clint van damme
Well-Known Member
I didn't realise the working class were an homogenous mass until Brendan pointed it out.
Must have a huge brain behind that massive forehead.
You’re just being a woke liberal leftie metropolitan who doesn’t understand the working man’s way of communicating.
In this article for SpikedmrtrenchBrendan O’Neil argues...
Facebook is absolutely full of right leaning 50+ year olds
Grendel has almost 60,000 posts. I don't think he's been outside for a long time.
I'm off to play golf. Have a good day all.
figure of speech
"A figure of speech is a word or phrase that entails an intentional deviation from ordinary language use in order to produce a rhetorical effect."
Happy to help.
Now go outside
Wait until tomorrow - plenty of opportunity for purile arguments then.Sat in the garden as we speak.
It really is a beautiful day.
Starmer getting his message across well then,Looks like a hammering as well in the Hartlepool by election.
Who else is there? At the very least, during those Corbyn years, you could see that Starmer is intelligent - unlike anyone else in that shadow front bench.
Look at the betting: the favourite isn't even an MP any more.
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Yvette Cooper would be ok but wouldn’t get through the Union door
It would be best if they got Raynor and Burgon in and moderates this time have courage to walk away
My Mum, who is a Daily Mail reading Thatcher loving lifelong Conservative voter, thinks Burnham is fantastic. Not entirely sure why to be honest.Look at the betting: the favourite isn't even an MP any more.
I didn’t say anything. I quoted actual facts. The only age groups where users of Facebook is growing is in the older age groups, especially the over 65’s. That’s actual facts.You said over 50’s The Tonester says over 65’s - so ok that was nonsense then as it’s actually in a room of 10 only 2 are 50 plus
What about the other “fact” regarding right wing news items? Anything to support that at all?
I didn’t say anything. I quoted actual facts. The only age groups where users of Facebook is growing is in the older age groups, especially the over 65’s. That’s actual facts.
Think the opportunity for that type if split has passed. it needed the centrists on both the Conservative and Labour sides to join when the Change MPs left. With the situation with Corbyn along with the Johnson purge it was the perfect opportunity but the execution was shambolic and gave zero incentive for anyone else to join. But as their subsequent performance at the election showed FPTP isn't really a system that allows for three 'major' parties.The moderates will not walk away and neither will the outriders. The brand is too important - and they've both seen what happened to the Gang of Four and more recently the Change UK lot.
Think the opportunity for that type if split has passed. it needed the centrists on both the Conservative and Labour sides to join when the Change MPs left. With the situation with Corbyn along with the Johnson purge it was the perfect opportunity but the execution was shambolic and gave zero incentive for anyone else to join. But as their subsequent performance at the election showed FPTP isn't really a system that allows for three 'major' parties.
If the Labour vote does continue to decline there's no sign of any other party picking up the slack. Does anyone see a liberal surge to become a genuine contender because I certainly don't. I reckon if you stopped people in the street a decent percentage wouldn't even know who the current leader is.
My Mum, who is a Daily Mail reading Thatcher loving lifelong Conservative voter, thinks Burnham is fantastic. Not entirely sure why to be honest.
Also thinks Sultana, who she didn't vote for, is the best MP she's ever had. Funny business politics.
What point is she trying to make there?A good thread for those that want to see the wood from the trees:
What point is she trying to make there?
Looking at the previous election is looks like Brexit party votes were roughly 70% Labour voters, 30% Conservative. If they go back to the two main parties 80/20 or 70/30 in the Conservatives favour that's a huge Labour to Conservative swing over two elections isn't it?
Currently here I've had one Tory, and one TUSC leaflet - that's it. Given one of our councillors died, you'd think the mooted replacement would be doing some campaigning, at the very least!I think I will give the lib dems my vote this Thursday.
I never said otherwise. I just pointed out that the demographics of Facebook users are changing. Which they are.OK, I'll bite. This is for other people, not you Tony, as you'll continue arguing the toss no matter how indefensible your corner.
1. It is a fact that use of FB is growing in older age groups.
2. It is a fact that the majority of people on FB are younger.
3. Only one of those facts is relevant to Ian's original position, which was in response to a statement that Social Media is dominated by the young. It's the second fact. Growth rates are irrelevant for conversations about the present demographic.
Let me try with a completely different situation, as a metaphor.
Most cars on the road in the UK are powered by petrol or diesel. It's only a tiny proportion of all cars on the road that are electric.
However, the proportion of new cars that are electric being sold each year is growing very quickly: 3.2% of all new cars in 2019 up to 10.7% in 2020. That doesn't change the fact that there are still many many more cars on the road that are powered by petrol and diesel than are electric.
You wouldn't argue, for example, that car pollution is a thing of the past, because the proportion of electric cars being sold each year is rising. Similarly, you cannot argue that most people on FB are old, because that demographic is rising... when you've already been shown that still, in aggregate, it's dominated by the young.
Got it?
Here's an exercise to hone your new skill:
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Reply with True, False or Cannot say:
Statement 1: It is possible that permanent staff who are on holiday can have their work carried out by students.
Statement 2: Students in summer employment are given the same paid holiday benefit as permanent staff.
Statement 3: Students are subject to the organisation’s standard disciplinary and grievance procedures.
Statement 4: Some companies have more work to do in the summer when students are available for vacation work.
Good luck!
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