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Yep, this., including the last bit.

Their authority is thin, I think that's undeniable.

Well written, yes. Missing the point, yes. One person's opinion to align with their own views, yes. Balanced and getting teh point, no. What's happened in Syria is scandalous. Ditto the other conflicts mentioned. What it fails to say is that peoples opinions about the occupation and Zionism predate the era of social media etc. People with long held views have not been "trained" to believe anything, that's just nonsense. Sure, many people's interest will have been sparked by SM etc, but that doesn't alter the underlying issue. For balance, if people believe the publicity during the ongoing conflict, they'll believe that an issue with the conduct of the IDF amounts to anti-Semitism. That erroneous belief and message has been circulated widely on both SM and the main stream. The article fails to mention that kind of programming because the author wants just one view to be heard. My issue with the Israeli actions against Palestinian people goes way back. Simply, they shouldn't be occupying the West Bank or restricting the lives of the Gaza people as they have. They shouldn't steal their houses, kill their kids, control most aspects of their lives, etc. In the present conflict, they had to react to the awful events of 7/10, but, they've gone completely OTT and down the other side. There's also the minor issue of wanting all the Palestinians out of Gaza, seeing them all as fair game, and the aiding and abetting from Trump with his apparent Riviera desires. My views are based on the Israeli government behaviour over a long time , and it's got nothing to do with the stuff in that article. That will be the case for many, but yeah, let's just make up a different narrative.

Yep, ditto. Indeed, I wouldn't knowingly buy any US product unless necessary. I'm quite enjoying the Lidl Cola rather than the real thing.

On another day I could have picked many of those.

Absolutely impossible to come up with a top 10, but: Love will tear us apart - Joy Division There is a light that never goes out - Smiths Pounding - Doves Smells like teen spirit - Nirvana Beatles and the Stones - House of love Echo Beach - Martha and the muffins Uncertain smile - The The Rattlesnakes - Lloyd Cole and the commotions Lovesong - The Cure Bonny - Prefab Sprout

I've been to several as a chaperone and they've all been face to face, but I suspect that's not always the case. They don't go easy on people in my experience, and don't roll over when challenged. The number of successful claims does surprise me.

Yep, it needs looking at, but properly. What irritates me is people getting PiP based on a points system, but to meet one aspect of independence. If that, for example, is to get to/from work but they cease to work (or need to pay to get there) then the PiP should go irrespective of whether they've got the points. The points test is quite a tough threshold though, so I'm staggered so many people get it.

Where we agree is re need, not timing. The climb down just highlights their lack of authority, but doing nothing is better than a half cocked 2 tier system which was a daft compromise.

Always a great festival though, whoever is playing. You can have a great time without going near the main stage or the big top. Some of my best days there have been spent in and out of The River Stage, Cirque de Quirk, Electro Love, Hipshaker, the music bars, etc. Brilliant festival.

I think you're a tad out of touch with popular thinking on this. 7/10/23 was on 7/10/23. A wee bit has happend since then.

Bless him. If the US subsidies them, there's a slim chance they may sell a few I suppose.

Blimey, that's an impressive bit of kit, and why not. There's nothing wrong with buying an album for 1 track - any excuse to buy more! My thing is vinyl which is a big cash reducer.

Some good stuff in there. I hadn't realised Gomez had covered Wichita Lineman. Just listened to it and it's brilliant. Cheers.

The owner isn't shite, but the people he has hired have been. He's clearly committed to to the club, and has put the cash in. He hasn't run down the academy, made mass redundancies, pissed off the football world, said outrageous things, failed to pay wages, etc. He's done nothing that shit owners so.