@RusGarbageHuman She's just an accident waiting to happen, only it will be some innocent person or child who suffers. She's got to be under the influence of something.
Unless 2 of the centre right parties form a pact, we're just going to get another traitorous Labour government again at the next GE - There's enough idiots and free loaders who'll vote for it.
The future of the UK needs to be put before Egos and arguments. Otherwise, everything will have been a waste of time and no centre right party will be able to put their manifesto in to action. Is that what everyone wants?
@Beef_Poodle@RareAxies The pram users only need to fold their buggies up and put their child on their knee. The bus driver should tell them to do that if they're so ignorant they don't do it voluntarily.
The bus driver is clueless. The wheelchair has priority. The buggies can easily be folded up and the child sit on their parent's knee or a seat. They won't be young babies in a buggy.
That is what is supposed to happen. Ideally, in a civil world, all this could have been avoided. The parent should voluntarily fold the buggy up - they can read the signs, the same as everyone else.
It's up to the bus driver to ensure that the buggies are folded up.
This bus driver appears to be trying to avoid a confrontation with the buggy users, but is happy to have a confrontation about the wheelchair being allowed on the bus.
I've seen and experienced this, several times. It boils down to whether the bus driver thinks they're going to receive more backlash from the buggy users or not, when the wheelchair is prioritised in that space.
It's a sad reflection of society today when people feel entitled, can't/won't follow rules, and don't give a damn about anyone else but themselves. The bus driver just wants an easy day and can't be bothered to do their job correctly.
I believe this happens more often than is reported. In the past, irresponsible clinics in Africa providing IVF services transferred too many fertilised eggs resulting in women being pregnant with 4 or 5 babies or more.
They know they don't have the adequate facilities in Africa to cope with these tiny babies, so they fly to the UK and other Western countries to take advantage of their facilities.
They've no intention of paying. The UK should send the bill to the governments of these respective countries and if they don't pay, they should issue a travel ban from that country.
I don't know whether this scam is still going on, or whether this particular female was one of those IVF patients.
She probably wasn't fit to fly in the first place, but the UK has become a complete doormat and allows anyone to come in to this country and drain the resources.
Is she receiving welfare benefits too and getting the free house? Surely she could go back to Nigeria with the babies once they're fit enough.
The British taxpayer is always picking up the bill for people who shouldn't be here. No wonder the UK is in so much debt.
It was a very different world 60 years ago and throughout all the years since then. Things have even changed from 20 years ago.
At one time people only had a limited number of TV channels to watch, which was supplemented by a relatively few number of radio stations compared to today.
People had to physically go out and buy records of their favourite artistes. I can still remember buying the 45rpm 'singles' that were released, which would determine how succesful that track would be in the music charts.
All these things determined how succesful a musical artiste would be, plus whether they were going on tour with their show or not.
This was the age when global icons were made, which is why many of us remember them.
Different genres of 'music' have been introduced during the past 50 years or so. Some being more culturally related than others.
An interesting enigma is whether music changes culture or culture changes music. This can have pros and cons to it depending on whether the outcomes to it are positive or negative.
The Internet and social media changed a lot of things. Someone could now potentially become a global music icon who started off streaming from their bedroom. A lot of fads come and go now, as people's attention span shortens and loyalties change quickly.
We are saying goodbye to the 20th century in many ways. These global icons often formed the backdrop to a much slower pace of life and a happier outlook on life and the future ahead.
The 21st century may have started optimistically, but I sense for many, we currently live in more uncertain and unsettling times.
@CaveJohn6138@okaythenfuture I think it's because of the many different genres of music that evolved in the last 50 years or so, that only a relatively small demographic would like and listen to. The Internet and social media have made some genres of 'songs' more popular, either for better or worse.
@sumners250@RadioGenoa When my children were in primary school 25 years ago there was 1 Chinese child out of around 230 children who were enrolled there.
Well, I believe since Starmer came to power, the civil service expanded by around 30%, so the amount of complicit and active pen pushers supporting this clown government hardly reflects any austerity measures.
It will be taxes going up again that funds this government's excessive and unsustainable spending.
I hope that's simple enough for the lefties, but those wanting to invade the UK won't take any notice.
All those countries in Africa, plus India, Pakistan etc are all highly over populated, with much deprivation, due to the amount of babies they keep having, mismanaged economies and lack of the right resources - Pakistan has nuclear weapons and its own space program and the UK still sends it massive amounts of foreign aid every year 🤔
It's not surprising they want to come over here. In the past Britain did extremely well in managing to rule over a quarter of the land mass of the world. That was quite an achievement for such a small island with all the benefits it brought to those countries. Many became Commonwealth countries with laws & democracies.
The problems these people face today have evolved from lack of education and intelligence and from their own cultures, which are constantly in conflict.
Lack of innovation plays a big part because they've struggled to create anything by themselves, but they're happy to settle in other countries who've already created the necessary infrastructure from innovation. Then they'll turn that country in to something that more resembles home.
The UK needs a sign that says 'No more room at the Inn' and enforces it.
You've got to remember that people who might be assessed as 'white' could still originate from a foreign country and be speaking a foreign language.
There are people I know that are ethnically British, but have particularly tanned up this summer so you'd have little idea which European country they may have come from, if you didn't know them.
I'm not as concerned about skin colour as you seem to be. The issues we have in the UK are about cultures which aren't compatible with Western values.
There's certainly a correlation between ethnicity and culture, but there's always exceptions to the rule. Ultimately, when observing and assessing things, it's about pattern recognition, but there are nuances to that.
For example, I don't believe that Muslims represent 6.5% of the population which was 1 estimate I found. If I find 25% Muslims at 1 location, what is that supposed to represent? It means something, but it could mean that many Muslins all decided to visit that location at the same time.
It's the Muslim females in their hijabs and burkas that tend to stand out, with their several children - Their husbands mostly wear Western clothing. The Hindu males wearing their turbans are noticeable with their wives wearing their cultural dress too.
However, there are other people who might be classed as white ethnicity who are here, speaking foreign languages.
The UK is classed as a diverse country, so you'd expect to see people from different ethnicities and cultures. It's been like that for some time.
This is about comparison with now versus 15 - 20 years ago. When you remember the experience from 15 - 20 years ago, you know it was a very different experience. That's all you need to know. It doesn't change anything.
You might be left with poignant thoughts about the future of the white population with it shrinking so fast. White people in Western countries are no longer replacing themselves because they're having less babies. That would be good for the carbon footprint if it was repeated globally, but of course, it isn't - far from it, which is the crux of many problems.
The population of the UK is still rapidly growing, but we know it's not white people who are reproducing babies, so we know where the population growth is likely coming from.
I take it you know that all countries take pride in flying their own national flag? The UK is no different, especially flying its national flag in its own country.
Many like you feel entitled to frequently fly your national flags where you came from, in the UK. In this country you've been allowed to do it.
Just imagine what would happen if an influx of British people in 2026 settled where you came from and started flying their national flags in that country? Just imagine what would happen if those same people then demanded your country take their own flags down because they felt offended by them?
That's likely hard for you to imagine, because it wouldn't happen, yet you say you feel uncomfortable with our flag being flown in our own country. I can only say, it's a good job you don't live in the US then, because the Americans are very patriotic about their flag and they have a very patriotic President.
I know if I was in your shoes I'd be grateful to be in the UK if I'd settled here from where you came from. I'd be more gracious and grateful about it, if I was you.
If you can't be loyal to the flag and country you've chosen to live in, it might be better to live in the country who's flag you're loyal to. I'd say that to anyone, no matter what ethnicity or culture they identified with.
There is no 'far right' in the UK. Only people who are patriotic to their country, values and flag, which is likely no different to you.
Many don't accept the word 'Islamophobia' as it's a made up bs word with no logical meaning. Being 'Islam aware' is a far better choice.
Those who choose to live in the UK, who originate from other cultures, should be 'British aware' anyway if they've assimilated and should have the common sense to know that all countries have pride in flying their own flag - Especially in their own country, (but I get your point).
Contributing to the victim narrative we frequently see today is the woke culture. This was/is about the acceptance of anything and everything, without question. Those who openly queried certain ideologies were then targeted with hatred by those who claimed to be very 'accepting' of people 🤔
High trust societies which had tolerence and empathy, had that empathy weaponised against them, to the point that if any entity overtly identified as a victim of something, society must automatically believe them, empathise with them, and not scrutinise the situation.
This can apply to individuals, groups or whole cultures.
Some of those who continually promote the victim narrative for themselves are very narcisstic in nature, and their motivations are easily recognised by most, who can think objectively and are able to scrutinise.
Where it becomes more challenging, is when you get institutions appearing to be complicit to a victim narrative that isn't credible. Ulterior motives can come in to play then, which muddy the waters.
In the society we live in today, not only individuals, but whole sections of a society can appear to identify others as victims, whether it's warranted or not.
This is often resulting from a mixture of ignorance, lack of insight, brainwashing and any logical scrutiny of information.
Some people have the need to be validated more than others and sometimes, public virtue signalling for a perceived victim or victims provides enough validation from a section of like minded people to do that.
These people are often hyper sensitive to criticism, so when their behaviour is queried or scrutinised some can easily revert to persecuting and targetting those who have criticisised them. Professional victims can often become victimising.