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Renewed today and my son will probably renew tomorrow. My justification is that next season can't be as dull as this one. Besides that, I enjoy having a laugh with the people around me. Dropped my car into the garage this morning and the owner, who goes with 4 mates, said that none of them are renewing so I imagine that take up will be slow, especially as there is no discount for early renewal.

Admit it, you've had a sneek preview of the Tory manifesto.

I was looking forward to him insulting Trump.

Did that come from the Tory Party manifesto?

Yeah, it''s obviously all staged and their "profits" take no account of Ed's labour but I found the mechanical aspects interesting and also being old enough to remember most of the "classic" cars when they they were first made.

The amount spent on benefits in 2014/15 was £3bn on unemployment (1% of welfare spending) but £44bn on in-work benefits not including housing. Perhaps you should be more worried that your taxes are being used to subsidise employers who won't pay a decent wage.

As old Rene Descartes said: "I think, therefore I am not a Daily Mail reader".

In later years he ran the pub at the Sports Centre.

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That's not a benefit because it hasn't happened yet. Also, if it does happen, what evidence is there linking it to Brexit. Just because they happen at the same time does not mean that one caused the other. You might just as well say that it was caused by Saints beating Palace last night.

Spain is a member of Nato and so any attack on them would be taken as an attack on all member nations. So we would have to attack ourselves to defend Spain who we were attacking. Does that make sense??

If he wants immunity, it implies that he has done something illegal.

Exactly. I speak a bit of French but when I have to use it to actually speak to a French person, I'm concentrating on getting the words right rather than the nuances of expression.

I'm sure that everyone here could go on French television and do an interview in fluent French.

Any other fans out there? The great Ed China is leaving (see his announcement on Youtube). Apparently the American producers wanted to reduce the amount of detailed workshop content which is an integral part of the show, Ed disagreed and has decided to go his own way. Mike Brewer will continue with a new mechanic. I thought that it started to go downhill when they moved it to the States and, with Ed gone, I can't see it being nearly as good.

The Daily Mash is the authoritative voice, especially the last paragraph: http://www.thedailymash.co.uk/politics/politics-headlines/jubilant-brexiters-****ting-themselves-20170321124592

Surprised he made it to 90. Certainly led a colourful life with his various brushes with the law. My brother was at the Gaumont where he was supposed to be a support act but really stole the show.

May's answer is to spend £320 million on new free schools and new grammar schools which will become middle-class enclaves while over 30% of mainly urban schools are having their budgets cut.

Good to see that the government is united on the eve of such a momentous event. Liam Fox says that leaving without a deal would be "bad for Britain" while Boris says that it would be "perfectly OK". Briefings from sources within Downing Street describe Philip Hammond as "clueless about politics" while his allies call the No. 10 team "economically illiterate". Maybe Labour supporters can relax a bit about Corbyn being so useless. The government seems to be doing a decent job in opposing itself.

Passed away aged 88. Very successful in producing a batch of Southampton-based athletes: Roger Black, Todd Bennett, Kris Akabusi, Iwan Thomas and Donna Hartley. Also a commentator on Radio Solent.

Worth it for BBC 4 and Radio 4. There you'll find programmes to make you think rather than the bland stuff churned out by ITV. Stations funded by advertising will always pander to the the advertisers who want maximum viewing figures and therefore tend to play safe. Not everyone wants to watch soaps, mindless game shows and cookery programmes. If the BBC was funded by subscription, how do you stop a non-payer listening to BBC Radio?

What are "British values" and who defines them?

Last team to get relegated after winning the league were Man City in 1938. Ironically, they ended up as the top goalscorers getting 80 from 42 games (but conceding 77).

I see that the ban has now been banned and US Customs have told airlines that they can resume boarding banned travellers while a legal case is heard. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-38864253