Thread: The 2024 UK General Election

Originally Posted by Seekingasylum

investment in the public services, including the NHS, was secured through the increased tax revenues.

bollox, it was the PFI bonanza ol' Gordy signed up to that is still being paids off at exorbitant rates

yes, ive heard the dagos are becoming anti tourist and who can blame them. when visiting big cities we usually base ourselves in a decent gaff in the central area and take a bus or train to an outlying area for daily mooching around. the museums, art galleries and monuments hold little interest , can see it all on you tube without the crowds, although we are always drawn to a decent medieval cathedral or church.
getting lost on public transport, wandering the suburbs and outlying towns is usually less frenetic and usually more rewarding.

did istanbul many years ago on my way to india, no desire to return. preferred greece and iran, but iran is a no go these days.

Originally Posted by cyrille

Got better things to do

such as what?

Originally Posted by Seekingasylum

Istanbul is a far better bet, much more to see, a real taste of cultural crossroads, and simply pootling about the Bosporus and Princes Islands is a joy in itself. Great bars, pubs, clubs and restaurants. The food is good but alas no pork snorkers.

Get yourself into the Pera Palas Hotel off the Istiklal Caddesi and you can pretend you’re in an Agatha Christie murder plot.

Cheers for the weekend break trip review.

Originally Posted by taxexile

did istanbul many years ago on my way to india, no desire to return. preferred greece and iran, but iran is a no go these days.

The modernisation of the European side of the Horn ( no fucking double-entendres pulleeeaaase David ) melding with the old is the intriguing aspect that has marked Istanbul’s development since those days, Tax.

My infancy was spent there in the early 50s and there is a cine film clip of me at the gate of our residence shouting at the gypsy Turk who was peddling his dancing bear for money.

Now, Istanbul has a buzz to rival any western city but retains its uniqueness. Been there many times over the years. Nowhere like it, at all. It’s one of those places, a bit like Hong Kong, where you can just sit and take it all in and never feel bored.

Conservatives Head For Their Lowest Number of Seats ​In History.

https://yougov.co.uk/politics/articl...tal-in-history

When you drive through supposedly Tory safe seats and there's Labour placades and window stickers on every street it gives an unprecedented look into the record landslide win that is in the pipeline on the 4th July without the need for polls or punctuation

There are 3.9m people too anxious to work who will vote labour