General Election 2024: General UK Politics Discussion here

[High Chaparral]

16 minutes ago, Mister M said:

And what did you think when Grant Schapps as Transport Secretary criticised P&O Ferries for acting like Pirates?

Just don't seem to understand the difference between timely justified criticism and untimely comments encouraging a boycott of large company a few days before they are due to attend a big UK investment summit.  

[High Chaparral]

21 minutes ago, Magilla said:

 

There was never any chance they wouldn't attend the summit.

Yes there was which is why Sir Keir Starmer felt the need  to publicly say the comments made by Louise Haigh were not representing the UK government. The investment summit was planned before the dreadful Labour government came to power and Sir Keir Starmer has  correctly  intervened in an attempt not to ruin the good planning he has inherited from the previous government.

[Magilla]

Just now, High Chaparral said:

Yes there was which is why Sir Keir Starmer felt the need  to publicly say the comments made by Louise Haigh were not representing the UK government. The investment summit was planned before the dreadful Labour government came to power and Sir Keir Starmer has  correctly  intervened in an attempt not to ruin the good planning he has inherited from the previous government.

 

Nah, there was never any chance they wouldn't attend... just a stick for P&O to try to offset some of the damage they inflicted upon themselves.

[despritdan]

This is hilarious.

 

Robert Jenrick vows to 'kick one million illegal migrants out' - as Tory leadership candidate vows to end Britain's 'soft touch' reputation as PM | Daily Mail Online

 

Does he really expect anyone to take him seriously after the number of immigrants the Tories let in over the last 14 years? Apart from that, even if the Tories win the next election, there won't be any illegal immigrants by then, they'll all have been granted British citizenship.

[RollingJ]

1 minute ago, despritdan said:

This is hilarious.

 

Robert Jenrick vows to 'kick one million illegal migrants out' - as Tory leadership candidate vows to end Britain's 'soft touch' reputation as PM | Daily Mail Online

 

Does he really expect anyone to take him seriously after the number of immigrants the Tories let in over the last 14 years? Apart from that, even if the Tories win the next election, there won't be any illegal immigrants by then, they'll all have been granted British citizenship.

I'm not following the other thread on this subject, but this individual sounds a bit of a fruitcake.

[Mister M]

12 minutes ago, High Chaparral said:

Just don't seem to understand the difference between timely justified criticism and untimely comments encouraging a boycott of large company a few days before they are due to attend a big UK investment summit.  

In their actions by paying below the legal UK minimum wage, and summarily sacking 800 British workers - DP World made themselves national and international pariahs. Grant Schapps was correct then, and Louise Haigh and Angela Rayner are correct now.

 

And speaking of putting foreign and home  investors in the UK, what about Brexit? You weren't so bothered by the impact that had on investment.

You're all over the place - You claim to be patriotic, yet are happy when companies shaft British workers in favour of foreign workers, and you criticise Labour Ministers for standing up for British workers rights, yet can't do the same when Tories make the same criticisms.

At least you and Schapps share one thing in common. You've both have other internet😂 user names:

You - Axe / West 77 / Lockdoctor 

Schapps - Michael Green / Sebastian Fox / Corrine Stockheath

 

[High Chaparral]

2 hours ago, Magilla said:

 

Nah, there was never any chance they wouldn't attend... just a stick for P&O to try to offset some of the damage they inflicted upon themselves.

Why would a foreign owned company attend an investment summit in a country which has a government encouraging boycotting their company?

[m williamson]

2 hours ago, RollingJ said:

I'm not following the other thread on this subject, but this individual sounds a bit of a fruitcake.

 

Any chance you could point us in the direction of any politician from any of the parties that isn't a fruitcake?

 

There are more fruitcakes in parliament than in any major supermarkets stockroom.  

[RollingJ]

1 minute ago, m williamson said:

 

Any chance you could point us in the direction of any politician from any of the parties that isn't a fruitcake?

 

There are more fruitcakes in parliament than in any major supermarkets stockroom.  

'Fraid not @m williamson which was kind of my point, but there maybe one or two lurking.😁

[Magilla]

56 minutes ago, High Chaparral said:

Why would a foreign owned company attend an investment summit in a country which has a government encouraging boycotting their company?

 

That "foreign owned" companys assets are in the UK, and it's business is disproportionately reliant on the UK customer base.

 

They were never really going to boycott such a major UK event.