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There's nothing weird about challenging and highlighting the rapid movement of the Labour party from the centre left to the centre right under Starmer et al. There are people who get outraged by any criticism of Starmer because they think it might hurt Labour's electoral prospects, but are...

The reason insurance companies give, is that being involved in an accident which isn't your fault, seemingly increases your risk of being involved in a future accident. I know that sounds completely ridiculous, but that's the justification used. Shop around is the only advice I can give you...

Good Lord, no. We weren't millionaires. 😄

It's time to play the, "Let's find a country in the world that we haven't pissed off at some point in the last few centuries" game. It's a fairly short list. Failing that we just need to find a country with a government as corrupt and incompetent as our own, and chuck their PM/President a...

Totally agree with most of this, I can usually pick up a "north Cov" accent. Tile Hill, where I mostly grew up, is completely different of course. We all speak proper there, like what the Queen did.

I'm sorry, but that's simply not true. It's not pretend outrage, except to people who don't give a fuck about it. In regard to Gaza, and what appears to be to many to be a serious war crime in progress, some on here care about it, some clearly don't. Similarly, some politicians care, some...

Or don't sign them because they have none, or don't want to step out of line. If you're an MP, and it's a critical issue like this, then what you do or don't say, matters, imho.

In fairness, it's not like the individuals involved with Wasps have a problem paying their bills. Oh. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12716447/Lawrence-Dallaglios-financial-woes-laid-bare-England-rugby-legend-shuts-company-owing-1-900-local-taxi-firm.html

+1 for @shmmeee advice here. We'd perhaps differ on whether Excel is appropriate for this - it can be and I've seen it used this way in various places I've worked. It's ok if you're a "power user" with a reasonable amount of experience, but tough to do and get right if you're not. I've spent a...

Bollocks, beat me to it! I look forward to the new guy's first day at Ryton... 'Hi everybody" "Hi Doctor Nick" 😄

And as for unrest, the last one seemed to pass off without any major issues, didn't it? If there is trouble, it'll likely be stirred up by a few EDL dickheads and my guess is that that's where the police will focus. It's crap, but that's not a good enough reason to override the fundamental...

Why should it be seen as disrespectful? I genuinely can't see that. They're not talking about marching down the Cenotaph at the same time, are they?

Get real mate. A march to call for a ceasefire in Gaza has fuck all to do with wearing Nazis uniforms, disrespecting Rememberance day, or spraying things on war memorials. Who is advocating that? "They died to protect our freedom", is a phrase I hear a lot on that day. That includes the...

If we start shutting down the right to peacefully assemble and protest because it *might* cause unrest, we're on a bit of a slippery slope. In fairness to the police, they seem a bit less reactionary than the home secretary on this one. It's almost like they understand the law and the need to...

Because Rememberance Day isn't to glorify war or wave the flag - it's to remember those who died. Being outraged by a peaceful march on the same day isn't something I can understand, it in no way disrespects the idea.

Yes. Mainly peaceful. I'm not saying it's a protest that entirely makes sense, or one that I'd support (think of the poor mice), but I'm not seeing any violence here. Am I missing something?

Because he's a thug, fraudster, liar, and racist, and seems to delight in violence. None of those things apply to the vast majority of the people marching against Israel's actions in Gaza, unless I've missed something. What's your point?

The left of the party wasn't anti-Corbyn, and in fairness nor were most of the membership. It was primarily the PLP that didn't like him. Starmer has gone some way beyond just moving away from Corbyn. Despite what he said when running for election, he's shifted the whole party way to the...

I wouldn't write Fadz off just yet, but he's obviously not going to be around forever. On form he's still our most dominant centre-half, imho, but he needs a bit of help from everyone else too, including the midfield in front of him!

No matter what the principled response is, do not say anything, ever, that might scare The Daily Mail. And don't let anyone else in your party say it either. If we're that desperate for Tory votes we might as well get Kenneth Clarke in to run the party. He's probably further to the left and...