It's funny (because it was a harmless substance), but disturbing in equal measure when you realise how nutters can so easily get access to politicians and anyone really.
As much as I don't admire his politics, I admire his strategy
He said that a Labour government would be slightly worse than the Tories- in other words not a lot changes (don't vote Tory). He doesn't want to put people off Labour for now. That comes later.
He said Labour has already won the...
Safe Tory seat. His thinking is clear. Labour cannot win in Clacton even with a split Tory vote. Thus he tries to get the Tories on board (and probably some Labour voters too). Also it's Essex where his party have huge followings.
Very clever. He may just succeed.
Sadly, with the individual concerned the opposition went deeper than that question. Hence the Monty reference. I told them Monty was from Bedford. Yet they still didn't feel he should be an England player. Basically, players of colour in the team was an issue for them. Much like it was in a...
Quite. And it's good that it was asked because one in five is huge. Folk don't realise that when they shut these things down they are merely doing so to not deal with uncomfortable truths.
I would be interested to know the result of an anonymous survey on attitudes here. We may find that the...
I fear you are conflating it as a question that legitimises the view in itself. It doesn't. But to understand where a society is at you have to ask uncomfortable questions. It doesn't mean you are neutral on the issue.
No, because there is a fear attached to it that somehow it is endorsing opposing views.
I wonder what percentage of the population in England has an issue with black players in the team. We never know, because no-one would ask the question.
But we know they exist. We know such attitudes exist...
Probably a legitimate survey to see how attitudes have changed (unless it had a loaded context). Although the result is disturbing. I think most folk don't see the colour of player's skin anymore. I remember a work conversation in 2006 I had with someone who said he didn't regard half the...
As I detailed on a nerdy stats thread, I think any club outside of the Big Eight is in danger of relegation where any season is concerned. Some perhaps more than others. I would put us in the 'others'.
There aren't many clubs who manage ten seasons without relegation outside the big clubs. West...