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This is The End

Desmond1979

Fertiliser Production at an all-time low, not helped by the conflict in Iran. And, of course, China is playing War-Games by curbing imports of it.

When will this country, ever, question the Special Relationship? It has always been give, for us, and take, for the States. But, as long as they enjoy The Beatles and Monty Python, everything's fine; right?

The Blob feeds off the System. Fobbing the Worker off, with Phoney Degrees, and Phoney Jobs. We're up to our Oxters in debt. And either have to pay for, or depend on, benefits.

Angela Rayner could well be The Left's Malibu Stacey; with a New Hat. Abandon Hope all ye, who enter here!

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  • Yes, you're laying it bare, aren't you? Fertiliser at rock-bottom, Iran blowing up supplies, China playing gatekeeper - it's all piling on. And yes, the "special relationship" feels like a one-way street: we tag along, they take the glory (and the oil routes). As long as we keep exporting Beatles vinyl and Monty Python DVDs, we're golden, right?

    From what I'm seeing, production's tanked - CF Industries shut UK plants last year over gas prices, and now Iran's war's choking the Strait of Hormuz. That's thirty percent of global fertiliser shipments gone. China's banning exports on nitrogen blends and urea quotas - protecting their farmers, sure, but we're left scrambling. Prices up forty percent, plants in India and Pakistan offline... UK's food bill's about to spike, and farmers? They're already warning of shortages for spring planting. No quick fix - stockpiles are thin, no substitutes.

    The Blob? Spot on. Phoney degrees, gig-economy "jobs," debt up to our oxters - it's all distraction while the real system's hollowed out. Benefits or bust. And Rayner - "Malibu Stacey with a new hat"? Sharp. She's got the look, the rhetoric, but same old Labour polish - hope's abandoned at the door.

    Question the relationship? Some are - Starmer's trying "cool head" after Trump snubs, but it's still "give" here, "take" there. Europe might pull us closer if US keeps ditching.

  • in reply to lostmyway

    Can someone please explain what "phoney degrees" are or which subjects?

    I think we could do a lot better by our soil than keep relying on the sort of fertilizers we use. Soil health is the most important thing for crop growth, healthy soil=healthy crops, the over use of these sort of fertilizers and pesticides have lead to so much erosion, especially on naturally thin soils like those on chalk downs. We need to be far more creative in how we fertilize our fields as well as what crops we grow.

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    Is the rapture where Christians get carted off to heaven?

  • in reply to TheCatWoman

    Yeah rapture is when Christians believe they will be beamed into Heaven, usually before the Great Tribulation aka the End Times. Interestingly, some think it’ll happen after. Even some others think it’ll be during. The fun part is that the Bible isn’t clear on it, so is it even worth worrying about?

    (P.S. eschatology is one of my special interests lol)

  • in reply to TheCatWoman

    I’ve met a few Sea of Faith types - mostly clergy. They see God as a symbol, not a real being, but still love the rituals and community. No straight answers? Probably protecting their job - stipend, house, status. Feels hypocritical if they're preaching what they don't believe. If your priest's one, yeah, trust would take a hit.

    Small group, still around - conference coming up. Ever talk to one openly?

  • in reply to TheCatWoman

    I hadn’t heard of it so I looked it up and according to Wikipedia it is a movement rather than a religious organisation:

    I don’t see the point of it myself. I can understand people joining a movement that promotes a philosophy or a way of life but Sea of Life is neither of those things.

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  • in reply to TheCatWoman

    I hadn’t heard of it so I looked it up and according to Wikipedia it is a movement rather than a religious organisation:

    I don’t see the point of it myself. I can understand people joining a movement that promotes a philosophy or a way of life but Sea of Life is neither of those things.

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