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Monty Python cannot compete with Corbyn and Sultana – politicalbetting.com
Monty Python cannot compete with Corbyn and Sultana – politicalbetting.com
OK so apparently both Corbyn and Sultana are right. This name won’t be registered with the Electoral Commission and isn’t THE name, it’s just a working title for now. Got it?
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In a way that this new spotted dick party will never be…
He really is incredible, and the only reason England are leading the series
It would actually in some ways be a rather clever name for a party, drawing a contrast with those who are the party of 'others.'
It would be rather divisive but Corbyn is naturally divisive.
He is the best cricketer I have ever seen in the flesh, indeed the best sportsman I have ever seen in the flesh, and possibly the best English sportsman I've ever seen, full stop, on TV or anywhere
I saw him hit that incredible century at Lord's in the last Ashes, where he hit more sixes in an innings than any Englishman ever (that was the day of the controversial stumping, which lit the fire under the series). Wowza
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It does this, when enabled, by capturing constant screenshots and feeding them to an optical character recognition system and a large language model for analysis
https://www.theregister.com/2025/07/23/microsoft_copilot_vision/?td=rt-3a
Not yet in Europe but the privacy (and security) implications don't bear thinking about. So we won't think about them.
Well
As when Morgan stepped down from the one day side I fear for England when Stokes stops.
C'mon!
And even as I write that, Crawley nearly goes. Eesh
I imagine that if Starmer loses in 2029 it will be because he's crap, uncharismatic and hasn't addressed any of the country's problems - those that he hasn't exacerbated - rather than because his even crapper predecessor has founded a new party.
https://bsky.app/profile/atrupar.com/post/3lupnn76xtk2z
Stokes is, by a distance, superior to them both. Not least because he's such a superb captain, unlike them
The best English cricketer and possibly English sportsman of my adult life
Unintentially hilarious from Magic Grandpa on Sultana:
“We’re working absolutely together on this. She happens to be, as far as I know at this moment in Coventry."
Labour defending in Cardiff, if they lose it (to Reform) they are in real trouble
Lib Dems should defend in Dacorum OK, no Reform here might boost the Tories but I think not nearly enough
Rutland is a free for all with no greens defending and no Labour - not sure who the Indy is but probably indy or Ref gain
Cons defend 4 - i think they hold in Bromley and Hertsmere but lose to Reform in Dorset and Lichfieid
Exhibit A: Presidential Pardons.
A parallel situation applies to International Law imo (if it is still standing).
The US position has often been "tolerate the rule of law, but don't sign up to treaties completely, then do what we want and inform the others that it is legal. No sign up means no possibility of it being questioned in a way we have to recognise."
Exhibit B: The recent unilateral "extension" of the US Continental shelf by one million (ish) sq km:
https://www.gibsondunn.com/mining-of-the-deep-sea-trump-administration-executive-order-international-law-framework-and-implications-for-investors/
https://www.greenpeace.org.uk/resources/briefing-international-seabed-authority-deep-sea-mining/#:~:text=Nevertheless, in April, Trump signed,-sea mining would unleash.”
If we had PR like Germany they might gain more traction and seats as Linke have. In France Melenchon's party effectively has formed a combined block with the Socialist Party under their second ballot system
Jimmy took 704 in 188 at 26.45. That's essentially the same (so if Botham had played as many games he would have taken 700 wickets too). Clearly Botham enjoyed life* a lot and so played fewer tests and I think there were fewer in that ear anyway.
Flintoff scored 5 centuries at an average of 31.77 and scored 3845 runs. Bowling he took 226 at 32.78.
Stokes to date has 13 centuries at 35.15 and has scored 6891 runs. Bowling he has 224 wickets at 32.02 (from 114 test matches).
From the numbers alone I would suggest that Botham is the better bowler than Flintoff and Stokes, but Stokes is possibly a better bat. Right now he seems better as a bowler than a bat, but it may turn round.
Mission accomplished.
Galloway came very close in 3 seats and I expect them to beat his efforts fairly handsomely
Duckett 19, Crawley 0.
In that period, Botham also averaged around 40 with the bat in Tests. After 1984 he scored one century and had no fifties.
So at his best, Botham was a better all round player than Stokes. He was never quite so good with the bat as Stokes at his best, but was a much better bowler, possibly even better than Anderson although he couldn't maintain his fitness long enough to take as many wickets.
is also divided between the
Tories and Reform, with no major party polling consistently even over 30%
They got 8% in Swanage last year in Dorset so I'm doubtful on that one
England 24-0
Duckett has got 24 runs
Crawley has not only not troubled the scorers, he also saved 4 runs Duckett should have scored.
"All the right votes, but not necessarily in the right order"
Andrew Teale"
https://andrewspreviews.substack.com/p/previewing-the-seven-council-by-elections-c80
Botham was so good for England that he created a problem that hadn't been there - finding the next Botham. So many really good allrounders suffered in comparison. Perhaps Flintoff and Stokes are the two that have come closest?
The man is an enigma. A self proclaimed champion of the underdog who inadvertently keeps the underdog on his knees.
Take Palestine into public ownership, and a two-state solution for Thames Water. Or something like that.
From the river to the sea, they'll be discharging raw sewage.
In the Botham peak period he also had Boycott and Gower ahead of him in the order much of the time.
Corbyn doesn't want to be doing that. Deliver a Tory government and carp from the sidelines. That's how politics should be done.
Does he enforce the follow on when Gloucestershire are all out at tea?
I would say yes but he may fancy another 150 quick runs.
Careful, Zarah will find a way to claim that saying such a thing is racist and sexist....
spending and leave the ECHR
policies don't win back Tory voters from Reform she will likely be replaced by Jenrick or Stride who might start to do so
It's quite startling that the scheme has 66% polling support, and the comments even at places like the Telegraph have been positive. So far the moaning minnies are the LTDA, and there was a surprisingly "anti" piece in The Stage about access to theatres, by an author for whom when she did a big accessibility survey here users did not raise the issue.
The worm could be turning ?
Your best hope is Farage gets bored or succumbs to too much beer/ red wine and fags.
It's in Enumclaw, Washington: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enumclaw,_Washington
1) is it Your Party”
2) is it “Your Party for the Liberation of Judea”
3) is it “Your Party for the Popular Font for….
SPLITTER!!!!!!
@andrew_lilico
Whilst "Your Party" has no official name I presume everyone will continue with their own versions - "Fruit & Nuts Party"; "Jezzara Party"; "Gazan People's Front"; "Grapes of Froth Party"; etc.
What name will you use?
https://x.com/andrew_lilico/status/1948354486273024486
And where's Labour's credible leadership ?
I win on the race card.
The pure playground mockery is excellent. When someone is beyond satire in his actions, yet incredibly thin skinned, it might be the most effective form of comedy for them.
I don't think the question of splitting the vote will be decisive at this point, since it looks as though a not-impossible 30% would be ample to be largest party, and ultimately one has to decide what one actually supports and not merely go for the least bad option. The new party needs to jump through several hoops to be taken seriously - a credible leader (or leaders), a reasonably broad base, and policies which look positively appealing to those of us on the left. Not pinning all those down in advance is, however, sensible.
At that point it would become a credible alternative, attracting people like me - and I've been a Labour member for all my adult life, was an MP for 13 years, and I'm currently CLP constituency chair. Not yet, and maybe never, but it's not unreasonable to offer something beyond the current well-we're-not-quite-as-bad-as-the-others stance.
77-0 in well under an hour, advantage England.