The Good News Only - thread...

[monkers]

Urban myth. Farmers did not vote leave any more than the average of the population.
Edit: Just looked it up to be sure, farmers voted roughly 56% vs the population of 52%.
I wouldn't be surprised if there are industries that voted way higher, but we like to punch down on farmers for some reason.

Yeh but! The general population vote gap was 4% meaning a 2% swing requirement. The farmers' vote gaps was 12% requiring a 6% swing. So that's three times as much. We could apply the same logic to the fishers where without looking I think we might see a bigger difference, though there are probably fewer of them.

Without looking wasn't it the east of the country that was the most Brexity and where they had a real feeling of being forgotten and left behind?

 

[UglyWithaSidePart]

Yeh but! The general population vote gap was 4% meaning a 2% swing requirement. The farmers' vote gaps was 12% requiring a 6% swing. So that's three times as much. We could apply the same logic to the fishers where without looking I think we might see a bigger difference, though there are probably fewer of them.

Without looking wasn't it the east of the country that was the most Brexity and where they had a real feeling of being forgotten and left behind?

Yeah, Boston in Lincolnshire springs to mind and also North East England.

 

[matticus]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cmd79z0pdzgjo

25 years for war-crimes - citizens upset by verdict.

 

[briantrumpet]

Big crane success on the West Coast main line. I mean, biiiiig crane - removing an entire heavy bridge section.

https://www.networkrailmediacentre....tbridge-removal-over-the-west-coast-main-line

 

[briantrumpet]

That would cheer me up immensely, if I were an institutional user of MS Word.

 

[briantrumpet]

Suella Braverman's book 'Patriot' has sold only 106 copies in the first week, including preorders.

 

[briantrumpet]

Given that the man jumped in...

 

[Pblakeney]

Given that the man jumped in...

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Tiger is gonna do what tigers do. Can't blame them for that.

 

[briantrumpet]

Tiger is gonna do what tigers do. Can't blame them for that.

I'm still not sure what the whole story is, but it sounded like it was the man's choice to jump in.

 

[Ian H]

"Euthanised"! I think they mean killed.

 

[secretsqirrel]

I'm still not sure what the whole story is, but it sounded like it was the man's choice to jump in.

Take a selfie with tibbles?

I don’t know but Amur tigers are endangered, very beautiful and very big (30 stone). Likely a huge attraction.

I heard some talk about the misadventures of an influencer, but that’ll be speculation at this stage

 

[briantrumpet]

"Euthanised"! I think they mean killed.

"Put to sleep" 🛌🏼

I think I've recounted the time when the farm vet arrived very late, having spent an hour consoling the old lady whose dog – her only companion at home – they had 'euthanised', having asked her if they should "put it to sleep"... only after they'd done it, did she ask when it was going to wake up.

 

[briantrumpet]

I heard some talk about the misadventures of an influencer, but that’ll be speculation at this stage

Yeah, I'd heard that too, but "I don't know" is the easier and safer formula for now.

 

[secretsqirrel]

"Euthanised"! I think they mean killed.

The tiger euthanised the intruder.

 

[AuroraSaab]

It's usually mental health in cases like this, though from what I've read it wasn't a spur of the moment thing. It wouldn't be the first influencer incident to end tragically. Awful though.