Craig

Going by their inability to play the correct competition anthem over their PA system I fully expect all 8,000 seats to be installed facing the car park.

I think it's a wise move. Given you Mam has passed away, the right to exclusion should IMO pass to next of kin - which is you and your brother. Hope they're understanding and consider it.

Let's not forget David Kelly either. The only player wearing a Sunderland shirt I've witnessed being applauded onto the pitch at SJP by the home fans. I'd also forgotten Robbie Elliott went there for a short after his 2nd stint with us.

If Ollie Holt was there, the 2nd question would DEFINITELY be asked.

BTW a couple of points: 1. I can't believe he's due for release. Doesn't seem that long ago he was being locked up. 2. Was the exclusion zone something you applied for or was it automatically designated and if the former, do you feel you weren't adequately advised on the boundary of what the zone could be?

Human rights campaigners will no doubt get behind the idea that the offender's movement was controlled when they were incarcerated and now they've been released, they have the freedom to move with small exception. As you can say, this can get in the bin. The offender made a conscious decision to take a life - for that their future existence should be at a disadvantage to their victims and for that, I support your viewpoint.

It's a classic example of positive discrimination. Barton is a fucking arsehole - both in general, and if this particular situation - but there's no getting away from the fact she's a shockingly bad pundit who appears quite keen to employ her spat with Barton to mask just how shit she is.

The main parties avoid going beyond the discussion point as it's turkey's voting for Christmas and not in their career interests. Smaller parties are in favour of it as it increases their chances to govern in some manner. If Farage thought for one moment Reform had a chance of governing as a majority, he'd be dead against PR. With very few exceptions, modern-day politicians are self-serving career-driven cunts - because the system as it stands drives that behaviour.

Fuck me. Reform can't even spell Frankenstein correctly.

The crux of your post is demonstrative of why the political system in it's current state is fucked and needs reform (NO, not that Reform!). As you rightly point out, to win power you need to be centrist and then the expectation on both sides is for the respective parties to lean towards their respective traditions and be considered weak and gutless if they appear to not do so in an undefined timescale. This country desperately needs PR and likely governments built on coalition instead of traditional one-party views. And not like the 'coalition of chaos' that was 2010-15 - it needs true equal-standing coalition where the best interests of the electorate take precedence, not a focus on career politics.

Would appear so.

Probably the first time in your life where Wykiki has posted without using the word 'cunt'.

Based on my own experience, I'd reach out to them to discuss these very points with them - particularly around which pronouns they prefer you to use. They'll likely see it positively as your acceptance of their position and a willingness to be supportive of them. One of my good mates who I worked with for years had a daughter 2 years older than mine who I've known since she was a toddler. Lucie elected to transition in her mid-teens and is now known as Cal. My mate Steve talked to me at some length given it was a few years since my sister transitioned. The bottom line we both agree is it's vital to talk about it. They see it as absolute inclusion.

Furthermore she's absolutely despised by large sections of the trans community about her views on the very subject of what is a woman. Many years ago there was a t-shirt in circulation with the slogan "Trans women are women, get over it!". My sister chose to have a t-shirt of the same design made with the slogan "Trans women are men, get over it" and wore it at a public demonstration. A photo of her went viral on social media and she was subjected to quite horrendous abuse and death threats as a result. I'm not defending her position. As I've stated many times I refuse to be drawn either way on this subject and understand the views of both sides and ultimately, she's chosen to put herself in the firing line, but the level of abuse was, in my opinion, disproportionate and, as much as I try keep myself out of this minefield, it's really difficult when you can someone who shares the same parents as you and who you've known and looked up to for years being subjected to such horrendous commentary.

We're not going to reach a point of agreement on this so best just left.