Tamesaint

https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/articles/cq8q2wwq271o FA to remind Guehi & Palace about religious messaging - https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/articles/cqjzrze0479o I am rather amazed that Jamie Delldays hasn't updated us all on the outrage that this is causing on Twitter. Perhaps Twitter // X is broken. 😁😁

The only way that he could ever impress you Duckie would be if he returned as a living reincarnation of Margaret Thatcher. 😁😁😁

Is Alan Smith the worst commentator. "What do Southampton need to do to escape relegation?" "Get some clean sheets" No shit sherlock.

That is exactly the issue. The principle in theory is clear. It is the consequences that cause me the issues.

According to you our armed forces are so crap they wouldnt last a weekend if put up against the Russians so why not scrap them and spend the money on hospitals?

The Tories think that they have found another Mrs T. They think it is Mrs Thatcher instead it is Truss. 😁

Interesting. I think that we had a great example in thus election of confirmation bias. I admit that I was guilty of it and I believe that the BBC was as well.

I haven't read the proposed bill but from what I have read this is not how it would work. There is no proposal for AD to take effect "at sometime in the future". The current proposal states that the person needs to have no more than 6 months to live. To achieve what you would have wanted for your grandmother the current AD proposal would need to be widened. The supposedly "strictest safeguards in the world" would need to be relaxed.... proving that they aren't very strict after all and the fears of vulnerable people would be strengthened .

Sorry to hear about your grandmother. It is recognised by the advocates of this bill that safeguards need to be put in place to protect the vulnerable. But how long lasting would these safeguards be? When she was drifting in and out of consciousness your grandmother would presumably have failed to have sufficient mental capacity to make an AD choice. This is one of the safeguards in the proposal. AD would not have been possible for her. If the AD proposal is passed as it is there would doubtless soon be movements to amend or remove this safeguard. Similarly there would be arguments why should people in constant pain have to wait for a 6 month diagnosis. "Couldn't the 6 month rule be amended to include them?" There would be objections to a lay person like a judge being expected to adjudicate on medical matters. "Why involve them in this process when judges are so busy and their time and resources are limited?" I fear that safeguards designed to protect the vulnerable will be gradually eroded. This has happened in other countries where AD legislation has been passed and I fear that the same would happen here.

I wouldn't disagree this season but how about last year. 87 goals. 3rd highest scorers in the League. I was entertained and enjoyed going to St Marys.

Very true but didnt he confine himself to Welsh girls from the valleys.

With great reluctance I have voted yes. I like Martin and when his style of football works it is very attractive. Unfortunately after 11 games I have come to the conclusion that it doesn't work in the Premier Leagye for a team with our resources. Who would replace him? Who would make those decisions? Unfortunately I have no confidence that they would make a good decision and things will not get much better.

Football was better in the 80s. Saints were one of the best teams in the country. None of this top 6 bollocks. We should have done the double in 1983 / 84 and if it hadn't been for Heysel we would have had some good European ventures .

Who will replace him? Knowing this lot it will be some 28 year old who has been a hit in the Lithuanian league. Perhaps stick with Martin.

Well according to you they are totally crap and wouldn't last a weekend against the Russians. We might as well give up on defence and just plough more money into social services and the NHS.

Agree that betting odds are often a good way to judge how a vote is going. There is a view however that this time some of the Trump supporting billionaires are trying to distort the odds. A bet of 24 million dollars was placed on Trump for example. The aim is to encourage the view that Trump is going to win this easily. Several polls lately which have found Trump to be leading have come from Republican backing organisations. If everyone starts to think he is bound to win and he doesn't win it means that Harris must have cheated and a whole new ballgame starts.

I am prepared to be shot down in flames but I think that Harris is going to win this and it won't be as close as the polls suggest. Why? 1. She has the money and resources to afford a much better organisation. She will get the vote out better than an out sourced PAC does for Trump. 2. Early voting returns in the 3 rust belt states favour her and internally each party knows that. If Trump was as confident as he claims he would not have tried to get some of the early Pennsylvania votes disqualified. 3. Trump appeals to people who do not necessarily vote. Harris is hitting home with women who do tend to vote. 4. The mid term elections in 2022 were meant to be a Democrat bloodbath. They were not with the thinking being that voters were tired of the Trump bombast and abortion rights energised women to vitr Democrat . Trump is certainly not any less bombastic this time and abortion is still an issue. I accept that I may be completely wrong and there could be a Trump victory - perhaps even a landslide. I just think it is very unlikely.

With Badenoch in charge there is no way that the Conservatives will be in power in 5 years time.

Employer contributions for pensions and NI will still be much smaller than what is paid in Europe. My company employed French salesmen and the rule of thumb was to double the cost of their salary to work out the total cost of employment. Germany wasn't much different. If we want public services to be as good as on the Continent we will need to expect similar levels of taxation.

Nursey left the laptop on whilst she attended to another inmate.

I am sorry mate.... I can and I do. That is why I enjoy reading your batshit crazy posts.

Am I the only one who enjoys Crazy Nic's posts for their comedy value?

I understand with what you are saying and cannot disagree with some of your points. I believe however that the risk of any assisted dying system evolving into one that encompasses more than the terminally ill is far too great. Everyone has their own views on this subject. My views are coloured by having lived with a very disabled wife. At least MPs are being allowed to vote with their consciences.

If you read back through this thread, the opponents of assisted dying are not objecting necessarilyon the sanctity of life argument. There are other issues involved which are being debated in a sensible, rational manner.