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They are quite similar at a glance. Do you cycle CT? Or did you find that while metal detecting?

I have mixed feelings on de-selections, but the outcomes aren't necessarily the same as splitting off. It's not like those being deselected would be poised to become a separate political entity. If they did leave to form a new party under that basis, they'd be doing so from a position of weakness and would be little to no threat by the next election (especially if it's another head to head between the main parties, as I think is likely). I have to say, I thought Labour were dead for all I agreed with the strategy. However, May has proven more incompetent than I thought and allowed Corbyn the legitimacy to mould the party. I think Renton highlighted a comment from a Tory insider the other day stating that 'Corbyn is the only thing keeping the Tories together'. That's fear - they really don't want Corbyn in.

It's as unimaginative a name as it is pretentious. It's everything the Tory party stand for.

I read this morning that Rees Mogg has had his sixth child. Named it Sixtus. That's the kind of person we're talking about

£75m... Lukaku is good but £75m ffs.

Actually, that's the one thing I don't think will happen now, and represents the one area that I think most people would agree represents a full victory for Corbyn. Maybe in another 5 years, if the Corbynite left doesn't relinquish control after another election loss, but not now. Also, it's the Labour right you're talking about - they're in the general centre, but they're not the Labour centre. There's no guarantee at all that the Labour centre would follow the Labour right if they did break off. I don't believe there'll be another election loss for Corbyn either. The Tories have nowhere to go and the longer they're in power, the more likely they are to be exposed to the failings of austerity and Brexit. They need an absolute visionary to come forward at this point, if they're going to turn this around. I understand Jacob Rees Mogg and Boris Johnson are frontrunners - a long way from being good enough.

To The Fish He had been suffering in silence over in the Yes Gemmill thread, but he makes a fair point - as is tradition, I will apologise on behalf of everyone for missing this auspicious day. Hope you had a good one mate

He's a kid with a toy. We're just something he can take an occasional interest in. Why anyone would think he's a focused and mature enough individual to properly run a football club against a backdrop of some of the shit he gets up to at SD is beyond me. When/if Benitez goes, it will be because Ashley woke up one morning and decided he wanted to 'have a say' on some random aspect of the club that he should be nowhere near being involved with.

Well played.

It's after tax though. They'd need to be paying him something close to £1m/week to match that.

I actually think a good case could be made for women running the world. Part of that case would be the realisation that they're no better at it than men, and that we could all finally move past fucking identity politics, but who knows - it might well be better. It can't get much worse I just don't want to pay reparations for things I've never been part of, to women who were never affected by them

Hard to imagine even City paying him that much...

Seriously? SJW marketing is a big selling point atm apparently. There's an article in the Guardian today about what the world would be like if women ruled it, and one of the cited authors mentions that men would pay reparations to women for centuries of historical abuse and undervaluation of female work at home. The world we live in

I probably am, I just recall reading something about the plight of Sunderland, and how their financial mismanagement over 3 years was going to make it very difficult for them to manoeuvre in the championship. I think FFP considers the loss made by the club over a three year period - so I guess it would depend how financially stable Everton have been for the past two years.

That is horrific.

He can't be enjoying it ffs. Also, he presumably does actually have dementia then? Even if it's mild.

Yeah but if the concern is FFP, don't they essentially have 3 years to sell them?

If they don't sell them they're going to be a force to be reckoned with. Albeit a financially unstable one.

Apparently we've bid 40m for Bas Dost, but have been turned down because Sporting want 60m As if.

Thing is, it won't even be that cordial. He'll just shuffle under the table while someone is midway through a presentation on the budget and start snoring.

The Tories are going to struggle on regardless man. They always fucking do. There is no chance in hell they're going to allow Corbyn a solid chance at winning.

I'm not changing sides at all What side have I changed from and to here? I'm just speculating that from a strategic point of view, such a move may be favourable. I've always been pro EU... As for the MSM ranting, there's a time and a place really. And I think there's been a shift in the discourse anyway - we need to give it some time to develop.

That's potentially a good thing though, isn't it? If they're turning to the Lib Dems, it must be to try and cancel out the hardline Brexiters. If that's the case, then actually, I'd support the Lib Dems being involved in some form. If only to give us a softer Brexit. Hard to see how the Dems could support anything that isn't the Tories turning around and saying they're going to cancel article 50 though, given what they campaigned on.