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I think the point is that the world is a lot messier now, particularly because it's so interconnected, and so things like nationalism or strong leaders who are above the law start to appeal more. I've posted this before but I don't think Brits resisted authoritarianism when others didn't because of something intrinsic in our character but because we were more successful than 99% of other countries. That's not the case now obviously.

Sounds more like something Ian Marshall would get involved in

Have no idea what this is but looking at the name I am already cringing at the future promotion campaign

It's been trending this way a while especially in the 'war on terror' period where I remember plenty of executive orders and bending of the rules.

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Like Elizabeth I's blood being poisoned by her makeup, Donald is slowly going mad due to overuse of fake tan.

Thought today while ambling through central London that with the expansion of the Schengen area you could travel overland from London to Tehran and would only have to show your passport once between getting on the Eurostar in St Pancras and arriving at the Iranian border.

I don't think you can talk about the change in British politics without talking about the change in Britain itself and its place in the world. In the late 90s we were still a pretty monocultural society in a country with an economy bigger than India and China combined. Neither of those things are remotely true now. Increasingly British voters remind me of those in smaller European countries - more motivated by in-group concerns, more wary of outside influences, more susceptible to scaremongering and conspiracy theories. This is why I think the oft-repeated claim that Britain is a classically liberal country resistant to extremism is no longer relevant.

Blackburn at home 2023 was pretty awful. I was right under a steady drip of cold water from the roof. QPR this year was also freezing. I remember also Brentford 2020 - the day wasn't the coldest but I rather stupidly went in a pair of quite flimsy trainers and standing on the cold concrete was horrible as the game went on. Can't remember much before that. I guess I didn't feel it as much when I was younger. I vaguely remember a Wimbledon game in 97 where the two goalkeepers mostly kicked it to each other in the freezing cold. not much excitement to warm us up.

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I think political discourse on both the left and right in this country has got weirder, more extreme and more prone to conspiracy theories since 2008. That's partially down to social media of course but also I think Brits' own reduced ability for self-criticism and our trust in the superiority of our own country; far easier to blame other groups or nefarious 'systems' for your economic woes than admit you or your countrymen have messed up, or accept that sometimes shit happens. We've also become a much less homogenous and closed society over the last couple of decades so we come into contact with a greater range of viewpoints than we did in the past, which is perhaps harder for a Brit to process than let's say someone from Italy.

I was actually thinking of doing a day trip to Paris soon, get the first train out last train back and do a gallery and nice brasserie

Sounds like a lot of stuff in this country not just football

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Let's hope Tamworth Fox doesn't need any critical medicines Still, worth it to see the faces of the seething remoaners, I suppose. https://www.theguardian.com/society/2025/mar/22/brexit-key-factor-worst-uk-drug-shortages-in-four-years

Hanlon's razor. Getting a lot harder these days...

Hope this sells out soon so I don't do something stupid and actually buy a ticket

Agreed. Only two league cup wins in 43 years for Villa.

Shows the danger of mispunctuation. Should actually have read "Keep woke foreign ideologies. Out defend Europe." It was celebrating wokeism while also offering encouragement to their back four

Find some of the resistance towards him a bit difficult to understand in all honesty.

On the subject of trophies vs league position, and interesting list on the Guardian today: https://www.theguardian.com/football/2025/mar/19/big-teams-havent-won-major-trophy-for-at-least-10-years-the-knowledge

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Yeah strange message. A very British attempt at a far right banner.

1) Want to do as many of the 92 as possible before probably leaving Britain this autumn, with a particular interest in iconic midlands grounds. 2) Um.....

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