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I have to admit, although neutral on whether Scotland should ne independent or not, I'm enjoying seeing Brexit voters like Cat citing economic data as a reason why Scotland shouldn't leave the Union...

You know what's coming... PROJECT McFEAR!!!!!! :)

snowy Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Hes not very good at percentages is he? > > He says ?UK exports have fully recovered? and yet > presents percentage statistics that show they have > fallen 15%. A week later and a Tory MP is still peddling this rubbish...

Good luck to Arsenal if they can get rid of a bad owner like Kroenke, but Spotify haven't exactly covered themselves in glory in how they treat musicians...https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/56890624

Sure, it was more in response to Meds first sentence, besides it's not a done deal that Scotland would be able to join the EU. Regardless, Sturgeon should at least be having an honest conversation about the prospect of a border if they did rejoin. I'm not sure what she's frightened of, the anecdotal feedback I'm getting from friends up there is that a lot of people see independence just as much about escaping the clutches of an increasingly right wing english nationalist/populist government, as well as a means to rejoin the EU, and if that means ending up with a border, so be it...

A border will only be required if an independent Scotland later joined the EU, until then there wouldn't be a need for one, unless one side went all Trumpy. If lies/bluster worked for the UK Govt, why not SNP ?! This is the crux of the problem that Johnson faces, he will find it hard to argue against the same dogma/tactics used by his own Vote Leave campaign. And as he is finding out with Cummings, it's alright when your fellow duplicitous liars are on your side, but what happens when they're not. All populists eventually become unpopular...

For a shed that size I'd keep it simple and choose from either a poured concrete base, a paving slab base, or a timber sub-frame. Lots of 'How to' videos online. Personally I'd choose the latter as I like working with timber and as this video shows it can be very low tech and quick to construct.. The timber needs to be pressure treated/tanalised, while walking around Jewsons' yard recently I saw some mini-sleepers which could be ideal, and they usually come with a guarantee around 15-20 years, longer than a lot of sheds. If you use pressure treated timber you have to remember to use a wood preservative on any cut ends, and it won't do any harm to use up the preservative with a general coat, ditto the shed too. For a 'belt and braces' solution, you could also screw down (use decking screws) a sheet of marine ply onto the timber sub-frame to strengthen it and provide a level base for the shed to sit on and screw down into, and/or lay a brickwork DPC under the timbers for extra damp protection...

I expected the SNP to throw a lot of Brexit-style campaigning back in Johnson's face, but I didn't think they would come up with an identical ''there'll be no border'' wheeze...https://twitter.com/BBCPolitics/status/1386250665614352387

Leeds away essentials...

I've noticed that there's a new 'look out for signs of a stroke' ad campaign doing the rounds at the moment, there was a similar campaign a few years ago, so probably coincidental rather than directly related to the vaccine...

Johnson with his 'text leak' investigation once again showing he's more concerned with being found out than the actual dodgy behaviour of politicians, par for the course for someone who doesn't like scrutiny and accountability. We saw post-referendum how politicians have changed with respect to parliamentary accountability and our unwritten constitution which relies on politicians' integrity and adherence to the norms. The modern day politician, and this PM and Gov in particular, have become shameless because they've been clapped and cheered on for political bias over Brexit. This is a good article by Jill Rutter highlighting that a tougher independent set of rules is needed, but don't hold your breath while Johnson is PM... The UK?s system for ensuring the principles of public life are observed in practice is looking increasingly unfit for purpose. An ex-PM bombards his colleagues with pleading messages to help a company in which he has a significant personal stake. A needy current PM assures a donor and supporter via text that he will ensure the Chancellor will fix the tax system for him. And people inside the system sign each other off doing things which seem to have at the very least a serious conflict of interest. As Eric Pickles told the Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee, this suggests a system where one cohort looks after another, in the expectation they will later benefit. The system has never been free from lobbying ? it has always taken place. It?s always been open to businesses to put their case to the Government. Indeed it is perfectly legitimate for Dyson to highlight the fact that a feature of the tax system is impeding their (failed) participation in the Government?s ventilator challenge, and suggest the Treasury might change it. Ministers often return from receptions (when they were allowed) asking officials to investigate a suggestion that someone buttonholed them with over the canapes, or with a wheeze that has been put to them by a constituent. The first question is therefore whether we can trust the people on the receiving end of that lobbying to treat it appropriately ? to ensure issues are decided on their merits and with no hint of the ?improper influence? or ?favours?. But beyond a general exhortation to uphold the ?highest standards? of propriety, the Ministerial Code is notably silent on the sorts of concerns raised recently. Moreover, the UK?s Ministerial Code has no real status. It can be rewritten by the Prime Minister. It could be withdrawn by the Prime Minister if it proved too annoying. As we saw with concerns about Robert Jenrick and the Westferry planning decision, which benefited a Conservative donor, the PM decides whether investigations are needed; and, as we discovered in the Priti Patel case, the PM decides whether the code has been broken and whether that breach requires any sanctions. That is a contrast to Northern Ireland, where the ministerial code is now to be enforced by the independent standards commissioner who oversees MLAs ? this was one of the procedural reforms resulting from the renewable heat incentive scandal which triggered the collapse of the Northern Ireland executive. The Chair of the Committee on Standards of Public Life (set up in the wake of the sleaze revelations in the Major government) has already proposed strengthening the status and role of the independent adviser on ministerial interests ? not least by letting them decide whether to initiate an inquiry rather than wait for a request from the PM, and allowing them to publish a summary of their findings when they decide, rather than the PM.

Spooky!...

Week 30 fixtures... Friday 23rd April Arsenal v Everton Saturday 24th April Liverpool v Newcastle United West Ham United v Chelsea Sheffield United v Brighton & Hove Albion Sunday 25th April Wolverhampton Wanderers v Burnley Leeds United v Manchester United Aston Villa v West Bromwich Albion Monday 26th April Leicester City v Crystal Palace

Week 29 points... Week 29 table...

New London mayor poll: (Comres) Sadiq Khan (LAB): 41% Shaun Bailey (CON): 28% Luisa Porritt (Lib): 8% Sian Berry (GRN): 6% Niko Omilana (IND): 5% Farah London: (IND) : 2% Brian Rose: (IND): 2% Count Binface (CBP): 1% Peter Gammons (UKIP): 1% Laurence Fox (REC): 1% I'm not sure how Count Binface will ever be able to show his face if he ends up drawing with Fox...

Well, at least it was more entertaining than a lot of the football that's served up...

It's quite clear now that the CSL was a front for a disparate group of renegade posters trying to take over the forum... #Cock-UpSuperLeague

''Were either of the claims that we would require an "Emergency Budget" where public services would be slashed and taxes would be raised immediately after a leave vote was returned or the claim that every household would be would be ?4,300pa worse off meaningfully less 'deceitful' than "?350m for the NHS"??'' Didn't the Tresury forecast came with two caveats, namely it was based on A50 immediately being triggered after the vote, and that the BoE wouldn't intervene fiscally, neither of which happened, rendering forecast null and void? Also, wasn't the ?4300 figure based on this... The analysis finds that the annual loss of GDP per household after 15 years under the three proposed models for an alternative to EU membership would be as follows: ?2,600 in the case of EEA membership ?4,300 in the case of a negotiated bilateral agreement ?5,200 in the case of WTO membership Meanwhile, has anyone seen the Brexit bus lately?...

An analysis of the numbers that doesn't merit a D- in mathematics... https://institute.global/policy/project-fear-or-project-fact-how-eu-trade-has-fared-months-following-single-market-exit Leaving aside the arithmetically challenged, you'll find over the coming months/years that advocates of Brexit will promote a lot of 'UK versus EU' data as some sort of justification, but the reality is that the EU as a whole wasn't and never will be our main economic competitor, rather it has always been about how we perform against our traditional economic rivals like Germany and France. That's the true test of Brexit, it's how we compare against them not the the whole 27 states that matters, just as it did when we were in the EU. And when you look at the actual market share of how the UK and Germany have performed since Brexit, it paints a very different picture than the one they want you to see...

The grotesque underhand tactics of the CSL come as no surprise. Most of the 'Big 6' long ago sold their soul to the world of franchise and stuck two fingers up to tradition when changing their original names, and in some cases, upped sticks to pastures new, leaving their fanbase emotionally distraught and homeless. Mockney Piers Dons, so much to answer for...

Me neither, there's no way I'm joining a breakaway thread with it's fancy dan ideas of balanced arguments...

Whatever happens, Spurs will always be Spursy. A week before their first domestic final in 6 years, Spurs 'qualify' for the European Super League and then promptly sack their manager...

Since malumbu has started a closed shop thread about a closed shop European Super League, I'll vent my spleen here. MONEY. GRABBING. FUCKERS...

No, never listened to that programme, maybe I should!...