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The economy was crap when they came in and the amount of non budgeted spend was almost criminal. But you're probably right that they could have outlined that with some positivity attached about the change they were going to instigate. Instead they've not really done anything spectacularly different economically and so they haven't improved it at all.

I'm not arguing the metrics are poor, or that the government has failed to improve those things. I'm making a separate point that 3/4s are the media are traditionally right wing and their output does create a narrative that things are really bad that may not really be born out. Growth is poor (non existent) and the unemployment figures are going up. These are not good things. But they're also not entirely dire as much if the media might paint them. They just aren't very good.

They didn't not extend. He didn't extend. They didn't allow him to leave for free, he used his contract to leave for free.

I know what your point is Tommy, relax, labour aren't delivering on jobs or growth, it's true. I still think they're doing lots of other good things but they are pretty important metrics. Would help if right wing media didn't talk down the economy constantly, frightening business and individuals into making decisions on entirely false budget reporting. But that's not to excuse the government for failing so far on those two measures.

In the latest 3 month period, yes. And is still lower. It's going the wrong way, that's for sure. Presumably if it goes up by less than the eurozone next time you won't be claiming it's a relative good result though

Just picking up climate change, no we're not globally cooling. All the real world observations and evidence are tracking the worst possible climate change modelling and have been for some time. My biggest gripe with the BBC is they keep giving human existential climate change deniers equal prominence to climate scientists, in an effort to not be biased, when actually the science is so clear and overwhelming that giving both sides prominence is creating a false impression that they both have equal evidence. They don't. Unfortunately, it really is an existential crisis.

Honestly, you could just Google and find this stuff. Eurozone 6.4% EU 6% (I might have those two the wrong way around) US 4.4% UK was 5.1% if it's gone up slightly you probably know the new figure All of them up in latest figures

The eurozone has unemployment up since lows in 2024. Same with the EU. US has highest unemployment since 2021.

He didn't 'let' him run out down. He didn't extend.

That was exactly what we had when Top showed ambition by not selling Tielemans. The Forest house of cards could go exactly the same way with a few mistakes.

The BBC didn't make the programme. They broadcast it. It's common practice to use clips from across speeches to indicate the general theme. In this case the clipping was a bit close to the knuckle in suggesting a direct call to action which didn't happen. The idea this is evidence of BBC bias is laughable tbh.

TNT. Discovery. There is no world in which having about 15 broadcasters slicing up the English game is good for fans. I want one subscription, not loads.

Assume you meant why aren't they? There's something weird about the UK where things that are normal elsewhere don't seem to take off. Probably a very Americanised political environment doesn't help but also something about the British is just different - look at the state of us in benidorm for example. We seem to revel in being idiotic.

Tories promising to scrap the petrol and diesel sales ban that, erm, the Tories brought in. They're the biggest joke in politics with that dipstick Badenoch in charge.

As a public sector worker who generally argues for greater trade union engagement and better public services pay (because it's absolutely miles behind the private sector, so lucky we do have decent pensions before anybody brings them up), I think the doctors are utterly in the wrong at this point. Some of what they've been given previously is borderline ridiculous. Things like doing up to 2hrs overtime each day but nobody being allowed to check if it was necessary or question their judgement. Then fines for Trusts that don't pay it quickly enough. Completely out of line with any other worker. And resident doctors now have never earned 2008 money, most came into the profession much later. There are so many ways in which doctors can earn extra on top of their basic pay too. They don't deserve further public support at this point.

Yeah even in the Australian shooting, they legally had the guns from what I read. So even stricter laws may have prevented access to the guns. The PM I believe is already talking about stricter laws. The Americans are lost. No point even discussing them.

If he is fit enough to play, and anywhere near his top speed for his age, he'd be with a punt. Proper knowhow. Even if he isn't the full MA experience, he'll still be a hell of a lot better than our other options. That's IF those first two things are true.

I didn't say you said it. I said I get annoyed when people say it.

I get very, very annoyed when people say hazard won us the title. We were winning the title even if spurs had won.

Very good point!

The people watching him train will be in a better position to know

The first four you mention there, plus Joachim must have scored one of his wonder goals at home?

Seem to have landed on a first eleven that can get results

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When did I say that your entire character could be based on whether you enjoy listening to Radiohead? Are you feeling okay mate?