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It means that if you say you're English, you can no longer be arrested

I'm looking for an electric piano but no great bargains - apart from the one I've just bought, that had to go back as 13 keys didn't work :rant: Mrs G bought an air fryer two months ago and this year's Prime Day is all about air fryers

Lee Carsley - the continuity candidate

I hadn't realised that sex toys were on the list of prohibited items. Does that mean body searches are going to be more intense next season? And PBOBE can scrap any ideas of Albion-branded dildos right away

I saw them in Chichester 50 years ago at the festival theatre. Strange venue, strange gig. They were definitely better live than on record

Goes back earlier than that - I was a teacher for EF back in the 70s. I actually played in one of those football matches as an honorary German against the French. I can't remember the score but I do remember 'we' won handsomely even though the French were probably more individually skilled. I...

There was a massive difference. He mentioned all four nations, something notably absent from previous PMs. It wasn't surprising that the Tories got absolutely rinsed in Wales and lost seats in Scotland too. Labour did particularly well up there. That's something refreshing to see

Labour won the majority of votes in 1951 though. I think they're pretty savvy about maximising votes now. They've been really astute at winning seats despite a low percentage of votes. As for the future, I think it will depend on how the Tories shift. If they go further right, they could struggle.

[A pedant writes] It's not 'despite', if she had been Jewish then she couldn't have been recognised as one of the the Righteous Among the Nations. It's an honour reserved for gentiles. Sounds an interesting book. I'd not heard of her before

I've just opened the Pringles: is that too early?

Nasty, hope the lad's OK. Eye injuries ended Boucher and Kieswetter's careers. Do you know who the Rogers is? He scored some runs earlier in the season too.

Yes, Liberals didn't stand in more than 100 seats - so Tories had a pretty free ride. Strange thing is that, like this year, Gladstone had no need to call an election. He lost because he tried to cut down on drinking. I remember this from school: we enacted this lesson in class and I was...

In 1874, the Liberals got 52% of the votes and still lost, finishing 100 seats behind the Tories. I think there have been four other occasions since the Second Reform Act where a party has grabbed more than 50% of the vote: 1880, 1886. 1900 and 1931. I can't see if ever happening again.

God knows I'm no Tory but I've met Portillo a few times and he's actually quite a reasonable bloke to chat to; Truss, on the other hand, seems deeply unpleasant. I'm in no rush to meet her to find out

I can't see this. Farage has spent the last year slagging off the Tories, saying how he wants to "destroy them". I can't see him being welcomed with open arms, no matter how heavily they lose. There are basically three types of Tories: right-wing imperialists who dislike foreigners, sound money...

It will be interesting night. Mercer is really unpleasant, even by Tory standards, and I think his loss will be particularly well celebrated. You can add him to the list of Gullis, Jenkyns and Francois as people who aren't 'big beasts' but whose demise will be widely cheered. Sadly, I think 30p...

Got to polling station at 7 and it was already open - was sixth in the queue to vote. I don't normally wait to vote but I imagine that ID checking is bringing delays. I think also that there are fewer staff. I'm sure in previous elections you went to a different person according to your address...

I think the Tories will get about 135/140 I also think Reform will get more than predicted. I can see them picking up around 20/30 seats. Polling companies have accounted for shy Tories but I don't think they've got a handle on shy Reformers. I think the Labour majority will be under 100, not...

A friend of mine lives in his constituency. She's been out campaigning every day for the past week (she was with Angela Rayner last night) and they're not confident of a win but are quietly optimistic. It will be close (I'm fully expecting a drunken call from her in the early hours of Friday...

Not a bad knock from Frankie ... and a catch as well.