Things Noticeable this week

[Wendigo]

I think he really believes it

North Korea 'ready to sink' US aircraft carrier Vinson
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-39686427

A commentary in the Rodong Sinmun newspaper warned that the USS Carl Vinson could be sunk "with a single strike".

Sunday's commentary in Rodong Sinmun, the mouthpiece of the ruling Workers' Party, followed a feature on leader Kim Jong-un's inspection of a pig farm.

Or the North Korean Parliament

Meanwhile the feeble psuedo super-power that is China sits there like a rabbit caught in the spotlight

State newspaper Minju Joson echoed this, warning the army would "deal merciless destructive blows at the enemies so that they would not come back to life again".

His people may even believe this feeble minded half-wit can lead them to glory but Kim is the most dangerous nutter in the world. It's really hard to take the retard seriously but if anyone is going to fire a nuclear weapon in anger it's going to be him and with the state of the last missile launch I think China has a lot more to worry about than the US fleet

[Greenman]

Here is the way I see it-re May v Corbyn and the others.
1) Theresa May will win with a big majority BUT I believe she will lose some vital seats.

2) Those vital seats we hope will be in Scotland and that will shake Sturgeon to her foundations.

3) I think people will vote for the Green and Lib-Dems will enjoy a new surge of life. The once ex-parrot(it is of course a phoenix) as described by Thatcher will rise again and Farron is probably more charismatic than Nick Clegg was.

4) Labour will win seats, may even gain some, BUT Corbyn is not going to be Prime Minister, I am just not convinced he would make a good leader.

5) Young people, students etc will vote Labour because they like Corbyn, but it won't make a lot of difference even though we know that Jeremy Corbyn won 2 big mandates.

6) What idiot would want Kenneth Clarke back in their constituency-he was bloody useless as Chancellor, Health Secretary and Justice so I hope someone beats him because I hate the old Tories, they never seem to go away and they get wheeled out time after time to give their views which no-one is realistically going to listen. He is a spent force as is all the ex-Thatcherites and Majorites.

7) The area I live in will always be Tory but I hope that they lose the local elections because they have done nothing to stop crime and education has fallen dramatically.

8) UKIP is a spent force, no credible MPs at all and the one they did have, Douglas Carswell, has left and gone back to his dyed-in-the-wool Tory roots already.

[SanteeFats]

Another US citizen being held by North Korea which brings the total to three. What part of DON"T GO there don't they understand???

http://abcnews.go.com/International/...-held-46965542

[Devius]

The centrist Emmanuel Macron and far-right leader Marine Le Pen have won the first round of voting in French presidential elections, projected results say.

Mr Macron won 23.7%, while Ms Le Pen won 21.7%, French TV says.

The two saw off a strong challenge from centre-right François Fillon and the hard-left Jean-Luc Mélenchon, according to the projections.

The pair now face a run-off vote on 7 May.

Details:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-39686993

[EDIT] BBC are also reporting Anti-fascist demonstrators clashing with police in Paris following the announcement of the projected results of the first round of the French presidential election.

[vinceprince]

Translated into Anglo-Saxon it's Tony Blair v Donald Trump then.
With Tony Blair a strong favourite, as always.
Time to get to work again Palo.

Maggie Thatcher and Jeremy Corbyn eliminated.

[Wendigo]

Originally Posted by Greenman

Here is the way I see it-re May v Corbyn and the others.
1) Theresa May will win with a big majority BUT I believe she will lose some vital seats.
2) Those vital seats we hope will be in Scotland and that will shake Sturgeon to her foundations.

Er The Conservatives have just 1 Scottish MP

Are you mixing the two ladies up GM ???? Do you mean you hope the SNP lose some seats ???

[Greenman]

Oh yes the SNP I hope will lose seats and possibly the Tories will gain some without having to just rely on Ruth Davidson and Labour too with Kazia Dugdale. Sturgeon has been banging on about independence for months forgetting why she and her party were elected in the first place-it is the bread-and-butter issues that the people want sorting out - jobs, education, health etc but the mad bint has forgotten that-she will soon learn not to.

[rupertramjet]

Officers uniforms:
Service Dress Number two dress for other ranks. Main parade dress
Working Dress DPM style as other ranks, usually acquired!
Combat Dress DPM as above
Mess Dress diners and mess functions state and civil occasions when representing the armed forces.
Blues Number one dress. Formal occasions, investitures, when representing the armed forces in more formal situations.
Cold weather clothing Arctic and winter and wind proofs
PE and sports self explanatory
Minimum two pairs of boots, I used Matterhorn, approx £200. Dress shoes, pattern must be bought from tailor! Plus a myriad of other bits and bobs!

[palo5]

I was lucky and didn't need so many uniforms. Summer & winter clothing was enough, and an office uniform

Did you have to buy your own firearms like Patton?

[Devius]

Jonathan Pie (real name Tom Walker) on Populist Politics....

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=up28hlTaqaA