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David Kitson

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Pompey fan, real ale connoisseur and former solicitor advocate.

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Keep going, Billy.

10.10.2025 20:24 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

St John’s has only closed temporarily after Urban Pubs & Bars took it over.

10.10.2025 10:17 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Bishop and Chaplin don’t seem to be firing on all cylinders yet this season.

01.10.2025 21:40 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

The chance he had against Ipswich showed that. No confidence at all. He should have scored or at the very least forced the keeper to make a decent save.

29.09.2025 18:21 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

But I guess that you weren’t able to sit in your allocated seat because the stewards didn’t enforce that? (I’m on holiday, I wasn’t there.)

27.09.2025 20:59 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Everyone around me in the south stand has turned him into this season’s scapegoat. He’s not that bad but he does need to learn how to put in a decent cross.

21.09.2025 10:02 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Don’t line up your wall then stand behind it to leave a big gap for Bannon to aim at.

20.09.2025 18:23 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

You got that right!

20.09.2025 16:21 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

As per Brexit.

11.09.2025 22:44 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Agree to an extent, but what’s the point of Lammy making yet another statement condemning Israel’s actions and nothing more?

25.08.2025 17:10 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Precisely. There’s a great photo from the 1950s(?) of a commuter train into New York in which every single person is sitting there reading a newspaper. The medium may have changed but the substance hasn’t.

22.08.2025 20:05 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

No, just that I don’t think that an organisation that it is not in any meaningful sense terrorist should be proscribed under terrorism legislation. There’s plenty of ways to deal with direct action groups under the existing criminal law.

11.08.2025 18:24 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 5    πŸ“Œ 0

No, that’s not what I think, but feel free to make your assumptions.

11.08.2025 18:09 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

A case that hasn’t yet come to trial.

11.08.2025 18:07 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

β€œTrial still pending” - three quite crucial words.

11.08.2025 18:01 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 5    πŸ“Œ 0

β€œViolence” is usually used to refer to physical violence, not criminal damage. When have PA used the former?

11.08.2025 16:24 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

This is satire, right?

11.08.2025 14:56 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

You might have thought that Aouchiche would deflect some of the criticism.

10.08.2025 20:25 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

They may be right, but give him a bit of time, surely?

10.08.2025 19:30 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Gillingham on a cold day - the scaffolding stand allows no respite.
Dagenham - though the fact that the game was terrible made things much worse.
Oxford - only three stands and it’s nowhere near the city.

08.08.2025 20:22 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

It’s complete trivia. Why worry about it? Although he’s obviously being paid for it.

06.08.2025 20:38 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

What does β€œbreaking through” mean? They are not aiming to win an election, just shift the terms of political debate.

25.07.2025 21:17 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

By anything, really.

25.07.2025 20:56 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

True. But, also, fuck George from Basildon.

25.07.2025 20:54 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Recognise a Palestinian state; impose sanctions; suspend arms sales; commit to arresting those wanted by the ICJ. Endless statements are worthless.

24.07.2025 16:08 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

WTF?

11.07.2025 18:20 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

What I don’t really understand is how abolishing some jury trials will save much money or time. I can see some savings in jury administration costs but a trial will still involve the same elements (opening speech, evidence, legal arguments, etc). Where do significant savings come from?

11.07.2025 10:09 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Shots of the Four Aces in Dalston, a few years before I went there!

08.07.2025 12:30 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

There’s clear similarities. There’s three of them, of course. The Beasties win on their music, Kneecap on their politics. Enjoy
Saturday! I’ll listen from my garden in Clapton.

03.07.2025 22:21 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Can’t you conceive of the possibility that some people have more progressive values than the current leadership? Writing it off as virtue signalling is too easy and dismissive. And will lead to significant losses at the next election.

02.07.2025 08:35 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

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