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    Original OP 
(I saw Allan mention the lack of one so I thought I'd make one.)

Recent political stuff:

  • The vote to see if Britain should adopt Alternative Voting has failed.
  • Lib Dems lose lots of councils and councillors, whilst Labour make the majority of the gains in England.
  • The Scottish National Party do really well in the elections.

A link to the BBC politics page containing relevant information.

Edited by Mrph1 on Jun 7th 2024 at 4:50:10 PM

RainehDaze Nero Fangirl (4 Score & 7 Years Ago)
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#48926: Dec 26th 2023 at 7:00:43 AM

And just watch the government refuse to commit to aaaaaaanything like that.

Mrph1 MOD he/him from Mercia (4 Score & 7 Years Ago) Relationship Status: This is not my beautiful wife!
he/him
#48927: Dec 26th 2023 at 8:59:25 AM

Posting the entire text of the King's Speech - even in a folder - isn't really following the forum rules.

Minimize excerpts. Where appropriate, you may include an excerpt of the content, clearly embedded in [quoteblock] or [folder] markup. However, you may not copy the entirety of the content (save for short-form posts like tweets). Copy only the amount necessary to emphasize the points you are making.

Mrph1 he/him from Mercia (4 Score & 7 Years Ago) Relationship Status: This is not my beautiful wife!
he/him
#48928: Dec 30th 2023 at 3:21:12 PM

The British government delays the wine cellar report for the fourth time

This is the official Foreign Office wine cellar for "guests of the government, from home and overseas", so it shouldn't have been getting much use during the Covid lockdowns and restrictions.

The lack of any transparency on this is stirring up some cynicism on that, though.

Redmess Redmess from Netherlands Since: Feb, 2014
Redmess
#48929: Jan 17th 2024 at 4:31:36 AM
Thumped: This post was thumped by the Stick of Off-Topic Thumping. Stay on topic, please.
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CanuckMcDuck1 PEPSIMAN from Japan Since: Sep, 2023 Relationship Status: You cannot grasp the true form
PEPSIMAN
#48930: Jan 17th 2024 at 5:43:13 AM

Has there been any resolution to the denial of immigrants and the breaking of the Good Friday agreement?

Do not mess with creatures which you do not understand.
Ultimatum Disasturbator from The Wiggle Room (Old as dirt) Relationship Status: Who needs love when you have waffles?
Disasturbator
#48931: Jan 17th 2024 at 5:47:02 AM

Not that I've heard

have a listen and have a link to my discord server
Silasw A procrastination in of itself from A handcart to hell (4 Score & 7 Years Ago) Relationship Status: And they all lived happily ever after <3
A procrastination in of itself
#48932: Jan 18th 2024 at 12:14:28 PM

The current workaround for GFA compliance is that the U.K. does not run border checks on good at the border between Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland, it instead runs the checks at the border between Northern Ireland and mainland Great Britain.

Edited by Silasw on Jan 18th 2024 at 8:14:42 PM

“And the Bunny nails it!” ~ Gabrael “If the UN can get through a day without everyone strangling everyone else so can we.” ~ Cyran
PhoenixAct Since: Feb, 2011
#48933: Jan 22nd 2024 at 2:29:50 PM

Man, ten years ago if you'd have asked me if I thought the House of Lords was an undemocratic institution that should be dismantled, I'd have said yes.

But now?

Over the last eight years its felt like the House of Lords is one of the few bastions of relative sanity in British politics.

What a sorry state of affairs.

TheDandyBear Since: Oct, 2020
#48934: Jan 23rd 2024 at 12:03:12 AM

[up] It is definitely a deeply flawed institution, but I also have been pretty glad of its existence the last few years.

tclittle Professional Forum Ninja from Somewhere Down in Texas Since: Apr, 2010
Professional Forum Ninja
#48935: Jan 26th 2024 at 4:23:12 PM

HMTK was admitted to the hospital for an enlarged prostate.

"We're all paper, we're all scissors, we're all fightin' with our mirrors, scared we'll never find somebody to love."
Ultimatum Disasturbator from The Wiggle Room (Old as dirt) Relationship Status: Who needs love when you have waffles?
Disasturbator
#48936: Jan 26th 2024 at 4:28:59 PM

Who?

please don't abbreviate names like that!

have a listen and have a link to my discord server
RainehDaze Nero Fangirl (4 Score & 7 Years Ago)
tclittle Professional Forum Ninja from Somewhere Down in Texas Since: Apr, 2010
Professional Forum Ninja
#48938: Jan 26th 2024 at 4:39:16 PM

It's King Charles, I was running off the assumption people used the same title in talk as Elizabeth II.

"We're all paper, we're all scissors, we're all fightin' with our mirrors, scared we'll never find somebody to love."
DrunkenNordmann from Exile Since: May, 2015
#48939: Jan 26th 2024 at 5:43:04 PM

[up]

Pretty sure people in here usually referred to her as either Queen Elizabeth or simply the Queen.

Edited by DrunkenNordmann on Jan 26th 2024 at 2:43:30 PM

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Ramidel Since: Jan, 2001
#48940: Jan 27th 2024 at 4:47:32 PM

"HM The King" is probably appropriate.

Mrph1 he/him from Mercia (4 Score & 7 Years Ago) Relationship Status: This is not my beautiful wife!
he/him
#48941: Jan 29th 2024 at 7:25:24 AM

Lawrence Fox, founder of the Reclaim party, has lost a libel claim involving two men he called paedophiles.

He made certain comments about Black History Month, for which he was widely criticised him online. He responded by lashing out at two of his critics and calling them paedophiles.

Full story here

tclittle Professional Forum Ninja from Somewhere Down in Texas Since: Apr, 2010
Professional Forum Ninja
#48942: Feb 5th 2024 at 10:17:18 AM

King Charles has cancer says Buckingham Palace, no form specified.

"We're all paper, we're all scissors, we're all fightin' with our mirrors, scared we'll never find somebody to love."
Xopher001 Since: Jul, 2012
#48943: Feb 5th 2024 at 10:17:59 AM

[nja]

Edited by Xopher001 on Feb 5th 2024 at 10:18:13 AM

EruditeEsotericist Since: May, 2015
#48944: Feb 5th 2024 at 11:01:23 AM

Damn. He is 75, and human, but I think most of us figured we'd be seeing him for 15 years or more. No guarantee it's serious/fatal of course, but he's not exactly young so there's presumably only so much his body can do to fend it off and that extensive invasive treatment could do without causing severe harm.

Obviously it's not time yet for doommongering, but the possibility exists at least that this could be a short reign.

Redmess Redmess from Netherlands Since: Feb, 2014
Redmess
#48945: Feb 5th 2024 at 12:01:05 PM

I think it's a little early for that, yes.

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dcutter2 Since: Sep, 2013
#48946: Feb 5th 2024 at 12:05:01 PM

All I can say is a cancer diagnoses is obviously no fun at all whoever you are. That said as King, Charles has quick access to expert medical care and options that most people don't get so while I'm sympathetic I'm not that sympathetic.

Good on him for continuing what duties he can. I don't envy him having to talk to Tory P Ms every week.

Edited by dcutter2 on Feb 5th 2024 at 8:06:33 PM

Silasw A procrastination in of itself from A handcart to hell (4 Score & 7 Years Ago) Relationship Status: And they all lived happily ever after <3
A procrastination in of itself
#48947: Feb 5th 2024 at 12:43:51 PM

The Palace have also said that he made the decision to go public specifically to raise awareness of the need for men to get their prostate checked. Using one’s own illness to engage in public service is commendable.

“And the Bunny nails it!” ~ Gabrael “If the UN can get through a day without everyone strangling everyone else so can we.” ~ Cyran
Redmess Redmess from Netherlands Since: Feb, 2014
Redmess
#48948: Feb 5th 2024 at 2:01:38 PM

It's prostate cancer, apparently, and the news says he's already feeling better.

Also, people who get cancer deserve sympathy no matter who they are. I don't do class warfare, certainly not over someone's health.

Edited by Redmess on Feb 5th 2024 at 11:03:21 AM

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Mrph1 he/him from Mercia (4 Score & 7 Years Ago) Relationship Status: This is not my beautiful wife!
he/him
#48949: Feb 5th 2024 at 2:33:36 PM

It's specifically not prostate cancer - that's the one thing that was confirmed.

"Although Buckingham Palace has not revealed what form of cancer the king has been diagnosed with, it is understood not to be prostate cancer."

As he was in hospital for a prostate issue, they wanted to confirm it wasn't that (although it was identified while he was there)

Guardian link to news story.

Edited by Mrph1 on Feb 5th 2024 at 10:34:35 AM

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we must dissent (it/they)
#48950: Feb 5th 2024 at 2:35:04 PM

[up][up] ...what kind of non sequitur is that?

Edited by Noaqiyeum on Feb 5th 2024 at 10:35:22 AM

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