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Again that's a misinterpretation, and a conflation of different points. She's correct that racism comes in different forms, also that some people see colour, and that other people suffer non racist prejudice. Anyone who sees anything different in her actual words is looking for something imo.

There's too much fixation on Stephens. He's a championship level CB playing for a championship team. He'll be a starter, and if we fail to go up, it won't be because of Stephens. I'm more concerned about left wing, GK assuming Ramsdale leaves, ditto AM if Fernandes goes.

Good to read. If nothing else this season, I have a feeling we won't be bored to tears. That's an improvement already.

It isn't. Your first post back on this thread was incendiary and unnecessary. It was all about posters and their opinions, not what's happening on the ground in Gaza and elsewhere. You got the reaction, then reacted, and have continued eve when it's been pointed out subtly that you're being antagonist, again. You're a pain in the arse.

That's a misinterpretation. People are ignoring the punctuation and fusing different parts of different sentences to create what they want to read. Re your quote, she said" "It is true that many types of white people with points of difference, such as redheads, can experience this prejudice. But they are not all their lives subject to racism". That's not to do with travellers, Jews, etc. It's people with freckles etc. Completely different point.

If there's a positive, at least the buildings aren't full of kids. It's a disgraceful carry on, and that the west has sat back and allowed it to continue is absolutely appalling.

I think her underlying message was that non colour racism is at least as bad as colour racism because people have to look for something they can't see before their prejudice kicks in. Any agenda is against her, not from her imo.

Nah. Nothing doing there. "Different types of racism" isn't racist.

Or start earning more and vote in the interests of your own pocket.

The thread was on topic until you came back and started flirting with Nic. You could ignore the idiot. Or post stuff relevant to the subject. Just a thought.

Israel now turning their aggression to Syria, on an absolute bullshit pretext. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c5y99g1vm6rt

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HL have some shockers on their wealth shortlist. Example. They back Baillie Gifford Managed which has been awful over the past 5 years, albeit it's had a solid last year or so. Managed funds like M&G Managed Growth, and countless others, consistently blow it out of the water. Sounds like you've done it well. I've got friends who manage their pots really well and If I was 10 years younger I think I'd keep self investing, but I want to put my feet up relatively soon, so needed to leave it to someone else. I'll miss the excitement of it though.

Yep. Awful defender. Bree at RB should be one of Still's easier choices.

It's Turk's money, so whether he goes DIY or pays someone is up to him. I can only speak from experience, and I reckon my retirement would be arriving a couple of years sooner if I'd acknowledged sooner that others are better at managing my cash than me!

I'd caution against suggesting to someone to pick a managed fund. I've got loads of managed funds, and had others which I've ditched. The performance between them is so variable it's ridiculous. I spread my risk, and research via Trustnet and others, but I've got it wrong big time. I don't think people can safely pick between managed funds which may be, for example, US focused as against UK focused, 20% bonds or more, or all stock. It's an absolute minefield and a decent IFA will have access to decent people to pick the managed funds, and change when necessary.

I hadn't noticed that, cheers. You'd expect the BBC to get it's own headline right!

One property, no. A portfolio, yes, and only then with limited company ownership, especially for higher rate tax payers. One or two, in your own name, ain't great in void periods, and mortgage interest is not tax deductable. Own within a company and the mortgage interest is tax deductable, and the profits can be used to fund tax deductable pension payments. Far more sensible than paying tax on rent on non company owned property.

Although I agree with that, some managed funds are rubbish, and some attract chunky fees on top of the HL platform. I've enjoyed managing mine, but I've had to concede that I'm shit at it and cost myself a lot of money with some of my choices.

For me, it's about the unjustness of a process against the other fella, being used as a device for Torode to be found "guilty" in his absence, and without having an opportunity to state his case. That's wholly unfair. I don't have an issue with investigations happening years after the event, justice has to catch up with people. It just has to be a fair process, and the punishment proportional. Sacking Torode feels strong.

I currently use HL for my SIPP (I consolidated too) and it is a decent platform. The platform fee is high though, and do you really trust yourself to make sound investment decisions? I've made all sorts of mistakes and am in the process of handing mine over to an IFA. I'd ignore the last 2 months. It's not growth as such, it's mostly wiping out earlier losses after Trump's nonsense. If you've got a decent pot, I'd suggest finding a recommended IFA and leaving them to it - it shouldn't cost much if any more than the HL platform fees.

Unless I'm missing something, the allegation against Torode was found to be factually correct as part of a process that didn't involve him. Feels very odd.

Nobody from this side of the channel is stopping boats coming across open water and people claiming asylum.

No chance the Corbyn figure is correct, but I don't doubt that Reform are there or thereabouts. The masses are backing them, sadly.

I think it's the best in a long time, although I'd have preferred to see the stripes carry on over the shoulder and down the back.