I don't believe it and hope it doesn't happen, though if it does then Rishi for his successor please!
My £20 bet at 250/1 with Ladbrokes on Sunak for next PM really requires an early exit by Johnson
I'm not sure it does, there's every chance the Tories might squeak home in the next election - with Johnson deciding to retire in say 2026. I think Sunak is in the frame for next Tory leader whatever happens - there's a danger of Starmer scuppering the bet via election but it's not nailed on.
I’m afraid labour have no chance while the likes of Long Bailey remain as a reminder of how low they reached with Corbyn.
I am not going to comment on this other than to say it would be “circoli di spaghetti” except nothing so horrible would be eaten by any Italian with taste.
Having lunch in Spoons. Guy on the door won’t let people in who are wearing a mask, which I think makes sense. Either they think they might have it or they are worried they might get it. Either way they shouldn’t be going into a pub.
If you are stood up in a pub you should have a mask on, ridiculous to turn people away who are being careful, but then what else do you expect from Tim Martin and weatherspoons....
Did he have a bridge for sale as well? Netanyahu would be as likely to buy that as a two state solution.
Two state as a concept is essentially dead, given the situation on the ground. A federal one-state with considerable autonomy for the areas of significant non-Jewish population, equal rights and participation in the state, whilst leaving Israel in control of security and foreign affairs is now a far more realistic objective.
It may be more realistic, but would be (a) unacceptable to the Palestinians and (b) still leaves unresolved the question of Gaza, which for demographic reason would certainly be excluded from any single state solution.
Having lunch in Spoons. Guy on the door won’t let people in who are wearing a mask, which I think makes sense. Either they think they might have it or they are worried they might get it. Either way they shouldn’t be going into a pub.
Going to ‘spoons should see you cancelled.
I thought mentioning Spoons would trigger some people on here.
I give Spoons a better chance of surviving than many other chains.
So do I.
Price wise they seem to be much better than their competitors.
Full disclosure, I too have been in a Wetherspoons. Just the once.
They vary in quality. The one in Woking is the town’s one redeeming feature. It’s one big building site and quite frankly they’d have been better off levelling the place to the ground and starting from scratch.
The thing that always put me off Wetherspoons was the one in Piccadilly Gardens, the only I've ever seen anything kick off majorly* in Manchester was people fighting outside/getting kicked out of that 'Spoons.
*Excluding the time the Glaswegians trashed Manchester in 2008.
** Brittanic Glaswegians.
Either way they were the most savage Scots to come to England since Alan Rickman's Sheriff of Nottingham hired those Scots in Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves to trash Sherwood Forest.
Just needed one of BJ's water cannons loaded up with holy water, problem solved.
I've been wonderingf when someone would start going on about Rangers FC Vs Manc City Centre.
You don't forget episodes like that.
I was staying at the Novotel on Portland Street/Dickinson Street that night.
Having lunch in Spoons. Guy on the door won’t let people in who are wearing a mask, which I think makes sense. Either they think they might have it or they are worried they might get it. Either way they shouldn’t be going into a pub.
Going to ‘spoons should see you cancelled.
I thought mentioning Spoons would trigger some people on here.
I give Spoons a better chance of surviving than many other chains.
So do I.
Price wise they seem to be much better than their competitors.
Full disclosure, I too have been in a Wetherspoons. Just the once.
They vary in quality. The one in Woking is the town’s one redeeming feature. It’s one big building site and quite frankly they’d have been better off levelling the place to the ground and starting from scratch.
The thing that always put me off Wetherspoons was the one in Piccadilly Gardens, the only I've ever seen anything kick off majorly* in Manchester was people fighting outside/getting kicked out of that 'Spoons.
*Excluding the time the Glaswegians trashed Manchester in 2008.
** Brittanic Glaswegians.
Either way they were the most savage Scots to come to England since Alan Rickman's Sheriff of Nottingham hired those Scots in Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves to trash Sherwood Forest.
I had the ‘pleasure’ of being at Wembley for the 1-0 win by Scotland. In amongst the away fans, at the final whistle I removed the tartan scarf from my Scots (though very English sounding) girlfriend, put it around my neck, and explained that they would never hit a woman. It worked.
Having lunch in Spoons. Guy on the door won’t let people in who are wearing a mask, which I think makes sense. Either they think they might have it or they are worried they might get it. Either way they shouldn’t be going into a pub.
Going to ‘spoons should see you cancelled.
I thought mentioning Spoons would trigger some people on here.
I give Spoons a better chance of surviving than many other chains.
So do I.
Price wise they seem to be much better than their competitors.
Full disclosure, I too have been in a Wetherspoons. Just the once.
They vary in quality. The one in Woking is the town’s one redeeming feature. It’s one big building site and quite frankly they’d have been better off levelling the place to the ground and starting from scratch.
The thing that always put me off Wetherspoons was the one in Piccadilly Gardens, the only I've ever seen anything kick off majorly* in Manchester was people fighting outside/getting kicked out of that 'Spoons.
*Excluding the time the Glaswegians trashed Manchester in 2008.
** Brittanic Glaswegians.
Either way they were the most savage Scots to come to England since Alan Rickman's Sheriff of Nottingham hired those Scots in Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves to trash Sherwood Forest.
Just needed one of BJ's water cannons loaded up with holy water, problem solved.
I've been wonderingf when someone would start going on about Rangers FC Vs Manc City Centre.
You don't forget episodes like that.
I was staying at the Novotel on Portland Street/Dickinson Street that night.
Quite so. I assume you do know the political irony involved.
I am not going to comment on this other than to say it would be “circoli di spaghetti” except nothing so horrible would be eaten by any Italian with taste.
Circoli (il circolo) is more a circle as in a social circle, whereas il cerchio is a hoop.
Confident forward-looking nations don’t obsess about shite like this.
Dowden reminds me of a kid we used to mercilessly (and deservedly) bully at boarding school. I remember the time he came into a maths lesson swaddled in a towel then announced in his piping and querelous voice: "Sir! Sir! Dura_Ace has my trousers."
Confident forward-looking nations don’t obsess about shite like this.
Dowden reminds me of a kid we used to mercilessly (and deservedly) bully at boarding school. I remember the time he came into a maths lesson swaddled in a towel then announced in his piping and querelous voice: "Sir! Sir! Dura_Ace has my trousers."
Can someone nominate this from 23.8.20 as betting post of the decade!!
BETTING POST
Draw in Test 3.6 is far too high IMO
I think day 5 will be completely washed out and day 4 will be badly interrupted too. So how long will it take England to get 17 wkts
I reckon they have 120 overs left (70 today, 50 tomorrow, zero on day5) in the last 3 days which may be enough but wheras a home win would be a virtual certainty with 270 overs its not in less than half that.
Anyway i am taking a chance that the weather is bad enougn to make the draw a tighter than 3.6 chance.
I am not going to comment on this other than to say it would be “circoli di spaghetti” except nothing so horrible would be eaten by any Italian with taste.
Circoli (il circolo) is more a circle as in a social circle, whereas il cerchio is a hoop.
If Johnson does quit in six months it would be entirely typical of the man. No Deal Brexit would be in full swing with Kent a lorry park, empty supermarket shelves and pharmacies struggling with meds. Time to head off.
What better time for the architect of this disaster to take up his new role as editor of the Telegraph?
Again, no, no, no. Nothing at all in Boris's biography marks him out as a Kevin Keegan style quitter. Faithlessness in role, for sure, quitting, not so much.
That he has had a barely broken relationship with the Telegraph group since the first few months of his working life, that his last marriage, somehow, lasted north of 20 years, that his being an elected representative of the Tory party for a similar length of time, that EU friction has sustained him since day 1.
Boris doesn't typically leave you, he clings on and clings on pretending nothing is wrong until, ultimately, you leave Boris.
If he wished, he could pretty much guarantee being in office till 2024 by using whip withdrawal to keep the numbers of 1922 letters down, but still have Tory in all but name only MPs to avoid No Confidence even without formal majority.
I am not going to comment on this other than to say it would be “circoli di spaghetti” except nothing so horrible would be eaten by any Italian with taste.
Circoli (il circolo) is more a circle as in a social circle, whereas il cerchio is a hoop.
Neither are eaten - not in my circoli, anyway. 🙂
Plus “per” means “for” rather than “of”. A hoop for spaghetti. It really should be pasta hoops.
Confident forward-looking nations don’t obsess about shite like this.
Dowden reminds me of a kid we used to mercilessly (and deservedly) bully at boarding school. I remember the time he came into a maths lesson swaddled in a towel then announced in his piping and querelous voice: "Sir! Sir! Dura_Ace has my trousers."
What had you doine with his bags?
Stolen them and stuffed them up a chimney for a laugh.
Can someone nominate this from 23.8.20 as betting post of the decade!!
BETTING POST
Draw in Test 3.6 is far too high IMO
I think day 5 will be completely washed out and day 4 will be badly interrupted too. So how long will it take England to get 17 wkts
I reckon they have 120 overs left (70 today, 50 tomorrow, zero on day5) in the last 3 days which may be enough but wheras a home win would be a virtual certainty with 270 overs its not in less than half that.
Anyway i am taking a chance that the weather is bad enougn to make the draw a tighter than 3.6 chance.
DYOR
Given all the dropped catches, the Universe might come back into balance with an Anderson hat-trick... Then it's squeaky bum time!
I don't believe it and hope it doesn't happen, though if it does then Rishi for his successor please!
My £20 bet at 250/1 with Ladbrokes on Sunak for next PM really requires an early exit by Johnson
I'm not sure it does, there's every chance the Tories might squeak home in the next election - with Johnson deciding to retire in say 2026. I think Sunak is in the frame for next Tory leader whatever happens - there's a danger of Starmer scuppering the bet via election but it's not nailed on.
I’m afraid labour have no chance while the likes of Long Bailey remain as a reminder of how low they reached with Corbyn.
Wasn't Long Bailey sacked?!
She was given a job for the purposes of sacking her!
I am not going to comment on this other than to say it would be “circoli di spaghetti” except nothing so horrible would be eaten by any Italian with taste.
Circoli (il circolo) is more a circle as in a social circle, whereas il cerchio is a hoop.
Neither are eaten - not in my circoli, anyway. 🙂
Plus “per” means “for” rather than “of”. A hoop for spaghetti. It really should be pasta hoops.
Though it really shouldn’t ....
The "add water and microwave" pasta from Aldi at about 3p are surprisingly scrummy as the base of a meal.
Confident forward-looking nations don’t obsess about shite like this.
Dowden reminds me of a kid we used to mercilessly (and deservedly) bully at boarding school. I remember the time he came into a maths lesson swaddled in a towel then announced in his piping and querelous voice: "Sir! Sir! Dura_Ace has my trousers."
No such thing as a deserving victim of bullying, even in jest.
I am not going to comment on this other than to say it would be “circoli di spaghetti” except nothing so horrible would be eaten by any Italian with taste.
Circoli (il circolo) is more a circle as in a social circle, whereas il cerchio is a hoop.
Neither are eaten - not in my circoli, anyway. 🙂
Plus “per” means “for” rather than “of”. A hoop for spaghetti. It really should be pasta hoops.
Though it really shouldn’t ....
The "add water and microwave" pasta from Aldi at about 3p are surprisingly scrummy as the base of a meal.
Please stop breaking my heart.
Pasta is so easy to cook well and so delicious when it is, why muck around with it?
It’s the whole “English turning coffee into Ovaltine” shtick again, isn’t it?
Confident forward-looking nations don’t obsess about shite like this.
Dowden reminds me of a kid we used to mercilessly (and deservedly) bully at boarding school. I remember the time he came into a maths lesson swaddled in a towel then announced in his piping and querelous voice: "Sir! Sir! Dura_Ace has my trousers."
No such thing as a deserving victim of bullying, even in jest.
Who are Brown and Muddy and why are the bowlers running up them?
Brown and Muddy are the batsmen. The bowler is called Run-Up
You mean, like the famous time Brian Johnston declared ‘the bowler’s Holding the batsman’s Willey?’
Willey did bowl a bit, but I presume it was never the otherway round "The batsman's Holding the bowler's Willey"(?) Once the West Indies tail got in, the front line bowlers were queing up to finally pick up a couple of easy wickets.
Having lunch in Spoons. Guy on the door won’t let people in who are wearing a mask, which I think makes sense. Either they think they might have it or they are worried they might get it. Either way they shouldn’t be going into a pub.
Going to ‘spoons should see you cancelled.
I thought mentioning Spoons would trigger some people on here.
I give Spoons a better chance of surviving than many other chains.
So do I.
Price wise they seem to be much better than their competitors.
Full disclosure, I too have been in a Wetherspoons. Just the once.
They vary in quality. The one in Woking is the town’s one redeeming feature. It’s one big building site and quite frankly they’d have been better off levelling the place to the ground and starting from scratch.
The thing that always put me off Wetherspoons was the one in Piccadilly Gardens, the only I've ever seen anything kick off majorly* in Manchester was people fighting outside/getting kicked out of that 'Spoons.
*Excluding the time the Glaswegians trashed Manchester in 2008.
** Brittanic Glaswegians.
Either way they were the most savage Scots to come to England since Alan Rickman's Sheriff of Nottingham hired those Scots in Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves to trash Sherwood Forest.
Who are Brown and Muddy and why are the bowlers running up them?
Brown and Muddy are the batsmen. The bowler is called Run-Up
You mean, like the famous time Brian Johnston declared ‘the bowler’s Holding the batsman’s Willey?’
Willey did bowl a bit, but I presume it was never the otherway round "The batsman's Holding the bowler's Willey"(?) Once the West Indies tail got in, the front line bowlers were queing up to finally pick up a couple of easy wickets.
Not so long ago, of course, it could have been ‘The commentator’s Holding the umpire’s Willey.’
I am not going to comment on this other than to say it would be “circoli di spaghetti” except nothing so horrible would be eaten by any Italian with taste.
Circoli (il circolo) is more a circle as in a social circle, whereas il cerchio is a hoop.
Neither are eaten - not in my circoli, anyway. 🙂
Plus “per” means “for” rather than “of”. A hoop for spaghetti. It really should be pasta hoops.
Though it really shouldn’t ....
The "add water and microwave" pasta from Aldi at about 3p are surprisingly scrummy as the base of a meal.
Please stop breaking my heart.
Pasta is so easy to cook well and so delicious when it is, why muck around with it?
It’s the whole “English turning coffee into Ovaltine” shtick again, isn’t it?
It’s pretty obvious to everyone looking objectively that Britain is not a confident and forward-looking nation.
I feel that Scottish Independence, in essence the dismantling of the last remnant of Empire - the British state itself - is needed for everyone to get a reality check and to move on.
Can someone nominate this from 23.8.20 as betting post of the decade!!
BETTING POST
Draw in Test 3.6 is far too high IMO
I think day 5 will be completely washed out and day 4 will be badly interrupted too. So how long will it take England to get 17 wkts
I reckon they have 120 overs left (70 today, 50 tomorrow, zero on day5) in the last 3 days which may be enough but wheras a home win would be a virtual certainty with 270 overs its not in less than half that.
Anyway i am taking a chance that the weather is bad enougn to make the draw a tighter than 3.6 chance.
DYOR
Given all the dropped catches, the Universe might come back into balance with an Anderson hat-trick... Then it's squeaky bum time!
True in which case can you nominate my comment as hubris of the decade and this from 13/8/20 for betting post of the decade instead!!
Betting Post - Weather forecast rain for all 5 days of Test
Cant see anything but a draw. 3 days lost out of 5
I am not going to comment on this other than to say it would be “circoli di spaghetti” except nothing so horrible would be eaten by any Italian with taste.
Circoli (il circolo) is more a circle as in a social circle, whereas il cerchio is a hoop.
Neither are eaten - not in my circoli, anyway. 🙂
Plus “per” means “for” rather than “of”. A hoop for spaghetti. It really should be pasta hoops.
Though it really shouldn’t ....
The "add water and microwave" pasta from Aldi at about 3p are surprisingly scrummy as the base of a meal.
Please stop breaking my heart.
Pasta is so easy to cook well and so delicious when it is, why muck around with it?
It’s the whole “English turning coffee into Ovaltine” shtick again, isn’t it?
That BJ photo is the one used on the Parody Boris Johnson Twitter account! I always assumed the photo was a Boris lookie-likie as all other photos of him look somewhat different.
Can someone nominate this from 23.8.20 as betting post of the decade!!
BETTING POST
Draw in Test 3.6 is far too high IMO
I think day 5 will be completely washed out and day 4 will be badly interrupted too. So how long will it take England to get 17 wkts
I reckon they have 120 overs left (70 today, 50 tomorrow, zero on day5) in the last 3 days which may be enough but wheras a home win would be a virtual certainty with 270 overs its not in less than half that.
Anyway i am taking a chance that the weather is bad enougn to make the draw a tighter than 3.6 chance.
DYOR
Given all the dropped catches, the Universe might come back into balance with an Anderson hat-trick... Then it's squeaky bum time!
True in which case can you nominate my comment as hubris of the decade and this from 13/8/20 for betting post of the decade instead!!
Betting Post - Weather forecast rain for all 5 days of Test
Cant see anything but a draw. 3 days lost out of 5
Draw 2.08 Betfair
DYOR
Why couldn’t it have gone to Taunton where it was needed?
Confident forward-looking nations don’t obsess about shite like this.
Dowden reminds me of a kid we used to mercilessly (and deservedly) bully at boarding school. I remember the time he came into a maths lesson swaddled in a towel then announced in his piping and querelous voice: "Sir! Sir! Dura_Ace has my trousers."
What had you doine with his bags?
Stolen them and stuffed them up a chimney for a laugh.
Who are Brown and Muddy and why are the bowlers running up them?
Brown and Muddy are the batsmen. The bowler is called Run-Up
You mean, like the famous time Brian Johnston declared ‘the bowler’s Holding the batsman’s Willey?’
Willey did bowl a bit, but I presume it was never the otherway round "The batsman's Holding the bowler's Willey"(?) Once the West Indies tail got in, the front line bowlers were queing up to finally pick up a couple of easy wickets.
Not so long ago, of course, it could have been ‘The commentator’s Holding the umpire’s Willey.’
Who are Brown and Muddy and why are the bowlers running up them?
Brown and Muddy are the batsmen. The bowler is called Run-Up
You mean, like the famous time Brian Johnston declared ‘the bowler’s Holding the batsman’s Willey?’
Willey did bowl a bit, but I presume it was never the otherway round "The batsman's Holding the bowler's Willey"(?) Once the West Indies tail got in, the front line bowlers were queing up to finally pick up a couple of easy wickets.
Not so long ago, of course, it could have been ‘The commentator’s Holding the umpire’s Willey.’
I am not going to comment on this other than to say it would be “circoli di spaghetti” except nothing so horrible would be eaten by any Italian with taste.
Circoli (il circolo) is more a circle as in a social circle, whereas il cerchio is a hoop.
Neither are eaten - not in my circoli, anyway. 🙂
Plus “per” means “for” rather than “of”. A hoop for spaghetti. It really should be pasta hoops.
Though it really shouldn’t ....
The "add water and microwave" pasta from Aldi at about 3p are surprisingly scrummy as the base of a meal.
Please stop breaking my heart.
Pasta is so easy to cook well and so delicious when it is, why muck around with it?
It’s the whole “English turning coffee into Ovaltine” shtick again, isn’t it?
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A horse's arse would be more appropriate.
Next you'll be telling me Deutsche Bank have a deep and meaningful relationship with Donald Trump.
Drink too much refillable coffee?
Wasn't Long Bailey sacked?!
Yes but still an MP
Agreed though, still room for further improvement
I was staying at the Novotel on Portland Street/Dickinson Street that night.
Whomp whomp
BETTING POST
Draw in Test 3.6 is far too high IMO
I think day 5 will be completely washed out and day 4 will be badly interrupted too. So how long will it take England to get 17 wkts
I reckon they have 120 overs left (70 today, 50 tomorrow, zero on day5) in the last 3 days which may be enough but wheras a home win would be a virtual certainty with 270 overs its not in less than half that.
Anyway i am taking a chance that the weather is bad enougn to make the draw a tighter than 3.6 chance.
DYOR
That he has had a barely broken relationship with the Telegraph group since the first few months of his working life, that his last marriage, somehow, lasted north of 20 years, that his being an elected representative of the Tory party for a similar length of time, that EU friction has sustained him since day 1.
Boris doesn't typically leave you, he clings on and clings on pretending nothing is wrong until, ultimately, you leave Boris.
If he wished, he could pretty much guarantee being in office till 2024 by using whip withdrawal to keep the numbers of 1922 letters down, but still have Tory in all but name only MPs to avoid No Confidence even without formal majority.
I also think it was pulled because we had just launched the liberation of Afghanistan, so they wanted a sober atmosphere.
https://twitter.com/tompeck/status/1298234928820367361
Though it really shouldn’t ....
Stop being a prick.
Pasta is so easy to cook well and so delicious when it is, why muck around with it?
It’s the whole “English turning coffee into Ovaltine” shtick again, isn’t it?
https://twitter.com/britainelects/status/1298246069730582529
41
37
9
4
1
4 point lead, smallest for Survation in a while
https://twitter.com/Survation/status/1298245692020801537
Edit - I love the way I get quoted twice there!
Once the West Indies tail got in, the front line bowlers were queing up to finally pick up a couple of easy wickets.
Now that really would have raised eyebrows...
I feel that Scottish Independence, in essence the dismantling of the last remnant of Empire - the British state itself - is needed for everyone to get a reality check and to move on.
Betting Post - Weather forecast rain for all 5 days of Test
Cant see anything but a draw. 3 days lost out of 5
Draw 2.08 Betfair
DYOR
Unlike Dan Hodges
Wood caught De Kock bowled Philander
LibDems, who stand in almost every GB constituency, 9%.
https://twitter.com/Will_Radley/status/1297855702002741249?s=20
https://twitter.com/Will_Radley/status/1297855702929743873?s=20
It’s something none of us alive today had any hand in building.
https://twitter.com/Will_Radley/status/1297847165939834880
https://www.who.int/news-room/q-a-detail/q-a-children-and-masks-related-to-covid-19