In a similar vein, I enjoyed Stockport (the Hatters) vs Luton (the hatters) being described as 'El Hattico'. (Felt vs Straw, I believe. Imagine a time when a town could make its name by the… (View Post)

Obviously it's none of my business and football is stupid, but surely, surely anyone who isn't actively a Celtic fan is supporting Hearts? Hearts winning would be the first interesting thin… (View Post)

What is 'thousands' as a proportion? Hopefully it's a smaller proportion than those who arrive on small boats under SKS's 17-in-one-out-then-that-one-back-in-again scheme. (View Post)

I think maxh understands that. My view is that the problem isn't perceived to be immigration per se - no one minds Canadians or Australians, very few mind Hong Kongers, not many mind Indians - i… (View Post)

Weirdly, though, we put all sorts of barriers to yhe immigrants we do want. My Canadian immigrant friends have had to sign disclaimers that they will not claim benefits while here and also put down a… (View Post)