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I think I detect a note of caution as to whether this will play out and, if so, I share it. The German car industry and cheaper Chinese EVs does feed into the larger issue of the role of tariffs, etc and how they'll play out in the mid-term future. Again, we shall see.

I think you'll find that Germany's growth of late has been due to their prior high dependence on Russian gas, exacerbated by the large size of their manufacturing sector, and the transition away from it. Longer-term, their car industry has been a significant part of their economy, and it's...

It's very much in keeping with our first goal where Kaoru isn't credited with an assist although with that one there are touches off two Spurs players before reaching the scorer rather than just the one with our third

Agree with you that he's got that talisman effect, but think you're underplaying Mitoma who was simply outstanding on Sunday, better even than Rutter: two assists, should have had another one, and tore them apart. If Mitoma is back on-song and you've got other devastating options, then we're a...

The budget

I really didn't. I rejected the claim that it was 'a ridiculous appointment', and explained why Labour needed an insider -- a civil servant, if you will -- or someone with governmental experience in order to transition from opposition to government. I suspect the job Sue Gray has done is mixed...

I wouldn't judge it on that one event. I've done double figures of them at Resident and never had a bad experience. Usually records, CDs, etc are pre-signed so there's no need to queue. I've never been to a talk, just in-store and even out-store gigs which you get for the price of an album or CD...

If only. Labour have got one unpopular policy out the way and only one and for the last two months it's the only policy that has been fixated on, broken up only by attention on freebies. They've actually launched all sorts of policies (eg workplace reform, Great British Energy, CCS, prisons...

The data is always the data. But you're using the wrong data to make the point you want to make, which is the superiority of FPTP. Find a graph that shows the % vote share of the big two parties, and that will clearly reinforce the points I'm making which is its in steep decline, that the...

I suspected that you might be along with a defence of the electoral system -- although this riposte is more of a nod towards a defence rather than anything robust. I also know that stats is your game and not mine, but you've misread that spectacularly. Turnout reached its peak in the immediate...

FWIW, the Tories probably ought to focus more on the Lib Dems and potentially Labour, more than Reform. I don't see Reform replacing the Tories on the right. Reform are hated by a considerable section of the population who'd never vote for them whereas although the Tories are at a particularly...

Wow. They've bounced all over the place here. Didn't Cleverly get 39 in the previous round. Maybe his team has played games and it's backfired.

I'm not watching so don't know how it's playing, but they were talking on TMS about cracks appearing which is what happens to such pitches on the sub-continent. If England can get a decent innings lead, then won't the spinners come into play on days 4 and 5?

Do you think he'll get there?

Udogie is getting pelters, but I think it's unfair to call it a clanger. Van der Ven gets a slight touch on it which diverts the ball and it doesn't have far to travel before it gets to Udogie.

Think we had c8000 in that game. And it was a stunning atmosphere, and so cathartic. We made more noise than we do for most home games. It's outside the remit of the thread but nothing, nothing will reach the heights of that Massive play-off draw.

Oh, agreed. It was the first game in which we were shown how RDZ wanted us to play, and we were utterly devastating. Delighted that it featured two goals for Solly too.

Leicester took points off Bournemouth on Saturday, and it's the latter that's the likelier direct competitor than the former. The more points Facundo helps Leicester accrue, the more points taken off our direct competitors.

Played 9 Won 5 Drawn 3 Lost 1 ... and the know-it-alls think it's going dreadfully

Don't think so for United or Arsenal, both of whom had options at CF. From memory, he tended to play as a wide forward usually on the left -- @Han Solo comment a few posts back seems to reinforce this. Not sure about England, but his return is very good for England. Again from memory, think it...