They were from the British Empire, so different from those Continentals and their upbringing in the Napoleonic Code ( including separation of church and state)
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Reckon that is a grab taken out of context. If not, and Boris believes that then Fark him !
Maybe not taken out of context
The man has a disregard for a great many things. Including brushing his hair in the mornings.
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He does
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Current polling, Boris, popularity or unpopularity notwithstanding. Wikipedia.
Boris might be polarising, but stays ahead in spite of a generally untidy appearance.
I kinda get what Boris is saying. But heâs said it in the most incredibly inept way that is his standard MO.
The best indicator of life expectancy is national GDP per person. The average wage directly impacts the standard of food, housing, education, medicine, rest and relaxation time, exercise and many other small but significant factors. If you want to improve the health of a population, the best lever is to make them wealthier.
That doesnât mean that other things donât matter. It just means that providing wage growth has broad benefits.
But Boris isnât capable of presenting that concept, because heâs a twat.
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And Keir Starmer not doing a great job as Labour leader, not much appeal to Labour voters in the Midlands and the North urban areas, let alone on wider policy issues.
- view from afar, may not be accurate
This probably will confirm your assessment. Check in particular what is called the âBlue Wallâ and the remnants of the âRed Wallâ, together with Tory improvement in the ethnic minorities all trending favourably to the Torys.
Look, from afar, we see snapshots of chaos, lots of COVID death, and Boris looking and saying things we do not find acceptable, but bad news reports are well known to be more numerous than good news. Based on these polls, he and his government do not appear to be in huge trouble right now.
Its still a long way out, unless Boris calls an early election on some pretext, while he is still ahead.
Not if you spend your extra money on chip butties and pints of beer.
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English Breakfast 7 days a week should pop lots of clogs prematurely. I donât mind oneâŚbut maybe 2 or 3 a year.
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Rather than view from afar @bigallan, just check what the polls say. ( early days)
Starmer vs Boris. Boris big lead.
Boris+ Chancellor vs Starmer and shadow, Boris big lead.
Its early days. For Starmer, the honeymoon ( such as it was) is over. I guess this opens up the opportunity for Labour to bring in a latter day âBob Hawkeâ type populist labour figure, just before the election.
Thatâs about right. Not too many ticks from cardiologists (or dietitians I would think) for the full English.
Clive James had a memorable description of the breakfasts he got at his boarding house in his early days in England. Something like it being either eggs and fat or sausages and fat, and you could have both eggs and sausages but then you got more fat. Unreliable Memoirs.
Back in the 70s when I lived in the UK, there was a chain of fast food called Wimpys there. Food standards were generally low, high levels of fat were the norm. That was the most revolting food. Fast food has come a long way. Nylon sheets and English breakfast at B&Bs are a thing of the past. Thankfully.
Well Chris⌠guess what. No theyâre not dead. Wimpys are alive and kicking. Never been inside one but can assure they still exist over here ⌠sadly. Thankfully not representative of the good food available elsewhere.
UK is a confused sea these days. BRexit voting people made many quite a deal poorer overnight. The younger generation (including my sons) being shafted just to get educated and on with life. I could go on. Many things wonderful about this country and so many wonderful people we count as friends. But politically its lost its head and beholden to the darker forces that drove BRexit. Its now random and frankly untrustworthy. Things may unravel v soon.
Cannot wait to get my family back to my homeland.
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Anyone who said that the UK and all who sail in it would immediately enter a golden era on the stroke of Brexit was dishonest, anyone who believed it was/is a fool. It will take years to adjust to the changes.
And no showers, and a single bath or toilet facility. Thatâs what I found at a B&B near Victoria Station in 1978. The Nylon sheets are revolting. And I remember the WimpysâŚbaked beans an added option, and you donât want to talk about the food available on trains. Spent 3 days in Marylebone, London after the Spain trip in 2016. Breakfasts hideously expensive but you could get an adequate breakfast at Pret A Manger or Costa. Fruit/yoghurt and coffee at six or seven quid. Some great curry joints.
Iâve always thought that the UK, and especially London, is the worst value for money country in the world. You pay an absolute fortune and you get absolute crap. You get absolute crap in other places as well, but you donât pay for it in the way you do in the UK.
There are some exceptions if you get out of London and shop at markets as much as you can.
I donât see that Brexit is likely to improve the situation.
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I agree that food is expensive in London. Pay is much higher than in the regions, cost of production of meat, beef especially was high in the EU, farmers with small holdings being subsidised to keep farming going. If you want expensive food, try Scandinavian capitals, most notably Norway, reindeer or whale might be your go, or you could settle for pork or salted herring rollmops, bread and a beer.