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    [Politics] Brighton Pavilion, Labour candidate - who to vote for?

    Should fit with the current Labour party very well indeed then. And as long as he follows a couple of simple rules: 1: Don't upset Rupert Murdoch, Private Equity, Mumsnet or anyone wealthy. 2. See (1) above.
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    [Albion] Champions League final group fixtures

    ha ha ha ha ha f*ck off Saudis
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    [TV] UKCC23 - R16 Match ONE - Fawlty Towers vs The Royle Family

    Bit harsh that. Fawlty Towers had it's moments. Admittedly those moments relied almost exclusively on xenophobic slapstick and the kind of hilarious 'farcical misunderstandings' that have kept English am-dram groups in business for the last century. And it was only really popular, in an age...
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    [TV] UK Comedy Cup - Group G

    How is The Day Today not WALKING this??? I mean The Fast Show and the IT crowd are OK. Easy watching but nothing special. The Young Ones is 'of it's time' eg. original at the time, but on rewatching...very obviously a bit sh*t. Weird people.
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    [Football] How to fix VAR ?

    It is (and always was) fundamentally flawed in two ways. . Firstly it assumes that getting decisions perfectly 'right' is both possible and desirable. This is wrong. It isn't possible. And in reality it is far more important to make the game entertaining than to make it 'correct'. That is all it...
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    [Albion] Joao Pedro Brazilian Maestro

    As was pointed out originally by a certain pizza guzzling Swede, Richarlison may behave like a pr*ck on the field, but off it, there is a great deal about him that is to be admired: https://www.theguardian.com/football/2022/nov/25/richarlison-brazilians-bolsonaro-world-cup-brazil
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    [Albion] Nottingham Forest vs Brighton & Hove Albion *** Official Match Thread ***

    Soft. Very soft. A bit of luck our way for once I guess, but wouldn't be happy if I was Forest
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    [TV] UK Comedy Cup - Group E

    b*llocks, yes, of course. I will now attempt to edit and cover my tracks.
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    [TV] UK Comedy Cup - Group E

    I assumed that not the nine O'clock news wouldn't stand the test of time. But watching some of the classics it really does stand up. It would get my vote for Constable Savage alone. But so many classics. Gerald the gorilla. The 'life of brian' debate. Lufthansa terminal and 'nice video'. Kinda...
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    [TV] UK Comedy Cup 2023 - GROUP STAGE DRAW

    How the F*ck has Fresh Meat not even been mentioned, let alone made it into the groups (yeah, yeah, i wasn't paying attention). Way better than the majority of the contenders. And that's not an opinion, it's a fact.
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    [Politics] Inheritance Tax

    Remember that, in broader terms, the Tories are very happy for the public purse to empy and for public services to crumble. It doesn't affect them or many of their voters so much and allows them to argue against bringing privatized services back into public ownership and argue for opening up new...
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    [Politics] Inheritance Tax

    Good question. I think yes, red meat for the right wing. But also, and probably as important, keep the right wing media (owners) onside.
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    [Politics] Inheritance Tax

    Was just going to post the same. Also note: 'most married couples can leave up to £1 million to their children tax-free. Inheritance tax is only paid at 40% on assets and wealth above £1 million – and even then loopholes can mean that for some families no tax is paid on assets worth over £1...
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    [Albion] Amsterdam pubs

    I've put this on another thread already, but if anyone is thinking of going, and not yet got transport sorted, I have a rail ticket available that can be transferred and could save you some ££.
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    [Albion] Ajax - Amsterdam

    If anyone is looking for transport to (and back from) Amsterdam - I may be able to help. Eurostar out Thursday morning, back on the Saturday morning (giving some time for museums, culture etc on the friday). I would need to transfer the ticket at least week before travel.
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    [Albion] MOTD (although I expect somebody is already typing one of these faster than I can!)

    The VAR decision against Liverpool was an absolute nonsense. Made worse by the commentators finding ways to AGREE with the decision when anybody watching could see it was clearly wrong. As for our coverage, I wasn't going to watch. But woke up on the sofa just as our match came on. So did. And...
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    [Football] Chelsea Twitter- hilarious

    I think, of the three, Burnley will be Ok. they haven't got going yet in terms of results, and its a steep learning curve, but they seem to have a bit of quality, both in terms of players and manager. Luton and Sheffield look to be gone after six games. A shame as it doesn't leave the room for...
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    [Football] Bruno has left Chelsea

    He had the choice of taking one of two risks: 1. risk cutting ties with brighton, going with Potter and hoping everything goes well at Chelsea. 2. risk staying and hope that he keeps a position with the club and is able to continue developing his coaching career under a new manager. As someone...
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    [Albion] Would De Zerbi take the Chelsea job if offered.....

    I also think this. But specifically Italy. Ok...or maybe Barcelona.

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