So after the 'worst budget ever' with the press/twitter /PB all in total agreement that the public hated every last bit of it we have a no change opinion poll and a static 2 point Labour lead. Yet again the great British public remain firmly off message. How can it be?
Nice try - first, Boris Johnson was going to get a big poll boost because of how well he had done over Ukraine. This was his "Falklands" moment and a grateful British people would reward the Conservatives with renewed support.
Then, the Conservatives were going to get a poll boost because of the generosity of the wonderful Rishi Sunak and the natural gratitude of the people for his economic genius rescuing us from those nasty energy bills.
Still, 2-5 points behind is better than 12-15 points behind - perhaps we've got that to look forward to
Russia has stated that the Army of Azerbaijan has entered the zone in Armenia held by 2000 Russian “peacekeeping soldiers” in accordance with the Nagorno-Karabakh Ceasefire Agreement from November 2020.
Russia says it’s now moving troops to their initial positions.
Hey, if Azerbaijan perceives a threat that is justified despite agreements, right Russia?
I have read the thread and the explainer and I am still unclear what the heck any of that means.
AIUI the Russians are there as peacekeepers. The Azeris seem to relish another bash at the Armenians.
Given they lost, I'm surprised the Armenia PM did not resign, indeed he's won reelection since (though wiki says he dimissed the Chief of the General Staff following an attempt at a coup).
"Bayraktar TB2 drones were used extensively by Azerbaijani forces during the war."
Although the budget doesn't seem to have changed anything (yet), the big problems the Tories have unlike say when the media wank themselves silly over nonsense like the Pasty Tax (or Rishi using somebodies else car) and where the noise passes and the world moves on, is that inflation isn't going anywhere and all the problems associated with it.
Although the budget doesn't seem to have changed anything (yet), the big problems the Tories have unlike say when the media wank themselves silly over nonsense like the Pasty Tax (or Rishi using somebodies else car) and where the noise passes and the world moves on, is that inflation isn't going anywhere and all the problems associated with it.
And folk haven't have their doubled or more direct debits taken yet. Big danger of a collapse in discretionary spending.
Tories up to their neck in Parties and Russian money, its mid term they have just produced the shittest budget in the whole of Budget Land and on the 3 polls tonight the best SKS can average is a 3pt lead.
They can hardly blame the wicket. If tailenders can hang around on it for a couple of hours on it, there can't be much wrong with it.
You have to start thinking they really don't care very much.
I’ve heard players say that they find that type of accusation frustrating. I’m sure they care, a lot. But sadly the technique to counter the moving ball is lacking for too many of the batsmen. Why would they need it when you make millions on flat tracks slogging for a few overs? The ECB has shown its priorities with an even shorter form of the game, and with shoving the championship to the outer limits of what is practicable in the English ‘summer’. I note that we could be about to see a significant cold spell shortly just as the season is about to start. It used to be 1000 runs in May as a marker, now its almost possible in April. Then at the other end it’s almost into October. That’s no way to develop test cricketers.
On the plus side, Grenada looks beautiful, so England can have a nice holiday if they lose tonight.
'If'?
At least we finally stopped playing Australia every day. God, it took them a long time to get the message that we were outclassed and needed to find an easier team to play. It seems we’re still looking.
They can hardly blame the wicket. If tailenders can hang around on it for a couple of hours on it, there can't be much wrong with it.
You have to start thinking they really don't care very much.
Nor do the management.
Series with eight batting collapses? Drop your bowlers.
Insufficient first class cricket? Put on a loss making tournament at the height of the summer.
I have a horrible feeling we're seeing here what we saw in the Windies itself in the late 1990s. Incompetence, maladministration and a loss of interest in the game boiling up to one toxic mix.
Tories up to their neck in Parties and Russian money, its mid term they have just produced the shittest budget in the whole of Budget Land and on the 3 polls tonight the best SKS can average is a 3pt lead.
What is your point? What sort of lead would you expect Captain I am not a 4x2 hater, no sirree, but all my mates are, to be scoring at this stage? Should Starmer stand aside for a proper kike hater, or reposition himself to be more clearly aligned against zion, or what?
I've seen it argued events in Afghanistan persuaded Putin the west would fold quicker than the average deckchair and accept the fait accompli of a Russian takeover. Wrong again.
I'm not sure he was wrong on that point -- but the thing about presenting your opponent with a fait accompli is that you have to actually accomplish the fait before they have a chance to intervene...
They can hardly blame the wicket. If tailenders can hang around on it for a couple of hours on it, there can't be much wrong with it.
You have to start thinking they really don't care very much.
I’ve heard players say that they find that type of accusation frustrating. I’m sure they care, a lot. But sadly the technique to counter the moving ball is lacking for too many of the batsmen. Why would they need it when you make millions on flat tracks slogging for a few overs? The ECB has shown its priorities with an even shorter form of the game, and with shoving the championship to the outer limits of what is practicable in the English ‘summer’. I note that we could be about to see a significant cold spell shortly just as the season is about to start. It used to be 1000 runs in May as a marker, now its almost possible in April. Then at the other end it’s almost into October. That’s no way to develop test cricketers.
That's certainly a key factor, if not the main one. If we're not going to take the red-ball game seriously then let's stop pretending. Get rid of the County Championship for a start. It's been reduced to a farce anyway so let's put an end to it.
If we do then continue to play Test Criket at all - an it's moot whether we should or not - we'll simply have to accept second or third tier staus and accept most of our games will be against Ireland/Netherlands/Zimbabwe etc. No way should we be playing the likes of India/Australia/NZ etc. It's just embarrassing.
Its not just the batting. England bowling attack has no depth, especially away from England. Archer is the only world class out and out fast bowler we have that the other teams shit themselves they have to face. Outside of the OAP twins, Woakes, Overton, insert any of the other 5-6 options England keep trying aren't up to it outside English conditions. Leech isn't a world class spinner, neither is Bess or any of the other options.
Last best chance for a Conservative lead this month? And if not this month, when?
Three months and 20 days since the last Tory poll lead.
So after the 'worst budget ever' with the press/twitter /PB all in total agreement that the public hated every last bit of it we have a no change opinion poll and a static 2 point Labour lead. Yet again the great British public remain firmly off message. How can it be?
Tedious goady fuckwittery. If it's so great here why don't you live here?
Not but what I find you the single most convincing poster on here. Every time I read your claim to have been the head of an English state school, I am reinforced in my belief that having my children privately educated was money well spent.
Interesting thread on a possible existential crisis for Russia. The TV panel is particularly striking. Is the guy saying that Russia has to go all in in Ukraine. That any negotiation would be effective defeat and the 'end of the Russian state?' You can't be without a certain fear when a country with a supposedly enormous nuclear arsenal faces abject humiliation.
Of all the outcomes from this war, internal crisis inside Russia is a distinct possibility.
They can hardly blame the wicket. If tailenders can hang around on it for a couple of hours on it, there can't be much wrong with it.
You have to start thinking they really don't care very much.
I’ve heard players say that they find that type of accusation frustrating. I’m sure they care, a lot. But sadly the technique to counter the moving ball is lacking for too many of the batsmen. Why would they need it when you make millions on flat tracks slogging for a few overs? The ECB has shown its priorities with an even shorter form of the game, and with shoving the championship to the outer limits of what is practicable in the English ‘summer’. I note that we could be about to see a significant cold spell shortly just as the season is about to start. It used to be 1000 runs in May as a marker, now its almost possible in April. Then at the other end it’s almost into October. That’s no way to develop test cricketers.
That's certainly a key factor, if not the main one. If we're not going to take the red-ball game seriously then let's stop pretending. Get rid of the County Championship for a start. It's been reduced to a farce anyway so let's put an end to it.
If we do then continue to play Test Criket at all - an it's moot whether we should or not - we'll simply have to accept second or third tier staus and accept most of our games will be against Ireland/Netherlands/Zimbabwe etc. No way should we be playing the likes of India/Australia/NZ etc. It's just embarrassing.
I think that goes too far. At the heart of our current issues are the disasterous World Cup before the one we won. It became a top priority, and it worked. All too well. Cricket is also cyclical, and I have no doubt that we will come good again eventually. I suspect, but have no evidence, that there is a plan somewhere to reduce the counties to the hundred sides for first class too. That would give a stronger 4 day game, in theory, more akin to the Aussie Sheffield shield. They tried with the two tier championship to achieve the same thing, and it kind of worked, although the bbc in particular never got the message that the first division was meant to be the top tier, frequently giving more attention/priority to second division games in a way they would never do for football.
Supermarket. Everybody wearing masks apart from two 30-ish year old men, so ~98% wearing.
I've started not to wear a mask. I guess you'd like me to? In which case I will.
One of the strange things about living in one place and spending lots of time in another is you notice the wide variation in the two.
Walk into a supermarket in Stroud not wearing a mask and they look at you like you've dropped out of a dog's arse.
Walk into a supermarket round here wearing one and they're on the phone saying a lunatic's escaped.
Asked my wife about Sainsbury's, Cobham (I don't know as, and I know this will come as a surprise to all of you, but I have broken legs 😁 so haven't been in a shop for awhile). She reckoned only 2 wearing masks. And we aren't far away from Nick in Godalming.
Was Nick in Sainsbury's or Waitrose? Could be Sainsbury's customers have a devil may care attitude.
Sainsbury's. I think it's one of those "do what everyone else is doing" things, so you can get random variation in similar areas. A week or two ago now and I'm busily isolating, so I don't know if it's changed.
Personally I'm regretting going to the animal welfare reception - definitely not worth getting Covid. I think the sensible thing at the moment is to socialise when you really want to, just set the bar higher than you would in normal times. A political reception? Meh.
As for the polls, I think people have parked politics again as they did at the height of the pandemic. They aren't especially interested in funding scandals, they thought the mini-Budget was a bit rubbish but it didn't have an immediate impact on most people, and the news is all about Ukraine 2 days out of 3.
What the hell is going on out there? Is nobody in charge?
No ... yes ... yes ... no ... NO!
....Sorry!
Indeed.
At 83-5 what on earth are you doing taking chancy runs?
Schoolkids are taught better than that.
English cricket authorities either don’t understand the difference between test and county cricket an the limited overs stuff, don’t care, or want rid of the long game because it doesn’t raise enough TV revenue. If people want to see a result in a couple of hours, let them watch rounders. Some of us appreciate the subtlety of test and county cricket. Alas, we seem to be an endangered minority. 😟
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Ukraine today.
Absolutely insane - I wouldn't want to be in the same vehicle if the roos got panicked by gunfire.
What a story!
He made the right choice.
LAB: 40% (+1)
CON: 35% (-)
LDEM: 10% (-)
GRN: 5% (-1)
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Chgs. w/ 17 Mar
LAB: 37% (+1)
CON: 35% (-)
LDEM: 10% (+1)
GRN: 7% (-1)
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Chgs. w/ 23 Mar
SKS fan called Sunil please explain
Then, the Conservatives were going to get a poll boost because of the generosity of the wonderful Rishi Sunak and the natural gratitude of the people for his economic genius rescuing us from those nasty energy bills.
Still, 2-5 points behind is better than 12-15 points behind - perhaps we've got that to look forward to
You have to start thinking they really don't care very much.
Big danger of a collapse in discretionary spending.
That’s no way to develop test cricketers.
Series with eight batting collapses? Drop your bowlers.
Insufficient first class cricket? Put on a loss making tournament at the height of the summer.
I have a horrible feeling we're seeing here what we saw in the Windies itself in the late 1990s. Incompetence, maladministration and a loss of interest in the game boiling up to one toxic mix.
If we do then continue to play Test Criket at all - an it's moot whether we should or not - we'll simply have to accept second or third tier staus and accept most of our games will be against Ireland/Netherlands/Zimbabwe etc. No way should we be playing the likes of India/Australia/NZ etc. It's just embarrassing.
Not but what I find you the single most convincing poster on here. Every time I read your claim to have been the head of an English state school, I am reinforced in my belief that having my children privately educated was money well spent.
Interesting thread on a possible existential crisis for Russia. The TV panel is particularly striking. Is the guy saying that Russia has to go all in in Ukraine. That any negotiation would be effective defeat and the 'end of the Russian state?' You can't be without a certain fear when a country with a supposedly enormous nuclear arsenal faces abject humiliation.
Of all the outcomes from this war, internal crisis inside Russia is a distinct possibility.
I suspect, but have no evidence, that there is a plan somewhere to reduce the counties to the hundred sides for first class too. That would give a stronger 4 day game, in theory, more akin to the Aussie Sheffield shield. They tried with the two tier championship to achieve the same thing, and it kind of worked, although the bbc in particular never got the message that the first division was meant to be the top tier, frequently giving more attention/priority to second division games in a way they would never do for football.
Personally I'm regretting going to the animal welfare reception - definitely not worth getting Covid. I think the sensible thing at the moment is to socialise when you really want to, just set the bar higher than you would in normal times. A political reception? Meh.
As for the polls, I think people have parked politics again as they did at the height of the pandemic. They aren't especially interested in funding scandals, they thought the mini-Budget was a bit rubbish but it didn't have an immediate impact on most people, and the news is all about Ukraine 2 days out of 3.
has been selected to open the batting for England