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ZedLeg wrote: Tue Jul 21, 2026 10:23 pm My point was that there was a brief period in the mid 20th century when making sure the rich got richer wasn’t a primary focus of governments.

Not ‘the rich’ - just the government politicians and their friends..

That was the point in time at which the gap between richest and poorest was the smallest. And I infer you think that is a good thing since you bothered to mention it and criticised the policies introduced by Reagan and Thatcher. Therefore you think the pre-Thatcher 1970s was the best time. If ...

ZedLeg wrote: Tue Jul 21, 2026 1:32 pm You could apply it to any neolib government since thatcher tbh

You could apply that to any democratic government since the Greeks invented Democracy

ZedLeg wrote: Tue Jul 21, 2026 1:14 pm For sure, his primary aim in office is making sure he and his friends leave with all the money.

But enough about Burnham, what do you think of Trump ???

There's a lesson for all of us in that Mito...

I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again. You live very well Mito. Massive kudos to you

I know you’ve had your tribulations but there’s no ‘next year’, ‘after this or that’ with you.

You want to do something and you go out and do it.

Very, very, very long may it continue

Just reading about his coronation speech.

Do you work hard?
Do you pay your fair share of tax?
Have you saved to reward yourself for working hard?
Have planned not to be a burden on the state in later life?

Yes?? - then you're fucked...

Nothing completely explicit as yet but the writing's on the ...

I've always thought the Dutch make the best coffee...

(no sniggering jokes about "Coffee Shops" please... )

ZedLeg wrote: Fri Jul 17, 2026 8:19 am Adding some salt to your caffeine must be great for your blood pressure

I mean the tiniest of pinches - like 8 or 10 grains. Tiny amount

Add a tiny pinch of salt if it’s too bitter.

You’re welcome

Matty wrote: Wed Jul 15, 2026 11:14 pm I mean, we've still got 3rd place to play for on Saturday! No idea why...but...3rd place!

(Even though I suspect we'll get embarrassed by France).

ZedLeg wrote: Thu Jul 16, 2026 11:16 am Portland Oregon has a great pedestrian and public transport culture, but that’s because everyone who lives there is a dirty communist

But it's sadly more likely because you can't get into a car when your bent over on Fentanyl

Well, accept the red half of Liverpool because they don't think of themselves as English

Carlos wrote: Thu Jul 16, 2026 11:45 am Rumour has it there's a few Welsh descendant's in the squad from Patagonian stock.

Largest population of non-English speaking Welsh descendants anywhere in the world

ZedLeg wrote: Thu Jul 16, 2026 11:24 am

dinny_g wrote: Thu Jul 16, 2026 11:18 am

ZedLeg wrote: Thu Jul 16, 2026 10:46 am yous

It’s a valid regional variation

But you're better than that...

ZedLeg wrote: Thu Jul 16, 2026 10:46 am yous

When England Scored, there was a Stick or Twist option - they Stuck when they should have twisted.

After that, it's not just the subs, which was definitely part of the problem not ideal and didn't support Twist but what they did and how they positioned themselves.

time and time again, they just ...

Another 4 year cycle, same problem, same result.

It wasn't so much the dropping off part - I mean England were never going to hold out for 40 to 45 minutes against a team like Argentina. It's parking the bus and then NOT parking the bus properly. The front "5" just stat back and allowed Argentina ...