As with Lush, I doubt that hardline conservatives form part of Nike's core demographic of customers.
It’s an interesting broader question though.
The original flag was obviously an important symbol in American history. It was misused and adopted by white supremacists/ KKK.
Does that mean that it should be forever taboo or is there a way to “reclaim” [sic] it for the mainstream?
Try that with the 'swastika was an ancient Indian symbol of divinity' stuff and see what happens.
If I was an Indian who followed that faith then there could be an argument. (Don’t know if there any adherents left). If it’s someone with no connection to the history it’s clearly bollocks.
For example, the Scots didn’t behave particularly well in Darien. I don’t think that should prevent proud Scots using whatever the Scottish flag was at the time as a symbol of they so choose.
The English have behaved appallingly just about everywhere and that does not prevent them pushing the union jack up everybody's nose
If there is a general election this year Corbyn is likely to still be Labour leader anyway, if not and Long-Bailey succeeds him then the Corbynite take over of Labour will be complete
What's the best hotel in Blackpool? Preferably close to the beach.
The stars have (mis)aligned and I need to spend a night in Blackpool.
'The Midland' which is an authentic Art Deco Hotel in Morecambe is very good and interesting. I went there just to try the hotel a few years ago. Morecambe is next to Blackpool.
What's the best hotel in Blackpool? Preferably close to the beach.
The stars have (mis)aligned and I need to spend a night in Blackpool.
The Midland which is an authentic Art Deco Hotel in Morcambe is very good and interesting. I went there just to try the hotel a few years ago. Morcambe is next to Blackpool.
@TSE you are aware that the only reason Fracking is allowed in the UK is the slight hope that it will cause a serious enough earthquake that it separates Blackpool from the rest of the UK...
This seems to put the nail in the coffin of his theory as to what Boris Johnson would in fact do as Prime Minister with a majority.
Far from it, Boris has confirmed he wants a FTA and to remove the temporary Customs Union for GB and he himself will never accept the backstop and will seek to renegotiate it with the EU, however if he gets a majority and the EU still won't budge and Northern Ireland voters decide to vote for the backstop until a technical solution is found to the Irish border well reluctantly he would have to accept that choice put upon him
What's the best hotel in Blackpool? Preferably close to the beach.
The stars have (mis)aligned and I need to spend a night in Blackpool.
The Midland which is an authentic Art Deco Hotel in Morcambe is very good and interesting. I went there just to try the hotel a few years ago. Morcambe is next to Blackpool.
I stayed at the Midland in Morecambe last year.
What did you think? Interesting hotel less interesting town? Very Agatha Christie I thought
If only the EU had overridden the party blocks last time. No Juncker. No need to blame his unsteadiness and slurred speech on sciatica. No need to listen to his endless barely coherent verbiage in the European Parliament. No embarrassment over his tax arrangements. Just possibly that would have swung enough votes to stop us leaving.
I'm interested in the Scots' bad behaviour in Darien. Pray tell me more.
The impounding of the crew of the Worcester and the hanging of the crew.
Given the English blockaded it and made sure it failed big time so they could steal Scotland , seems pretty tame
Darien is so inhospitable that, even today, it is impossible to traverse by road - it’s the only gap in the Pan American highway - the so called “Darien Gap” in fact has no roads at all. It was not blockaded. While London refused to give any support for fear of upsetting the Spanish who claimed the area there was no “blockade”, it was a dumb idea in the wrong place. A look at the area today will tell you it was doomed to fail.
Eu Commission President: Ursula von der Leyen (Germany, CDU)
European Central Bank: Christine Lagarde
EU Council President: Charles Michel (Belgium, Liberals)
High Representatives for Foreign Affairs: Josep Borell (Spain, Socialists)
I don't think I voted for any of them.
Just like last time.
You voted for the person in the room who took part in the selection, well you’re shared electorate did. You voted for the MEPs who will confirm or not the selection I’m note sure what you actually want. The structures of the EU aren’t perfect but there is active participation of our nation state.
This seems to put the nail in the coffin of his theory as to what Boris Johnson would in fact do as Prime Minister with a majority.
Far from it, Boris has confirmed he wants a FTA and to remove the temporary Customs Union for GB and he himself will never accept the backstop and will seek to renegotiate it with the EU, however if he gets a majority and the EU still won't budge and Northern Ireland voters decide to vote for the backstop until a technical solution is found to the Irish border well reluctantly he would have to accept that choice put upon him
There are a lot of words there but I struggle to see how they confirm your basic “far from it” premise.
What's the best hotel in Blackpool? Preferably close to the beach.
The stars have (mis)aligned and I need to spend a night in Blackpool.
The Midland which is an authentic Art Deco Hotel in Morcambe is very good and interesting. I went there just to try the hotel a few years ago. Morcambe is next to Blackpool.
I stayed at the Midland in Morecambe last year.
What did you think? Interesting hotel less interesting town?
We stayed during the hottest weekend of the year, the rooms were tiny, and so was the bed, but the rest of the hotel was lovely, the restaurant overlooking/on the beach was breathtaking.
As for the town, there was a LIDL nearby, and I lost count of the number of smackheads and druggies we walked pass.
The most astonishing thing about that place is that it has a Tory MP.
It is the sort of place looks like that is has had only Labour MPs since Queen Victoria's reign.
What's the best hotel in Blackpool? Preferably close to the beach.
The stars have (mis)aligned and I need to spend a night in Blackpool.
The Midland which is an authentic Art Deco Hotel in Morcambe is very good and interesting. I went there just to try the hotel a few years ago. Morcambe is next to Blackpool.
I stayed at the Midland in Morecambe last year.
What did you think? Interesting hotel less interesting town?
We stayed during the hottest weekend of the year, the rooms were tiny, and so was the bed, but the rest of the hotel was lovely, the restaurant overlooking/on the beach was breathtaking.
As for the town, there was a LIDL nearby, and I lost count of the number of smackheads and druggies we walked pass.
The most astonishing thing about that place is that it has a Tory MP.
It is the sort of place looks like that is has had only Labour MPs since Queen Victoria's reign.
I have always found Blackpool bed and breakfasts good value for money, bracing sea sir and enough arcades to last you a year
What's the best hotel in Blackpool? Preferably close to the beach.
The stars have (mis)aligned and I need to spend a night in Blackpool.
Your life has gone wrong if you have to spend a night in Blackpool. Get a Taxi and as a minimum head to Lytham..
Not an option.
Just go with the flow, I would guess it depends on what night of the week it is but if you’re on own I think you’ll find a passable Indian restaurant and accept its not Monte Carlo
I'm interested in the Scots' bad behaviour in Darien. Pray tell me more.
The impounding of the crew of the Worcester and the hanging of the crew.
Given the English blockaded it and made sure it failed big time so they could steal Scotland , seems pretty tame
Darien is so inhospitable that, even today, it is impossible to traverse by road - it’s the only gap in the Pan American highway - the so called “Darien Gap” in fact has no roads at all. It was not blockaded. While London refused to give any support for fear of upsetting the Spanish who claimed the area there was no “blockade”, it was a dumb idea in the wrong place. A look at the area today will tell you it was doomed to fail.
It was indeed a scam , but as ever the dastardly English did all they could to do the Scots down, just because they were scared from the Spanish.
What's the best hotel in Blackpool? Preferably close to the beach.
The stars have (mis)aligned and I need to spend a night in Blackpool.
Your life has gone wrong if you have to spend a night in Blackpool. Get a Taxi and as a minimum head to Lytham..
Not an option.
Just go with the flow, I would guess it depends on what night of the week it is but if you’re on own I think you’ll find a passable Indian restaurant and accept its not Monte Carlo
Wasn’t the Imperial Hotel where the Tories used to stay for conference until Blackpool fell out of fashion
Eu Commission President: Ursula von der Leyen (Germany, CDU)
European Central Bank: Christine Lagarde
EU Council President: Charles Michel (Belgium, Liberals)
High Representatives for Foreign Affairs: Josep Borell (Spain, Socialists)
I don't think I voted for any of them.
Just like last time.
You voted for the person in the room who took part in the selection, well you’re shared electorate did. You voted for the MEPs who will confirm or not the selection I’m note sure what you actually want. The structures of the EU aren’t perfect but there is active participation of our nation state.
How about something really radical like a ballot paper with the candidates names on it, where all of the voters of the EU get to show their preferences (using AV, natch), and the winner gets the gig.
What's the best hotel in Blackpool? Preferably close to the beach.
The stars have (mis)aligned and I need to spend a night in Blackpool.
Your life has gone wrong if you have to spend a night in Blackpool. Get a Taxi and as a minimum head to Lytham..
Not an option.
Just go with the flow, I would guess it depends on what night of the week it is but if you’re on own I think you’ll find a passable Indian restaurant and accept its not Monte Carlo
Wasn’t the Imperial Hotel where the Tories used to stay for conference until Blackpool fell out of fashion
Last time I visited Blackpool, I stayed in Manchester
It would be based instead on the duty free arrangements for 95% of Canadian goods and hence UK goods too the UK is proposing under the Withdrawal Agreement
So Boris also commits to avoid a hard border in Ireland
and also no border between us and Northern Ireland..
Gay marriage? Abortion? Railways? Number plates (road vehicles)? Political parties?
Nope Nope Nope Many people in NI actually use GB numbered plates until their car is 3 years old and the garage swaps it to an NI as it's sold on. Nope - it's still on religious grounds
Eu Commission President: Ursula von der Leyen (Germany, CDU)
European Central Bank: Christine Lagarde
EU Council President: Charles Michel (Belgium, Liberals)
High Representatives for Foreign Affairs: Josep Borell (Spain, Socialists)
I don't think I voted for any of them.
Just like last time.
You voted for the person in the room who took part in the selection, well you’re shared electorate did. You voted for the MEPs who will confirm or not the selection I’m note sure what you actually want. The structures of the EU aren’t perfect but there is active participation of our nation state.
How about something really radical like a ballot paper with the candidates names on it, where all of the voters of the EU get to show their preferences (using AV, natch), and the winner gets the gig.
So we have progressed from fantasising about a better deal from Merkel, via fantasising about German car manufacturers coming to our aid, fantasising that if we threaten no deal we will get a better deal, fantasising that Boris Johnson is in any way competent to lead anything, and now we are fantasising about a better way to elect posts in an organisation we are about to leave whilst using a method of election that was rejected the one time we put it to a referendum.
As with Lush, I doubt that hardline conservatives form part of Nike's core demographic of customers.
It’s an interesting broader question though.
The original flag was obviously an important symbol in American history. It was misused and adopted by white supremacists/ KKK.
Does that mean that it should be forever taboo or is there a way to “reclaim” [sic] it for the mainstream?
Try that with the 'swastika was an ancient Indian symbol of divinity' stuff and see what happens.
If I was an Indian who followed that faith then there could be an argument. (Don’t know if there any adherents left). If it’s someone with no connection to the history it’s clearly bollocks.
For example, the Scots didn’t behave particularly well in Darien. I don’t think that should prevent proud Scots using whatever the Scottish flag was at the time as a symbol of they so choose.
The English have behaved appallingly just about everywhere and that does not prevent them pushing the union jack up everybody's nose
It would be based instead on the duty free arrangements for 95% of Canadian goods and hence UK goods too the UK is proposing under the Withdrawal Agreement
@TSE you are aware that the only reason Fracking is allowed in the UK is the slight hope that it will cause a serious enough earthquake that it separates Blackpool from the rest of the UK...
I learnt this week that America is in the process of splitting in two* with the break in southern Missouri
So Boris also commits to avoid a hard border in Ireland
So Remain it is then.
Does Bozo think he can just spout any old shite and people will fall for it?
If we leave the EU without a deal then we will be sued by the WTO if we fail to implement border controls and tariffs, as would the EU if they let it happen. You can’t just sit there and day there won’t be a hard border how does he get away with complete crap?
So Boris also commits to avoid a hard border in Ireland
and also no border between us and Northern Ireland..
Gay marriage? Abortion? Railways? Number plates (road vehicles)? Political parties?
Nope Nope Nope Many people in NI actually use GB numbered plates until their car is 3 years old and the garage swaps it to an NI as it's sold on. Nope - it's still on religious grounds
I'm fairly sure there are railways in Northern Ireland.
It would be based instead on the duty free arrangements for 95% of Canadian goods and hence UK goods too the UK is proposing under the Withdrawal Agreement
Is this based on anything or is it headcanon?
It is based on what the Canadian side said in the article
So Boris also commits to avoid a hard border in Ireland
and also no border between us and Northern Ireland..
Boris can try and renegotiate the backstop and if the EU refuse propose to Leave the EU aiming for a GB FTA and no backstop for NI but if necessary No Deal.
He could then put that to a referendum in NI, if NI voters say No Boris can say, sorry tried my best but have to respect democracy to avoid a hard border with the Republic of Ireland
So Boris also commits to avoid a hard border in Ireland
and also no border between us and Northern Ireland..
Gay marriage? Abortion? Railways? Number plates (road vehicles)? Political parties?
Nope Nope Nope Many people in NI actually use GB numbered plates until their car is 3 years old and the garage swaps it to an NI as it's sold on. Nope - it's still on religious grounds
I'm fairly sure there are railways in Northern Ireland.
Hard border! And there's a break of gauge even if there wasn't a hard border.
So Boris also commits to avoid a hard border in Ireland
So Remain it is then.
Does Bozo think he can just spout any old shite and people will fall for it?
If we leave the EU without a deal then we will be sued by the WTO if we fail to implement border controls and tariffs, as would the EU if they let it happen. You can’t just sit there and day there won’t be a hard border how does he get away with complete crap?
I am interested in this question and i have not seen that the WTO can take universal action, for clarity I have not seen that they can not. Having said that the normal sequence of events is that a member instigates the action and it must prove that its trade has, has being the important word, damaged by the actions of the country that has made a change. This means that a period of time must past to prove the trade has been damaged and what country would be able to claim that if we did implement implement tariffs or not that are the same for the RoW as they are for RoI?
So Boris also commits to avoid a hard border in Ireland
So Remain it is then.
Does Bozo think he can just spout any old shite and people will fall for it?
Even the EU want a technical solution to replace the backstop ultimately and that would still be compatible with a GB FTA
Parliament has rejected the backstop 3 times. Bozo has ruled out all other options that we can leave under. Ergo, we remain.
No we move to a FTA and a technical solution for the Irish border and hold a referendum in NI on that proposal or the backstop, if they vote for it it is the EU with the problem, if not Boris can state he tried to stop the backstop but NI voters disagreed
So Boris also commits to avoid a hard border in Ireland
So Remain it is then.
Does Bozo think he can just spout any old shite and people will fall for it?
If we leave the EU without a deal then we will be sued by the WTO if we fail to implement border controls and tariffs, as would the EU if they let it happen. You can’t just sit there and day there won’t be a hard border how does he get away with complete crap?
I am interested in this question and i have not seen that the WTO can take universal action, for clarity I have not seen that they can not. Having said that the normal sequence of events is that a member instigates the action and it must prove that its trade has, has being the important word, damaged by the actions of the country that has made a change. This means that a period of time must past to prove the trade has been damaged and what country would be able to claim that if we did implement implement tariffs or not that are the same for the RoW as they are for RoI?
To be honest the exact technicalities escape me but I have read in a number of articles that ROI and NI can just ignore the rules without sanctions. The most recent implied that the EU would in those circumstances have to implement a hard border between ROI and themselves. I think I’ll stick with the football now!
Doesn't the UK have a vote in the nomination? I seem to remember Cameron blocked Brown. If so, I assume May will not nominate Osborne because she hates him.
What's the best hotel in Blackpool? Preferably close to the beach.
The stars have (mis)aligned and I need to spend a night in Blackpool.
The Midland which is an authentic Art Deco Hotel in Morcambe is very good and interesting. I went there just to try the hotel a few years ago. Morcambe is next to Blackpool.
I stayed at the Midland in Morecambe last year.
What did you think? Interesting hotel less interesting town?
We stayed during the hottest weekend of the year, the rooms were tiny, and so was the bed, but the rest of the hotel was lovely, the restaurant overlooking/on the beach was breathtaking.
As for the town, there was a LIDL nearby, and I lost count of the number of smackheads and druggies we walked pass.
The most astonishing thing about that place is that it has a Tory MP.
It is the sort of place looks like that is has had only Labour MPs since Queen Victoria's reign.
What was it about the Conservative leadership election that made you associate drugs with Labour MPs?
What's the best hotel in Blackpool? Preferably close to the beach.
The stars have (mis)aligned and I need to spend a night in Blackpool.
The Midland which is an authentic Art Deco Hotel in Morcambe is very good and interesting. I went there just to try the hotel a few years ago. Morcambe is next to Blackpool.
I stayed at the Midland in Morecambe last year.
What did you think? Interesting hotel less interesting town?
We stayed during the hottest weekend of the year, the rooms were tiny, and so was the bed, but the rest of the hotel was lovely, the restaurant overlooking/on the beach was breathtaking.
As for the town, there was a LIDL nearby, and I lost count of the number of smackheads and druggies we walked pass.
The most astonishing thing about that place is that it has a Tory MP.
It is the sort of place looks like that is has had only Labour MPs since Queen Victoria's reign.
What was it about the Conservative leadership election that made you associate drugs with Labour MPs?
It was in conjunction with the LIDL.
Show me a photo of Michael Gove in a LIDL and I'll revise my opinion.
What's the best hotel in Blackpool? Preferably close to the beach.
The stars have (mis)aligned and I need to spend a night in Blackpool.
The Midland which is an authentic Art Deco Hotel in Morcambe is very good and interesting. I went there just to try the hotel a few years ago. Morcambe is next to Blackpool.
I stayed at the Midland in Morecambe last year.
What did you think? Interesting hotel less interesting town?
We stayed during the hottest weekend of the year, the rooms were tiny, and so was the bed, but the rest of the hotel was lovely, the restaurant overlooking/on the beach was breathtaking.
As for the town, there was a LIDL nearby, and I lost count of the number of smackheads and druggies we walked pass.
The most astonishing thing about that place is that it has a Tory MP.
It is the sort of place looks like that is has had only Labour MPs since Queen Victoria's reign.
What was it about the Conservative leadership election that made you associate drugs with Labour MPs?
It was in conjunction with the LIDL.
Show me a photo of Michael Gove in a LIDL and I'll revise my opinion.
The Autumn of 2000 was the wettest recorded in the United Kingdom since records began and I spent three days of it at a conference of local government lawyers in Blackpool. I’ve had better weeks.
The Autumn of 2000 was the wettest recorded in the United Kingdom since records began and I spent three days of it at a conference of local government lawyers in Blackpool. I’ve had better weeks.
Good grief.
You know that's illegal in the US? Contravenes the eighth amendment.
What's the best hotel in Blackpool? Preferably close to the beach.
The stars have (mis)aligned and I need to spend a night in Blackpool.
The Midland which is an authentic Art Deco Hotel in Morcambe is very good and interesting. I went there just to try the hotel a few years ago. Morcambe is next to Blackpool.
I stayed at the Midland in Morecambe last year.
What did you think? Interesting hotel less interesting town?
We stayed during the hottest weekend of the year, the rooms were tiny, and so was the bed, but the rest of the hotel was lovely, the restaurant overlooking/on the beach was breathtaking.
As for the town, there was a LIDL nearby, and I lost count of the number of smackheads and druggies we walked pass.
The most astonishing thing about that place is that it has a Tory MP.
It is the sort of place looks like that is has had only Labour MPs since Queen Victoria's reign.
What was it about the Conservative leadership election that made you associate drugs with Labour MPs?
It was in conjunction with the LIDL.
Show me a photo of Michael Gove in a LIDL and I'll revise my opinion.
The Autumn of 2000 was the wettest recorded in the United Kingdom since records began and I spent three days of it at a conference of local government lawyers in Blackpool. I’ve had better weeks.
Good grief.
You know that's illegal in the US? Contravenes the eighth amendment.
What's the best hotel in Blackpool? Preferably close to the beach.
The stars have (mis)aligned and I need to spend a night in Blackpool.
The Midland which is an authentic Art Deco Hotel in Morcambe is very good and interesting. I went there just to try the hotel a few years ago. Morcambe is next to Blackpool.
I stayed at the Midland in Morecambe last year.
What did you think? Interesting hotel less interesting town?
We stayed during the hottest weekend of the year, the rooms were tiny, and so was the bed, but the rest of the hotel was lovely, the restaurant overlooking/on the beach was breathtaking.
As for the town, there was a LIDL nearby, and I lost count of the number of smackheads and druggies we walked pass.
The most astonishing thing about that place is that it has a Tory MP.
It is the sort of place looks like that is has had only Labour MPs since Queen Victoria's reign.
What was it about the Conservative leadership election that made you associate drugs with Labour MPs?
It was in conjunction with the LIDL.
Show me a photo of Michael Gove in a LIDL and I'll revise my opinion.
So Boris also commits to avoid a hard border in Ireland
and also no border between us and Northern Ireland..
Gay marriage? Abortion? Railways? Number plates (road vehicles)? Political parties?
Nope Nope Nope Many people in NI actually use GB numbered plates until their car is 3 years old and the garage swaps it to an NI as it's sold on. Nope - it's still on religious grounds
I'm fairly sure there are railways in Northern Ireland.
They run on a different gauge to the rest of the UK - which is what Sunil will care about...
While I know everybody is watching the football, I thought I'd write a quick comment on Christine Lagarde's appointment to head the ECB.
I've never met her, but I have friends who worked for her at the IMF. They all have a great deal of respect for her: she's extremely sharp, and very driven.
What she is not - though - is an academic economist. What views she has are pretty orthodox (the IMF shaped her, rather than the other way around). She believes countries need to live within their means, and I think she's likely to clash early and often with the Italians.
(That being said: I wouldn't be surprised if she resurrected the Eurobond idea - where countries debts are severally guaranteed up to a certain percentage of GDP. The price for this, though, would be the ECB taking an increasingly activist role in policing countries budgets.)
The Autumn of 2000 was the wettest recorded in the United Kingdom since records began and I spent three days of it at a conference of local government lawyers in Blackpool. I’ve had better weeks.
Good grief.
You know that's illegal in the US? Contravenes the eighth amendment.
Including the Death Penalty??
Being sent to Blackpool isn't quite the death penalty.
Apart from anything else, executions are usually quicker.
While I know everybody is watching the football, I thought I'd write a quick comment on Christine Lagarde's appointment to head the ECB.
I've never met her, but I have friends who worked for her at the IMF. They all have a great deal of respect for her: she's extremely sharp, and very driven.
What she is not - though - is an academic economist. What views she has are pretty orthodox (the IMF shaped her, rather than the other way around). She believes countries need to live within their means, and I think she's likely to clash early and often with the Italians.
(That being said: I wouldn't be surprised if she resurrected the Eurobond idea - where countries debts are severally guaranteed up to a certain percentage of GDP. The price for this, though, would be the ECB taking an increasingly activist role in policing countries budgets.)
So Boris also commits to avoid a hard border in Ireland
and also no border between us and Northern Ireland..
Gay marriage? Abortion? Railways? Number plates (road vehicles)? Political parties?
Nope Nope Nope Many people in NI actually use GB numbered plates until their car is 3 years old and the garage swaps it to an NI as it's sold on. Nope - it's still on religious grounds
I'm fairly sure there are railways in Northern Ireland.
They run on a different gauge to the rest of the UK - which is what Sunil will care about...
5ft 3in to be exact, as opposed to 4ft 8 and a half inches "standard gauge" on GB and most of the rest of Europe.
Notable exceptions on GB include 4ft gauge on the Glasgow Subway, and various narrow gauge heritage railways.
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And they also wouldn't have Selmayr to deal with.
Corbyn was of course rejected by North London Polytechnic.
As for the town, there was a LIDL nearby, and I lost count of the number of smackheads and druggies we walked pass.
The most astonishing thing about that place is that it has a Tory MP.
It is the sort of place looks like that is has had only Labour MPs since Queen Victoria's reign.
https://twitter.com/SeanTrende/status/1146124354650091520?s=20
https://twitter.com/AlbertoNardelli/status/1146116699877515264
So Boris also commits to avoid a hard border in Ireland
Does Bozo think he can just spout any old shite and people will fall for it?
Abortion?
Railways?
Number plates (road vehicles)?
Political parties?
Nope
Nope
Many people in NI actually use GB numbered plates until their car is 3 years old and the garage swaps it to an NI as it's sold on.
Nope - it's still on religious grounds
Ooo-kay
[Backs out of room slowly, hides under table... ]
* physically I mean
https://twitter.com/gabrielmilland/status/1146110110982447105
He could then put that to a referendum in NI, if NI voters say No Boris can say, sorry tried my best but have to respect democracy to avoid a hard border with the Republic of Ireland
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Show me a photo of Michael Gove in a LIDL and I'll revise my opinion.
You know that's illegal in the US? Contravenes the eighth amendment.
https://www.thelondoneconomic.com/news/nurses-quit-nhs-to-work-in-lidl-because-pay-hours-and-benefits-better/02/07/
Should have put him in front of the frozen fish section.
I've never met her, but I have friends who worked for her at the IMF. They all have a great deal of respect for her: she's extremely sharp, and very driven.
What she is not - though - is an academic economist. What views she has are pretty orthodox (the IMF shaped her, rather than the other way around). She believes countries need to live within their means, and I think she's likely to clash early and often with the Italians.
(That being said: I wouldn't be surprised if she resurrected the Eurobond idea - where countries debts are severally guaranteed up to a certain percentage of GDP. The price for this, though, would be the ECB taking an increasingly activist role in policing countries budgets.)
Apart from anything else, executions are usually quicker.
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2011/may/23/imf-succession-agenda-brown-cameron
5ft 3in to be exact, as opposed to 4ft 8 and a half inches "standard gauge" on GB and most of the rest of Europe.
Notable exceptions on GB include 4ft gauge on the Glasgow Subway, and various narrow gauge heritage railways.