London

[oggyoggy]

Nov 20, 2024 23:02:18 GMT Chewbacca the Wookie said:

Nov 20, 2024 22:54:26 GMT scfcbiancorossi said:

Definitely one for the "Visit England" Instagram page 🧟

Embaressing isn’t it. Though I’m sure there’s a twist that can be put on it.

I know! Imagine missing out the “of” between “south” and “London” 😉

[Chewbacca the Wookie]

Nov 21, 2024 3:26:32 GMT oggyoggy said:

Nov 20, 2024 23:02:18 GMT Chewbacca the Wookie said:

Embaressing isn’t it. Though I’m sure there’s a twist that can be put on it.

I know! Imagine missing out the “of” between “south” and “London” 😉

croydoncommitment.org.uk/sadiq-khan-crowns-croydon-as-london-borough-of-culture/

“On March 14, Croydon unveiled highlights of the striking and surprising projects that are going to showcase the very best of Croydon’s diverse and dynamic home-grown talent in its year as The Mayor of London’s London Borough of Culture. The “This is Croydon” event will see a range of activities and events open on April 1, and will offer excellence through multiple art forms – from classical music to hip-hop, from dance to spoken word, from original stage productions to street festivals, to which everyone, and every Londoner, is invited.”

This video must have been what he was talking about.

I stand corrected

[oggyoggy]

Nov 21, 2024 5:14:04 GMT Chewbacca the Wookie said:

Nov 21, 2024 3:26:32 GMT oggyoggy said:

I know! Imagine missing out the “of” between “south” and “London” 😉

croydoncommitment.org.uk/sadiq-khan-crowns-croydon-as-london-borough-of-culture/

“On March 14, Croydon unveiled highlights of the striking and surprising projects that are going to showcase the very best of Croydon’s diverse and dynamic home-grown talent in its year as The Mayor of London’s London Borough of Culture. The “This is Croydon” event will see a range of activities and events open on April 1, and will offer excellence through multiple art forms – from classical music to hip-hop, from dance to spoken word, from original stage productions to street festivals, to which everyone, and every Londoner, is invited.”

This video must have been what he was talking about.

I stand corrected

Well, they’ve wasted all their money feeding children. What do you expect!?

[Chewbacca the Wookie]

Nov 21, 2024 7:59:53 GMT oggyoggy said:

Nov 21, 2024 5:14:04 GMT Chewbacca the Wookie said:

croydoncommitment.org.uk/sadiq-khan-crowns-croydon-as-london-borough-of-culture/

“On March 14, Croydon unveiled highlights of the striking and surprising projects that are going to showcase the very best of Croydon’s diverse and dynamic home-grown talent in its year as The Mayor of London’s London Borough of Culture. The “This is Croydon” event will see a range of activities and events open on April 1, and will offer excellence through multiple art forms – from classical music to hip-hop, from dance to spoken word, from original stage productions to street festivals, to which everyone, and every Londoner, is invited.”

This video must have been what he was talking about.

I stand corrected

Well, they’ve wasted all their money feeding children. What do you expect!?

So you’re admitting Croydon’s in London then?

On a serious note it’s a brilliant vote winner though I’m sure that had nothing to do with what is a great initiative.

It is refreshing though to see him taking responsibility for his actions. He’s not usually so keen to take credit for his other major achievements like the backing and support of known violent criminals or the increase in knife and gun crime in London by 20 percent

www.standard.co.uk/news/crime/london-crime-figures-knives-guns-violence-met-police-sadiq-khan-b1153762.html

[oggyoggy]

Nov 21, 2024 8:10:52 GMT Chewbacca the Wookie said:

Nov 21, 2024 7:59:53 GMT oggyoggy said:

Well, they’ve wasted all their money feeding children. What do you expect!?

So you’re admitting Croydon’s in London then?

On a serious note it’s a brilliant vote winner though I’m sure that had nothing to do with what is a great initiative.

It is refreshing though to see him taking responsibility for his actions. He’s not usually so keen to take credit for his other major achievements like the backing and support of known violent criminals or the increase in knife and gun crime in London by 20 percent

www.standard.co.uk/news/crime/london-crime-figures-knives-guns-violence-met-police-sadiq-khan-b1153762.html

Yes, the increase in violent crime to levels not seen since the last Tory mayor is a concern. Thankfully the increase in violent crime in London proportionally speaking is less than most other parts of the country so although there is a spike in violence across the country, Khan’s city hasn’t seen as big an increase as other areas.

I am not sure I would hold mayors that responsible for crime in their cities though. The police are funded by central government at the Home Office. So it is the government who is more responsible and given the massive cuts to budgets and the numbers of officers since Cameron took power, it is hardly a surprise to see crime on the up.

If you blame Khan for the increase to Johnson levels, you need to credit him for getting it down during his tenures previously. As I say, I don’t think mayors have that much power over it. The buck lies with the Home Office and the government.

Also, are you now saying politicians shouldn’t do good things if they are vote winners!???!

[iancransonsknees]

You could be really incredibly cynical and suggest that it's encouragement to have more kids because people won't have to worry about feeding them so much?

[Chewbacca the Wookie]

Nov 21, 2024 8:47:40 GMT oggyoggy said:

Nov 21, 2024 8:10:52 GMT Chewbacca the Wookie said:

So you’re admitting Croydon’s in London then?

On a serious note it’s a brilliant vote winner though I’m sure that had nothing to do with what is a great initiative.

It is refreshing though to see him taking responsibility for his actions. He’s not usually so keen to take credit for his other major achievements like the backing and support of known violent criminals or the increase in knife and gun crime in London by 20 percent

www.standard.co.uk/news/crime/london-crime-figures-knives-guns-violence-met-police-sadiq-khan-b1153762.html

Yes, the increase in violent crime to levels not seen since the last Tory mayor is a concern. Thankfully the increase in violent crime in London proportionally speaking is less than most other parts of the country so although there is a spike in violence across the country, Khan’s city hasn’t seen as big an increase as other areas.

I am not sure I would hold mayors that responsible for crime in their cities though. The police are funded by central government at the Home Office. So it is the government who is more responsible and given the massive cuts to budgets and the numbers of officers since Cameron took power, it is hardly a surprise to see crime on the up.

If you blame Khan for the increase to Johnson levels, you need to credit him for getting it down during his tenures previously. As I say, I don’t think mayors have that much power over it. The buck lies with the Home Office and the government.

Also, are you now saying politicians shouldn’t do good things if they are vote winners!???!

Not at all as I’ve said the free dinners is a great idea but frequently he refuses to discuss or take responsibility over the negatives choosing instead to blame it on someone else.
His behaviour and lack of backing for the cop involved in the Kaba shooting was an absolute disgrace and even now he won’t apologise choosing instead to make it about race.

To be fair your arguments are good ones doesn’t mean I have to agree with them though.

[oggyoggy]

Nov 21, 2024 9:03:01 GMT iancransonsknees said:

You could be really incredibly cynical and suggest that it's encouragement to have more kids because people won't have to worry about feeding them so much?

Now that’s a novel argument!? You could stretch that to free education and healthcare.

Yet when I had a debate on here the other day, some people were (quite ridiculously in my opinion) saying money is absolutely irrelevant to people’s decisions as to whether or not to have a child/more children! And that I was being offensive by suggesting money is a factor!

[rickyfullerbeer]

Controlled explosion of a suspicious package at London Euston today after Gatwick and the US Embassy yesterday. There was also an incident in Chester last night.

[xchpotter]

Just to lighten the mood on this thread….😂😂

[Chewbacca the Wookie]

www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c5y3en5yv21o

Let’s hope he pulls through

[crouchpotato1]

[maninasuitcase]

The country has gone to the dogs.
Profit over public.
Human life isn't worth squat.
Rob a bank get 30 years.
Kill someone and it's 20 years and out in 10.

[wannabee]

Nov 24, 2024 13:24:58 GMT crouchpotato1 said:

Quality Reporting by Talk TV man suffers a Heart Attack in a fight on Westminster Bridge and Alex Phillips goes of on a rant about Machetes 

Slow news day

[crouchpotato1]

Nov 24, 2024 17:01:22 GMT wannabee said:

Nov 24, 2024 13:24:58 GMT crouchpotato1 said:

Quality Reporting by Talk TV man suffers a Heart Attack in a fight on Westminster Bridge and Alex Phillips goes of on a rant about Machetes 

Slow news day

Suffered a heart attack🤔is that what they’ve concocted then🤔

[thehartshillbadger]

Nov 24, 2024 17:06:31 GMT crouchpotato1 said:

Nov 24, 2024 17:01:22 GMT wannabee said:

Quality Reporting by Talk TV man suffers a Heart Attack in a fight on Westminster Bridge and Alex Phillips goes of on a rant about Machetes 

Slow news day

Suffered a heart attack🤔is that what they’ve concocted then🤔

And not terror related of course. I’d say 3 men being arrested on suspicion of attempted murder was pretty terrifying myself. No wonder the bloke had a heart attack (if indeed that is true). Nobody actually knows these days, there’s so much lying and corruption flying around

[crouchpotato1]

Nov 24, 2024 17:14:21 GMT thehartshillbadger said:

Nov 24, 2024 17:06:31 GMT crouchpotato1 said:

Suffered a heart attack🤔is that what they’ve concocted then🤔

And not terror related of course. I’d say 3 men being arrested on suspicion of attempted murder was pretty terrifying myself. No wonder the bloke had a heart attack (if indeed that is true). Nobody actually knows these days, there’s so much lying and corruption flying around

Spot on mate,probably another Welsh Christian

[wannabee]

Nov 24, 2024 17:06:31 GMT crouchpotato1 said:

Nov 24, 2024 17:01:22 GMT wannabee said:

Quality Reporting by Talk TV man suffers a Heart Attack in a fight on Westminster Bridge and Alex Phillips goes of on a rant about Machetes 

Slow news day

Suffered a heart attack🤔is that what they’ve concocted then🤔

If you had read Cobs link before you posted, you needn't have embarrassed yourself,  again. 

[Davef]

Nov 24, 2024 17:01:22 GMT wannabee said:

Nov 24, 2024 13:24:58 GMT crouchpotato1 said:

Quality Reporting by Talk TV man suffers a Heart Attack in a fight on Westminster Bridge and Alex Phillips goes of on a rant about Machetes 

Slow news day

Yes, reported about the same time as Sky News were reporting on a stabbing incident at Westminster Bridge.

Do you usually get countless police officers present, several arrests and a bridge cordoned off in London for a "heart attack"?

Edit: BBC News tweeted about a stabbing incident at Westminster Bridge two hours ago.

[crouchpotato1]

Nov 24, 2024 17:56:07 GMT wannabee said:

Nov 24, 2024 17:06:31 GMT crouchpotato1 said:

Suffered a heart attack🤔is that what they’ve concocted then🤔

If you had read Cobs link before you posted, you needn't have embarrassed yourself,  again. 

Nothing embarrassing whatsoever,it’ll be another in a long list of cover ups of late

[wannabee]

Nov 24, 2024 18:05:35 GMT Davef said:

Nov 24, 2024 17:01:22 GMT wannabee said:

Quality Reporting by Talk TV man suffers a Heart Attack in a fight on Westminster Bridge and Alex Phillips goes of on a rant about Machetes 

Slow news day

Yes, reported about the same time as Sky News were reporting on a stabbing incident at Westminster Bridge.

Do you usually get countless police officers present, several arrests and a bridge cordoned off in London for a "heart attack"?

Edit: BBC News tweeted about a stabbing incident at Westminster Bridge two hours ago.

Whoever put out a false report of a stabbing needs to take a look at themselves 

What is known is that a Man suffered a Cardiac Arrest during a Brawl and 4 people have been arrested 

Who the people arrested are and why the brawl occurred is unknown 

I expect the Police responded in force to a report given the sensitivity of the location and the previous incident 

[wannabee]

National Headline News

A man is in a critical condition in hospital being treated for a heart attack after a fight broke out on Westminster Bridge, the Met Police said.

Here is the shocking aftermath scene of Lookie-loo's on Westminster Bridge 





www.bbc.com/news/articles/c5y3en5yv21o

For an alternative narrative you can see a report on Nexta founded by a 17 year old Belarusian Youth

x.com/nexta_tv/status/1860700706161967611?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Etweet

[Chewbacca the Wookie]

Nov 24, 2024 23:01:34 GMT wannabee said:

National Headline News

A man is in a critical condition in hospital being treated for a heart attack after a fight broke out on Westminster Bridge, the Met Police said.

Here is the shocking aftermath scene of Lookie-loo's on Westminster Bridge 



View Attachment

www.bbc.com/news/articles/c5y3en5yv21o

For an alternative narrative you can see a report on Nexta founded by a 17 year old Belarusian Youth

x.com/nexta_tv/status/1860700706161967611?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Etweet

Bit confusing as to what happened

[wannabee]

Nov 24, 2024 23:49:24 GMT Chewbacca the Wookie said:

Nov 24, 2024 23:01:34 GMT wannabee said:

National Headline News

A man is in a critical condition in hospital being treated for a heart attack after a fight broke out on Westminster Bridge, the Met Police said.

Here is the shocking aftermath scene of Lookie-loo's on Westminster Bridge 



View Attachment

www.bbc.com/news/articles/c5y3en5yv21o

For an alternative narrative you can see a report on Nexta founded by a 17 year old Belarusian Youth

x.com/nexta_tv/status/1860700706161967611?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Etweet

Bit confusing as to what happened

Of course it is, but that's not particularly unusual .... until the Police have an opportunity to investigate 

At first the Met believed they were responding to a stabbing incident, they weren't and sad to say they have fueled the situation by their original release.

Some people are predisposed to automatically believe any incident is perpetrated by immigrants 

The reporting of this incident has traveled all around the World ( I could link if you like) with imagery of Big Ben that London isn't a safe place to visit 

Nobody ever listens to the final outcome because the damage has been done by the first shit thrown, never the retraction.

Maybe we will find out eventually that this was a brawl between a Christian Prayer Group from Cardiff that had consumed too much Columbian Marching Powder, who knows.

It doesn't matter, because the next day or the day after people with the attention span of a Goldfish will have moved on, but they will be content with their original beliefs and prejudices of what they believe happened 

[oggyoggy]

I know people have been stabbed in London and Manchester in the last couple of days, but don’t we all agree the authorities should drop everything and stop investigating those crimes and focus all resources on sorting out the assaults at Manchester airport first. They are much more important……

[Chewbacca the Wookie]

Nov 25, 2024 0:35:43 GMT wannabee said:

Nov 24, 2024 23:49:24 GMT Chewbacca the Wookie said:

Bit confusing as to what happened

Of course it is, but that's not particularly unusual .... until the Police have an opportunity to investigate 

At first the Met believed they were responding to a stabbing incident, they weren't and sad to say they have fueled the situation by their original release.

Some people are predisposed to automatically believe any incident is perpetrated by immigrants 

The reporting of this incident has traveled all around the World ( I could link if you like) with imagery of Big Ben that London isn't a safe place to visit 

Nobody ever listens to the final outcome because the damage has been done by the first shit thrown, never the retraction.

Maybe we will find out eventually that this was a brawl between a Christian Prayer Group from Cardiff that had consumed too much Columbian Marching Powder, who knows.

It doesn't matter, because the next day or the day after people with the attention span of a Goldfish will have moved on, but they will be content with their original beliefs and prejudices of what they believe happened 

Things change all the time as does the time in reporting an incident on the media especially if it means keeping people away from a potentially dangerous location by putting in an early press release.

If it had been a stabbing and the police hadn’t put a warning out and waited to long then they’d have been accused of not protecting the public especially if the suspect had been at large.
Also if there had been a large scale fight involving knives who’s to say what the injuries were or why the initial belief was that the male had been stabbed.

As a member of the public I’d rather the police went high than low if it meant keeping people away from a crime scene by putting in an early release.

It’s too early to make such scathing comments without knowing the whole story of why they came to the early conclusion it was a stabbing without knowing the injuries and how much they were told.
I’m sure none of it was done deliberately to stoke up a reaction.

I don’t see much conjecture around it being involving immigrants either because of the initial release.
Not on here anyway.

Let’s hope those responsible are dealt with swiftly.

[oggyoggy]

Nov 25, 2024 7:37:28 GMT Chewbacca the Wookie said:

Nov 25, 2024 0:35:43 GMT wannabee said:

Of course it is, but that's not particularly unusual .... until the Police have an opportunity to investigate 

At first the Met believed they were responding to a stabbing incident, they weren't and sad to say they have fueled the situation by their original release.

Some people are predisposed to automatically believe any incident is perpetrated by immigrants 

The reporting of this incident has traveled all around the World ( I could link if you like) with imagery of Big Ben that London isn't a safe place to visit 

Nobody ever listens to the final outcome because the damage has been done by the first shit thrown, never the retraction.

Maybe we will find out eventually that this was a brawl between a Christian Prayer Group from Cardiff that had consumed too much Columbian Marching Powder, who knows.

It doesn't matter, because the next day or the day after people with the attention span of a Goldfish will have moved on, but they will be content with their original beliefs and prejudices of what they believe happened 

Things change all the time as does the time in reporting an incident on the media especially if it means keeping people away from a potentially dangerous location by putting in an early release.

If it had been a stabbing and the police hadn’t put a warning out and waited to long then they’d have been accused of not protecting the public especially if the suspect had been at large.
Also if there had been a large scale fight involving knives who’s to say what the injuries were or why the initial belief was that the male had been stabbed.

As a member of the public I’d rather the police went high than low if it meant keeping people away from a crime scene by putting in an early release.

It’s too early to make such scathing comments without knowing the whole story of why they came to the conclusion without knowing the injuries and how much they were told.

I don’t see much conjecture around it being involving immigrants either because of the initial release. Not on here anyway.

Let’s hope those responsible are dealt with swiftly.

I agree it is better for the police to be cautious. Unless it is far riot rioters smashing up local communities and beating people up and setting fire to things of course. Then the police, prime minister and all authorities shouldn’t meddle. According to many on here that is…

[Chewbacca the Wookie]

Nov 25, 2024 7:46:18 GMT oggyoggy said:

Nov 25, 2024 7:37:28 GMT Chewbacca the Wookie said:

Things change all the time as does the time in reporting an incident on the media especially if it means keeping people away from a potentially dangerous location by putting in an early release.

If it had been a stabbing and the police hadn’t put a warning out and waited to long then they’d have been accused of not protecting the public especially if the suspect had been at large.
Also if there had been a large scale fight involving knives who’s to say what the injuries were or why the initial belief was that the male had been stabbed.

As a member of the public I’d rather the police went high than low if it meant keeping people away from a crime scene by putting in an early release.

It’s too early to make such scathing comments without knowing the whole story of why they came to the conclusion without knowing the injuries and how much they were told.

I don’t see much conjecture around it being involving immigrants either because of the initial release. Not on here anyway.

Let’s hope those responsible are dealt with swiftly.

I agree it is better for the police to be cautious. Unless it is far riot rioters smashing up local communities and beating people up and setting fire to things of course. Then the police, prime minister and all authorities shouldn’t meddle. According to many on here that is…

Not me. A criminals a criminal regardless of there background.
I think all the majority want is consistency.

[oggyoggy]

Nov 25, 2024 7:59:23 GMT Chewbacca the Wookie said:

Nov 25, 2024 7:46:18 GMT oggyoggy said:

I agree it is better for the police to be cautious. Unless it is far riot rioters smashing up local communities and beating people up and setting fire to things of course. Then the police, prime minister and all authorities shouldn’t meddle. According to many on here that is…

Not me. A criminals a criminal regardless of there background.
I think all the majority want is consistency.

That certainly isn’t the opinion of the people critical of the Manchester airport assault. They want that dealt with before anything else.

[Mendicant]

An eight year old girl and a man are seriously injured after a shooting in Ladbroke Grove, West London.

As of 10.15am this is a Breaking Story on the BBC with 4 very short paragraphs for a shooting which occurred at 5.30pm.

That means an eight year old gets shot in a residential street in the nation’s capital during the day, and by mid-morning the following day the BBC, one of the world’s biggest news operations, don’t inform us of anything more than a small handful of basic headline facts.

www.bbc.com/news/articles/c1knxw7k8n7o