East Kent Saint

The old pony defence is crap , same as is /isn't .

The answer to your questions is Yes they are , the law is the same just applied differently (stop and search for example) Yes they are in general paid less compared with their colleagues at the same level , yes the footballers suffer more abuse and yes the education system does discriminate at all stages.

I think it's more to do with the fast changing state of the world , banking crisis , Brexit , Covid and now fast approaching major changes as a result of climate change . Climate change which is causing mass migration , great changes as regard transport and even how you are allowed to heat your house ! Of Course Corbyn and his supporters , Scottish Indy ref (which cost Labour a number of MPs they will never get back) and Lib Dems going in with Cameron also tipped the balance . People feel they have an uncertain future so are circling the wagons , so to speak .

Agree with this SKD !!

Seems to contradict the statement that you are more likely to be killed by the police in USA if you are white by quite a margin . Being a black male is by far the most likely while for females being Native American just tops the chances of being killed by police . Female numbers are way lower in any category.

https://www.pnas.org/content/116/34/16793?source=post_page-----1a2ce329f8e0---------------------- Fact check wrong .....

The knee is relevent in USA as it was taken when the national anthem was played and where you are supposed to stand up , put your hand on your heart and face the flag . It cost the player his job although he has won compensation. BLM was labelled Marxist by the right / Trump to discredit it . There could well be some in the movement but that doesn't make it Marxist. It wouldn't have got much traction if unarmed people didn't keep getting killed during arrest by the Police . It is not racist but a small element resort to violence which is unacceptable . It is time to drop the gesture now in UK and hope the clubs do their bit .

BTW USA are committed to give Israel $ 3.8 Billion a year till 2028 for military spending !

It shouldn’t be a political symbol because it was to signify people who died in WW1 but the right have tried to make it one . Hence if on tv you don’t wear one you are some kind of commie etc .

Steady on chaps , the Israel v Palestilian conflict has been going on since before the first world war . The ground was laid after the first world war after we ejected the Turks from Palestine and Lord Balfour campained for a Jewish State to be established in Palestine .It was now a British mandate . We appointed Zionist governors etc and then came the 2nd World War . German Nazi regime was defeated by an alliance of Britain , Russia , USA (eventually!) the empire nations etc etc .At this point Britain was losing it's world wide power and America was battling Britain for control/influence over the middle east for OIL . USA allied with Saudi and Britain with Iraq / Iran etc . As we were buried in debt to USA we lost a grip . After WW2 Jews , understandably tried to make it to Israel while Britain , despite the Balfour agreement tried to keep them out , meanwhile USA was raising very large sums of money via the Jewish diaspora in USA to fund the new Jewish state . Britain , apart from trying to keep the Palestinians under control by fair means or foul ended up in a terrorist war with several Jewish groups funded by $ . This resulted in the British Administration housed in the King David Hotel being blown up killing 92 people plus british soldiers being killed abducted and lynched etc. Then there was the 1948 war which forced Palestinians out of their homes / villages etc including a few masacres to become refugees . After that various Arab attempts to dislodge the new Jewish state failed , Israel has survived and declared itself a democratic state , then realising that within a short time the Arabs would out breed them and vote them out , set about introducing laws to make sure west bank arabs couldn't vote etc . We should remember in our lifetimes the various wars against the PLA etc and the terrorist type reactions by highjacking airliners , killing athletes at the olympics . The responce of slaughter in the refugee camps in Beruit etc . There is no solution , Israel wants complete control over Gaza and the West Bank and the Palestinians want to return to their homes .

No , not under any circumstances let them get involved.

Trying to whip up enthusiasm for FA Cup final , good to remember Rodrigues got a winners medal with Saints , Ha Ha Lineker !

Thanks Bertie , a good signing despite his poor time at Villa , Saints gave him another chance and he has done well for us overall .

Ralph is mixing it up tonight to confuse Palace .

On MOTD Forster looked good , Adams not as bad as depicted on here and even Walcott managed an excellent through ball that was nearly a goal. Both teams missed loads of chances and the Mane goal would have been chalked off if it was one of our attackers holding the defender down for a header.

Extended bickering between a few posters got pointless I guess .

Heysel is all you need to remember about the blazers in charge .

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-league/56988616 8 game ban for calling opo a 'stupid polynesian c**t . He's not a racist but it was a racist type thing to say ! Not sure this is the correct answer.

Over to golf now , Saudis offering millions to top players to fit in a super tournament , PGA threatening life time bans etc .

I see the Glaziers value Man U at £3 Billion and would sell for £4 Billion ! Their dream is to enhance the value to £7 Billion . As they take £millions in dividends each year , even when they make a loss , then I can't see them selling anytime soon . Makes Saints seem cheap although we wouldn't have the same worldwide income if we were bought out.

James Ward-Prowse has been directly involved in 14 goals in the Premier League this season (8 goals, 6 assists), the most by a Southampton midfielder in a single campaign since Dusan Tadic in 2015-16 (19).

If she was he she wouldn't have admitted it and then used it a few times incorrectly (according to Mrs EK}

You forgot to mention our goalscorer .

I thought they said they looked at it and confirmed ref's denying a goal scoring chance decision , so double poor result !

This is true , the headline in the link was ‘Ings injury puts Euro call up in doubt’ .