KingRocketman II

0-0 with no clear chances. The ref considers a dive worthy of a penalty in the last 5-10 mins. On scoring the penalty, you don't think that decision has definitely changed the likely result?

expect to hear Le Pen distancing herself from the immigration policy emerging from over the Channel on the grounds that it is too extremist.

Peter the Grant and Ivan the Sproule.

all well and good but.....ferries.

Plan A - Ukraine. "there is a war on". Get a visit arranged to Kyiv the weekend before the fines land (confirm with Met that they are going to issue the fines in the Easter recess as agreed). Get every Cabinet Minister to trot out the war line as if it is the blitz and how UK/Johnson is leading the way. Plan B - if Plan A isn't landing as well as we thought, introduce a draconian, human right's busting, Nazi type asylum policy (but ensure the line that UK is welcoming country headlines it. Slogans matter - remember!) Plan C - if the fines and Partygate still not buried amongst this shitshow of a scatter gun/dead cat f**k-up dressed as coherent policy (get on the phone to friends at BBC to confirm this will be presented strategically), and/or more fines to follow (Reminder: check with Met again on that and see if it can be dropped), then let's hope Ukraine escalates, more "shallow graves" are found, Plan B causes more uproar, and for good measure let's pepper the ground with something else like a new Covid scare....

and our Conservative voting fellow PnB posters not even attempting to draw parallels here - if any exist. anywhere. ever.

she thought it may be seen by some wokes and lefties as being insensitive; therefore on refection she added an emoji at the end to show sadness ensuring nothing could be taken out of context or misunderstood....

Friend was on holiday (Magaluf or Tenerife or something) staying in a 5* hotels which was "fully inclusive". Mentioned the fact that it was 5* and fully inclusive quite a lot for some reason so I just parrot that robotically whenever I mention this. He said one of the guests came down in the same Wolves top and shorts (but not kit socks) every morning for breakfast for 4 days running. I assume he did not change out of the kit after breakfast but he may have done so. Despite not seeing this for myself, I think about this more often than is normal.

Kennie surmises that the easiest game that Liverpool's Ian Rush and Barcelona/Bayern/Chelsea/Utd's Hughes had in their whole career resulted in a one nil win due to a contentious goal. Always great to have new insightful analysis on this part of the Board - whether it be fishing and/or through spouting attention seeking absolute nonsense.

Grant Shapps, the transport secretary, and one of the best media performers in the cabinet, has had the awkward job of defending Johnson on the media this morning. His argument has been that Johnson made a mistake, but that he’s only human, it wasn’t intentional, and that he’s truly sorry. He told Sky News:

but fortunately Glenn Campbell was on hand immediately afterwards to try to spin the interview in summary as something coherent, consistent and more strategic.....

This captures it perfectly well: Ross: my position on this has been perfectly clear from the start. Gary Robertson: it's clear in that you have significantly changed your position Ross: yes, but....

Taking a step back from it and looking at the shitshow that has gone on with a fresh pair of eyes, you have to hand it to Johnson in terms of the manner he disregards his previous utterances and lies - even when presented to him verbatim. Absolute shameless and without a hint of embarrassment.

ha - yes will be DMing you

Quick to anger and abusive. And I am the weird one

Confusion resolved.

I think the narrative of "during a war" needs to be challenged v quickly. The UK is not at war. US, UK, NATO and other donor countries are providing weapons, AVs, PPE/body armour and humanitarian support to another country actually fighting a war.

Am sure you will understand how easy it is to lose track of stated voting intentions with every new alias.

Who in their right mind would want to break away from this union of equals of ours? Adored and respected on the world stage - I can see why the posters above are as relieved and happy as I am by common sense prevailing amongst the electorate. A lifetime of the Tories await us all and on today of all days, I couldn't be happier!!

looks like it: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-61083402 Now neither will resign. They will both seek to ride it out (maybe even turn on each other) - that's the Johnson/Tory way. Ride it out till it dies down a smidgen until the latest scandal comes along. what are the favourites/odd's on line they will take: 1. police interpretation of the rules differs from Johnson's interpretation of the rules; 2. fined for being at a party but had considered it to be a work event; 3. insist the fine was for a one-off event they had attended and ask for forgiveness; 4. don't agree with fine and won't pay it. No rules were broken! Am gonna go with 1 and maybe a combination of 1, 2 and 3..... Fuckers.

I was being sarcastic in reference to the omission of Brexit in the list that I quoted.

whereas everyone expected the following: - England edging every further to the right and voting through Brexit; - Brexit having a huge detrimental impact on the economy; - Tory Government embracing and actively promoting sleaze, corruption, and lies;

The B-word that Reporting Scotland dare not utter....