Steven P

Which is what I was doing, I know you read the above because you commented. Highlighting a story that you obvously missed of what Trump has been doing this week. It is a bill he is quite proud off, but also a bill that is benefitting his rich mates disproportionaly to the poor of his country, while saddling the US with an extra debt for the next 10 years. Quite significant in US politics, and as I said, surprised you missed it. No grandstanding, certainly not empty nonsense with the far reaching implications.

You surprise me, am sure you saw this on your social media. Trumps 'Big Beautiful Bill' passed it's first pass - by one vote - which he has been touting for weeks as the best bill ever, a beautiful bill, the most fantastic (you get the picture, he was proud of it). It's financial effects will be an increase in borrowing by 360 billion a year (dwarfing Musks savings as I highlighted above), a reduction in taxes for the rich coupled with a reduction in what the poorest get in terms of medical assistance should the need it - effectively the poor get poorer and the rich get richer. There are other things in there but financially that is a fair summary. Surprised you haven't read into it, I guess you should so you can join in with the discussion instead of firing out your routine insults.

If you don't like the message shoot down the messenger eh? Looking forward to your next insults. Or you could up your game and discuss, or defend. Your silence on Trumpy from his 2 biggest Arb fans speaks volumes that his big bill is undermining all that Musk was brought in to do (and with massive publicity too). 360 Billion a year isn't a saving, it is a loan, more debt on future generations.

Awww, upsetty feelings cause Trump is getting some stick there? awww.

I'm going to be feeling sorry for Elon Musk tonight (??? yeah, true story). He spent 100 days working with Trump to eliminate waste and lower spending in the US government system, he wore a cheese hat, danced on stage, did his Nazi salute, watched his Tesla stocks plummet, humiliated by standing next to baby Trump (the IT genius who - get this - can turn on a laptop), and then the first bestie was dumped by Trump. I could paraphrase this by saying he debased himself working for Trump to eliminate spending. And then Trump passes his Big Beautiful Bill - which, at first estimates - are going to add 360 Billion a year to the US national debt Poor Musk, all that work for nothing.

We get a lot of Canadian Salmon in the supermarket here - passing the Scottish salmon US bound mid atlantic flight

As I get older 12 people per km sounds more and more appealing!

With any compehension and ability to understand you'd see that the links support Sime42 words "The act of establishing "alternative facts" probably. AKA lies". A little bit of understanding and ability would have shown that the links have nothing to do with statesmanship, just Trumpy and his varied ability to tell greater or lesser alternative facts. You really should try harder with your comprehension, to avoid looking like - how do you put it - ahh, yes, to avoid making yourself look like a lot of a tool

So Trumpy is right then a genocide!! Except in a moment of calm and rationality I thought I'd better check. Unfortunately Trumpy and his honest truthfull ways might have been badly informed. Are white South Africans facing a genocide as Donald Trump claims? WWW.BBC.CO.UK US President Donald Trump says a genocide is taking place in South Africa, a claim a judge dismissed as "imaginary". reuters.com WWW.REUTERS.COM Fact check: Trump’s false suggestion of a ‘genocide’ against White farmers in South Africa | CNN Politics EDITION.CNN.COM There is a lot of violent crime in South Africa. There is not a genocide against White farmers there. And check me, gone all JohnsoD with th million page long links! The fact checking seams to disagree with Trumpy, in a bigly liar liar pants on fire style. Couldn't believe myself either!

Ahh, back to highlighting foreigners who have committed crimes and yet not a peep about the British ones who have committed the same. Deadly silent unless they are foreign - almost as if the crime is irrelevant just the criminals nationality. And outraged that a British Man, Robinson, is being prosecuted for a crime. Why is that?

But this clandestine elite body of unelected nobodies that our own Nigel Farage was elected into to represent some of the UK....

Dragons Den... they don't generally invest on an idea, generally you need to have product produced and sales, many investors are the same. Bank want to be sure they get their cash back. Investors take a risk and so want greater rewards, Can he make small volume sales for now to build up evidence of sales, the product works, customer feed back and a bit of a cash reserve which might help him out with investors or the bank. Obviously we don't know what he is doing, mass producing tooling could be a lot but maybe smaller scale could be done? Even part time to get some sales behind him?

You need to meet an average voter and see just how well informed the all are! (most are just as informed as who shouts loudest in the Daily Mail that morning)

If Robinson has broken the law then he should be punished. Checking your references you seam to be suggesting that since he is not a Muslim he should not be punished. Does this 'get out of jail free' religion card apply to all criminals by the way? There appears to be only JohnsonD on this forum who thinks that way, and does not represent the members views on this if you follow the comments. Criminal and regardless if there is the evidence to secure a conviction he should be taken to court, tried and punished as is the law of the UK. I cannot understand your reluctance to accept this apart from your racism.

Partly but also in any deal the other half are also wanting the best deal they can get, a compromise is made... which given the UK is a minor party of 60 million trying to influence 600 million we were never going to get the deal that was sold to us be Johnson and Farage as the green sunny lands. Always was going to be the UK politicians going to Europe cap in hand and begging for a better option than world trade rules. As noted above, there is not much that the EU needs from the UK to be used as a bargaining chip. Was fairly clear at the outset that the EU would just laugh and get what they wanted, and the UK would suffer. And then we put in May as prime minister and undermined her every effort, then Johnson who is basically clueless. Shooting ourselves in the foot when our best politicians at the time are not up to the job. The fact that they are open to negotiate better term for us shows better UK politicians (Sunak and Starmer) than before (Johnson, Truss and May), and years of good will built up. Any negotiations that improve our lot is better than none at all.

Gareth, no it isn't. It was a very simple question, hand on heart, how has Brexit positively benefitted you. You personally.

Ahh, so we agree on something, so why are you whinging about Tommy Robinson then? If he has broken the law, and suspect he has if he is charged, then as you say, he should be suitably punished.

I might ask, how has Brexit and it's application positively affected anyone? Think deeply and seriously. - A lot of talk on this forum about immigration, and since Brexit the Tory party was able to have an open door policy on immigration, excluding EU citizens obviously (we don't like the Belgians). The Tory policy since Brexit was mass immigration into the UK. Immigration was a fraction of what it was before. - Immigration returns was a thing when we were still friends with our neighbours too, not something to be used as a bargaining tool now. - Freedom of movement also worked the other way, added delays and costs to travel to EU, but also truck routes that went through Britain to Ireland now avoid the land route, sea travel now - UK Business struggled and still does struggle to trade internally to Northern Ireland - Similarly it is a struggle to trade with Europe, there are delays and costs added - Fishing, and we can catch all the fish we want in the North Sea, but the cod we like are not native to our shores - NHS... yes, that 350 million on the big red bus... kind of vanished hasn't it So this rip roaring success that is Brexit, hand on heart, where have you benefitted?

OK so the Crown prosecution service thinks that there is enough credible evidence to secure a prosecution.... will that do you? so back to your post are you suggesting that a criminal should not be prosecuted? Or is it just the white criminals you feel that way for?

So he has broken the law. Again. Are you suggesting that a criminal should not be prosecuted? Or is it just the white right wing criminals who should gain immunity.

Yes, he hasn't done that either has he (though not so relevant following on from a piece about hostages in Gaza of course). (note though, not a US hell breaking loose and the inference it was going to be US led and worse than the Israelis)

That reminds me, about 100 days ago weren't they all going to be released or else "all hell will break loose" hashtag DonaldTrumpFailureToActionWhatHeSays

Oh no, whenever there is a headline making crime in the UK committed by a foreign national JohnsonD is on the case, whenever there is a headline making crime in the UK committed by a UK national, JohnsonD is weirdly silent. Why is that?

Nothing at all to do with wings, all to do with the only criminals you ever post about are foreign born. Most crimes, of all types, are committed by UK citizens (in the UK), but weirdly fly under the JohnsonD crime radar. Why is that?

Ahh, I see your interest. They are foreign. When did you ever last get outraged about a good old fashioned UK home grown criminal. There are plenty out there for you to pick from by the way. Some are even arsonists too if that is your thing this week. Go on then outpour your mock outrage when in reality all you want to do is rant that there are foreigners who dare to be in the UK.