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Just checked again and according to the various data metrics, we were the 3rd best team in the league and massively underperformed our xG, xGA and xPTS. There were a lot of games last year where we conceded goals we shouldn’t have, missed the most big chances so this all checks out to be fair...

It’s ‘expected points’ which isn’t the same as predicting the total points tally. Last year, on expected points we should have been 3rd iirc.

Exactly. A basic stamp duty calculator would have told her she owed £70,000. If she was altruistic and consistent in her beliefs, she’d have paid it in full as a duty to the state. After all, she’s on record saying ‘tax avoidance costs lives’ and she’s already been accused of avoiding CTG on a...

People who parade as holier than thou will get criticised and publicly censured the most. It’s basic human nature. Angela Rayner has publicly attacked every one of all political colours, there’s even a clip of her criticising Sturgeon for ‘incompetence’ over COVID WhatsApp messages (rightfully...

Funnily enough, Angela Rayner was outraged enough to call for him to resign… 😂 Anyone involved in a scandal of this nature will get the heat. Rayner is no different and accusations of sexism or classism will wash.

Was she wrong to criticise Jeremy Hunt for saving on stamp duty using a tax ‘loophole?’ Or calling for Nadhim Zahawi to resign over a ‘tax error’ when chancellor? Angela Rayner did both so why should she be forgiven when she did not afford her opponents the same courtesy? I’m sure both Hunt...

‘Tory tax loophole’ perhaps Rayner asked for Jeremy Hunt’s tax advisors number in recent months. You can’t make this up, there’s tens of tweets like this and the mantra ‘it’s always one rule for them, and another for us’ was repeated ad nauseam in opposition. Hypocrisy is on of the worst...

Nah, as I said, it was a meta-joke so it’d be unfair to expect anyone to ‘get it’.

Happened to Mandelson, spend some time in the wilderness, let things boil over and make a comeback. Apparently Rayner nearly resigned over the housing targets (1.5m) and Blair intervened to convince her to stay. Labour have fallen behind even the Tory’s miserable building targets so it’s a...

As mentioned on this and/or previous threads, the words ‘fascists/socialist/communist’ get thrown around far too cheaply that they lose their meaning. Both sides of the political spectrum do this. Not my intention, it was facetious and making a meta-joke that socialists will tend to argue that...

Whilst we disagree on topics politically, you do act in good faith and are respectful. Ultimately, most people form their political views because they believe a set of ideas/policies will benefit the country. That’s something I try to keep in mind when ‘debating’ on here. Thankfully, I’ve had...

In fairness, most socialists and communists struggle to define and differentiate the terms…

The game has already begun. Keir Starmer was arguing Johnson should sacked Raab and Cummings for minor infractions. The blowback is also on Starmer for stating how strong he is and he’d sack people accused of ‘x, y and z’ - he does sack his advisors with impunity, just not political rivals...

Da Silva has been our best left back since Lampard came in and it’s not even close. Bidwell has always had this somewhat strange ‘cult hero’ status. He’s always just been a solid player for us, nothing more and nothing less.

Farage has been given coverage because lot of people like what he has to say. On Brexit and immigration, the public were happy to put their trust in the Tories between 2015 and 2024 and they violated that trust. Hence, the Tory party has imploded: no money and no activists to canvass for them...

9 examples on one tweet and doesn’t include the video she called Zahawi to resign. Who in turn has rightfully called her hypocrite asking ‘what about my family?’ I like Angela Rayner because she is a normal person who acts in a rational way. In fact, she could possibly could be a ‘victim’ of...

The one thing I expect from socialists is for them to pay the right amount tax because they lecture us on the costs of people not paying enough tax… It just so happens Rayner’s political career is built on taxing the 1% more.

Exactly… Rayner specifically called on every dick and Tom to resign over every minor infraction. If you dish it out, you’ve got to be able to take it. She’s the housing minister fiddling with housing rules and she’s avoiding tax at the same time wanting to increase tax on everyone else. In 2024...

Exactly. There’s a pattern of behaviour here where Rayner uses aggressive tax planning to avoid certain taxes like CTG and stamp duty. Which would be fine if she wasn’t advocating these taxes to be increased on other people. She had the brass neck to demand the resignation of several Tory...

The left of the Labour Party / Greens believe the issue with public services are underfunded because millionaires/billionaires aren’t paying their fair share. Hence, she has called for tax raises on many policy areas and to clamp down on tax exemptions. Following her public policy positions...