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M6 closed both ways near Preston after a milk tanker crashes through central reservation.
No point crying over it, mind.8 -
Verstappen is beyond arrogant. 24s ahead, demands they pit him so he can go for fastest lap, team does so and then he's weaving around on the penultimate lap with LeClerc only a few seconds behind. And then of course sets the fastest lap on the final lap.0
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Third highest score was 18. Fourth 11.
One other contribution, or even two little ones and it would have been so different.0 -
I fear for Aggers safety if he asks more stupid questions of England players in the post match inteview....0
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Controversial opinion. Jimmy dropped from the team for the next match.0
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Just in time for a green seamer at Headingley...FrancisUrquhart said:Controversial opinion. Jimmy dropped from the team for the next match.
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Digging in for the draw now methinks.0
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Rotated.FrancisUrquhart said:Controversial opinion. Jimmy dropped from the team for the next match.
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Not controversial. If we keep getting these style of pitches, he is not the man.FrancisUrquhart said:Controversial opinion. Jimmy dropped from the team for the next match.
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Yep. Leon could be watching the final moments of James Anderson's Test career.FrancisUrquhart said:Controversial opinion. Jimmy dropped from the team for the next match.
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Max Verstappen might be an arrogant prick but he’s still more likeable than this Australian team.RochdalePioneers said:Verstappen is beyond arrogant. 24s ahead, demands they pit him so he can go for fastest lap, team does so and then he's weaving around on the penultimate lap with LeClerc only a few seconds behind. And then of course sets the fastest lap on the final lap.
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It’s good to see his journey to sanity but after the next election he will simply be another unemployed former MP.TheScreamingEagles said:Well.
Suella Braverman’s rhetoric about child sexual abuse and grooming gangs has cost her the support of an influential Conservative backer, Steve Baker, in a sign her hardline approach to culture war issues could hamper her chances of becoming Tory leader.
Baker, a Tory MP on the Brexiter right of the party, who is now a Northern Ireland minister, was Braverman’s de facto campaign manager when she stood to succeed Boris Johnson as Conservative leader and prime minister last summer.
While Braverman, now the home secretary, was eliminated in the second round of MPs’ voting, her candidacy was seen as a marker for a possible future contest, one likely if the Conservatives lose the next general election.
However, it is understood Baker has decided he would not back Braverman again because of serious concerns over the way she has approached the issue of so-called grooming gangs.
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2023/jul/02/steve-baker-withdraws-support-for-suella-braverman-over-grooming-gangs-rhetoric-says-ally3 -
So how do they compare to Pineapple on Pizza or Radiohead.TheScreamingEagles said:
Max Verstappen might be an arrogant prick but he’s still more likeable than this Australian team.RochdalePioneers said:Verstappen is beyond arrogant. 24s ahead, demands they pit him so he can go for fastest lap, team does so and then he's weaving around on the penultimate lap with LeClerc only a few seconds behind. And then of course sets the fastest lap on the final lap.
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Light tanks (see also the new M10 Booker) aren't meant to fight tanks nor artillery. They support infantry against infantry or act as reconnaissance: identify the target and report back (the most dangerous man on the battlefield is a man with binoculars, a radio, and a map). If you're going up against tanks or artillery, you need a MBTNigelb said:Why light tanks aren’t really a thing.
Ukrainian commander warns French tanks are inadequate for counteroffensive
https://www.euronews.com/2023/07/02/ukrainian-commander-warns-french-tanks-are-inadequate-for-counteroffensive
…"They are used for supporting fire, because of their light armour," he said. "Their armament is good, their observation instruments are very good. But unfortunately it's light armour, which makes them unsuitable."
In January, French President Emmanuel Macron promised the delivery of these highly mobile reconnaissance armoured vehicles on wheels, equipped with a formidable 105mm cannon. Four months later, they were already in service on the front line, according to the Ukrainian government.
But in this high-intensity war marked by constant heavy artillery strikes, their thin armour is proving to be a major weakness, according to Major Spartanets.
"There have been cases where a 152mm shell has exploded nearby and the shrapnel has pierced the vehicle," noted the 34-year-old officer, who said this has already resulted in the death of the crew on one occasion.
"A shell exploded next to the vehicle, the fragments pierced the armour and the stock of ammunition (on board) was detonated", says the Ukrainian officer. "The crew of four, unfortunately, remained inside; they were killed in the armoured vehicle."…3 -
That should be the punishment for the French rioters....being locked in a room with the Australian cricket team with Radiohead pumped through the speakers and only food being pineapple pizza.Taz said:
So how do they compare to Pineapple on Pizza or Radiohead.TheScreamingEagles said:
Max Verstappen might be an arrogant prick but he’s still more likeable than this Australian team.RochdalePioneers said:Verstappen is beyond arrogant. 24s ahead, demands they pit him so he can go for fastest lap, team does so and then he's weaving around on the penultimate lap with LeClerc only a few seconds behind. And then of course sets the fastest lap on the final lap.
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Australia are the Red Bull of cricket. Undoubtedly talented, but make a point of being total w@nkers even when they win.TheScreamingEagles said:
Max Verstappen might be an arrogant prick but he’s still more likeable than this Australian team.RochdalePioneers said:Verstappen is beyond arrogant. 24s ahead, demands they pit him so he can go for fastest lap, team does so and then he's weaving around on the penultimate lap with LeClerc only a few seconds behind. And then of course sets the fastest lap on the final lap.
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£106 million staked on this match so far with BE.
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Radiohead have two good tracks, so this Aussie team is worse than Max Verstappen and pineapple on pizza.Taz said:
So how do they compare to Pineapple on Pizza or Radiohead.TheScreamingEagles said:
Max Verstappen might be an arrogant prick but he’s still more likeable than this Australian team.RochdalePioneers said:Verstappen is beyond arrogant. 24s ahead, demands they pit him so he can go for fastest lap, team does so and then he's weaving around on the penultimate lap with LeClerc only a few seconds behind. And then of course sets the fastest lap on the final lap.
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Maybe they haven't forgotten about Stuart Broad's refusal to walk when he edged to slip a few years ago.Sandpit said:
Australia are the Red Bull of cricket. Undoubtedly talented, but make a point of being total w@nkers even when they win.TheScreamingEagles said:
Max Verstappen might be an arrogant prick but he’s still more likeable than this Australian team.RochdalePioneers said:Verstappen is beyond arrogant. 24s ahead, demands they pit him so he can go for fastest lap, team does so and then he's weaving around on the penultimate lap with LeClerc only a few seconds behind. And then of course sets the fastest lap on the final lap.
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In the Tour de Drugs, seems like a small number of them have much better drugs than the others this year.1
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Good afternoonTaz said:
It’s good to see his journey to sanity but after the next election he will simply be another unemployed former MP.TheScreamingEagles said:Well.
Suella Braverman’s rhetoric about child sexual abuse and grooming gangs has cost her the support of an influential Conservative backer, Steve Baker, in a sign her hardline approach to culture war issues could hamper her chances of becoming Tory leader.
Baker, a Tory MP on the Brexiter right of the party, who is now a Northern Ireland minister, was Braverman’s de facto campaign manager when she stood to succeed Boris Johnson as Conservative leader and prime minister last summer.
While Braverman, now the home secretary, was eliminated in the second round of MPs’ voting, her candidacy was seen as a marker for a possible future contest, one likely if the Conservatives lose the next general election.
However, it is understood Baker has decided he would not back Braverman again because of serious concerns over the way she has approached the issue of so-called grooming gangs.
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2023/jul/02/steve-baker-withdraws-support-for-suella-braverman-over-grooming-gangs-rhetoric-says-ally
Time for many more conservative mps to follow Baker's example
It will not save them but it is the only path to sanity in the party2 -
What's the potion of choice these days?FrancisUrquhart said:In the Tour de Drugs, seems like a small number of them have much better drugs than the others this year.
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From my limited knowledge, my understanding now is the top drugs cheats now have custom compounds made just for them. It obviously makes discovery much harder, but they are also better tuned to the individual / their sport.Flatlander said:
What's the potion of choice these days?FrancisUrquhart said:In the Tour de Drugs, seems like a small number of them have much better drugs than the others this year.
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Sorry, that’s bullshit. He didn’t refuse to walk. The Aussies appealed, the umpire said not out. That he had hit the ball is irrelevant. Most cricketers at test level don’t walk.Andy_JS said:
Maybe they haven't forgotten about Stuart Broad's refusal to walk when he edged to slip a few years ago.Sandpit said:
Australia are the Red Bull of cricket. Undoubtedly talented, but make a point of being total w@nkers even when they win.TheScreamingEagles said:
Max Verstappen might be an arrogant prick but he’s still more likeable than this Australian team.RochdalePioneers said:Verstappen is beyond arrogant. 24s ahead, demands they pit him so he can go for fastest lap, team does so and then he's weaving around on the penultimate lap with LeClerc only a few seconds behind. And then of course sets the fastest lap on the final lap.
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Which reminds me.Sandpit said:
Australia are the Red Bull of cricket. Undoubtedly talented, but make a point of being total w@nkers even when they win.TheScreamingEagles said:
Max Verstappen might be an arrogant prick but he’s still more likeable than this Australian team.RochdalePioneers said:Verstappen is beyond arrogant. 24s ahead, demands they pit him so he can go for fastest lap, team does so and then he's weaving around on the penultimate lap with LeClerc only a few seconds behind. And then of course sets the fastest lap on the final lap.
I've become a member of Just Stop Oil.
I'll be protesting at Silverstone and attacking Max Verstappen as the face of F1.
My membership of Just Stop Oil will end after the British Grand Prix.5 -
The reaction of the F1 forums, to the suspended sentences given to the soap dodgers from last year, suggests that any protest this year will be “dealt with internally”.TheScreamingEagles said:
Which reminds me.Sandpit said:
Australia are the Red Bull of cricket. Undoubtedly talented, but make a point of being total w@nkers even when they win.TheScreamingEagles said:
Max Verstappen might be an arrogant prick but he’s still more likeable than this Australian team.RochdalePioneers said:Verstappen is beyond arrogant. 24s ahead, demands they pit him so he can go for fastest lap, team does so and then he's weaving around on the penultimate lap with LeClerc only a few seconds behind. And then of course sets the fastest lap on the final lap.
I've become a member of Just Stop Oil.
I'll be protesting at Silverstone and attacking Max Verstappen as the face of F1.
My membership of Just Stop Oil will end after the British Grand Prix.0 -
It's definitely not possible. No way.
That's why I tuned out.
I will return in an hour to prove myself right.0 -
Pro rata they are the most tested demographic in the sporting worldFrancisUrquhart said:In the Tour de Drugs, seems like a small number of them have much better drugs than the others this year.
https://lanternerouge.com/2023/03/26/how-clean-is-cycling-analysing-the-anti-doping-fight/
Plus I can't remember where but saw a persuasive piece the other day pointing out that Lance at peak EPO was a fat slob because he didn't need not to be. Vingegaard is not a fat slob, has the benefit of a 1/4 century marginal gains in training technique and bike design, and is doing about the same times. whereas with a decent helping of EPO you'd expect 10% gains.0 -
Not worth the waitPro_Rata said:It's definitely not possible. No way.
That's why I tuned out.
I will return in an hour to prove myself right.0 -
You can't keep losing your last 4 wickets for 20 and be competitive.3
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No argument with that one. Two very close Test matches, but all the record books will see is the result.0
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I didn't get out of the room.Flatlander said:
Not worth the waitPro_Rata said:It's definitely not possible. No way.
That's why I tuned out.
I will return in an hour to prove myself right.0 -
We need to be able to bat deep…FrancisUrquhart said:You can't keep losing your last 4 wickets for 20 and be competitive.
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its not BS - its called playing by the rules - you cannot pick and choose who is "cheating" or "unsportsmanlike" when Broad did that - fine but then dont whinge when you get it back (like today)turbotubbs said:
Sorry, that’s bullshit. He didn’t refuse to walk. The Aussies appealed, the umpire said not out. That he had hit the ball is irrelevant. Most cricketers at test level don’t walk.Andy_JS said:
Maybe they haven't forgotten about Stuart Broad's refusal to walk when he edged to slip a few years ago.Sandpit said:
Australia are the Red Bull of cricket. Undoubtedly talented, but make a point of being total w@nkers even when they win.TheScreamingEagles said:
Max Verstappen might be an arrogant prick but he’s still more likeable than this Australian team.RochdalePioneers said:Verstappen is beyond arrogant. 24s ahead, demands they pit him so he can go for fastest lap, team does so and then he's weaving around on the penultimate lap with LeClerc only a few seconds behind. And then of course sets the fastest lap on the final lap.
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Most important sporting news of the day.
https://www.liverpoolfc.com/news/liverpool-complete-signing-dominik-szoboszlai1 -
Andrew Strauss basically saying they let the riff raff in today.0
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Well we know Leon is, but bit harsh on the rest of the crowd.tlg86 said:Andrew Strauss basically saying they let the riff raff in today.
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I think that incident was less sportsmanlike than what happened today with Bairstow.turbotubbs said:
Sorry, that’s bullshit. He didn’t refuse to walk. The Aussies appealed, the umpire said not out. That he had hit the ball is irrelevant. Most cricketers at test level don’t walk.Andy_JS said:
Maybe they haven't forgotten about Stuart Broad's refusal to walk when he edged to slip a few years ago.Sandpit said:
Australia are the Red Bull of cricket. Undoubtedly talented, but make a point of being total w@nkers even when they win.TheScreamingEagles said:
Max Verstappen might be an arrogant prick but he’s still more likeable than this Australian team.RochdalePioneers said:Verstappen is beyond arrogant. 24s ahead, demands they pit him so he can go for fastest lap, team does so and then he's weaving around on the penultimate lap with LeClerc only a few seconds behind. And then of course sets the fastest lap on the final lap.
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The dead ball law is pretty dubious. I used to hate trying to work out when the ball was dead. Bairstow was perhaps a bit careless but he clearly wasn’t attempting a run.
Roles reversed, and Sky would laying into England as they did in 2008 for this incident
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=R3bOlo6Enlg&pp=ygUiRW5nbGFuZCB2IG5ldyB6ZWFsYW5kIDIwMDggcnVuIG91dA==0 -
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You don't need to be attempting a run in order to be stumped. Also you don't need to be attempting a run for a run out either, as long as it isn't a no ball. Sometimes a short leg fielder runs out the batsman even if he isn't trying to run.tlg86 said:The dead ball law is pretty dubious. I used to hate trying to work out when the ball was dead. Bairstow was perhaps a bit careless but he clearly wasn’t attempting a run.
Roles reversed, and Sky would laying into England as they did in 2008 for this incident
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=R3bOlo6Enlg&pp=ygUiRW5nbGFuZCB2IG5ldyB6ZWFsYW5kIDIwMDggcnVuIG91dA==0 -
Well that’s a ridiculous decision. Stumped with the keeper standing back is a joke.Andy_JS said:
You don't need to be attempting a run in order to be stumped. He was stumped, not run out.tlg86 said:The dead ball law is pretty dubious. I used to hate trying to work out when the ball was dead. Bairstow was perhaps a bit careless but he clearly wasn’t attempting a run.
Roles reversed, and Sky would laying into England as they did in 2008 for this incident
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=R3bOlo6Enlg&pp=ygUiRW5nbGFuZCB2IG5ldyB6ZWFsYW5kIDIwMDggcnVuIG91dA==1 -
Crowd booing man of the match not cool.0
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Should have been given to Stokes.twistedfirestopper3 said:Crowd booing man of the match not cool.
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Bairstow was an arse wandering about. It's contentious, but he got himself out.tlg86 said:
Well that’s a ridiculous decision. Stumped with the keeper standing back is a joke.Andy_JS said:
You don't need to be attempting a run in order to be stumped. He was stumped, not run out.tlg86 said:The dead ball law is pretty dubious. I used to hate trying to work out when the ball was dead. Bairstow was perhaps a bit careless but he clearly wasn’t attempting a run.
Roles reversed, and Sky would laying into England as they did in 2008 for this incident
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=R3bOlo6Enlg&pp=ygUiRW5nbGFuZCB2IG5ldyB6ZWFsYW5kIDIwMDggcnVuIG91dA==2 -
But it wasn't.tlg86 said:
Should have been given to Stokes.twistedfirestopper3 said:Crowd booing man of the match not cool.
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The ball wasn’t dead. If that hadn’t happened Bairstow would have been able to give Stokes enough support to have made up the missing 40 or so runs.Andy_JS said:
You don't need to be attempting a run in order to be stumped. Also you don't need to be attempting a run for a run out either, as long as it isn't a no ball.tlg86 said:The dead ball law is pretty dubious. I used to hate trying to work out when the ball was dead. Bairstow was perhaps a bit careless but he clearly wasn’t attempting a run.
Roles reversed, and Sky would laying into England as they did in 2008 for this incident
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=R3bOlo6Enlg&pp=ygUiRW5nbGFuZCB2IG5ldyB6ZWFsYW5kIDIwMDggcnVuIG91dA==
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I’d suggest the Aussie batsman don’t back up at the non-strikers end.0
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Did the third umpire check for a no ball with the Bairstow dismissal? Because you can't be stumped off a no ball, and also can't be run out unless you're attempting to run if it is a no ball.0
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Yes, cheating Aussies, to be expected, but we just weren't good enough.0
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Another day of SportBetting.com
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Yes, with the SNP's financial problems and Yousaf's unpopularity it could well be Labour gains in Scotland which gives Starmer a narrow UK majority overall. Even if England alone gives no party a majority0
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All teams should put both batsman under pressure when the ball is live. Give them a warning by all means, but you don't have to.tlg86 said:I’d suggest the Aussie batsman don’t back up at the non-strikers end.
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Utter rubbish, the King is as much King of Australia as King of the UK. Both are Commonwealth realmsTheScreamingEagles said:Kick Australia out of the Commonwealth.
Fucking disgrace we share a monarch with them.
Ban them from putting the Union Jack on their flag.1 -
As Baker will almost certainly lose his marginal Wycombe seat to Labour at the general election I doubt Suella cares.TheScreamingEagles said:Well.
Suella Braverman’s rhetoric about child sexual abuse and grooming gangs has cost her the support of an influential Conservative backer, Steve Baker, in a sign her hardline approach to culture war issues could hamper her chances of becoming Tory leader.
Baker, a Tory MP on the Brexiter right of the party, who is now a Northern Ireland minister, was Braverman’s de facto campaign manager when she stood to succeed Boris Johnson as Conservative leader and prime minister last summer.
While Braverman, now the home secretary, was eliminated in the second round of MPs’ voting, her candidacy was seen as a marker for a possible future contest, one likely if the Conservatives lose the next general election.
However, it is understood Baker has decided he would not back Braverman again because of serious concerns over the way she has approached the issue of so-called grooming gangs.
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2023/jul/02/steve-baker-withdraws-support-for-suella-braverman-over-grooming-gangs-rhetoric-says-ally
By the time she likely runs for Tory Leader of the Opposition, Baker will be a very ex MP and not even able to vote in the MP rounds0 -
Your treasonous words will not be forgotten.HYUFD said:
Utter rubbish, the King is as much King of Australia as King of the UK. Both are Commonwealth realmsTheScreamingEagles said:Kick Australia out of the Commonwealth.
Fucking disgrace we share a monarch with them.
Ban them from putting the Union Jack on their flag.0 -
Eh? Wycombe is not a marginal seat by any standards, despite a relatively large Muslim community (which historically splits fairly evenly between Tory and Labour), it is a rock solid seat. If you lose Wycombe you lose most of the Home Counties.HYUFD said:
As Baker will almost certainly lose his marginal Wycombe seat to Labour at the general election I doubt Suella cares.TheScreamingEagles said:Well.
Suella Braverman’s rhetoric about child sexual abuse and grooming gangs has cost her the support of an influential Conservative backer, Steve Baker, in a sign her hardline approach to culture war issues could hamper her chances of becoming Tory leader.
Baker, a Tory MP on the Brexiter right of the party, who is now a Northern Ireland minister, was Braverman’s de facto campaign manager when she stood to succeed Boris Johnson as Conservative leader and prime minister last summer.
While Braverman, now the home secretary, was eliminated in the second round of MPs’ voting, her candidacy was seen as a marker for a possible future contest, one likely if the Conservatives lose the next general election.
However, it is understood Baker has decided he would not back Braverman again because of serious concerns over the way she has approached the issue of so-called grooming gangs.
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2023/jul/02/steve-baker-withdraws-support-for-suella-braverman-over-grooming-gangs-rhetoric-says-ally
By the time she likely runs for Tory Leader of the Opposition, Baker will be a very ex MP and not even able to vote in the MP rounds0 -
Today it is cricket and F1. We are truly blessed. Now excuse me while I tear my own face off.Beibheirli_C said:Another day of SportBetting.com
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Puts on hat and coat...
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Eh? Wycombe is only 43rd on the Labour target list.Cicero said:
Eh? Wycombe is not a marginal seat by any standards, despite a relatively large Muslim community (which historically splits fairly evenly between Tory and Labour), it is a rock solid seat. If you lose Wycombe you lose most of the Home Counties.HYUFD said:
As Baker will almost certainly lose his marginal Wycombe seat to Labour at the general election I doubt Suella cares.TheScreamingEagles said:Well.
Suella Braverman’s rhetoric about child sexual abuse and grooming gangs has cost her the support of an influential Conservative backer, Steve Baker, in a sign her hardline approach to culture war issues could hamper her chances of becoming Tory leader.
Baker, a Tory MP on the Brexiter right of the party, who is now a Northern Ireland minister, was Braverman’s de facto campaign manager when she stood to succeed Boris Johnson as Conservative leader and prime minister last summer.
While Braverman, now the home secretary, was eliminated in the second round of MPs’ voting, her candidacy was seen as a marker for a possible future contest, one likely if the Conservatives lose the next general election.
However, it is understood Baker has decided he would not back Braverman again because of serious concerns over the way she has approached the issue of so-called grooming gangs.
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2023/jul/02/steve-baker-withdraws-support-for-suella-braverman-over-grooming-gangs-rhetoric-says-ally
By the time she likely runs for Tory Leader of the Opposition, Baker will be a very ex MP and not even able to vote in the MP rounds
Sunak could still win most seats and lose Wycombe
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He the king, not my king🤣😁HYUFD said:
Utter rubbish, the King is as much King of Australia as King of the UK. Both are Commonwealth realmsTheScreamingEagles said:Kick Australia out of the Commonwealth.
Fucking disgrace we share a monarch with them.
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Fair to say a few of the members at Lords aren’t happy
https://twitter.com/wwos/status/1675489170100482049?s=20
One man in particular appears to be suggesting that perhaps the Australians might have cheated. I think he might have also had one or two large glasses of fizz.0 -
More treasonous being rude about any of the realms of his MajestyTheScreamingEagles said:
Your treasonous words will not be forgotten.HYUFD said:
Utter rubbish, the King is as much King of Australia as King of the UK. Both are Commonwealth realmsTheScreamingEagles said:Kick Australia out of the Commonwealth.
Fucking disgrace we share a monarch with them.
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Next weekend has an Ashes test, the British F1 Grand Prix, and Wimbledon.viewcode said:
Today it is cricket and F1. We are truly blessed. Now excuse me while I tear my own face off.Beibheirli_C said:Another day of SportBetting.com
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I don't think Chaz is going to arrest us.HYUFD said:
More treason being rude about any of the realms of his MajestyTheScreamingEagles said:
Your treasonous words will not be forgotten.HYUFD said:
Utter rubbish, the King is as much King of Australia as King of the UK. Both are Commonwealth realmsTheScreamingEagles said:Kick Australia out of the Commonwealth.
Fucking disgrace we share a monarch with them.
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I think that is what young HY is suggesting, Mr Cicero. When Baker loses High Wycombe, the Conservatives lose most of the Home Counties as well. Greatly deserved, of course. I would not quibble with that. Moreover, young HY is well attuned to the inner workngs of the Conservative Party, so no doubt he has confidential inside information about that as well.Cicero said:
Eh? Wycombe is not a marginal seat by any standards, despite a relatively large Muslim community (which historically splits fairly evenly between Tory and Labour), it is a rock solid seat. If you lose Wycombe you lose most of the Home Counties.HYUFD said:
As Baker will almost certainly lose his marginal Wycombe seat to Labour at the general election I doubt Suella cares.TheScreamingEagles said:Well.
Suella Braverman’s rhetoric about child sexual abuse and grooming gangs has cost her the support of an influential Conservative backer, Steve Baker, in a sign her hardline approach to culture war issues could hamper her chances of becoming Tory leader.
Baker, a Tory MP on the Brexiter right of the party, who is now a Northern Ireland minister, was Braverman’s de facto campaign manager when she stood to succeed Boris Johnson as Conservative leader and prime minister last summer.
While Braverman, now the home secretary, was eliminated in the second round of MPs’ voting, her candidacy was seen as a marker for a possible future contest, one likely if the Conservatives lose the next general election.
However, it is understood Baker has decided he would not back Braverman again because of serious concerns over the way she has approached the issue of so-called grooming gangs.
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2023/jul/02/steve-baker-withdraws-support-for-suella-braverman-over-grooming-gangs-rhetoric-says-ally
By the time she likely runs for Tory Leader of the Opposition, Baker will be a very ex MP and not even able to vote in the MP rounds
And another thought. If there is indeed a large Muslim vote in High Wycombe, does that more than cancel out the Hindu Conservative vote?0 -
"Offences constituting high treason include plotting the murder of the sovereign; committing adultery with the sovereign's consort, with the sovereign's eldest unmarried daughter, or with the wife of the heir to the throne; levying war against the sovereign and adhering to the sovereign's enemies, giving them aid or comfort; and attempting to undermine the lawfully established line of succession. Several other crimes have historically been categorised as high treason, including counterfeiting money and being a Catholic priest."twistedfirestopper3 said:
I don't think Chaz is going to arrest us.HYUFD said:
More treason being rude about any of the realms of his MajestyTheScreamingEagles said:
Your treasonous words will not be forgotten.HYUFD said:
Utter rubbish, the King is as much King of Australia as King of the UK. Both are Commonwealth realmsTheScreamingEagles said:Kick Australia out of the Commonwealth.
Fucking disgrace we share a monarch with them.
Ban them from putting the Union Jack on their flag.
From Wiki. I'm not at all sure which one HYUFD thinks TSE has been up, or down, to.0 -
What I want to know about are the Jedi Knights and Plymouth Brethren votes.ClippP said:
I think that is what young HY is suggesting, Mr Cicero. When Baker loses High Wycombe, the Conservatives lose most of the Home Counties as well. Greatly deserved, of course. I would not quibble with that. Moreover, young HY is well attuned to the inner workngs of the Conservative Party, so no doubt he has confidential inside information about that as well.Cicero said:
Eh? Wycombe is not a marginal seat by any standards, despite a relatively large Muslim community (which historically splits fairly evenly between Tory and Labour), it is a rock solid seat. If you lose Wycombe you lose most of the Home Counties.HYUFD said:
As Baker will almost certainly lose his marginal Wycombe seat to Labour at the general election I doubt Suella cares.TheScreamingEagles said:Well.
Suella Braverman’s rhetoric about child sexual abuse and grooming gangs has cost her the support of an influential Conservative backer, Steve Baker, in a sign her hardline approach to culture war issues could hamper her chances of becoming Tory leader.
Baker, a Tory MP on the Brexiter right of the party, who is now a Northern Ireland minister, was Braverman’s de facto campaign manager when she stood to succeed Boris Johnson as Conservative leader and prime minister last summer.
While Braverman, now the home secretary, was eliminated in the second round of MPs’ voting, her candidacy was seen as a marker for a possible future contest, one likely if the Conservatives lose the next general election.
However, it is understood Baker has decided he would not back Braverman again because of serious concerns over the way she has approached the issue of so-called grooming gangs.
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2023/jul/02/steve-baker-withdraws-support-for-suella-braverman-over-grooming-gangs-rhetoric-says-ally
By the time she likely runs for Tory Leader of the Opposition, Baker will be a very ex MP and not even able to vote in the MP rounds
And another thought. If there is indeed a large Muslim vote in High Wycombe, does that more than cancel out the Hindu Conservative vote?0 -
One of the best days of live sport I've ever personally witnessed. And we lost!
Only cricket - maybe only Test cricket - can do that
The endless, relentless booing of the Aussie team had them absolutely rattled. Especially Smith. He looked like he was close to tears at certain points. He dropped catches for a reason
I've seldom seen a hostile crowd turn a game like that
Am now emotionally drained and I've lost my voice, but I was there at Lord's when Stokes hit three consecutive sixes to make a century, in the Ashes. Heh. Magical
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Oh. Good. That makes me feel so much better.TheScreamingEagles said:
Next weekend has an Ashes test, the British F1 Grand Prix, and Wimbledon.viewcode said:
Today it is cricket and F1. We are truly blessed. Now excuse me while I tear my own face off.Beibheirli_C said:Another day of SportBetting.com
*sigh!*
Puts on hat and coat...
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Its a good job the French don't play cricket, if the same happened at the Paris Oval, the members would now be outside torching the Australian bus.2
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Unless they prepare a pitch for him, he should be.FrancisUrquhart said:Controversial opinion. Jimmy dropped from the team for the next match.
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Wycombe is absolutely a marginal nowadays. Last time out Baker held on by about 8%. In any sort of a Lab victory it would almost certainly fall. So if there is a post-GE vacancy then Baker probably won't be aroundHYUFD said:
Eh? Wycombe is only 43rd on the Labour target list.Cicero said:
Eh? Wycombe is not a marginal seat by any standards, despite a relatively large Muslim community (which historically splits fairly evenly between Tory and Labour), it is a rock solid seat. If you lose Wycombe you lose most of the Home Counties.HYUFD said:
As Baker will almost certainly lose his marginal Wycombe seat to Labour at the general election I doubt Suella cares.TheScreamingEagles said:Well.
Suella Braverman’s rhetoric about child sexual abuse and grooming gangs has cost her the support of an influential Conservative backer, Steve Baker, in a sign her hardline approach to culture war issues could hamper her chances of becoming Tory leader.
Baker, a Tory MP on the Brexiter right of the party, who is now a Northern Ireland minister, was Braverman’s de facto campaign manager when she stood to succeed Boris Johnson as Conservative leader and prime minister last summer.
While Braverman, now the home secretary, was eliminated in the second round of MPs’ voting, her candidacy was seen as a marker for a possible future contest, one likely if the Conservatives lose the next general election.
However, it is understood Baker has decided he would not back Braverman again because of serious concerns over the way she has approached the issue of so-called grooming gangs.
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2023/jul/02/steve-baker-withdraws-support-for-suella-braverman-over-grooming-gangs-rhetoric-says-ally
By the time she likely runs for Tory Leader of the Opposition, Baker will be a very ex MP and not even able to vote in the MP rounds
Sunak could still win most seats and lose Wycombe
https://www.electionpolling.co.uk/battleground/targets/labour1 -
Country before king, for anyone with even half a brain.HYUFD said:
More treasonous being rude about any of the realms of his MajestyTheScreamingEagles said:
Your treasonous words will not be forgotten.HYUFD said:
Utter rubbish, the King is as much King of Australia as King of the UK. Both are Commonwealth realmsTheScreamingEagles said:Kick Australia out of the Commonwealth.
Fucking disgrace we share a monarch with them.
Ban them from putting the Union Jack on their flag.1 -
I didn't realise this fact:
"England captain Ben Stokes on Sunday created history by smashing most sixes in a Test innings on English soil. The 32-year-old achieved the feat by slamming nine sixes in England's second innings in the Lord's Ashes Test."
https://inshorts.com/en/news/ben-stokes-creates-history-smashes-most-sixes-in-a-test-innings-in-england-16883114730783 -
Ukraine is forecasting “stormy” weather in Crimea.
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In Bairstow’s case, the ball was dead, IMO.twistedfirestopper3 said:
All teams should put both batsman under pressure when the ball is live. Give them a warning by all means, but you don't have to.tlg86 said:I’d suggest the Aussie batsman don’t back up at the non-strikers end.
In this case, the Aussies were putting the umpire under pressure; he should have resisted.
Nonetheless, it was a bullshit thing for them to do.0 -
If the booing worked you lot obviously failed to keep it up as they got their act together after lunch!Leon said:One of the best days of live sport I've ever personally witnessed. And we lost!
Only cricket - maybe only Test cricket - can do that
The endless, relentless booing of the Aussie team had them absolutely rattled. Especially Smith. He looked like he was close to tears at certain points. He dropped catches for a reason
I've seldom seen a hostile crowd turn a game like that
Am now emotionally drained and I've lost my voice, but I was there at Lord's when Stokes hit three consecutive sixes to make a century, in the Ashes. Heh. Magical0 -
Can't stand splitters myself
The Orkney Islands could change their status in the UK or even become a self-governing territory of Norway under new proposals.
A motion will go before the council next week to investigate "alternative forms of governance".
Council leader James Stockan said Orkney does not get fair funding with its current relationship within the UK.
He wants to look at Crown Dependencies like the Channel Islands and overseas territories like the Falkland Islands.
He suggested another possible future could be like the Faroe Islands - which is a self-governing territory of Denmark.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-north-east-orkney-shetland-660664480 -
Crimean storms are so unfortunate these days.williamglenn said:Ukraine is forecasting “stormy” weather in Crimea.
https://twitter.com/defenceu/status/16755205630732206100 -
ICYMI a potted bio of spin doctor George Birnbaum, "one of the godfathers of modern populism".
The man who helped Orban and Netanyahu rise to power
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-660655500 -
Not bad for someone whose status as an international batsman was being questioned only the day before.Leon said:I didn't realise this fact:
"England captain Ben Stokes on Sunday created history by smashing most sixes in a Test innings on English soil. The 32-year-old achieved the feat by slamming nine sixes in England's second innings in the Lord's Ashes Test."
https://inshorts.com/en/news/ben-stokes-creates-history-smashes-most-sixes-in-a-test-innings-in-england-16883114730781 -
"committing adultery with the sovereign's consort"Carnyx said:
"Offences constituting high treason include plotting the murder of the sovereign; committing adultery with the sovereign's consort, with the sovereign's eldest unmarried daughter, or with the wife of the heir to the throne; levying war against the sovereign and adhering to the sovereign's enemies, giving them aid or comfort; and attempting to undermine the lawfully established line of succession. Several other crimes have historically been categorised as high treason, including counterfeiting money and being a Catholic priest."twistedfirestopper3 said:
I don't think Chaz is going to arrest us.HYUFD said:
More treason being rude about any of the realms of his MajestyTheScreamingEagles said:
Your treasonous words will not be forgotten.HYUFD said:
Utter rubbish, the King is as much King of Australia as King of the UK. Both are Commonwealth realmsTheScreamingEagles said:Kick Australia out of the Commonwealth.
Fucking disgrace we share a monarch with them.
Ban them from putting the Union Jack on their flag.
From Wiki. I'm not at all sure which one HYUFD thinks TSE has been up, or down, to.
So that means that the king is guilty of high treason.3 -
They really didn’t. That’s when they dropped stuffkle4 said:
If the booing worked you lot obviously failed to keep it up as they got their act together after lunch!Leon said:One of the best days of live sport I've ever personally witnessed. And we lost!
Only cricket - maybe only Test cricket - can do that
The endless, relentless booing of the Aussie team had them absolutely rattled. Especially Smith. He looked like he was close to tears at certain points. He dropped catches for a reason
I've seldom seen a hostile crowd turn a game like that
Am now emotionally drained and I've lost my voice, but I was there at Lord's when Stokes hit three consecutive sixes to make a century, in the Ashes. Heh. Magical
They were deeply unnerved until Stokes got out and even then they looked unconfident. The barracking was vicious. I’ve been to drunken angry Ashes matches at Headingley and this was more intense. Genuine fury
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Doesn’t it lie in a Stormshadow ?Sandpit said:
Crimean storms are so unfortunate these days.williamglenn said:Ukraine is forecasting “stormy” weather in Crimea.
https://twitter.com/defenceu/status/16755205630732206101 -
Yes. That insane guardian cricket writer. TwatStark_Dawning said:
Not bad for someone whose status as an international batsman was being questioned only the day before.Leon said:I didn't realise this fact:
"England captain Ben Stokes on Sunday created history by smashing most sixes in a Test innings on English soil. The 32-year-old achieved the feat by slamming nine sixes in England's second innings in the Lord's Ashes Test."
https://inshorts.com/en/news/ben-stokes-creates-history-smashes-most-sixes-in-a-test-innings-in-england-16883114730780 -
No, as Andrew Parker Bowles was never King.SandyRentool said:
"committing adultery with the sovereign's consort"Carnyx said:
"Offences constituting high treason include plotting the murder of the sovereign; committing adultery with the sovereign's consort, with the sovereign's eldest unmarried daughter, or with the wife of the heir to the throne; levying war against the sovereign and adhering to the sovereign's enemies, giving them aid or comfort; and attempting to undermine the lawfully established line of succession. Several other crimes have historically been categorised as high treason, including counterfeiting money and being a Catholic priest."twistedfirestopper3 said:
I don't think Chaz is going to arrest us.HYUFD said:
More treason being rude about any of the realms of his MajestyTheScreamingEagles said:
Your treasonous words will not be forgotten.HYUFD said:
Utter rubbish, the King is as much King of Australia as King of the UK. Both are Commonwealth realmsTheScreamingEagles said:Kick Australia out of the Commonwealth.
Fucking disgrace we share a monarch with them.
Ban them from putting the Union Jack on their flag.
From Wiki. I'm not at all sure which one HYUFD thinks TSE has been up, or down, to.
So that means that the king is guilty of high treason.2 -
The 2 are interchangeable. We live in the United KINGDOMNigelb said:
Country before king, for anyone with even half a brain.HYUFD said:
More treasonous being rude about any of the realms of his MajestyTheScreamingEagles said:
Your treasonous words will not be forgotten.HYUFD said:
Utter rubbish, the King is as much King of Australia as King of the UK. Both are Commonwealth realmsTheScreamingEagles said:Kick Australia out of the Commonwealth.
Fucking disgrace we share a monarch with them.
Ban them from putting the Union Jack on their flag.0 -
And stages 8 and 9 including Le Puy de Dôme on the SundayTheScreamingEagles said:
Next weekend has an Ashes test, the British F1 Grand Prix, and Wimbledon.viewcode said:
Today it is cricket and F1. We are truly blessed. Now excuse me while I tear my own face off.Beibheirli_C said:Another day of SportBetting.com
*sigh!*
Puts on hat and coat...0 -
Google tells me it's to be calm and warm the next few days.Nigelb said:
Doesn’t it lie in a Stormshadow ?Sandpit said:
Crimean storms are so unfortunate these days.williamglenn said:Ukraine is forecasting “stormy” weather in Crimea.
https://twitter.com/defenceu/status/1675520563073220610
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Eight British Hurricane fighter planes dating back to World War Two have been found buried in a forest in Ukraine.
https://twitter.com/EuromaidanPress/status/1675481951548096514
Ukraine are going to rebuild one for an air museum.
The Russians would probably have put it back in service.
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Aren't boundary changes going to turn Wycombe into a Labour seat without any voters changing their mind?HYUFD said:
Eh? Wycombe is only 43rd on the Labour target list.Cicero said:
Eh? Wycombe is not a marginal seat by any standards, despite a relatively large Muslim community (which historically splits fairly evenly between Tory and Labour), it is a rock solid seat. If you lose Wycombe you lose most of the Home Counties.HYUFD said:
As Baker will almost certainly lose his marginal Wycombe seat to Labour at the general election I doubt Suella cares.TheScreamingEagles said:Well.
Suella Braverman’s rhetoric about child sexual abuse and grooming gangs has cost her the support of an influential Conservative backer, Steve Baker, in a sign her hardline approach to culture war issues could hamper her chances of becoming Tory leader.
Baker, a Tory MP on the Brexiter right of the party, who is now a Northern Ireland minister, was Braverman’s de facto campaign manager when she stood to succeed Boris Johnson as Conservative leader and prime minister last summer.
While Braverman, now the home secretary, was eliminated in the second round of MPs’ voting, her candidacy was seen as a marker for a possible future contest, one likely if the Conservatives lose the next general election.
However, it is understood Baker has decided he would not back Braverman again because of serious concerns over the way she has approached the issue of so-called grooming gangs.
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2023/jul/02/steve-baker-withdraws-support-for-suella-braverman-over-grooming-gangs-rhetoric-says-ally
By the time she likely runs for Tory Leader of the Opposition, Baker will be a very ex MP and not even able to vote in the MP rounds
Sunak could still win most seats and lose Wycombe
https://www.electionpolling.co.uk/battleground/targets/labour0 -
Crawler.HYUFD said:
The 2 are interchangeable. We live in the United KINGDOMNigelb said:
Country before king, for anyone with even half a brain.HYUFD said:
More treasonous being rude about any of the realms of his MajestyTheScreamingEagles said:
Your treasonous words will not be forgotten.HYUFD said:
Utter rubbish, the King is as much King of Australia as King of the UK. Both are Commonwealth realmsTheScreamingEagles said:Kick Australia out of the Commonwealth.
Fucking disgrace we share a monarch with them.
Ban them from putting the Union Jack on their flag.0 -
But Chaz committed adultery, so one rule for us, but not for him?HYUFD said:
No, as Andrew Parker Bowles was never King.SandyRentool said:
"committing adultery with the sovereign's consort"Carnyx said:
"Offences constituting high treason include plotting the murder of the sovereign; committing adultery with the sovereign's consort, with the sovereign's eldest unmarried daughter, or with the wife of the heir to the throne; levying war against the sovereign and adhering to the sovereign's enemies, giving them aid or comfort; and attempting to undermine the lawfully established line of succession. Several other crimes have historically been categorised as high treason, including counterfeiting money and being a Catholic priest."twistedfirestopper3 said:
I don't think Chaz is going to arrest us.HYUFD said:
More treason being rude about any of the realms of his MajestyTheScreamingEagles said:
Your treasonous words will not be forgotten.HYUFD said:
Utter rubbish, the King is as much King of Australia as King of the UK. Both are Commonwealth realmsTheScreamingEagles said:Kick Australia out of the Commonwealth.
Fucking disgrace we share a monarch with them.
Ban them from putting the Union Jack on their flag.
From Wiki. I'm not at all sure which one HYUFD thinks TSE has been up, or down, to.
So that means that the king is guilty of high treason.0 -
Certainly not King of Scotland and not going to be either as he is scared, the people are sovereign in Scotland.twistedfirestopper3 said:
He the king, not my king🤣😁HYUFD said:
Utter rubbish, the King is as much King of Australia as King of the UK. Both are Commonwealth realmsTheScreamingEagles said:Kick Australia out of the Commonwealth.
Fucking disgrace we share a monarch with them.
Ban them from putting the Union Jack on their flag.0 -
NUTTER and thick with it.HYUFD said:
The 2 are interchangeable. We live in the United KINGDOMNigelb said:
Country before king, for anyone with even half a brain.HYUFD said:
More treasonous being rude about any of the realms of his MajestyTheScreamingEagles said:
Your treasonous words will not be forgotten.HYUFD said:
Utter rubbish, the King is as much King of Australia as King of the UK. Both are Commonwealth realmsTheScreamingEagles said:Kick Australia out of the Commonwealth.
Fucking disgrace we share a monarch with them.
Ban them from putting the Union Jack on their flag.0
