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A skinhead in a West Ham shirt, covered in swastika tattoos and holding a can of Stella would have got at least 22k and north of 60% of the vote in that seat. Even Rupert Lowe could. Parliamentary enquiry is still ongoing, Nigel had another stropsie and a bin won 27% of the vote against him.

Context is key. You could argue if your family took up the right to buy scheme in the 1980s that Margaret Thatcher did - there’s a counter argument that the lack of re-investment into social housing has created the current crisis. Tony Blair’s government introduced the national minimum wage despite broadsheet claims it would cost 1.7m jobs (it didn’t) and the successful Sure Start centres, but many other policies carried on the Thatcher legacy of benefitting the middle classes and wealthy. So if you’re looking for politicians who really focused on the lowest paid and took a universal approach, you’re looking at Attlee/Bevan, and the consensus period up to 1976 when economic policies emphasised full employment and economics ran to the Keynesian model. Callaghan and Healey shifted to monetarism and public sector cuts to the role of the state to jump start an economy stagnating after the oil shocks, energy crisis and militant unions, and Thatcher accelerated that where you get to Lawson as CoE and the quote about unemployment being a price worth paying and the opening up of a north-south divide with de-industrialisation and shift to a heavily service-based economy.

I think Clement Attlee and Nye Bevan might have a claim there.

@hypochondriac I was weighing up whether if the only styles of football available were Ian Branfoot’s or Russball. After a lie down in a darkened room and some cold sweats, I think on balance I’d rather watch Branfoot’s. Watching Martinball, which was basically what Liverpool did in the late 1980s before the back pass rule change to kill time in the last 20 minutes with a narrow lead, I just couldn’t do it again.

I agree with you, but Benfica ain’t going to pay what Dragan wants, not even close. Empty vessels make a lot of noise. Porto were more sensible buying Bednarek, good for their league and in their price range. Historically enormous club, they came over for Nick Holmes’s testimonial in 1986/7 I think it was, but like Old Firm struggling to adjust to current realities in the screwed up world of football 2026 where Bournemouth, Fulham, Ipswich or Brentford represent a more attractive destination for players and agents eager for their cut.

Large bear observed defecating in woodland.

Loads of videos on YouTube like this, it’s mental but pre-dates Trump to post-Waco and the Oklahoma bombing. Having won the Cold War, bizarrely some Americans turned terrorism and appalling behaviour on their own country. Mr Bone Spurs encouraged them on 6 January but the herd behaviours from tens of millions brainwashed by SM, Bannon and Musk were there long before that day. Horrible situation for the cops on duty, attacked and in some cases killed by MAGA ‘patriots’. Glad the GOP finally grew a pair of bollocks over Trump’s plans to divert restorative funds to the Oath Keepers, KKK and all of the other far right loons that day. When you look back at the footage, it was like Nurnberg with all of the swastikas on display. If it happens again in January 2029 or even January 2027 after the mid-terms, they need to protect their legislature. If various nutters or group physically try to storm HoC, they know 100% they’ll be shot dead.

Phil Parsons isn’t doing well is he? And agree, great opportunity for parents to take their kids to first game, good opponent, full away end, both full sides out. @Saint Garrett I agree that the sales of drinks/food with the margins there and what would be taken in the club shop would easily exceed the £12 ticket reduction.

Might be Swing Lowe, pretty sure those were a thing circa 2006 and 2009.

Ian has different views but they’re always well expressed and rational/logical even if I don’t agree with them sometimes. Actually wants to have a discussion - that old fashioned thing - not just post the latest crap from X/Brietbart/Telegram/Reddit (latter does have a range of views) without any context. Soggy got hammered for doing that and making stuff up, but he’s not alone. Oh, and my new campaign #suffrageforsums

THB certainly wasn’t suited to the 5 ATB fad beloved of Martin and Juric. I can understand why, unless it’s very detailed tactically beforehand on how is picking up who. A bit a problem to say the least, especially under Russell.

I’ve got loads of my own and other sports memorabilia. For Saints, I have: - Parents 1976 FA Cup Final programme, tickets and rosette. FA Cup mirror that my grandfather gave me. - Dad’s 1979 LC Final programme. He put a tenner on David Peach to score first at 16/1. - Kevin Keegan against the world book signed to me that Dad queued up for. - First programme from 1983/4 - FAC SF programme v Everton and 1986 v Liverpool - Loads of programmes 1960s-80s including multiple Football League Reviews - SMS opening programme 2001 and MLT testimonial. - 2010/11 sash shirt. I’m size L now not medium (renovation your house does that) so if anybody wants it… - Villa 93/94 signed shirt (long story) - Barmy Army polo shirts from overseas Test tours - Nigel Cowley testimonial signed cricket bat I’m sure there’s lots more but will look at it again the autumn. My dad went to football all over the country, Liverpool v Bruges 1978 EC Final, Derby title presentation 1972. I’m sure I’ll find more.

🎵 Sign him up 🎵 Impossible to be worse than DD or BBD.

Unfortunately the elections registration official from Romney Marsh hasn’t been contactable recently. Whilst you await your registration, here’s a video to keep you entertained. Loved how the Coronation fart reverberated around Westminster Abbey. Don’t think Justin Welby did it!

All of the above. And who wants to vote for an 80 year old as your leader when their nappy needs changing? Not sure who will change it for him now, Leavitt’s infant’s stools are clearly smaller and less offensive than Donny’s.

Yep, can’t argue with that at all. Over $1bn made on crypto whilst most of of his Truth Social followers have lost large sums and in some cases life savings gambling on it. Similar here on a smaller scale with Harbourne and Farage.

They’ve voted for tariffs, huge petrol pump increases and their tourism economy hollowed out. Unarguable as well - 4m drop and $8bn loss https://edition.cnn.com/2026/05/25/travel/analysis-tourism-fewer-international-visitors-2025-vis The tariffs have increased prices on the shelves, destroyed thousands of export businesses, disrupted supply chains and acted as a tax increase on both US consumers and far beyond. The reason Bezos and other kiss his arse is because it’s a shield to hike prices and Musk supports - sometimes - because the X business model depends on mobilising the base of extremists who follow Trump and other movements globally - AFD, NF, Reform, Restore. The billionaires for Trump are logical. People on welfare wages who have lost their medical cover and seen their household bills skyrocket - rather less logical but white supremacist populism is very expensive. Orban losing hit them fucking hard though as he was pumping a lot of corrupt funding to CPAC and similar vehicles for populism. Impact of his, Kushner’s and Ben’s war on pump prices? Higher prices than was ever the case under Biden even at 2022 peak, $4 a gallon. And gas prices was one of the main drivers behind voting for Trump. That’s been a catastrophic fail then. Well done 👏 https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/gas-prices-august-trump-iran-war-b3032157.html I can see the news headlines and they are what they are. Let’s not even go into the 6% GDP Brexit lost. Easy.

Love it or Leavitt? https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cvglzrvyrz3o Leave it is.

They’ll be less silent when more of the impact of Mad Ben and Donald poo-poo pants’s war kicks in.

And no doubt having a good old release of sloppy otters into his nappy as he dozes off.

Yusuf Zia calling Ben Wallace on X. That’s Ben Wallace, former soldier and Defence Minister. And yes, to answer the question posed, yes they are cooked, thankfully.

What a vote of confidence!

Presumably Trump was trying to hold off an outbreak of sloppy otters pushing for freedom whilst saying that.

Especially Corp Ho, he knew a thing or two about toys.

Only a light scumming for KWP by comparison. JWP got plenty though.