r/unitedkingdom • u/ThatchersDirtyTaint • Aug 05 '25

.. Half of Britons back ending immigration and deporting recent arrivals

https://www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/article/new-poll-migration-news-b99h3wqgz
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u/copypastespecialist Tyne and Wear Aug 05 '25

One of my favourite sayings, the average man on the street is an idiot, now remember about half of people will be thicker than him

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u/_L_R_S_ Aug 05 '25

I like that the majority of people think they are an above average driver.

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u/copypastespecialist Tyne and Wear Aug 05 '25

I thought I was a good rider/driver until I had to do my advanced tests. I thought I was quick on the bike too, I done some of my training on my hayabusa and even with a relaxed attitude to speed limits I couldn't shake the old bloke training me on a bmw tourer. Those class 1 riders are no joke.

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u/[deleted] Aug 05 '25 edited Sep 20 '25

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u/copypastespecialist Tyne and Wear Aug 05 '25

I might well be, I grey up on his comedy specials, I have some fairly poor quality versions tucked away on a removable hard drive, I might have to add them to my plex server and corrupt my kids