They reused the spreadsheet the SNP use for counting the money.Talking of heresy how can a professional journalist write a sentence like this:Because Ash Regan doesn't count?
"Neither Humza Yousaf, Kate Forbes or Ash Regan have a net positive rating among the Scottish public, researchers at Ipsos found in a snap poll held between March 17 and 21."
I mean, where do you start?
https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/uknews/ahead-of-tomorrow-s-result-all-snp-leadership-hopefuls-have-net-negative-ratings/ar-AA195OY7?ocid=msedgntp&cvid=1115e0035dc84441bb185761997b5a40&ei=20
Think - two kids. Equal ability. Who gets the next step up? Yes, indeed.Ah ok. Agents. Kickbacks. All that. Yes it's corrupt. Money does that. But what I meant is with big ticket football you can be pretty certain that the players who make it to the top ARE the best players both actual and potential. Or rather that this is more true than in almost any other field. Why? Because it's open to all and so many have a go as kids. It's a massively wide funnel and you progress on talent plus application.Without getting Mike into trouble - the whole system of player recruitment is corrupt. Given the money kicking (!) around, it’s inevitable.Meaning? ...Ha haHowever football is the purest meritocracy. Perhaps the purest of all. Not that I'm the world's biggest fan of meritocracy (as previously discussed).I enjoy the Boat Race but should such a celebration of privilege and elitism be a major live broadcast on the BBC? Not sure. Think I'd rather it was on Eurosport.As opposed to sports where the players are millionaires, the owners are criminal billionaires and tickets can reach 5 figures?
I guess you’ll have to wait until the shenanigans around players careers gets outed.
"Hey Jurgen, can you give Hugo a game against Man U? I know his dad. He's a solid chap."
Don't think so.
This Summer Time is handy.Time to trot out the old nostrum about snow being more likely at Easter than Christmas?
It's enabling me to have a perfect view of the blizzard.
I'm not into it but I usually at least know it is happening from seemingly loads of promotion on the BBC site in the days leading up to it. This year I've somehow escaped any notice of it.It's still quite big, I'd say. Along with the Grand National and the Masters it marks the start of Spring for the sports fan.The boat race used to be really big. When I was at school in an area where no-one went to university, the boat race was big. Today, I only realised it was on when checking the news.Cambridge are magic, Oxford are tragic.Once again, Cambridge are magic, Oxford are tragic.
Cambridge are magic, Oxford are tragic.Once again, Cambridge are magic, Oxford are tragic.
Sunak was appointed by the MPs, the other two were appointed by the membership - a diminishing number of people unrepresentative of Conservative voters as a whole.I think Rishi Sunak is a decent enough PM, competent and is clearly a massive step up from Truss and Johnson.The remarkable thing is that the Tories are just now discovering the merits of quiet, reasonably competent government having spent a fair few years insistent on subjecting us to precisely the opposite. Which leaves us non-Tories wondering why they ever thought it a good idea to inflict Johnson and Truss on us in the first place?
But he's still defending 13 years of failure, in which people see their lives getting worse and not better and they see things like energy bills going up and everything getting more expensive. His wealth is an issue as people see him as out of touch.
As a man to steady the ship he's good - but I just cannot see why anyone would come out to vote for his party in big numbers at this stage.
Without getting Mike into trouble - the whole system of player recruitment is corrupt. Given the money kicking (!) around, it’s inevitable.Meaning? ...Ha haHowever football is the purest meritocracy. Perhaps the purest of all. Not that I'm the world's biggest fan of meritocracy (as previously discussed).I enjoy the Boat Race but should such a celebration of privilege and elitism be a major live broadcast on the BBC? Not sure. Think I'd rather it was on Eurosport.As opposed to sports where the players are millionaires, the owners are criminal billionaires and tickets can reach 5 figures?
I guess you’ll have to wait until the shenanigans around players careers gets outed.
Putin is high on self Righteous Noxide.Is that the new Moscow method rather than carelessness around high windows?Too much nitrous oxide?https://twitter.com/gerashchenko_en/status/1639599213280387072?s=46&t=BXfRXqZ4RcCOdvlSgUjZSgYou almost have to admire their creativity. Truly some of the finest fiction writers on the planet, so long as you are mostly into conspiratorial soap operas.
According to Russian state TV talking heads, BREXIT was actually about the U.K. preparing for war with Russia.
It's still quite big, I'd say. Along with the Grand National and the Masters it marks the start of Spring for the sports fan.The boat race used to be really big. When I was at school in an area where no-one went to university, the boat race was big. Today, I only realised it was on when checking the news.Cambridge are magic, Oxford are tragic.Once again, Cambridge are magic, Oxford are tragic.