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- Sat May 18, 2024 12:34 pm
- Forum: The Bear Pit
- Topic: The Official Scottish Rugby Thread
- Replies: 18162
- Views: 980690
Re: The Official Scottish Rugby Thread
As reported by Neil Fissler on Rugby Pass so only a 50/50 chance of being correct at best!!! Former Scotland captain and Lions star Stuart Hogg has spoken to Newcastle Falcons just a season after sensationally quitting Premiership rivals Exeter Chiefs. Hogg, 31, who has been blighted by legal and pe...
- Sat May 18, 2024 10:04 am
- Forum: The Bear Pit
- Topic: Stop voting for fucking Tories
- Replies: 20562
- Views: 722284
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I'm sure the HOme Office can be trusted to manage this effectively! Lawyers and migrant rights campaigners have warned that the government is heading for a repeat of the Windrush scandal after imposing a “cliff edge” deadline for immigrants to switch to new digital visas. By the end of this year an ...
- Sat May 18, 2024 9:49 am
- Forum: The Bear Pit
- Topic: The Official English Rugby Thread
- Replies: 18279
- Views: 551999
Re: The Official English Rugby Thread
So final round of the Premiership today and too close to call
Semi finalists accoring to my Superbru selections
Saints
Sarries
Bath
Exeter (by the skin of their teeth!)
Semi finalists accoring to my Superbru selections
Saints
Sarries
Bath
Exeter (by the skin of their teeth!)
- Thu May 16, 2024 7:44 am
- Forum: The Bear Pit
- Topic: Stop voting for fucking Tories
- Replies: 20562
- Views: 722284
Re: Stop voting for fucking Tories
Quite! I've got the loon on ignore but too many are quoting him.fishfoodie wrote: ↑Wed May 15, 2024 5:59 pm I see DAC is on a full Election footing, & spreading the culture wars bile, & stinking up both Politics threads, but can the rest of you stop responding to the cunt ?
I came here to get away from exactly this shite on PR
- Wed May 15, 2024 2:07 pm
- Forum: The Bear Pit
- Topic: Stop voting for fucking Tories
- Replies: 20562
- Views: 722284
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Even the Mail seems somewhat bemused by this! https://twitter.com/JasonGroves1/status/1790720197587808279?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1790720197587808279%7Ctwgr%5Eaf374bdf469ac156917ac0b91c888d3a85967691%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.theguardian.com%2Fpolitics%...
- Wed May 15, 2024 10:30 am
- Forum: The Bear Pit
- Topic: Stop voting for fucking Tories
- Replies: 20562
- Views: 722284
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All the good work by the Tories in the justice department paying off! Another pillar of the state slowly but surely crumbling away https://twitter.com/TheLawSociety/status/1790669296802111838?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1790669296802111838%7Ctwgr%5Eaf374bdf469ac156917ac0b91c...
- Wed May 15, 2024 9:14 am
- Forum: The Bear Pit
- Topic: The Official English Rugby Thread
- Replies: 18279
- Views: 551999
Re: The Official English Rugby Thread
Robinson, Underwood, Duckham to name but 3 Underwood was the only back allowed to score in that England side wasn't he? Never saw Duckham play but agree the other two were great, since Robinson who have we had that's been as good as May? Robinson was just about the best winger to play for England i...
- Tue May 14, 2024 4:32 pm
- Forum: The Bear Pit
- Topic: The Official English Rugby Thread
- Replies: 18279
- Views: 551999
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As indicated, Mako and Billy are leaving Sarries at the end of the season, a little more surprised to hear Manu is leaving as well. Although can't have been good news to have Louie Johnson and Fergus Burke signed just as Farrell heads off. Is it a case of Manu just not kicking on? Not yet confirmed...
- Tue May 14, 2024 1:35 pm
- Forum: The Bear Pit
- Topic: The Official English Rugby Thread
- Replies: 18279
- Views: 551999
Re: The Official English Rugby Thread
I think Blackett has made a big difference since he joined the coaching set up.Margin__Walker wrote: ↑Tue May 14, 2024 12:33 pm You've got a lot in place for you at Bath. Hooper's underperformance was really stark and it ill be interesting to see how far they can go under Van Graan
- Tue May 14, 2024 10:10 am
- Forum: The Bear Pit
- Topic: Stop voting for fucking Tories
- Replies: 20562
- Views: 722284
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This'll piss off Jenrick and Braverman no end. Standby for op-eds in the Mail and Telegraph. There is no evidence of widespread abuse of the UK’s graduate visa route, the government’s immigration advisers have concluded, despite repeated claims from senior Conservatives that it is being exploited to...
- Tue May 14, 2024 9:43 am
- Forum: The Bear Pit
- Topic: Stop voting for fucking Tories
- Replies: 20562
- Views: 722284
Re: Stop voting for fucking Tories
Not sure why any fair minded MP would vote against this anyway.
- Mon May 13, 2024 11:29 am
- Forum: The Bear Pit
- Topic: Stop voting for fucking Tories
- Replies: 20562
- Views: 722284
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So while the Head Prefect is giving an incoherent speech about security, Conservative central office are committing a major data protection breach. Sums tham up really!
- Sat May 11, 2024 7:52 am
- Forum: The Bear Pit
- Topic: Northern Lights UK
- Replies: 27
- Views: 508
Re: Northern Lights UK
Similar on the Beds/Herts border if the photos my son sent are anything to go by!Dinsdale Piranha wrote: ↑Fri May 10, 2024 11:25 pm Hampshire
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- Thu May 09, 2024 3:17 pm
- Forum: The Bear Pit
- Topic: Stop voting for fucking Tories
- Replies: 20562
- Views: 722284
- Thu May 09, 2024 12:26 pm
- Forum: The Bear Pit
- Topic: The Official English Rugby Thread
- Replies: 18279
- Views: 551999
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Chessum out for 4 months England and Leicester Tigers lock Ollie Chessum has been ruled out of the rest of the season after undergoing surgery to repair an ongoing injury. The 23-year-old will not only be ruled out of Leicester’s remaining fixtures in the Gallagher Premiership, but will also miss En...
- Thu May 09, 2024 8:58 am
- Forum: The Bear Pit
- Topic: Stop voting for fucking Tories
- Replies: 20562
- Views: 722284
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Another one jumps ship!! Will probably be remembered for lying about his tax affairs and being sacked more than anything else. This weeks Private Eye reporting that there was a major push locally to deselect him in his Stratford constituency so maybe he jumped? Nadhim Zahawi to stand down as MP at n...
- Wed May 08, 2024 11:55 am
- Forum: The Bear Pit
- Topic: Stop voting for fucking Tories
- Replies: 20562
- Views: 722284
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She's also not standing for re-election. Aaaah! She didn't hold back. This time it is Natalie Elphicke, just as PMQs starts - timed for maximum political impact. And listen to her words: "The elected Prime Minister was ousted in a coup led by the unelected Rishi Sunak. Under Rishi Sunak, the C...
- Wed May 08, 2024 11:47 am
- Forum: The Bear Pit
- Topic: Stop voting for fucking Tories
- Replies: 20562
- Views: 722284
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............and another one crosses the floor! Always thought she was to the right of the Tory party? We can bring you more now from Natalie Elphicke, who has just announced her move to Labour. In a statement, she hit out at the "broken promises of Rishi Sunak's tired and chaotic government&quo...
- Mon May 06, 2024 11:40 am
- Forum: The Bear Pit
- Topic: Stop voting for fucking Tories
- Replies: 20562
- Views: 722284
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Deeply suspicious that Tory advisors and some in the media started the "mixed bag" and "hung parliament" lies whilst the count was ongoing. The Tories and their media helpers also started "Hall has won" before London even started counting. Now the PM is saying similar ...
- Mon May 06, 2024 9:50 am
- Forum: The Bear Pit
- Topic: The Official Scottish Rugby Thread
- Replies: 18162
- Views: 980690
- Sun May 05, 2024 10:31 am
- Forum: The Bear Pit
- Topic: Stop voting for fucking Tories
- Replies: 20562
- Views: 722284
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I see the Tory loons are out in force this morning demanding that Sunak 'change course', move even further to the right and emulate the party that secured a grand total of 2 councillors across the UK, rather than consider why it is that the election saw large swathes of former Tory voters switch to...
- Sun May 05, 2024 6:52 am
- Forum: The Bear Pit
- Topic: Not Heineken Cup 23/24
- Replies: 1588
- Views: 37813
Re: Not Heineken Cup 23/24
Leinster weren't too far off rueing their wasteful first half. Yeah, the three weeks off might have been good on the one hand, but they looked match rusty. The did nullify a very good Saints side in the 1st half though, & that was the difference. Nah Saints made lots of unforced errors and mist...
- Sat May 04, 2024 6:30 pm
- Forum: The Bear Pit
- Topic: Not Heineken Cup 23/24
- Replies: 1588
- Views: 37813
- Sat May 04, 2024 5:27 pm
- Forum: The Bear Pit
- Topic: Stop voting for fucking Tories
- Replies: 20562
- Views: 722284
Re: Stop voting for fucking Tories
You’,re about as subtle as a bucket of pig shit
- Sat May 04, 2024 5:26 pm
- Forum: The Bear Pit
- Topic: Not Heineken Cup 23/24
- Replies: 1588
- Views: 37813
Re: Not Heineken Cup 23/24
About where I thought it would be at half time
But not so many unforced errors from Saints
But not so many unforced errors from Saints
- Sat May 04, 2024 12:53 pm
- Forum: The Bear Pit
- Topic: Stop voting for fucking Tories
- Replies: 20562
- Views: 722284
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Khan gains a borough. Will be interesting to see which way the outer "Ulez" boroughs go Sadiq Khan has won in West Central (Hammersmith and Fulham, Kensington and Chelsea, Westminster), taking it from the Conservatives. Khan has received 11,076 more votes than Hall. In 2021, Tory Shaun Bai...
- Sat May 04, 2024 12:17 pm
- Forum: The Bear Pit
- Topic: Stop voting for fucking Tories
- Replies: 20562
- Views: 722284
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Let's be honest Khan is going to walk the election. There has been a swing to Sadiq Khan in the two areas which have declared. In Merton and Wandsworth, there was a 5.1% swing to Labour from the Conservatives. In Greenwich and Lewisham, there was a 4.5% swing to Labour. Remember; the Tories needed ...
- Sat May 04, 2024 11:33 am
- Forum: The Bear Pit
- Topic: Hoggy Retires
- Replies: 73
- Views: 4395
Re: Hoggy Retires
If you were cynical you might think this statement is an attempt at shaping the story before his upcoming court appearance. Tuesday is the day then. Former Scotland rugby captain Stuart Hogg will appear in court on Tuesday facing multiple charges including stalking. The 31-year-old is accused of ca...
- Sat May 04, 2024 10:07 am
- Forum: The Bear Pit
- Topic: Kicking off in Israel
- Replies: 3137
- Views: 145642
Re: Kicking off in Israel
If we're going to see the hypocrite label thrown around then we could look at why allegations of abuse at one protest gets a poster all hot under the collar and recorded violence on peaceful protesters supporting Palestine gets no reaction. Racist dog does what racist dogs do, eh YMX? You banding a...
- Fri May 03, 2024 4:26 pm
- Forum: The Bear Pit
- Topic: Stop voting for fucking Tories
- Replies: 20562
- Views: 722284
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Angela van den Bogerd up at the Post Office inquiry this morning. Very clearly perjured herself previously This bastard as well. Listened to some of it live, it was excruciating. Hope he gets at least twice as long as the longest sentence that any of the postmasters got. A former Post Office lawyer...
- Fri May 03, 2024 2:24 pm
- Forum: The Bear Pit
- Topic: Stop voting for fucking Tories
- Replies: 20562
- Views: 722284
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So Houchen retains his position as Teeside mayor One of he first things Labour should to do when they win the election is set the National Audit Office loose on the whole Teesworks debacle. Taxpayers are not being guaranteed value for money or transparency at a regeneration project overseen by the C...
- Fri May 03, 2024 1:59 pm
- Forum: The Bear Pit
- Topic: Stop voting for fucking Tories
- Replies: 20562
- Views: 722284
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Better public services, more police on the beat. Children being educated appropriately, decreased NHS waiting lists. Ability to see a dentist or a GP More efficient and less costly Energy. Less shit in the sea and rivers and making water companies accountable. The open border Tory policy kicked int...
- Fri May 03, 2024 1:54 pm
- Forum: The Bear Pit
- Topic: Not Heineken Cup 23/24
- Replies: 1588
- Views: 37813
Re: Not Heineken Cup 23/24
YepOomStruisbaai wrote: ↑Fri May 03, 2024 12:59 pmLeinster will spoil your partSaintK wrote: ↑Fri May 03, 2024 12:33 pmSo would I!!! Especially as I bought my tickets for the Final last Octoberinactionman wrote: ↑Fri May 03, 2024 12:01 pm
Live in hope!
I'd love to see Northampton do well as they've been so easy on the eye this season, good skills and adventure.
Can but dream!
- Fri May 03, 2024 12:33 pm
- Forum: The Bear Pit
- Topic: Not Heineken Cup 23/24
- Replies: 1588
- Views: 37813
Re: Not Heineken Cup 23/24
So would I!!! Especially as I bought my tickets for the Final last Octoberinactionman wrote: ↑Fri May 03, 2024 12:01 pmLive in hope!
I'd love to see Northampton do well as they've been so easy on the eye this season, good skills and adventure.
- Fri May 03, 2024 11:57 am
- Forum: The Bear Pit
- Topic: Not Heineken Cup 23/24
- Replies: 1588
- Views: 37813
Re: Not Heineken Cup 23/24
Leinster: Frawley; Larmour, Henshaw, Osborne, Lowe; R Byrne, Gibson-Park; Porter, Sheehan, Furlong; Molony, McCarthy; Baird, van der Flier, Doris (c). Replacements: Kelleher, Healy, Ala'alatoa, Jenkins, Conan, McGrath, H Byrne, O'Brien. Saints: Furbank; Ramm, Freeman, Dingwall, Hendy; F Smith, Mitch...
- Fri May 03, 2024 9:25 am
- Forum: The Bear Pit
- Topic: Not Heineken Cup 23/24
- Replies: 1588
- Views: 37813
Re: Not Heineken Cup 23/24
Can't see anything other than convincing wins for Leinster and Toulouse.
- Thu May 02, 2024 3:20 pm
- Forum: The Bear Pit
- Topic: Stop voting for fucking Tories
- Replies: 20562
- Views: 722284
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I thought Boris was a good Mayor to be honest, or at least London felt a great place to be when he was in charge. What! With all the cronyism, cash spaffed vanity projects and lack of attention to detail for 8 years? It may well have felt good (for a while) but he certainly sowed the seeds where we...
- Thu May 02, 2024 11:35 am
- Forum: The Bear Pit
- Topic: The Scottish Politics Thread
- Replies: 4123
- Views: 139501
Re: The Scottish Politics Thread
I'm really confused that the SNP are going backwards to Swinney.
Isn't he a failed leader with close association with discredited old guard? Same old, same old!!!
Isn't he a failed leader with close association with discredited old guard? Same old, same old!!!
- Thu May 02, 2024 9:51 am
- Forum: The Bear Pit
- Topic: Hainault sword attack
- Replies: 61
- Views: 1681
Re: Hainault sword attack
Quite. The case will take an age to come to court as our judicial system is in tatters with under investment for years and thanks to Messrs Grayling and Raab for dismantling it.Margin__Walker wrote: ↑Wed May 01, 2024 9:41 pm That's pretty normal isn't it?
Charge is a formality and the court hearing just to confirm name, address etc iirc
- Thu May 02, 2024 9:47 am
- Forum: The Bear Pit
- Topic: Stop voting for fucking Tories
- Replies: 20562
- Views: 722284
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BTW I don’t agree that Khan has been useless, compared to what? Boris? Don’t make me laugh, useless cunt of a man who spaffed away millions on pet schemes ( new routemaster , garden bridge….) I’ve spoken to Khan and I’ve heard him speak, he’s a decent man, crap speaker, genuinely humble. These attr...