Millions cast their vote as UK heads to the polls in general election

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You realise God is British?

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1 hour ago, Boiler said:

You realise God is British?

morgan freeman isn't british........

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On 4/3/2025 at 9:16 AM, Ban Hammer said:

morgan freeman isn't british........

 

 

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https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/apr/05/were-not-a-third-world-country-were-england-anger-rises-as-birminghams-bin-strike-takes-toll-on-locals

 

 

‘We’re not a third world country, we’re England’: anger rises as Birmingham’s bin strike takes toll on locals.

 

Not to be rude to Brummies but areas are and not just Brummie Land.

 

it is a fascinating example of DEI in action, a bankrupt Council. Wonder why they did not just create a pool of employees on this pay scale and randomly allocate them to work the Bins? That would be true equality.

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This Is Britain:  Mother Jailed For 2 Years Because of a Tweet She Deleted After 4 Hours

 

[...] Ever since America and our British brothers got beyond those little spats we had in 1776 and 1812, the two countries have been as tight as brothers.  We occasionally bicker like family members, but when the chips are down, we stick together.  John Locke and Adam Smith could have designed our political system, and we have even done a favor or two for our British brothers.

 

We have even improved their language, although they mostly ignore our suggestions for how to improve it.  Still, we try out of love. 

Unfortunately, Great Britain isn't quite so great anymore and is looking less and less like a family member and more and more like a copy of Communist China, but with a less rational immigration policy.  [...]

 

https://hotair.com/david-strom/2025/04/08/this-is-britain-mother-jailed-for-3-years-because-of-a-tweet-she-deleted-after-4-hours-n3801500

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History teacher Vanessa Brown, 50, spent seven-and-a-half hours in a custody cell on March 26 this year, following a claim she had stolen two iPads which were traced to her mother’s house in Cobham, Surrey.

Yet it transpired that the two devices belonged to her daughters, and Ms Brown had merely confiscated them to encourage them to focus on their schoolwork, a fact Surrey Police has now acknowledged.

“I find it quite traumatic even talking about this now,” Ms Brown recalled.

“At no point did they [the officers] think to themselves, ‘Oh, this is a little bit of an overreaction for a moment, confiscating temporarily her iPads and popping over to her mum's to have a coffee’. It was just a complete overreaction.

https://www.lbc.co.uk/news/uk/surrey-police-uk-mother-arrested-childs-ipad-vanessa-brown/

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"a Surrey Police spokesperson said they were originally alerted to the potential theft by a man in his 40s"

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This was mentioned twice, with no elaboration on who he was or his vested interest in the case.  The arrested chick's malicious ex-husband?  The kids called their father to report "theft" as a way to get at their mother who confiscated the iPads?  Not clarified.

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It seems that we have gone from "Britannia rules the waves" to "the Surrey police can't find either butt-cheek with both hands plus outside help."

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1 minute ago, TBoneTX said:

"a Surrey Police spokesperson said they were originally alerted to the potential theft by a man in his 40s"

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This was mentioned twice, with no elaboration on who he was or his vested interest in the case.  The arrested chick's malicious ex-husband?  The kids called their father to report "theft" as a way to get at their mother who confiscated the iPads?  Not clarified.

i was wondering that too.  how did he get involved in this? 

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i assumed the ex.

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The story should have told us.  Big fail.  Maybe the article will be edited or updated later.  The author could have added "unidentified man in his 40s," for crying out loud.

Edited April 12 by TBoneTX

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Cobham was very swanky and is probably more so now, the Pubs were part gastro restaurants but there were a couple I liked, well in the G&T belt.

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21 minutes ago, Boiler said:

G&T belt

What's this?  Gilbert & Tullivan?   

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a sad day when comedy becomes reality.