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I wasn’t asked but I’m off for scran in Tynemouth for probably the last time until after Christmas and then it’s home to sit all day pretending to enjoy the telly without football because the world is a Corona hotbed. Even that is more enticing than discussing the GDP and hypothetical trade borders as a result of Scottish independence

Will that be £45 per shot on target?

Steve Wraith is booked to hold a funeral procession for Rayvin's Labour vote at noon if anyone is interested.

Fair point, maybe you could send us a blow by blow account of the latest loaf you’ve been baking. That is, unless you’re not too busy playing your Dungeons and Dragons games on your phone.

Sounds like Trump's favourite channel.

Whisper it quietly but EU membership isn't the most important issue facing the UK regardless of the pandemic. Replacing the tories would be infinitely better for most people than rejoining.

Yours could just be disassembled

VOTE!

You know that Renton wasn't an actual trainspotter, right?

Was that him saying about losing weight cos he was only having 12 calories a day? Maybe it’s cos your not eating 3 loaves a minute mate?

Is this finally when they get their way? I expect they’ve been wanting to charge for Saturday 3pm games since about....ooh...1992? Reckon when this bullshit is over the FA won’t try to stop it. Some venerable lower league clubs won’t survive to make a protest about it anyway.

Never mind HS2*, look at cross rail? Look at all the arts, historical stuff etc? *Had another letter from HS2 through the door and they're pausing the East line but carrying on to Manchester. Why the letter to me? Well if the East line which terminates at Leeds goes ahead they'll be using the facilities at chillingham road depot to maintain and clean the fleet so as it's close by I was part of a consultation. So I can pop round the corner and get on one of the trains if I want, provided I have experience as a fitter, electrician or as a cleaner. If I want to travel to London on it I'll have to travel to Yorkshire or Manchester unless I qualify as a train driver. Cheeky bastards sending me a letter about it.

Identity pLOLitics, amirite

Nurse! He’s ran out of tablets again!

Vould.

Hamish, are you doing the fringe at Edinburgh this year? I haven't heard you mentioning much about it lately? No, Crawford, I'm taking some time out this year. Tried a small routine on Kevin Carr's gloves and you could've heard a pin drop. Not even a titter. Thinking of getting into the English tapas scene with a friend who lives down south of the border, instead.

Do they test their new stuff on you?

It’s funny how every announcement of “help” for people unable to work through furlough chips a little bit off the “help”. 80% of full wage, to 70%, to 67%. Because everything’s just getting cheaper and cheaper, isn’t it?

You never know what is real and what is parody with this narcissistic, spoilt bastard.

I agree with that. The amount spent on Infrastructure in London (particularly on transport) is completely unfair. The bill for HS2, just to shave 30 mins off the journey to London (or whatever it is) is criminal. That amount of money could make a huge difference to the areas that have traditionally been overlooked.

Why will it be poorer outside the union? Why won't it be like the Republic, which is substantially richer per capita than the UK? You see, this is part of the problem again. You assume that Scotland is being supported by England and can't prosper as an independent country. Lots of EU countries prove this to be wrong. The English, and Londoners in particular, are so patronising and willfully ignorant its unreal.

Unlike Brexit, where the loss of sovereignty to the EU was imaginary, there is a huge deficit of sovereignty in Scotland. Ironically it was Brexit that underlined this to me, the country was forcibly removed from the EU against its will. Now that is not a little thing, its huge, and shows the UK up for what it is. Perhaps you haven't realised that Scotland is actually a different country? The people do not want to be ruled by the far right nutters we have in Westminster, but have no say in it. With independence, they can forge there own destiny, as a progressive nation. Why do you think they can't be successful in this?

I lived in Scotland for 12 years (we moved to the west coast of Scotland from Newcastle, when I was 9). I couldn’t stand living there and moved away as soon as I was old enough to do so. I could never get my head round the whole Catholic/Protestant thing and how obsessed they were with the English. It basically amounted to socially acceptable racism. I’m always suspicious of really patriotic people and there are loads in Scotland (their national anthem has to be the pettiest there is). There’s just too much anger. I’m not sure that the west coast/Glasgow is entirely representative though as I didn’t find it like that in Edinburgh and on the East Coast. It’s a shame as it is a beautiful country and is absolutely belting to visit. The weather is absolutely abysmal though. That said, my folks still live there and really like it although they are very fearful of a second referendum.

Glesgied yer post, hen.

I do. He's the embodiment of everything wrong with this country.

Resigned membership as well but didn't want to mention it earlier because you'll doubtless be on at me again for flip flopping and tbf I did say I was going to quit after voting Starmer but i never got around to it. This is now twice I've resigned from the party due to their EU stance though. Once under Corbyn and now under Starmer. Fairly consistent on this point

I blame Rayvin for everything and I’ve still got Nzogbia most nights. Damn your eyes, Rayvin, damn your eyes!

i blame you and you alone for enabling another five years of tory rule. i hope you're proud of yourself

This pub and restaurant closure thing is window dressing. It's gonna make fuck all difference other than to.shut some businesses down for good.

Couldn't blame Pickford this time

Calvert-Lewin.1 cap 1 goal Ratboy Phillips 8 caps 0 goals.

Everything asked of him seemingly doesn’t include actually bidding for the club?

FYP

But did you destroy her ring?

I think you're right, immunity pisses off sharpish evidently But we'll not know until someone gets a positive test but is asymptomatic and then gets it again later and again tests positive

I think one of your mates has hacked your account.

CT will be on in a minute to tell you that's not the order they were signed in.

or

I was just thinking ‘Mammy!’

DO YOU KNOW HOW TO USE A TROWEL????

Because you believe in the other things that they stand for, and because the argument on Brexit has been lost, at least for now? Maitaining an anti-Brexit stance is a total gift to the Tories. As is Labour voters walking away from the party because they would prefer that it hands said gift to the Tories. I mean how long do you want to give this lot in power?

If indyref2 happens, and you’re still living up there, don’t accept any invites from anyone for trips to Glencoe for a while.

Plus a huge opportunity to illustrate to the sceptical half of the public how Taking Back Control might have its benefits after all. Weird that they didn't want to, really.