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Reply | General Election Thread
at 19:40 31 May 2024
The ‘adults in the room’ like cheap imports, investment & loans, and a growing Chinese middle class to sell Harry Potter and UK universities to, but not the idea of a nominally communist non NATO state as world power.
That’s why they look both ways on China, not because parliament and industry is filled with Chinese assets, recent examples aside.
Edit: Spelling [Post edited 31 May 19:41]
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Reply | General Election Thread
at 19:15 31 May 2024
Again, who’s denying it?
A quick Google news search will confirm! |
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Reply | General Election Thread
at 18:48 31 May 2024
I have to point out, that you yourself said the water infrastructure problem was being overstated AND sufficiently invested in until you realised that there was Chinese involvement.
Just saying 🤷
Although for different reasons, I’d also like to see foreign (Chinese or otherwise) investment removed from our public services but alas I think we’ll both be disappointed on that front on July 4th.
Edit: Spelling. [Post edited 31 May 18:50]
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Reply | General Election Thread
at 18:27 31 May 2024
This is a thread about the general election though. It's not going to be on page one, and I don't think it's reasonable to expect it to be.
Everyone has agreed with you, as does the mainstream media. There is no censorship here.
GUARDIAN
'China’s role in UK infrastructure has been under the spotlight since telecoms groups were forced to strip out Huawei equipment from the UK network and Chinese backers of the Sizewell C nuclear power project were eased out amid security fears'
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2024/apr/04/thames-water-owner-kemble-debts
FINANCIAL TIMES
'Now, the UK has moved to restrict Chinese investment in critical infrastructure and has recently used national security powers to intervene in deals involving Chinese buyers'
https://www.ft.com/content/84a7eb93-9007-47cc-b06b-165e878e65e1
Those were the first two hits on Google, but there is a long list of articles with critical coverage of the ownership issue. [Post edited 31 May 18:29]
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Reply | General Election Thread
at 17:21 31 May 2024
Are these the Australian and Chinese states that have invested LBlock or private companies?
Both scenarios terrible IMO, but particularly egregious if it’s the state of those countries that have invested bearing in mind we are told the private sector is the most efficient way of running things and governments aren’t capable.
This is the case with the railway, with Abellio and Deutsch Bah (Dutch and German state owned rail) making profits on UK services. |
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Reply | QPR Barnet XI
at 06:32 31 May 2024
Outrageous omission. Out goes Polter. |
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Reply | QPR Barnet XI
at 21:13 30 May 2024
Can he unseat Padula though? |
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Reply | QPR Barnet XI
at 21:13 30 May 2024
The people have spoken. |
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Reply | OMG
at 18:22 30 May 2024
Massive fcking bully by all accounts.
This won't end well. |
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Reply | QPR Barnet XI
at 18:19 30 May 2024
I considered Francis, and even Bowles but I couldn't see them in a hair band.
Terry Mancini a huge omission. Have recitified. |
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Reply | Eze for England!
at 16:26 30 May 2024
‘Two Olympic breakfasts and a pint of wine please duck’ |
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Thread | QPR Barnet XI
at 15:45 30 May 2024
Who’d win?
HAIRBAND XI
Gerry Francis (Manager)
Lee Camp
Osman Kakay
Kaspars Gorks
Darren Peacock
Gino Padula
Gareth Ainsworth
Niko Krancjar
Stefan Johanson
Lucas Anderson
Rayan Kolli
Danny Dichio
WIDE PARTING XI
Mark Warburton (Manager)
Jake Cole
Marcus Bignot
Steve Palmer
Terry Mancini
Paul Konchesky
Andy Johnson
Sandro
Ray Wilkins
Albert Adomah
Michael Frey
Bobby Zamora [Post edited 31 May 6:32]
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Reply | Eze for England!
at 14:42 30 May 2024
I wonder how much jiggery-pokery goes on with these kind of clauses.
Could Nourry slip Gaz a few quid for a Eze start?
Could you imagine if Redknapp or Alladyce was in the post long term. |
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Reply | General Election Thread
at 12:08 30 May 2024
Can I just say Clive, that this is the best natured interaction me and you have ever had on LfW.
Long may it continue. |
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