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What authoritarian policies are they introducing that haven't been proposed or supported by other parties ? For instance, on 7th August the Telegraph ran the following story; "The Conservative Party will “very carefully” consider introducing compulsory digital ID cards, the shadow home secretary said. Chris Philp said he believed there was a “very strong case” for introducing the cards to make it easier for people to prove who they are when using taxpayer-funded services." "His comments came after Kemi Badenoch, the Tory leader, said in June that she would be open to the introduction of the cards to clamp down on illegal migration." ,.............. They are not aboloshing jury trials, as has been claimed by a few rabid commentators, and the changes, ( which I don't agree with btw ), will not affect the majority Crown Court cases; this from the BBC - "There are around 1.3 million prosecutions in England and Wales every year, and 10% of those cases go before a Crown Court. Of those, three out of 10 result in trials. The reforms appear to mean that more than two out of 10 will still go before a jury. "

So you missed the whole New Wave of British Metal in the 80s ? I "discovered" Led Zeppelin, Deep Purple, Status Quo, and many others through art lessons at KES, as the art teacher allowed us to bring in records to play during classes. Later, once in the lower 6th, we persuaded the Head to allow us to put a jukebox in the 6th form common room, which could be played at lunch time. That was stocked with punk and new wave singles.

Almost all of the £11 billion lost to fraud and error in the Governments COVID support schemes is not recoverable.

Given the other groups I like to listen to, Megadeth,Black Sabbath,and Slipknot are 3 that I just can't get into.

Last week, Trump pardoned former Democrat Representative Henry Cuellar, who had been convicted og bribery and money laundering. Yesterday, Cuellar applied to be reinstated to the Democrat electoral list, rather than switching allegiance to the Republicans as had been anticipated, prompting Trump to post "Such a lack of LOYALTY, Oh' well, next time, no more Mr. Nice guy!"

You've done it again:

The England cricket team's performance has been criminal.

So, the most predictable thing about the tour, other than England losing, has happened; Wood is out of the series injured.

Nic was around earlier, but as it is early tomorrow morning in Thailand you'll have to wait for his next visit.

The irony is that Robinson's crew probably wouldn't let Jesus into the country, given his Middle-Eastern Semitic complexion, and being the son of refugees.

I don't watch it, but I am cynical about all such shows.

Cambodia and Thailand seem to have decided that Donnie hasn't stopped their war after all.

Gott Mit Uns.

Do you think the votes are real ?

We've got a bloody enormous Newfoundland that does the same.

Our canary has started singing a new phrase, which sounds uncannily like the opening bars of "Killing In The Name Of".

Good morning, ( or is it afternoon ? ), Nic. How's the weather in Thailand ?

This is ehat I don't understand about having 3 CBs; if you play with 2 and the FBs drop in you have the 'compact' back 4, why can't the wing-backe drop back for us and make a 'compact back 5' ? That permits the 2 sitting midfielders to take position centrally 10 yards in front of them. This would mean thst the space on our flanks is in front of the WBs and not behind them.

Maybe it is time to bring back that most successful of British weapons, the longbow.

Can't have Socialist policies like universal healthcare or state pensions. Pure evil, bordering on Communism.

Since it was suggested that their new stadium ought to be named the "Donald J Trump Stadium", the Washington Commanders have lost every game.

"Asked before the second Test to describe the "Australian way of playing Test cricket", Smith said: "Adapting to conditions and what's in front of us, playing the game in real time. [It is] not get back in the shed and say 'we should have played this way, we should have done this'. "Playing what's in front of us and doing it for long periods. If you do that in Test cricket it holds you in pretty good stead."" "Contrast that to assistant coach Marcus Trescothick's explanation for England's approach on the third evening in Brisbane. "We are trying to play the way we want to play," said Trescothick. "You have to have a style of play you stick to, don't you?" And therein lies the problem. England have become slaves to their style, stubbornly believing a one-size-fits-all method will bring results in Test cricket." https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/articles/cy0pqjp0jyqo

( Borrowed from The Pub Landlord ) What is the problem with the migrants crossing the channel ? They are only following in the great British tradition of escaping from France in small boats.

Trump pleasing his FSB handlers; "Russia has welcomed US President Donald Trump's new National Security Strategy, calling it "largely consistent" with Moscow's vision. " https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cpvd01g2kwwo

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c2039wvjz64o "County court judgements show Mr Elliott's building companies have been ordered to pay the couples a combined total of £140,000. They had all agreed to buy bungalows but pulled out following major complications, broken promises and delays, they say. One of his companies - Nashville Homes Ltd - voluntarily entered liquidation in October 2024. It owed its creditors more than £1m, including approximately £500,000 to Mr Elliott himself, according to documents on Companies House, " Elliott is also being sued by his own council for £38000 in unpaid C-Tax and Busieness Rates.