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Ah OK. Yeah wording could be construed that way but think they might mean “take away from” given the context. As Brum isn’t having elections this year could really tell for local seat. I know we have Tory local (Erdington) and 2nd place is Labour and with a Labour MP suspect they will be the obvious candidate.

Ah fair enough, thought it was an independent one so that isn't great. Shame but presume there are others out there.

You might still get your wish https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-65412925

https://stopthetories.vote/ Seems to be a new tool to assist in tactical voting for the local elections next week.

The fact that he has left now rather than giving notice etc. is rather good. Suggests unplanned/big issue (but I could just be reading too much into it...). Knowing our luck he will end up on GB News....

To be fair if there is to be an investigation it is quite possible it is done already. The USA are usually quite hot on government leaks etc. so if it was a genuine leak she has done (and its not like she's a quiet person) it would have been looked at pretty quickly I imagine. Therefore the fact that nothing has been done with her so far leads me to think (shockingly) that this is a load of horse sh*t.

Either that or she is lying which I suspect is more likely.

Would be lucky to still be an MP next election. Has less than 3,000 majority and lost votes last election to Lib Dems. With an Anti-Tory swing inevitable at the next election I am not sure how he would survive (unless he has jumped ship to another constituency). Whilst this would have been better to drag on and cause more harm, the fact that he resigned rather than sacked by Sunak still doesn't look good and feeds into the indecisive narrative against Sunak. Edit: Also, not sure if sacking prevents future ministerial position? Where have you got that from?

Damn Lawyers and Judge, you know, following the law. How dare they! This does makes quite a lot of sense to be honest. It's utter rubbish though and as usual will make everything worse.

Probably going to split in 2. From what I understand (mainly from this thread/VillaTalk generally) it is a "broad church" primarily based on the desire for independence. Politics apart from that stretch all across the political spectrum and once they gained independence/lost momentum it would likely lose support/split anyway. Suspect that is what is happening now but don't think it will fold completely.

Reading this thread, you can understand why the Tories keep on getting voted in. So much infighting that it genuinely feels that some would cut off their nose to spite their face. The sooner there’s Proportional Representation the better.

So who else of you lot has voted John Terry on the BBC poll? See he is currently 2nd favourite after Nagelsmann, shame they don't have Gerrard on the poll

Been ordering from the castle vale one for a little while and had the same reservations. However actually alright I’ve found. I’m always a fan of being able to customise easy but they don’t over complicate it too much - all standard stuff. The chips definitely need the sauce combo things they do. Saw signs that they are looking to expand/franchise/invest so I suspect that it has been working out for them. Hope it was alright for you.

Hopefully it was a one way flight.

Don’t get me wrong, it’s not a given by far, but done right it does work but it’s got to have a runny yolk. Doesn’t normally get done right though, hence why people don’t like it.

Oh it totally can work and can be really nice. It’s just usually over cooked and/or has a ton of sauce with. The yolk should be your sauce basically.

Mayo Gherkins Odd fillings for the sake of it (chilli/pulled pork etc.) Tomatoes and other veg that isn’t onion (lettuce I’ll suffer if it’s there but only because I don’t eat nearly enough veg. Never add at home though as involves buy lettuce). Don’t mind a brioche bun but wouldn’t be a first choice. And yeah why are some so tall now? You basically end up splitting it in half - might as well have 2 burgers instead. Did do some burgers at the weekend with the co op beef rib burgers which are really good and have a natural bbq flavour. Burger, slice of spicy cheese (melted in the pan), fried onion and bbq sauce (not too much though). Crisped the bread in the pan to maintain structure. Went down a treat

Was at Municipal Waste/Kreator/Lamb of God last night - was originally meant to be April 2020! The last of covid postponed gigs and was excellent. Felt like 3 years of frustration released. Now just waiting for good old Napalm Death to come on stage. Nice to get back to normality properly.

But he's not his client; certainly not at the moment so he is currently a lawyer speaking about a current issue. There's no duty to disclose who may have approached you to represent them. Indeed it may be arguable to say he should have kept it quiet given it is making enquiries. To be honest, because of his own ineptitude he was found out anyway and if Hancock still instructs him after this then it shows the quality of the case. Its like Trump/Alex Jones hiring the absolute worse lawyers because literally no one else would take the job.

SRA takes itself very seriously and does a lot to bring those foul of the Code of Conduct to be sanctioned/struck off by Tribunal etc. Not sure this would technically breach the Code though. Firstly he has been approached, not formally instructed to act so has no duty to Hancock as he is not his client per se ("asked to act"). Therefore he wouldn't have been lying if asked directly about that. Could be arguable that bringing the profession into disrepute but that will be subjective and the extent of it and if he didn't outright lie then may struggle. Could definitely be construed as unethical though that he had sought to not included that information, especially when he has been asked to appear on "TV" to defend Hancock. I mean it would not allow the "audience" the opportunity to reflect on any potential bias he may have. So yeah, illegal? Probably not. Unethical? probably.

What’s the bet Jon Schaffer is the undisclosed musician who produced this or is he still awol for ratting on everyone?

Was tempted to make the trip up but too knackered from work. Glad you had fun. Did you catch Employed To Serve as well?

Indeed.His 3 stooges syndrome appears to no longer be working.

Was coming on to post this. 4 years after it was meant to first happen, such a shame for him. Whilst it sounds like he intends to do 1 off shows, I would be very surprised if he manages this.