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That would seem to be against the strategy that’s been used so far. The west has consistently refused to set any red lines for intervention - bar a nuclear attack, but even then they’re only saying “there would be a response”. I think we’re all expecting a “Poland moment” where we tell them “if you do x it’s war”…our politicians have shown no appetite at all for that. Whether that’s everyone being very risk averse, the fact that we in the west clearly have a lot to lose in terms of living standards and money in that scenario (anyone have a desire to go back to the days of conscription and rationing?), the political consequences or just pure cowardice. I don’t know. Personally I do feel we need to be clear where the line is if only to be true to our own principles of what is acceptable.

2nd amendment of the United States constitution in full. It’s very convenient that people remember the second bit but not the first bit. Are you in a militia? Then no, you can’t have a gun. If you’re in a militia, is it “well regulated”?

Johnson has corrupted the entire apparatus of government, his own party and the voters. The man is poison.

There’s a few more left I think. Thor, Hawkeye and Hulk of the original team. Sam Wilson and War Machine we’re also made Avengers in Age of Ultron. Spider-Man a little later.

Wouldn't we just be investing into people just sat on a bench though? Whoever we sign now will probably be backup for Kamara.

Why do we? We have Nakamba as backup and Luiz who can play they (admittedly not his best role).

There's been a noticeable drop since Endgame but I have to wonder if this is in part due to the lack of central figures the universe has been built around. The lack of Iron Man and Captain America (Steve Rogers version) has really affected it for me. The first 3 phases were all building towards that big battle with Thanos and you know they're trying to do something similar with Kang but it's just not there at all. Some of the Disney+ series have been excellent and others have been pretty dull. I did think Spider-man no way home and Shang Chi were solid MCU. I do wonder if they'd have cast Chadwick Boseman as Black Panther had they known he was terminally ill. I think they were kind of building him to be the new "leader" of the MCU, filling the Iron Man/Steve Rogers void and his tragic death really threw a grenade into everything.

I wasn’t suggesting a second chamber with 8 members. I was suggesting a second chamber where all the nations of the UK were represented equally, regardless of population and wealth. However many total members there would be is for discussion. If the UK is a nation of equals, then let’s be equals. There’s a problem here where the other nations know that all the MPs of Scotland, Wales and NI could all decided to vote one way but whatever England says, goes. That can’t be right? The UK can’t survive if 3/4 of the countries feel ignored and marginalised. I get that it’ll be a hard sell to the people of England given that most of the population of the UK live there and there’s definitely an argument in that scenario for some kind of Devolution to the English regions.

He loves playing for his country and wants to play there rather than a nothing game for us where he’ll likely have lots to do? Cant say I blame him tbh.

Correct. They’re upset because they can see themselves become second rate powers and don’t like it. The money is one thing but this reported veto he’ll have on managers, sporting directors and signings is another thing. I’m sceptical whether that’s actually in the deal. No football club that wasn’t total tinpot could surely approve something like that.

What they need to decide this summer is how much they want to gamble on someone like Kamara or [insert random foreign league player]. They're an unknown in this league and we've been burned by that before. Someone like Phillips or Bissouma will undoubtedly cost more but is definitely the safe option. It's a key position for us and I think that it'll make us a much more balanced team. It'll get more out of Mcginn and Luiz as they won't get shoehorned into a position that doesn't suit them.

Timing of it doesn’t look great for them though. To do it pretty much immediately after Everton secure safety smacks very much of sour grapes even if they have a valid point.

Who would have thought that the MET would give an easy ride to their boss's boss who controls their entire budget.

Option 4. Invade Ireland and bring them back into the Queen's loving embrace. What a jubilee present for her majesty.

Has to be Dirty Leeds.

The solution to that is a reformed second chamber where all 4 nations have equal say - as in the United States (which admittedly might not be a popular example!!) where each state has 2 senators regardless of population and wealth. In general, we need a proper constitutional convention of all parties and nations because in recent times the government of the day have shown a frightening willingness to tear up the rule book, lie and act like charlatans without conscience when it’s in their own party interest.

Yep. He’ll definitely see it as victory. He’s no intention of going for anything. All he’s interested in is power and holding onto it at all costs. He has no shame.

I guess when Johnson is pretty toxic with pretty much everyone the only thing he has to fall back on is the perception that he’s a vote winner. If they accept that he’s now not even that anymore it becomes really difficult to see why they still need him?

But other than that what have the romans done for us?

I would think that a policy of building enough houses that the value of the biggest asset people ever own falls is sure to be the biggest vote loser ever.

I wonder how many of the current government ministers or their family own some of those shares. I'm sure that has no impact on their decision not to impose a windfall tax

I said this in conversation with the Mrs yesterday when she asked who I was going to vote for in the locals tomorrow. My response was "whoever has the best chance of beating out the Tory candidate, that isn't a Representative for Wellingborough party, BNP, UKIP etc". If that candidate was Liberal, I'd vote Liberal. If it was Green, I'd vote Green. As it happens, in my area it's Labour. I do find it sad that I'm voting "against" someone rather than "for" someone. I get that pisses people off and that it's not the way I'm "meant to use my vote" but this lot are just so egriously bad that they have to be got rid of. Hopefully a real kicking in these elections and enough of the Tory MP's will get so worried for their seats he'll get knifed by the 1922. It's a real shame that Labour won't campaign on a platform to reform the electoral system properly into some kind of PR.

He’s terrified of any forum where it’s not against the rules to call bullshit on every word from his mouth.

Won't they need to legalise secession first? As far as I'm aware there's no provision within the constitution for "backsies" to the union. It's a one way trip.

And we’d have not addressed centre back issues.