He's not that great. If the standard is May, Corbyn, Foster and Johnson, then the bar is pretty low. Leo is well capable of talking shite.

Fine ! Take Johnson then !!

He's not that popular in the Republic but he's done, along with Coveney, a great job on Brexit. So far. If he gets a good deal for Ireland, north and south, I think he'll be rewarded with another term.

Lots of rumours tonight the NI only backstop is back on - rebranded. Of course May would have already agreed to that had she had the numbers and hadn't done a shifty deal with the DUP who have gone very quiet.

No deal, and a border poll will be held in the next few years with EU membership the big carrot for a unity vote in Ireland.

If it brought unity to Ireland then maybe actually Brexit could deliver something positive. Obviously unintentionally!

Ultimately this is why Brexit won’t work. Literally splits up the United Kingdom over time with the leaving parties keen to remain in the EU making the English position ludicrous. That won’t matter to the thickos who support it though.

It would be the greatest irony if Brexit ends up re-uniting Ireland after most nationalists voted remain and unionists to Brexit.

Ha. That made me laugh. He really is the UK's answer to the Donald.

There is no good deal for Ireland. There are varying degrees of shite scenarios and Boris seems hell bent on delivering the worst.

A unity vote in Ireland would have to include the south too and might not get a huge amount of support. Culturally it makes sense but the economy in Northern Ireland is a challenge and a half. Lots of people down here are happy with the post Good Friday Agreement situation. Of course, it's not great for you guys when your two main parties are so extreme.

Yes that was the movie. Could not think at the time. Smith was the difference in the teams. He held together the frailest batting I have ever seen in Australian teams.

Smith isn’t the most orthodox or technically accomplished batsman I’ve ever seen, but he’s still one of the best. He must have an amazing ‘eye for the ball’ as they call it.

Yes on a cricket show the other day they told kids to not try and copy his style. Mentally he is one of the best batsmen I have seen in the last 20 years. I also pay tribute to the fact he fronted the media over the sand paper issue ( took his criticism) & I am glad he has had a successful English summer. On the other hand I don’t like Warner as I think he is a total smart arse & he should be dropped for the next test. Still waiting for him to front the media on the sandpaper issue. Lacks the guts to do it.

Warner is just a bad egg. Intensely unpleasant arrogant jerk. I suspect he doesn't lack guts, just humility.

I'm very glad that Smith has redeemed himself.

Warner has been trying desperately to ingratiate himself with the crowds over here. Hasn't worked. Tosser.

Smith is just bloody infuriating. Nobody can quite work out how his ridiculous technique works so amazingly well for him. And all those facial ticks and the exaggerated bat-waving!! Tosser. If it were club cricket he'd get a slap. Despite having a batting average of 20 million or so in this series, not many would cross the road to watch him bat. As elegant as a crab with piles. Trouble is we can't get him out.

Christ I'm bored

International breaks?

Also The Graduate has a good soundtrack. I know you've mentioned many times how much you like Ipcress File and Get Carter. I do like the Dionne Warwick theme song for Alfie.

Hi Niall,
The ending wasn't what I expected at all. Overall, I did like the time capsule effect though. Soundtrack worth it.

This cover from Los Angeles - The Biggest Loser: Why Donald Trump Couldn't Hack It in Hollywood
Donald Trump spent years trying to make it as a Hollywood mogul. Nobody bought his act.
That's my contribution for politics on here.

Currently in Crete watching Arsenal. To be exact it’s England doing a superb Arsenal type effort.

Brilliant forward line undone by needless mistakes from midfield and defence. 5-3 right now. Could be anything by the final whistle.

Warner is everything that that is bad about modern sportsmen/women.

Thanks Rog

Boris Johnson’s decision to suspend Parliament has been ruled “improper” and “unlawful” by three senior Scottish judges, who concluded unanimously it had been done with “the purpose of stymying Parliament”. The prorogation was therefore “null and of no effect”.

Every day, new depths are plumbed amid the utter chaos of what used to be the world's most stable and admired democracy in this, the country where I was born and have always lived - the country I thought I knew.

What have we become?

Two things. First, I learned a new word today: "Prorogation". Second, now you know my pain.

Yellowhammer doc confirms that there would be medical supply shortages in event of no deal because they’re so dependent on Dover crossing. They say the govt cannot stockpile all the medicines that we need

Low income groups disproportionately affected by price rises in food.



.... And still people will read that yellow hammer document and think this is a good idea. Brainwashed to such an extent that they believe this will improve their lives. It won’t and every single person sat on the conservative front bench including Johnson knows it.

Britain is leaving the EU because Boris Johnson wanted to be prime minister. That’s it, there’s not a counter argument for Brexit. There are no statesmen in that political party anymore and the people left after they cleaned house are literally lying criminals.

Brexit is like a shot of Jagermeister for thick people. It really is, and this country is now unable to help itself from the damage it’s doing. This is self mutilation

Then Warner looks like an angel compared to this football player

https://www.foxsports.com.au/football/l ... 6e0ed3074e

A couple of days ago I saw a meme saying that : Britain is the first country to declare war on itself - and lose.

The report I read also said Arsenal could win the Premiership.

Believe what you want........

Some people still believe the earth is flat. Brexit is another flat earth society. No manner of facts, science or reason will persuade these people. It's a cult. For morons. People normalise lies and fiction to support their decision.

If your Doctor gives you a diagnosis you wouldn't yell "fake news" or "project fear" at him. Likewise when scientists, trade bodies, heads of industry, academics, trade unions, teachers, doctors, Police chiefs explain why Brexit is a bad idea, many do the same.

Just daft.

Interesting interview with Per Mertesacker in the Guardian. Leaves me with the firm impression that if the scouts spot the right young talent and they join, he is the right person to positively shape their characters. Apart from anything else, in ensuring they have some humility. A lack of which can only do a youngster harm in my view.

https://www.theguardian.com/football/20 ... of-academy

First, do no harm.

That’s the first line of the Hippocratic Oath. Primum nil nocere. It’s the first and most important consideration for a Doctor in the treatment and care of a patient. It’s a Doctor’s duty. Do no harm. Simple as.

Is it unreasonable to expect something similar from our leaders, in whose ‘care’ our country finds itself?

That's fake news!

... its not the first.

But it is a very spectacular example of the dictum.

Voting for Brexit is sort of understandable. Its like voting for GW Bush or Hitler once.

But voting for Boris *%^@*** Johnson, which it seems a dangerous number of your fellow lemmings (or is it citizens) are likely to do, is taking it to another level completely.

Can you clarify?
Is 'believe what you want'
a) advice
b) a shrug
c) your tagline and personal philosophy?

If it is c, as your name (Bubble) and output indicate, did you know that you can change the settings to make it a permanent feature at the bottom of your posts?

Exhibit A

Please observe this specimen who is ignoring that the written yellowhammer report was actually published by brexiteers in an increasingly far right brexit government. He doesn’t even believe the people who forced this mess on us in the first place.

Let’s observe the delusion further

Its terrifying. If democracy fails, what is going to happen? The Handmaid's Tale is looking remarkably prescient.

Imagine being so engrained in your belief in the lie that you no longer believe the liars who told it.

Utterly bonkers chemtrails flat earth nutters

I'm utterly baffled by this post. Did the report you read deal with Brexit and Arsenal prospects? Did it link the likelihood of Arsenal winning the league and Brexit? How exactly? What else did it touch on? Area 51? The moon landing? The Kennedy assassinations? Hillary's emails?

Chemtrail conspiracy theorists are less crazy than brexiteers. At least you can see a trail following the plane.

"The court gave him a jail sentence of two years and eight months but he will not actually serve any time behind bars unless he commits another crime in the next five years."

Wow. You'd think shooting gun in a hospital would get actually jail time ... but of course he is a Barca player so ..
Wow.

It’s bonkers but understandable.

You have had 25 years of Social engineering through media and politicians programming people that the problems and negative aspects of their lives in the UK are because of immigration. Then all of a sudden a moment is provided with where they can put a stop to these problems in an instant by making a radical decision even if it is a lie.

If you have a lower IQ or are incapable of independent critical thinking to see through this then your a prime candidate to support Brexit.

A mate of mine working high in insurance said once he believed 50% of people in the UK have such low IQ or intelligence that they are incapable of writing a coherent written letter. A sweeping generalisation but I can kind of agree with it.

That’s how this happened and nothing I see surprises me anymore. No amount of facts figures or evidence can reverse a 25 year project to separate people. It’s a Paul verhovehan movie

It doesn't surprise any more but it still shocks.
I don't think it is a matter of IQ so much as political and economic (macro, not micro) stupidity, implanted by a system that has brainwashed people. I would not be surprise if, after people get tired of conspiracy theories and dumbed-down post-modernism, there is a religious revival in the UK, of the ghastly fascism-compatible sort that has swept cracker-land in the USA and many parts of Africa. Minds wiped clean of meaningful ideological constructs are wide open to ideological infections of this sort.