What are your unpopular opinions? (Vol. 2)
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captain_cynic said:
The other men didn't send a newspaper after her... Nor have they been ina court case where she was requires to testify...
Nor did she actually go after trump. It was the other way around.
Spot on except for everything you wrote again.
Defending someone who accepted both having sex with an orange relic, and taking over a hundred grand.Nor did she actually go after trump. It was the other way around.
Spot on except for everything you wrote again.
You’re not big on details are you?
otolith said:
Was it this one, from 2022?
https://ifs.org.uk/news/nhs-2022-more-funding-more...
Some explanation given here;
https://nhsproviders.org/news-blogs/news/ifs-repor...
There are definitely issues. My operation was cancelled at the last minute (i.e. in the anaesthetic room, all wired up and ready for lights out) because there wasn't a bed for me to go to. Imagine the cost of that, surgeon, anaesthetist, theatre nurses, all stood down at the last minute because someone they had expected to discharge hadn't been able to go. My mother had been on the same ward a couple of months earlier, and had been kept in an additional 24 hours because pharmacy hadn't been able to sort her (admittedly complex) meds for discharge. And then you have beds blocked because non-NHS services are failing and there's nowhere safe to discharge people to. Running too close to capacity seems pretty inefficient.
Can't find the article but ft talks about. Which is why when politicians say recruit more it is bs it won't fix the issues. https://ifs.org.uk/news/nhs-2022-more-funding-more...
Some explanation given here;
https://nhsproviders.org/news-blogs/news/ifs-repor...
There are definitely issues. My operation was cancelled at the last minute (i.e. in the anaesthetic room, all wired up and ready for lights out) because there wasn't a bed for me to go to. Imagine the cost of that, surgeon, anaesthetist, theatre nurses, all stood down at the last minute because someone they had expected to discharge hadn't been able to go. My mother had been on the same ward a couple of months earlier, and had been kept in an additional 24 hours because pharmacy hadn't been able to sort her (admittedly complex) meds for discharge. And then you have beds blocked because non-NHS services are failing and there's nowhere safe to discharge people to. Running too close to capacity seems pretty inefficient.
https://www.ft.com/content/69ffd8e2-eb4a-4c01-98cb-436dbc8ddc5b
"So you have a mix of staff that now is more skewed towards junior members of staff, who can therefore do less,” he said. There had been considerably more “churn” in NHS ranks in the past few years, he added."
....
"NHS in England has 11 per cent more nurses, 10 per cent more consultants and 16 per cent more junior doctors than pre-pandemic"
Basically it is a mess.
The D-day 80th Anniversary should have had the likes of Putin invited as a call for world peace rather than being used as an excuse for further war mongering.
Listening to some of the speeches, it feels like the losses of the time have been long forgotten and those poor people who gave so much really did it for nothing.
What's more, the subsequent successes of operation Overload were significantly helped by the Russians own offensive shortly after under operation Bagration which saw the largest German losses of the entire war, forcing the Germans to try to defend against 2 major fronts.
I imagine the fact that a lot of the success of Bagration came about as as a result of Russia's occupation of Ukraine at the time might now be seen as an uncomfortable historical fact.
Listening to some of the speeches, it feels like the losses of the time have been long forgotten and those poor people who gave so much really did it for nothing.
What's more, the subsequent successes of operation Overload were significantly helped by the Russians own offensive shortly after under operation Bagration which saw the largest German losses of the entire war, forcing the Germans to try to defend against 2 major fronts.
I imagine the fact that a lot of the success of Bagration came about as as a result of Russia's occupation of Ukraine at the time might now be seen as an uncomfortable historical fact.
Edited by Pistom on Friday 7th June 07:02
carlo996 said:
epom said:
williamp said:
How about this opinion:
Trump was the victim of blackmail and extorsion.
And a second opinion: Because its Trump, most people are Ok with, and even celebrating this fact.
I’m ok with it. Two wrongs don’t make a right, but the small handed Fat Orange one has plenty wrongs to his name so yeah I’m cool with it to be honest. Trump was the victim of blackmail and extorsion.
And a second opinion: Because its Trump, most people are Ok with, and even celebrating this fact.
Countdown said:
It should be legal to have as many wives or husbands as you want.
Marriage should be banned. It is a pointless contract, that complicates life. And I say this as someone who has survived 34 years of marriage and its ups and downs. One of my neices seems to have it sussed. Got engaged 5 years and hasn't yet set a date and probably never will.
Pit Pony said:
Marriage should be banned. It is a pointless contract, that complicates life. And I say this as someone who has survived 34 years of marriage and its ups and downs.
One of my neices seems to have it sussed. Got engaged 5 years and hasn't yet set a date and probably never will.
So effectively your niece has still made a commitment.One of my neices seems to have it sussed. Got engaged 5 years and hasn't yet set a date and probably never will.
Pistom said:
The D-day 80th Anniversary should have had the likes of Putin invited as a call for world peace rather than being used as an excuse for further war mongering.
Listening to some of the speeches, it feels like the losses of the time have been long forgotten and those poor people who gave so much really did it for nothing.
What's more, the subsequent successes of operation Overload were significantly helped by the Russians own offensive shortly after under operation Bagration which saw the largest German losses of the entire war, forcing the Germans to try to defend against 2 major fronts.
I imagine the fact that a lot of the success of Bagration came about as as a result of Russia's occupation of Ukraine at the time might now be seen as an uncomfortable historical fact.
That is a pretty valid point, but there is an ICC arrest warrant out for him so it sees unlikely he would attend.Listening to some of the speeches, it feels like the losses of the time have been long forgotten and those poor people who gave so much really did it for nothing.
What's more, the subsequent successes of operation Overload were significantly helped by the Russians own offensive shortly after under operation Bagration which saw the largest German losses of the entire war, forcing the Germans to try to defend against 2 major fronts.
I imagine the fact that a lot of the success of Bagration came about as as a result of Russia's occupation of Ukraine at the time might now be seen as an uncomfortable historical fact.
Edited by Pistom on Friday 7th June 07:02
Pit Pony said:
Countdown said:
It should be legal to have as many wives or husbands as you want.
Marriage should be banned. It is a pointless contract, that complicates life. And I say this as someone who has survived 34 years of marriage and its ups and downs. One of my neices seems to have it sussed. Got engaged 5 years and hasn't yet set a date and probably never will.
Pistom said:
The D-day 80th Anniversary should have had the likes of Putin invited as a call for world peace rather than being used as an excuse for further war mongering.
Listening to some of the speeches, it feels like the losses of the time have been long forgotten and those poor people who gave so much really did it for nothing.
What's more, the subsequent successes of operation Overload were significantly helped by the Russians own offensive shortly after under operation Bagration which saw the largest German losses of the entire war, forcing the Germans to try to defend against 2 major fronts.
I imagine the fact that a lot of the success of Bagration came about as as a result of Russia's occupation of Ukraine at the time might now be seen as an uncomfortable historical fact.
D-day wasn't just about removing the Germans from the occupied countries it was to ensure the whole of continental Europe wasn't taken over by the Russians.Listening to some of the speeches, it feels like the losses of the time have been long forgotten and those poor people who gave so much really did it for nothing.
What's more, the subsequent successes of operation Overload were significantly helped by the Russians own offensive shortly after under operation Bagration which saw the largest German losses of the entire war, forcing the Germans to try to defend against 2 major fronts.
I imagine the fact that a lot of the success of Bagration came about as as a result of Russia's occupation of Ukraine at the time might now be seen as an uncomfortable historical fact.
Edited by Pistom on Friday 7th June 07:02
Pit Pony said:
Marriage should be banned. It is a pointless contract, that complicates life. And I say this as someone who has survived 34 years of marriage and its ups and downs.
One of my neices seems to have it sussed. Got engaged 5 years and hasn't yet set a date and probably never will.
There are workarounds for many of the legal benefits of marriage, but I don't think there is one for the IHT benefit.One of my neices seems to have it sussed. Got engaged 5 years and hasn't yet set a date and probably never will.
Jinx said:
D-day wasn't just about removing the Germans from the occupied countries it was to ensure the whole of continental Europe wasn't taken over by the Russians.
That's an interesting point and must have been a difficult balancing act as the Allies were also supplying Russia with weapons and ammunition to support the Eastern campaigns.The point the unpopular opinion is trying to make is that this anniversary could have been used to focus on common ground rather than differences.
My fear is that we might be heading if not already in a position where mass armed conflict in Europe is inevitable instead of focusing on joint growth and prosperity. The only winners in this seems to be USA.
Pistom said:
That's an interesting point and must have been a difficult balancing act as the Allies were also supplying Russia with weapons and ammunition to support the Eastern campaigns.
The point the unpopular opinion is trying to make is that this anniversary could have been used to focus on common ground rather than differences.
My fear is that we might be heading if not already in a position where mass armed conflict in Europe is inevitable instead of focusing on joint growth and prosperity. The only winners in this seems to be USA.
Not quite - China will do very well out of this. I suspect NK won't be too disappointed either at the moThe point the unpopular opinion is trying to make is that this anniversary could have been used to focus on common ground rather than differences.
My fear is that we might be heading if not already in a position where mass armed conflict in Europe is inevitable instead of focusing on joint growth and prosperity. The only winners in this seems to be USA.
hidetheelephants said:
I know some who crew for them and they're fine seafarers, it's the deadweight management that needs jettisoned.
not aimed at the concealed pachyderm (honestly!!) but this is something really grinds my gears and seems to be creeping in with distressing regularity. I've read and heard phrases like above or "...the car needs fixed...". What's wrong with suffixing "...ing" or prefixing withh "to be", or is my English badly out of date?mko9 said:
That is a pretty valid point, but there is an ICC arrest warrant out for him so it sees unlikely he would attend.
The ICC warrant was necessary and is an inconvenient fact but it shouldn't prevent discussion. I can't imagine Putin would have accepted the invite but it could still have been used as a way to give something to the Russians without giving anything whilst both sides get something.Both the first world wars came about through mistakes and bad judgement resulting in bad decisions bringing on the inevitable.
History since the Gorbachev years is littered with political missed opportunities which has lead us to where we are today.
It really feels as if those poor souls who lost their lives in those 2 horrible wars did it for nothing if within 100 years, we end up repeating the mistakes of the previous century.
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