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You're talking like the markets are some abstract thing. They're not, Truss's budget completely fucked my mortgage and my finances, and there's millions of people like me. And then there's the national debt to think about, and the interest to be paid which will push up the deficit and fuck public services even more. Labour were actually pretty clear on what they would do, or at least what they wouldn't do, raise working taxes. They've kept their pledges and are still vilified for it. I agree I'd like Brexit reversed. But this will have to be a gradual incremental move. And it will have to be done with agreement with all thee 27 EU countries and even some regions. Its not going to be a short process, and considering many EU countries are also struggling economically, it's also not a panacea.

Whatever way you look at it, it's a piss poor start to summer proceedings. Very insipid. It's difficult to pin down who's to blame but there appears to be failures on multiple fronts. - Mitchell appears to have been a horseshit hire. Done nothing but stir amongst key personnel at the club and lambast the very successful transfers done previously. Yes, perhaps under PSR we do need to shop differently than buying expensive premier league talent but how often do we actually do that? Sales were minimal because our players weren't of a standard others would pay top or moderate £ for. - We've been led to believe that the lack of investment in 3 windows and selling Almiron & Kelly halfway through the season, would benefit immediate and future windows. Hardly hit the ground running, pre season starts next week & Eddie explicitly stated his desire to do transfer business early. Brunos post match wording appeared to back up the necessity for new players & it felt like a great show of defiance against Mitchell (who fucked off swiftly after) and a reminder to the board. We don't seem to have acted on that. - If we are constrained by PSR, then focus on a few acquisitions rather than trying to low ball clubs, to hit an accumulative figure that means you get everything you want. Buy what you can without the piss being taken out of you and shop again in the next window. Constant refreshment of the side is a vital show of ambition and positive for team morale & standards. Alternately, shop for a mix of ready made players and lower value ones in Europe and take a punt. Yes we need to get most things right & we have to date but it feels we're at an impasse now. - The fact we haven't replaced Eales yet is a joke. There seems to be a lack of management at the top & decision makers aren't making decisions. - Communication across the board has been awful for a good while now on multiple fronts and that supports the previous, doesn't feel like there are decision makers at the club or, not all are pulling in the same direction. This time of the year is meant to be enjoyed. Just won a trophy, qualified for the champions league again, we have players who every other club wants & we on paper, have excellent backers with material growth opportunities evident. We also have the best manager I think we've ever had. Expecting him to perform miracles is totally unfair & I think if he's not backed & we don't see material growth, he and or players will want out. He's a clever operator and playing small bits out in public to swing power in his direction but surely this is pissing him right off? I'm hoping we pull a few signings out the bag in the coming weeks. Ones not linked to in the press (as has been the case in the past) and hopefully they get us excited. If not, massive opportunity missed & a big uphill climb this season. Also, fucking sign Trafford for fuck sake. It's getting tedious.

Well he was removed from the squad list 2 days ago, and then added back in the next day

I mean this in the nicest possible way - I don't give a flying fuck about the markets. If they can survive chaos like Trump, they can survive pretty much anything. Beyond that, whether the others have a plan or not, they're under no obligation to give any pointers to the government. Labour took the same stance when the Tories were in charge, they said absolutely fuck all about what they would do. But I do have something for you anyway, as it goes - rejoin the EU. That's what I'd be yelling for. £36bn a year out of the public purse... That wealth tax is coming by the way, Gen Z and Alpha are going to eat people alive at this rate. Unsure how the markets would react to several generations worth of desperate, frustrated rage - but we'll see.

Read the subtitles you lazy sod! I took someone's advice and waited for S3 so now can binge the lot. The first series ended pretty perfectly for me so this does reek of "lost" money spinning to me.

The fucking dub in Squid Game it’s like someone has AI translated a Japan only PS2 game

Just watching C4 news. Apparently the markets flipped when they thought she might have resigned, but calmed when Labour confirmed she was safe. This is the issue we have now, if Labour don't do what the markets want, the bond yield rises and we're all fucked. Starmer and Reeves are constantly between a rock and a hard place here. Its easy to snipe from the sidelines but I'm just not hearing from the Tories, Reform, Liberal Dems, Greens or Labour Left what the answer is. "Wealth tax" seems to be the cry but how would this work in practice, would it spook the markets, or would it have other unforeseen consequences? None of this is easy.

Communication between club and fans is now back at fat Ash/Penfold levels. Cant even tell us if Callum Wilsons officially f*cked off or not

Since Mitchell is gone who does the job belong to? Eddie? Eddies nephew?

Maybe we wait a few more weeks before judging the window but the lack of progress in appointing exec replacements is pretty damning. It's almost as if they've decided that the only management person that seems to do anything here is Howe so let's let him manage the transfers too.

So, it's obviously officially summer, so I set up my lovely Frame TV you'll all remember about to display a special collection of summer art work. This picture came on. Whey I thought, as any normal person would, let's scan the crowd to see how many Mag shirts I could find. None, zip, nada. But what's this? The only footy shirt on this art exhibit was an MLF! QED or summat.

Yep. She might have had a relationship break up, a family bereavement. Who the fuck knows, but it's got fuck all to do with Badenoch. That said, if one of my nurses was in floods of tears at work I'd probably take her out of the firing line and give her some time off

It very much sounds like she might done. Politically, I won't miss her - but saying that I assume everything she's done has been with his full blessing, so I'm not sure what the issue would be here.

We live in an age where we're frequently reminded to be considerate to mental health and those cunts come out with something like that. Arseholes! A lot of mention of it being to do with an altercation she had yesterday with Lindsay Hoyle but it's questionable that would draw such raw emotion 24hrs down the line. I hope it is something genuinely personal and that if she does have the courage to disclose, those cunts feel unbelievably ashamed. They won't, though.

His son was born there too. Minikiev.

The Tories have come out and said that saying it is a personal matter doesn't cut it and we need to know what it is. Which is genuinely appalling. As shit as Labour are, that lot are nasty cunts.

Someone please tell that to our accountants.

Aye, funny there was an article in The Athletic this morning that mentioned as much. Still, they’re happy enough to spunk billions on golf and the CWC. The next CEO (if we ever get one) needs the balls to tell the Saudis that he calls the shots and they sign the cheques.

I'm still laughing at this

It's even more ridiculous that it's funded by PIF, and the money Chelsea have made has probably funded their purchases of Delap and Pedro

Fair play to Stephen Flynn, who I normally think is quite brash, for showing some humanity on Social Media and wishing her well. She might be Chancellor of the Exchequer, but she's also a human being and that's often forgotten about - especially in politics. The cause of her distress is a private matter and not in the the public interests if doesn't wish it to be. The fact Badenoch used it as a platform to weaponise her distress is something I've found deeply abhorrent.

I'm not sure we can completely equate the Palestine and Ukraine situations. The latter is a large country with a fully functioning armed forces that is being supported by Europe to defend itself against Russia. The former is a tiny population that is effectively being subject to genocide with little in the way of wider support. The images of blown up kids are all over social media and it's on the news all day ever day, so of course Joe Public is going to be more aware of what's happening in Palestine over Ukraine in the here and now.

Starmer made that comeback but also failed to guarantee that Reeves would remain in post. So Badenoch stands up and, with a visibly upset Reeves sat next to Starmer, says "what a shame for the Chancellor he couldn't give her that guarantee". Oof. Of course they've come out and said she's safe etc afterwards, but Labour are in total disarray at the minute.

Sounds like s bit of a nerve from Badenoch that mind. I mean surely the come back is obvious?