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02-12-2018, 11:55 AM
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Originally Posted by Bruce ->
Haven't you already had riots fairly regularly in the UK? I vaguely remember reading recently that they occur every 10 years and that your next one is in 2021.

Poll tax riots, Bradford and Brixton riots spring to mind.
Don't forget Brisol in 1981 rioting about police brutality......

We are also almost unique in tthe UK that our police will occasionally go out and start riots as well.

Who can forget the state co-ordinated riots of the Miners' Strike, very ably undertaken by the South Yorks police with much help from police units from all over the country?

Our police love a good riot!
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02-12-2018, 12:30 PM
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Originally Posted by Moscow ->
Don't forget Brisol in 1981 rioting about police brutality......

We are also almost unique in tthe UK that our police will occasionally go out and start riots as well.

Who can forget the state co-ordinated riots of the Miners' Strike, very ably undertaken by the South Yorks police with much help from police units from all over the country?

Our police love a good riot!
Not forgetting of course, the battle of Grosvenor Square, or the Blair Peach death.
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02-12-2018, 02:56 PM
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As I understand it the riots are about the price of diesel fuel...I was interested enough to compare the price they pay with ours and guess what ours is marginally more expensive than theirs....maybe we are more tolerant?....not sure for how long though.
The price of fuel depends on a lot of factors. In the netherlands the price of diesel is approx. a third of normal fuel. For people who have to drive a lot of miles for their job, diesel is profitable. BUT we also have what you can translate as roadtax (paid for the use of roads) based on the weight of the car. Diesel cars being much heavier are higher taxed than benzine cars.
In belgium diesel is much higher in price because they have a policy of discouraging the use of diesel because of environmental reasons.
So comparing prices of fuel between countries without taking into account this kind of factors gives you a wrong picture.
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02-12-2018, 03:01 PM
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Yes the Brits are more tolerant and as a recent polled proved, a much happier, friendlier and peaceful place for people of African and West Indian descent to live...........Who would have guessed ?
That poll didn't ask about polish people, estonian, bulgarian, italian etc. Or did it?
Are you equally tolerant of them to come and live in the UK
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02-12-2018, 03:06 PM
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Originally Posted by Solasch ->
That poll didn't ask about polish people, estonian, bulgarian, italian etc. Or did it?
Are you equally tolerant of them to come and live in the UK
I think we are that's why we blame EU and our government rather than the people that come here legally.
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02-12-2018, 03:31 PM
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I think we are that's why we blame EU and our government rather than the people that come here legally.
You aknowledge they are legally here, but you don't agree that they are here. But that is due to EU and government. Well yes, that is tolerance of a sort.
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02-12-2018, 03:39 PM
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Hi

EU Immigration was not an issue for me in deciding to vote leave.

Merkel opening the Borders was.

I have Polish Lodgers and my Pretendies are Polish as well.
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02-12-2018, 03:46 PM
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Originally Posted by Solasch ->
You aknowledge they are legally here, but you don't agree that they are here. But that is due to EU and government. Well yes, that is tolerance of a sort.
It's no different to my stance on many things I respect the law I don't hate people that abide by the law but if I could I'd change the law. I would guess there are millions like me too.
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02-12-2018, 06:09 PM
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I don't think we have the energy to riot, we're worn down with it all and just put our heads down and plough on...
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02-12-2018, 06:13 PM
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Originally Posted by TessA ->
I don't think we have the energy to riot, we're worn down with it all and just put our heads down and plough on...
You could be right also many of us aren't rioters we may be politically motivated but believe in the ballot box or we did until the referendum.
 
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