Let's Get Political!

[Batch]

indeed.

just waiting for Patel to deport Afghan asylum seekers and the government's balls up will be complete

[Posh Red]

It's terrible what's happening in Afghanistan and lessons were never learnt from when Russia gave up and pulled out

Or even from the last time we invaded (before the Ruskies).

History tells us that the local fighters will retreat to the mountains, wait until the invaders leave & the come back & take over.

I’m assuming they are being armed by the Russians, in the same way the west armed them in the 80s

[Jimmy Quinn]

Or even from the last time we invaded (before the Ruskies).

History tells us that the local fighters will retreat to the mountains, wait until the invaders leave & the come back & take over.

I’m assuming they are being armed by the Russians, in the same way the west armed them in the 80s

Spot on with your comments and it's one of those situations where there dosen't seem to be a solution

[donkey]

Genghis Khan and Alexander the Great knew not to invade Afghanistan.  A lesson us Brits (repeatedly), the Americans and Soviets didn't learn. Although the Soviets get dragged in and knew it was a bad idea.

[4D]

What happened to the 300k strong Afghan army?

[Boy About Town]

What happened to the 300k strong Afghan army?

Were not being paid.

[Legends-Lounge]

Tsk, tsk.

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9909023/Ex-Labour-MP-Jared-OMara-charged-fraud-false-representation.html

[Jimmy Quinn]

What happened to the 300k strong Afghan army?

Made up like Sadam Hussain's huge army in 1990

[Legends-Lounge]

Good ole Jo Biden. 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[Nemo]

National insurance going up to fund social care provision. Something needs to be done about social care, but increasing a working age tax to fund the retired is a pretty clear wealth transfer between working age people and the already retired. I suppose it makes sense not to penalise the group that votes for you overwhelmingly if you're the government.

[Bogus Dave]

Need to get rid of, or at the very least temporarily postpone, the triple lock

[horlock07]

Need to get rid of, or at the very least temporarily postpone, the triple lock

I refer you to this line from our learned friend above

I suppose it makes sense not to penalise the group that votes for you overwhelmingly if you're the government.

[Bob's Orange]

Good ole Jo Biden. 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

At the risk of being seen as 'ageist' I can't see how the president of the US (Obama aside) can be so old.  In most walks of life you have to have retired by the age of 70 or so and Joe is 78? I've no huge interest in what happens in the States but there was a clip of Biden talking about climate change and he couldn't put together a coherent sentence without getting words mixed up. I can't see him lasting his term.

[Flashheart]

National insurance going up to fund social care provision. Something needs to be done about social care, but increasing a working age tax to fund the retired is a pretty clear wealth transfer between working age people and the already retired. I suppose it makes sense not to penalise the group that votes for you overwhelmingly if you're the government.

Also an opportunity to shift blame onto poor elderly people as opposed to the government's rich mates who are raking it in.

Kill two birds with one stone.

[Batch]

I really don't mind paying a bit more tax if it means I get treated better should I get old enough to need it.

personally think it's a slippery slope pushing funding on those that consume it now.

the old people have paid national insurance all their life, the mess isn't their fault