Election Year or Fear!

[Andy_Faber]

What? You mean the one about him still standing up to an insane POTUS ‘ravaging’ (Pope’s word) the world with illegal war…or him leading a government that has seen NHS waiting lists fall to their lowest in three years?

No not those

[Andy_Faber]

BGS. 4 rugby pitches, athletics track (grass) and a cricket square with a decent pavilion as well. Pavilion became dangerous and was demolished, not rebuilt. All the pitches are still there, fortunately.

As rA stated, that’s the way of things with schools sacrificing sports facilities for income

On a slightly related subject there’s a fb page devoted to (or at least it was til it got ‘politicked’) ‘lost football grounds of the uk’. I have posted about the lost pitches of Morley FC and Smalley Miners Welfare FC, the old red stand at Ripley, the Ramarena etc. you may find the page interesting in amongst all the dross

[Andy_Faber]

I assume AF is referring to the mandelson story for which the government and starmer find themselves on increasingly rocky ground.

Not sure i need to provide any links as, because its Starmer/ Labour its getting headlines on pretty much all news outlets.

But confused that AF take on it is to come straight on here and use it as an opportunity to have a dig at a forum member.

Wasn’t intended as a dig Sith, sorry if it came over as such. Merely pointing out in my idiosyncratic way that Tory/Reform/POTUS transgressions are aired on here PDQ yet labour/liberal goofs seem to go under the radar. So just offering a point about balance

[ramAnag]

No not those

Didn’t think so. Starmer may not be perfect…correction, Starmer ISN'T perfect, but let’s face it, in a world full of ruthless, self serving, lying, narcissistic politicos (Trump, Netanyahu, Putin and Farage spring to mind) he’s not so bad and isn’t it odd how the Mandelson fiasco surfaces again just in time for the local elections when certain other individuals and news agencies choose to ignore the PM’s successes?

[ramAnag]

Wasn??t intended as a dig Sith, sorry if it came over as such. Merely pointing out in my idiosyncratic way that Tory/Reform/POTUS transgressions are aired on here PDQ yet labour/liberal goofs seem to go under the radar. So just offering a point about balance

Lol. Of course it was intended as a dig. Why else would you have singled out Sith?
The ‘balance’ already exists. You and GP are always quick to offer a right of centre viewpoint, as is your absolute right, to counter the views of Sith, Swale, myself and MARP.
The difference is that when we do it we’re immediately identified as ‘rear gunners’ or being part of an ‘echo chamber’ by you or GP, so please don’t now come over all innocent…all too reminiscent of your ‘just joshing’ tactic and absolute bollux.

[MadAmster]

As rA stated, that?’s the way of things with schools sacrificing sports facilities for income

BGS. The pitches are still in use. It's only the pavillion that's gone. They now use the gym changing facilities.

[SithHappens]

Wasn’t intended as a dig Sith, sorry if it came over as such. Merely pointing out in my idiosyncratic way that Tory/Reform/POTUS transgressions are aired on here PDQ yet labour/liberal goofs seem to go under the radar. So just offering a point about balance

I rarely mention the Tories.

The POTUS transgression? I think transgressions is too mild a word to cover how hideous his actions have been of late.

Reform, its born out of frustration that their transgressions barely get a word in the media yet as I said the media are all over anything starmer/labour. Appreciate they are thr government so thats one reason, but as we keep getting told Reform could be our next government so feel they should be held to similar standards. That Starmer appointed Mandelson who had a questionable relationship with Epstein does confuse me to be honest, and rightly so its understandable scrutiny. But that Farage appointed and haf close relationship with a Russian spy barely makes the headlines is astonishing, and every other one that goes under the radar.

[MadAmster]

Hearing noises that, although Mandelson went through the usual screening process, je actually failed it yet still got appointed. If that's true then the PM has some serious explaining to do.

I want a new Law passing that demands that the PM, at PMQs, HAS to answer the question asked rather than going off on a tangent and not answering the question.

[ramAnag]

Competition time!

Who said, just 16 months ago in December 2024, ‘I might disagree with Mandelson on his politics, but he’s a very intelligent man and would be a good choice for ambassador’?

Was it a) Swale b) Me c) Keir Starmer d) Andy e) Trump or f) ‘Fibby’ Farage?

Perhaps one of the above, whoever it was, should consider their position.

[SithHappens]

Hearing noises that, although Mandelson went through the usual screening process, je actually failed it yet still got appointed. If that's true then the PM has some serious explaining to do.

I want a new Law passing that demands that the PM, at PMQs, HAS to answer the question asked rather than going off on a tangent and not answering the question.

On PMQs why is this suddenly making headlines? Its not like its something new. Just another example of Starmer coming under more scrutiny than any PM i cam remember.

Part of me hopes Farage gets in because he will be hopeless at PMQs, if we think Starmer avoids answers it will be nothing compared with him. I guess he can just shout Bernard Manning in response to everything.