Newcastle United have released a statement saying that the Premier League have now formally rejected the proposed takeover bid, and that they are “considering all relevant options available to them”.
Fucking hell, NUFC are telling bigger whoppers than Boris Johnson.
'Newcastle United can confirm that the Premier League has rejected a takeover bid made by PCP Capital Partners, the Reuben Brothers and the Public Investment Fund of Saudi Arabia (PIF) based on its Owners and Directors test.
This conclusion has been reached despite the club providing the Premier League with overwhelming evidence and legal opinions that PIF is independent and autonomous of the Saudi Arabian government.'
Now let us look at the board of PIF.
The board contains the following
Ibrahim Abdulaziz Al-Assaf - Minister of State and member of the Saudi Council of Ministers
Majid Abdullah Al Qasabi - Minister of Commerce
Mohammad Abdul Malek Al Shaikh - Minister of State and member of the Saudi Council of Ministers
Ahmed Aqeel Al-Khateeb - Minister of Tourism
Khalid Abdulaziz Al-Falih - Minister of Investment
Mohammed Abdullah Al-Jadaan - Minister of Finance
and I nearly forget because it isn't important, the chairman of PIF Mohammad bin Salman, I mean he's only the Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia.
But yes, PIF is independent and autonomous of the Saudi Arabian government.
The only possible factor is that the Premier League is not cash rich. Can they afford extended and expensive litigation @TheScreamingEagles ?
You have to wonder just when fans will be allowed back
The season starts this weekend and with today's warnings that these draconian measures could carry on until the spring, just where will clubs be then especially those spending millions on players
The EU is the quintessence of Perfidy. It is a lie in and of itself. "This is not the Giscard Constitution just hastily relabelled to avoid referendums, no no no, it it is a brand new Treaty. Honest. Really. Truly".
I see nothing wrong with the UK responding in a like manner. Finally.
Fuck the EU, fuck the moaners just get the fuck out and if they cause a stir summon the militias. Let the russet coated yeomen of England do what they're good at.
The EU is the quintessence of Perfidy. It it a lie in and of itself. "This is not the Giscard Constitution just hastily relabelled to avoid referendums, no no no, it it is a brand new Treaty. Honest. Really. Truly".
I see nothing wrong with the UK responding in a like manner. Finally.
Fuck the EU, fuck the moaners just get the fuck out and if they cause a stir summon the militias. Let the russet coated yeomen of England do what they're good at.
The Lisbon Treaty is a perfect example of why I have zero respect for "international law" and I why I couldn't care less if "international law" is broken.
The Labour Government was elected on a manifesto promise not to implement the Constitution before a referendum, then they rebadged it and implemented it anyway, thus it became "international law".
Basic minimum standards like the ECHR are one thing for "international law" but too often nowadays its just simply politics through another means . . . and if its just politics, it must be reversible.
The moment they smuggled through the Constitution as "the Lisbon Treaty" simply as a means to avoid the No votes in multiple referendums, was the moment when I realised the EU was not just arrogant, reprehensible and wearisome. but actively and repugnantly malign. A damnable thing. A vile construct, made for, by and via elites for the elite.
At that point it became justifiable to oppose it by any means, up to and including armed rebellion. I do not joke.
The EU is a piece of shit. If we have to break "international law" to get as far from its clutches as possible, then so be it. The greater moral good must prevail.
It can’t be long before we get the “EU is like the Soviet Union” argument.
Time to go and leave the Leavers to it.
I'm not arguing, or opining, I am stating the case. The EU Constitution/Lisbon Treaty was an absolute outrage, far greater than anything the UK proposes to do. It was a kind of euro-Federalist coup d'etat. Wars have been fought over much less.
Sorry.
The EU did the equivalent of a cheap refurb of a flat. Splash of paint. Rename it. Hope no-one notices.
We shouldn't have signed it. Obviously.
But it wasn't like they were breaking a treaty.
A treaty that... our Prime Minister campaigning on passing, won an election on, signed, and then reneged on, all inside about 10 months?
I'm not even sure I care that much about us breaking the treaty in the general scheme of things. Frankly, if we've come to the end of the negotiating road, then hard choices have to be made.
But the Internal Market bill is insane. It bans courts into the UK from taking any precedent from bodies outside the UK. Which means, for example, we couldn't be members of NATO or the WTO or the Trans Pacific Partnership.
The last few days I have been finding that the PB comments have been falling out of sight off the end and not allowing me to load more comments. Is this general?
Anyway, concerning Trump's avowal of non preparation: it's true that he's the most successful BBS (Big Bull Sh##er) to hold the presidency is consistent with my advice never. to. believe. a word. he says.
Another day, another lurch towards covid authoritarianism. Politicians read this site. Someone somewhere, please stand up against this insidious dangerous nonsense. There’s a growing body of public opinion that will hail you as a hero because right now, no one is speaking up for them.
I'm certainly increasingly worried where this is heading and the process for ending it.
But the Internal Market bill is insane. It bans courts into the UK from taking any precedent from bodies outside the UK. Which means, for example, we couldn't be members of NATO or the WTO or the Trans Pacific Partnership.
The last few days I have been finding that the PB comments have been falling out of sight off the end and not allowing me to load more comments. Is this general?
Anyway, concerning Trump's avowal of non preparation: it's true that he's the most successful BBS (Big Bull Sh##er) to hold the presidency is consistent with my advice never. to. believe. a word. he says.
To view all the comments you need to go via the Vanilla Forums.
Another day, another lurch towards covid authoritarianism. Politicians read this site. Someone somewhere, please stand up against this insidious dangerous nonsense. There’s a growing body of public opinion that will hail you as a hero because right now, no one is speaking up for them.
I'm certainly increasingly worried where this is heading and the process for ending it.
What if a vaccine is two or more years away?
Terry Waite was chained to a radiator for four years. We'll live, well most of us anyway.
Another day, another lurch towards covid authoritarianism. Politicians read this site. Someone somewhere, please stand up against this insidious dangerous nonsense. There’s a growing body of public opinion that will hail you as a hero because right now, no one is speaking up for them.
I'm certainly increasingly worried where this is heading and the process for ending it.
Good. Lets see how much "political will" they have to compromise. There's not been much to date.
Boris Johnson will capitulate or it is No Deal.
The EU will not capitulate, they never have.
Good, No Deal it is then.
Singapore in the Atlantic sounds good to me.
Singapore is rich because it's a place with the rule of law, and with an incredible geographical position next to some of the fastest growing economies on the planet. It's piggybacked on China and the like, and that's why it has grown so fast.
We'll be, geographically, right next to the EU.
It's also a country whose growth model has been predicated - like Germany - or suppressing domestic consumption to foster exports.
We could do that, sure, but it would be a bit of a shock to the system given that the British model has been to drive consumption up, and say "fuck that" to exports.
The EU is the quintessence of Perfidy. It it a lie in and of itself. "This is not the Giscard Constitution just hastily relabelled to avoid referendums, no no no, it it is a brand new Treaty. Honest. Really. Truly".
I see nothing wrong with the UK responding in a like manner. Finally.
Fuck the EU, fuck the moaners just get the fuck out and if they cause a stir summon the militias. Let the russet coated yeomen of England do what they're good at.
The Lisbon Treaty is a perfest simply politics through another means . . . and if its just politics, it must be reversible.
The moment they smuggled through the Constitution as "the Lisbon Treaty" simply as a m so be it. The greater moral good must prevail.
It can’t be long before we get the “EU is like the Soviet Union” argument.
Time to go and leave the Leavers to it.
I'm not arguing, or opining, I am stating the case. The EU Constitution/Lisbon Treaty was an absolute outrage, far greater than anything the UK proposes to do. It was a kind of euro-Federalist coup d'etat. Wars have been fought over much less.
Sorry.
The EU did the equivalent of a cheap refurb of a flat. Splash of paint. Rename it. Hope no-one notices.
We shouldn't have signed it. Obviously.
But it wasn't like they were breaking a treaty.
A treaty that... our Prime Minister campaigning on passing, won an election on, signed, and then reneged on, all inside about 10 months?
I'm not even sure I care that much about us breaking the treaty in the general scheme of things. Frankly, if we've come to the end of the negotiating road, then hard choices have to be made.
But the Internal Market bill is insane. It bans courts into the UK from taking any precedent from bodies outside the UK. Which means, for example, we couldn't be members of NATO or the WTO or the Trans Pacific Partnership.
No, the Lisbon Betrayal was far worse than that. They fucked democracy itself. They said to the voters of France and the Netherlands: your votes are worthless, your democracy is meaningless, even if you oppose a EU Treaty we will simply rebadge it and force it through your parliaments, which are just puppets.
It was grotesque. You do yourself a disservice by trivialising what happened.
Some French politicians, by the way - clearly smarter than you - have accepted the enormity of what they did. They realise and admit that it led directly to the rise of Marine Le Pen.
This is what happens when you ignore referendums and tell the voters to sod off. You get actual quasi-Fascism.
The last few days I have been finding that the PB comments have been falling out of sight off the end and not allowing me to load more comments. Is this general?
Anyway, concerning Trump's avowal of non preparation: it's true that he's the most successful BBS (Big Bull Sh##er) to hold the presidency is consistent with my advice never. to. believe. a word. he says.
To view all the comments you need to go via the Vanilla Forums.
The last few days I have been finding that the PB comments have been falling out of sight off the end and not allowing me to load more comments. Is this general?
Anyway, concerning Trump's avowal of non preparation: it's true that he's the most successful BBS (Big Bull Sh##er) to hold the presidency is consistent with my advice never. to. believe. a word. he says.
To view all the comments you need to go via the Vanilla Forums.
The EU is the quintessence of Perfidy. It it a lie in and of itself. "This is not the Giscard Constitution just hastily relabelled to avoid referendums, no no no, it it is a brand new Treaty. Honest. Really. Truly".
I see nothing wrong with the UK responding in a like manner. Finally.
Fuck the EU, fuck the moaners just get the fuck out and if they cause a stir summon the militias. Let the russet coated yeomen of England do what they're good at.
The Lisbon Treaty is a perfect example of why I have zero respect for "international law" and I why I couldn't care less if "international law" is broken.
The Labour Government was elected on a manifesto promise not to implement the Constitution before a referendum, then they rebadged it and implemented it anyway, thus it became "international law".
Basic minimum standards like the ECHR are one thing for "international law" but too often nowadays its just simply politics through another means . . . and if its just politics, it must be reversible.
The moment they smuggled through the Constitution as "the Lisbon Treaty" simply as a means to avoid the No votes in multiple referendums, was the moment when I realised the EU was not just arrogant, reprehensible and wearisome. but actively and repugnantly malign. A damnable thing. A vile construct, made for, by and via elites for the elite.
At that point it became justifiable to oppose it by any means, up to and including armed rebellion. I do not joke.
The EU is a piece of shit. If we have to break "international law" to get as far from its clutches as possible, then so be it. The greater moral good must prevail.
It can’t be long before we get the “EU is like the Soviet Union” argument.
Time to go and leave the Leavers to it.
I'm not arguing, or opining, I am stating the case. The EU Constitution/Lisbon Treaty was an absolute outrage, far greater than anything the UK proposes to do. It was a kind of euro-Federalist coup d'etat. Wars have been fought over much less.
Sorry.
The EU did the equivalent of a cheap refurb of a flat. Splash of paint. Rename it. Hope no-one notices.
We shouldn't have signed it. Obviously.
But it wasn't like they were breaking a treaty.
A treaty that... our Prime Minister campaigning on passing, won an election on, signed, and then reneged on, all inside about 10 months?
I'm not even sure I care that much about us breaking the treaty in the general scheme of things. Frankly, if we've come to the end of the negotiating road, then hard choices have to be made.
But the Internal Market bill is insane. It bans courts into the UK from taking any precedent from bodies outside the UK. Which means, for example, we couldn't be members of NATO or the WTO or the Trans Pacific Partnership.
The only way Lisbon was signed was by the Government breaking its Manifesto commitment to hold a referendum first.
I see no difference between breaking a Treaty and breaking the Manifesto to sign a Treaty.
The last few days I have been finding that the PB comments have been falling out of sight off the end and not allowing me to load more comments. Is this general?
Anyway, concerning Trump's avowal of non preparation: it's true that he's the most successful BBS (Big Bull Sh##er) to hold the presidency is consistent with my advice never. to. believe. a word. he says.
To view all the comments you need to go via the Vanilla Forums.
The EU is the quintessence of Perfidy. It it a lie in and of itself. "This is not the Giscard Constitution just hastily relabelled to avoid referendums, no no no, it it is a brand new Treaty. Honest. Really. Truly".
I see nothing wrong with the UK responding in a like manner. Finally.
Fuck the EU, fuck the moaners just get the fuck out and if they cause a stir summon the militias. Let the russet coated yeomen of England do what they're good at.
The Lisbon Treaty is a perfect example of why I have zero respect for "international law" and I why I couldn't care less if "international law" is broken.
The Labour Government was elected on a manifesto promise not to implement the Constitution before a referendum, then they rebadged it and implemented it anyway, thus it became "international law".
Basic minimum standards like the ECHR are one thing for "international law" but too often nowadays its just simply politics through another means . . . and if its just politics, it must be reversible.
The moment they smuggled through the Constitution as "the Lisbon Treaty" simply as a means to avoid the No votes in multiple referendums, was the moment when I realised the EU was not just arrogant, reprehensible and wearisome. but actively and repugnantly malign. A damnable thing. A vile construct, made for, by and via elites for the elite.
At that point it became justifiable to oppose it by any means, up to and including armed rebellion. I do not joke.
The EU is a piece of shit. If we have to break "international law" to get as far from its clutches as possible, then so be it. The greater moral good must prevail.
It can’t be long before we get the “EU is like the Soviet Union” argument.
Time to go and leave the Leavers to it.
I'm not arguing, or opining, I am stating the case. The EU Constitution/Lisbon Treaty was an absolute outrage, far greater than anything the UK proposes to do. It was a kind of euro-Federalist coup d'etat. Wars have been fought over much less.
Sorry.
The EU did the equivalent of a cheap refurb of a flat. Splash of paint. Rename it. Hope no-one notices.
We shouldn't have signed it. Obviously.
But it wasn't like they were breaking a treaty.
A treaty that... our Prime Minister campaigning on passing, won an election on, signed, and then reneged on, all inside about 10 months?
I'm not even sure I care that much about us breaking the treaty in the general scheme of things. Frankly, if we've come to the end of the negotiating road, then hard choices have to be made.
But the Internal Market bill is insane. It bans courts into the UK from taking any precedent from bodies outside the UK. Which means, for example, we couldn't be members of NATO or the WTO or the Trans Pacific Partnership.
The only way Lisbon was signed was by the Government breaking its Manifesto commitment to hold a referendum first.
I see no difference between breaking a Treaty and breaking the Manifesto to sign a Treaty.
Another day, another lurch towards covid authoritarianism. Politicians read this site. Someone somewhere, please stand up against this insidious dangerous nonsense. There’s a growing body of public opinion that will hail you as a hero because right now, no one is speaking up for them.
I'm certainly increasingly worried where this is heading and the process for ending it.
Good. Lets see how much "political will" they have to compromise. There's not been much to date.
Boris Johnson will capitulate or it is No Deal.
The EU will not capitulate, they never have.
Then its no deal
Out of the EU and Boris Johnson, Boris Johnson is the one with the much stronger recent record of capitulation - but dressed up as victory or progress.
Good. Lets see how much "political will" they have to compromise. There's not been much to date.
Boris Johnson will capitulate or it is No Deal.
The EU will not capitulate, they never have.
Good, No Deal it is then.
Singapore in the Atlantic sounds good to me.
Singapore is rich because it's a place with the rule of law, and with an incredible geographical position next to some of the fastest growing economies on the planet. It's piggybacked on China and the like, and that's why it has grown so fast.
We'll be, geographically, right next to the EU.
It's also a country whose growth model has been predicated - like Germany - or suppressing domestic consumption to foster exports.
We could do that, sure, but it would be a bit of a shock to the system given that the British model has been to drive consumption up, and say "fuck that" to exports.
Singapore is also a country where homosexual acts are illegal and homosexual relationships are not recognised.
The EU is the quintessence of Perfidy. It it a lie in and of itself. "This is not the Giscard Constitution just hastily relabelled to avoid referendums, no no no, it it is a brand new Treaty. Honest. Really. Truly".
I see nothing wrong with the UK responding in a like manner. Finally.
Fuck the EU, fuck the moaners just get the fuck out and if they cause a stir summon the militias. Let the russet coated yeomen of England do what they're good at.
The Lisbon Treaty is a perfect example of why I have zero respect for "international law" and I why I couldn't care less if "international law" is broken.
The Labour Government was elected on a manifesto promise not to implement the Constitution before a referendum, then they rebadged it and implemented it anyway, thus it became "international law".
Basic minimum standards like the ECHR are one thing for "international law" but too often nowadays its just simply politics through another means . . . and if its just politics, it must be reversible.
The moment they smuggled through the Constitution as "the Lisbon Treaty" simply as a means to avoid the No votes in multiple referendums, was the moment when I realised the EU was not just arrogant, reprehensible and wearisome. but actively and repugnantly malign. A damnable thing. A vile construct, made for, by and via elites for the elite.
At that point it became justifiable to oppose it by any means, up to and including armed rebellion. I do not joke.
The EU is a piece of shit. If we have to break "international law" to get as far from its clutches as possible, then so be it. The greater moral good must prevail.
It can’t be long before we get the “EU is like the Soviet Union” argument.
Time to go and leave the Leavers to it.
I'm not arguing, or opining, I am stating the case. The EU Constitution/Lisbon Treaty was an absolute outrage, far greater than anything the UK proposes to do. It was a kind of euro-Federalist coup d'etat. Wars have been fought over much less.
Sorry.
The EU did the equivalent of a cheap refurb of a flat. Splash of paint. Rename it. Hope no-one notices.
We shouldn't have signed it. Obviously.
But it wasn't like they were breaking a treaty.
A treaty that... our Prime Minister campaigning on passing, won an election on, signed, and then reneged on, all inside about 10 months?
I'm not even sure I care that much about us breaking the treaty in the general scheme of things. Frankly, if we've come to the end of the negotiating road, then hard choices have to be made.
But the Internal Market bill is insane. It bans courts into the UK from taking any precedent from bodies outside the UK. Which means, for example, we couldn't be members of NATO or the WTO or the Trans Pacific Partnership.
The only way Lisbon was signed was by the Government breaking its Manifesto commitment to hold a referendum first.
I see no difference between breaking a Treaty and breaking the Manifesto to sign a Treaty.
You think ratifying Treaties you have pledged not to ratify in a Manifesto should make that Treaty "international law" and inviolable?
You make light of a solemn moment. That's a fine piece of satire, but this is the real world. And it has taken a very frightening and inevitably warlike turn.
This is our time to fight, our generation cannot shun this any longer. We will need to shed blood for our independence - take on the Belgians and the Irish, and die in the doing so - or we shall die like vile poisoned rats, writhing in the sewers of our surrender.
Another day, another lurch towards covid authoritarianism. Politicians read this site. Someone somewhere, please stand up against this insidious dangerous nonsense. There’s a growing body of public opinion that will hail you as a hero because right now, no one is speaking up for them.
I'm certainly increasingly worried where this is heading and the process for ending it.
You make light of a solemn moment. That's a fine piece of satire, but this is the real world. And it has taken a very frightening and inevitably warlike turn.
This is our time to fight, our generation cannot shun this any longer. We will need to shed blood for our independence - take on the Belgians and the Irish, and die in the doing so - or we shall die like vile poisoned rats, writhing in the sewers of our surrender.
I suggest a nice relaxing hot water battle and hot toddy, if the red has been a bit strong tonight.
"Writhing in the sewers of our surrender" is a great poetic line, though.
You make light of a solemn moment. That's a fine piece of satire, but this is the real world. And it has taken a very frightening and inevitably warlike turn.
This is our time to fight, our generation cannot shun this any longer. We will need to shed blood for our independence - take on the Belgians and the Irish, and die in the doing so - or we shall die like vile poisoned rats, writhing in the sewers of our surrender.
I’d rather surrender than fight in your insane hypothetical war.
Another day, another lurch towards covid authoritarianism. Politicians read this site. Someone somewhere, please stand up against this insidious dangerous nonsense. There’s a growing body of public opinion that will hail you as a hero because right now, no one is speaking up for them.
I'm certainly increasingly worried where this is heading and the process for ending it.
I'm less bothered about the 30 to 6 number than the ordering that all people who go to pub or restaurant must give their contact details.
The laws around this no longer have credence just ignore them like most will and if the marshalls try and interfere laugh at them and walk off like PCSO's they will have no power to detain you
Another day, another lurch towards covid authoritarianism. Politicians read this site. Someone somewhere, please stand up against this insidious dangerous nonsense. There’s a growing body of public opinion that will hail you as a hero because right now, no one is speaking up for them.
I'm certainly increasingly worried where this is heading and the process for ending it.
You make light of a solemn moment. That's a fine piece of satire, but this is the real world. And it has taken a very frightening and inevitably warlike turn.
This is our time to fight, our generation cannot shun this any longer. We will need to shed blood for our independence - take on the Belgians and the Irish, and die in the doing so - or we shall die like vile poisoned rats, writhing in the sewers of our surrender.
I’d rather surrender than fight in your insane hypothetical war.
You make light of a solemn moment. That's a fine piece of satire, but this is the real world. And it has taken a very frightening and inevitably warlike turn.
This is our time to fight, our generation cannot shun this any longer. We will need to shed blood for our independence - take on the Belgians and the Irish, and die in the doing so - or we shall die like vile poisoned rats, writhing in the sewers of our surrender.
I suggest a nice relaxing hot water battle and hot toddy, if the red has been a bit strong tonight.
"Writhing in the sewers of our surrender" is a great poetic line, though.
You make light of a solemn moment. That's a fine piece of satire, but this is the real world. And it has taken a very frightening and inevitably warlike turn.
This is our time to fight, our generation cannot shun this any longer. We will need to shed blood for our independence - take on the Belgians and the Irish, and die in the doing so - or we shall die like vile poisoned rats, writhing in the sewers of our surrender.
You make light of a solemn moment. That's a fine piece of satire, but this is the real world. And it has taken a very frightening and inevitably warlike turn.
This is our time to fight, our generation cannot shun this any longer. We will need to shed blood for our independence - take on the Belgians and the Irish, and die in the doing so - or we shall die like vile poisoned rats, writhing in the sewers of our surrender.
I’d rather surrender than fight in your insane hypothetical war.
So you are literally a traitor. An appeaser. A pacifist who will not stand up for Britain, why? Because you love to lick the boot of Brussels, and you live to invaginate the weird knuckled fist of Washington.
You are an insect. No, worse than an insect. You are the parasite on the feces of an insect. No, worse than that. You are the micro-maggot inside the anus of a parasite that feasts on the excreta of an insect inside the prolapsed colon of a shrieking, mange-ridden weasel. I will stop there, before I go too far.
Another day, another lurch towards covid authoritarianism. Politicians read this site. Someone somewhere, please stand up against this insidious dangerous nonsense. There’s a growing body of public opinion that will hail you as a hero because right now, no one is speaking up for them.
I'm certainly increasingly worried where this is heading and the process for ending it.
I'm less bothered about the 30 to 6 number than the ordering that all people who go to pub or restaurant must give their contact details.
Why would you be worried when without the detail contact tracing becomes impossible
We all have to act responsibly to beat this virus
Mind you it will not apply to us as we are in a semi voluntary lockdown due to our age and health conditions and will not be visiting pubs or restaurants
You make light of a solemn moment. That's a fine piece of satire, but this is the real world. And it has taken a very frightening and inevitably warlike turn.
This is our time to fight, our generation cannot shun this any longer. We will need to shed blood for our independence - take on the Belgians and the Irish, and die in the doing so - or we shall die like vile poisoned rats, writhing in the sewers of our surrender.
I’d rather surrender than fight in your insane hypothetical war.
So you are literally a traitor. An appeaser. A pacifist who will not stand up for Britain, why? Because you love to lick the boot of Brussels, and you live to invaginate the weird knuckled fist of Washington.
You are an insect. No, worse than an insect. You are the parasite on the feces of an insect. No, worse than that. You are the micro-maggot inside the anus of a parasite that feasts on the excreta of an insect inside the prolapsed colon of a shrieking, mange-ridden weasel. I will stop there, before I go too far.
You make light of a solemn moment. That's a fine piece of satire, but this is the real world. And it has taken a very frightening and inevitably warlike turn.
This is our time to fight, our generation cannot shun this any longer. We will need to shed blood for our independence - take on the Belgians and the Irish, and die in the doing so - or we shall die like vile poisoned rats, writhing in the sewers of our surrender.
I’d rather surrender than fight in your insane hypothetical war.
So you are literally a traitor. An appeaser. A pacifist who will not stand up for Britain, why? Because you love to lick the boot of Brussels, and you live to invaginate the weird knuckled fist of Washington.
You are an insect. No, worse than an insect. You are the parasite on the feces of an insect. No, worse than that. You are the micro-maggot inside the anus of a parasite that feasts on the excreta of an insect inside the prolapsed colon of a shrieking, mange-ridden weasel. I will stop there, before I go too far.
You make light of a solemn moment. That's a fine piece of satire, but this is the real world. And it has taken a very frightening and inevitably warlike turn.
This is our time to fight, our generation cannot shun this any longer. We will need to shed blood for our independence - take on the Belgians and the Irish, and die in the doing so - or we shall die like vile poisoned rats, writhing in the sewers of our surrender.
I’d rather surrender than fight in your insane hypothetical war.
So you are literally a traitor. An appeaser. A pacifist who will not stand up for Britain, why? Because you love to lick the boot of Brussels, and you live to invaginate the weird knuckled fist of Washington.
You are an insect. No, worse than an insect. You are the parasite on the feces of an insect. No, worse than that. You are the micro-maggot inside the anus of a parasite that feasts on the excreta of an insect inside the prolapsed colon of a shrieking, mange-ridden weasel. I will stop there, before I go too far.
You make light of a solemn moment. That's a fine piece of satire, but this is the real world. And it has taken a very frightening and inevitably warlike turn.
This is our time to fight, our generation cannot shun this any longer. We will need to shed blood for our independence - take on the Belgians and the Irish, and die in the doing so - or we shall die like vile poisoned rats, writhing in the sewers of our surrender.
I say we resolve this like the rebels at Masada by the suicide of every man, woman and child in the UK. That'll show them.
You make light of a solemn moment. That's a fine piece of satire, but this is the real world. And it has taken a very frightening and inevitably warlike turn.
This is our time to fight, our generation cannot shun this any longer. We will need to shed blood for our independence - take on the Belgians and the Irish, and die in the doing so - or we shall die like vile poisoned rats, writhing in the sewers of our surrender.
I’d rather surrender than fight in your insane hypothetical war.
So you are literally a traitor. An appeaser. A pacifist who will not stand up for Britain, why? Because you love to lick the boot of Brussels, and you live to invaginate the weird knuckled fist of Washington.
You are an insect. No, worse than an insect. You are the parasite on the feces of an insect. No, worse than that. You are the micro-maggot inside the anus of a parasite that feasts on the excreta of an insect inside the prolapsed colon of a shrieking, mange-ridden weasel. I will stop there, before I go too far.
You make light of a solemn moment. That's a fine piece of satire, but this is the real world. And it has taken a very frightening and inevitably warlike turn.
This is our time to fight, our generation cannot shun this any longer. We will need to shed blood for our independence - take on the Belgians and the Irish, and die in the doing so - or we shall die like vile poisoned rats, writhing in the sewers of our surrender.
I’d rather surrender than fight in your insane hypothetical war.
So you are literally a traitor. An appeaser. A pacifist who will not stand up for Britain, why? Because you love to lick the boot of Brussels, and you live to invaginate the weird knuckled fist of Washington.
You are an insect. No, worse than an insect. You are the parasite on the feces of an insect. No, worse than that. You are the micro-maggot inside the anus of a parasite that feasts on the excreta of an insect inside the prolapsed colon of a shrieking, mange-ridden weasel. I will stop there, before I go too far.
Another day, another lurch towards covid authoritarianism. Politicians read this site. Someone somewhere, please stand up against this insidious dangerous nonsense. There’s a growing body of public opinion that will hail you as a hero because right now, no one is speaking up for them.
I'm certainly increasingly worried where this is heading and the process for ending it.
I'm less bothered about the 30 to 6 number than the ordering that all people who go to pub or restaurant must give their contact details.
The laws around this no longer have credence just ignore them like most will and if the marshalls try and interfere laugh at them and walk off like PCSO's they will have no power to detain you
You make light of a solemn moment. That's a fine piece of satire, but this is the real world. And it has taken a very frightening and inevitably warlike turn.
This is our time to fight, our generation cannot shun this any longer. We will need to shed blood for our independence - take on the Belgians and the Irish, and die in the doing so - or we shall die like vile poisoned rats, writhing in the sewers of our surrender.
I’d rather surrender than fight in your insane hypothetical war.
So you are literally a traitor. An appeaser. A pacifist who will not stand up for Britain, why? Because you love to lick the boot of Brussels, and you live to invaginate the weird knuckled fist of Washington.
You are an insect. No, worse than an insect. You are the parasite on the feces of an insect. No, worse than that. You are the micro-maggot inside the anus of a parasite that feasts on the excreta of an insect inside the prolapsed colon of a shrieking, mange-ridden weasel. I will stop there, before I go too far.
Another day, another lurch towards covid authoritarianism. Politicians read this site. Someone somewhere, please stand up against this insidious dangerous nonsense. There’s a growing body of public opinion that will hail you as a hero because right now, no one is speaking up for them.
I'm certainly increasingly worried where this is heading and the process for ending it.
You make light of a solemn moment. That's a fine piece of satire, but this is the real world. And it has taken a very frightening and inevitably warlike turn.
This is our time to fight, our generation cannot shun this any longer. We will need to shed blood for our independence - take on the Belgians and the Irish, and die in the doing so - or we shall die like vile poisoned rats, writhing in the sewers of our surrender.
I say we resolve this like the rebels at Masada by the suicide of every man, woman and child in the UK. That'll show them.
I'm with you, bruh,
Who else has the manliness and the guts to join us in our noble, vital and spectacularly futile act of mass national self harm?
Come on. Let these refusenik cowards show their colours.
Good. Lets see how much "political will" they have to compromise. There's not been much to date.
Boris Johnson will capitulate or it is No Deal.
The EU will not capitulate, they never have.
Good, No Deal it is then.
Singapore in the Atlantic sounds good to me.
Singapore is rich because it's a place with the rule of law, and with an incredible geographical position next to some of the fastest growing economies on the planet. It's piggybacked on China and the like, and that's why it has grown so fast.
We'll be, geographically, right next to the EU.
It's also a country whose growth model has been predicated - like Germany - or suppressing domestic consumption to foster exports.
We could do that, sure, but it would be a bit of a shock to the system given that the British model has been to drive consumption up, and say "fuck that" to exports.
One of my lockdown guilty pleasures has been binge-watching Hustle on iplayer. The key dynamic of the con trick is to offer the victim Something for Nothing, then give them Nothing for Something.
If the VL campaign (£350 million a week for the NHS!) ends up delivering Singapore-on-Thames, large chunks of the Leave vote can reasonably say they have been conned. (Except the magic of the con trick is that the victim is too embarrassed / ashamed to admit what happened, so the trickster gets away with it...)
Hello again everyone. Been away a while. New phone.
I very much doubt Trump is skipping preparation.
What is everyone's headline prediction (12 words or fewer) for US elections? Broadly mine is 'Biden to squeak it because Great Lake states turn blue'.
"Trump out in Dem landslide but Florida stubbornly stays red".
That's about my take, though maybe less of the 'landslide'. It should be comfortable enough but Florida is different and will probably stay red.
Yes - decisive win would be a more accurate description. I'll be calling it a landslide though if I possibly can. ☺
If Texas flips, it's a landslide. Otherwise it's a normal win or a damn close thing.
I don't honestly think Texas will flip, but if it does the ECV distortion switches too. Instead of the ECV system favoring the GOP, it will then favor the Democrats. Cue bitter complaints about the system's unfairness!
What do you mean by Texas "flipping"?
If Biden wins by a massive landslide that includes Texas this year, then any distortion in the translation of the popular vote to the Electoral College Vote is neither here nor there.
If, at some point in the future, Texas flips in the sense of being won by the Democrats when the national vote is even, then that would result in a lot of wasted Republican votes in Texas - but would it necessarily result in the system as a whole being distorted in the Democrats favour?
You might expect it to be balanced by some other States trending away from the Democrats - perhaps mid-sized States in the Mid-West. That would increase the Republican advantage in the Senate, and it's by no means guaranteed that the Democrats would have an advantage for the Presidency.
Another day, another lurch towards covid authoritarianism. Politicians read this site. Someone somewhere, please stand up against this insidious dangerous nonsense. There’s a growing body of public opinion that will hail you as a hero because right now, no one is speaking up for them.
I'm certainly increasingly worried where this is heading and the process for ending it.
I'm less bothered about the 30 to 6 number than the ordering that all people who go to pub or restaurant must give their contact details.
The laws around this no longer have credence just ignore them like most will and if the marshalls try and interfere laugh at them and walk off like PCSO's they will have no power to detain you
I was supportive of the temporary lockdown in march, we were assured it was a temporary measure. 6 months later its beginning to look not so temporary and worse we are being told isolate and don't be naughty unless its making someone money by us going to work, using restaurants, travelling abroad, going to pubs.
If the government was being coherent and shutting down foreign travel, bars, restaurants and saying keep working from home I would be inclined to think not happy but still go along. They aren't so they as far as I am concerned can go swivel and I refuse to obey
The last few days I have been finding that the PB comments have been falling out of sight off the end and not allowing me to load more comments. Is this general?
Anyway, concerning Trump's avowal of non preparation: it's true that he's the most successful BBS (Big Bull Sh##er) to hold the presidency is consistent with my advice never. to. believe. a word. he says.
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Another day, another lurch towards covid authoritarianism. Politicians read this site. Someone somewhere, please stand up against this insidious dangerous nonsense. There’s a growing body of public opinion that will hail you as a hero because right now, no one is speaking up for them.
I'm certainly increasingly worried where this is heading and the process for ending it.
You make light of a solemn moment. That's a fine piece of satire, but this is the real world. And it has taken a very frightening and inevitably warlike turn.
This is our time to fight, our generation cannot shun this any longer. We will need to shed blood for our independence - take on the Belgians and the Irish, and die in the doing so - or we shall die like vile poisoned rats, writhing in the sewers of our surrender.
I say we resolve this like the rebels at Masada by the suicide of every man, woman and child in the UK. That'll show them.
I'm with you, bruh,
Who else has the manliness and the guts to join us in our noble, vital and spectacularly futile act of mass national self harm?
Come on. Let these refusenik cowards show their colours.
I say we take off and nuke the entire site from orbit. It's the only way to be sure.
Good. Lets see how much "political will" they have to compromise. There's not been much to date.
Boris Johnson will capitulate or it is No Deal.
The EU will not capitulate, they never have.
Good, No Deal it is then.
Singapore in the Atlantic sounds good to me.
Singapore is rich because it's a place with the rule of law, and with an incredible geographical position next to some of the fastest growing economies on the planet. It's piggybacked on China and the like, and that's why it has grown so fast.
We'll be, geographically, right next to the EU.
It's also a country whose growth model has been predicated - like Germany - or suppressing domestic consumption to foster exports.
We could do that, sure, but it would be a bit of a shock to the system given that the British model has been to drive consumption up, and say "fuck that" to exports.
Singapore is also a country where homosexual acts are illegal and homosexual relationships are not recognised.
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(According to our friends on Wearside)
The season starts this weekend and with today's warnings that these draconian measures could carry on until the spring, just where will clubs be then especially those spending millions on players
Singapore in the Atlantic sounds good to me.
I'm sure they'd be willing to ensure the nation that engages in piracy of PL tv rights.
Plus as per their last annual accounts, the PL has £1.5 billion cash in their bank accounts.
The EU did the equivalent of a cheap refurb of a flat. Splash of paint. Rename it. Hope no-one notices.
We shouldn't have signed it. Obviously.
But it wasn't like they were breaking a treaty.
A treaty that... our Prime Minister campaigning on passing, won an election on, signed, and then reneged on, all inside about 10 months?
I'm not even sure I care that much about us breaking the treaty in the general scheme of things. Frankly, if we've come to the end of the negotiating road, then hard choices have to be made.
But the Internal Market bill is insane. It bans courts into the UK from taking any precedent from bodies outside the UK. Which means, for example, we couldn't be members of NATO or the WTO or the Trans Pacific Partnership.
In your heart you must see how weak our position is surely
We are but a piss in the wind compared to the 27
Whereas Boris as expected is proving to be all piss and wind too
Anyway, concerning Trump's avowal of non preparation: it's true that he's the most successful BBS (Big Bull Sh##er) to hold the presidency is consistent with my advice never. to. believe. a word. he says.
What if a vaccine is two or more years away?
https://vf.politicalbetting.com/discussions
https://twitter.com/SRuhle/status/1303792248740610050
We'll be, geographically, right next to the EU.
It's also a country whose growth model has been predicated - like Germany - or suppressing domestic consumption to foster exports.
We could do that, sure, but it would be a bit of a shock to the system given that the British model has been to drive consumption up, and say "fuck that" to exports.
It was grotesque. You do yourself a disservice by trivialising what happened.
Some French politicians, by the way - clearly smarter than you - have accepted the enormity of what they did. They realise and admit that it led directly to the rise of Marine Le Pen.
This is what happens when you ignore referendums and tell the voters to sod off. You get actual quasi-Fascism.
I see no difference between breaking a Treaty and breaking the Manifesto to sign a Treaty.
https://twitter.com/YouGov/status/1303721438919233541?s=09
But will this continue ? I have no idea.
Hardly a good model.
Absolutely nothing.
Say it again
BoZo won't stand by one he signed this year.
Twat.
*with a bit of help from us
This is our time to fight, our generation cannot shun this any longer. We will need to shed blood for our independence - take on the Belgians and the Irish, and die in the doing so - or we shall die like vile poisoned rats, writhing in the sewers of our surrender.
"Writhing in the sewers of our surrender" is a great poetic line, though.
https://twitter.com/maggieNYT/status/1303769169956044800
Boris get through treaties quicker than he get through girlfriends.
https://twitter.com/MsHelicat/status/1303792339199111169/photo/1
You are an insect. No, worse than an insect. You are the parasite on the feces of an insect. No, worse than that. You are the micro-maggot inside the anus of a parasite that feasts on the excreta of an insect inside the prolapsed colon of a shrieking, mange-ridden weasel. I will stop there, before I go too far.
We all have to act responsibly to beat this virus
Mind you it will not apply to us as we are in a semi voluntary lockdown due to our age and health conditions and will not be visiting pubs or restaurants
Somebody help him.
Even if we accept Ferguson's figure of 500K dead if we do absolutely nothing that comes out as £200,000 per life saved by my reckoning.
https://twitter.com/YouGov/status/1303721438919233541?s=09
Who else has the manliness and the guts to join us in our noble, vital and spectacularly futile act of mass national self harm?
Come on. Let these refusenik cowards show their colours.
The level of shambles, duplicity and miscommunication is off the scale.
If the VL campaign (£350 million a week for the NHS!) ends up delivering Singapore-on-Thames, large chunks of the Leave vote can reasonably say they have been conned. (Except the magic of the con trick is that the victim is too embarrassed / ashamed to admit what happened, so the trickster gets away with it...)
If Biden wins by a massive landslide that includes Texas this year, then any distortion in the translation of the popular vote to the Electoral College Vote is neither here nor there.
If, at some point in the future, Texas flips in the sense of being won by the Democrats when the national vote is even, then that would result in a lot of wasted Republican votes in Texas - but would it necessarily result in the system as a whole being distorted in the Democrats favour?
You might expect it to be balanced by some other States trending away from the Democrats - perhaps mid-sized States in the Mid-West. That would increase the Republican advantage in the Senate, and it's by no means guaranteed that the Democrats would have an advantage for the Presidency.
If the government was being coherent and shutting down foreign travel, bars, restaurants and saying keep working from home I would be inclined to think not happy but still go along. They aren't so they as far as I am concerned can go swivel and I refuse to obey
The day he expelled all the Conservatives from his Brexit Party was the worst
The day he didn't sack Cummings close second
Now I know the answer to that but the general public don't
Of course, it is easily fixed. Do not eat out.