Jon the Hat

The pricing system is undoubtedly stupid, but we have gas, and we will continue to need gas for a long time to come, although admittedly some of that is because of the massive delays in delivering nuclear.

Simply we are killing industry with our high energy costs. All while pretending that industry going to other countries who burn coal to power their manufacturing isn't anything to do with us.

You’re right, we should point out their uncosted dream policies, desire to give doctors a 35% pay rise, plan to destroy the economy with net zero by 2040 and the fact their leader was selling the idea that women could make their tits bigger through hypnosis a few years ago.

If they are gaining a lot of traction in the polls, heading into an election period, and they don have firm policies, it is not the job of the media to question and look to the past and see what they would likely do? It is important that the media points out how utterly unfit for power these kooks really are, whether that is the nonsense of reform of the batshit idiocy of the greens. Both should be no more than a pressure group focussed on their one or two issues, they clearly don't have the bandwidth or the brains to put together a thought out, costed manifesto. Mind you nor to the government.

@JonnyBoy who knew we could indeed be the appallingly bad?

Vesty to score two, save us and sign a new three year contract.

Their confidence is completely shot.

****ing hell that’s a start!

What a ridiculous statement.

He gets a lot of listeners though, and I suppose that is the measure of success for a radio guy. For Shearer though, people are watching for the highlights not the miserable bugger talking about them.

Shearer is the ridiculous one on there, **** that. Mills will be over 500k on this years numbers.

That last one I heard in my student days working at Sainsburys in Wigston. Took me a minute to work it out then!

I am more under the impression the Carrier battle groups are incredibly powerful if you need air power, but if you have plenty of air bases in range why would you risk it?

He didn't start antisemitism or the weird obsession some of the left have with Palestine.

Insane mainly because once you are in it is very hard to get out. I suspect the US could walk over Iran on the ground much like it did Iraq, but then what? Walk out again? Leaving utter chaos?

I am quite worried that some people I respect a lot in the house of lords are very concerned the legislation is flawed and being rushed through, with Lord Falconer trying to undermine the right of the house to scrutinise and long as it likes.

Hang on a minute! Are you suggesting they have a policy beyond immigration which is not well thought out or robust?!

It's not that they are thick, it's that they are ignorant of the facts. If you live in a Republican area (they exist, people move a lot in the US and tend to move with like people), you only talk to fellow republicans. You don't talk politics at work, or at least not with those you know you don't agree with. Your TV news is Fox, your online algorithms show you what you already think. How exactly are you supposed to see the other side of the argument, when you literally don't SEE or HEAR the other side of the argument.

I think I know what he is going to do now. He doesn't play by the rules does he? Mainly becuase he doesn't understand them, but even if he did, he wouldn't thnik they applied to him. He is going to stop and go home. He will leave it up to those who actually need the oil and gas flowing through the straight to sort it out. Iran will be under pressure from their neighbours to stop firing, and from their buyers to ship oil and gas. UAE, Saudi, Oman will put together some kind of rebuilding fund to encourage Iran to open the straight, on the assurance that US, UK French etc ships will stay out of the gulf. It might work eventually.

Yes - I believe some of that decrease is a transfer to central government of employees in academy schools. No doubt some more outsourcing as well.

What these ones here? the 5.2Million of them?

Yes true, I think the Finnish president Alex Stubb is pretty impressive as well, he was their PM a few years ago and I read some articles he wrote and started following him. I also know a few senior colleagues who know him quite well, Finland being quite a small place.

I do think Starmer is a decent guy, with the right moral compass, I just don't think he is a good enough politician to lead the country. Not enough ideas, whether or not I agree with them, not enough authority or influence to bring people with him. Sadly we seem to have far too few who do these days. Our political party selection systems weed out anyone interesting I think, its just too hard. Much easier for those with the ideas to be an adviser or lead a think tank, get paid a lot more and be in the background. That only gets the ideas so far though.

I don't think he is as far down the slope to dementia, just he is a maniac. Mind you Biden wasn't allowed to talk for hours like Trump is.

Players want to play, and I am never going to criticise someone for that. They also have a short career and you can understand that if you are not playing and another club wants to pay you more, then you want to move. Asking for a move and the club promising you will play more and they will not sign anyone, then doing the exact opposite is going to be upsetting. Downing tools and refusing to train properly is both unprofessional and counterproductive. Zero chance those offers are still there a year later if you can't be assed to stay fit and fight to play.