el punal
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Should’ve got the Marseille ultras in then.
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[Travel] London Fireworks
- Thread starter HillBarnTillIDie
- Start date
Whilst I agree that the London event had heavy overtones of Sadiq Khan and political correctness, I thought the pyro/light show and accompanying music was way, way better than Sydney’s generic (far too spread out) aerial bombardment and accompanying dull one track party tune.
Takes all sorts I guess.
el punal
Well-known member
Naked Attraction? Is that that the willy and no-willy gig?
pocketseagull
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- Dec 29, 2014
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Didn't see the display myself so interested what part was objectionable?
schmunk
"Members"
Yeah, and that wokey-cokey old man they had talking over it about diversity.
LamieRobertson
Not awoke
Very true ….for me I normally watch the display and think wish I was there and say to my self “must get there next year”….last nights didn’t move me at all
LamieRobertson
Not awoke
Best thing to do is try Iplayer …as you can see from the thread some were quite happy….some not
Taybha
Whalewhine
ROSM
Well-known member
It celebrated 75yrs of nhs, empire windrush, 10yrs of same sex marriage, covered how london is a welcoming city, had great music, top drone action and solid fireworks display.
Anybody complaining about the mayor badging it as his event obviously missed the 8yrs of mayor johnson and his appropriating everything as his idea, gift and fiefdom
Anybody complaining about the mayor badging it as his event obviously missed the 8yrs of mayor johnson and his appropriating everything as his idea, gift and fiefdom
This - poor by the mayor, but then a lot is IMO.
Overall didn’t think it was too bad firework and display wise….
Have to say I always enjoy it and went in 2020.
What was the political correctness?
Yes, it all seems so clever to me….
Unnecessary commentary around same sex marriage, diversity, the NHS, Windrush generation. None of it offensive, but what the hell had to do with NYE I do not know?
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Horses Arse
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Yes, some horrendous examples. Laughed so much that I set my chest/throat back to the 60 year smoker status. Thought I'd shaken it off
This whole thread seems to be nothing more than right of centre knee-jerk antipathy toward a left of centre Mayor.
Incidentally, those Boris bikes were introduced by, er, Ken Livingstone. And the 'London Mayor' branding over everything from the Olympic Games down was started by....Johnson! Am I offended? No. Johnson's welcome to London rolling video continued on an electronic billboard at Stratford years after he ceased to me mayor. Am I bovvered? No.
And clunky firework branding is not going to persuade anyone with a brain to vote conservative. Bad luck, chaps
Official Old Man
Uckfield Seagull
Next years show will have a huge drone show with 'Sponsored By Bet365'* being displayed to the side.
*Not actually but could well be.
*Not actually but could well be.
Are you seriously asking what anniversaries have got to with incoming new years?
Why do you want to challenge him? There are far more important things to worry about.
Horses Arse
Well-known member
Well said. Though I would like to point out that I managed to lower the tone - quite the achievement considering the Tory jabbering preceeding it. Got the new year off to a great start!This whole thread seems to be nothing more than right of centre knee-jerk antipathy toward a left of centre Mayor.
Incidentally, those Boris bikes were introduced by, er, Ken Livingstone. And the 'London Mayor' branding over everything from the Olympic Games down was started by....Johnson! Am I offended? No. Johnson's welcome to London rolling video continued on an electronic billboard at Stratford years after he ceased to me mayor. Am I bovvered? No.
And clunky firework branding is not going to persuade anyone with a brain to vote conservative. Bad luck, chaps
I just knew the word “woke” would appear as a perjorative on page one of this thread and I was not disappointed