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I thought the best person to talk to Laura Kuenssberg about the important moral and ethical issues of the day would be Robert Jenrick, the man who overruled a planning decision to save a billionaire pornographer £45m in exchange for a £12,000 donation.

Absolutely agree. And a government worth it's salt would be putting forward legislation to ensure more rape cases are processed quicker and prosecuted...

Jade Jones: Boxing debut win for Olympic taekwondo champion Double Olympic taekwondo champion Jade Jones marks her boxing debut with a second round knockout win against Egypt Criss in Derby.

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Great start to her boxing career. Think she'll do alright, she's a tough cookie...

I agree. Like children though, you can't express a favourite. I like all CH albums for differing reasons. Except Intriguer. That's fairly dire...

Reducing employees pay from living wage to minimum wage was possibly the largest 'mistake' and that was Watts doing, because he wasn't getting enough money himself. No loss to the real ale business. Shit beer, shittier Management, both before and after Watt sold up.

After the equaliser the team seemed transformed. They were harrying Tranmere and far more physical. It's how they should have started the match. Same again Saturday please.

Dave Rennie named first All Blacks coach of Pasifika heritage Dave Rennie is appointed the new head coach of New Zealand, becoming the first person of Pasifika heritage to lead the side as they target a fourth World Cup triumph.

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Good choice, not only that he's probably one of the best candidates for the job, but it shows heritage should no longer matter, for any job...

Just leave them all out there. You make your decisions in life and should stand by them...

Brewdog: Bars close and hundreds lose jobs as beer firm sold in £33m deal Beverage and cannabis company Tilray acquires the brewery, the brand and 11 bars after Brewdog went into administration.

BBC News - Bars close and hundreds lose jobs as US firm buys Brewdog in £33m deal
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Not sorry to see them fail. When they reduced pay a few years back down to minimum wage, I stopped going there or drinking any of their beers. Their beer was overpriced and rubbish.

I agree. But if a coalition of equals can be achieved then that should be considered...

Membership of Green party rising massively. Labour 3rd, Tories 4th, Lib Dems nowhere. I think England is going Green. I believe positive politics is winning out. But I may be wrong. But Wales is going Plaid, of that I'm sure. And that's two Independence parties in Edinburgh and Cardiff...

I don't think anyone should go. The FA's of teams playing in USA will be hit by taxes imposed by Trump, which means they will get less than 4 years ago. Just refuse to play in USA...

You are talking about the now. The two party status quo is dying off. There will be different government in Westminster after the next election. And the existing 'poodle' state may go. I keep talking about the future, but you keep hacking back to now. Now is not the future.

I want an end to two party politics and for independence for Scotland and Wales. I want federal governments in England so that there is greater wealth distribution. You seem to want to be isolated from England. Has the lessons of Brexit not been learned. Isolationism costs economies...

Fine have your army in Scotland defending Scotland. If that's what the Scottish people want then whom am I, in Wales, to argue with them. But you'll moan about higher taxes...

Not necessarily. You base your claims on Reform governments in England. Perhaps the Greens could hold sway in many of those governments. Then you have a totally different foreign policy agreed.

We'll see whom is correct. And I predict your doomsaying will be incorrect. The general public realise Brexit was an unmitigated disaster and may tell opinion pollsters they're voting Reform, but will do different in the polling booth. Change is finally coming...

I don't believe the Reform et al threat is real. I think parties offering positive proposals will always win out over those sowing division...

Again the defence is one of having a single unit for simplification and the cost of defence divided based on population size. The alternative of having armies in Scotland, Wales and nine different parts of England seems preposterous, but is what you appear to be proposing.

I'm not talking of unified taxes, rather than the collection of them remains in one body rather than have 12 different organisations. They simply correct the correct tax for the area and redistribute it to the correct government. The office could be anywhere in the UK, rather than London.

I think a second chamber is worthwhile to ratify laws and to discuss areas of agreement. I also think there are areas (defence, Inland Revenue, possibly foreign affairs) where a UK combined approach would be beneficial. But the roles would be nominees for the various governments within the UK. 2/2

The regions of England will wake up sooner or later (if they haven't already) that Westminster doesn't look beyond the M25. You can argue about the number and constitution of the regional governments in England but for any wealth distribution it has to happen. 1/2

I think the time is ripe to acknowledge the two main parties will not be the future, so this parliament needs to change the whole system. PR, nine regional governments in England, independence for Wales, Scotland and NI, with a second chamber somewhere central.

Insurgent parties suggest that the parties winning elections are 'here today, gone tomorrow' parties. The truth is the Conservatives are dead as a political force and Labour are going the same way. The only insurgent party are Reform - who won't be around come 2029.

Soon, Trump will be able to say he ended 9 wars when he stops the latest Epstein War in Iran and claims victory

Overdue. Labour next. Let's change the whole system that has systematically failed the workers and assisted the shirkers for centuries. Let's decide priorities in regional governments, rather than send our money to Westminster to be spent in London and the South East...

New Green MP says 'we can win anywhere' after by-election victory as Starmer vows to 'keep fighting' Hannah Spencer, a 34-year-old plumber, wins the Gorton and Denton by-election, with Reform coming in second and Labour in third.

BBC News - www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cp...
New Green MP says 'we can win anywhere' after by-election victory as Starmer vows to 'keep fighting' - BBC News

Not a Green supporter but they chose a great candidate and Spencer's winning speech echoed the frustrations of many. Fundamental change is needed

Reform UK names Robert Jenrick as pick for chancellor Leader Nigel Farage says Reform is

BBC News - Reform names Robert Jenrick as pick for chancellor
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'Pick for Chancellor'? I imagine it's like sifting through a shit slick trying to find the least 'turdy' turd. And once again Reform miss. Luckily it's a fantasy position. Reform won't win enough seats.

Possibly the best draw Wales could get. And no long trips.

I think the 4 year old drew Nobby Stiles after drinking a chocolate milkshake...