Went for a walk when Root was out. Thought I'd be either back for the denouement, or avoid a spectacular, depressing collapse. Heard the last ball. Ill-timed.
Far more important the Scots are finally getting their act together. If the Eu have given a provisional nod to Ukraine that their request to join Scotland (and Northern Ireland) must be a shoo-in.
Circumstances have never been better. The UK economy is going pear shaped Johnson is less popular than Thatcher and the Ruanda policy is sucking Scotland into something reputationally so damaging it'll take years to recover from.
Just do it. This time there is no downside.
"Ruanda"
I rarely mention typos. but somehow that one says it all
Far more important the Scots are finally getting their act together. If the Eu have given a provisional nod to Ukraine that their request to join Scotland (and Northern Ireland) must be a shoo-in.
Circumstances have never been better. The UK economy is going pear shaped Johnson is less popular than Thatcher and the Ruanda policy is sucking Scotland into something reputationally so damaging it'll take years to recover from.
Cricket sounds so sedate on sky, but RAUCOUS on TMS.
Sky don't really appear to much care about sport.
I know this is a ridiculous statement. I know sport is their raison d'etre. But - unless its football - they just don't seem that excited about it. I remember the first time Sky had the Ryder Cup coverage, and what, on the BBC, had always seemed one of the most fun-packed and eventful sporting events of the year was presented with all the enthusiasm of a traffic count.
Sky's coverage of sport is becoming very stale and outdated, including football.
One thing that is good on Sky's coverage of T20, they actually get current T20 elite players in the commentary box, rather than bloody Vaughan, Tuffers, etc who are absolutely f##king clueless about T20. Sadiq Mahmood the other night was really interesting basically putting the established commentators right about things like no you don't run a single there.
The Test Match Special coverage on the BBC has been absolutely spot on. Great to listen to.
Depends...do you want informed analysis or "entertainment". Its not informed analysis, its morons, totally clueless about modern cricket.
Sky to their credit have realised they had too many who were clueless about modern cricket and shuffled them off (Botham, Holding, Bumble), replacing them generally with much more informed individuals.
Hahaha. What a load of absolute tripe. The BBC commentators have probably forgotten more than the Sky team ever knew. Nothing comes close to TMS coverage. Period.
They probably have, but the problem is the modern game is very different to when players like Botham or Tuffers were playing.
Test cricket hasn’t changed that much. I think @FrancisUrquhart is right about T20 coverage, and that won’t change until they get more recent, or active players much more involved in coverage.
Test cricket hasn't?
That hour after tea would have happened in Boycott's day would it?
Test cricket absolutely has evolved thanks to the developments in the very short game.
I’d suggest that today was the exception. I give you last year at lords as the counter example. The pitch has played a huge role in allowing such a performance. Most 5th day wickets would not be that true, and with that much bounce, after tea on day 5.
If you cast your mind back some decades the WI would play like this, and the great Aussie sides. In 2005 England scored 400 in one day of the ashes.
Brings back bad memories of ‘90s England bowlers being smashed for sixes all over the Caribbean.
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Cricket sounds so sedate on sky, but RAUCOUS on TMS.
Sky don't really appear to much care about sport.
I know this is a ridiculous statement. I know sport is their raison d'etre. But - unless its football - they just don't seem that excited about it. I remember the first time Sky had the Ryder Cup coverage, and what, on the BBC, had always seemed one of the most fun-packed and eventful sporting events of the year was presented with all the enthusiasm of a traffic count.
Sky's coverage of sport is becoming very stale and outdated, including football.
One thing that is good on Sky's coverage of T20, they actually get current T20 elite players in the commentary box, rather than bloody Vaughan, Tuffers, etc who are absolutely f##king clueless about T20. Sadiq Mahmood the other night was really interesting basically putting the established commentators right about things like no you don't run a single there.
The Test Match Special coverage on the BBC has been absolutely spot on. Great to listen to.
Depends...do you want informed analysis or "entertainment". Its not informed analysis, its morons, totally clueless about modern cricket.
Sky to their credit have realised they had too many who were clueless about modern cricket and shuffled them off (Botham, Holding, Bumble), replacing them generally with much more informed individuals.
Hahaha. What a load of absolute tripe. The BBC commentators have probably forgotten more than the Sky team ever knew. Nothing comes close to TMS coverage. Period.
They probably have, but the problem is the modern game is very different to when players like Botham or Tuffers were playing.
Test cricket hasn’t changed that much. I think @FrancisUrquhart is right about T20 coverage, and that won’t change until they get more recent, or active players much more involved in coverage.
Test cricket hasn't?
That hour after tea would have happened in Boycott's day would it?
Test cricket absolutely has evolved thanks to the developments in the very short game.
A genuine Alanis Morissette this. Too much white ball cricket means we can't grind it out now with the red ball in a test. All have a massive moan. But it's white ball cricket that has made this sort of test win far more likely than it used to be. All give a massive cheer.
What % of the Red Wall fairly or significantly trusts (the Conservatives | Labour) to deliver on:
National Security (43% | 41%) The NHS (33% | 50%) Taxation (30% | 40%) Housing (29% | 46%) Levelling Up (26% | 43%)
Those are terrible numbers for any party looking to hold these seats
Given the pretty recent legacy of Corbyn it's remarkable that Labour are only 2% behind on national security. Even more so during a period of conflict in Ukraine where the UK has generally done a good job. It just shows how much damage the Tories have done to themselves across the board.
This shows why Corbyn and now Starmer should have attacked decades of Conservative defence cuts instead of giving them a free ride.
Far more important the Scots are finally getting their act together. If the Eu have given a provisional nod to Ukraine that their request to join Scotland (and Northern Ireland) must be a shoo-in.
Circumstances have never been better. The UK economy is going pear shaped Johnson is less popular than Thatcher and the Ruanda policy is sucking Scotland into something reputationally so damaging it'll take years to recover from.
Just do it. This time there is no downside.
"Ruanda"
I rarely mention typos. but somehow that one says it all
Well, it is somewhere in Africa. You can't expect Roger to be au fait with the natives.
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Test cricket's been speeding up since the Sixties. The nadir of dullness. This coincides with one day cricket and has continued apace. It wasn't always that slow though. Bradman scored extremely rapidly, without ever playing it in the air. And Gilbert Jessop was 1902.
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Oh goody
Thinks he can recreate the dynamic that won him the last election in order to win the next one. Thinks wrong.
I used to be wary of this but I'm much less so now. It's looking more desperate than inspired.
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Far more important the Scots are finally getting their act together. If the Eu have given a provisional nod to Ukraine that their request to join Scotland (and Northern Ireland) must be a shoo-in.
Circumstances have never been better. The UK economy is going pear shaped Johnson is less popular than Thatcher and the Ruanda policy is sucking Scotland into something reputationally so damaging it'll take years to recover from.
Just do it. This time there is no downside.
"Ruanda"
I rarely mention typos. but somehow that one says it all
I wonder how many times a team has scored over 500 in a test match, batting 1st, and gone on to lose?
This was the 4th highest losing first innings in Test History. It was also a new record for boundaries in a test match It was also the 2nd highest aggregate score in a Test in England
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I wonder how many times a team has scored over 500 in a test match, batting 1st, and gone on to lose?
This was the 6th highest 1st-innings score by a team that went on to lose, according to the Sky commentary.
Being very pedantic, Kinabula said "batting first", in which case it's the fourth highest to go on to lose (and third if you ignore timeless tests - one of the higher ones finished on Day 6).
I wonder how many times a team has scored over 500 in a test match, batting 1st, and gone on to lose?
Can’t be many. England got rolled in 2006 in Aussie in similar circs, after a great first innings, but we batted second I think.
That was the Collingwood double hundred test, we got 551/6 declared batting first then rolled for 129 after a 513 ftom Australia and they knocked them off 4 down
Test cricket's been speeding up since the Sixties. The nadir of dullness. This coincides with one day cricket and has continued apace. It wasn't always that slow though. Bradman scored extremely rapidly, without ever playing it in the air. And Gilbert Jessop was 1902.
I’m glad I posted this Jessop bloke - thanks to Blanche. He looks like he wants to flipping hit it out ground
Mixed sporting fortunes for the southern hemisphere today - poor for the kiwis at Nottingham but a superb performance by the Aussie sprinter at Ascot.
On the two seemingly key matters of the day - first, Northern Ireland. I don't normally comment on these matters because I am ignorant of the detail and the context. I gave the province no thought at all in 2016 - that's my fault.
The UK leaving the EU has meant, I believe, a genuine economic divergence between us and the Republic since the latter achieved independence. They followed us into the EEC in 1973 and prior to that I had the sense of a fairly integrated economic relationship.
As for the Rwanda issue, irrespective of the ludicrous position of a Government pledged to net zero and sustainability allowing a virtually empty flight to Kigali (which smacks more of political vanity than anything approaching common sense), I'm presuming the aim continues to be to dissuade those who seek economic asylum in the UK from so doing. I fear our language and wealth will always be a draw (whether in itself or as a gateway to America) so short of switching to Esperanto and impoverishing ourselves (or allowing Sunak to do it for us) we will always have a problem.
I understand "out of sight, out of mind" and Kigali meets that in spades - I'm also slightly dubious given our own obvious labour shortages whether the tenor of the migration debate might not have changed even if the politics haven't.
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I find it difficult to describe the PM as anything other than wicked, and the UK as fucked.
I still have hope the next election is coming and Johnson won’t be PM forever. The people of this great nation are not, on the whole, wicked. They believe in the rule of law, and they have seen through Johnson.
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Test cricket's been speeding up since the Sixties. The nadir of dullness. This coincides with one day cricket and has continued apace. It wasn't always that slow though. Bradman scored extremely rapidly, without ever playing it in the air. And Gilbert Jessop was 1902.
Indeed the fastest first class hundred in county cricket was 1920 in 35 minutes by Percy George Herbert Fender who later had involvement in cooking up Bodyline with Douglas Jardine
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Is there any evidence that the Rwanda plan has any popular support?
@HYUFD has put up polling showing 44-40 in favour with big majorities in favour among Conservative and LEAVE voters (who are for some the only voters who matter).
Is there any evidence that the Rwanda plan has any popular support?
@HYUFD has put up polling showing 44-40 in favour with big majorities in favour among Conservative and LEAVE voters (who are for some the only voters who matter).
YouGov poll, details on their site. slight advantage in favour but amongst strongly held opinion, strongly against is ahead by a few points.
Is there any evidence that the Rwanda plan has any popular support?
Yes - a YouGov poll on Monday suggested 44% in favour, 40% against, 16% don't know.
Of course, much will depend on success or failure. That's a fairly even divide, and you can see it shifting rather a lot. My personal view is it is quite likely to be an expensive failure, but I accept that my opinion on the morality of it probably biases me.
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Mixed sporting fortunes for the southern hemisphere today - poor for the kiwis at Nottingham but a superb performance by the Aussie sprinter at Ascot.
On the two seemingly key matters of the day - first, Northern Ireland. I don't normally comment on these matters because I am ignorant of the detail and the context. I gave the province no thought at all in 2016 - that's my fault.
The UK leaving the EU has meant, I believe, a genuine economic divergence between us and the Republic since the latter achieved independence. They followed us into the EEC in 1973 and prior to that I had the sense of a fairly integrated economic relationship.
As for the Rwanda issue, irrespective of the ludicrous position of a Government pledged to net zero and sustainability allowing a virtually empty flight to Kigali (which smacks more of political vanity than anything approaching common sense), I'm presuming the aim continues to be to dissuade those who seek economic asylum in the UK from so doing. I fear our language and wealth will always be a draw (whether in itself or as a gateway to America) so short of switching to Esperanto and impoverishing ourselves (or allowing Sunak to do it for us) we will always have a problem.
I understand "out of sight, out of mind" and Kigali meets that in spades - I'm also slightly dubious given our own obvious labour shortages whether the tenor of the migration debate might not have changed even if the politics haven't.
They're both just performative nonsense to shore up Big Dog's ever dwindling band of admirers by owning the Libs. Best to just ignore.
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I find it difficult to describe the PM as anything other than wicked, and the UK as fucked.
Which western countries do you think are going in the right direction?
Few to none.
The liberal order which I took for granted growing up is under concerted attack.
I fear too many have taken their eyes of the ball, focussing too much on narrow interest groups (those things that get called woke) at the expense of defending the basics of modern liberal democracy. That said, the world of 2022 is amazingly better than the world of say 1997, a generation ago.
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Is there any evidence that the Rwanda plan has any popular support?
Yes - a YouGov poll on Monday suggested 44% in favour, 40% against, 16% don't know.
Of course, much will depend on success or failure. That's a fairly even divide, and you can see it shifting rather a lot. My personal view is it is quite likely to be an expensive failure, but I accept that my opinion on the morality of it probably biases me.
It will probably have the same effect as a similar policy had on Australia. From being thought of internationally as reasonably civilised it's now seen as pretty Redneck.
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Is there any evidence that the Rwanda plan has any popular support?
Yes - a YouGov poll on Monday suggested 44% in favour, 40% against, 16% don't know.
Of course, much will depend on success or failure. That's a fairly even divide, and you can see it shifting rather a lot. My personal view is it is quite likely to be an expensive failure, but I accept that my opinion on the morality of it probably biases me.
The answer will be in it's effect once implemented
Test cricket's been speeding up since the Sixties. The nadir of dullness. This coincides with one day cricket and has continued apace. It wasn't always that slow though. Bradman scored extremely rapidly, without ever playing it in the air. And Gilbert Jessop was 1902.
Indeed the fastest first class hundred in county cricket was 1920 in 35 minutes by Percy George Herbert Fender who later had involvement in cooking up Bodyline with Douglas Jardine
Which was the first use of video analysis. Bowling to a set plan and selection based on the plan, not the other way round. Completely revolutionary field placings (now illegal). The game hasn't changed that much.
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Far more important the Scots are finally getting their act together. If the Eu have given a provisional nod to Ukraine that their request to join Scotland (and Northern Ireland) must be a shoo-in.
Circumstances have never been better. The UK economy is going pear shaped Johnson is less popular than Thatcher and the Ruanda policy is sucking Scotland into something reputationally so damaging it'll take years to recover from.
Just do it. This time there is no downside.
"Ruanda"
I rarely mention typos. but somehow that one says it all
Test cricket's been speeding up since the Sixties. The nadir of dullness. This coincides with one day cricket and has continued apace. It wasn't always that slow though. Bradman scored extremely rapidly, without ever playing it in the air. And Gilbert Jessop was 1902.
Indeed the fastest first class hundred in county cricket was 1920 in 35 minutes by Percy George Herbert Fender who later had involvement in cooking up Bodyline with Douglas Jardine
Which was the first use of video analysis. Bowling to a set plan and selection based on the plan, not the other way round. Completely revolutionary field placings (now illegal). The game hasn't changed that much.
Yes, traditional leg theory converted to fast bowling. Fender had noted Bradman was very uncomfortable against Larwood on a 5th day pitch in the 1930 tour to short pitched bowling. Tbf i think most people on a 5th day uncovered pitch against one of our quickest ever bowlers might have baulked
I’ve no idea where I’m going tomorrow. Literally no idea. Could do a roadtrip around Armenia. Go back to Georgia. Fly to Baku. Go to Uzbekistan. It’s like the dice man only with more Caucasus
I’ve no idea where I’m going tomorrow. Literally no idea. Could do a roadtrip around Armenia. Go back to Georgia. Fly to Baku. Go to Uzbekistan. It’s like the dice man only with more Caucasus
I’ve no idea where I’m going tomorrow. Literally no idea. Could do a roadtrip around Armenia. Go back to Georgia. Fly to Baku. Go to Uzbekistan. It’s like the dice man only with more Caucasus
I’ve no idea where I’m going tomorrow. Literally no idea. Could do a roadtrip around Armenia. Go back to Georgia. Fly to Baku. Go to Uzbekistan. It’s like the dice man only with more Caucasus
I’ve no idea where I’m going tomorrow. Literally no idea. Could do a roadtrip around Armenia. Go back to Georgia. Fly to Baku. Go to Uzbekistan. It’s like the dice man only with more Caucasus
I’ve no idea where I’m going tomorrow. Literally no idea. Could do a roadtrip around Armenia. Go back to Georgia. Fly to Baku. Go to Uzbekistan. It’s like the dice man only with more Caucasus
Far more important the Scots are finally getting their act together. If the Eu have given a provisional nod to Ukraine that their request to join Scotland (and Northern Ireland) must be a shoo-in.
Circumstances have never been better. The UK economy is going pear shaped Johnson is less popular than Thatcher and the Ruanda policy is sucking Scotland into something reputationally so damaging it'll take years to recover from.
Just do it. This time there is no downside.
"Ruanda"
I rarely mention typos. but somehow that one says it all
Well, it is somewhere in Africa. You can't expect Roger to be au fait with the natives.
(the English title / trailer is far more PC than the French one....)
That's quite funny. I once had to do a poster with two 'James Bonds' standing either side of an 'Ursula Andress'. After I finished shooting one of the male models said '
'That was really embarrassing!'.
'Why?' I asked.
'I put my hand down her bikini bottom'. He said
'Did she complain?' I asked.
'No' he said. 'But the other guy already had his hand there'
I’ve no idea where I’m going tomorrow. Literally no idea. Could do a roadtrip around Armenia. Go back to Georgia. Fly to Baku. Go to Uzbekistan. It’s like the dice man only with more Caucasus
Tell me, PB. Where shall i go?
You’re two days too late to see the F1 race in Baku!
Test cricket's been speeding up since the Sixties. The nadir of dullness. This coincides with one day cricket and has continued apace. It wasn't always that slow though. Bradman scored extremely rapidly, without ever playing it in the air. And Gilbert Jessop was 1902.
Indeed the fastest first class hundred in county cricket was 1920 in 35 minutes by Percy George Herbert Fender who later had involvement in cooking up Bodyline with Douglas Jardine
Which was the first use of video analysis. Bowling to a set plan and selection based on the plan, not the other way round. Completely revolutionary field placings (now illegal). The game hasn't changed that much.
Yes, traditional leg theory converted to fast bowling. Fender had noted Bradman was very uncomfortable against Larwood on a 5th day pitch in the 1930 tour to short pitched bowling. Tbf i think most people on a 5th day uncovered pitch against one of our quickest ever bowlers might have baulked
Always thought it was remarkably sweet that Larwood emigrated to Australia. Having almost caused them to break off diplomatic relations. Another way the game hasn't changed. Aussies whinge when getting beaten.
I had no idea that this EU member country is acting much as UK but have not heard any condemnation of this scheme on here
Denmark's 'zero' refugees policy
As part of its 2019 election mandate, Denmark's ruling Social Democratic party said a core policy was to process asylum applications outside the European Union. The government has a "zero" refugees policy and started revoking residence permits from Syrian refugees last year.
In June 2021, legislation was passed allowing refugees to be sent to a country outside the EU to be processed and Denmark has had talks with countries in and outside the EU about a potential arrangement, potentially involving Tunisia and/or Ethiopia.
Last year, Denmark's immigration minister Mattias Tesfaye signed a three-year memorandum of understanding with Rwanda, which led to speculation that a processing facility would be opened in east Africa.
The Danish government has agreed to provide funding for any asylum system.
Mr Tesfaye has recently said Denmark is in talks with Rwanda to transfer asylum seekers to east Africa.
According to Zachary Whyte, Associate Professor at the Center for Advanced Migration Studies (AMIS) at the University of Copenhagen, who wrote in a recent blog post: "The Danish plans involve an initial screening of asylum seekers for vulnerability, before they are transferred to a third country, which could be Rwanda.
"Their asylum cases will be processed there. If they are recognised as refugees, they will be settled there. If not, their possible deportation will be the responsibility of that third country."
Mr Tesfaye said the current system is "unsustainable" and over 22,000 people have died trying to cross the Mediterranean Sea, adding the UK agreement is a "good step forward".
"We are in dialogue with Rwanda, and we have a good cooperation based on a broad partnership, but we do not have an agreement on transfer of asylum seekers," he added.
Is there any evidence that the Rwanda plan has any popular support?
Yes - a YouGov poll on Monday suggested 44% in favour, 40% against, 16% don't know.
Of course, much will depend on success or failure. That's a fairly even divide, and you can see it shifting rather a lot. My personal view is it is quite likely to be an expensive failure, but I accept that my opinion on the morality of it probably biases me.
Put it this way.
The number of people leaving on an airplane today is in single figures. Perhaps low single figures (I heard seven this morning, I don't know now.)
The number of people arriving on small boats today was 250.
Now let's be clear- for those seven, it's a really really terrible thing to happen in their already terrible lives. The fact that my government is doing this makes me less proud to be British.
But the cold hard number is that 7 is 3 percent of 250. And a 97% chance of success is what would normally be described as a pretty sure thing. And the odds are better than that really, becuase there will be more boats tomorrow and the next day.
There are lots of ways of stopping the evil of the small boat trafficers. The trouble is that they all involve letting more people in (by making the legal routes available) or, worse than that, co-operating with France. And since the UK isn't prepared to do either of those things, and ideally many British people wouldn't admit anyone at all, the government is reduced to shouting and acting like a thug.
I’ve no idea where I’m going tomorrow. Literally no idea. Could do a roadtrip around Armenia. Go back to Georgia. Fly to Baku. Go to Uzbekistan. It’s like the dice man only with more Caucasus
Tell me, PB. Where shall i go?
Where haven’t you been before?
I’ve not seen Armenia outside Yerevan. But I’ve not been to Uzbekistan either
I'm tempted to say that they could have chosen a better judge to preside over the Banks v Cadwalladr case, but then I suspect many judges would have such conflicts of interest.
That needs to be appealed
Saying that you can say anything to your loyal followers because they already believe any old garbage about your adversaries is not a good development
I’ve no idea where I’m going tomorrow. Literally no idea. Could do a roadtrip around Armenia. Go back to Georgia. Fly to Baku. Go to Uzbekistan. It’s like the dice man only with more Caucasus
Tell me, PB. Where shall i go?
Rwanda.
Like all SSA, Rwanda is a paradise for rich white men (and if you are white you are by definition rich by local standards.) When you are non white, destitute and with no form of local support network, it must be hell.
Test cricket's been speeding up since the Sixties. The nadir of dullness. This coincides with one day cricket and has continued apace. It wasn't always that slow though. Bradman scored extremely rapidly, without ever playing it in the air. And Gilbert Jessop was 1902.
Indeed the fastest first class hundred in county cricket was 1920 in 35 minutes by Percy George Herbert Fender who later had involvement in cooking up Bodyline with Douglas Jardine
Which was the first use of video analysis. Bowling to a set plan and selection based on the plan, not the other way round. Completely revolutionary field placings (now illegal). The game hasn't changed that much.
Yes, traditional leg theory converted to fast bowling. Fender had noted Bradman was very uncomfortable against Larwood on a 5th day pitch in the 1930 tour to short pitched bowling. Tbf i think most people on a 5th day uncovered pitch against one of our quickest ever bowlers might have baulked
"With a prayer and a curse they prepare for the hearse, Undertakers look on with broad grins. Oh, they'd be a lot calmer in Ned Kelly's armour When Larwood the wrecker begins."
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I’ve no idea where I’m going tomorrow. Literally no idea. Could do a roadtrip around Armenia. Go back to Georgia. Fly to Baku. Go to Uzbekistan. It’s like the dice man only with more Caucasus
Tell me, PB. Where shall i go?
Where haven’t you been before?
I’ve not seen Armenia outside Yerevan. But I’ve not been to Uzbekistan either
Fuck it. Both!
Kazakhstan might be an idea before Vlad moves on to his next target.
These wounds are only just beginning to heal, he said, and he is confident Sir Keir Starmer is the man to help with this – even if he admits he would like to see “more charisma” from the Labour leader.
“But Starmer is a serious political person who wants to do something for this country rather than for themselves. And that appeals to me.”
The threat of low voter turnout is not due to a lack of politics in Wakefield. Market traders are quick to praise the Government support through the Covid-19 pandemic, but talk of their concern over the rising price of fuel.
Test cricket's been speeding up since the Sixties. The nadir of dullness. This coincides with one day cricket and has continued apace. It wasn't always that slow though. Bradman scored extremely rapidly, without ever playing it in the air. And Gilbert Jessop was 1902.
Indeed the fastest first class hundred in county cricket was 1920 in 35 minutes by Percy George Herbert Fender who later had involvement in cooking up Bodyline with Douglas Jardine
Which was the first use of video analysis. Bowling to a set plan and selection based on the plan, not the other way round. Completely revolutionary field placings (now illegal). The game hasn't changed that much.
Yes, traditional leg theory converted to fast bowling. Fender had noted Bradman was very uncomfortable against Larwood on a 5th day pitch in the 1930 tour to short pitched bowling. Tbf i think most people on a 5th day uncovered pitch against one of our quickest ever bowlers might have baulked
Always thought it was remarkably sweet that Larwood emigrated to Australia. Having almost caused them to break off diplomatic relations. Another way the game hasn't changed. Aussies whinge when getting beaten.
Well even Jardine himself ended up on tolerable terms with Jack Fingleton etc. It was only Bradman who acted like a baby for the rest of his life and refused to talk about Jardine or Bodyline. The year after Bodyline the Windies toured and Constantine and Martindale tormented us with bodyline, Jardine yold Les Ames to stay off strike and hed deal with 'this nonsense' himself. Basically he spent 5 hours on his tip toes often dropping it off his chin one handed to score 127. Often sited as the best innings ever played against fast leg theory (alongside Fingletons 187 in Bodyline series)
I know we're unlikely to get any joined up thinking from this deeply unserious government, but what actually is their claim for Rwanda?
Is that Rwanda is so horrible, would-be users of people smugglers - almost 'entirely genuine asylum seekers escaping persecution - will choose torture or death instead?
Or is that Rwanda is kind, like Britain but with more sunshine? The asylum seekers will be well looked after - the people smugglers are doing a useful job?
It’s because it is safe, but fairly grim
If you’re an asylum seeker (which most of them are not, they are economic migrants) then you would be happy with safety alone. If they are not happy, then it was something else that attracted them all the way to the UK, it wasn’t “asylum” per se
Do it, Priti, do it
One of the people scheduled to be deported is a 19-year old Iranian who has 2 brothers, 4 uncles and their families, all of them British citizens, living here. That is why he is here.
Now, tell me why it is a good thing to deport him to Rwanda.
To discourage others
Every case will have a bleeding heart story attached. There is no happy or easy solution to this. But the best solution - for everyone - is the Australian solution. We cannot just let them all in, that’s giving up all control of our borders and will encourage yet more to come, 100,000s a year
Oz shows that you have to be tough for a few months, then they stop. I profoundly doubt the UKG has the bollocks to do an Oz. so we will yield, and the problem will get worse, and the next time around the dilemma will be even more acute
You do not discourage anyone by deporting one individual. Even the government has admitted that only a few hundred at most will be deported.
This is just performative cruelty to an individual who has close family here.
And before you ask what would I do, I put my ideas down a few months back. They were rather more intelligent than this sort of ineffective nonsense.
I think i remember your ideas, despite them being forgettable kittens-n-roses nonsense. But do tell us again
The current Refugee Convention is no longer fit for purpose. The distinction between an asylum seeker and economic migrant is nonsensical. We want to have a sensible level of immigration, which attracts the people we want and gives us some level of control.
So opt out of the Conventions, agree an annual number of migrants with a points based system: skills, family connections etc, after proper open debate in Parliament, followed by necessary planning for infrastructure / services etc. Merely being a refugee and persecuted is insufficient to get you a place - save in very exceptional circumstances. Applications made from outside the U.K. only - thus disincentivising travel here. If you get accepted,you get flown here safely.
Plus @rcs1000's measures to discourage the black economy.
Something along these lines would be better than what we have now.
Not that any party will propose this.
But if I do set up "The Kittens'n'Roses" party (and frankly I feel it is mighty churlish of the country not to put me in charge) then something like this will be in my manifesto.
That and making people have nice front gardens and banning plastic grass.
What about the channel crossings.
Deal with the French. We agree to take 2000 refugees from France each month - but from a centre inland, not from Calais. For every migrant who arrive in the UK by boat, we reduce that total by 2.
Totals to be reset each year.
And.,.. how do you stop the Channel crossings?
There is a hundred miles of coastline, or more. A near infinity of beaches and coves. It is impossible to police all that 24/7/365. I believe the French when they say they literally cannot do it. Tho they could certainly do MORE
The only way is to deter, make it not worth the crossing. Rwanda
Next
You seem to forget that - before Covid - Channel Crossing barely existed at all.
You’re delusional. This is nothing to do with covid, or, if it is associated it is mostly accidental
True story: I remember watching a programme about Channel crossing BY LORRY several years ago (long before Covid). Back then I suddenly thought, Fuck, why don’t they just come by boat? What’s stopping them? It will be much easer and we can’t turn them back because they might drown
It was an epiphany, and it turned out I was right. Once you realise a boat is the best way, there is no going back. As it were. Think of it as like the Wheeled Luggage of Illicit Migration to Britain. Once we all realised wheeled luggage made way more sense, that is what we did, about 30 years after it was invented
BTW we need to put a time frame around our bet
You said “a year” and a 50% drop so I suggest this, as we are near the solstice:
@rcs1000 bets @leon that migrations to the UK by boat, in toto, will be at least 50% down in the period 21 June 2022 to 21 June 2023, from where they were in the period 21 June 2021 to 21 June 2022
The loser will pay £50 to a refugee charity chosen by the winner
@edmundintokyo, as per, can be the traditional arbiter of disputes
Agreed?
Perhaps a better question might be - how to stop cross-Mediterranean immigration? "Illegal immigration" into the UK is likely to be a function of flows into Spain, Italy, Greece and Turkey. And those numbers are already in the hundreds of thousands per year - and are rising.
Patel's measures might successfully lower the proportion of illegal immigrants into Europe who continue on to the UK.
But the rising tide is likely to mean overall numbers continue to rise...
I’ve no idea where I’m going tomorrow. Literally no idea. Could do a roadtrip around Armenia. Go back to Georgia. Fly to Baku. Go to Uzbekistan. It’s like the dice man only with more Caucasus
Tell me, PB. Where shall i go?
Where haven’t you been before?
I’ve not seen Armenia outside Yerevan. But I’ve not been to Uzbekistan either
I had no idea that this EU member country is acting much as UK but have not heard any condemnation of this scheme on here
Denmark's 'zero' refugees policy
As part of its 2019 election mandate, Denmark's ruling Social Democratic party said a core policy was to process asylum applications outside the European Union. The government has a "zero" refugees policy and started revoking residence permits from Syrian refugees last year.
In June 2021, legislation was passed allowing refugees to be sent to a country outside the EU to be processed and Denmark has had talks with countries in and outside the EU about a potential arrangement, potentially involving Tunisia and/or Ethiopia.
Last year, Denmark's immigration minister Mattias Tesfaye signed a three-year memorandum of understanding with Rwanda, which led to speculation that a processing facility would be opened in east Africa.
The Danish government has agreed to provide funding for any asylum system.
Mr Tesfaye has recently said Denmark is in talks with Rwanda to transfer asylum seekers to east Africa.
According to Zachary Whyte, Associate Professor at the Center for Advanced Migration Studies (AMIS) at the University of Copenhagen, who wrote in a recent blog post: "The Danish plans involve an initial screening of asylum seekers for vulnerability, before they are transferred to a third country, which could be Rwanda.
"Their asylum cases will be processed there. If they are recognised as refugees, they will be settled there. If not, their possible deportation will be the responsibility of that third country."
Mr Tesfaye said the current system is "unsustainable" and over 22,000 people have died trying to cross the Mediterranean Sea, adding the UK agreement is a "good step forward".
"We are in dialogue with Rwanda, and we have a good cooperation based on a broad partnership, but we do not have an agreement on transfer of asylum seekers," he added.
I'm tempted to say that they could have chosen a better judge to preside over the Banks v Cadwalladr case, but then I suspect many judges would have such conflicts of interest.
Judge supports her husband's views. Wow. Guido writes:
Guido has no intention of impugning the integrity of the judge in this case...
Yeh, right, of course he doesn't. So why publish this tittle tattle?
I had no idea that this EU member country is acting much as UK but have not heard any condemnation of this scheme on here
Denmark's 'zero' refugees policy
As part of its 2019 election mandate, Denmark's ruling Social Democratic party said a core policy was to process asylum applications outside the European Union. The government has a "zero" refugees policy and started revoking residence permits from Syrian refugees last year.
In June 2021, legislation was passed allowing refugees to be sent to a country outside the EU to be processed and Denmark has had talks with countries in and outside the EU about a potential arrangement, potentially involving Tunisia and/or Ethiopia.
Last year, Denmark's immigration minister Mattias Tesfaye signed a three-year memorandum of understanding with Rwanda, which led to speculation that a processing facility would be opened in east Africa.
The Danish government has agreed to provide funding for any asylum system.
Mr Tesfaye has recently said Denmark is in talks with Rwanda to transfer asylum seekers to east Africa.
According to Zachary Whyte, Associate Professor at the Center for Advanced Migration Studies (AMIS) at the University of Copenhagen, who wrote in a recent blog post: "The Danish plans involve an initial screening of asylum seekers for vulnerability, before they are transferred to a third country, which could be Rwanda.
"Their asylum cases will be processed there. If they are recognised as refugees, they will be settled there. If not, their possible deportation will be the responsibility of that third country."
Mr Tesfaye said the current system is "unsustainable" and over 22,000 people have died trying to cross the Mediterranean Sea, adding the UK agreement is a "good step forward".
"We are in dialogue with Rwanda, and we have a good cooperation based on a broad partnership, but we do not have an agreement on transfer of asylum seekers," he added.
Some Democratic organizations are backing Trumpistas -- in Republican primaries: "All three have something else in common: They’re benefiting, either directly or indirectly, from a cluster of Democratic-associated groups spending millions of dollars in contested Republican primaries this month. In some cases these groups are attacking more mainstream Republicans and in others they are amplifying messages from the election-denying candidates.
The apparent bet these organizations are placing is that such far-right candidates, who hold polarizing views on various issues, would be easier to defeat in the November midterms when a broader slice of the electorate will be casting ballots." source($): https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/06/13/democrats-interference-primaries/
The organizations are probably correct that, in most general elections, Trumpistas will be easier to defeat than more rational Republicans -- but there is the obvious risk of backfire with such tactics.
I had no idea that this EU member country is acting much as UK but have not heard any condemnation of this scheme on here
Denmark's 'zero' refugees policy
As part of its 2019 election mandate, Denmark's ruling Social Democratic party said a core policy was to process asylum applications outside the European Union. The government has a "zero" refugees policy and started revoking residence permits from Syrian refugees last year.
In June 2021, legislation was passed allowing refugees to be sent to a country outside the EU to be processed and Denmark has had talks with countries in and outside the EU about a potential arrangement, potentially involving Tunisia and/or Ethiopia.
Last year, Denmark's immigration minister Mattias Tesfaye signed a three-year memorandum of understanding with Rwanda, which led to speculation that a processing facility would be opened in east Africa.
The Danish government has agreed to provide funding for any asylum system.
Mr Tesfaye has recently said Denmark is in talks with Rwanda to transfer asylum seekers to east Africa.
According to Zachary Whyte, Associate Professor at the Center for Advanced Migration Studies (AMIS) at the University of Copenhagen, who wrote in a recent blog post: "The Danish plans involve an initial screening of asylum seekers for vulnerability, before they are transferred to a third country, which could be Rwanda.
"Their asylum cases will be processed there. If they are recognised as refugees, they will be settled there. If not, their possible deportation will be the responsibility of that third country."
Mr Tesfaye said the current system is "unsustainable" and over 22,000 people have died trying to cross the Mediterranean Sea, adding the UK agreement is a "good step forward".
"We are in dialogue with Rwanda, and we have a good cooperation based on a broad partnership, but we do not have an agreement on transfer of asylum seekers," he added.
This is not politiskvæddemål.com.
It was an exceptionally silly post by Big G.
Why is is silly drawing attention to an EU member state following the same policy as UK
I had no idea that this EU member country is acting much as UK but have not heard any condemnation of this scheme on here
Denmark's 'zero' refugees policy
As part of its 2019 election mandate, Denmark's ruling Social Democratic party said a core policy was to process asylum applications outside the European Union. The government has a "zero" refugees policy and started revoking residence permits from Syrian refugees last year.
In June 2021, legislation was passed allowing refugees to be sent to a country outside the EU to be processed and Denmark has had talks with countries in and outside the EU about a potential arrangement, potentially involving Tunisia and/or Ethiopia.
Last year, Denmark's immigration minister Mattias Tesfaye signed a three-year memorandum of understanding with Rwanda, which led to speculation that a processing facility would be opened in east Africa.
The Danish government has agreed to provide funding for any asylum system.
Mr Tesfaye has recently said Denmark is in talks with Rwanda to transfer asylum seekers to east Africa.
According to Zachary Whyte, Associate Professor at the Center for Advanced Migration Studies (AMIS) at the University of Copenhagen, who wrote in a recent blog post: "The Danish plans involve an initial screening of asylum seekers for vulnerability, before they are transferred to a third country, which could be Rwanda.
"Their asylum cases will be processed there. If they are recognised as refugees, they will be settled there. If not, their possible deportation will be the responsibility of that third country."
Mr Tesfaye said the current system is "unsustainable" and over 22,000 people have died trying to cross the Mediterranean Sea, adding the UK agreement is a "good step forward".
"We are in dialogue with Rwanda, and we have a good cooperation based on a broad partnership, but we do not have an agreement on transfer of asylum seekers," he added.
This is not politiskvæddemål.com.
It was an exceptionally silly post by Big G.
Though it does show that a harsh asylum policy to control our borders is perfectly compatible with EU, and even Schengen membership. All it takes is the triumph of the will.
I had no idea that this EU member country is acting much as UK but have not heard any condemnation of this scheme on here
Denmark's 'zero' refugees policy
As part of its 2019 election mandate, Denmark's ruling Social Democratic party said a core policy was to process asylum applications outside the European Union. The government has a "zero" refugees policy and started revoking residence permits from Syrian refugees last year.
In June 2021, legislation was passed allowing refugees to be sent to a country outside the EU to be processed and Denmark has had talks with countries in and outside the EU about a potential arrangement, potentially involving Tunisia and/or Ethiopia.
Last year, Denmark's immigration minister Mattias Tesfaye signed a three-year memorandum of understanding with Rwanda, which led to speculation that a processing facility would be opened in east Africa.
The Danish government has agreed to provide funding for any asylum system.
Mr Tesfaye has recently said Denmark is in talks with Rwanda to transfer asylum seekers to east Africa.
According to Zachary Whyte, Associate Professor at the Center for Advanced Migration Studies (AMIS) at the University of Copenhagen, who wrote in a recent blog post: "The Danish plans involve an initial screening of asylum seekers for vulnerability, before they are transferred to a third country, which could be Rwanda.
"Their asylum cases will be processed there. If they are recognised as refugees, they will be settled there. If not, their possible deportation will be the responsibility of that third country."
Mr Tesfaye said the current system is "unsustainable" and over 22,000 people have died trying to cross the Mediterranean Sea, adding the UK agreement is a "good step forward".
"We are in dialogue with Rwanda, and we have a good cooperation based on a broad partnership, but we do not have an agreement on transfer of asylum seekers," he added.
This is not politiskvæddemål.com.
It was an exceptionally silly post by Big G.
Why is is silly drawing attention to an EU member state following the same policy as UK
Your silly line at the top rendered the whole thing a dunciad.
Is there any evidence that the Rwanda plan has any popular support?
@HYUFD has put up polling showing 44-40 in favour with big majorities in favour among Conservative and LEAVE voters (who are for some the only voters who matter).
YouGov poll, details on their site. slight advantage in favour but amongst strongly held opinion, strongly against is ahead by a few points.
On an issue like this 'strongly held opinion' is really important. For some this could be a vote changer and there are very few such issues around.
Some believe a Mail or an Express headline can do it but that isn't how it works.
I’ve no idea where I’m going tomorrow. Literally no idea. Could do a roadtrip around Armenia. Go back to Georgia. Fly to Baku. Go to Uzbekistan. It’s like the dice man only with more Caucasus
Tell me, PB. Where shall i go?
Where haven’t you been before?
I’ve not seen Armenia outside Yerevan. But I’ve not been to Uzbekistan either
Fuck it. Both!
Don't fancy the flints in Nagorno-Karabag? It looks very scenic...
I had no idea that this EU member country is acting much as UK but have not heard any condemnation of this scheme on here
Denmark's 'zero' refugees policy
As part of its 2019 election mandate, Denmark's ruling Social Democratic party said a core policy was to process asylum applications outside the European Union. The government has a "zero" refugees policy and started revoking residence permits from Syrian refugees last year.
In June 2021, legislation was passed allowing refugees to be sent to a country outside the EU to be processed and Denmark has had talks with countries in and outside the EU about a potential arrangement, potentially involving Tunisia and/or Ethiopia.
Last year, Denmark's immigration minister Mattias Tesfaye signed a three-year memorandum of understanding with Rwanda, which led to speculation that a processing facility would be opened in east Africa.
The Danish government has agreed to provide funding for any asylum system.
Mr Tesfaye has recently said Denmark is in talks with Rwanda to transfer asylum seekers to east Africa.
According to Zachary Whyte, Associate Professor at the Center for Advanced Migration Studies (AMIS) at the University of Copenhagen, who wrote in a recent blog post: "The Danish plans involve an initial screening of asylum seekers for vulnerability, before they are transferred to a third country, which could be Rwanda.
"Their asylum cases will be processed there. If they are recognised as refugees, they will be settled there. If not, their possible deportation will be the responsibility of that third country."
Mr Tesfaye said the current system is "unsustainable" and over 22,000 people have died trying to cross the Mediterranean Sea, adding the UK agreement is a "good step forward".
"We are in dialogue with Rwanda, and we have a good cooperation based on a broad partnership, but we do not have an agreement on transfer of asylum seekers," he added.
This is not politiskvæddemål.com.
It was an exceptionally silly post by Big G.
Why is is silly drawing attention to an EU member state following the same policy as UK
I had no idea that this EU member country is acting much as UK but have not heard any condemnation of this scheme on here
Denmark's 'zero' refugees policy
As part of its 2019 election mandate, Denmark's ruling Social Democratic party said a core policy was to process asylum applications outside the European Union. The government has a "zero" refugees policy and started revoking residence permits from Syrian refugees last year.
In June 2021, legislation was passed allowing refugees to be sent to a country outside the EU to be processed and Denmark has had talks with countries in and outside the EU about a potential arrangement, potentially involving Tunisia and/or Ethiopia.
Last year, Denmark's immigration minister Mattias Tesfaye signed a three-year memorandum of understanding with Rwanda, which led to speculation that a processing facility would be opened in east Africa.
The Danish government has agreed to provide funding for any asylum system.
Mr Tesfaye has recently said Denmark is in talks with Rwanda to transfer asylum seekers to east Africa.
According to Zachary Whyte, Associate Professor at the Center for Advanced Migration Studies (AMIS) at the University of Copenhagen, who wrote in a recent blog post: "The Danish plans involve an initial screening of asylum seekers for vulnerability, before they are transferred to a third country, which could be Rwanda.
"Their asylum cases will be processed there. If they are recognised as refugees, they will be settled there. If not, their possible deportation will be the responsibility of that third country."
Mr Tesfaye said the current system is "unsustainable" and over 22,000 people have died trying to cross the Mediterranean Sea, adding the UK agreement is a "good step forward".
"We are in dialogue with Rwanda, and we have a good cooperation based on a broad partnership, but we do not have an agreement on transfer of asylum seekers," he added.
This is not politiskvæddemål.com.
It was an exceptionally silly post by Big G.
Why is is silly drawing attention to an EU member state following the same policy as UK
Because we should morally assess actions on their actual merits, not who else does it, and because almost all of us vote in UK elections vs none of us in Danish
I had no idea that this EU member country is acting much as UK but have not heard any condemnation of this scheme on here
Denmark's 'zero' refugees policy
As part of its 2019 election mandate, Denmark's ruling Social Democratic party said a core policy was to process asylum applications outside the European Union. The government has a "zero" refugees policy and started revoking residence permits from Syrian refugees last year.
In June 2021, legislation was passed allowing refugees to be sent to a country outside the EU to be processed and Denmark has had talks with countries in and outside the EU about a potential arrangement, potentially involving Tunisia and/or Ethiopia.
Last year, Denmark's immigration minister Mattias Tesfaye signed a three-year memorandum of understanding with Rwanda, which led to speculation that a processing facility would be opened in east Africa.
The Danish government has agreed to provide funding for any asylum system.
Mr Tesfaye has recently said Denmark is in talks with Rwanda to transfer asylum seekers to east Africa.
According to Zachary Whyte, Associate Professor at the Center for Advanced Migration Studies (AMIS) at the University of Copenhagen, who wrote in a recent blog post: "The Danish plans involve an initial screening of asylum seekers for vulnerability, before they are transferred to a third country, which could be Rwanda.
"Their asylum cases will be processed there. If they are recognised as refugees, they will be settled there. If not, their possible deportation will be the responsibility of that third country."
Mr Tesfaye said the current system is "unsustainable" and over 22,000 people have died trying to cross the Mediterranean Sea, adding the UK agreement is a "good step forward".
"We are in dialogue with Rwanda, and we have a good cooperation based on a broad partnership, but we do not have an agreement on transfer of asylum seekers," he added.
This is not politiskvæddemål.com.
It was an exceptionally silly post by Big G.
Why is is silly drawing attention to an EU member state following the same policy as UK
Your silly line at the top rendered the whole thing a dunciad.
I did not know Denmark had this policy but I assume now it has come to light to be consistent you condemn it as well
Comments
I rarely mention typos. but somehow that one says it all
A man of the people - as long as the people are insanely wealthy...
See my link.
Yes 19% (-2)
No 66% (+2)
Changes +/- 6 June.
Oh goody
Maybe, he was starring in this film:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dbcob9qYivI
(the English title / trailer is far more PC than the French one....)
https://i.imgur.com/9MMHCMy.jpeg
You win one penny 🙂
Bradman scored extremely rapidly, without ever playing it in the air.
And Gilbert Jessop was 1902.
I used to be wary of this but I'm much less so now. It's looking more desperate than inspired.
It was also a new record for boundaries in a test match
It was also the 2nd highest aggregate score in a Test in England
So more people approve of Boris in the RW seats than SKS
The Sky stat includes those batting second.
What an utter mess I’ve made of this thread
Mixed sporting fortunes for the southern hemisphere today - poor for the kiwis at Nottingham but a superb performance by the Aussie sprinter at Ascot.
On the two seemingly key matters of the day - first, Northern Ireland. I don't normally comment on these matters because I am ignorant of the detail and the context. I gave the province no thought at all in 2016 - that's my fault.
The UK leaving the EU has meant, I believe, a genuine economic divergence between us and the Republic since the latter achieved independence. They followed us into the EEC in 1973 and prior to that I had the sense of a fairly integrated economic relationship.
As for the Rwanda issue, irrespective of the ludicrous position of a Government pledged to net zero and sustainability allowing a virtually empty flight to Kigali (which smacks more of political vanity than anything approaching common sense), I'm presuming the aim continues to be to dissuade those who seek economic asylum in the UK from so doing. I fear our language and wealth will always be a draw (whether in itself or as a gateway to America) so short of switching to Esperanto and impoverishing ourselves (or allowing Sunak to do it for us) we will always have a problem.
I understand "out of sight, out of mind" and Kigali meets that in spades - I'm also slightly dubious given our own obvious labour shortages whether the tenor of the migration debate might not have changed even if the politics haven't.
Things are never as bad or as good as they seem.
I lold
Of course, much will depend on success or failure. That's a fairly even divide, and you can see it shifting rather a lot. My personal view is it is quite likely to be an expensive failure, but I accept that my opinion on the morality of it probably biases me.
The liberal order which I took for granted growing up is under concerted attack.
Best to just ignore.
That said, the world of 2022 is amazingly better than the world of say 1997, a generation ago.
The game hasn't changed that much.
Tell me, PB. Where shall i go?
'That was really embarrassing!'.
'Why?' I asked.
'I put my hand down her bikini bottom'. He said
'Did she complain?' I asked.
'No' he said. 'But the other guy already had his hand there'
Which means the place probably looks at its best.
Having almost caused them to break off diplomatic relations.
Another way the game hasn't changed.
Aussies whinge when getting beaten.
Denmark's 'zero' refugees policy
As part of its 2019 election mandate, Denmark's ruling Social Democratic party said a core policy was to process asylum applications outside the European Union. The government has a "zero" refugees policy and started revoking residence permits from Syrian refugees last year.
In June 2021, legislation was passed allowing refugees to be sent to a country outside the EU to be processed and Denmark has had talks with countries in and outside the EU about a potential arrangement, potentially involving Tunisia and/or Ethiopia.
Last year, Denmark's immigration minister Mattias Tesfaye signed a three-year memorandum of understanding with Rwanda, which led to speculation that a processing facility would be opened in east Africa.
The Danish government has agreed to provide funding for any asylum system.
Mr Tesfaye has recently said Denmark is in talks with Rwanda to transfer asylum seekers to east Africa.
According to Zachary Whyte, Associate Professor at the Center for Advanced Migration Studies (AMIS) at the University of Copenhagen, who wrote in a recent blog post: "The Danish plans involve an initial screening of asylum seekers for vulnerability, before they are transferred to a third country, which could be Rwanda.
"Their asylum cases will be processed there. If they are recognised as refugees, they will be settled there. If not, their possible deportation will be the responsibility of that third country."
Mr Tesfaye said the current system is "unsustainable" and over 22,000 people have died trying to cross the Mediterranean Sea, adding the UK agreement is a "good step forward".
"We are in dialogue with Rwanda, and we have a good cooperation based on a broad partnership, but we do not have an agreement on transfer of asylum seekers," he added.
The number of people leaving on an airplane today is in single figures. Perhaps low single figures (I heard seven this morning, I don't know now.)
The number of people arriving on small boats today was 250.
Now let's be clear- for those seven, it's a really really terrible thing to happen in their already terrible lives. The fact that my government is doing this makes me less proud to be British.
But the cold hard number is that 7 is 3 percent of 250. And a 97% chance of success is what would normally be described as a pretty sure thing. And the odds are better than that really, becuase there will be more boats tomorrow and the next day.
There are lots of ways of stopping the evil of the small boat trafficers. The trouble is that they all involve letting more people in (by making the legal routes available) or, worse than that, co-operating with France. And since the UK isn't prepared to do either of those things, and ideally many British people wouldn't admit anyone at all, the government is reduced to shouting and acting like a thug.
Fuck it. Both!
Saying that you can say anything to your loyal followers because they already believe any old garbage about your adversaries is not a good development
Undertakers look on with broad grins.
Oh, they'd be a lot calmer in Ned Kelly's armour
When Larwood the wrecker begins."
5 feet 7 I've just learned.
https://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/stats/index.html?batting_fielding_first=1;class=1;filter=advanced;orderby=team_score;result=2;template=results;type=team;view=innings
These wounds are only just beginning to heal, he said, and he is confident Sir Keir Starmer is the man to help with this – even if he admits he would like to see “more charisma” from the Labour leader.
“But Starmer is a serious political person who wants to do something for this country rather than for themselves. And that appeals to me.”
The threat of low voter turnout is not due to a lack of politics in Wakefield. Market traders are quick to praise the Government support through the Covid-19 pandemic, but talk of their concern over the rising price of fuel.
The year after Bodyline the Windies toured and Constantine and Martindale tormented us with bodyline, Jardine yold Les Ames to stay off strike and hed deal with 'this nonsense' himself.
Basically he spent 5 hours on his tip toes often dropping it off his chin one handed to score 127. Often sited as the best innings ever played against fast leg theory (alongside Fingletons 187 in Bodyline series)
If the UK tried that I would personally match into Downing Street and drag Boris out by his ears
Gutted by this move, he's taken Origi's old squad number.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/61742358
Asylum seekers.
Some believe a Mail or an Express headline can do it but that isn't how it works.