FTOF Posted November 19, 2020 Report Share Posted November 19, 2020 Good to see in our time of crisis that we're getting our priorities right. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-54988870 Quote A "once-in-a-generation modernisation" of the armed forces is required to extend British influence and protect the public, Boris Johnson has said. Fucking clown. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FTOF Posted November 19, 2020 Report Share Posted November 19, 2020 Quote Another source who saw the report called it "unambiguous in stating that Priti Patel broke the ministerial code and that the prime minister buried it". https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-55007122 They're on a roll. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bud the Baker Posted November 29, 2020 Report Share Posted November 29, 2020 Is this the nearest we have to a general politics thread these days? Anyway my sympathies to the latest group of employees to be shafted by BigBusinessTM - the employees of Arcadia whose owner Philip Green (or maybe his wife) are likely to be living it up Monaco with little remorse for little people they've shafted. Do I expect the government introduce laws to save further ordinary people suffering the same fate, erm not really, they'll be to busy planning Austerity2 while simultaneously looking forward to what benefits they can get from the chumocracy they have created. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
antrin Posted November 29, 2020 Report Share Posted November 29, 2020 36 minutes ago, Bud the Baker said: Is this the nearest we have to a general politics thread these days? Anyway my sympathies to the latest group of employees to be shafted by BigBusinessTM - the employees of Arcadia whose owner Philip Green (or maybe his wife) are likely to be living it up Monaco with little remorse for little people they've shafted. Do I expect the government introduce laws to save further ordinary people suffering the same fate, erm not really, they'll be to busy planning Austerity2 while simultaneously looking forward to what benefits they can get from the chumocracy they have created. We'l make a decent socialist out of you, yet.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bud the Baker Posted December 1, 2020 Report Share Posted December 1, 2020 (edited) Arcadia has gone into liquidation and this has forced Debenhams with which it has close ties into liquidation, sad news for all employees of these two organizations - 25,000 between them. Obviously the pandemic is to an extent just hastening the existing trend towards online shopping but it leads to the question of what's gonna happen to the "winners" of the current situation - online giants like Amazon? Edited December 1, 2020 by Bud the Baker Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DougJamie Posted December 1, 2020 Report Share Posted December 1, 2020 48 minutes ago, Bud the Baker said: Arcadia has gone into liquidation and this has forced Debenhams with which it has close ties into liquidation, sad news for all employees of these two organizations - 25,000 between them. Obviously the pandemic is to an extent just hastening the existing trend towards online shopping but it leads to the question of what's gonna happen to the "winners" of the current situation - online giants like Amazon? Its terrible for the employees who no doubt will get their pensions attacked also.... But I do think, in a lot of cases, this pandemic has merely accelerated the process of the high street shop that does not do or have internet offerings... going bust...... Shopping in Glasgow in the future is going to be a lot quicker Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DougJamie Posted December 1, 2020 Report Share Posted December 1, 2020 Oh and expect PM Gove soon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oaksoft Posted December 1, 2020 Report Share Posted December 1, 2020 1 hour ago, Bud the Baker said: Arcadia has gone into liquidation and this has forced Debenhams with which it has close ties into liquidation, sad news for all employees of these two organizations - 25,000 between them. Obviously the pandemic is to an extent just hastening the existing trend towards online shopping but it leads to the question of what's gonna happen to the "winners" of the current situation - online giants like Amazon? Arcadia is actually in administration not liquidation. Not much consolation for Debenhams staff though. More than 240 years in business and it's all gone overnight. They were established just 33 years after Culloden. That's worth thinking about right there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cumbriansaint72 Posted December 1, 2020 Report Share Posted December 1, 2020 1 hour ago, oaksoft said: Arcadia is actually in administration not liquidation. Not much consolation for Debenhams staff though. More than 240 years in business and it's all gone overnight. They were established just 33 years after Culloden. That's worth thinking about right there. Thing with debenhams was that about 2/3 years ago, love him or hate him Mike Ashley was going to but them out but it was the top directors of debenhams that rejected the offer as they would have been first out the door at the time. So in a shocking way a select few have helped this, along with covid of course. It's amazing that House of Fraser and Sports Direct have managed to carry on under his ownership at moment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ayrshire Saints Posted December 1, 2020 Report Share Posted December 1, 2020 Arcadia is actually in administration not liquidation. Not much consolation for Debenhams staff though. More than 240 years in business and it's all gone overnight. They were established just 33 years after Culloden. That's worth thinking about right there.The problem with Debenhams was that most of their shops looked as if they had been trading since Culloden ! The department store / concession format has been on the wain ever since the internet came into being. The surprise is they lasted as long as they did. If ever the wife saw something she fancied in Debenhams she would look at it in store, even try it on if it was clothes, then wait a few weeks until their latest up to 70% off event. No one was paying the full price for anything as they knew it would be reduced in a matter of a few weeks. Try in store, wait and order online safe in the knowledge you knew you liked it / it fitted then order to have it delivered at a lesser price. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bud the Baker Posted December 1, 2020 Report Share Posted December 1, 2020 (edited) 4 hours ago, oaksoft said: Arcadia is actually in administration not liquidation. Not much consolation for Debenhams staff though. More than 240 years in business and it's all gone overnight. They were established just 33 years after Culloden. That's worth thinking about right there. Debenhams was formed in 1788, the battle of Culloden was fought in 1746 so that would make it 32 years. Live by the pedantic, die by the pedantic. If I was going for a 1788 reference Ida gone for something down the French Revolution line although the actual starting date/event is still disputed with many people going for 1789... Edited December 1, 2020 by Bud the Baker Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
antrin Posted December 1, 2020 Report Share Posted December 1, 2020 (edited) 5 hours ago, oaksoft said: Arcadia is actually in administration not liquidation. Not much consolation for Debenhams staff though. More than 240 years in business and it's all gone overnight. They were established just 33 years after Culloden. That's worth thinking about right there. 19 minutes ago, Bud the Baker said: Debenhams was formed in 1788, the battle of Culloden was fought in 1746 so that would make it 32 years. Live by the pedantic, die by the pedantic. If I was going for a 1788 reference Ida gone for something down the French Revolution line although the actual starting date/event is still disputed with many people going for 1789... Far be it from me to attempt to out-pedant anyBuddie, but... Debenhams was founded in 1778, it seems. Live by the pedantic, die by the pedantic. ...to coin a phrase. Oxter was certainly closer to the truth, in that respect. That's worth thinking about right there. Edited December 1, 2020 by antrin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bud the Baker Posted December 1, 2020 Report Share Posted December 1, 2020 3 minutes ago, antrin said: Far be it from me to attempt to out-pedant anyBuddie, but... Debenhams was founded in 1778, it seems. Live by the pedantic, die by the pedantic. ...to coin a phrase. Oxter was certainly closer to the truth, in that respect. That's worth thinking about right there. Right I guess I'll just give up! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
antrin Posted December 1, 2020 Report Share Posted December 1, 2020 1 minute ago, Bud the Baker said: Right I guess I'll just give up! You've no idea how many checks and double/treble checks I made of that post of mine. Just in case... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ayrshire Saints Posted December 1, 2020 Report Share Posted December 1, 2020 In true British fashion the vultures are packing into to Debenhams online business once the closing down fire sale has been announced. A "virtual queue" just to login and a 30m max shopping time !!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oaksoft Posted December 1, 2020 Report Share Posted December 1, 2020 2 hours ago, Bud the Baker said: Debenhams was formed in 1788, the battle of Culloden was fought in 1746 so that would make it 32 years. Live by the pedantic, die by the pedantic. If I was going for a 1788 reference Ida gone for something down the French Revolution line although the actual starting date/event is still disputed with many people going for 1789... 1788 - 1746 is 42 years but I see antrin has already scored the open goal. 😜 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bud the Baker Posted December 8, 2020 Report Share Posted December 8, 2020 After getting his party to re-insert the controversial sections of the Internal Markets Bill last night today BJ has accepted they will be dropped today - if we didn't already have a Grand Old Duke of York he'd be a shoo-in for the job. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cookie Monster Posted December 9, 2020 Report Share Posted December 9, 2020 https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/ruth-davidson-resign-brexit-deal-northern-ireland-special-trading-terms-eu-a8583536.htmlI wonder when Baroness Davidson will hand in her resignation. [emoji23] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pod Posted December 9, 2020 Report Share Posted December 9, 2020 13 minutes ago, Cookie Monster said: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/ruth-davidson-resign-brexit-deal-northern-ireland-special-trading-terms-eu-a8583536.html I wonder when Baroness Davidson will hand in her resignation. Old news. Besides, it was only a hint. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slarti Posted May 31, 2021 Report Share Posted May 31, 2021 Why can't folk just say well done to Boris on getting married ? Or just say nothing at all. Congrats to the pair of them.Nobody had said anything on this thread for almost 6 months, so they were saying nothing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Callum Gilhooley Posted May 31, 2021 Report Share Posted May 31, 2021 7 hours ago, Slarti said: 7 hours ago, ICC said: Why can't folk just say well done to Boris on getting married ? Or just say nothing at all. Congrats to the pair of them. Nobody had said anything on this thread for almost 6 months, so they were saying nothing. Poor wee soul, no one was paying him any attention elsewhere 🙁 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilbur Posted May 31, 2021 Report Share Posted May 31, 2021 6 minutes ago, Callum Gilhooley said: Poor wee soul, no one was paying him any attention elsewhere 🙁 Stick him on IGNORE, and don't "quote" any of his drivel. Please. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Callum Gilhooley Posted May 31, 2021 Report Share Posted May 31, 2021 13 minutes ago, Wilbur said: Stick him on IGNORE, and don't "quote" any of his drivel. Please. But how will I know which match day programmes to buy ? 😕 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StanleySaint Posted May 31, 2021 Report Share Posted May 31, 2021 But how will I know which match day programmes to buy ? [emoji53]That's easy, anything pre 1970 should be safe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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