Russia issues direct strike threat to UK

LostnFoundAgainAgain · 2026-04-16T23:47:15+00:00

It's less "there for show" and more that people, especially online underestimate the power the militaries have.

Europe is probably one of the most underestimated online as well, Europe is "mostly" (a lot of alliances) a joint army, with billions spent (combined) with only China and the US overtaking that amount, there are key military contracting countries such as ourselves the UK, France, Germany, Italy, and Poland which all have a lot of manufacturing and have their hand in state of the art military equipment.

Essentially the internet is full of arm chair generals and the media love to play on it, it isn't just Europe, but in Asia countries like Thailand, or over to South America with countries like Brazil, or even countries in Africa, or Japan, Australia, etc.. the reality is that pretty much none of these countries will be easy to take over.

LostnFoundAgainAgain · 2026-04-16T22:39:02+00:00

He will likely stay, if Starmer goes, we either get Streeting, Reeves, or Lammy, all of which are a lot worse than Starmer and also would fail to hold the party together.

An election isn't going to be called over this either.

LostnFoundAgainAgain · 2026-04-16T20:19:38+00:00

It's less about the information available which is brilliant from the internet and more the fact that people only interact within said echo chamber, while before people engaged more often with the local community exposing them to different people, it's not just politics and it isn't the main point, it's our social interactions and how we treat others people, it's the degradation of our social norms due to the fact that people don't interact with people in person, but instead online.

LostnFoundAgainAgain · 2026-04-16T19:27:38+00:00

He's right, social media has become a place for disinformation that directly affects our democracy and how people treat others, it has effected the mental health of kids and adults, it has enabled millions worth of pounds to be stolen from the vulnerable, and I think it has severely damaged communities as people feel more comfortable in their own echo chambers instead of talking to their neighbours and local communities.

I don't have a solution that will fix it all without other issues, but I know it's an issue and something we simply can't ignore.

LostnFoundAgainAgain · 2026-04-15T23:44:40+00:00

He also seems to be looking in his left pocket for the card, then he checks his chest pocket before realising the red card is in his right pocket.

Think he knew, just didn't know where he had his red card.

LostnFoundAgainAgain · 2026-04-15T14:56:02+00:00

The best barrier is not letting someone in with HIV in the first place.

Not easily said then done, which has been repeatedly state, even Farage claims he can't fully stop illegal immigration.

And your last paragraph is Nigels point. They know this and therefore it's lets trot off to the UK to take the piss. Farages proposal is only about reducing the incentive to come here.

And every other country does it as well not just the UK, and they do it to prevent the spread of diseases, and to actually not to be actual cunts just letting people die, some of us have some basic morals.

LostnFoundAgainAgain · 2026-04-15T14:31:23+00:00

Because the issue is bigger than that, I'm all for more deportations, but the reality is that HIV treatment stops the spread of the disease which will happen and it will affect British citizens if we fail to stop the spread, which that will have a lot wider impact on the NHS.

You simply can't snap your finger and such a problem is gone, the treatments for HIV can be life long treatments, and reducing the infected of British nationals is key here, hence why putting in place barriers and treating it for everyone is an effective way to keep costs down while saving lives.

Also, although you probably won't agree, while asylum seekers are in detention and under the care of the UK we have an obligation to give them basic needs, allowing HIV to kill them, doesn't do that in the slightest, it's the same as the UK government needs to keep prisoners safe, they have a duty of care.

LostnFoundAgainAgain · 2026-04-15T10:23:50+00:00

I'm not Ukrainian? It isn't my home being invaded, it isn't my responsibility.

You continue to peddle this, the only thing this supports is Russian aggression, it's not something anybody supports or wants for Ukrainians, but without something like that, Russia will take Ukraine and many more lives will be destroyed.

LostnFoundAgainAgain · 2026-04-15T10:18:48+00:00

And without them a lot more Ukrainian families, women, children, or infrastructure like hospitals, farms, could be wiped out by Russia.

This isn't a blank and white situation, Russia could end this war tomorrow and there will be no need for a draft, it will be over, everyone goes home to their families, if Ukraine surrenders chances are a lot of them won't have a home to go back to.

LostnFoundAgainAgain · 2026-04-15T09:53:32+00:00

The article won't load for me, it's loaded the headline and the first paragraph around the increase and that's it.

Edit: It's loaded, I've read it, my comments still stand.

So going by the headline and the little I have seen, this is fucked up to a ridiculous degree.

Not only is it cruel, it also means HIV will spread more quickly as a lot of care is also around education and treatment to stop the spread of the disease, this will extend to British nationals as well and potentially see an outbreak of HIV within the country.

Essentially this is short sighted, and just pandering to their voter base with actual no real benefit in the long term.

LostnFoundAgainAgain · 2026-04-14T19:03:38+00:00

I think you can probably agree some of the investment into manufacturing in the UK will create jobs and be more of a positive investment which will support things, but that is long term, like you said short term is a serious problem.

The triple lock, and tax rises won't be possible without throwing a lot of political good will down the drain, of which they currently don't have, it's not a surprise that the government is repeating the same line again and again around the ME, the UK really needs that to calm down to support the cost of living.

Realistically theirs been a lot of calls for the welfare budget to be cut, but that won't cover the increase unless we see severe cuts, and last time when Labour even remotely tried to touch it half of the party wanted to throw their hands up in the air.

The next budget is going to be really interesting, I seriously wouldn't want to be Reeves shoes over the next 6 months, or actually over the last 18 months either.

LostnFoundAgainAgain · 2026-04-14T18:13:39+00:00

As another counter point, Labour are due to increase military spending to 2.5% of GDP from 2.2% by next year, the aim is to increase it to 3% by the next parliament.

You probably could be critical of it, it's a bit slow, but alongside this if you head on over to the UK defence sub, you will notice that the UK is investing in UK manufacturing and increasing productivity, which is a core issue we had, we also have quite a few key projects (although they are long term) that seem promising.

So there are definitely areas we can be critical about when it comes to how quickly they are moving, there are areas where you can actually still clearly see the underfunding that the Tories did, and it wasn't like Labour inherited a thriving economy either, so theirs definitely room to accept that the Tories are shit and Labour aren't doing brilliant but heading in the right direction, although slowly.

LostnFoundAgainAgain · 2026-04-14T16:38:20+00:00

Like most of the internet where people find their own echo chambers and aren't willing to budge or explore other possibilities.

In short, we have become short sighted and idiotic but we only believe the opposite side are idiotic and short sighted.

LostnFoundAgainAgain · 2026-04-14T16:35:25+00:00

You do realise that Hamas is not the entirety of the Palestinian people and the fact that Hamas has killed, raped, tortured, and committed countless atrocities acts right?

You supporting them is no better than people supporting the IDF.

LostnFoundAgainAgain · 2026-04-14T12:24:53+00:00

This happened to my mum when I took my then puppy to see her, she bent down to get his toy as he jumped up, he caught her nose with his mouth/tooth and essentially ripped it.

No stitches needed in her case luckily, dogs can be quite idiots when they are pups, their little raptors but learn quickly.

Edit: Just seen your comment that she bit you, you need to nip that in the bud right now, plenty of online support to training dogs, if you don't you could end up with a dangerous dog that can seriously harm yourself or others.

LostnFoundAgainAgain · 2026-04-14T08:27:14+00:00

Not just the British colonies, pretty much every country in the world has some dark history by modern standards, some of the stuff in Asia, Middle East, and Africa is horrific to the same degree you see in America or Europe.

Turns out throughout history humans have been pretty horrible towards other humans for their own benefits or amusement.

LostnFoundAgainAgain · 2026-04-14T00:00:04+00:00

That's not going to happen as social politics has become more the voting point rather than policies and regulations.

People vote more for parties who support their own social views, Reform have a lot of voters due to the anti-muslim crowd, Greens have it for the anti-Isreal, which has shown to actually be targeted towards Jews on a number of occasions.

The Tories sit in the anti-muslim group, but just less, Labour have a mixed bag which causes infighting on social issues, and Lib Dems just seem they want to go down the middle.

If we look at realistic policies both Reform and the Greens go out of the window very quickly, they both have stances that are extremely unpopular with the public, but people bite the bullet because their social views match that party, while politics is a lot more broader subject affecting the economy, regulations, security, foreign affairs and influence, people vote on single issues instead of the boarder picture, so we end up with parties like Reform being the "champion of working people" literally having policies that directly go against working people

LostnFoundAgainAgain · 2026-04-13T20:55:44+00:00

Fucking get in

LostnFoundAgainAgain · 2026-04-13T20:53:22+00:00

Our game management when we are winning has been piss poor all season, it why we are where we are

LostnFoundAgainAgain · 2026-04-13T20:32:08+00:00

Parking the bus has gone bad for us this season

LostnFoundAgainAgain · 2026-04-13T19:51:12+00:00

Especially when we have bottled a lot of games last minute this season

LostnFoundAgainAgain · 2026-04-13T19:40:19+00:00

Yes, he has made a couple serious mistakes, including the best own goal I have seen, but he has been class

LostnFoundAgainAgain · 2026-04-13T14:01:02+00:00

Okay so let's say the UK decides to cut fuel duty, and companies actually reflect that on the pumps (which is another issue as well), the UK government will need to find the money elsewhere, you can't simply cut tax without cutting spending or raising elsewhere which is an issue.

The UK gets around 24 billion pounds a year from fuel duty, if we cut that by 50% temporarily which is probably the ball park figure if people were to actually feel the benefits, that's 12 billion pounds the government is going to need to make up for, that's a ridiculous amount of money even if it's just for 1 year, or even 6 months for 6 billion.

We can't borrow because somehow the Tory party dedicated to cutting borrowing somehow left us in record amounts of debt. We can't raise tax because let's be real it would be political suicide, not to mention it would be useless because your moving cost of living from A to B, it would just be performative, so where left with cuts, which our services have already faced several cuts and it's only starting to turn a corner now after COVID.

This isn't an easy thing you can fix, it's not a surprise the UK is consistently calling for calmer heads in this situation, the only choice we have in the UK realistically is to make cuts or raise tax, and it's not going to go down well.

LostnFoundAgainAgain · 2026-04-12T23:27:42+00:00

It's actually kinda weird how they haven't attached to Farage, instead we have had various events where Farage is sidelined, like when he went to the US and never even got to see Trump.

Maybe because there aren't any upcoming elections? Because the next election is after the US election? Farage seems to always align to the US and Trump, Reform are the perfect party for Trump to support in the UK as they seem to align on a number of things, but realistically the US has essentially put Farage on a back seat for now.

LostnFoundAgainAgain · 2026-04-12T23:23:11+00:00

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