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What ever about the local politicians running for Westminster - the only real interest I have in that is the nationalist v unionist count at the end of it. An increase in the number of nationalists might nudge us further towards a border poll.

It feels inevitable that the Tories are going to lose in a landslide Labour victory and as much as I want to see that, I can't help but feel Starmer is not going to change much. I'm not a fan of his. It's such a pity Labour aren't going in with a Corbyn-esque leader who I think would do some real good. I know he wasn't everyone's cup of tea, but I think he was honest and had the good of all people at heart.

Starmer is the continuity candidate.

Starmer is basically a tory

That really is lazy analysis.

What has defined the 14 years of the Tories in government? How much of that overlaps with Starmer.

The Tories took us out of Europe. Would Starmer have done that?

The Tories have fixated on immigration. Has Starmer?
The Tories have dreamed up bullshit, red meat policies like Rwanda. Has Starmer? Will he back out of the Tory mess?
The Tories are obsessed with Culture Wars and "anti-woke". Has Starmer stoked those issues?
The Tories brought us austerity. As tight as the fiscal situation is, there is no prospect of Osborne era austerity.
The Tories have cosied up to Meloni, Orban etc. No indication or even prospect of Starmer doing likewise.
The big issue of our time is what the Tories are describing as "the green crap". Starmer is miles ahead of the Tories on this.

I don't think anyone even believes that there is a significant overlap between Labour and the Tories on these issues.

Is the Starmer-is-a-Tory trope really just a dissatisfaction with his stance on Gaza? Or is it the failure to recognise that whilst in "ming vase" mode Labour are highlighting the economic shitshow they will inherit and dampening down expectations of what they can achieve, and more importantly, how quickly?

Maybe it's easier not to think about these things and roll out the lazy analysis?

https://www.ft.com/content/f7394525-76a1-462c-a6e5-fe8273df4f7f

he is a tory

Nothing to do with his stance on Palestine - which I am not a fan of.

The IMA isnt the worst piece of legislation/policy. Starmer has highlighted immigration as a matter of serious concern also.

It may not be the most insightful piece of political analysis to be honest but it's how I feel about him.

Tony Benn used to praise Thathcher for being a sign post rather than a weather vane ie she stuck to her guns. He wasn't praising the policy. Benn wasn't a Tory. Most have the wit to work that out.


Starmer once says Thatcher has the mission and the plan to get things done ie the same argument that Benn made hundreds of times over 20+ years and that makes him a Tory. That would fly in the face of all logic.

I appreciate the lesson and the much more in depth analysis. Suffice to say I just dont like him. I dont like how he back stabbed Corbyn. I dont like how he seems to be eroding the left wing nature of the LP and how he looks to be pandering to Tory voters in order to win.
If it looks like a duck and quacks like a duck and all that

What ever about the local politicians running for Westminster - the only real interest I have in that is the nationalist v unionist count at the end of it. An increase in the number of nationalists might nudge us further towards a border poll.

It feels inevitable that the Tories are going to lose in a landslide Labour victory and as much as I want to see that, I can't help but feel Starmer is not going to change much. I'm not a fan of his. It's such a pity Labour aren't going in with a Corbyn-esque leader who I think would do some real good. I know he wasn't everyone's cup of tea, but I think he was honest and had the good of all people at heart.

Starmer is the continuity candidate.

Starmer is basically a tory

That really is lazy analysis.

What has defined the 14 years of the Tories in government? How much of that overlaps with Starmer.

The Tories took us out of Europe. Would Starmer have done that?

The Tories have fixated on immigration. Has Starmer?
The Tories have dreamed up bullshit, red meat policies like Rwanda. Has Starmer? Will he back out of the Tory mess?
The Tories are obsessed with Culture Wars and "anti-woke". Has Starmer stoked those issues?
The Tories brought us austerity. As tight as the fiscal situation is, there is no prospect of Osborne era austerity.
The Tories have cosied up to Meloni, Orban etc. No indication or even prospect of Starmer doing likewise.
The big issue of our time is what the Tories are describing as "the green crap". Starmer is miles ahead of the Tories on this.

I don't think anyone even believes that there is a significant overlap between Labour and the Tories on these issues.

Is the Starmer-is-a-Tory trope really just a dissatisfaction with his stance on Gaza? Or is it the failure to recognise that whilst in "ming vase" mode Labour are highlighting the economic shitshow they will inherit and dampening down expectations of what they can achieve, and more importantly, how quickly?

Maybe it's easier not to think about these things and roll out the lazy analysis?

https://www.ft.com/content/f7394525-76a1-462c-a6e5-fe8273df4f7f

he is a tory

Nothing to do with his stance on Palestine - which I am not a fan of.

The IMA isnt the worst piece of legislation/policy. Starmer has highlighted immigration as a matter of serious concern also.

It may not be the most insightful piece of political analysis to be honest but it's how I feel about him.

[It was an expensive May]

Someone stated that Murnin and O'Neill both out injured and both are named in the starting 15, KMcG could be bluffing too off course. Should be a tight game and wouldn't rule out a draw, if Armagh can keep Shane McGuigan quiet they have a chance but that's pretty hard to do as he's a class act TBF.
Haven't bought a ticket yet and won't decide until tomorrow due to a few factors so hoping it's not too late, i've heard ticket sales are slow enough so far so hopefully it's not an issue

Im in the same boat as you re ticket tho it is payday today so will have a look when I get home. It was an expensive May

Every month these days is like January!

Ah partly my own fault as I had a couple of gigs tho it was the better halfs birthday and her sister's 40th in May also

Someone stated that Murnin and O'Neill both out injured and both are named in the starting 15, KMcG could be bluffing too off course. Should be a tight game and wouldn't rule out a draw, if Armagh can keep Shane McGuigan quiet they have a chance but that's pretty hard to do as he's a class act TBF.
Haven't bought a ticket yet and won't decide until tomorrow due to a few factors so hoping it's not too late, i've heard ticket sales are slow enough so far so hopefully it's not an issue

Im in the same boat as you re ticket tho it is payday today so will have a look when I get home. It was an expensive May

Trump found guilty

Some piece of work. No question he's the worst president in the history of United states of America.

Yet, with the current state of the world, he's a good bet to double down on that. We could be in for a dark next five years.

Yet all the war started after he left office??

Not sure where you've been but the US have been involved directly or indirectly in hundreds of wars for many decades

Living under a rock he's been?  and within the first two years of Trumps administration, Trump launched far more drone and lethal strikes than Obama in his full term.

Whereas Obama merely destabilised the whole middle east and North Africa.

because the ME was very stable before Obama

What ever about the local politicians running for Westminster - the only real interest I have in that is the nationalist v unionist count at the end of it. An increase in the number of nationalists might nudge us further towards a border poll.

It feels inevitable that the Tories are going to lose in a landslide Labour victory and as much as I want to see that, I can't help but feel Starmer is not going to change much. I'm not a fan of his. It's such a pity Labour aren't going in with a Corbyn-esque leader who I think would do some real good. I know he wasn't everyone's cup of tea, but I think he was honest and had the good of all people at heart.

Starmer is the continuity candidate.

Starmer is basically a tory

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Mavs really showing up. Imagine if Luka was athletic.

wolves given themselves a lifeline. Too little too late tho. I dont think a team has ever come back from 3-0 down

And yeah, if he was athletic he would be even more incredible. Still a bit of a yap tho

McHugh going down holding his face there embarrassing.

Par for the course with him

Hello. Goal - Idah. O'Riley has been rubbish all day, that run & shot was his first big contribution. Alaistair Johnston my MOTM by a country mile

That was Bernardo

Shit game but Idah made an impact and its job done

Got to admit, i was dubious when he signed. Hope we get him permanently now

Phew

More "protecting the Community"

https://www.limerickleader.ie/news/crime-and-courts/1509511/gardai-probe-complaint-of-harassment-to-limerick-mayoral-election-candidate.html

Will probably be described as 'showing bottle'

So you don't accept that Hamas committed rape (and gang rape ) on 10/07

Fair enough

Believe whatever you want

Read the full UN report or even what i copied from Guterres in my last post..

again, the UN team "was unable to establish the prevalence of sexual violence and concludes that the overall magnitude, scope, and specific attribution of these violations would require a fully-fledged investigation."

The Patten's report notes, Israel has consistently refused to cooperate with independent UN investigators.

Patten and her team were unable to locate a single victim and did not speak to any alleged survivors of sexual violence or rape – despite making a public appeal for such survivors to come forward and speak confidentially and with assurances of safety and privacy. 

the AP had an article only this week debunking two fake rape claims by Israel. there is numerous other claims that have been debunked or were pure conjecture based on blood stains. There is one potential credible claim by A. Soussana

if you genuinely cared about rape victims or kidnapped victims you would care about the the over 3500 held in administrative detention by Israel and all Palestinians victims which you ignore as you try an wepaonise rape to dehumanise Palestinians.

Wow

We even have a video of a teenage girl with blood and feces coming out of her arse being dragged by the hair out of a keep and that's what you come up.

God help us

I see you completely ignored his last paragraph.

Armagh have named a strong team to face Westmeath, but no Rian O'Neill replaced by Tiernan Kelly.

Came off injured in the ulster final