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In some ways, it’s a hell of a lot better. In some ways, it’s much worse. All about the insurance. That said, I maintain that it simply would never happen here so it’s a non-starter in terms of an argument.

Okay, but so what? None of those are American owned (that I’m aware of), and if it provides a better service then I’m all for it. I personally don’t buy into the whole thing that every part of the NHS should always stay nationalised, if we get better VFM and services then privatise away. As I’ve said, I’m okay with the NHS being dismantled completely so it can start again from the ground up, and actually be a decent service again.

Tbh I’m against anyone and anything that puts more power into the hands of the unions, but that’s a personal principle. And I’m a member of a union that carried out an unofficial strike last year, one that I disagreed with so crossed the picket line and carried on working. More nationalisation can only lead to more of this, in my eyes and history suggests the same. I’m happy to be proved wrong, but I have my doubts. Re the whole NHS thing, tbh I’m not that fussed what happens really. I’d be happy to see the whole thing fail just so we can start it again from the ground up, but I accept that’s equally unlikely. Honest, I cannot see for one second the US big pharma being given the access they want as it’s not politically acceptable on this side of the pond, but I do accept that it’s possible. Tbh it’s possible regardless of who’s in power!

That paper was an early discussion outlining what each side wanted, and it’s no surprise that the US want full access. As with everything there will be a compromise, and if the Tories allowed that then they’d be unelectable for years so it would never happen. That much is obvious, much like the Labour proposal to give F2P to every home in the country: something that’s completely impossible to actually happen. Labour may not be lying, but they’re certainly misleading. Promising the world and not being able to deliver in the slightest isn’t great either. Tbh all I want is Brexit done and dusted now, nothing else really concerns me as it’s all too messed up to be sorted until Brexit is finished. Get that done, spend four years figuring out the fallout, then the next government in knows where they stand and that will be the really important election.

It’s the same old arguments again, isn’t it? Evil money grabbing Tories trying to line their pockets and their mates’ pockets vs stupid magic money tree Labour who will bankrupt the lot of us again and put us back to the stone ages. Here’s the truth: Neither are correct. Vote Tory and you’ll end up with a very quick (possibly Hard) Brexit, whatever your views on that, and promises to spend more on the NHS and police that won’t really make a difference as they both need 100x more than is being offered. The whole selling the NHS to the US is never going to happen as it’s a complete vote-loser by the millions, no different to legalising cannabis for example. Vote Labour and you’ll end up with Brexit being delayed for at least a year most likely, and with another angry referendum to take place (again, not saying that’s a bad thing). You’ll get promises to fix the NHS and policing that won’t happen as they both need bucket loads more than is available. You’ll get other promises to nationalise things or give free internets to everyone that won’t happen in the next term as Brexit will be the priority and there’s not enough money to do it all. Neither party will wreck the country, neither will magically fix everything. There’s not enough time or money to do any of what is being promised, not with Brexit in the way. I hate to say it, but until we get that sorted this country cannot move on, so ignore everything else and simply vote for which way you want that to go. Either Labour for the opportunity to reverse the decision and stay, or Tory to get it over and done with. Both have their merits, btw.

Because if they didn’t make cuts we’d have been utterly screwed, way more than what we are. Don’t forget I work in an industry directly affected by those cuts now, and would directly benefit from the magic money tree promises that Labour are offering. Maybe they would only promise to put us back to nearly where we were officer-wise, but that’s surely a good thing regardless of historical staffing levels? Voting Tory or Labour shouldn’t ever be a regional thing, and neither should it be a “well I’ve always voted that way like my parents”. That’s the biggest issue affecting politics, more than anything else. I admire people who will vote for those that offer them what they actually need and change sides as required, that’s how it should be.

I think the biggest issue is people taking such utterly polar viewpoints. Let’s be honest, there’s some great policies by all the parties, but no one will ever admit that once they’ve chosen a side.

He was too sensible, apparently.

Well now I have no idea what to make of you at all, tbh. I mean you didn’t even write chav, so I’m totally lost.

Laid. You mean laid. Bruv just reminds of the guys I look after at work

Ffs how many bloody threads do we need on this?! It’s all utter bullsh*t right now anyway, it’s no more real than me saying it’ll be a 12 seat coupe weighing 500kg and having a quad turbo V12 making 74bhp.

I still maintain we won’t see one for years, if ever.

But how do you really feel? Tbh i can forgive him most of his obvious character faults, and what he does in his personal life is none of my business. If he can get things done and be forward about what he wants, then that’s enough for me. It’s Corbyn’s biggest flaw, his lack of direction and leadership: He still hasn’t got a grip on anti-semitism in his party, which is equally as bad as any racist overtones that Boris may show.

Ironically if Corbyn could hold off from his magic money tree giveaways which are just nonsense, I could be persuaded to vote for Labour again. He’d have to ditch Abbott first though, and McDonnell too really. As it stands, and for the way Boris has tried to bring Brexit to an end at long last, I’ll be voting Tory. Tbh all the other guff about taxes and the NHS and education and whatever means nothing to me really this time around, it’s all about getting out of the EU now for me personally.

But you can lock a baby in the boot, or in a kitchen cupboard. Or so I heard, anyway. Ahem.

Why do you think I got divorced this year? No wife, quiet life.

It’s like a Chinese copy of a Model X. In the same way you see those cheap Chinese copies of a FFRR or an F-Pace, and you wonder how they don’t get sued.

I can forgive an F12 for some of its looks simply because of the way it drives and that noise from inside the cabin is to die for! I like the Roma, but it’s a bit generic externally. Not that that’s always a bad thing, but this could be an Aston or a Jag as others have said quite easily. Interior cockpit design is tremendous though, much better than the usual Ferrari fare.

Can’t be that, she’d be too busy chewing on the keyboard.

She has my ears, poor little sod

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Dry as a nun’s chuff

Been at the hospital all day, nothing happening so far. Bloody kid.