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And this from this afternoon- click through for the video.
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Originally posted by anton pulisov View PostThe downturn in life expectancy is happening all over the western world.
I have a theory that it's because the baby boomers are the most hedonistic retirees ever.
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- The House with the Golden Windows
- Fast falling out of love for football.
- WasPlain Hobnobs
Compare and contrast.
Free money for farmers
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-48819260
No problem if business go bust
https://www.theguardian.com/politics...t-was-worth-it
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I suppose it was easier in the Blair period to pass a hunting ban than to introduce legislation that made the police truly accountable* but that's a reflection of institutional constraints than anti-hunting people being lax on racism themselves.
Police racism is held in place by a framework of institutions but fox-hunting was more of an anachronistic tradition of a fading rural class.
*I agree they should have tried much harder than they did.Last edited by Satchmo Distel; 05-07-2019, 09:29.
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Originally posted by Satchmo Distel View PostI suppose it was easier in the Blair period to pass a hunting ban than to introduce legislation that made the police truly accountable* but that's a reflection of institutional constraints than anti-hunting people being lax on racism themselves.
Police racism is held in place by a framework of institutions but fox-hunting was more of an anachronistic tradition of a fading rural class.
*I agree they should have tried much harder than they did.
Here are my observations:
I suppose it was easier in the Blair period to pass a hunting ban than to introduce legislation that made the police truly accountable* but that's a reflection of institutional constraints than anti-hunting people being lax on racism themselves.
Fox hunting is pretty institutionalised in the UK amongst the upper classes. It's been part of their leisurely activities for hundreds of years for reasons even they don't know. However, they were happy to give it up to maintain the structural financial imbalance between the upper and working classes so as the working classes were celebrating and beating their chests, they were putting in policies that led to the banking crash of 2007-08 (for which they were bailed out). By 1997 the country was pissed off after nearly 20 years of Thatcher and Major and the foxhunting thing was an easy was to pacify the mob.
This is the equivalent of the upper classes having to provide full equality and the ethical redistribution of wealth in return for the working classes giving up football.
Police racism is held in place by a framework of institutions but fox-hunting was more of an anachronistic tradition of a fading rural class.
*I agree they should have tried much harder than they did.
Unfortunately, the majority of the working class would be fervently against any substantial action to get rid of racism. This link to a post by someone on another thread (I think Berbaslug) where it was put forward the middle and upper classes were more racist than the working class.
Poor Working class people vote tory
Poor working class people vote UKIP
The membership of the EDL is majority Poor working class
The membership of the BNP was majority Poor working class
The membership of the NF was majority Poor working class
And everyone on the messageboard knows it.
I read alot of the personal posts from UK based posters and I have noticed:
A majority live in London or at least the largest cities
A majority are from the provinces
And wouldn't move back there for all the tea in China
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Originally posted by Tactical Genius View PostThe membership of the EDL is majority Poor working class
The membership of the BNP was majority Poor working class
The membership of the NF was majority Poor working class
But how many people in total are we talking about here? Surely the vast majority of the poor working class belong to no political or related organisation whatseover?
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Originally posted by Sporting View Post
But how many people in total are we talking about here? Surely the vast majority of the poor working class belong to no political or related organisation whatseover?
There is a reason why right-wing policies have held sway in British elections since the early 50's.
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