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I don't think my life has been affected by immigration in any way either and I compete for work with immigrants every day in construction/engineering, however I know dozens of people who voted out who you could say the same about. Some of my friends didn't want their kids being held back at school by them being in a class with lots of Eastern European kids in it all trying to learn proper English. I couldn't really tell them they were wrong. Whether it was the case in fact or not they were concerned about it. Add that to the sense of nationhood we're almost all brought up with being manipulated by Farage & co then it was a pretty easy decision for them. They're ordinary folk, not bigots or bar room racists or anything like that. I was a pretty reluctant remainer myself; the EU needed(s) massive reform to make it more democratic and accountable. But in its present form leaving wasn't worth the risk, the benefits of staying in were greater for me, and history and common sense told me that the public face of the leave campaign were people you just really couldn't trust in any way shape or form. But there was one thing I hadn't thought about and Trump getting in has magnified it; the world is changing, there are elections in the Netherlands and France in the next few months, if they both go with the populist anti EU ticket then I don't think the EU will survive in any form, Germany + the rest isn't worth the tears Nichola Sturgeon (among others) will shed over it. Normally I'm against flag wavers of any kind, that cunt Farage is just that, playing on people's fears. But if Brexit is the first break in the dam, if that is just the start of the dismantling of what is now a fairly monstrous bureaucracy then I'm coming round to the thought that it might not be such a bad thing. It might fuck a lot if other smaller nations over, but we'd all be in the same boat.

No doubt you got a good price for the tower from Pawel and Dariusz Do you have any time at all for the opinion that we've had too much immigration?

Very few sides in top level European football play 2 up front nowadays. Rafa never has as far as I can remember. It's not going to happen. I'm enjoying the football in this league, as far as I can make out there are more players who can actually play a bit and more sides trying to play attractive football than the last time we were down here. The thing about it is all the better sides are maddeningly inconsistent, including ourselves. That's because they have decent players who could be good or very good players if they did it 3 games in four for nine months instead of 1 or 2 games in four for 5 or 6 months. That's why they're not playing in the top division tbh.

"high press" - winter break= 7th

Quarter of a century ago today...

Are Blyth full time now? My locals Poole Town went into national south (Blyth go into national north if promoted?) this season as part timers, playing on basically a school playing field. They're on the edge of the play offs into the vanarama but were threatened with relegation if they didn't improve the floodlights and build some sort of terracing. Think they'll miss out "accidentally on purpose" as going into what is basically divi 5 isn't viable as part timers getting crowds of 700 but with a population of 145k, which is ironic at the moment with Bournemouth on the doorstep who could probably get in excess of 20k if they stay in the premier league.

According to solicitors secretary Mrs PL find a solicitor who specialises in personal injury and who will do it on "no win no fee", they'll give you a 30 mins consultation for nothing. Apparently these things take a long time, and harsh as it may seem if "all" your nan suffered was cuts and bruises it may not be worth all the bother in the long run. Maybe go to the water board direct first?

T2, enjoyed it and as others have said it could've been massively disappointing, but I think it may have slightly overdone the references to the first film. It took a lot more from the original book than I was expecting and not a great deal from the second, and I suppose having decided that this film should have a nostalgic narrative, looking back at their youth, that's understandable. Dissappointed Juice Terry didn't make an appearance though

Geddin, never in doubt

Best we've played in months ?

I thought it was from about 10 mins ago....is Fish as we speak running around like corporal Jones?..."don't panic!"

https://mobile.twitter.com/mhardysport/status/827283315069628417

Ashley's like loaned us 33mill(is this since relegation? @@Happy Face) and thinks we should be pissing it http://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/broken-promises-cast-doubts-over-benitezs-future-pbqblr2dd?shareToken=1e65fc2fb9717907e76baf1a451028a3

Briefing against Ashley to the press may even see him off before then tbh. It looks like Ashley just hasn't even bothered to try to come to some sort of compromise about funds, he's just left it to Charnley and Carr who appear to have just fucked Rafa over. I thought yesterday the relationship may be salvageable but that looks unlikely now.

Little brother back at the toon and now......

It was Autumn (March) when we did it, you're doing it in the summer so the weather should be better

There's dozens of unbeleiveable houses dotted all over the hills above the sound only accessible by boat or walking track. It's difficult to choose like but it was probably my favourite part, we were supposed to be staying for just a day but we went to Nelson (about 2 hours away) then went back to Picton for another couple of nights and did a cruise up the sound to Ships Bay where Captain Cook (the current Mrs PL is descended from his sister) moored up 7 or 8 times as he'd been "introduced" to the local Maori chiefs daughter

Had to google emetoohobic, aye she might struggle It's always blowing a gale in Wellington, we arrived for a lunchtime sailing and there wasn't a ferry in sight, the one we were waiting for left Picton at 7am and didn't arrive till 4pm (the crossing isn't more than 3 hours) The weather in the straight was horrendous that morning, to the extent there was an NZ tv crew waiting for it coming in (that shows how fabulously dull NZ is ) and filled the evening news bulletin with pictures of vomit all over the ship

Well pleased with that after seeing the reserves getting knocked out the cup at the weekend, that's worked well then

Keepers ball all night, QPR deserve their point for their first half efforts

Wellington is just about the best drinking city I've ever visited. Not the cheapest but some brilliant bars, this was our favourite http://www.hashigozake.co.nz/ If you're taking your car on the ferry from Wellington to Picton @@Andrew make sure you take some ginger or kalms or some other travel sickness remedy. The Cook Straight is rough as fuck but it's worth for Marlborough Sound and Picton. Make sure you do the Queen Charlotte drive to Havelock (stop there for mussels) and Nelson. Try the local wine which is excellent and the local Moa beer brewed at Blenheim

Far too casual and uncomitted, Murphy hasn't had any service because we can't get the ball out if midfield with QPR winning it back most times were in possession and putting our fairly average back line under pressure on the counter. Sammy first change for Gouffran, that'll show the fuckers

I've absolutely no desire to defend Trump but you were rightly fond of saying Hilary is/was held to a different standard by the media and people in general. We're seeing a bit of that with Trump iyam. There again, sacking your chief legal officer because you want to ignore the law is a very dangerous step and I don't think enough has been made of that in general. That's properly worrying iyam but it's already today's chip paper.

We went to hobbiton, which I would recommend even if your not a huge fan of the films, gorgeous spot. We did 3 weeks on each island, which barely offered us the highlights tbh. What are you driving?

Both islands? We did that last year, the current Mrs PL would go back tomorrow if she could, I'd probably join her once promotion was confirmed ?