I suspect you know exactly how so but I'm not going to fall into the trap and have something I say be taken completely out of context, twisted to suit a narrative or misunderstood.
I suspect you know exactly how so but I'm not going to fall into the trap and have something I say be taken completely out of context, twisted to suit a narrative or misunderstood.How so?
No twisting required to see what assumptions you have made.I suspect you know exactly how so but I'm not going to fall into the trap and have something I say be taken completely out of context, twisted to suit a narrative or misunderstood.
My point proven perfectly - thank youNo twisting required to see what assumptions you have made.
No worries, I love a bit of gammonMy point proven perfectly - thank you
No worries, I love a bit of gammon
I thought she has diabetes?Did you ever see her sober?
Which still rumbles on with the lack of clarity for Boris's flat refurb - now pushed under the £3k carpet... I know they don't get paid a lot for their posts but they did choose to stand as MPs and should be totally accountable. I don't agree with politicians being appointed to areas where they don't live just to give them a safe seat.Politicians and their actions should be under the greatest of scrutiny , both professionally and privately seeing as they make decisions that affect every single one of us .
Let’s not forget the expenses scandal.
You seem to be trying to turn it into a race-based thread. Only you. It isn't. There are threads on Boris and Keir and... politicians are as interesting as z-lebs and actually affect our lives.Your post didn’t read terribly well on the back of the “race card” theme the thread was taking.
It’s really easy for white people to bleat “don’t make it about race”, less easy for them the acknowledge their own inherent, often unconscious prejudices.
Wasn't there an airport with errm no airport - Ramsgate?She might have been better than the transport secretary who gave a sea freight contract to a company with no ferries, mind.
Because rich people are running it without a conscience.Sorry but this is incredibly naive. Of course there’s nepotism, people get given test answers, get coached in how to perform during these assessment and ultimately assessors can mark them any way they want, there is no area, except something highly practical where you have to demonstrate your manual skill for all to see, that can’t be rigged. I’ve seen it done in much more rigorous testing circumstances than the one you described, several times before. People with half a brain and a raging drug habit graduate from Harvard with Honours without ever learning anything, this shit is everywhere, it’s why our world is in this sorry state, because incompetents are running it.
Waves the race card then drops a derogatory comment about skin colourNo worries, I love a bit of gammon
The assumption I’m not whiteWaves the race card then drops a derogatory comment about skin colour
In fairness, the only one who seems to be making assumptions on this thread, is youThe assumption I’m not white
In my experience the sort of people who comment with statements like “throwing the race card”, are racists.In fairness, the only one who seems to be making assumptions on this thread, is you
In my experience, plenty of politicians are judged harshly. People on this thread have judged Diane for what she's said and done and for the actions of her son - you're the only one trying to make out it's anything else.In my experience the sort of people who comment with statements like “throwing the race card”, are racists.
Diane Abbott is not without her flaws, but she is judged far more harshly than white fe/male peers and always has been.
It doesn’t hurt to take a moment to think why that might be.
I don't know for sure but I think they had a brief relationship in the 70s and that was it. They've obviously remained friends though.I’ve just come across this thread, but can anyone confirm that Jeremy Corbyn and Diane have been having an on off again affair since the 1980’s?
The assumption I’m not white
Nope. Wrong again, nice try thoughThe assumption I’m not white
Use of the term is a hand on face emoji itself.In my experience the sort of people who comment with statements like “throwing the race card”, are racists.
Diane Abbott is not without her flaws, but she is judged far more harshly than white fe/male peers and always has been.
It doesn’t hurt to take a moment to think why that might be.
Portillo and Diane are friends, which I find both strange and really nice given their respective politics. We need a bit more of politicians being opponents not enemies in this day and age.Used to live in Hackney and have a council connection. Diane was at that time completely inactive on a local level politically - unlike her counterpart in the other half of Hackney.
I also had a good friend who was in the same class at school - with Michael Portillo.
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