What is suddenly happening in politics???

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  1. Loofah

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    Er, yes. No such thing as a struggling MP!
     
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        There's another way of looking at it, Jocko. He's so well-off that (probably) he won't need to rape what's left of UKs resources to enrich himself further. I'm not sure that has ever actually stopped a top politician from feathering his own and his mates' nests, but we can live in hope :biggrin:
         
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          If anything, one would question why someone of his wealth would want to be involved in politics at all, let alone be PM. What is in it for him? It certainly isn't money - presumably the peerage at the end is one thing, but otherwise....
           
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            Power? Prestige? They're addictive too.
             
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              I'd probably Have a nice house somewhere warm and watch the world go by.:biggrin:

              My premium bonds might come up next month.;)
               
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                Good evening @noisette47

                Thank you for the long pm you've just sent me.
                Why hide your words to me?
                If you would care to re-post here I will gladly acknowledge you properly.
                If you would find it more helpful I can copy and paste it here on your behalf.

                Have a good evening yourself.
                 
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                Will have to rename the street for them should they govern the country

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                  Can we avoid falling out here please and also try to remember that you can (and should) report any issues to the Admin Team. Also remember that the option to simply ignore things we don't like or don't agree with and move our with our day is also open to everyone.

                  Politics is one of many contentious issues, however we are all grown-ups here and I am sure we can all sometimes agree to disagree.
                   
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                    I've been obviously asked to keep my thoughts to myself while being reminded that all others are free to voice theirs. A pm is ,in this case I feel , a sneaky and underhanded way to get at someone, unless you're ashamed or embarrassed by your words and don't want others to read them.

                    I don't argue on politics ,I know my place and my place is not knowing enough on the subject.....but I do argue on unjust remarks labelling people for no good or relevant reason.
                     
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                    For clarity, I am not asking you to keep your thoughts to yourself - this is a forum and we are all here to share our thoughts and opinions and that will inevitably result in us sometimes seeing things that we disagree with (very strongly in some cases); that is all OK, as long as we keep things civil and don't descend to a level where we are having personal digs at each other.

                    I cannot comment on any PM simply because they are, by their very nature, private - you have the right to report anything should you wish to do so (if you are reporting a PM, please include a screenshot as we cannot see it otherwise as far as I know) - if you don't feel it worthy of reporting, I'd respectfully suggest that the matter is either dealt with by replying to the PM or ignoring it.
                     
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                      FC please may I clarify that I wasn't referring to you about keeping my opinions/ thoughts to myself.

                      I hope all will become clear at what I was meaning.

                      :thankyou:
                       
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                        Trust me, when you've got a nice house somewhere warm, you don't have time to sit around. Too busy trying to control the rampant vegetation, or watering :biggrin:
                        Good luck with the PBs. I've had £5 from 11 of the things in 50 years :roflol:
                         
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                        • pete

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                          I think you need more than 11.:biggrin:

                          Rampant vegetation, I was thinking of somewhere semi desert with no MUD.:please:
                           
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