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Mikel Merino in the stands:

And it would be very Spursy for them to do us a favour…so even when they win they lose…

Fascinating correlation. I’m sure it’s because GC’s and anti-AD’s have a blind spot when it comes to human suffering outside of their narrow experience. I bet if an objective test for empathy could be designed these people might be surprised at what it tells them. Or maybe they wouldn’t give a shit.

His description of the GFA as a ‘moral stain’ says all one needs to know about the character of the man. An ignorant fool who cares not for the Irish; not even the loyalists who he would have happily consigned to another 30 years of strife.

From Viz, three years ago: The Brexit Opportunity Detector.
Still looking.

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They very much do.

Agree with all this and the thread. Perhaps I would argue that a fairer statistic would be 32% of the electorate rather than 22% of the population. It’s still far from the mandate CN’s lie about.

A very nicely worded post.

Freedom of belief and conscience, protected by a secular constitution, benefits religious believers too and we should try at all times to bring theists who doubt secularism onside with this. Too many conflate it with anti-theism - which it is not!

Their allegiance was to the easiest strategy that would also win them the most seats.

Blunting Tory/Reform attack lines was more important than standing up for what was/is best for the UK.

A total lack of ambition and integrity to win power without even trying to do the right thing.

Attrape-gogo is a new phrase to me; but so appropriate 👍

You might at least be civil enough to acknowledge that I cleared your query up for you.

However, I entirely agree with your point. And where the UK defence industrial base is insufficient on its own then bilaterally/multilaterally with Europe, Japan, ROK etc partners but with risk spread.

The UK needs US permission to sell/donate US-made weapons, or UK-made with US components in them, to third parties. It does not need US permission to use such weapons on targets being attacked by the UK military.

"He wasn’t even wearing a poppy!”

<sprays tea everywhere>

In case you missed it

Great thread.

Dreadful stuff. Solidarity Bear and keep up the good work everywhere else but X. Love your insights and appreciate all that you do 💪

Don’t be silly.

It’s not as black—and-white as Niall makes out because Scotland had a large Remain majority *but* the swing vote required for the UK was about 650k. Over 1M Scot’s votes to leave so Scotland could have swung it for the whole country.

The same is not true for NI with <650k leavers (~340k).

Saw this beautiful rendition of North London forever on IG
#Arsenal 🔴⚪

Anyone, believer or unbeliever, who respects Freedom of & Freedom from Religion must agree:

Parents can share their beliefs at home, but schools should stay neutral—teaching that some believe in one god, some in many, and some in none. That way, children are free to think and choose for themselves!

David Davis spreads fresh falsehoods on the Legacy Act in Parliament. The very issue with decisions like Clonoe is that it has taken 30 years to provide the scrutiny Davis simultaneously hails and rejects. And Saville? Another 30+ years to investigate the killing of innocents, *not paramilitaries*:

The irony. Trans-bashing racist little turd identifies as a journalist.

You can’t make it up.

Oh wait…Ben Ryan can.

Likewise. Hope the weight of complaints is what woke X up. Here’s hoping the police can catch the guy.

This whole episode is quite depressing. Total solidarity with Sunder Katwala. I hope X sort themselves out and kick Smith off the platform. Also that the Police are able to do something. Like catch this racist fool and he gets both prosecuted and publicly shamed.

The Buybull

It’s disproportionately men who have caused whatever issue has required others (M & W) to lay down lives. Such avoidable sacrifice is a futile waste. One could argue that abrogates the right to be listened to.

It’s a nonsense argument anyway for a free society.

Did not realise that they voted for the Orange twat 56% to 41%.

FAFO for the win. Again.

“Centre-right” too. Houchen is evidently at the stage where words have ceased to possess meaning.