA a few years ago, but the naughty Serbians don't want the new lithium mine. I wouldn't want to live near one either, but despicable me is hoping the shares recover a bit if the mine goes ahead. Electric cars are already making city air much cleaner for people, but the suffering has been displaced to other parts of the world. Serbia: Thousands join Belgrade protest against lithium mining WWW.BBC.CO.UK Activists warn the mine could lead to the contamination of land and water and damage public health.

I agree they are as a nation hard working, apparently the early Chinese immigrants to Hawaii did very well in their business ventures due to their willingness to work all hours. However, when you look at US tech the Indians are keeping up with the Chinese, in terms of number of them with CEO roles Legendary Asian American CEOs WWW.INVESTOPEDIA.COM The Asian Americans called upon to run the world's largest companies generally haven’t disappointed.

There is a difference between legal ownership and moral responsibility - you could argue she has become a custodian of the land

or how much noise I would make - scream like a woman some integrate fine, some don't. As far as the gene pool goes I honestly couldn't care less, as long as they aren't asthmatic like me - a condition that needs selective breeding to get rid of pic - one of the small minority of trouble makers, doesn't mean they are all bad !

One of my customers is a retired Egyptian surgeon - did maybe 30 years here in the NHS, clever bloke, but his skin color lets him down

the UCL study didn't focus on just asylum seekers and refugees, not saying they aren't capable of a day's work, but those coming in illegally are likely to avail themselves of council houses and all benefits going for years on end (my best guess. August.2024) Many areas don't even have an NHS dentist for miles and the government spending billions on hotels for migrants Use of the aid budget to host refugees in the UK rises to £4.3bn - ICAI ICAI.INDEPENDENT.GOV.UK Aid spending on asylum seekers and refugees in the UK rose to £4.3bn in 2023, constituting 28% of the aid budget, as ICAI continues to raise concerns around value for money. Negative... when you look at the graph of world population it has quadrupled since WW1, so how can all these new consumers not be putting a strain on fresh water supplies etc? No wonder the Amazon is being cut down to grow crops. I'm trying hard to save to fund my own retirement, as state pension getting further away, couldn't care less about availability of a care home or whatever, an overdose would do me. Actually no, about the overdose, they might have a good music night

hot off the press - Labour HQ planning to raise state pension age to raise money to house more asylum seekers

they could have at least spared a sniper to stake out the latest Banksy

the riots on the scale we've seen are far less of a problem than finding room for to meet Labour's new housing targets - houses that wouldn't be needed if we could reduce immigration to a trickle. A farmer gets a nice tidy sum and the damage is irreversible how it should be after 'economic growth' it's not a race thing, it's a land thing

The Daily Mail front covers don't spread enough alarm about the extent of house building required for all these migrants. Of course a civilised person would just accept that as Reform didn't win, we must suck it up and accept the ever increasing population.

they've come so far already, who knows what the future will hold?

if you have a problem with mass immigration, like I do, it should be ok to blame the Conservatives, they had 14 years to sort it. Not the illegals, but all the visas they granted. Anyone who thinks immigrants cause overcrowding is seen as bad

At least on here you have people with varying viewpoints - read the comments under any GB News story and they are nearly all anti Labour government, anti immigration. Someone who gets bored could have some fun posting pro immigration and pro Labour government comments on GB News, just to see them all bite. Both sides have valid points - in the end us humans can go to Africa and hunt big game, so why can't we hunt each other?

too far gone

On the campaign trail, Joe Biden pledged he would build “not another foot” of border wall as president. But in the face of record numbers of migrants arriving at America’s southern border with Mexico, he has quietly reversed course, agreeing to fill in some glaring gaps that were left when he abruptly halted construction on his first day in office. Staying mum about the wall-work, Mr Biden has not wanted to telegraph the decision and risk alienating backers who associate the border wall with Donald Trump.

Trump at least had a good stab at trying to stop this lot getting in and swamping US facilities, costing taxpayers a fortune and adding to overcrowding. Why does all America have to become somewhere for poor people to move to? Hundreds of migrants leave southern Mexico on foot in a new caravan headed for the U.S. border WWW.NBCNEWS.COM Recently, Mexico has also made it more difficult for migrants to reach the U.S. border on buses and trains. Deportation is the answer. Otherwise, without a deterrent all rich countries will be swamped. Compassion for the suffering of immigrants has lead to the suffering of people whose home land is being invaded.