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I don’t think it was a deliberate dive but he certainly slipped over on the wet pitch without the help of an Albion player. Mind you, he’d been fouled immediately before that so it could be poetic justice. I thought the trip on Pedro that wasn’t given as a penalty was the most glaring misjudgment.

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I’ve had to sell my ticket on the exchange as the rearranged date clashes with my cookery class. It’s smoked haddock pasties tomorrow night which I don’t want to miss.

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Improve my lawn bowls.

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- Marvel at the countless little differences like heated toilet seats. - Visit department stores, and especially their stationery departments. They sell different items. - If it’s still there, have a walk around the fish market in Tokyo. - Visit some public parks to admire their formal gardens...

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I’m feeling a lot better about my 4 now…

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Talking of which, Barcelona v Chelsea Women (Champions League semi) is just getting underway, 1230 Saturday. Think I’ll check it out.

Why put illegal immigration in quote marks like that as if it doesn’t exist? It does exist. The majority of immigrants arrive perfectly lawfully with visas and by prearrangement, to rejoin families or take up job offers etc. No problem whatever. People who arrive unofficially, including those in...

I’ve been to Lewes Women a few times and have enjoyed it on its own merits. What I mean is that if you’re constantly comparing it with the men’s game you’ll conclude that it’s a very poor spectacle. Try not to do this. So instead of comparing a team with their male counterparts you have to...

Good points, well expressed. Pretty much sums up my view too. It's a complex, nuanced issue that needs long term thinking and a long term strategy. Never easy to manage when governments are reluctant to look beyond the time limits of their own administration.

That seems like a reasonable position to me, no? As always, people get very binary about these things. It's clearly true that some cynically take advantage of the system while others are in dire need and deserve support. As with immigration and other issues that polarise people, if we could...

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Fair point. I appreciate your perspective and ok, it’s possible that he was indeed doing his job in an unexpected way. I honestly don’t believe he was thinking in those terms BUT you’re right — the 5 or 6 weeks I had off did indeed allow me to think about my future and I changed jobs within a...

No. Nothing to do with pedantry. There’s a genuine distinction between avoidance and evasion, and often used by commentators, politicians etc. Many people, especially on the left, have the quite legitimate view that tax avoidance schemes have gone too far and mainly benefit the already wealthy...

Ha ha! Hadn’t thought of it like that. I just thought I had a shit job and a shit boss.

I played the system, definitely, though I bristle a bit at 'lying and defrauding'. I spoke to my GP truthfully about how pissed off I was at work, hoping he’d sign me off for a while which he did. I couldn’t have complained if instead, he'd advised me to take more exercise and look for another...