Rayvin

I'm uncharacteristically confident. Based on their League position, I'm going to assume Chelsea are more or less on West Brom/Bournemouth's level at the moment. I'd fancy us to get something against them.

Aarons at LB it is then.

if Everton could just get a goal, this wouldn't be such a day after all, even if we lose.

West Ham equalised...

Bournemouth losing though...

As fucking annoying as that is, you have to laugh at Man Utd

Fuck.

Was just gonna say that myself. Sunderland look the more likely to win this...

Right but, with it in the private sector, are those using the service not paying for both running it and the profits of those who own them? So Renton's right, ultimately, more money is being spent on them now - just the cost is focused on a smaller group of people.

I'll chalk this one off to not having a family...

You sound like someone speaking from experience, so I'll just commiserate with you on this.

Set out that if a dog is bought, you won't be walking it, cleaning up after it, etc. It will be the responsibility of those who want it. My partner is taking this position, and it's going to mean that she will get to enjoy all of the perks of having a dog with none of the downsides. The evil genius that she is.

Just to add in, we have private medical cover at work, and it's almost entirely useless. The insurance company resists paying out wherever possible by attempting to consider everything either a pre-existing condition, or something linked to a pre-existing condition. Privatisation looks to me like it'll have all of us forking out more money to cover treatments that insurance companies won't, aside from the premium we'll have to pay anyway. It'll transform poor health into even more of a burden than it already is. Once the NHS is gone, people are really going to miss it.

Also signed.

He seems to believe that he wants out, but is following the party line on it, hence the lack of conviction. The EU referendum is set up to be an utter shambles across the board, sadly.

Me? 30. I was mostly thinking of Gemmill with that post.

I'd be up for a night out with everyone, but I reckon most on here are too old for that shit these days

Gents, come on. We can surely all agree that Johnson is a massive fuckwit. What more needs to be said?

I confess that division in the left is rather pointless. For what it's worth, if Corbyn proves to be a bust I'll head back into line again.

Maybe you're right, but I have the hope that the further the Tories push this, the more the fringes become mainstream. I suppose you'd argue that's naive. Maybe you're right but fuck it, we're heading down this path now, may as well stay the course.

I'm not implying equivalence for what it's worth. I would have accepted Burnham. I don't think Old Nulabour=Tories. They still weren't good enough though, the whole bottom fell out of whatever movement they started with. Something new was needed as evidenced by the fact that it happened.

Not disagreeing with that either. But if we continue following pragmatism, based on the evidence of the past 15-20 years, we end up being slowly moved away from the position we all thought we were occupying. This is the wrong thread for this - but I do fully respect what you're saying. I dunno, maybe you're right and idealists are the problem, but I don't think I would do anything differently.

Renton looking increasingly correct with this statement.

Your efforts, and your avatar, are appreciated.