▲ 624 ▼ Netherlands moves 86 tonnes of gold from US and Canada to UK (www.euronews.com) submitted 6 days ago by Tango@piefed.ca to c/world@lemmy.world 136 comments fedilink hide all child comments The transfer was carried out partially by buying and selling and partly by physically transferring gold, the Dutch national bank said.
[–] echodot@feddit.uk 2 points 5 days ago* (2 children) If you think the UK isn't politically stable you've just been watching too much fox news. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] CmdrShepard49@sh.itjust.works 4 points 5 days ago (1 child) After Brexit and the UK following in the footsteps of just about every shitty thing the US does, I don't see how one could call them stable. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] anarchy79@lemmy.world 2 points 5 days ago Farage, Boris... There are ugly undercurrents in British society and culture. I am throwing stones with sin here, because my country also struggles against those cuntdicks, but I've been there many times so I'm not speaking out of turn. Let's keep in mind that Putin has been funding right wing extremism and fanned polarity in Europe for the better part of three decades now. It shows. permalink fedilink source parent [–] anarchy79@lemmy.world 3 points 5 days ago (2 children) Then again, how come your PMs only last an average of 6 months on the job before they get kicked out and are replaced before the replacement leaves in 6 months. Lettuce woman springs to mind, but holy shit. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] echodot@feddit.uk 1 point 5 days ago (1 child) That's just how the UK political system is, it's not a sign of instability. We really do need to change our truly broken political system but that's more about fairness and an actual representative government, than it is protecting us from from fascism. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] anarchy79@lemmy.world 3 points 5 days ago* (1 child) But that is a clear sign of instability, my man. I'm from Europe so I know what's up, and GB has been in turmoil since Thatcher. In fact you're Europe's USA as far as I'm concerned- you're basically OG USA really... I love the people, but you're still dealing with your colonial past and the structures of its old institutions still governing you. You're also a bunch of mad lads so I have hope for you. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] jabjoe@feddit.uk 1 point 5 days ago No it's since the 2008 crash. We fucked up our response to that. Austerity made everything worse. Immigrants and foreigners somehow get blamed for the state of things, and thus Brexit. Which again made everything worse still. All wrapped in 14y of bad Conservative government. Increasing corruption as it gets normalized. Labour has their work cut out for them, or it will be the far right next. (Because the right haven't done enough damage yet?) permalink fedilink source parent [–] OrteilGenou@lemmy.world 1 point 5 days ago (1 child) They're becoming more French? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] anarchy79@lemmy.world 1 point 5 days ago God forbid. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] CmdrShepard49@sh.itjust.works 4 points 5 days ago (1 child) After Brexit and the UK following in the footsteps of just about every shitty thing the US does, I don't see how one could call them stable. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] anarchy79@lemmy.world 2 points 5 days ago Farage, Boris... There are ugly undercurrents in British society and culture. I am throwing stones with sin here, because my country also struggles against those cuntdicks, but I've been there many times so I'm not speaking out of turn. Let's keep in mind that Putin has been funding right wing extremism and fanned polarity in Europe for the better part of three decades now. It shows. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] anarchy79@lemmy.world 2 points 5 days ago Farage, Boris... There are ugly undercurrents in British society and culture. I am throwing stones with sin here, because my country also struggles against those cuntdicks, but I've been there many times so I'm not speaking out of turn. Let's keep in mind that Putin has been funding right wing extremism and fanned polarity in Europe for the better part of three decades now. It shows. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] anarchy79@lemmy.world 3 points 5 days ago (2 children) Then again, how come your PMs only last an average of 6 months on the job before they get kicked out and are replaced before the replacement leaves in 6 months. Lettuce woman springs to mind, but holy shit. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] echodot@feddit.uk 1 point 5 days ago (1 child) That's just how the UK political system is, it's not a sign of instability. We really do need to change our truly broken political system but that's more about fairness and an actual representative government, than it is protecting us from from fascism. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] anarchy79@lemmy.world 3 points 5 days ago* (1 child) But that is a clear sign of instability, my man. I'm from Europe so I know what's up, and GB has been in turmoil since Thatcher. In fact you're Europe's USA as far as I'm concerned- you're basically OG USA really... I love the people, but you're still dealing with your colonial past and the structures of its old institutions still governing you. You're also a bunch of mad lads so I have hope for you. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] jabjoe@feddit.uk 1 point 5 days ago No it's since the 2008 crash. We fucked up our response to that. Austerity made everything worse. Immigrants and foreigners somehow get blamed for the state of things, and thus Brexit. Which again made everything worse still. All wrapped in 14y of bad Conservative government. Increasing corruption as it gets normalized. Labour has their work cut out for them, or it will be the far right next. (Because the right haven't done enough damage yet?) permalink fedilink source parent [–] OrteilGenou@lemmy.world 1 point 5 days ago (1 child) They're becoming more French? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] anarchy79@lemmy.world 1 point 5 days ago God forbid. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] echodot@feddit.uk 1 point 5 days ago (1 child) That's just how the UK political system is, it's not a sign of instability. We really do need to change our truly broken political system but that's more about fairness and an actual representative government, than it is protecting us from from fascism. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] anarchy79@lemmy.world 3 points 5 days ago* (1 child) But that is a clear sign of instability, my man. I'm from Europe so I know what's up, and GB has been in turmoil since Thatcher. In fact you're Europe's USA as far as I'm concerned- you're basically OG USA really... I love the people, but you're still dealing with your colonial past and the structures of its old institutions still governing you. You're also a bunch of mad lads so I have hope for you. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] jabjoe@feddit.uk 1 point 5 days ago No it's since the 2008 crash. We fucked up our response to that. Austerity made everything worse. Immigrants and foreigners somehow get blamed for the state of things, and thus Brexit. Which again made everything worse still. All wrapped in 14y of bad Conservative government. Increasing corruption as it gets normalized. Labour has their work cut out for them, or it will be the far right next. (Because the right haven't done enough damage yet?) permalink fedilink source parent
[–] anarchy79@lemmy.world 3 points 5 days ago* (1 child) But that is a clear sign of instability, my man. I'm from Europe so I know what's up, and GB has been in turmoil since Thatcher. In fact you're Europe's USA as far as I'm concerned- you're basically OG USA really... I love the people, but you're still dealing with your colonial past and the structures of its old institutions still governing you. You're also a bunch of mad lads so I have hope for you. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] jabjoe@feddit.uk 1 point 5 days ago No it's since the 2008 crash. We fucked up our response to that. Austerity made everything worse. Immigrants and foreigners somehow get blamed for the state of things, and thus Brexit. Which again made everything worse still. All wrapped in 14y of bad Conservative government. Increasing corruption as it gets normalized. Labour has their work cut out for them, or it will be the far right next. (Because the right haven't done enough damage yet?) permalink fedilink source parent
[–] jabjoe@feddit.uk 1 point 5 days ago No it's since the 2008 crash. We fucked up our response to that. Austerity made everything worse. Immigrants and foreigners somehow get blamed for the state of things, and thus Brexit. Which again made everything worse still. All wrapped in 14y of bad Conservative government. Increasing corruption as it gets normalized. Labour has their work cut out for them, or it will be the far right next. (Because the right haven't done enough damage yet?) permalink fedilink source parent
[–] OrteilGenou@lemmy.world 1 point 5 days ago (1 child) They're becoming more French? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] anarchy79@lemmy.world 1 point 5 days ago God forbid. permalink fedilink source parent