Hertsscot Posted October 28, 2022 Share Posted October 28, 2022 Horrendous article exposing the problems NHS is facing in England but little analysis of why. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-63205305 It mentions massive staff shortages but doesn't mention Brexit. Surprisingly for an article about health care in England it does actually mention the health secretary but at no point is the word Tory or Conservative used. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phart Posted October 28, 2022 Share Posted October 28, 2022 17 minutes ago, Hertsscot said: Horrendous article exposing the problems NHS is facing in England but little analysis of why. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-63205305 It mentions massive staff shortages but doesn't mention Brexit. Surprisingly for an article about health care in England it does actually mention the health secretary but at no point is the word Tory or Conservative used. Excess deaths up 13% as well. Hard to attribute definitely as so many cofounders but the above is being touted as a possible reason. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phart Posted October 28, 2022 Share Posted October 28, 2022 Scotland ambulance wait times and excess deaths standing up much much better as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirk Posted October 28, 2022 Share Posted October 28, 2022 3 hours ago, phart said: Scotland ambulance wait times and excess deaths standing up much much better as well. The numbers aren't great for Scotland but they are better than ruk. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hertsscot Posted October 28, 2022 Share Posted October 28, 2022 6 hours ago, phart said: Scotland ambulance wait times and excess deaths standing up much much better as well. They are but what gets me and I've said it before is the contrast in how these stories are reported, and having moved in the last year it is very noticeable. In Scotland the media politicise health stories in a way that just doesn't happen down south. In Scotland the headline would mention the SNP, then the SNP would be mentioned a few more times and there would probably be demands for the Health Minister to resign. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ally Bongo Posted October 28, 2022 Share Posted October 28, 2022 Jerry Lee Lewis passes away aged 87 Bit of a controversial character to say the least Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thplinth Posted October 28, 2022 Share Posted October 28, 2022 A very unfunny guy and a wanker as well. Could not stand him. Why controversial? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ally Bongo Posted October 28, 2022 Share Posted October 28, 2022 3 minutes ago, thplinth said: A very unfunny guy and a wanker as well. Could not stand him. Why controversial? Jerry Lee Lewis - not Jerry Lewis Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bonzo Posted October 28, 2022 Share Posted October 28, 2022 35 minutes ago, Ally Bongo said: Jerry Lee Lewis passes away aged 87 Bit of a controversial character to say the least Great showman but marrying his 13 year old cousin certainly set his career back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auchinyell Sox Change Posted October 28, 2022 Share Posted October 28, 2022 6 minutes ago, bonzo said: Great showman but marrying his 13 year old cousin certainly set his career back. I had no idea he was from Orkney Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ally Bongo Posted October 28, 2022 Share Posted October 28, 2022 8 minutes ago, bonzo said: Great showman but marrying his 13 year old cousin certainly set his career back. Only because he came to Britain and the press found out about it Her being 13 wasnt illegal - him still being married to someone else was Elvis was dating Priscilla when she was 14 The Deep South was some place Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aaid Posted October 28, 2022 Share Posted October 28, 2022 4 minutes ago, Ally Bongo said: Only because he came to Britain and the press found out about it Her being 13 wasnt illegal - him still being married to someone else was Elvis was dating Priscilla when she was 14 The Deep South was some place Don’t mention John Peel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thplinth Posted October 28, 2022 Share Posted October 28, 2022 19 minutes ago, Ally Bongo said: Jerry Lee Lewis - not Jerry Lewis 😀 Sorry should have read that better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thplinth Posted October 28, 2022 Share Posted October 28, 2022 Bill Wyman, much more recent as well. He went on Wogan with her. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ally Bongo Posted October 28, 2022 Share Posted October 28, 2022 Lee Lewis was 22 and Elvis was 24 when they had teen girlfriends and that sort of thing was commonplace in the deep south Wyman was 48 By today's standards they are all paedophiles but Bill Wyman was a real one among us Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dan cake Posted October 30, 2022 Share Posted October 30, 2022 151 teenagers/young adults die in crush at hallowe’en gathering in Seoul https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/world-asia-63442399 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dan cake Posted October 30, 2022 Share Posted October 30, 2022 On 10/28/2022 at 9:07 PM, Ally Bongo said: Lee Lewis was 22 and Elvis was 24 when they had teen girlfriends and that sort of thing was commonplace in the deep south Wyman was 48 By today's standards they are all paedophiles but Bill Wyman was a real one among us Read an article recently Duran Duran had numbers written on the corner of the band itinerary when touring America, it’s was the age of consent relevant to what state they were in. Think Bowie is questionable in this area, luckily he died with his reputation intact tho Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aaid Posted October 30, 2022 Share Posted October 30, 2022 1 hour ago, dan cake said: Think Bowie is questionable in this area, luckily he died with his reputation intact tho https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sable_Starr Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dan cake Posted October 30, 2022 Share Posted October 30, 2022 6 hours ago, aaid said: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sable_Starr Yup, he allegedly took her virginity at god knows what age Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scotlad Posted October 30, 2022 Share Posted October 30, 2022 I suspect a lot of those musicians from that era were up to all sorts. Christ, some of them even wrote songs about it - Starfucker by the Stones and Zeppelin's Sick Again spring to mind. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ally Bongo Posted October 30, 2022 Share Posted October 30, 2022 But what about the Ferries ..... Boy is England fucked and nobody seems to care Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barney Rubble Posted October 30, 2022 Share Posted October 30, 2022 3 hours ago, scotlad said: I suspect a lot of those musicians from that era were up to all sorts. Christ, some of them even wrote songs about it - Starfucker by the Stones and Zeppelin's Sick Again spring to mind. Starfucker was already a bad idea when originally released on Goats Head Soup in 1973. It has decayed markedly with age. It is probably the worst release in their history. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stocky Posted October 31, 2022 Share Posted October 31, 2022 (edited) Bolsenaro loses Brazilian election.👍 He made Donald Trump seem a reasonable , likeable middle of the road kingdaguy Lula only just won though 50.9% of the vote . Things could get nasty in Brazil, need to wait and see Edited October 31, 2022 by stocky Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exile Posted October 31, 2022 Share Posted October 31, 2022 23 hours ago, Ally Bongo said: But what about the Ferries ..... Boy is England fucked and nobody seems to care I thought i saw parody tweeter Sir Michael Take defend it, and the Mail reported it. 😅 Unless that was a fake/parody too... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scotlad Posted October 31, 2022 Share Posted October 31, 2022 I'm surprised there isn't more in the news about this: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/suspect-dover-immigration-fire-bombing-b2214473.html?amp Whether you think these people are here on false pretences or not, they're still human beings, FFS. The guy that did it was obviously some kind of nutter but this is horrific! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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