How is the Tory government doing?

The government understand being 'green' is a vote winner so talk up their credentials and plans at every opportunity. As has often been the case in the last 11 years of Tory rule though, the rhetoric rarely matches the reality.

Really concerning levels of police violence in Bristol over the last few days, both on journalists and protestors. No matter what side of the political spectrum you're on surely we can all condemn this?

Police assaulted me at the Bristol protest even though I told them I was from the press. I was respectfully observing what was happening and posed no threat to any of the officers. I have muted the latter part of the video to spare you all the pain of hearing my shrill voice. pic.twitter.com/a7a0Nnw0bG

— Matthew Dresch (@MatthewDresch) March 27, 2021

The police dog in this clip clearly knows who the aggressors were in this police assault on a photographer at the Bristol protests.
The dog went for the police officer and had to be pulled off... pic.twitter.com/rFSk2WdG00

— The Prole Star (@TheProleStar) March 27, 2021

Where is the reasonable force in this

Police officer punches woman square in the face in Bristol pic.twitter.com/CNkHGcUVR7

— Fanxxxxtastic-Trada (@Fanxxxxtastic) March 27, 2021

Seems the police themselves are.

We're aware of a video showing a journalist being confronted by officers during last night's protest in Bristol. We're making efforts to contact him. A free press is a cornerstone of our democracy & we fully respect the media's vital role in reporting events fairly & accurately. pic.twitter.com/qjYRQXRNXC

— Avon and Somerset Police (@ASPolice) March 27, 2021

At the end of the day police men and women are only human too and do things wrong like we all do - they can't act perfectly all the time, no one can.

It sort of brings to mind some quote I read somewhere about a terrorist bomb maker saying something like 'you have to stop my bombs going off every time, I only need you to fail once to get my my cause in the papers'.

I don't know how many police where there that night, for how long, or how many protestors they had to deal with and how many interactions between the individuals from both sides occurred - there must have been millions - that's not even considering what provocation there was leading up to the police action that was filmed - so is it really conceivable that everything the police did to uphold the law was done perfectly?

Out of the millions of interactions that occurred that day/night is it right that they are judged on just a handful of occassions they seemingly got it wrong?

If there are bad cops (or police dogs who lose control of themselves) they need to be rooted out, of course, I don't think anyone would say otherwise but to judge the whole of the police based on an few bad ones, is like the bombers bomb going off - he wins the headlines whilst all the million and one good things done to stop him previously are simply not even mentioned.

You think that tweet condemns police violence?

T.R.O.Y. wrote:You think that tweet condemns police violence?

I think the tweet is seeking to hear both sides of the story and establishing the facts before making any judgment.

You know that thing I'm constantly banging on about on here that nobody seems to be bothered about.

Ha! Please, you condemn when the circumstance suits you and plead for fairness when it doesn’t. You are the least objective poster on here and always have been.

T.R.O.Y. wrote:Ha! Please, you condemn when the circumstance suits you and plead for fairness when it doesn’t. You are the least objective poster on here and always have been.

If you say so.

I won't lose any sleep over how you or anyone else views me on here.

As far as I'm concerned I'm fair and honest to everyone.

Sluffy wrote:

If you say so.

I won't lose any sleep over how you or anyone else views me on here.

As far as I'm concerned I'm fair and honest to everyone.

Did you realise that I tried to sum it up in my laal song, Sluffy

Charlatans, shysters and snotty-nosed herberts

Football supporters in NoKenDo T-shirts

Wussies and pussies who sit in the wings

These are a few of my favourite things

There aren't many herberts on Nuts that come more snotty-nosed than T.R.O.Y.

Ten Bobsworth wrote:

Sluffy wrote:

If you say so.

I won't lose any sleep over how you or anyone else views me on here.

As far as I'm concerned I'm fair and honest to everyone.

Did you realise that I tried to sum it up in my laal song, Sluffy

Charlatans, shysters and snotty-nosed herberts

Football supporters in NoKenDo T-shirts

Wussies and pussies who sit in the wings

These are a few of my favourite things

There aren't many herberts on Nuts that come more snotty-nosed than T.R.O.Y.

As they say Bob, 'None so deaf as those that will not hear. None so blind as those that will not see'.

TROY is sadly just one of the majority now who wants only to listen and see the parts that confirm their prejudices and can't be bothered with anything that doesn't fit in with their already closed minds.

The irony which is not lost on me is that nearly all who hate the Tory government out of hand are those most likely to say the believe in fairness and equality.

How fair and equal can you be if you've already made your mind up before listening to the other side of the story???

Whatever happened to being innocent before being proved guilty?

Justice is impartial.

You weigh the truth and judge on that, not the person/political party (Ken Anderson/Tory government) who you just happen to hate.

Might as well talk to the proverbial brick wall than try to reason with some on here.

T.R.O.Y. wrote:Ha! Please, you condemn when the circumstance suits you and plead for fairness when it doesn’t. You are the least objective poster on here and always have been.

There s absolutely no reason whatsoever for that poor woman to get hit in the face with a shield like she did. The bastard that did that should be hung out to dry, but of course, he'll get away with it.

gloswhite wrote:There s absolutely no reason whatsoever for that poor woman to get hit in the face with a shield like she did. The bastard that did that should be hung out to dry, but of course, he'll get away with it.

Quite agree, Glos. 

Line of Duty is reflecting a grotesque reality (with added genius, of course!)

Bonking Boris seems to be doing ok. 

Has he found another bonkee?

gloswhite wrote:Has he found another bonkee?

Had one.  

https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/politics/not-matter-boris-johnson-affair-23814605

Have you noticed his bald patch a la friar tuck?
Seems the Eton mess haircut is the modern equivalent of the combover.

The thing that annoys me the most is why can't he comb or brush his hair? He's our PM but he looks like a pissed up salesman at a Christmas Party all the time.

Norpig wrote:The thing that annoys me the most is why can't he comb or brush his hair? He's our PM but he looks like a pissed up salesman at a Christmas Party all the time.

It would highlight his baldness obvs

Norpig wrote:The thing that annoys me the most is why can't he comb or brush his hair? He's our PM but he looks like a pissed up salesman at a Christmas Party all the time.

It's his Warhol period.

wanderlust wrote:
It would highlight his baldness obvs

He should embrace being a slaphead as i do