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Hopefully, we’ll see some Lineker polling this weekend – politicalbetting.com
Hopefully, we’ll see some Lineker polling this weekend – politicalbetting.com
The one thing that is missing so far from the Lineker story is some polling to ascertain how the public is viewing his stance and whether he has the backing that I think he thought he had.
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But first, the anthems:
🎵 A Frenchman went to the lavatory
To have a jolly good sh… 🎵
https://hashhouseharrierssongbook.com/2017/09/15/ou-est-le-papier/
Allez les Bleus
He always returns, usually posting from one of his favoured holiday locations.
That's the endgame right?
England = Radiohead
France = The Rolling Stones
Praying now for a cascade of snap Lineker surveys.
That’s not what was agreed yesterday, you are lying to us HY. It won’t even be legal or remotely possible to detain people who done no wrong and committed no crime here in brexited UK, let alone in an EU country.
Go on, tell us what that half a billion extra bunged to the French is actually for? And You letting them keep it if they don’t detain anyone?
You Tories are utterly lost on this this week.
https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/king-charles-refuses-pay-prince-29429244
I don't think that's going to work.
There was a BBC article on this the other day - using openly available evidence of where casualties were from, it was clear that the war is being fuelled, in Russia, by the outlying regions. Not the heartlands or Moscow.
Nominally there are several million Russian men of military age. But if the draft is being selective, like this, only a fraction are available.
If the sampling was accurate, some areas have already lost a big chunk of their men of military age.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fJYsJ81Omgs
"Gary Lineker has taken a £400,000 pay cut to remain as host of Match of the Day for the next five years, along with an agreement to be more careful in his use of Twitter to push political causes.
Tim Davie, the new BBC director general, announced the deal at the launch of the corporation’s annual report, emphasising that all BBC staff would be bound by strict new social media guidelines within weeks.
Lineker, who earlier this year suggested it was time to make the BBC licence fee voluntary, took home £1.75m in the last financial year, well ahead of any other employee. He has attracted the ire of rightwing media outlets for tweeting criticism of the government and Brexit.
“Gary knows that he has responsibilities to the BBC in terms of his use of social media,” said Davie, referring to the new social media rules for employees."
- He’s a talking head. Sub species of lovie. They always have opinions on politics etc. Ignore.
- I considered my commitment to free speech. I have decided that if Piers Corbyn had a BBC contract and advocated eating pineapple pizza, while coding in Python and listening to Radiohead, I would declare that free speech.
- I think I might draw the line at Oskar Dirlewanger and Reinhard Heydrich presenting MOTD. In that event I think I might go so far as a Tut-tut.
- Cancel culture is always hypocritical from any direction.
- many of those railing at the proposed, useless, immigration changes would have their panties in a wad if someone pointed out that the EU is subsidising slavery of migrants in Libya
But if it is any consolation everyone is waiting for the new SNP leader to be voted in as leader, and then as FM. All very uncertain, and this is reflected in the polling. Is it, for instance, because of GRA self-determination or its impending modification (no pun intended at all)? Who knows?
https://twitter.com/unusual_whales/status/1634555021487480834
"Before the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank, executives sold a lot of their shares.
Gregory Becker, CEO, sold 11% on Feb 27, 2023.
Michael Zucker, General Counsel, 19% on Feb 5.
Daniel Beck, CFO, sold 32% on Feb 27.
Michelle Draper, CMO, sold 25% on Feb 1."
We must tread carefully.
https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/house-sale-london-grim-you-29430640
Soon to be sold at auction. I dare say it'll feature on an episode of Homes Under the Hammer at some point next year, in which lucky viewers are invited to jack off in ecstasy as some leech turns it into a couple of poky flats available to rent for £3,500 pcm each.
Is not one of the as-yet unanswered questions re: Lineker, precisely whether or not he's truly part of BBC "staff", one of Beeb's "employees"?
Another, perhaps more broadly relevant question being, is it proper or improper, for the government of the day to pressure the BBC to curb the speech, tweets, etc. of their presenters, broadly defined/
My guess is that it is the 2nd question that is the Real McCoy (to flatter the Scots AND Irish) here.
(Remember Martha Stewart?)
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/nov/17/la-marseillaise-has-controversial-french-anthem-finally-hit-right-note
Addendum - just gave me idea for irreverent (!) ditty (?) to tune of GSTK & etc.
"Our god is a nasty sod . . ."
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xipe_Totec
If a home is (currently) uninhabitable or has a significant structural issue then mortgage companies just won't get involved as there's a real risk of deterioration affecting the value of the collateral, and the costs of rectifying are both hard to quantify as a lender and ones they'd not want to incur should the buyer default and leave them with the property to deal with.
That isn't to say it isn't worth it. The article says the average house price in the area is getting on for £2m so, if you assess the purchase price plus the cost of rectifying the issues is (say) £1.3m, maybe you'd go for it. It's just that a typical mortgage lender which is just in the business of lending to people buying houses in reasonable repair to move into immediately, really isn't in the business of risking capital on more speculative renovations. This is a specialist purchase for someone who can accurately assess (and fund) the cost of making the building structurally sound and habitable (or possibly demolishing and starting again).
Congrats to Liverpool keeping it to just one today, btw.
How many? 1 billion? 2 billion?
Would they want to make any assessment of their claim to come to the UK, or just let everyone in?
... to which they have no answer.
It seems to me that, even though these people are often the most vocal on this issue, and also fall within the category of people that like to 'cancel' opposing opinions they don't like, their position is ultimately hopelessly flawed, and this is obvious to everyone that doesn't share their view on the subject.
Here's what feds say Larry Brock had planned on Jan. 6.
DOJ seeking five years in prison.
https://mobile.twitter.com/ryanjreilly/status/1634518575879790593
The French won't oblige, of course.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/live:bbc_radio_fourfm
Actually, what would have happened had the Beeb had this match today? Taken the French pictures and sound? Just not shown it?
Actually, the second of those might have been for the best.