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There will be a fair few Utd supporters in the home end if history is anything to go by...

"Ooo Gotch Ook Woo" I should think.

I agree the police are largely useless these days but I don't think that's down to diversity quotas. They just don't want to police anymore. No proactive policing, little to no patrolling. Allowing theft and petty crime to be commonplace and to go unpunished. Not helped by the fact that judges don't want to incarcerate because the prisons are full and when they DO bang them up there's little or no attempt at rehabilitation or controlling drug use. But that's another debate.

It's important that the police force reflects the society it polices. I'd go further and say the whole judicial system needs to be this way. It's for this reason we don't have all-white jurys convicting minorities anymore.

For me this is a tough one. Like most I agree with promotion based on merit and that alone. Diversity policies in organisations should be concerned with trying to eliminate prejudices and biases in recruitment and making sure that the place is is fair and as accessible as possible for anyone and everyone. It isn't about simply appearing to have a cross section of gender, colour, disability, etc for no good reason other than to say you have. Policing is the one organisation which is different though in my opinion. The people doing society's policing and arresting, should look to broadly represent the society it polices. If this means quotas, so be it - for me it's the only area in which I think quotas are appropriate in recruitment.

That breakfast is nearly perfect (providing that IS toast and not fried bread). You can keep your baked beans and hash browns. Personally I prefer the tinned plum tomato - that alongside salty bacon is a taste combination that should appear on Masterchef at some point. I'd add a black pudding if it was an option and obviously a strong cup of tea.

Oh ok, cheers, I'll look it up. I'd be interested to see if it's been sensibly reviewed or fact checked.

I watched that interview a few weeks ago. What on earth is he talking to Tommy Robinson for? was my first reaction. It was an interesting listen though and TR comes across as quite genuine. I came away from it thinking that we only have his word for much of what he had to say though. Also a good part of the interview hinges around a film that he made about an attack on a Syrian refugee boy which was big news at the time - a British judge prohibited him from screening it. TR states in the interview that he regretted not showing the film at the time despite what consequences the judge would throw at him. So why not show the film now and let it be judged? I doubt he fears the legal consequences.

Actually I'm not sure it would make things any clearer. As you were.

If only they boxed naked we wouldn't be having this conversation.

Yeah I had great sympathy with Caster Semenya (also intersex) a few years back when she was told she had to take testosterone reducing drugs in order to compete against other women - in a sport which does everything to enforce doping rules and discourage drug use. Should she have been competing against other women though? No, not in my opinion due to her obviously male physique (excluding the fanny). Same for this boxer.

Yes, I understand we need the migrating labour force due to low birth rates (the US having similar issues despite all the rhetoric about the wall). Level with the pubic and have some sort of points system seems like the most logical thing to do. Perhaps then the demonisation of the "bloody foreigners" might lessen a bit.

Some of those Google reviews 😆

Does Australia still intercept boats and process migrants at Nauru? I imagine that's what our Rwanda policy was inspired by. When Boris was canvassing prior to being elected he repeatedly proposed that the UK adopt the "Australian type" points system over here.

Ha ha, I watched a handful of Totton games last season. I thought Austin was older than he is, he's 34. Scored 14 from 46 appearances with Swindon last season. I've just Youtubed a few of his Swindon goals and he can still get about a bit. I wonder what they're paying him.

I think the introduction of Mike Pence helped there as previously he has not been popular with Christian groups due to some of his behaviours.

Oh, ok. I thought his general policy on Rowe vs Wade and abortion rights was not to give much exposure to the matter and to continue to allow each state to decide.

“Christians, get out and vote, just this time. You won’t have to do it anymore … You got to get out and vote. In four years, you don’t have to vote again. We’ll have it fixed so good you’re not going to have to vote.” Translated as: The republicans will have such a majority in 4 years time that he won't need to request support from Christians or anybody else?

The one in the pink hoodie looks like she's been taken hostage.

Ok, he did better than expected there. I may have to take that one on the chin, although we did barely get to see his legs until the very end, could easily be some sort of travelator machinery at play.

Oh we can certainly agree on that. There'll be a whole machine engaged to manage affairs whilst all this is going on, namely the Democratic party. I'm also far from expert either regarding US politics (or even UK politics) although recent events over there have been interesting to watch thus far.

"I suspect that's the last we'll see of Biden, save from perhaps the occasional brief, heavily scripted recording, the best of five takes. Certainly no live appearances, no questions, no walking." My previous prediction above. We'll see how much of that comes true.

You wouldn't regard someone senile as more competent than someone sentient so stop being silly. Regards the politics of each candidate as you bring up, I have no issue. America will vote for its preferred choice and so be it. The issue is the pretence from the Democratic party, Harris included, insisting that Biden WAS competent to run as candidate for re-election, now seemingly proven wrong, but is somehow still competent to run the country.

Joe Biden IS President until January 2025.