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''Let slip the SOG of war'' ( Sorry SOGgy, couldn't resist ).

How much frontline experience of a shooting war do you have ? Tanks are not suited to urban warfare, there is too much cover close to - a circumstance that has been clear since Stalingrad. If you were a conscript and think you have just seen an RPG launcher within it's effective range what would you do ? Fire first or wait for radio confirmation of whether it was hostile or not ? Don't forget, even these days, military radio comms can be erratic and unreliable.

In war shit happens. Lots of nervous young men with guns and tanks. Even the British army managed to blow up one of it's own Challenger tanks in Iraq.

GDP compared to pre-pandemic levels; UK +1.7% Eurozone +3.4%. ( From House of Commons data published 10th May 2024 )

Given Grant Shapss' response you should be grateful that the Cabinet is publicly dividing itself over such a trivial matter at a critical stage in the build up to the GE. If the Fail, etc, want to waste column inches trying to persuade people that this is an important policy matter then Labour have nothing to fear.

Farage's response to the Honourable member for the 19th century; ''......it's just not going to happen because Rishi is not bold, he has no leadership whatsoever and the truth is that the vast majoirity of Conservative MPs are social democrat One Nation careerists, they have no courage, they have no vision.''

The fact that at least one of Man Utd and Newcastle will be playing in a European competition next season.

They come in handy for throttling fucking stupid non-entity Ministers as well.

Are they going to stop people wearing the various coloured ribbons that are used to publicise charitable causes ?

The decision has just been made to remove part of the Stelvio from the Giro, due to the risk of avalanche. Nothing to do with the state of the road:

Given the docility of the pitch, are we likely to see a home win at all this season ?

Mark Davies, ( PR boss ), asked about his response to the Second Sight audit report, ( the company the PO sacked off and the report they tried to suppress ), by barrister Julian Blake; "Did you think it was appropriate to lie in the way that you have in the press release?" Blake challenges. "I don't think I've lied there," Davies says, his voice rising slightly. If I'm guilty of anything there, it's of "being sloppy," he adds defensively. "I've never lied in my entire career" ( Mr Davies' nose just grew a little bit longer, methinks ).

Do we know they are still alive ?

Former Post Office PR boss complained in emails that journalists investigating the scandal didn't show 'balance and impartiality', and that their reporting was 'appalling journalism'. He also said in written evidence that he agreed with Paula Vennels is saying that using the word 'exceptions' rather than 'bugs' would convey the seriousness of the matter.

Obviously FAKE NEWS! The MSM are out to get him and will fill their pages with lies and disinformation, coupled with clever use of AI to generate faked videos. Anything to undermine the self-ptoclaimed "'Smartest guy in the room"'. ( Mind you if GM and Nic were also in that room I could almost accept that statement).

I don't know why these people bother with social media. It always comes back to trip them up.

The club record unbeaten run gained us absolutely nothing in terms of points compared to Leeds and Leicester over that run of games.

Sounds like a certain former US President and corrupt businessman.

We are paying him to do a job, sooner or later he might actually turn up and deliver.

It varies by time of day and day of the week; mid afternoon on weekdays it is all funeral plans and equity release.

All sweaty in the sauna ?

Not sure it would happen the other way round.

GM predicts......... Labour majority at the GE a certainty then. Please, please, pretty please, predict a Trump second term.