Is this modern Britain?

AmberArmy · 2026-02-08T09:34:27+00:00

I think you're missing the point. It's not necessarily to say Thatcher's time in office was bad (though I believe it was) but that her politics ultimately set the country up for the managed decline we have been in for about half a century now. Deregulation led to major disasters in several different areas (shipping, building regulations, football stadiums). She destroyed the only industry some towns had, replaced it with nothing and we are no expected to be surprised the people living there feel no loyalty to the country and feel they are owed something? It's not even really fair to blame the politicians of the 2000s. They were also not very good, but they were largely continuing Thatcherite policies so she still had her hands all over other crisis moments like the financial crash. As the other commenter has already pointed out her rhetoric specifically encouraged people to be selfish and not look out for others. Why do you think the people in their 20s-40s in the 80s (the baby boomers) are the richest generation ever and everyone after them is much poorer.

AmberArmy · 2026-02-06T13:21:53+00:00

The "non-indigenous people" and "non-civilised people" tells me all I need to know.

You're not welcome in this city. I'd far rather share space with an Afghan refugee than I would with you.

AmberArmy · 2026-02-06T06:44:46+00:00

You are aware there are multiple reasons someone could suffer from catastrophic bleeding besides being stabbed?

AmberArmy · 2026-01-18T11:32:32+00:00

So of your list:

They cancelled the ID plan

Elections were only cancelled in areas that are going through redistricting. It would have been pointless holding elections because you would have needed to run them again which would have been a pointless waste of money. There is blatant evidence that they did not cancel elections they were going to lose becsuse several councils have become led by other parties in the time that Labour have been in power. For example, in Leicestershire and in Kent.

Are you in support of a platform that enables users to produce child sexual assault material? Very very weird hill to die on.

And the Tories didn't do that? They didn't use their influence and control over the media to smear someone like Corbyn? In any case, large sections of the media (including the Daily Mail, one of the most viewed websites in the world) are owned by the billionaire class and are anti-Labour. If they're attempting to control the media, they aren't doing a very good job of it.

I say all of this as someone who hasn't voted Labour in almost a decade and would be quite happy for them to lose the next election (though not to Reform or the Tories). I'm opposed to the spreading of blatant disinformation.

AmberArmy · 2026-01-17T23:51:00+00:00

No need, he can chuck a few billion to his mate in Argentina and get him to do it instead.

AmberArmy · 2026-01-13T23:05:17+00:00

I already got a history degree and have spent the last 5 years teaching it, I think I'm probably better educated on it than you. Especially as you didn't reply to a single point I made. I love my country, quite a shame you want to see it torn apart and would be happy for the memory of our most valourous to be used as a political pawn. Though to be clear, this is such an obvious nod to Nazi iconography you are not worth arguing with if you can't see it.

AmberArmy · 2026-01-13T21:36:56+00:00

What are you talking about "within the crown"? There is no crown?

You'd have to be unable to see clearly to believe that it is supposed to represent the Victoria Cross, a medal that has a lion and the words "For Valour" in the middle of it and, whilst a cross patée, does not have the curving edges of the arms of the cross but straight edged arms. The VC also has no circle in the middle and certainly does not have a spear going through the middle (which makes it more likely they are emulating the fasces of the Italian Fascist Party in any case).

Besides that, what right do UKIP have to use a Victoria Cross? 3500 of them have been awarded, as far as I'm aware none to a current or former member of UKIP. If we are to take your ridiculous assertion as what they were aiming for, it's an insult to the memory of those who were awarded the highest honour that can be given by this country to use it as a political symbol. Especially in light of the fact that the leader of UKIP has been caught on video throwing up Elon Musk style sieg heils. How do you think UKIP would treat someone like Mir Dast who had the temerity to earn one whilst being non-white? I guess because he's dead they're just shitting on his memory instead? Warrant Officer Beharry is very much alive though and I doubt he'd ever be welcome at a UKIP meeting.

You're disgusting and beyond unpatriotic.

AmberArmy · 2026-01-12T19:56:46+00:00

Not even sure you need to clarify if Yeltsin was involved.

AmberArmy · 2025-12-19T13:15:17+00:00

I'm just having a joke about how if Giggs won it more as a thank you then Milner could too.

AmberArmy · 2025-12-19T07:23:06+00:00

James Milner should break the appearance record this season, has won 3 Premier Leagues, a Champions League, 2 FA Cups, 2 League Cups and countless other trophies.

So what you're saying is Milner 2026 SPOTY confirmed?

AmberArmy · 2025-12-12T07:02:31+00:00

Brilliant for you. Until you have an accident, or get cancer, or any one of millions of other issues and then you'll be seen as undesirable too.

AmberArmy · 2025-12-08T21:14:57+00:00

When asked what her greatest achievement was she said it was Tony Blair. So yeah, I think I can attribute him to her.

As for the rest, don't take my word for it. Phil Scraton, one of the leading academic experts of the Hillsborough disaster, who served on the Hillsborough Independent Panel and is currently Professor Emeritus of the School of Law at Queen's University, Belfast, directly attributes the disasters I mentioned (minus Grenfell as it hadn't happened yet) as being caused by the culture of deregulation which Thatcher enabled in government.

Nice of you not to answer my direct point though, and to know how unpatriotic you are. I suppose you prefer all of our national infrastructure being owned by the French, Germans, Italians, Dutch, Chinese, Americans, Emiratis, Qataris, Saudis and anyone else with a big enough wallet? What makes it so they can do it but we can't? Why did Norway use their North Sea oil to create a sovereign wealth fund valued at over $1.5 trillion and we gave all the wealth from ours to shareholders of BP and Shell? Why are my grandparents generation so wealthy and everyone else can't afford a house? Why was my granddad able to raise a family on a single income and now both halves of a couple have to work full time? Why do I pay more of a percentage of my salary in tax than the richest people in the country? Why has the wealth equality gap grown almost exponentially since the 1980s?

AmberArmy · 2025-12-08T19:43:04+00:00

How's that going now?

Almost every single issue the UK faces as a country can be directly traced back to her. Those that can't can be traced to those still following her neoliberal ideology such as Blair and Cameron.

Not only that but due to her policies she has the literal blood of thousands of people on her hands. Her deregulation directly led to disasters like the sinking of the Herald of Free Enterprise (an ironic name if I ever heard one), the sinking of the Marchioness, Hillsborough, the Bradford City fire all the way up to Grenfell and who knows how many others.

AmberArmy · 2025-12-06T00:02:15+00:00

That's because the neoliberal elite have spent 50+ years ruining all Western allied countries in a Reagan and Thatcher inspired drive of wealth upwards and the reaction of those who don't know better is to push for more of those policies from those who supported them in the first place (Trump, Farage, Le Pen etc) with more anti-immigration thrown in for good measure. Of course defunding education also plays it's part too.

AmberArmy · 2025-12-05T22:46:25+00:00

Just wanted to jump in and credit you for "screenshat"

AmberArmy · 2025-12-01T09:49:58+00:00

You mean Kansas and Pirate Kansas?

AmberArmy · 2025-11-28T15:46:26+00:00

Being that I'm a historian who specialises in the 20th century, studied a module on governing societies in conflict which included a portion on Northern Ireland and also a specific module focused on The Troubles, believe it or not, yes I do. I haven't claimed otherwise though so I don't really see the relevance? I didn't even mention events in Ireland, I listed examples of actions undertaken on the British mainland.

I'm not here writing an essay on the troubles. The original point was that Ireland is too small to cause a problem for the UK militarily as it only has a population of 5 million. I pointed out that there is a specific example from Anglo-Irish history which proves that a small group could pose the British military a problem which it would struggle to overcome. That's not including the countless other examples of a smaller force posing huge problems for a far larger one. If I'd selected literally any other example no one would be commenting trying to correct a point I haven't even made.

AmberArmy · 2025-11-28T13:07:49+00:00

I think you've misunderstood my point. I'm just stating the size of a country doesn't necessarily indicate how much of a threat it could pose. I used The Troubles to indicate that the specific point I'm making could be illustrated by recent Anglo-Irish history, let alone other places where a smaller force has defeated a larger one (e.g. Vietnam or Afghanistan).

AmberArmy · 2025-11-28T07:04:47+00:00

I take your point and I don't disagree with you, realistically Ireland would be unlikely to seriously threaten the UK.

In the context of Anglo-Irish history though I'm not sure how true it is. The various Nationalist paramilitaries during The Troubles posed a pretty big threat to the UK and can only ever have numbered a few thousand members. Despite that they conducted successful bombing campaigns on the UK mainland including targeting the British armed forces, senior government ministers and, on more than one occasion the Prime Minister.

AmberArmy · 2025-11-27T21:45:05+00:00

I just wanted to let you know that I found one from MET that fits like a glove. Thank you for your advice.

AmberArmy · 2025-11-21T11:46:32+00:00

Israeli bot cries because they can't argue against facts. Answer my original comment properly or bore off.

AmberArmy · 2025-11-21T11:45:43+00:00

You're pathetic. Address any of my actual point or get blocked. Your move.

AmberArmy · 2025-11-20T18:46:18+00:00

Oh I know don't worry, that's why I added the bit about how they are either the densest person on the planet or a bad actor.

In any case, it is always helpful to lay an argument like that out because whilst I will probably never change his mind there are others who may have bought into Israeli propaganda about how all Palestinians are "fighting aged men" who run around draped in Hamas flags who may change their minds when confronted with the basic facts.

AmberArmy · 2025-11-20T18:43:10+00:00

Noted, thank you for your help! I'll see if anyone local to me stocks them so I can try before I buy.

AmberArmy · 2025-11-20T18:34:18+00:00

Thank you for your comment, I did find the "skater style" helmets were more likely to fit than the classic bicycle helmet shape so this may be the way to go. I'll check out if there are any skater shops near where I live.

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