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And I imagine also the more inland you go. I know folks around the big cities on or near the coast

Love the way in which Elton John keeps reinventing himself for the audience of the day. What a legend! What tunes! Truly one of our very greatest Brits (Anyone else bagged selfies on Yellow Brick Road in Watford?! Admit it, bet loads of you have haha)

I must admit I have a massive blind spot on this one: I have next-to-no personal experience from which to understand the MAGA mindset! I have many American friends, nearly all of whom disassociated themselves from Trump a decade ago! *Nobody* I know is prepared to come out and bat for Trump, but they *must* be out there. Bunch of cowards! Where are you?! Own it!!

In a long ball side...

Look, the main audience for this guff is Trump himself. But wondering if US Foxes can explain whether the MAGA voter base actually appreciate this?!

Not sure whether to trust someone called skolfoxes on subject of beer...

There's really not more to be said about this other than it's awful and utterly depressing

Another very good point, taken in isolation

How are they "attacking the UK constantly"?

Yeah cos it delivers votes

One of the best grounds in the country. IMO beautifully modernised keeping much of the old character. Great implementation of safe standing. Plus their fans are *great*: LOLed at that Mike Oldfield thing they clap along to before kick-off! Fratton is a dump mind, a Leicester fan of old will feel right at home! Edited to say I'd have Fratton Park right up there with Villa Park at the top of the tree - high praise haha! (Portsmouth is *fantastic* for a weekend away. So much to see and do!)

Staggeringly stupid man

Hard to ignore the lived experience

Yes, a wise decision

A thought on Starmer. He's not much of a politician! Some of Labour's choices in power leave a lot to be desired. That said, his decision to stay clear of the war is to be applauded. I reckon *any* of his predecessors as PM in memory (maybe back as far as Harold Wilson!) would have joined in with this s**tshow. It's the biggest decision a PM has to make, and I for one am glad he's got it 100 % correct. Credit where it's due (Hilariously, if Starmer could find a way of getting us back into lockstep with our European friends, he could go down as an all-time great! Crikey our country needs it. Go for it Keir)

Don't think Vance has principles

You used to be in the police, no?

Hmm, reading some posts made me wonder why the Tories are asking questions about Mandelson instead of Iran/US/Israel if they're really concerned about the "national interest"...

The far right are poison - always have been, always will be. Their popularity goes up and down, but the need to push back against their ideology never goes away. FWIW I've been just as concerned about the drift towards extremity the 'mainstream' Right. For example, many positions taken by the current Conservative party are hard to tell apart from NF of the 80's. (That the catalyst appears to have been alignment with cranks of dubious intellect in the US is...alarming and astounding in equal measures. It never ceases to amaze me about the lack of intellectual rigour behind RW positions. Nearly everyone on the current political hard right across the globe seems to be completely thick! But it's certainly possible to be thick and cunning! Fascinating.)

All of this is to laboriously note that the populations of Israel and Iran shouldn't be blamed for the actions of their evil leaders, unless of course they are active supporters or participants

You're tying yourself in knots here. The actions of Iran and Israel have been vile, and that's really all that needs to be said. Both are truly evil regimes on a historic scale. The above said, I really appreciate that you provide an Israel-aligned perspective on current affairs. I share your hopes that the forthcoming election can lead to positive change in Israel, but I'd simply note that (i) a population gets the government that it votes for (ii) recent actions in Gaza and the wider Middle East cast a long shadow. Pandora's box is well and truly open.

Made my day this haha

If you are talking about being in the police, that's not quite what I had in mind by 'serving' in that context. But respect where it's due - policing is tough. Still think your points about "SNOWFLAKES"(!) in the armed forces are way, way wide of the mark. It just isn't as simple as you made out... I guess you know that

"Inaccurate": yeah, some of them can unscrew a thermos

Well, with the honourable exception of UFS the matchday-going folks are utterly passive Anecdotal, but *every* supporter I know wants KP out. However, they're almost all prepared to do the square root of f**k all about it. Does that compute?