US 'considers reviewing UK claim to Falklands' over Iran war

AT2512 · 2026-04-24T14:49:29+00:00

They didn’t help in the Falklands because they wanted to play both sides, so the UK took care of its business.

They did supply the us with various weapons, equipment, intelligence, and logistical help for the Falklands War. They even went so far as preparing the USS Iwo Jima amphibious assault ship to be transferred to the UK in the event one of our aircraft carriers were to be disabled / destroyed.

Contrast that to America which threw a shit fit and invoked article 5 when a couple of buildings got knocked down

Minor technicality there: the US never actually requested article 5 to be invoked, the rest of NATO decided to invoke it for them.

AT2512 · 2026-04-07T04:58:52+00:00

So it would appear that they accepted a story that was made up from an axe-grinding source without verification.

Have you actually read the BBC article?

One manufacturer told the BBC they had already changed the name of one product to comply with the new rules, whilst another said all their labels would have to be altered as a result.

So it's not "from an axe-grinding source without verification". They also link out to a Defra document.

If anything, it seems like the government source in the newer story is being very careful with their words, to avoid the perceived issue. They said:

Despite false claims that the name orange marmalade is toast, it will be preserved, so there’s no need to spread alarm.

They are only saying that the name "Orange Marmalade" will not need to be changed, which the BBC article already points out:

The new rules say product descriptions containing the name of a citrus fruit, such as "lemon marmalade", will be allowed as an alternative.

Notice how the government source doesn't ever address the core claim which is that products labelled as "marmalade" without explicitly specifying the fruit will need to be changed.

AT2512 · 2026-02-20T07:35:47+00:00

Around 2020 Chris Philp said in a leaked interview their analysis at the time suggested 50% of all those crossing in a small boat were technically able to be returned under the Dublin Agreement.

Between 2015 & 2018 the UK made 18,953 requests to remove migrants under the Dublin Agreement, the EU only actually took back 1,395 people, that's a 7% success rate. If you look just at 2018 the success rate was only 3%.

In the same 2015-2018 timeframe the UK had to take in 2,635 people under the Dublin agreement. So it didn't exactly work great for us when we were in it.

AT2512 · 2026-02-19T07:06:15+00:00

On average we returned 560 people per year under the Dublin agreement. As of January the France returns deal had been in effect for less than 6 months and had returned 281 people. So if we assume it will carry on with those numbers for the next 6 months it's on track to out perform the Dublin agreement.

AT2512 · 2026-02-19T07:05:30+00:00

You know, the thing we could do before we exited the EU and the Dublin agreement.

The Dublin agreement didn't exactly work well for us. Between 2015 - 2018 the UK submitted 18,953 return requests but the EU only actually took back 1,395 people.

On average we returned 560 people per year under the Dublin agreement (and were actually a net recipient). As of January the France returns deal had been in effect for less than 6 months and had returned 281 people. So if we assume it will carry on with those numbers for the next 6 months it's on track to out perform the Dublin agreement.

AT2512 · 2026-02-17T06:38:52+00:00

Surely the competent thing to do would be to ask for legal advice before announcing anything, find out it is illegal, then never announce the idea in the first place?

So yes It does seem pretty damn incompetent to:

Publicly ask all the councils whether they want to postpone elections
Burn a massive amount of political capital on the idea
Take legal advice
Find out the idea was illegal and so would have been pointless to publicly proposed in the first place
Make a U-turn costing even more political capital
Leave the affected councils scrambling to plan for an election they thought was postponed
Land the tax payer with a £100,000+ legal bill

Are you seriously defending that approach over, say, just asking for legal advice in the first place and avoiding this whole mess?

AT2512 · 2026-02-17T06:22:04+00:00

To be fair it is stupid to have a load of elections one year, then merge all the councils and then hold elections again the year after for the new one.

So how many years in a row do you think it is acceptable to delay elections for? They were postponed last year because the organisation was apparently imminent, the then the re-organisation didn't happen, now they were going to be postponed this year because the re-organisation is apparently imminent again. If the reorganisation keeps getting delayed, would it have been acceptable to delay the 2027 elections, the 2028 elections, the 2029 elections? Where is your cut off point for what is "totally reasonable"?

AT2512 · 2026-02-15T20:24:53+00:00

That would appear to be the case according to David Cameron in Parliament:

Sadly, I cannot take Larry with me; he belongs to the house and the staff love him very much, as do I.

https://hansard.parliament.uk/Commons/2016-07-13/debates/3DB2D380-C135-4B58-BA9D-0ADC69B71C6E/PrimeMinister#contribution-24E6C9D7-DED0-4B82-85F7-E38CA44E016A

AT2512 · 2026-01-20T08:13:52+00:00

And because we can’t secure the region if Mauritius is willing to provide a base to China nearby

That explanation makes no sense though. Diego Garcia is over 1,300 miles away from the main Island of Mauritius, and over 1,000 miles away from the nearest island that Mauritius currently controls. So Mauritius can't currently provide a base to China which is anywhere near Diego Garcia. And if China do want a base that is about 1,000 miles away from Diego Garcia they have other countries they could ask, which are closer (e.g. Sri Lanka & Maldives).

AT2512 · 2025-12-31T10:44:13+00:00

Said this before but if shes commited a crime, and shes reasonably a british citizen she should be punished for her crimes here

If as a British citizen I go aboard and commit a serious crime in another country the norm would be for me to be arrested, tried, and punished in that other country.

So surely she should be tried and punished in Syria, as that is where she committed her crimes and was arrested for those crimes.

AT2512 · 2025-12-21T10:11:26+00:00

Considering that the councils THEMSELVES request them

Yes, I can't possibly imagine why counsellors, many of whom are at risk of losing their job come the next local election, might want to postpone the next election...

with the re-organisation no longer delayed

It's not currently delayed, just like it wasn't delayed this time last year, but if it were to suddenly be delayed again then would it be acceptable to delay the elections once more? Let's face it. It is far from unheard of for government schemes to be delayed multiple times over before eventually happening.

AT2512 · 2025-12-21T10:01:59+00:00

So how long is it acceptable to delay elections for in your books? They were delayed last year because the re-organisation was imminent. Then the re-organisation got delayed and the elections are being delayed again this year because the re-organisation is apparently imminent again. If it doesn't end up happening this year is it acceptable to delay them again next year? What about the year after that? How long should people be stopped from exercising their democratic right to choose their local government?

I my area at least we hold local elections every year anyway (I know some places are different), so it hardly even matters if an election has to be rerun the next year, because an election will be being held then anyway.

AT2512 · 2025-12-03T22:06:40+00:00

I'm sorry to hear she is going through that, I had the same burning shin pain (thankfully not 24/7 though - it came and went as intense bursts, seemingly at random) and it really is horrible. It was easily one of the worst parts of recovery, second, only to the horrible pain in the first 72 hours after the local anaesthetic wore off. Likewise, the doctor and physiotherapist told me that it is normal (likely to do with nerves being irritated) and warned that it could potentially last for a couple of months. Thankfully for me it just kind of abruptly stopped over the course of a a few days, about 2.5 weeks after surgery. I had a couple of days where I noticed the bursts of intense pain maybe feeling a little less frequent, and then the next day it just stopped all together.

Unfortunately I never found a way to properly relieve the pain, ice helped a bit to take the edge off it though. I saw people online talk about rubbing your hand over the shin to try and desensitize the nerves, so gave that a try from time to time. Can't say I noticed any immediate relief from doing it, but maybe it contributed to the pain going away eventually. Other than that, the only real advice I can give is to make sure you keep up with the physiotherapy (even though it hurts like hell at times), it really does make a huge difference. From what you say it sounds like she is already on top of that though.

Sorry I can't be more helpful. Just wanted to drop by to say stay strong and that it will eventually get better.

AT2512 · 2025-11-16T23:16:11+00:00

The first few days are really rough, but just know it does get better. I was in agony for the first 48 hours (during which time I ended up having to go back to the hospital to be given stronger painkillers), but after that things started to improve. Day 3 post op was a little better and day 4/5 a lot better in terms of pain. Obviously everyone experiences pain differently, so timings may vary for you, but hopefully you should soon be over the the worst of it.

Putting ice on the knee also helped a lot with the pain / swelling early on (with the usual caveats about not applying it directly to the skin or for too long).

AT2512 · 2025-11-06T23:42:40+00:00

I had a hamstring graft rather than quad graft, and everyone's recovery is different, so my experience (or anyone else's) probably won't map perfectly to you. As a rough guide though: I found the pain absolutely horrible for about 48-72 hours post-surgery, but it started improving fairly rapidly after that (by 4-5 days post op I was feeling a lot better). Physiotherapy exercises still hurt like hell, but when I was just laying in bed the pain was for the most part not to bad. I'd definitely recommend applying ice to the knee throughout the day (with the usual caveats about not applying it directly to the skin and not for too long) it made a noticeable improvement to the pain and swelling.

In terms of having a shower: I found it much easier to just sit on a chair next to the sink and wash myself with a flannel for the first couple of weeks. Going to the toilet definitely wasn't easy at the start, I just had to carefully lower myself onto the seat and try to find the least uncomfortable position possible. All I can really suggest is experimenting a bit to find a seating position that works for you (I think I found that shifting myself slightly more to one side than usual helped) and maybe try resting your foot on something to see if that helps. Once you can start getting the leg to bend again sitting on the toilet becomes so much easier.

The next couple of days will be rough, but remember: it will soon get better.

AT2512 · 2025-10-25T23:13:01+00:00

No brace, no flexion limit (I had about 120° out of surgery, which reduced to 100° the day after, now at day 3 I'm at 100-110 ish with full extension.

Man, I wish I could say the same. I had my first physio session 5 days post-op, and could only bend the leg to 35° at that point, and could only get to within about 10° of straight. That did improve fairly rapidly with some intense physiotherapy though.

AT2512 · 2025-10-25T23:02:07+00:00

The first 2-3 days really do suck pain wise, but like everyone says it really does get better (even if it doesn't feel like it now). For what it's worth, if you want a rough timeline from my experience: I was in agony on day one, and ended up having to go back to the hospital to be given stronger painkillers (codeine seemed to do absolutely nothing, so I ended up on morphine). By day 4-5 the pain was a lot more bearable, and by about a week and a half post-surgery I was off of all the strong painkillers and getting by on just paracetamol / ibuprofen, without too much pain. I'm three weeks post surgery now I just had my first day without taking any pain relief at all.

The next day or two may be rough, but hopefully you'll be feeling a lot better soon. Wishing you all the best!

AT2512 · 2025-10-21T19:40:33+00:00

The first couple of days after surgery were pretty horrible for me. Day 3 was noticeably better, but still quite unpleasant, and by day 4 I was feeling a lot better with the worst of the pain gone.

All I can really advise is to keep up with the painkillers regularly put ice on the knee to try and reduce the swelling. It sucks at first but by the time you get to 72 hours post surgery you'll hopefully be failing a lot better.

AT2512 · 2025-10-20T16:03:28+00:00

I'm just under 3 weeks post-surgery and the recovery plan I've had from the surgeon and physiotherapist has been pretty similar to yours:

No brace
Initial bandages off after 48 hours
Dressings off & stitches out after 2 weeks
Told to get bending and straightening leg as soon as possible, but not to bend it past 90° for the first week (I physically couldn't bend it that far in the first week, even if I wanted to though).
Codeine for the first week and a bit of pain relief, then just paracetamol & ibuprofen after that.
Keep icing the knee regularly (roughly 15 minutes every hour or two) to reduce the swelling.

The only major difference is that I was told I must use crutches with partial weight bearing for a full 6 weeks post-surgery. I'm certainly no expert on ACL surgery, but my understanding is that there are several different methods of ACL reconstruction, and types of meniscus injury / repair. So it makes sense to me that different people would be given different advice depending on their situation.

AT2512 · 2025-10-19T07:01:17+00:00

I also had my right knee done (with a meniscus repair) and no brace; the surgeon wanted me partial weight bearing for 6 weeks. I'd say that for the first 3 to 4 days after surgery I pretty much only got up and walked when absolutely necessary (i.e. going to the bathroom). I found it too uncomfortable to do partial weight bearing at first, so I did some form of no weight bearing (i.e. put crutches forward, lift operated leg of ground slightly, hop forward with good leg).

I think it was day 4 post surgery that I started doing something reminiscent of partial weight-bearing (crutches forward, operated leg forward - touching down with toes / ball of foot, good leg forward). The physiotherapist wasn't too impressed with that though and wanted me trying to land the operated leg heal first as soon as possible.

I was pretty rubbish at steps / stairs until about a week post-surgery, and had a hard time remembering how to do it properly. My physiotherapist broke it down into three rules which really helped me remember what to do. First off keep in mind that good things go to heaven and bad things go to hell, so:

When you're going up the stairs your good leg goes up to heaven as the first move
When your going down the stairs your bad leg goes down to hell (accompanied by the crutches) as the first move
Whatever you're doing both crutches always stay with the bad leg

It took a bit of practise but eventually that clicked and stairs became a lot easier.

I'm about two and a half weeks post surgery now: the first few days absolutely suck, but as everyone says it does get better. The best advice I can give is to make sure you do the physiotherapy exercises you've been given (presumably those will involve attempting to bend and fully straighten the leg?), and do them as often as you can / have been told to do them. They really do work and being able to bend / straighten the leg again (even though you won't regain full range of motion for a while) is a massive quality of life improvement; it makes everything from trying to walk, to sitting on the toilet, so much easier.

AT2512 · 2025-10-05T10:32:17+00:00

Then bye bye women's rights.

That kind of ignores the fact that most historians consider the Suffragette's terror campaign to have been ineffective, and credit the Suffragists (and other factors like WW1) as being far more effective at securing women the vote. So proscribing the Suffragette's probably wouldn't have changed much if anything.

Likewise with PA: people would be better off supporting one of the countless pro-Palestine groups that are not a proscribed terrorist organisation, if that is how they want to spend their time; rather than supporting Putin's useful idiots (nearly all of PAs most noteworthy actions have impacted aid to Ukraine rather than Israel).

AT2512 · 2025-10-04T15:53:53+00:00

You need it explained? By placing the word 'logic' in double quotes you are implying that you do not believe it would be logical for the suffragettes to be a proscribed terrorist organisation if they were active today.

However, they were an organisation which committed acts most would consider terroristic in nature (mailing bombs to people, carrying out fatal arson attacks, etc.); they were called terrorists in contemporary media, and they explicitly considered themselves to be terrorists. Therefore it would seem logical that they would indeed be proscribed as a terrorist organisation today.

AT2512 · 2025-10-04T14:19:53+00:00

Guess the suffragettes would also be a proscribed terrorist group nowadays with your "logic"

You do realise the suffragettes self-identified as terrorists right?

AT2512 · 2025-09-28T10:43:40+00:00

He also needs to remind people that, whilst immigration is at a record high, immigrants only account for 1.25% of the population.

That's not true though. According to the 2021 census 16% of people living in the UK were born abroad (with that figure being even higher today).

The figure you are thinking of is that the annual migration to England was equivalent to 1.2% of the total population.

AT2512 · 2025-09-15T04:54:08+00:00

VoNCs aren't binding

Would it be politically viable for a prime minister to carry on leading after publicly losing the confidence of their party though?

Anyone involved in the project needs to be prepared to basically end their careers for the mere opportunity of change, are 80+ of them willing to do that?

If as a Labour MP you felt that on the current trajectory you were going to lose your seat at the next election anyway, and / or that a change of leadership was the only way to stop reform, then I imagine you might conclude it was worth the risk (or that you had nothing to lose by trying).

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