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We won't dismantle it, at least not without being in power, and even then it would be very difficult. So Labour needs a strategy to work around it. Personally I think that means it needs to stop being what it became under Blair, a centralised unit, in thrall to the lure of the media and the...

Yup. This is not the good news thread, so I can say that the coronavrus symptom tracker has been showing a slow but steady rise in infection numbers and rates since 4th July, with R rates in almost every region above 1 now (1.1 - 1.5). From a low base, so not at a level to worry about yet, and...

Really? He's still quite a long way behind. Behind despite the utter utter shambles of this government, Boris, Jenrick, Cummings debacle and all. And despite having been handed a set of almost universally popular policies (many now being taken up by this government, having branded them...

Thank you, that's good to hear. For reasons I have already explained earlier in this thread I would love it if it is the Jenner Institute's work that leads to the vaccine. Obviously any vaccine that works is fantastic news, and the earlier the better. And it's not a jingoistic 'rah rah UK'...

Confirmation of what was reported yesterday. https://news.sky.com/story/coronavirus-oxford-vaccine-could-provide-double-protection-report-12029406 Long way to go and if this one doesn't work, plenty of others in the pipeline. But still going in the right direction, and this comment was...

Right move for him, but sad to see him go. Remember his first game against Spurs at Wembley. He looked very much like the proverbial 'fan that had won a competition'. Just AWFUL in every way. But he certainly redeemed himself, especially with that performance against Chelsea. And I came to love...

Wood being well and truly touched here (hmmmm...not sure that came out right) But this is what I've been waiting and hoping for. They did say hoping for mid-July to begin getting some initial indicative results.The Oxford group getting good outcomes would be good news in so many ways. And as...

I'll be slightly more charitable, but no less skeptical. That article is based on a study that is quite explicitly looking for the worst case scenario. It seems to me perfectly valid to take such an approach, so that you can plan to avoid it. Whether you should allow it to be presented in the...

Well I suspect that's rubbish. They have no way of knowing how many of those streaming would have paid for if somehow streaming was successfully closed down (it won't be). I certainly wouldn't. If I can't get a decent stream I listen on the radio. They need to think differently in my view...

Pep knew it had been sorted. No way were the corrupt PL money-grabbers going to upset one of their biggest cash cows. Stinks.

Resting a few for sure. Big ask of Connolly, up front alone. Could be his night...

I liked Potter's reflection after the game, along the lines of 'I make them play like that, so it's my fault when it goes wrong' I don't think it's necessarily the wrong way to play, even against Liverpool, but we'll just have to be better than we currently are, or lucky, to get a result.

Thought Connolly looked very lively and made himself a couple of very good chances. He's lacking confidence, but once he gets that back, and he will, he looks capable of scoring plenty.

Was thinking that myself. He's got a very high income secured for a few years, and doesn't now have to put much effort in to keep the money rolling in (as he would if he was relying on a big money transfer). Low effort = low value = stays where he is. As usual it looks like Palace are in...

All that dour, joyless football we used to suffer under Chris Hughton eh? (I'd genuinely forgotten how good that goal was until I saw it again)

Tend to agree. Whether Big Dan or Bernado at left back, that's where they will press. The answer to that would be to play Solly on the left midfield (NOT Bissouma ffs). Solly can provide cover there better than anyone else available I think.

I voted for Mick. Partly because I'd like to see him back in a decent position, I think he did a better job at Ipswich than he was given credit for and also because I think he would do very well at Bristol City. Hughton would be an even better choice, obviously. But having had a quick glimpse...

What you have written is not offensive (certainly not to me and I doubt to anyone else). I just think it is wrong, as do most people who have looked at it carefully. That's why the PL has the rules that it has. I will never, ever, forget what John Barnes went through (with so much dignity) as a...

The whole 'teams like' thing is just an in-joke on NSC, you can hardly expect John Barnes to know, or care, about that? Language aside are you really so delicate that it upsets you when he points out we are doing well considering the resources at our disposal? From a quick glance it looks as...

And he's being touted for England. Let's rein in those expectations people for goodness sake, he's only played 3 games AND he's only 12 years old.