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No. But the point I was making how you were saying how Labour did such and such as if it was unique. I was just pointing out it wasn't. Only way I can do that is compare to the Tories. Didn't say Labour weren't doing what you said, but no point in repeating your assertion. And as I've said...

Congratulations. Shame you'll never get to visit the room that's right though. But hey...

You think they'd know the rules on business balance and false economies. Or at least adages like "you get what you pay for" "pay peanuts, get monkeys", "buy cheaply, buy twice" and "buy cheaply, pay dearly" But that oh so important short term gain for shareholder benefit means common sense goes...

Tories are all about growth at all costs. Economic growth. We've seen from this pandemic that we've almost certainly done poorly because rather than focus entirely on the health issue there were voices saying "but what about the economy". Johnson's speech about being willing to stay open shows...

So the issue isn't really about voter stupidity it's about how you acknowledge it. Tories are sensible enough to know voters are stupid and play to that without saying voters are stupid. Labour on the other hand goes "this is what we're doing and if you don't get it you're thick"

Again, what do the Tories do? Go full on attack on Labour and ignore their own failings. Anti-semitism vs Islamophobia and their own anti-semitism problems? Brush their own under the carpet and slam Corbyn and Labour. Massive budget deficits and rising debt. Problem for them all but say...

Whereas the Tories are renowned for owning up to their errors? They deflect with whataboutery (Labour anti-semitism when they've got a much larger problem themselves) Corbyn and Russia but where's the Russia report? What the Tories do is when the pressure gets too much is get rid of the leader...

Yep. As you say explain is not the right word. Spell out a simple slogan or 'target' for those that never bother to read the manifestos and make sure they take parts of the policy that appeal to that demographic (as a general rule tough on crime, immigration, fund education, NHS etc.). So for...

Which makes you wonder why we and others bother getting things from there? Cheap consumer tat is fine but if you want something precise and accurate steer well clear.

I agree about the simple messages and listen to concerns, but explaining how you solve them is a waste of time. Look at Johnson - using such wide brushstrokes he may as well have just got the paint roller on it. So little detail and explanation and he gets a landslide. So sod the explaining -...

Although there were/are failings in explaining things like immigration it's not like there haven't been attempts to do so. But if people don't want to listen you can't make them. If you go into a detailed analysis of immigration most people's eyes would glaze over and they'd just stop paying...

It could be that towards the end of the year we see a massive downhill cliff as we don't get the usual elderly people dying in winter and they've gone in the spring. The issue then will be the people with other conditions like cancer that haven't received treatment, but that is likely everywhere...

But if the leagues now have more teams the TV/sponsorship money will be split more ways, taking down each clubs earnings from it for a year and if they've budgeted on that amount and have players on multi-year contracts based on that they could pursue it if they haven't agreed to it. Especially...

Unless he means care home deaths at this point are in line with a whole year. Which is a rather shitty way of spinning it. Is there anyone left in the country who can just tell it like it is rather than manipulating things?

So a corrupt establishment 'businessman' playing the corrupt establishment politician card? How is that much of an alternative?

More than feasible. US is well know for creating political dynasties. For a country that's adamantly a republic and doesn't want a king they do go about creating 'royal families' pretty well. As you say with Trump it's got the added factor of the 'brand'. Every time I see Barron the Omen...

That was kind of my point. Clinton may be far from squeaky clean but Trump is another level, following on from his dad. But as you say it sticks to everyone else but not Teflon Don and I can't work out why. If you'd said people refused to vote for Clinton because of this and had abstained I...

Although I understand it I was one of those players who would have to regularly spit because of phlegm build up. If I had to go a whole game without doing it I'd be unable to breathe.

The likes of Neymar will still be rolling around on the floor like they've had their leg broken.

Not exactly. Because they can get revenue via streaming etc and also won't potentially forfeit any monies/sponsorship from non-played games. So it's more like allowing the pubs allowed to open but can only do home delivery.