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I'm not so sure about that. Wellingborough is one of the most "Brexity" constituencies in the country and they got nowhere near winning. They'd have to boost their vote considerably to win any seats

Indeed. And silk pyjamas are absolute essential for the sleeping berths.

There's an option to travel by train from Istanbul. I think you have to change three time and includes a bus but it can be in under 60 hours. :lolol: Cheap as chips though

I keep seeing this and yet there is no evidence for such a claim.I actually think the reverse, that the defeat would have been much heavier. Labour were hammered in Scotland and took a hit in the north of England, because Labour was seen as both too metropolitan, too pro-Europea and (in...

Lots of plum possibilities: the Stadium of Light and the San Siro must be top of the list. But Freiburg would a cool place to visit. I'd like to see Lens too, but I wouldn't get a ticket there. Anywhere but Istanbul or Baku.

Yep. Caicedo could have gone to Liverpool - they matched Chelsea's offer - but presumably Chelsea were offering more moolah so he took the loot. He would have certainly massively increased his Brighton salary by going to Anfield but sponds in his pocket trumps European glory. Seems mad to me: if...

No, it's not. The idea of UBI is that everyone gets it, not just the people on welfare. It's true that some trials have been for welfare recipients but classic UBI is that everyone gets it

You're looking at this all wrong. The idea is that it will increase the workforce not reduce it. For example, at the moment if you're on UC, there's no incentive to work a few extra hours as it comes of your UC (and creates a whole lot of more bureaucracy). If you introduce people would be free...

I've no idea. I'm not an economist/civil servant. The £1600 mentioned in a trial sounds slightly too high to me but it may be viable. It's certainly not a lot for someone bringing up four or five kids. There'd need to be other adjustments made too: rents would need to be reduced somehow. I...

No, I don't. The whole point of UBI is that there are no conditions: there's no means-testing, there are no obligations to do anything; it's a sum that's given to everyone. One of the reasons for implementing UBI is to cut down on bureaucracy, once you start putting in conditions, the whole...

Because if they didn't, it wouldn't be universal :facepalm:

Do you reckon that (in true Boris style) he had two posts ready to go: the one about Labour holding back on its commitment and the other about how Labour was going to pay for its commitment?

While this is true, that's not to say that bringing some elements of rugby into football would be useful. As someone pointed out earlier, there used to be some horrendous tackles in the 70s, these have largely been eliminated now - so it is possible to change culture. And those worried about...

Milner will be desperate to stay to beat Barry's record. He brings a lot to the club beyond his playing, by all accounts he's a good influence on the younger players. I can't see Sarmiento going, particularly if Mitoma is out the door, we'll need to hang on to our wide players

She's in an interesting position. There was a poll out this week that stated she was the only senior Tory with a positive net approval rating (it was just 2%, but that was enough). Some of her competitors for leader had an appalling rating, I think Braveman was -60% (or something). There have...

I'm not sure I'd agree with this. The leader debates do have an impact - look at the boost it gave Nick Clegg in 2010, there was an immediate leap in the LD showing and they scored the most seats for some time. Clegg wasn't a particularly engaging speaker, but he handled himself well in the...

It's not just the lack of empathy: he can't think on his feet either. He turned up today with pre-scripted answers and looked lost when Starmer departed from his expected attack. His transphobic response was appalling but anyone with real political instinct would have shied away. Cameron...

That looks pretty expensive to me. I don't what mags you're looking for but you can get a pretty wide range for free if you're a member of Brighton library. There are about three or four magazines that I like looking at and all are available on the app. What's more, the library app also includes...

Amazed at people who can such detail. Mine were Gola but can't remember any more detail, can't even remember what colour the stripes were.

Never saw him in a bar. But saw him once in the Black Chapati at Preston Circus. I remember him mainly for Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy and that excellent film version of Midsummer Night's Dream from the 60s. In recent years we've lost him, David Warner and Diana Rigg. Just Judi Dench and Helen...