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Hearing the Tory party has lost their deposit in a by-election is a great way to start a day. Maybe their leader will now wise up and stop chasing the 'white van man' vote by throwing about unseemly and banal phrases such as "paedo enabler" at the dispatch box. Reform already has that vote sewn up. She needs to move back towards the centre right if she wants to save her leadership.

The Tories "Kier Starmer is killing the Labour Party" Whilst a true statement. I think 726 votes, tells us they are even way more off it more than Labour.

Labour kicked out in Gorton in a surprise to nobody. It's nice the Greens won, but every main party contesting that seat should be ashamed only 47% of voters turned out to vote. I've said for years you can't call the Westminster system democracy, when we have such low turnouts. I would not have a sitting MP for areas, where over 50% of voters don't vote. Prepare for a day of Labour "big hitters' being wheeled out to tell us they are listening to voters and getting on with the job of reducing waiting lists and raising living standards. Nothing changes for anyone.

Farage saying it was "a victory for sectarian voting and cheating". Those pesky sub-Indian Asians have fair pissed on his parade.

There are no changes, it's the same image but with Nilsen in place of McIntyre. Like I said - it's the average positions for the full 90. I don't know how accurate it is though (source was Opta) and I don't have a breakdown for first/second half. A heat map (I should have posted that) shows Nilsen was going forward a lot more than Molloy, and Milne covering the space, so that perhaps gives the impression of a three.

Your dedication to watching football is commendable. That's quite some shift you've put in.

Could be the last one?

Remarkable stuff in Greater Manchester where the Greens take the seat and even Reform beat Labour. A bloody nose for Starmer. That's what he gets for supporting Israel. The Greens pro-Palestine stance (about their only policy I'm onboard with) won them the all important muslim vote. Interesting day ahead.

Looks like a spot the difference game that. For the record, other than 26 becoming 6, I failed to find anything.

Was the weakest of the lot so far, I’d agree with that.

I don't know who is right as I was only half watching it. But here's the average positions if these help (these are for the full 90, there's not a breakdown of first half/second half) With McIntyre on:- With Nilsen on (seemed to play in a various similar position to McIntyre):- I don't know how accurate it is.

Cracking game between River Plate v Banfield. Finished 3-1 to River. Monumental looks some stadium and one that’s on the list to visit if I ever win the lottery.

Sky News on the moving strip thingy :- Election observers from 'Democracy Volunteers' report "concerningly high levels of family voting" in Gorton and Denton By-election. What's that all about then. Despite all the dodgy stuff I will predict Labour to clinch a very narrow victory over the Greens.

Paul Heaton @ Belladrum 2025. Om BBC Alba just now. Top tunes. The new Scottish lassie is a very good replacement for Jacqui Abbot. Vocal is spot on.

That’s the only logic to me. There’s a ton of experienced coaches available, including Scot’s who know the league, people like don cowie, John Hughes, Steven Maclean, no clue if they’d take an interm role but they have experience and know Scottish football, and may want the exposure. It has to be the beginning of new coaching staff arriving. Obviously ties to Norway and chance to get to know the league, the players etc. and connect with horneland.

They did. I remember the PE stories about the post office well before 2011 and people writing in letters supporting the Post Office stance at that time. Investigative journalism at its best.

Some people may have said that in 2011 when they started digging into fujitsu and the post office

Just on the subject of Private Eye, their weekly Lucy Letby updates are bizarre. I understand theres money to be made with the clicks but they’ve squeezed the pips out that story

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I recall us commenting how high up the park Devlin was later in the game, sometimes ahead of the leading striker but that could say as much about where Nisbet ended up being forced to play.

You should publish that as an audiobook but make sure it's narrated by someone with an interesting voice because that pretentious waffle was so boring I drifted off after a couple paragraphs. Go you though. Go you. So many words. So little to say.

Forrest make it 1-2 so probably okay now.

I think the word 'normal' can be linked to a fuckload of the problems humans have brought upon themselves. What is 'normal' to one person can be odd/ frustating/ scary/ criminal and so on to the next. It opens your eyes when you suddenly find yourself as an alleged 'adult' discussing the things your family or friend groups did in the past sometimes and pieces of an eternal jigsaw start falling into place. Perhaps the rose tinted specs fall off your memories, or you suddenly develop extreme empathy for someone you didnt get on with at school. The way humanity has and still is 'playing god' should see words like 'normal' relegated to the history books. If you have the confidence nay arrogance to declare yourself 'normal' compared to anyone other than yourself Id say start thinking a bit more. My birthday is closer to the second world war than to today. What exactly was 'normal' to someone my age in the 1940s? What was 'normal' to someone my age in the 1840s? 'Normal' can be weaponised in the same way as 'tradition' is. An excuse to hold onto something which when actually considered properly makes no sense sometimes to the detrimint of society A device to spread division for ill gotten gains and ulterior motives Brexit springs to mind. A catastrophic piece of self harm part of which was driven by the belief that 'modern britain' wasnt normal, and the knowledge that lots of people do things without taking even an extra 5seconds to consider.it. The only thing Id say is 'normal' among humans is the inevitable path to self destruction through over confidence in our own abilities and an insatiable blood lust to consume until its all gone. Be careful who you put your faith and support in and always consider 'could I handle it if what I believe and trust was ever found to be a lie/ secretly abhorrent. If yer human you will eventually become a dickhead. The only way I see to cope with that is to endeavour to be less of a.dickhead the more you learn. Anyway.politics then. Im seeing the Green bloke getting a lot of praise. Perhaps he has a bit of sense and wont send his candidates around doorstepping people with the message to protest something local which is already too late to stop. And finally id encourage you all to read 'private eye' occssionally. Its not online so can give yer eyes and brain a rest from 'Ziggy's box of distraction' and take comfort in turnimg a paper page

Horneland appointment. He's on the way

Lutz would have sorted it out. I get the feeling that he just gives jobs to his old unemployed pals.