nicko31
Well-known member
Our role as a global power ended after WW2, don't know why anyone should think it is has suddenly occurred in 2015.
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The day that Britain resigned as a global power
- Thread starter Herr Tubthumper
- Start date
Change the fvcking record mate. Yet another oh this democratically elected government that I hate and didn't vote for is going to ruin everything comment! What a ridiculous thing to say about leaving!
Comments like that always come back and bite you on the arse.........I believe Paul O'Grady made a similar comment and yet is still residing on these shores. (Awaits jokes about biting on the arse re that particular issue).
But I believe this awful government will still allow you to leave if you don't like it, so crack on mate!
nwgull
Well-known member
Coz the OP is still bitter about the election results and wants to blame the Tories for it.
I don't care what you post. Just make sure you leave your webcam on.
RexCathedra
Aurea Mediocritas
If we had gotten to Berlin in strength first, they just would have thrown us out.
Either starting WWIII on the spot (worst case) or starting the Cold War 4 years early (best case).
Pavilionaire
Well-known member
- Jul 7, 2003
- 30,647
That's a bit of a nothing article. Resigning as a global power? How melodramatic. Most a Western nations are spending less on defence, it's no surprise given that the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan are coming to an end and localised forces will be fighting Isis and the Taliban from now on.
Hampster Gull
New member
- Dec 22, 2010
- 13,462
A tear to my eye. By the way, the government have only been in power a few weeks. And besides, democratically elected. It will be what it will be M, enjoy being misearble whilst being on the ride. At least HT jumped off
Well said mate.
£1 says he's still here throwing his teddy in the corner this time next year!
vegster
Sanity Clause
- May 5, 2008
- 27,908
We have not been a global power for some time, no Empire, no assets left, little manufacturing, dwindling armed forces and equipment, our only chance to strut the big stage is to hang on to the coat tails of the bullying Americans. After the last few years of devolution and Scottish referendums, we are not even a united United Kingdom.
fat old seagull
New member
pastafarian
Well-known member
Where would you go that you consider is better?
sydney
tinky ****in winky
more anti-british shennanigans from the sausage guzzling , lycra wearing , marathon running germanophile....!!
Not Andy Naylor
Well-known member
Is that Dave the Villa fan, or Dave the West Ham fan? Very cool.
HT, during the run up to the election in a strange way admired your courage to stick to what you believed in and not once did you back down from what at times was an onslaught of attack from your detractors, however this thread you've started is utter buffoonery in your part, I think it's now time to give you your own area on the board that you can post your shite on and maybe Earnest and Muffusa can join you in there for what would only be described as the worlds dullest jerk circle!
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Dave the WINNER.
- Thread starter
- #38
This thread isn't really going the way I planned. For the record I have concerns about leaving the EU, the scrapping of human rights and a number of other related international items. I'm about cooperation on a international level and I see the UK, disappointingly, retreating from this. I agree this thread wasn't and still isn't the best way to express these concerns.
I'll end it here.
Mr Bridger
Sound of the suburbs
Fair play , at least you've owned up to be a tw@t quite a few times on here.
jakarta
Well-known member
A very interesting point.
Only one side had nuclear weapons in 1945 and it wasn't the Russians so World War III would have been rather brief and wouldn't have involved the Western Allies being 'thrown out' of anywhere.
The next 50 plus years of misery imposed on Eastern Europe by Communism would have been avoided as well.....