NJS

No real problem with Sheff Wed losing: The fucking band Howard Wilkinson Mel Sterland Fletcher If Husddersfield beat Reading I think they'll be fucked without loanees.

Well that's where demand and the market comes into it. I just hate the idea of without it, people out bidding each other in a race to the bottom and leaving themselves virtually like slaves.

Well You could argue the same about Mohammed or Buddha as well. Religions gain power and influence through political and geographical means rather than the power of their message.

For me the minimum wage should support the idea that anyone who works for a living can at least expect to survive and have a decent standard of living. Of course you can argue about what decent means but I think having a place to live and enough to clothe and feed themselves with a bit left over isn't too much to ask. Of course that should be the starting point for people within an organisation with suitable progress available.

It's more a measure of how important the Roman Empire was and Constantine's conversion than jc himself.

They always refer to a Roman historian called Josephus who mentions him but I've read some articles which reckon the style of the text is different to his other work which suggests a bit of editing. I think for the cult to rise its likely the bloke existed but the stories are obviously enhanced.

They could just treble the national debt like the tories have.

A lot of the old fuckers were in great shape - someone from 1961 who's 82 actually ran onto the pitch. Apart from Tony Galvin who's now a massive fat cunt.

This Spurs love-in on sky is fucking sickening. I despise the manc cunts but I wouldn't mind seeing the fuckers win now.

Priorities - they're investing what is probably billions in GCQQ and the need to record everone's browser history but can't spare the money to protect patient's data and prevent actions which actually result in fucking A&E units shutting down.

They sell the myth of the 70s as union ruined - even the three day week which was due to the oil crisis is sold as being due to the miners.

If the plan is to introduce a 45% rate from 80 to 150 and then 50 above 150 then the extra is "reasonable" imo - someone on 100k would pay 1k a year more tax or 80pm. If you're on 100k and think £80 is unmissable then you haven't got your spending under control or you're just a cunt.

I see the cunt's in the NE today - targetting "patriots" - really nauseating stuff.

Thanks to the propaganda, people like that have no clue what the EU is and what the "good" things are. They think it's all about bananas.

Its a bit of a chicken and egg thing - a lot of the shit degrees at shit "universities" exist because of the demand for everyone to have the chance to go. I think Blair's idea of easier access was partly a noble principle and partly an easy answer to youth unemployment - a better solution would have been much better advice backed up by proper investment in training and apprenticeships - theres nowt wrong with bright 16 or 18 year olds becoming electricians etc - when the mines and shipyards existed they certainly weren't careers for thickos. I think "useful" degrees should be free or at least cheap, I see traditional "indulgence" degrees like classics or theology as something people should pay for. Ideally a lot of the ridiculous one should be scrapped or continue to be charged for.

Just been to the local co-op and there was a woman in the queue behind me who had a kid of about 4 with her - his name was Tyrion Couldn't tell if he was a dwarf.

Incoming Trump appointee can cancel the investigation - he deserved to be sacked for the letter thing but that's just an excuse. This is interference - if no Republican challenges it, it's a disgrace.

On taxation, I think any changes even if I support them morally are pissing around the edges - I'd support going full on against avoidance and evasion especially offshore accounts.

They're going to have a lot of competition next season - Boro, hull/Swansea, 3 from 4 play-off teams, Leeds, Villa, Norwich, Preston, Brentford and maybe Forest, Sheff Utd and Birmingham. It'll be hard for them.

Bet365 tweeted that Villa had scored when Lansbury missed the sitter.

I'm disappointed Forest survived but that's slightly eased by Blackburn's fate - I still remember the Fenton game.

It's always about the games they show on sky - once they decided to concentrate on relegation we became bit part players.

I'm ridiculously happy given it wasn't supposed to matter.

It's that fucking 5 minutes added time against Leeds that's been bothering me lately.