Lord Duckhunter

Looks like Martina Navratilova has summed up Campbell and the forum’s favourite Tory pretty well here.

I heard similar from a senior midwife. After a caesarean birds can only go home after they’ve pissed a certain amount. If they haven’t done so after a few hours they are sent home with a catheter, not great for the bird and also needs taking out the following week. Some of the older midwives said that a remedy was blackcurrant squash which apparently makes you piss. Instead of giving them water to try and make them piss, they started giving them blackcurrant squash. The result was loads more women passed the required amount, and went home without the dreaded catheter. A few quid on blackcurrant squash saved dignity and a lot of dosh. After a few months one of the managers complained about the amount being spent on the squash and asked why so much was being purchased. When the situation was explained their answer was they had to stop buying it, when the midwives said this would ultimately cost the NSH more money, the reply was they didn’t care as that wasn’t one of their controllables and came from a different budget.

Shame on The Guardian

Are they trying to attract more lads to the chicks game? If so, I can think of a few other innovations that would work better.

If need about 15 pints of our piss water to watch 9 pinters running round trying to kick a “footy”. Just get some decent ale in the bars, that’s all they need to do.

I’d have thought making the Minister for children a cabinet position was pretty easy to do, especially when you’ve criticised the previous government for not doing so. But I guess like you he didn’t think that really easy measure a “priority”. How long do you give Starmer to implement the recommendations in full. How long before it becomes “unforgivable “ that he hasn’t done so. Personally, I doubt he ever will as the compensation could be as much as 10bn. That’s the reason the Tories didn’t do so, and I’m pretty sure it’ll be the reason labour dont. No doubt you won’t find that quite so “unforgivable “. But we’ll wait and see.

I think Sir Kier and Rachael from accounts have more to worry about economically than a letter from Truss. Increased borrowing costs means they’re rapidly running out of fiscal headroom. It’s one thing to fiddle your fiscal rules, another one to then break the new ones. If we continue like this she’ll have to impose more spending cuts, or come back for more taxes (something she claimed she wouldn’t). Truss’ budget was an instant disaster, Reeves’ seems to be a slow burning one.

Should Starmer have made the Children's minister a cabinet level position in July?

So we can’t criticise labour because the Tories didn’t do it , is that your defence of them. You still won’t answer the question. Why isn’t the Children’s minister cabinet level position (a recommendation) That’s not a money thing, or a time thing, it could have been done in July. Labour had no more intention of implementing the review than the tories, until Musk got involved.

Looks like Andy Burnham has joined the far right bandwagon.

Starmer first cabinet could have included the children’s minister as per the Jay report. What is he waiting for? It’s “staggeringly pathetic” to claim he couldn’t have done so in July.

Shouldn’t this be on the Musk thread. Large scale conspiracy involving multi log ins, and the abuse of SOG?

If it was that important to Labour couldn’t they have done so in July. One recommendation was for a cabinet level minister for children, why didn’t Sir Kier appoint one to his first cabinet? Just as accusations can be made that the Tories are only pushing this because of Musk, accusations can also be made that Labour are only reacting to the Jay report because if Musk. It’s also relevant to point out that the Jay report wasn’t specifically reporting on Pakistani rape gangs, but wider abuse. If it’s true that Rochdale was only mentioned in relation to Cyril Smith and only 1 victim was interviewed, then clearly it was inadequate. Both parties have tip toed round this issue because of the racial element. Theres no doubt Labour would have jumped on this bandwagon had they been in opposition (knowing the Tories wouldn’t set up one), so their moral outrage is just as cynical. I agree with Dan Hodges with regards to the future and Labours present stance, he wrote; “And ultimately, it will prove to be an exercise not just in political stupidity, but futility. Because eventually, a full public inquiry into the rape gangs is going to be held.There is no way this can be avoided now. The bandwagon is rolling. There is no stopping it. Starmer and Labour can try to stand in its way. But if they do, it will crush them.“

As bad as Martin, bloody hell that’s bad. Especially considering Martin’s record was massively flattered by atrocious finishing from Beto….

I think that’s fair enough.

Don’t be so ridiculous. I know you’ve made a bit of a tit of yourself defending the worst top flight manager we’ve ever had, but you can’t have a lackadaisical approach to fitness through preseason and up to Xmas, and then suddenly have another “pre season”. That’s a recipe for injuries and not the way elite footballers maintain match fitness. However much you try to spin it, the whole side don’t look fit enough and that’s 100% down to your man.

#clueless

Ipswich is bus replacement service. If you want to train it, will be a horrendous journey to watch a load of shite.

Given the way he promoted and encouraged the deluded conspiracies of Carl Beech and his desperation for them to be true, I think that poisonous twat needs to sit this one out.

Maggie Oliver, who was part of the previous inquiry says the grooming gang section was a “whitewash” and explains why here. She claims only 1 victim was allowed to give evidence, Rochdale was only mentioned in relation to Cyril Smith, many towns weren’t mentioned, and her evidence was cut. Pretty easy to find out if those things are true. Also says race absolutely played a part in this particular type of abuse, despite what some people claim. She doesn’t want another enquiry though.

Wes Streeting seems the only one who appears to be in tune with things at the moment. Binning Sue Gray doesn’t appear to have made any difference to Starmer’s handling of things. This NHS thing was a prime example, first question about Musk, he says “I’m here to discuss NHS” and refused to answer, second question, he goes on his ‘far right” narrative. The take away from the speech wasn’t about the NHS, but more fuel added to the Rape gang narrative. How can a former DPP allow a story to run and run that appears to have him the wrong side of this issue. It’s not the “far right” that think he is, or a hostile anti Labour press. If Tony Blair was running things, he would have gripped the narrative, and made most ordinary people think he was going to get to the bottom of what happened in the past, and put in place safeguards for the future. He’d have come across as emphatic to the victims and understanding of why people are appalled by it. He made people think he was on their side and understood their concerns. This bloke comes across as a technocrat, an over promoted jobsworth who cant take any criticism or push back. Although he’s also banging on about taking politics out of this or that, and doing things differently, he’s incredibly tribal (or comes across as such), and doesn’t seem capable of understanding people who didn’t vote for him. There hasn’t been a PM with such a “them & us” attitude since Maggie, and I’m not sure itll work for him like it did for her.

I prefer the 2 wide “centre halves” being strong fullbacks or central defenders who can play full back as well, I think Koeman may have used Bertrand in this role occasionally and Venables did with Stewart Pearce . Charlie Taylor is the only one we’ve got, but it is quite an Italian thing, so maybe Ivan could develop this is he stays long term. The problem we have is the 3 centre halves we play are all like a fish out of water in wider areas, all seem suited to the central role, and play in a 3 in exactly the same way they do in a 2.

Starmer and Labour people complaining about Musk throwing around serious accusations involving child abuse 😂 . When it was innocent Tories in the firing line, Starmer sent the biggest culprit to the House of Lords. The only difference was Tom Watson accused the Tories of the actual abuse, not covering it up.

He can’t be all bad, he’s called Ed Davey a “snivelling cretin”. He also highlighted that Davey voted against deporting foreign rapists.

Probably been the biggest disappointment of the season for me. We knew people like Smallbone & Armstrong would be pony at this level, and I never really held much hope that Downes would be anything other than a poor JWP without the set piece delivery. But THB I had high hopes would become a Lovren level centre half, decent but prone to the odd mistake. Instead he’s been mostly pony, prone to the odd good block or good clearance. Mind you, ridiculous Lego ball can’t of helped his confidence and young players need the hairdryer every now and then, not constant cuddles.