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  1. While I wouldn't say I hate Star Wars, I'm certainly on the "casual fan" end of the spectrum. Anyone else a bit weary of endless Star Wars memes (a picture of a bass pedal with DV's fave on it and the legend "I find your lack of bass disturbing", a dog done up like a Wookie, etc etc.), every time a new planet or asteroid is discovered a tenuous link made that it looks like the Death Star (no, it really doesn't). This hysteria isn't just the because the films are coming out either - in recent years with the rise of social media it seems as if you can't get away from it - May the 4th be with you - as if we need a Star Wars day when it's all Star Wars, all the time anyway. Don't get me wrong, it's great for the kids and I'm sure the new film will be very good, but it's just non-stop. I also find adult Star Wars obsessives a tad peculiar and the Phantom Menace and Attack of the Clones were utter, utter pash. Didn't even bother with the third one. Can't even remember the title without looking it up.
  2. Harry:- here's a useful insight into the last Labour government's immigration policy. Thplinth's talk about dissolving the people and electing a new one is exactly right.
  3. Out of the Blue is a terrific double album. Just bought it on vinyl.
  4. Foxtrot, Selling England By the Pound and Trick of the Tail by Genesis Led Zeppelin IV Wish You Were Here by Pink Floyd Armed Forces By Elvis Costello
  5. Let's start with "fitba". Don't get much wankier than that. The absolute worst though is pundits who refer to "the football club" every single time. I promise you, we know you're talking about football...
  6. Out, out, out! Brussels is a bureaucratic nightmare, Euro membership has wrought economic devastation all over southern Europe, and then there's the explicit desire for "ever closer union", with all that implies for sovereignty. The EU is the devil. What really grinds my gears is that some in the IN camp think the only possible explanation for being opposed to the EU is a hatred of foreigners. It shouldn't be taboo to be opposed to membership of an international organization. The Swiss and the Norwegians don't seem to have any inclination to join the EU, but the cosmopolitan internationalists don't seem to have a problem with that. It's only when their compatriots quietly suggest that EU membership isn't really something we want that they see a chance to put the boot in. These people are either dishonest or idiots.
  7. But it is the English constitution. The pre-1707 Scottish state took on the 1689 English constitution and inherited the English international treaties whereas the newly formed UK did not inherit the previous Scottish treaties.
  8. Excellent post, with the caveat that a Federal system could definitely work if tried. Whether there is the appetite for it is another matter, however...
  9. These were tried during the Blair years, and rejected. Can't say I blame them one iota - who wants their country carved up into regions? Rubbish - it's been an issue since the advent of devolution. Folk like Tam Dalyell have been pointing out the constitutional anomalies and unfairness inherent in devolution for years. Something had to be done to redress the balance. EVEL is a fairly minor concession to be honest. The only way the Union can be "fair" now is to go down the federal road...
  10. Can't be anything just now with their first minister throwing his toys out the pram!
  11. 45% of those who voted. Safe to assume that those who didn't vote at all were satisfied with the status quo. So the actual Yes vote was about 37%. So Scunnered was correct.
  12. He always annoyed the baps off me -- his jingoism in events in his commentary during Gulf War 1 really grated. Also referred to Mr Fuji as "Wax On, Wax Off" at the 1990 Survivor Series. Cut a ridiculous figure as a Canadian pretending to be an American pretending to be a Scot.
  13. Paris, tbf many in the media have been highlighting this sorry state of affairs for yonks (e.g. Henry Winter), but precious little attention was paid.
  14. Not the FA, who are far from blameless. The likes of the Sunday Times. I'm glad the chickens are finally coming home to roost for FIFA, and I don't begrudge English media outlets for being cock-a-hoop that they've been pointing this out for some time and weren't really listened to. This clearly grates with you. You'd far rather see a big dose of GIRFUY to the Ingerlish than FIFA get its long-overdue comeuppance.
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