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I have no real problem with that. I had to attend a couple of full Council meetings in Edinburgh years ago. (Ok, didn't "have to" but there were items on local issues I was interested in!) I confess to being a bit surprised that the meeting started (not "was preceded by, but started") with a sermon and a prayer. When the representative of Heaven on Earth had finished, about a half to a third of the members came in. They presumably wanted to take no part in that superstitious rubbish. Oddly, none of the other members even thought it worthy of comment. It happened both times I was there - don't know if it still happens now. If the folk in the Green party didn't fancy that particular item of business and felt so strongly about it, to have remained would have been hypocritical, IMO.

Oh, I don't know.... nobody elected the Head of State and she gets to lead a whole Church.

Aye, but it is thought that it took a rare event millions of years ago to make them go extinct; the way that the electorate in England tend to act in general elections, it might be that another huge asteroid strike is as likely as the Tories losing power at the next election. To me, Jacob Rees Mogg does share some of the characteristics of the movie portrayal of a velociraptor. Happy to be in the limelight while others in the pack sneak about in the background, makes a really annoying sound and can have a disastrous effect on its victims.

Cheers, now give us another one....

All we are saying, is give us a goal.

We're f#cked

If they score first we're f#cked.

They look like scoring every time they come up the park.

Fek that was close.

Nervy start. They are crowding out our midfield.

His missus says it's either that or a brown paper bag.

Match officials wearing red to noise up the Ukrainians?

I can scarcely believe this, but I'm having to drive later tonight, so wont be able to have a drink until about 11.00pm. F#ck Wales losing 2-1to Poland btw.

Must be about time the No. 10 press office came out with some guff about them "not getting the message across..."

Aye. "Ho, ho mo leannan Ho mo leannan bhoidheach"

Sincere though!

One lion, fine. Three lions? GTF.

Aye, because set against the rest if it, being a Scientologist would be a step too far.

It is occasionally mentioned but far too little attention is being paid to the disgraceful level of unemployment among 5 to 12 year olds, due to the ridiculous health and safety restrictions on them working in mines, up chimneys and crawling around under looms. When, oh when, oh when will the government DO SOMETHING about it!?

Better make sure it's the right way up. Folk get stroppy if it's not hanging properly.

Hang on... You mean it's possible for politicians to be elected without bending over and spreading them for gun manufacturers? Even more reason for Americans to doubt that Canada actually exists and think that it's just a made up country in a commie comic.

Good question. My thoughts would probably focus on the fact that Thatcher couldn't hold the support of her own party so it would be hard for the party workers to convince the voters. When Major came in, is it not the case that most folks' reaction was "errrrmm.... Who?"

To be fair, you have to hand it to the Tories. They are steadfastly loyal to the leader right up to the point when they think he or she won't win, then they chuck aside that leader like a dud betting slip. These polls are showing Labour ahead if there was a general election today. If there was a general election today, a new leader would have been in place for at least 6 months and there would just have been a tax-cutting budget.

I'm making no predictions for the weekend. Too many unknowns, especially over injuries. Even assuming we win tomorrow! Having said that, if we get to the weekend and pump Wales rotten, I'd regard that as a brilliant few days.

I really don't think that there's any reason to quibble about what is or is not material for the. w**k fest. The whole jubilee bollox with its limited edition one eighth sovereign coins including, bizarrely an oddly shaped one, featuring Queen Victoria (from Tristan Da Cunha), flags, tea towels, cardboard cut outs etc etc ad utter fekkin nauseam IS a w**k fest. Sycophancy and "I know my place", on steroids.