When will the 32 counties reunite? – politicalbetting.com

None of those odds are attractive.

FPT

LostPassword said:

I would tow cars more often for parking offences. One of the advantages being that it moves the car from where it shouldn't be, and so it's also a practical solution to the problem as well as a deterrent.

I did hear of somewhere that lifts illegally parked cars and just moves them to the nearest legal spot so people are left wandering the streets trying to find their car

Fifth Element.

(Sorry no piccie. The bandages might trigger our Covid deniers .)

FPT

MattW said:

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YouGov ‪@yougov.co.uk‬
Are Yorkshire puddings an acceptable part of a Christmas dinner?
Acceptable: 83%
Unacceptable: 9%
https://bsky.app/profile/yougov.co.uk/post/3ldjdoalyhs25

(I'm not sure what has happened to Yougov)

I went out with a friend and had a Christmas dinner last night. I was mildly surprised to see a Yorkshire Pudding was included with the meal.

When did Yorkshire pud's start becoming a "thing" within the traditional Christmas dinner?

"There is little doubt that Musk’s contribution to the scale of the Trump victory is not to be underestimated. I have come home with copious notes of how they increased the turnout, voter registration and so much more, and all of this I intend to implement as part of the professionalisation of our party."

Farage in Telegraph on meeting Musk.


The voter registration thing was done with a dubious $1m prize draw wasn't it?

Coming to the UK in 2028?

rottenborough said:

"There is little doubt that Musk’s contribution to the scale of the Trump victory is not to be underestimated. I have come home with copious notes of how they increased the turnout, voter registration and so much more, and all of this I intend to implement as part of the professionalisation of our party."

Farage in Telegraph on meeting Musk.


The voter registration thing was done with a dubious $1m prize draw wasn't it?

Coming to the UK in 2028?

Not just that, but the whole of twitter moving Trumpian.

GIN1138 said:

LostPassword said:

GIN1138 said:

FPT

MattW said:

Pleased to publish @TSE 's next header

YouGov ‪@yougov.co.uk‬
Are Yorkshire puddings an acceptable part of a Christmas dinner?
Acceptable: 83%
Unacceptable: 9%
https://bsky.app/profile/yougov.co.uk/post/3ldjdoalyhs25

(I'm not sure what has happened to Yougov)

I went out with a friend and had a Christmas dinner last night. I was mildly surprised to see a Yorkshire Pudding was included with the meal.

When did Yorkshire pud's start becoming a "thing" within the traditional Christmas dinner?

They were always part of our South London Christmas dinner when I were a lad.

Really? I've lived a very sheltered life. 😂

Perhaps in Lancashire?

Inflation increase news today, and FPT discussions.

I hesitate to say something that could sound mad when quoted, but from a macroeconomic perspective I think there is good inflation and bad inflation. We are in a period of “good inflation” currently.

In 2022-3 the price of - primarily - goods went up because of international commodity price rises, but wages stayed stagnant. That sort of inflation directly hits the bottom line of the economy and household spending power.

In 2024 inflation, such as it is, is happening with a backdrop of stable commodity prices, slightly falling import prices (due to a strong pound) and rising domestic services and wage growth. That means at least some of the inflation going into people’s pockets, which makes their mortgages relatively smaller.

noneoftheabove said:

rottenborough said:

"There is little doubt that Musk’s contribution to the scale of the Trump victory is not to be underestimated. I have come home with copious notes of how they increased the turnout, voter registration and so much more, and all of this I intend to implement as part of the professionalisation of our party."

Farage in Telegraph on meeting Musk.


The voter registration thing was done with a dubious $1m prize draw wasn't it?

Coming to the UK in 2028?

Not just that, but the whole of twitter moving Trumpian.

Government needs to move on restricting non-traditional advertising e.g. twitter videos - fast. Why is TV broadcasting pol adverts restricted and TikTok and so on not? No one under 30 watches TV for example.

They wont. They have learnt nothing from Biden as to how to stop Trump 2.0 taking England in 2028. So far anyway.

Wake the fuck up Labour, this is coming.

rottenborough said:

ydoethur said:

GIN1138 said:

LostPassword said:

GIN1138 said:

FPT

MattW said:

Pleased to publish @TSE 's next header

YouGov ‪@yougov.co.uk‬
Are Yorkshire puddings an acceptable part of a Christmas dinner?
Acceptable: 83%
Unacceptable: 9%
https://bsky.app/profile/yougov.co.uk/post/3ldjdoalyhs25

(I'm not sure what has happened to Yougov)

I went out with a friend and had a Christmas dinner last night. I was mildly surprised to see a Yorkshire Pudding was included with the meal.

When did Yorkshire pud's start becoming a "thing" within the traditional Christmas dinner?

They were always part of our South London Christmas dinner when I were a lad.

Really? I've lived a very sheltered life. 😂

Perhaps in Lancashire?

I have literally never heard of Yorks pud for xmas dinner in my life until the last ten minutes on PB.

This cannot be a thing surely?

When I used to take my Xmas dinners in Yorkshire, it wasn't unknown. Otherwise, no.

2030: as close to impossible as makes no difference
2040: possible
2050: probable

Tiocfaidh ar la.

noneoftheabove said:

Foxy said:

A ban on NDAs in cases of sexual harassment settlements seems to be something that we could usefully copy from Australia.

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/dec/18/victorian-review-of-ndas-gets-strong-support-for-outright-ban-in-sexual-harassment-cases?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other

https://www.capitallaw.co.uk/news/victims-and-prisoners-act-2024-changes-to-non-disclosure-agreements/#:~:text=The Act stipulates that any,who has law enforcement functions.

That is good news.

IanB2 said:

rottenborough said:

ydoethur said:

GIN1138 said:

LostPassword said:

GIN1138 said:

FPT

MattW said:

Pleased to publish @TSE 's next header

YouGov ‪@yougov.co.uk‬
Are Yorkshire puddings an acceptable part of a Christmas dinner?
Acceptable: 83%
Unacceptable: 9%
https://bsky.app/profile/yougov.co.uk/post/3ldjdoalyhs25

(I'm not sure what has happened to Yougov)

I went out with a friend and had a Christmas dinner last night. I was mildly surprised to see a Yorkshire Pudding was included with the meal.

When did Yorkshire pud's start becoming a "thing" within the traditional Christmas dinner?

They were always part of our South London Christmas dinner when I were a lad.

Really? I've lived a very sheltered life. 😂

Perhaps in Lancashire?

I have literally never heard of Yorks pud for xmas dinner in my life until the last ten minutes on PB.

This cannot be a thing surely?

When I used to take my Xmas dinners in Yorkshire, it wasn't unknown. Otherwise, no.

We never had Yorkies for Xmas dinner until the last couple of years. The 11yo doesn't like stuffing/sausage meat so we wanted to add something they *do* like to mix.

rottenborough said:

MattW said:

GIN1138 said:

FPT

MattW said:

Pleased to publish @TSE 's next header

YouGov ‪@yougov.co.uk‬
Are Yorkshire puddings an acceptable part of a Christmas dinner?
Acceptable: 83%
Unacceptable: 9%
https://bsky.app/profile/yougov.co.uk/post/3ldjdoalyhs25

(I'm not sure what has happened to Yougov)

I went out with a friend and had a Christmas dinner last night. I was mildly surprised to see a Yorkshire Pudding was included with the meal.

When did Yorkshire pud's start becoming a "thing" within the traditional Christmas dinner?

I'd say it depends what your dinner is. If it is beef, then you would expect it. Turkey is a modern tradition - bloody Victorians again.

I'm probably on gammon this year, if I don't find another partridge in the freezer.

It could have been broadened by things such as Toby Carvery Christmas Dinners, where their Yorkshires fill a big chunk of your plate with air rather than something that costs them money.

"if I don't find another partridge in the freezer."

Never change PB, never change.

I got thoroughly barracked last year when I said I'd found it.

It had been a fill-in, along with three ducks (ie ex-ducks) in a row, to make up the 2kg kipper order from the Port of Lancaster Smokehouse to the free postage level. I don't see the point of spending £6 on postage, if I can have a pheasant or a haggis instead.

MattW said:

GIN1138 said:

FPT

MattW said:

Pleased to publish @TSE 's next header

YouGov ‪@yougov.co.uk‬
Are Yorkshire puddings an acceptable part of a Christmas dinner?
Acceptable: 83%
Unacceptable: 9%
https://bsky.app/profile/yougov.co.uk/post/3ldjdoalyhs25

(I'm not sure what has happened to Yougov)

I went out with a friend and had a Christmas dinner last night. I was mildly surprised to see a Yorkshire Pudding was included with the meal.

When did Yorkshire pud's start becoming a "thing" within the traditional Christmas dinner?

I'd say it depends what your dinner is. If it is beef, then you would expect it. Turkey is a modern tradition - bloody Victorians again.

I'm probably on gammon this year, if I don't find another partridge in the freezer.

It could have been broadened by things such as Toby Carvery Christmas Dinners, where their Yorkshires fill a big chunk of your plate with air rather than something that costs them money.

That's my understanding. If you have beef, Yorkie is appropriate but not so much with Turkey and the trimmings... But times change I guess. #CostOfLiving

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MattW said:

GIN1138 said:

FPT

MattW said:

Pleased to publish @TSE 's next header

YouGov ‪@yougov.co.uk‬
Are Yorkshire puddings an acceptable part of a Christmas dinner?
Acceptable: 83%
Unacceptable: 9%
https://bsky.app/profile/yougov.co.uk/post/3ldjdoalyhs25

(I'm not sure what has happened to Yougov)

I went out with a friend and had a Christmas dinner last night. I was mildly surprised to see a Yorkshire Pudding was included with the meal.

When did Yorkshire pud's start becoming a "thing" within the traditional Christmas dinner?

I'd say it depends what your dinner is. If it is beef, then you would expect it. Turkey is a modern tradition - bloody Victorians again.

I'm probably on gammon this year, if I don't find another partridge in the freezer.

It could have been broadened by things such as Toby Carvery Christmas Dinners, where their Yorkshires fill a big chunk of your plate with air rather than something that costs them money.

Available in a Toby Carvery for their breakfast cafeteria service. Bacon, eggs, sausages, beans tinned tomatoes, mushrooms, assorted potato and Yorkshire pudding.

No wonder the nation is dead on its arse.

Mexicanpete said:

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MattW said:

GIN1138 said:

FPT

MattW said:

Pleased to publish @TSE 's next header

YouGov ‪@yougov.co.uk‬
Are Yorkshire puddings an acceptable part of a Christmas dinner?
Acceptable: 83%
Unacceptable: 9%
https://bsky.app/profile/yougov.co.uk/post/3ldjdoalyhs25

(I'm not sure what has happened to Yougov)

I went out with a friend and had a Christmas dinner last night. I was mildly surprised to see a Yorkshire Pudding was included with the meal.

When did Yorkshire pud's start becoming a "thing" within the traditional Christmas dinner?

I'd say it depends what your dinner is. If it is beef, then you would expect it. Turkey is a modern tradition - bloody Victorians again.

I'm probably on gammon this year, if I don't find another partridge in the freezer.

It could have been broadened by things such as Toby Carvery Christmas Dinners, where their Yorkshires fill a big chunk of your plate with air rather than something that costs them money.

Available in a Toby Carvery for their breakfast cafeteria service. Bacon, eggs, sausages, beans tinned tomatoes, mushrooms, assorted potato and Yorkshire pudding.

No wonder the nation is dead on its arse.

Ew, who wants Yorkshire pudding for breakfast?

GIN1138 said:

Mexicanpete said:

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MattW said:

GIN1138 said:

FPT

MattW said:

Pleased to publish @TSE 's next header

YouGov ‪@yougov.co.uk‬
Are Yorkshire puddings an acceptable part of a Christmas dinner?
Acceptable: 83%
Unacceptable: 9%
https://bsky.app/profile/yougov.co.uk/post/3ldjdoalyhs25

(I'm not sure what has happened to Yougov)

I went out with a friend and had a Christmas dinner last night. I was mildly surprised to see a Yorkshire Pudding was included with the meal.

When did Yorkshire pud's start becoming a "thing" within the traditional Christmas dinner?

I'd say it depends what your dinner is. If it is beef, then you would expect it. Turkey is a modern tradition - bloody Victorians again.

I'm probably on gammon this year, if I don't find another partridge in the freezer.

It could have been broadened by things such as Toby Carvery Christmas Dinners, where their Yorkshires fill a big chunk of your plate with air rather than something that costs them money.

Available in a Toby Carvery for their breakfast cafeteria service. Bacon, eggs, sausages, beans tinned tomatoes, mushrooms, assorted potato and Yorkshire pudding.

No wonder the nation is dead on its arse.

Ew, who wants Yorkshire pudding for breakfast?

I suspect as the Toby Carvery Yorkshire pudding is it's USP they'll serve it with anything. I use them occasionally when I am staying away. An all you can eat breakfast for £6.99 when a hotel breakfast is close to 20 quid. And there were takers.

Peter_the_Punter said:

rottenborough said:

ydoethur said:

GIN1138 said:

LostPassword said:

GIN1138 said:

FPT

MattW said:

Pleased to publish @TSE 's next header

YouGov ‪@yougov.co.uk‬
Are Yorkshire puddings an acceptable part of a Christmas dinner?
Acceptable: 83%
Unacceptable: 9%
https://bsky.app/profile/yougov.co.uk/post/3ldjdoalyhs25

(I'm not sure what has happened to Yougov)

I went out with a friend and had a Christmas dinner last night. I was mildly surprised to see a Yorkshire Pudding was included with the meal.

When did Yorkshire pud's start becoming a "thing" within the traditional Christmas dinner?

They were always part of our South London Christmas dinner when I were a lad.

Really? I've lived a very sheltered life. 😂

Perhaps in Lancashire?

I have literally never heard of Yorks pud for xmas dinner in my life until the last ten minutes on PB.

This cannot be a thing surely?

It was de rigeur in the East End of my youth, but then there is more than one similarity between Cockneys and Yorkshire Folk - a distinctly curmudgeonly attitude towards life for starters.

Would that be something to do with ever-open pubs and Smithfield?

Pre-norman Ireland had 5 "fifths" Ulster (Irish: Ulaidh), Leinster (Irish: Laighin), Connacht (Irish: Connachta), Munster (Irish: An Mhumhan) and Mide (Irish: An Mhídhe) each ruled by a seperate king, the last 850 odd years kicking off with the Anglo-Norman invasion in 1169 through via the pale, the gov't of Ireland act in 1921 via the 70s and 80s troubles to the present day with the island of Ireland never at any point being an entirely self governing single state.

It makes sense for it to be a single self governing country, certainly geographically but is it technically correct to call it a 'reunification' ?

LostPassword said:

numbertwelve said:

On topic, it will happen, eventually. But it’s hard to see it happening imminently, IMHO. Certainly not without a lot of problems. I’d put another 25-30 years as the earliest.

At the moment local politicians organise buses to take patients waiting for cataract surgery from Munster to Belfast. I'd suggest that one potential trigger for Irish Unity will be when patients on waiting lists in Northern Ireland start travelling into the Republic for treatment.

Given the re-election of the FF/FG government in the Republic, I would not expect that to happen for a good while yet.

Unionists would be well advised to keep the health service in Northern Ireland working.

The Northern Ireland NHS is easily the worst of the 4 nations, even far behind Wales. Half of patients wait over a year to be seen, it's 0.5% in England.

BBC News - NI hospitals: Waiting times for consultants at all-time high - BBC News
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c98e74lzr2eo

https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/healthandsocialcare/healthcaresystem/articles/nhsplannedcarewaitingtimesacrosstheuk/2024-06-18

Pulpstar said:

Pre-norman Ireland had 5 "fifths" Ulster (Irish: Ulaidh), Leinster (Irish: Laighin), Connacht (Irish: Connachta), Munster (Irish: An Mhumhan) and Mide (Irish: An Mhídhe) each ruled by a seperate king, the last 850 odd years kicking off with the Anglo-Norman invasion in 1169 through via the pale, the gov't of Ireland act in 1921 via the 70s and 80s troubles to the present day with the island of Ireland never at any point being an entirely self governing single state.

It makes sense for it to be a single self governing country, certainly geographically but is it technically correct to call it a 'reunification' ?

It certainly is not a reunification, Pulpy. Like a lot of States and Countries its existence , putative or otherwise, arises primarily in relation to an opposing force. Geographical factors are only one element in Nationhood and seldom the decisive one.

In view of our somewhat tainted reputation, wouldn't it be sensible for us to leave the Irish to sort it out for themselves for a bit?

ydoethur said:

LostPassword said:

numbertwelve said:

On topic, it will happen, eventually. But it’s hard to see it happening imminently, IMHO. Certainly not without a lot of problems. I’d put another 25-30 years as the earliest.

At the moment local politicians organise buses to take patients waiting for cataract surgery from Munster to Belfast. I'd suggest that one potential trigger for Irish Unity will be when patients on waiting lists in Northern Ireland start travelling into the Republic for treatment.

Given the re-election of the FF/FG government in the Republic, I would not expect that to happen for a good while yet.

Unionists would be well advised to keep the health service in Northern Ireland working.

True, but since when have the Unionists ever taken good advice?

A good case could be made that the DUP will do more to advance the cause of Irish Unity than Sinn Fein.

Mexicanpete said:

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MattW said:

GIN1138 said:

FPT

MattW said:

Pleased to publish @TSE 's next header

YouGov ‪@yougov.co.uk‬
Are Yorkshire puddings an acceptable part of a Christmas dinner?
Acceptable: 83%
Unacceptable: 9%
https://bsky.app/profile/yougov.co.uk/post/3ldjdoalyhs25

(I'm not sure what has happened to Yougov)

I went out with a friend and had a Christmas dinner last night. I was mildly surprised to see a Yorkshire Pudding was included with the meal.

When did Yorkshire pud's start becoming a "thing" within the traditional Christmas dinner?

I'd say it depends what your dinner is. If it is beef, then you would expect it. Turkey is a modern tradition - bloody Victorians again.

I'm probably on gammon this year, if I don't find another partridge in the freezer.

It could have been broadened by things such as Toby Carvery Christmas Dinners, where their Yorkshires fill a big chunk of your plate with air rather than something that costs them money.

Available in a Toby Carvery for their breakfast cafeteria service. Bacon, eggs, sausages, beans tinned tomatoes, mushrooms, assorted potato and Yorkshire pudding.

No wonder the nation is dead on its arse.

It's against the law not to offer black pudding for breakfast. Also illegal to offer yorkshire pudding for breakfast. Also illegal to serve YP with any meat other than beef.

Foxy said:

Pulpstar said:

Pre-norman Ireland had 5 "fifths" Ulster (Irish: Ulaidh), Leinster (Irish: Laighin), Connacht (Irish: Connachta), Munster (Irish: An Mhumhan) and Mide (Irish: An Mhídhe) each ruled by a seperate king, the last 850 odd years kicking off with the Anglo-Norman invasion in 1169 through via the pale, the gov't of Ireland act in 1921 via the 70s and 80s troubles to the present day with the island of Ireland never at any point being an entirely self governing single state.

It makes sense for it to be a single self governing country, certainly geographically but is it technically correct to call it a 'reunification' ?

It was a unified country within the UK until 1800, when the Irish parliament was disbanded.

Were it not for all Ireland representaion at Westminster following this we would not have a couple of Trollope's finest novels.

When they greet you at Seville airport and shunt UK passengers into the long queue of shame that moves at a snails pace they helpfully shout out every twenty seconds or so "Irish in the EU queue please".

Just a gentle reminder to SKS that if all else fails he holds a card that will trump every other if he just has the courage to use it

LostPassword said:

Pulpstar said:

Pre-norman Ireland had 5 "fifths" Ulster (Irish: Ulaidh), Leinster (Irish: Laighin), Connacht (Irish: Connachta), Munster (Irish: An Mhumhan) and Mide (Irish: An Mhídhe) each ruled by a seperate king, the last 850 odd years kicking off with the Anglo-Norman invasion in 1169 through via the pale, the gov't of Ireland act in 1921 via the 70s and 80s troubles to the present day with the island of Ireland never at any point being an entirely self governing single state.

It makes sense for it to be a single self governing country, certainly geographically but is it technically correct to call it a 'reunification' ?

There were always lots of kings in Ireland. Certainly more than five. But there were often High Kings, who claimed overlordship of the whole island. Certainly the concept of a single Ireland was better developed in 1000AD than was the concept of a single Britannia at the same time.

As arguments against Irish Unity go from the English - "we stopped you from ever having an independent unified state so why ever should you want one now?" - is one of the most likely to rile up the Irish. Why do the English find it so easy to be rude and insulting?

Oh, I'm an englishman in favour of Irish unity. Just wondering if "reunification" is correct to use rather than "unification". Perhaps it is.

algarkirk said:

Mexicanpete said:

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MattW said:

GIN1138 said:

FPT

MattW said:

Pleased to publish @TSE 's next header

YouGov ‪@yougov.co.uk‬
Are Yorkshire puddings an acceptable part of a Christmas dinner?
Acceptable: 83%
Unacceptable: 9%
https://bsky.app/profile/yougov.co.uk/post/3ldjdoalyhs25

(I'm not sure what has happened to Yougov)

I went out with a friend and had a Christmas dinner last night. I was mildly surprised to see a Yorkshire Pudding was included with the meal.

When did Yorkshire pud's start becoming a "thing" within the traditional Christmas dinner?

I'd say it depends what your dinner is. If it is beef, then you would expect it. Turkey is a modern tradition - bloody Victorians again.

I'm probably on gammon this year, if I don't find another partridge in the freezer.

It could have been broadened by things such as Toby Carvery Christmas Dinners, where their Yorkshires fill a big chunk of your plate with air rather than something that costs them money.

Available in a Toby Carvery for their breakfast cafeteria service. Bacon, eggs, sausages, beans tinned tomatoes, mushrooms, assorted potato and Yorkshire pudding.

No wonder the nation is dead on its arse.

It's against the law not to offer black pudding for breakfast. Also illegal to offer yorkshire pudding for breakfast. Also illegal to serve YP with any meat other than beef.

Don't shoot the messenger. I am merely reporting the carnage.

Roger said:

When they greet you at Seville airport and shunt UK passengers into the long queue of shame that moves at a snails pace they helpfully shout out every twenty seconds or so "Irish in the EU queue please".

Just a gentle reminder to SKS that if all else fails he holds a card that will trump every other if he just has the courage to use it

I remember queueing at Catania. Several rows for EU and Schengen. One row for UK and Russia*.

* I might be implying signage. Not true, but it was exclusively a queue for Brits and Russians.

LostPassword said:

Foxy said:

LostPassword said:

numbertwelve said:

On topic, it will happen, eventually. But it’s hard to see it happening imminently, IMHO. Certainly not without a lot of problems. I’d put another 25-30 years as the earliest.

At the moment local politicians organise buses to take patients waiting for cataract surgery from Munster to Belfast. I'd suggest that one potential trigger for Irish Unity will be when patients on waiting lists in Northern Ireland start travelling into the Republic for treatment.

Given the re-election of the FF/FG government in the Republic, I would not expect that to happen for a good while yet.

Unionists would be well advised to keep the health service in Northern Ireland working.

The Northern Ireland NHS is easily the worst of the 4 nations, even far behind Wales. Half of patients wait over a year to be seen, it's 0.5% in England.

BBC News - NI hospitals: Waiting times for consultants at all-time high - BBC News
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c98e74lzr2eo

https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/healthandsocialcare/healthcaresystem/articles/nhsplannedcarewaitingtimesacrosstheuk/2024-06-18

Yes. But the NHS in NI is competing with the HSE in the Republic.

The HSE is the sort of mix that so many PBers would like to see here, with a safety net service and nearly half the population covered by private medical insurance.

GIN1138 said:

FPT

MattW said:

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Unacceptable: 9%
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(I'm not sure what has happened to Yougov)

I went out with a friend and had a Christmas dinner last night. I was mildly surprised to see a Yorkshire Pudding was included with the meal.

When did Yorkshire pud's start becoming a "thing" within the traditional Christmas dinner?

They've always been a thing with roasts.

This is not my photo quota.

A cycling friend in Manchester has received £4k in compensation from a driver who drove into the back of him and fractured his coccyx. Guy (late 60s) drove into him in a narrow street, ran him down, got out and started abusing him, blaming the chap he'd just knocked off.

Interesting points:

1 - A simple apology and action would have been unlikely. Legal action was to make the driver take ownership of his actions, which is always a real problem.
2 - The insurance company caved in once action started. Probably due to the clear cut "hit someone from behind; it's your blame" crash. There was no video evidence.
3 - The incident was in December 2022. It has taken 2 years to process.
If anyone wants an Active Travel activist to follow, Harry is one of the best - he's one of two or three core people behind Walk/Ride GM, who are a very effective group with hundreds of members. They are positioned as Active Travel, not Cycling, which is great.

Article:
https://www.cyclingweekly.com/news/all-he-had-to-do-was-say-sorry-cyclist-wins-court-case-and-gbp4k-after-being-hit-by-driver

BSky:https://bsky.app/profile/harryhamishgray.bsky.social

david_herdson said:

GIN1138 said:

FPT

MattW said:

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(I'm not sure what has happened to Yougov)

I went out with a friend and had a Christmas dinner last night. I was mildly surprised to see a Yorkshire Pudding was included with the meal.

When did Yorkshire pud's start becoming a "thing" within the traditional Christmas dinner?

When restaurants realised they could fill up a third of the plate with a bit of batter. Leaves less room for the real meal - it's the equivalent of an excessive amount of ice in a soft drink..

See also bread sauce, and stuffing.
All are fine components, if done well.

Foxy said:

Casino_Royale said:

The present fudge suits everyone, whilst also offering out hope to all, so I don't see any benefit from opening this massive can of worms.

If it ever did happen it would need to fundamentally change the Irish Republic, which would need to move much closer to Britain to make it work anyway, and I don't see much appetite for that.

I think Northern Ireland would need some form of devolution within a united Ireland, but that's not intrinsically more difficult than the current arrangements.

Obviously the voters of NI would have to vote for it too.

A united Ireland (of any form whatsoever) is anathema to a large part of the Unionist/Loyalist community. Even if 51-52% voted for it you'd have 30-40% of the population actively hostile to it.

It's much more difficult than the current arrangements, and won't happen.

Taz said:

I say NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER

Bit of an overreaction to the humble Yorkshire pud.

ydoethur said:

algarkirk said:

Mexicanpete said:

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MattW said:

GIN1138 said:

FPT

MattW said:

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Are Yorkshire puddings an acceptable part of a Christmas dinner?
Acceptable: 83%
Unacceptable: 9%
https://bsky.app/profile/yougov.co.uk/post/3ldjdoalyhs25

(I'm not sure what has happened to Yougov)

I went out with a friend and had a Christmas dinner last night. I was mildly surprised to see a Yorkshire Pudding was included with the meal.

When did Yorkshire pud's start becoming a "thing" within the traditional Christmas dinner?

I'd say it depends what your dinner is. If it is beef, then you would expect it. Turkey is a modern tradition - bloody Victorians again.

I'm probably on gammon this year, if I don't find another partridge in the freezer.

It could have been broadened by things such as Toby Carvery Christmas Dinners, where their Yorkshires fill a big chunk of your plate with air rather than something that costs them money.

Available in a Toby Carvery for their breakfast cafeteria service. Bacon, eggs, sausages, beans tinned tomatoes, mushrooms, assorted potato and Yorkshire pudding.

No wonder the nation is dead on its arse.

It's against the law not to offer black pudding for breakfast. Also illegal to offer yorkshire pudding for breakfast. Also illegal to serve YP with any meat other than beef.

There we have to part company.

It goes a treat with venison.

Deer me!

Mexicanpete said:

ydoethur said:

algarkirk said:

Mexicanpete said:

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MattW said:

GIN1138 said:

FPT

MattW said:

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YouGov ‪@yougov.co.uk‬
Are Yorkshire puddings an acceptable part of a Christmas dinner?
Acceptable: 83%
Unacceptable: 9%
https://bsky.app/profile/yougov.co.uk/post/3ldjdoalyhs25

(I'm not sure what has happened to Yougov)

I went out with a friend and had a Christmas dinner last night. I was mildly surprised to see a Yorkshire Pudding was included with the meal.

When did Yorkshire pud's start becoming a "thing" within the traditional Christmas dinner?

I'd say it depends what your dinner is. If it is beef, then you would expect it. Turkey is a modern tradition - bloody Victorians again.

I'm probably on gammon this year, if I don't find another partridge in the freezer.

It could have been broadened by things such as Toby Carvery Christmas Dinners, where their Yorkshires fill a big chunk of your plate with air rather than something that costs them money.

Available in a Toby Carvery for their breakfast cafeteria service. Bacon, eggs, sausages, beans tinned tomatoes, mushrooms, assorted potato and Yorkshire pudding.

No wonder the nation is dead on its arse.

It's against the law not to offer black pudding for breakfast. Also illegal to offer yorkshire pudding for breakfast. Also illegal to serve YP with any meat other than beef.

There we have to part company.

It goes a treat with venison.

Deer me!

Sorry, I didn't mean to bambizle you.

Pulpstar said:

One thing Irish unification would do would be to 100% boost growth in the rest of the UK - EU matters would be vastly simplified and Northern Ireland is a net drain to the overall UK economy.

Bushmills whisky and many other excellent products produced in NI.

Pulpstar said:

One thing Irish unification would do would be to 100% boost growth in the rest of the UK - EU matters would be vastly simplified and Northern Ireland is a net drain to the overall UK economy.

Which begs the question if the Irish Republic really want to take its economic and political problems on board.

It's not like reunifying East and West Germany, which was carved up by power politics; the divisions come from the grassroots.

ydoethur said:

Mexicanpete said:

ydoethur said:

algarkirk said:

Mexicanpete said:

...

MattW said:

GIN1138 said:

FPT

MattW said:

Pleased to publish @TSE 's next header

YouGov ‪@yougov.co.uk‬
Are Yorkshire puddings an acceptable part of a Christmas dinner?
Acceptable: 83%
Unacceptable: 9%
https://bsky.app/profile/yougov.co.uk/post/3ldjdoalyhs25

(I'm not sure what has happened to Yougov)

I went out with a friend and had a Christmas dinner last night. I was mildly surprised to see a Yorkshire Pudding was included with the meal.

When did Yorkshire pud's start becoming a "thing" within the traditional Christmas dinner?

I'd say it depends what your dinner is. If it is beef, then you would expect it. Turkey is a modern tradition - bloody Victorians again.

I'm probably on gammon this year, if I don't find another partridge in the freezer.

It could have been broadened by things such as Toby Carvery Christmas Dinners, where their Yorkshires fill a big chunk of your plate with air rather than something that costs them money.

Available in a Toby Carvery for their breakfast cafeteria service. Bacon, eggs, sausages, beans tinned tomatoes, mushrooms, assorted potato and Yorkshire pudding.

No wonder the nation is dead on its arse.

It's against the law not to offer black pudding for breakfast. Also illegal to offer yorkshire pudding for breakfast. Also illegal to serve YP with any meat other than beef.

There we have to part company.

It goes a treat with venison.

Deer me!

Sorry, I didn't mean to bambizle you.

Buck the Yorkshire pudding with everything trend and roe back on your heresy.

HYUFD said:

For a border poll to take place SF would not only need to win most Northern Irish MPs but also a majority at Stormont with the SDLP and they are a long way away from both. Sinn Fein have also even failed to win most seats south of the border in the Irish Republic's recent general election.

Though as I have said before I doubt all 32 counties would reunite even if a border poll was held and yes to Irish reunification won. For county Antrim would almost certainly vote No and being DUP, UUP and TUV dominated would likely declare UDI in such an event rather than come under Dublin rule

No-one will declare UDI. Think about the practicalities for a minute. More likely is that any future unification will maintain the current, post-GFA Heisenberg border arrangements where people can call themselves whatever they like but the banknotes will change.

Mexicanpete said:

HYUFD said:

For a border poll to take place SF would not only need to win most Northern Irish MPs but also a majority at Stormont with the SDLP and they are a long way away from both. Sinn Fein have also even failed to win most seats south of the border in the Irish Republic's recent general election.

Though as I have said before I doubt all 32 counties would reunite even if a border poll was held and yes to Irish reunification won. For county Antrim would almost certainly vote No and being DUP, UUP and TUV dominated would likely declare UDI in such an event rather than come under Dublin rule

Should unification win, Antrim will not become West Berlin.

No, it would become East Berlin

Mexicanpete said:

ydoethur said:

Mexicanpete said:

ydoethur said:

algarkirk said:

Mexicanpete said:

...

MattW said:

GIN1138 said:

FPT

MattW said:

Pleased to publish @TSE 's next header

YouGov ‪@yougov.co.uk‬
Are Yorkshire puddings an acceptable part of a Christmas dinner?
Acceptable: 83%
Unacceptable: 9%
https://bsky.app/profile/yougov.co.uk/post/3ldjdoalyhs25

(I'm not sure what has happened to Yougov)

I went out with a friend and had a Christmas dinner last night. I was mildly surprised to see a Yorkshire Pudding was included with the meal.

When did Yorkshire pud's start becoming a "thing" within the traditional Christmas dinner?

I'd say it depends what your dinner is. If it is beef, then you would expect it. Turkey is a modern tradition - bloody Victorians again.

I'm probably on gammon this year, if I don't find another partridge in the freezer.

It could have been broadened by things such as Toby Carvery Christmas Dinners, where their Yorkshires fill a big chunk of your plate with air rather than something that costs them money.

Available in a Toby Carvery for their breakfast cafeteria service. Bacon, eggs, sausages, beans tinned tomatoes, mushrooms, assorted potato and Yorkshire pudding.

No wonder the nation is dead on its arse.

It's against the law not to offer black pudding for breakfast. Also illegal to offer yorkshire pudding for breakfast. Also illegal to serve YP with any meat other than beef.

There we have to part company.

It goes a treat with venison.

Deer me!

Sorry, I didn't mean to bambizle you.

Buck the Yorkshire pudding with everything trend and roe back on your heresy.

D'oh!

Your attempts to browbeat me have fallen on fallow ground.

Eabhal said:

Pulpstar said:

One thing Irish unification would do would be to 100% boost growth in the rest of the UK - EU matters would be vastly simplified and Northern Ireland is a net drain to the overall UK economy.

How can it be a net drain? It's not got negative output. Indeed, Northern Ireland has had economic growth broadly similar to the rest of the UK over the last 20 years, and was much faster in the 1990s as the Troubles came to an end.

If you're talking about fiscal contribution - that's true, but also applies to all parts of the UK save London and the south-east. Northern Ireland is actually pretty good compared to most regions/countries:

https://www.ons.gov.uk/economy/governmentpublicsectorandtaxes/publicsectorfinance/articles/countryandregionalpublicsectorfinances/financialyearending2023 - figure 8

Northern Ireland is also one of the few areas of the UK, alongside Kent and Bucks and Lincolnshire, with fully selective secondary education still. It has an educated population and lots of grammar schools

HYUFD said:

turbotubbs said:

GIN1138 said:

FPT

MattW said:

Pleased to publish @TSE 's next header

YouGov ‪@yougov.co.uk‬
Are Yorkshire puddings an acceptable part of a Christmas dinner?
Acceptable: 83%
Unacceptable: 9%
https://bsky.app/profile/yougov.co.uk/post/3ldjdoalyhs25

(I'm not sure what has happened to Yougov)

I went out with a friend and had a Christmas dinner last night. I was mildly surprised to see a Yorkshire Pudding was included with the meal.

When did Yorkshire pud's start becoming a "thing" within the traditional Christmas dinner?

Christmas dinner is a glorified roast so I can sort of see the logic. Lots of people also eschew the 'classic' turkey too - a decent joint of beef, a more traditional goose or a salmon are getting more common.

Turkey of course a Thanksgiving meat as much as Christmas

In Turkey, turkeys are called something like 'hindi kuşu', as they are seen as coming from India. But the 'turkeys' in the old world are very different from the birds we now know as turkeys, which came from the new world...

Co. Antrim on its own would be an existence exactly as depicted in Cormac McCarthy's 'The Road'. The only reason the 6 Counties were occupied was that 4 was judged to be economically nonviable. A single county, and that county being Antrim which is largely populated by permanently livid, puce faced drum bashers, would be a disaster.

Casino_Royale said:

Pulpstar said:

One thing Irish unification would do would be to 100% boost growth in the rest of the UK - EU matters would be vastly simplified and Northern Ireland is a net drain to the overall UK economy.

Which begs the question if the Irish Republic really want to take its economic and political problems on board.

It's not like reunifying East and West Germany, which was carved up by power politics; the divisions come from the grassroots.

I think the Republic would love to see Irish Unity happen, but they aren't willing to go out of their way to accelerate the process at this stage. This is probably very sensible.

It's better to wait until support for Irish Unity reaches about 50%, and then put in a lot of effort to try and push that level of support up above 60%, than to make a lot of effort now in pursuit of 50%+1.

The three things the Republic should be doing is (1) sorting out issues in the Republic like housing and healthcare, (2) increasing cross-border cooperation in areas that will boost the economy, which mainly comes down to cross-border transport links, (3) working out how to convince the voters that joining the Commonwealth is a good idea, before the Commonwealth ceases to exist.

Taz said:

numbertwelve said:

The WASPI issue is once again showing up the flaws in Starmer’s tactics in opposition (complain about everything, worry about the detail after you win).

On the core topic the government are correct to hold firm.

But of course we now have a situation where all the key players in the government have tweets/photos/statements suggesting they would do something completely different.

I am a broken record on this, I admit, but that 2024 campaign and the period before it will just keep on causing problems for Labour all through this parliament. We exist in a weird political state where voters endorsed Labour (certainly in seat count) but were asked to write a blank cheque and now feel disappointed/taken for granted.

It will be like the Lib Dems with tuition fees but on steroids. Just naive politics from Labour.

Yes and no. I don't think Labour in their wildest dreams would have imagined quite how badly the Tory government would implode and quite how easy their election into power would be. They would be thinking that they needed to be all things to all men women to get a sniff of power. Principles are great, but you cannot do anything in opposition.

I have never thought that the Waspi women had a case. Equality cuts both ways and they had ample warning. No one received a letter on their retirement day telling them "sorry, no pension for 5 more years for you".

LostPassword said:

Casino_Royale said:

Pulpstar said:

One thing Irish unification would do would be to 100% boost growth in the rest of the UK - EU matters would be vastly simplified and Northern Ireland is a net drain to the overall UK economy.

Which begs the question if the Irish Republic really want to take its economic and political problems on board.

It's not like reunifying East and West Germany, which was carved up by power politics; the divisions come from the grassroots.

I think the Republic would love to see Irish Unity happen, but they aren't willing to go out of their way to accelerate the process at this stage. This is probably very sensible.

It's better to wait until support for Irish Unity reaches about 50%, and then put in a lot of effort to try and push that level of support up above 60%, than to make a lot of effort now in pursuit of 50%+1.

The three things the Republic should be doing is (1) sorting out issues in the Republic like housing and healthcare, (2) increasing cross-border cooperation in areas that will boost the economy, which mainly comes down to cross-border transport links, (3) working out how to convince the voters that joining the Commonwealth is a good idea, before the Commonwealth ceases to exist.

1&2 sound like what the UK should be doing too. 3 is an irrelevance.