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Reply | Andy Burnham's speech
at 22:38 29 Sep 2026
He holds a hilariously romantic view of the 1940s - actually the 40s to 70s. He mentions it every other speech.
So it wouldn’t surprise me if he tries to push his policies through even if it bankrupts the country. |
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Reply | Andy Burnham's speech
at 19:26 29 Sep 2026
It would’ve helped if Labour hadn’t been heavily addicted to the tax receipts of a debt-fueled housing bubble, stripped the regulators of teeth under the banner of 'light-touch' oversight, all so they could look the other way to fund their public sector spending spree. Two words: moral hazard.
The crash was a failure of private risk taking and public regulation, not an argument that the private sector itself is inherently culpable. The private sector is efficient… much more than the public sector. Burnham should understand this. |
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Reply | Andy Burnham's speech
at 17:30 29 Sep 2026
The public sector: famous for its efficiency and value for money  |
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Reply | City found guilty.
at 17:14 29 Sep 2026
It would seem they were only £900 million out |
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Reply | Andy Burnham's speech
at 15:38 29 Sep 2026
We’ve had 20 years of government expansion. Government spend increasing again and again.
Young people will never be able to own anything if they keep getting taxed extortionate amounts. And this Labour government - Tory before it - cements that future for years to come. |
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Reply | Reading any good books right now?
at 21:29 27 Sep 2026
Thanks for this, I’m up for giving this a go.
I am currently trying to learn a bit of German (with the hope of reading German poetry) so I’m sure a bit of Russian to read their prose and verse simultaneously won’t hurt. |
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Reply | Reading any good books right now?
at 13:57 27 Sep 2026
I read a selection of Russian short stories a couple months ago.
Pushkin’s Queen of Spades being the best
The cloak by Gogol is great. |
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Reply | Reading any good books right now?
at 12:49 27 Sep 2026
Was thinking fast and slow any good - I just bought it on Kindle sale.
Going through:
- Why Orwell Matters by Christopher Hitchens (currently about half way through)
Decent but he seemed to be using it as a debunking or attack on others’ view of Orwell. Yet to fully understand why he’s so important in his own view; saying this I have my own admiration for Orwell’s prose style.
On a different note, has anyone read The Price of Football by Kieran Maguire (?). I need a fun lax read. I was thinking Simon Jordan’s upcoming book. |
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Reply | Neil Harris
at 16:21 24 Sep 2026
He’s gone way beyond the mark of cheating… he should’ve done it 24 hours earlier when it was perfectly legal.
Harris says Southampton Football Club has been punished enough but Tonda deserves a big ban. Does he not realise a ban for Tonda is expensive to Saints? We’d need to spend on a new manager and have our entire season disrupted, again. |
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Reply | Larin
at 10:34 13 Sep 2026
Yes, I thought Larin was rubbish because of the multitudinous array of dodgy compilations being distributed online. |
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Reply | Chapel Kop
at 13:05 10 Sep 2026
Ah, I just went in there from the start of last season for a bit of a laugh. I’ve never had a ST in the Northam and didn’t want to start; chose instead, along with my mate and his dad, the part of the ground furthest away from their rubbish. There must’ve been about 8 standing at the start (barely any signing other than certain parts of the game and we were told to sit down at some points).
Wanted to sing old songs to continue my knack of being called a grandad at the age of 22. Don’t really care how many come in as long as they aren’t cringe and obsessed with dodgy Northam banter. |
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Reply | Interesting starting Saints team for Lincoln today.
at 14:27 5 Sep 2026
Stop playing Stephens. Seriously. Let’s give the Forest kid a go.
Subs killed us. Our new attacking signings are major downgrades. Don’t get me started on the change to 5atb.
Wellington isn’t as good going forward but knows how to defend - as soon as that numpty Manning comes on, his positioning is atrocious and is a major weakness. [Post edited 5 Sep 14:28]
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