Alex

UKIP are probably looking at something like one seat but, next time round, who knows? It looks like a second consecutive hung Parliament which represents quite a sea change considering how infrequent they've been in the past. The major parties might actually have to seriously think about the way they do things. For ages it's all been about putting their resources into fighting the 100 or so marginal seats that determine the government in general elections and, basically, neglecting the concerns of anyone else. UKIP have tapped into this and, whether you agree with them or not (I don't for what it's worth) plenty people do have legitimate concerns about immigration and the EU. The error of the main parties has been to label UKIP and its supporters as a racist lunatic fringe when in fact many Tories have wanted out of the EU for ages and don't like the levels of immigration. Similarly many traditional Labour voters think that waves of EU immigration have flooded the job markets with tradesmen etc. For them, it feels like a betrayal. Obviously there's a lot of crossover there too.

I think the left may have already lost its influence. It's all neo-liberal economics now anyway. And those 'rebels' UKIP don't even pretend they're going to change that as far I can tell.

How lad, it's Chez who recommends Gemmill the dog turds in that thread, I'll have you know.

The nuclear deterent didn't stop him doing what he wanted in Ukraine so why would it make a difference in the future?

Should get the Secret Footballer to manage them.

Look at Lord Snooty with his first class stamps and everything.

Just finished the final series of Boardwalk Empire. Not really sure what to watch now. Got Season 2 of Lillyhammer. Season 1 was a good laugh but not really in the same league as something like Boardwalk.

One of the biggest bombshells..... ....in the world

Knocked out by a jab anarl. Mint

I think I'll let them off for walking out like.

Btw, I didn't even consider watching this match

It's at least 50% correct.

Cyndi Lauperesque tbh

Didn't get our first point until the following match. At Old Trafford of all places.

Aye, that's a good quiz question too. Michael's brother

Gary Crowley (had to look it up like). Agree with your assessment anarl. Always get him mixed up with fellow muso-journo twat Tony Parsons.

I've got it. Venue of Newcastle's first ever Premier League goal if I remember rightly. Shit clue if I haven't remembered that correctly.

Always thought this was quality:

Portman and Carrow spring to mind.

It's sort of an odd one when I think about it because memories of the game itself don't seem that old but in terms of what's happened at the club since it feels like ages in many ways. As an aside, I think it was manc-mag who commented a while back on how it was incredible that only four years passed between Gazza being sold to Spurs and KK returning for his first spell as a manager. It wasn't even four full years but that really did feel like a lot longer.

"Unparallelled genius"

Aphex Twin's next album.

Seems at least that long to me. Not really any less depressing like.

Seems like you're in the minority if you're not a hipster whenever I go out. Which is about once every 18 months.