Looks like Ashcroft and Oakeshott are serialising their book in the Sunday Times now.
The big revelation
The toxic ‘E word’ has long plagued David Cameron. Now the incendiary biography of the PM by Michael Ashcroft and Isabel Oakeshott reveals that for all his Eurosceptic posturing he has privately declared he would not quit the EU
Looks like Ashcroft and Oakeshott are serialising their book in the Sunday Times now.
The big revelation
The toxic ‘E word’ has long plagued David Cameron. Now the incendiary biography of the PM by Michael Ashcroft and Isabel Oakeshott reveals that for all his Eurosceptic posturing he has privately declared he would not quit the EU
What makes that interesting is that Samantha Cameron could sue Lord Ashcroft for libel without it distracting much from government business. If she really is furious about what she thinks is a baseless smear, it might be a way for the Camerons to consign this book's credibility to the rubbish bin without having to have a messy examination of David Cameron's past.
Imagine the last England group match, against Andorra or Tahiti or whoever it is. So utterly embarrassing. It will just be a chorus of boos and derision from the crowd, with no interest whatsoever in the result. What player would WANT to play that match? Why risk your cullions for an exercise in the excruciating?
Risible.
But why would there be boos? This isn't a good performance, but nor is it a desperately poor one. There is no lack of effort, nor of adventure. And there is no shame in losing to better teams. I'm disappointed, but can't be angry about it.
No it's piss poor. The richest biggest rugby nation PLAYING AT HOME should get out of Round 1. It's embarrassingly bad. I predict boos, or at least golf claps, when we take on the rugby might of Belize.
Rugby fans are not footy fans. They will turnout for good rugby whoever wins.
My stake on Australia -12.5 is looking good!
Of course they will. But this was meant to be a break out World Cup for the sport, in the UK as much as anywhere else, hence the big ITV investment. England going out in Round 1 will nix that. Rugby is still very much a minority game. No change after this.
Anyway I've now turned over to watch Rick Stein. lol.
Looks like Ashcroft and Oakeshott are serialising their book in the Sunday Times now.
The big revelation
The toxic ‘E word’ has long plagued David Cameron. Now the incendiary biography of the PM by Michael Ashcroft and Isabel Oakeshott reveals that for all his Eurosceptic posturing he has privately declared he would not quit the EU
What makes that interesting is that Samantha Cameron could sue Lord Ashcroft for libel without it distracting much from government business. If she really is furious about what she thinks is a baseless smear, it might be a way for the Camerons to consign this book's credibility to the rubbish bin without having to have a messy examination of David Cameron's past.
Point taken, but if there IS any truth in it, or even if there isn’t (much )and Ashcroft defends, then more damage is done.
Looks like Ashcroft and Oakeshott are serialising their book in the Sunday Times now.
The big revelation
The toxic ‘E word’ has long plagued David Cameron. Now the incendiary biography of the PM by Michael Ashcroft and Isabel Oakeshott reveals that for all his Eurosceptic posturing he has privately declared he would not quit the EU
What makes that interesting is that Samantha Cameron could sue Lord Ashcroft for libel without it distracting much from government business. If she really is furious about what she thinks is a baseless smear, it might be a way for the Camerons to consign this book's credibility to the rubbish bin without having to have a messy examination of David Cameron's past.
Point taken, but if there IS any truth in it, or even if there isn’t (much )and Ashcroft defends, then more damage is done.
Incidentally, I thought that some of the original coverage of the book in the Mail contained innuendo against Samantha Cameron. I got the impression that part had been lawyered to take it to the limit of what was defensible without evidence.
Looks like Ashcroft and Oakeshott are serialising their book in the Sunday Times now.
The big revelation
The toxic ‘E word’ has long plagued David Cameron. Now the incendiary biography of the PM by Michael Ashcroft and Isabel Oakeshott reveals that for all his Eurosceptic posturing he has privately declared he would not quit the EU
What makes that interesting is that Samantha Cameron could sue Lord Ashcroft for libel without it distracting much from government business. If she really is furious about what she thinks is a baseless smear, it might be a way for the Camerons to consign this book's credibility to the rubbish bin without having to have a messy examination of David Cameron's past.
Point taken, but if there IS any truth in it, or even if there isn’t (much )and Ashcroft defends, then more damage is done.
Incidentally, I thought that some of the original coverage of the book in the Mail contained innuendo against Samantha Cameron. I got the impression that part had been lawyered to take it to the limit of what was defensible without evidence.
Ashcroft, has misfired. If you are going to insert the stiletto, you have to hit the heart. He has managed to stab himself.
Imagine the last England group match, against Andorra or Tahiti or whoever it is. So utterly embarrassing. It will just be a chorus of boos and derision from the crowd, with no interest whatsoever in the result. What player would WANT to play that match? Why risk your cullions for an exercise in the excruciating?
Risible.
But why would there be boos? This isn't a good performance, but nor is it a desperately poor one. There is no lack of effort, nor of adventure. And there is no shame in losing to better teams. I'm disappointed, but can't be angry about it.
There is an insufficiency of being able to catch and pass and maintain possession.
...... And score tries. The England try was good but summing it up the scorer should never have risked being tackled by two Aussies when he could have passed right to the wing who could have then walked to the line and no tackles. Unnecessary risk which sums up both this and the Welsh games really
Looks like Ashcroft and Oakeshott are serialising their book in the Sunday Times now.
The big revelation
The toxic ‘E word’ has long plagued David Cameron. Now the incendiary biography of the PM by Michael Ashcroft and Isabel Oakeshott reveals that for all his Eurosceptic posturing he has privately declared he would not quit the EU
What makes that interesting is that Samantha Cameron could sue Lord Ashcroft for libel without it distracting much from government business. If she really is furious about what she thinks is a baseless smear, it might be a way for the Camerons to consign this book's credibility to the rubbish bin without having to have a messy examination of David Cameron's past.
it would simply increase book sales and no obvious gain. They could always lose who knows with these things. Cyclefree summed it up the other day where she said she spends more of, her time persuading people not to sue as it is inherently risky. Even if you are in the right. Best to ignore it will end up in the Tesco bargain baskets soon enough.
You're rather keen to assume that Russia's claims are true. Let's wait and see.
I'd also like to see evidence for "Not cutting off any of their supply lines." And please, this time, no links to a news organisation whose owner is best buds with Assad.
On another point, you're telling the US off for action in Afghanistan, yet criticising them for being too hesitant in Syria. Perhaps (rightly(( trying to follow the rules of law is the cause of some of the hesitancy, especially when people back home are keen to blame them for everything?
Where have I told the US off for action in Afghanistan? I'm telling our supine media and political class off for parading manipulative images of suffering in Syria to build a case against Assad, but excusing (quite reasonably) US collateral damage. Do you think the Syrian 'rebels' haven't twigged that they can shelter in schools hospitals and mosques?
You seemed to be moaning about it below.
The case against Assad is strong. It;s just that you don't believe the copious evidence, yet are strangely very keen to jump on Russia's utterly unverified claim about ISIS's weakness.
Since you're not even willing to believe that Assad gassed his own citizens back in 2013, there seems little that you would be willing to blame Assad for. And given your previous comments on the Ukraine, the same seems to be true for Russia and Putin.
Well, time will tell won't it? If ISIS continues to grow and expand in spite of the efforts of the new coalition, I will have been proven wrong.
Imagine the last England group match, against Andorra or Tahiti or whoever it is. So utterly embarrassing. It will just be a chorus of boos and derision from the crowd, with no interest whatsoever in the result. What player would WANT to play that match? Why risk your cullions for an exercise in the excruciating?
Risible.
But why would there be boos? This isn't a good performance, but nor is it a desperately poor one. There is no lack of effort, nor of adventure. And there is no shame in losing to better teams. I'm disappointed, but can't be angry about it.
There is an insufficiency of being able to catch and pass and maintain possession.
...... And score tries. The England try was good but summing it up the scorer should never have risked being tackled by two Aussies when he could have passed right to the wing who could have then walked to the line and no tackles. Unnecessary risk which sums up both this and the Welsh games really
Wrote a note on the way here. Simply said: Bugger.
Oh for the like button.
England's performance in this match reminds me of Captain Darling repeatedly, and increasingly desperately, begging Melchett not to send him to the front.
Well, we did win the Ashes! Congratulations to Australia though and to Wales who now carry the hopes of the home nations
You've consciously uncoupled, haven't you?
No, not at all, we are still a United Kingdom and I will support whichever of the home nations remain (except if they play France who I have bet on to win)
I genuinely feel sorry for Chris Robshaw. Easily the most likeable England Captain we've had in a long time: he throws himself heart & soul into every match, and clearly lives and breathes the game.
You can tell this means the world for him. He looks absolutely gutted. But, at the end of the day, sadly he just wasn't good enough.
He might sleep on it and take soundings from the RFU tomorrow.
As far as I can recall, Lancaster has won NOTHING. No grand slams, no cups, not even a championship? Now the worst humiliation of all. Given the resources he has, this is utterly unacceptable. He has to go. And I suspect he knows it.
It's a bit like Miliband, tho, should he stay on a couple of weeks, to oversee the degradation of the last match against Djibouti, or does he quit overnight? Either way he goes.
Lucky chap - he still has around 3 years left on his contract, so presumably he's in line for a monumentally large pay-off.
He might sleep on it and take soundings from the RFU tomorrow.
As far as I can recall, Lancaster has won NOTHING. No grand slams, no cups, not even a championship? Now the worst humiliation of all. Given the resources he has, this is utterly unacceptable. He has to go. And I suspect he knows it.
It's a bit like Miliband, tho, should he stay on a couple of weeks, to oversee the degradation of the last match against Djibouti, or does he quit overnight? Either way he goes.
Lucky chap - he still has around 3 years left on his contract, so presumably he's in line for a monumentally large pay-off.
I don’t understand this; sacked for not achieving what he was paid to do, and he gets a pay off!
I wish that had applied to me when I ran a small, and ultimately unsuccessful, business.
He might sleep on it and take soundings from the RFU tomorrow.
The ITV commentator said (unless I misheard) that the RFU chief exec was at pitchside for the last training session before this match. That sounds like a pretty clear threat.
We may need to launch a "save Michelle" campaign...
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I genuinely feel sorry for Chris Robshaw. Easily the most likeable England Captain we've had in a long time: he throws himself heart & soul into every match, and clearly lives and breathes the game.
You can tell this means the world for him. He looks absolutely gutted. But, at the end of the day, sadly he just wasn't good enough.
He's a decent-ish player and a terrible captain. He also now has the terrible taint of loser and failure, after England's worst rugby humiliation ever. Can't see how his position is remotely sustainable.
I agree, but this is going to cut him up for the rest of his life. I genuinely feel for the guy.
The English rugby team is oddly reminiscent of Labour in May 2015.
Anticipating possible narrow triumph, certainly a close contest into the later stages of the night.. then wholly, bewilderingly humiliated, right at the beginning.
That's unfair. It was pretty close until the last 10 minutes.
The English rugby team is oddly reminiscent of Labour in May 2015.
Anticipating possible narrow triumph, certainly a close contest into the later stages of the night.. then wholly, bewilderingly humiliated, right at the beginning.
We may need to launch a "save Michelle" campaign...
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I genuinely feel sorry for Chris Robshaw. Easily the most likeable England Captain we've had in a long time: he throws himself heart & soul into every match, and clearly lives and breathes the game.
You can tell this means the world for him. He looks absolutely gutted. But, at the end of the day, sadly he just wasn't good enough.
Lives and breathes the game? I hope not! If I had a really bad day at the office and a girlfriend who looked like his other half Camilla Kerslake I'd easily manage to find a way to cheer myself up when I got home.
As usual, England's press and public got well ahead of themselves. That four of the world's top ten nations can be put in the same qualification group does not reflect well on the IRC but nonetheless they should have done better. Bottom line, Australia were much much better than England.
I genuinely feel sorry for Chris Robshaw. Easily the most likeable England Captain we've had in a long time: he throws himself heart & soul into every match, and clearly lives and breathes the game.
You can tell this means the world for him. He looks absolutely gutted. But, at the end of the day, sadly he just wasn't good enough.
He's a decent-ish player and a terrible captain. He also now has the terrible taint of loser and failure, after England's worst rugby humiliation ever. Can't see how his position is remotely sustainable.
I agree, but this is going to cut him up for the rest of his life. I genuinely feel for the guy.
I don't. He's a loser. Fuck losers. Throw them in the sea etc. Heh.
*should say am drinking lots of nice red wine to celebrate my top ten amazon French ranking*
This was " Final Destination 6 " as a result of the England squad tripping over and running into each other yet still exiting the tunnel and making it to the pitch unscathed.
He might sleep on it and take soundings from the RFU tomorrow.
As far as I can recall, Lancaster has won NOTHING. No grand slams, no cups, not even a championship? Now the worst humiliation of all. Given the resources he has, this is utterly unacceptable. He has to go. And I suspect he knows it.
It's a bit like Miliband, tho, should he stay on a couple of weeks, to oversee the degradation of the last match against Djibouti, or does he quit overnight? Either way he goes.
I'm sure Lancaster will have everything sorted out for 2019.
Stuart Lancaster (born 9 October 1969) is the Head Coach of the English national rugby union team, a position he has held from 2011. Lancaster is contracted until 2020.[1]
I genuinely feel sorry for Chris Robshaw. Easily the most likeable England Captain we've had in a long time: he throws himself heart & soul into every match, and clearly lives and breathes the game.
You can tell this means the world for him. He looks absolutely gutted. But, at the end of the day, sadly he just wasn't good enough.
He's a decent-ish player and a terrible captain. He also now has the terrible taint of loser and failure, after England's worst rugby humiliation ever. Can't see how his position is remotely sustainable.
I agree, but this is going to cut him up for the rest of his life. I genuinely feel for the guy.
I don't. He's a loser. Fuck losers. Throw them in the sea etc. Heh.
*should say am drinking lots of nice red wine to celebrate my top ten amazon French ranking*
He might sleep on it and take soundings from the RFU tomorrow.
The ITV commentator said (unless I misheard) that the RFU chief exec was at pitchside for the last training session before this match. That sounds like a pretty clear threat.
There's no "threat" they can make.
He is under contract for the next FIVE years. They either pay him the five years salary, send him on gardening leave for five years, or negotiate a pay off.
Given that the England Coach is probably the best paid job in World Rugby, I doubt he is eager to negotiate anything below what he is legally entitled to - the full value of the rest of his contract.
I genuinely feel sorry for Chris Robshaw. Easily the most likeable England Captain we've had in a long time: he throws himself heart & soul into every match, and clearly lives and breathes the game.
You can tell this means the world for him. He looks absolutely gutted. But, at the end of the day, sadly he just wasn't good enough.
He's a decent-ish player and a terrible captain. He also now has the terrible taint of loser and failure, after England's worst rugby humiliation ever. Can't see how his position is remotely sustainable.
I agree, but this is going to cut him up for the rest of his life. I genuinely feel for the guy.
I don't. He's a loser. Fuck losers. Throw them in the sea etc. Heh.
*should say am drinking lots of nice red wine to celebrate my top ten amazon French ranking*
It shows.
Stop being sentimental. Robshaw is an extremely lucky, very well paid man with a beautiful partner who has entirely failed at his one job. Because, it turns out, he isn't very good. Why should we feel sorry for him because he is a "nice chap"?
Get rid. You want the big bucks? - then make the right calls. He didn't. Goodbye.
Why get worked up over rugby union when the best game of rugby you will see will be at Old Trafford next Saturday?
@JournoStephen: The BBC, secret Canadians, Michelle Thomson... When will it be Salmond's fault for losing that referendum he lost? https://t.co/lANtvHrYmW
Lancaster is so toast... but does he resign too quickly and risk a wildcard appointment of Jim Bowen being voted in as the new team leader by bullyfans?
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The England try was good but summing it up the scorer should never have risked being tackled by two Aussies when he could have passed right to the wing who could have then walked to the line and no tackles.
Unnecessary risk which sums up both this and the Welsh games really
Looking a bit better now though....
Well done Aussies
9 turnovers by Aussies
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CQa7OBeWsAAhVV4.jpg
Though the absence of the detail on the front page leads me to suspect that this particular example may not be Watergate.
Did we lose a war or something?
Text from Prince Harry: "Poor. As. Piss" #Awkward #ENGvAUS
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CQa6l7pWEAArrrG.jpg
You can tell this means the world for him. He looks absolutely gutted. But, at the end of the day, sadly he just wasn't good enough.
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CQa7vYfWgAA8Ngp.jpg:large
I wish that had applied to me when I ran a small, and ultimately unsuccessful, business.
@newsundayherald: Investigation: Emails reveal how the economic case for independence was undermined by scandal-hit MP Michelle Thomson
Full story tmrw
England still only win the World Cup under Labour.
We need to get Labour in by 2019.
Lancaster: "Well, yeah. But it won't just be me. ... Accountability and responsibility lies with me."
This was " Final Destination 6 " as a result of the England squad tripping over and running into each other yet still exiting the tunnel and making it to the pitch unscathed.
Crying shame that the Tartan Army haven't been to any international tournaments this century
Stuart Lancaster (born 9 October 1969) is the Head Coach of the English national rugby union team, a position he has held from 2011. Lancaster is contracted until 2020.[1]
It's in Japan, what could possibly go wrong.
@MichaelPDeacon: Wow. Thomson forced Yes to have no answer to the currency question then pushed the oil price through the floor https://t.co/7mVYRonkby
"Are Thriller Writers mentally ill?"
#ENGvAUS
He is under contract for the next FIVE years. They either pay him the five years salary, send him on gardening leave for five years, or negotiate a pay off.
Given that the England Coach is probably the best paid job in World Rugby, I doubt he is eager to negotiate anything below what he is legally entitled to - the full value of the rest of his contract.
Lancaster will still be there in 2020.
Us plastic Jocks.