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  1. Blackleaf

    Happy British Independence Day!

    I know what it means, but per capita GDP is not a very good measurement of a nation's quality of life.
  2. Blackleaf

    Happy British Independence Day!

    Try telling that to the dinghy divers crossing over the Channel in their myriads everyday. They obviously know France is shit and Britain is very good.
  3. Blackleaf

    Happy British Independence Day!

    Your country has significantly higher levels of poverty than my country. The poor in America are significantly poor than the poorer in Britain. As someone who lives in Britain I experience a significantly higher quality of life than you do. I even have much less chance of dying in a road...
  4. Blackleaf

    Happy British Independence Day!

    What's your life expectancy compared to ours? What's your homicide rate compared to ours? How does your country compare to Britain on healthcare? How does your country compare to Britain on the global democracy rankings? How does your country compare to Britain on gun crime? How does your...
  5. Blackleaf

    Happy British Independence Day!

    Did Canada?
  6. Blackleaf

    Happy British Independence Day!

    I reckon the standard of living in Britain ranks higher than that in America. Just take a look at the Tyre Nichols thread.
  7. Blackleaf

    Tyre Nichols

    George Bernard Shaw famously said: “England and America are two countries separated by a common language” He was, of course, wrong. Because England and America don't speak a common language, as is evidenced - from a British point of view - by Mr Nichols being named after a necessary vehicle...
  8. Blackleaf

    Happy British Independence Day!

    We're just like the USA. Not in the EU.
  9. Blackleaf

    Happy British Independence Day!

    No. It's a smaller percentage.
  10. Blackleaf

    Happy British Independence Day!

    Yeah. I thought it was hilarious at 11pm on Friday 31st January 2020, but for different reasons.
  11. Blackleaf

    Happy British Independence Day!

    Yeah. 3.4% of its land area.
  12. Blackleaf

    Happy British Independence Day!

    Neither is Turkey, but it's still negotiating EU membership.
  13. Blackleaf

    Happy British Independence Day!

    I notice Canada isn't in the EU.
  14. Blackleaf

    Happy British Independence Day!

    https://www.spiked-online.com/2023/01/29/je-ne-bregret-rien/
  15. Blackleaf

    Tyre Nichols

    Imagine naming your child after the rubber rim of a wheel.
  16. Blackleaf

    Verhofstadt can stick his dream where the Sun doesn't shine

    "Ukraine and Britain joining the EU in next 5 years" Guy Verhofstadt, former Belgian PM, now a Member of the European Parliament and the EU's former Brexit Coordinator, can stick his dream of Britain returning to the EU where the Sun doesn't shine. Verhofstwat made a comment on social media...
  17. Blackleaf

    World's largest library to get 12-storey extension

    Located in Somers Town, in the London Borough of Camden, the British Library is the world's largest library, with an estimated 200 million books. The library receives copies of all books produced in the UK and Republic of Ireland. The library is adjacent to St Pancras International Station with...
  18. Blackleaf

    World's largest library to get 12-storey extension

    British Library £500m 12-storey extension approved by council BBC News Tuesday 31st January 2023 An artist's impression of the new wing By Julia Gregory Local Democracy Reporting Service The British Library is to set build an "exciting and distinctive" 12-storey extension, with extra...
  19. Blackleaf

    Happy British Independence Day!

    Happy British Independence Day everybody! Today is British Independence Day - the wonderful day that Britain gained its independence from the EU at 11pm British time (twelve minutes ago) in 2020. I hope you're all enjoying it. I just hope it soon becomes a national holiday, as it should be.
  20. Blackleaf

    COVID-19 'Pandemic'

    The BBC reports on French protests but fails to tell the sheep about this protest taking place outside its own building. IF GRETA WAS THERE THEY WOULD REPORT IT...