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KwarK
United States41976 Posts
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sneakyfox
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Gorsameth
Netherlands21352 Posts
On December 13 2019 07:37 Pandemona wrote: fixing the NHS is going to be a lot harder after Boris sells it out to US interests.I don't think in reality Boris thinks about that, right now he wants to be the PM in the history books that took the UK out of EU after that, i think he will be done. I hope we get some changes to everything because its a bit weird how everything works right now in terms of benefits mainly towards those with children and trying to balance work and child care. Then the other major issue is trying to fix the broken NHS which is just straight up broken from top to bottom due to vast money needed and sheer number of people in the country now using it. | ||
GreenHorizons
United States22694 Posts
On December 13 2019 07:49 Gorsameth wrote: fixing the NHS is going to be a lot harder after Boris sells it out to US interests. They'll love having their healthcare contingent on US interests, or learn to, that is the way. | ||
WombaT
Northern Ireland23792 Posts
On December 13 2019 07:49 Gorsameth wrote: fixing the NHS is going to be a lot harder after Boris sells it out to US interests. Yeah well, same people who voted the Tories will be the ones complaining most vociferously down the line after they fucked over the rest of us. | ||
ahswtini
Northern Ireland22207 Posts
On December 13 2019 07:53 Wombat_NI wrote: Yeah well, same people who voted the Tories will be the ones complaining most vociferously down the line after they fucked over the rest of us. foreigners and other undesirables will still be around to scapegoat | ||
WombaT
Northern Ireland23792 Posts
On December 13 2019 07:57 ahswtini wrote: foreigners and other undesirables will still be around to scapegoat Aye in perpetuity, although at least the ‘Brussels bureaucrats’ will cease to be a viable deflecting tactic in future. | ||
Maverick_2009
Somewhere2002 Posts
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ahswtini
Northern Ireland22207 Posts
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farvacola
United States18818 Posts
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WombaT
Northern Ireland23792 Posts
On December 13 2019 08:06 ahswtini wrote: nah I think even this tory govt would have the sense to pump money into public services to dampen the shock of brexit Well they’ll probably bump spending up to non-austerity levels which will be framed as a boost, I’d imagine. | ||
Ben...
Canada3485 Posts
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farvacola
United States18818 Posts
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GreenHorizons
United States22694 Posts
On December 13 2019 08:14 farvacola wrote: The only way to dampen the negative impact of Brexit is to strengthen and expand the UK’s government and its programs, which is gonna put conservatives in quite the pickle on a continuing basis. Something (mostly history) tells me they are going to go the other way and restrict who is eligible, likely around the continued othering of marginalized people. | ||
Zaros
United Kingdom3692 Posts
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Mohdoo
United States15398 Posts
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farvacola
United States18818 Posts
On December 13 2019 08:17 GreenHorizons wrote: Something (mostly history) tells me they are going to go the other way and restrict who is eligible, likely around the continued othering of marginalized people. Always prepare for others to make the wrong choice, but hope for the best in the meanwhile! | ||
WombaT
Northern Ireland23792 Posts
On December 13 2019 08:19 Zaros wrote: A good result but I hope the snp sweep of Scotland is incorrect bad for the union Is the Union even a factor any more? | ||
FueledUpAndReadyToGo
Netherlands30546 Posts
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GreenHorizons
United States22694 Posts
On December 13 2019 08:21 farvacola wrote: Always prepare for others to make the wrong choice, but hope for the best in the meanwhile! I hear a lot about that kinda hope and very little about it's value, practical or otherwise. That kinda hope is fine for the outcome of a TV series or football game, but I don't think that kind of hope has much value in situations like this. Revolutionary optimism, sure. "Hope for the best" hope is mostly an empty platitude to me. | ||
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