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by backrow
Fri Jul 18, 2025 2:49 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: U.K Politics Thread
Replies: 15856
Views: 546948

Re: U.K Politics Thread

Maybe its time for PR after all. That would have given Farage way more power , way earlier . Hitler also for into power thanks to PR I don't see the issue. Given the state of the 2 main parties and politicians in general I'd much prefer them to be hobbled by being in coalitions, and unable to do an...
by backrow
Fri Jul 18, 2025 1:21 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Wallabies vs B&I Lions - 1st Test - OFFICIAL!!!!!
Replies: 479
Views: 10318

Re: Wallabies vs B&I Lions - 1st Test - OFFICIAL!!!!!

Where are the teams ? OP needs updating

Have only seen one half of a game this tour so far :lol:
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by backrow
Fri Jul 18, 2025 12:00 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: U.K Politics Thread
Replies: 15856
Views: 546948

Re: U.K Politics Thread

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cq5362v5762o YouGov's latest voting intention poll, external puts Labour in the lead amongst 18 to 24-year-olds at 28%, followed by the Greens on 26% and the Liberal Democrats on 20%. In contrast, the Conservatives were on 9% and Reform UK on 8%. Labour think the...
by backrow
Fri Jul 18, 2025 11:19 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: U.K Politics Thread
Replies: 15856
Views: 546948

Re: U.K Politics Thread

That would have given Farage way more power , way earlier . Hitler also for into power thanks to PR BIt much comparing Farage to Hitler. Hitler was at least a good public speaker, artist, vegan and dog lover. Now there was a painter...He could paint an entire apartment in one afternoon. Two coats! ...
by backrow
Fri Jul 18, 2025 11:19 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: U.K Politics Thread
Replies: 15856
Views: 546948

Re: U.K Politics Thread

Your comprehension is poor , yet again. I made no comparison, the topic was PR that I was responding too, and it’s fact the his ukip 4m votes would have given him a lot of power way back, and then later with Reform. And staying with the PR topic, Hitler also got into power under PR. Your sort reall...
by backrow
Fri Jul 18, 2025 10:54 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: U.K Politics Thread
Replies: 15856
Views: 546948

Re: U.K Politics Thread

That would have given Farage way more power , way earlier . Hitler also for into power thanks to PR BIt much comparing Farage to Hitler. Hitler was at least a good public speaker, artist, vegan and dog lover. Your comprehension is poor , yet again. I made no comparison, the topic was PR that I was ...
by backrow
Fri Jul 18, 2025 10:33 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: U.K Politics Thread
Replies: 15856
Views: 546948

Re: U.K Politics Thread

so no stats on 16 and 17 year olds then and defiantly not hundreds of polls and those 16 and 17 year olds that will be voting in the next election are 12 and 13 now ? not many polls for them either. Zoomers are the actual worst generation though and absolutely in love with the podcaster tiktok shit...
by backrow
Fri Jul 18, 2025 8:13 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: U.K Politics Thread
Replies: 15856
Views: 546948

Re: U.K Politics Thread

so no stats on 16 and 17 year olds then and defiantly not hundreds of polls and those 16 and 17 year olds that will be voting in the next election are 12 and 13 now ? not many polls for them either. Zoomers are the actual worst generation though and absolutely in love with the podcaster tiktok shit...
by backrow
Fri Jul 18, 2025 8:11 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: U.K Politics Thread
Replies: 15856
Views: 546948

Re: U.K Politics Thread

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cq5362v5762o YouGov's latest voting intention poll, external puts Labour in the lead amongst 18 to 24-year-olds at 28%, followed by the Greens on 26% and the Liberal Democrats on 20%. In contrast, the Conservatives were on 9% and Reform UK on 8%. Labour think the...
by backrow
Fri Jul 18, 2025 8:04 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: U.K Politics Thread
Replies: 15856
Views: 546948

Re: U.K Politics Thread

Helps outweigh some of the boomers I guess. And tbh, if you are old enough to join the military or have a full time job then why shouldn't you be allowed to vote? Pity they didn't have the vote back in 2016 and the absolute clusterfúck that is Brexit wouldn't have happened. They cannot fight and ne...
by backrow
Thu Jul 17, 2025 2:43 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: U.K Politics Thread
Replies: 15856
Views: 546948

Re: U.K Politics Thread

Will make little difference, just extra needless costs - turnouts are already poor, unless they put booths in maccers how many 16 year olds do you think will vote ?

Tbh it just gives more (valid in this case) ammo to Farage and the left trying to massage things to their favour
by backrow
Mon Jul 14, 2025 5:25 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: U.K Politics Thread
Replies: 15856
Views: 546948

Re: U.K Politics Thread

Anyone know how / if public sector FS pension pots will be affected by IHT now pensions are not exempt from it and 6-8 times more families will be hit by a 40% bill ? Defined benefit schemes are mostly not affected, other than lump sum death in service benefits that were previously tax free and are...
by backrow
Mon Jul 14, 2025 4:49 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Planet Rugby and the All Blacks
Replies: 50
Views: 1691

Re: Planetrugby and the All Blacks

What's with PR constantly digging at the AB's, they've been doing it for years. https://www.planetrugby.com/news/all-blacks-v-france-five-takeaways-as-scott-robertsons-side-monster-les-bleus-but-new-zealands-disrespect-a-disappointment A senile commentor mixes up players and suddenly it's disrepecf...
by backrow
Mon Jul 14, 2025 12:54 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: U.K Politics Thread
Replies: 15856
Views: 546948

Re: U.K Politics Thread

Anyone know how / if public sector FS pension pots will be affected by IHT now pensions are not exempt from it and 6-8 times more families will be hit by a 40% bill ?
by backrow
Mon Jul 14, 2025 12:29 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: U.K Politics Thread
Replies: 15856
Views: 546948

Re: U.K Politics Thread

Tomorrow mad Ed Milliband is going to lock in high electricity prices for a generation. He must be stopped soon. One slight benefit of all this cost, is now people actually look at efficiency . Just moved to a tariff which gives me cheap 12-6 and 4 hours on a Sunday electricity , so that’s now when...
by backrow
Mon Jul 14, 2025 12:09 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Air India Boeing 787 down
Replies: 221
Views: 11636

Re: Air India Boeing 787 down

Incompetence or suicide? Sounds like suicide. Moving those switches is a deliberate action. They cannot be moved accidentally. They'll be checking the backgrounds of both pilots. The FO was flying, the Captain monitoring. The captain is the likeliest to have done it. Not the first time a pilot has ...
by backrow
Sat Jul 12, 2025 6:15 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Springboks vs Azzurri second test Sat.12 July 2025
Replies: 168
Views: 5204

Re: Springboks vs Azzurri second test Sat.12 July 2025

Bullshit try there , 38 points up as well
Saffas love whooping it up when smashing a minnow , recall skinstad similar reaction when he flubbed a try in similar fashion against Spain when they won 80+-0 and the try was given
by backrow
Sat Jul 12, 2025 5:40 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Springboks vs Azzurri second test Sat.12 July 2025
Replies: 168
Views: 5204

Re: Springboks vs Azzurri second test Sat.12 July 2025

What’s with these second mauls from a line out ? Is that not setting up a flying wedge ?

Cheating saffas :nod:
by backrow
Fri Jul 11, 2025 7:55 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Air India Boeing 787 down
Replies: 221
Views: 11636

Re: Air India Boeing 787 down

Mr social media now saying the fuel cutoffs to both engines may have been changed and switched off manually, as other errors and causes now ruled out like contaminated fuel
by backrow
Fri Jul 11, 2025 3:13 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: U.K Politics Thread
Replies: 15856
Views: 546948

Re: U.K Politics Thread

I now feel sad that I was put off biology and being a doctor by a complete spanner of a teacher , i liked biology at first but he made me dump it for CDT so I could play around with saws and welding & snapping chisels in vices
by backrow
Fri Jul 11, 2025 2:14 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: U.K Politics Thread
Replies: 15856
Views: 546948

Re: U.K Politics Thread

My mums nhs pension is insane. My sister is a radiographer. Just turned 60 and her pension is fudging amazing. I've paid in nearly 25% into my pot but her returns dwarf mine. It's not sustainable I haven’t got a pension. Hers I believe she got a years salary at least lump sum and 2/3 final salary? ...
by backrow
Fri Jul 11, 2025 9:38 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: U.K Politics Thread
Replies: 15856
Views: 546948

Re: U.K Politics Thread

Confirmation that doctors are greedy plums. Even Lefty newspapers are against them now. https://www.theguardian.com/society/2025/jul/09/the-bma-wants-a-29-pay-rise-for-resident-doctors-but-how-did-it-calculate-these-figures The British Medical Association (BMA) is demanding a 29% pay rise for resid...
by backrow
Thu Jul 10, 2025 8:52 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Religion of peace incident #9474859554784857366263738837373
Replies: 113
Views: 31551

Re: Religion of peace incident #9474859554784857366263738837373

happytramp wrote: Thu Jul 10, 2025 8:41 pm Can't make out from the article. Did religion play a role in the assault?
No but will do in the sentencing (or lack of)
by backrow
Thu Jul 10, 2025 1:28 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: U.K Politics Thread
Replies: 15856
Views: 546948

Re: U.K Politics Thread

Former Conservative party chairman Jake Berry has gone to Reform. I think Reform also signed a couple of other former ministers. Seems a lot of previous Conservatives are jumping ship now that Reform are in the lead. Who cares , it’s what happens to voters that’s more important - and reform are hoo...
by backrow
Wed Jul 09, 2025 12:18 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Air India Boeing 787 down
Replies: 221
Views: 11636

Re: Air India Boeing 787 down

Banking on a boom in aviation ?
Well it certainly went boom as it flew into that doctor college !
by backrow
Tue Jul 08, 2025 6:42 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: U.K Politics Thread
Replies: 15856
Views: 546948

Re: U.K Politics Thread

The Boss and her mother and aunts were all senior nurses. You walk into a ward now, there are 3 times as many staff, they are mostly work avoiding bollox, especially the non ginger Doctors and nurses. Hell in a hand cart. (Tried to be as PC as I can. Truth and all ) Well it’s a public sector role a...
by backrow
Tue Jul 08, 2025 4:19 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: U.K Politics Thread
Replies: 15856
Views: 546948

Re: U.K Politics Thread

Don't totally disagree. The problem is in NI , Scotland, N England and not big central hospitals it is hard to attract the right balance of staff. Yes senior Consultants are very, very well looked after. Junior Doctors do not get the salary or respect they deserve. They have ro compete for places a...
by backrow
Tue Jul 08, 2025 3:31 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: U.K Politics Thread
Replies: 15856
Views: 546948

Re: U.K Politics Thread

Junior Doctors are under paid and under valued. No surprise that they want to move abroad (especially Oz) as they get twice the money and none of the shit they get in UK and ROI in the NHS. NHEA Junior has a student loan of 8Ok to repay, his GF who is Jock has zilch. Despite studying and training a...
by backrow
Tue Jul 08, 2025 3:05 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: U.K Politics Thread
Replies: 15856
Views: 546948

Re: U.K Politics Thread

Junior Doctors are under paid and under valued. No surprise that they want to move abroad (especially Oz) as they get twice the money and none of the shit they get in UK and ROI in the NHS. NHEA Junior has a student loan of 8Ok to repay, his GF who is Jock has zilch. Despite studying and training a...
by backrow
Tue Jul 08, 2025 2:55 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: U.K Politics Thread
Replies: 15856
Views: 546948

Re: U.K Politics Thread

If Brexit were the cause of immigration issues , then surely it would only be UK that would have soaring immigration in recent years , and not also riots and shit like mass rapes and shootings like Ireland, Germany , Sweden, Belgium etc has had. Or the US. Brexit was worth it alone for the sheer see...
by backrow
Tue Jul 08, 2025 11:11 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: U.K Politics Thread
Replies: 15856
Views: 546948

Re: U.K Politics Thread

Norman tebbitt rolls a double six aged 94. Old school working class Tory that flew planes and defied Irish terrorism, great spitting image puppet . Should have lent Refry his bike. Did well to get to last that long. Always remember him being stretchered out of that hotel window. That was over 40 ye...
by backrow
Tue Jul 08, 2025 10:11 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: U.K Politics Thread
Replies: 15856
Views: 546948

Re: U.K Politics Thread

Norman tebbitt rolls a double six aged 94.
Old school working class Tory that flew planes and defied Irish terrorism, great spitting image puppet .
Should have lent Refry his bike.
by backrow
Mon Jul 07, 2025 6:54 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: U.K Politics Thread
Replies: 15856
Views: 546948

Re: U.K Politics Thread

I think we should forget about it for 20 years actually, and turn a blind eye. Because obviously the possibility of being accused of racist is far worse than child rape Wonder how long this manc religion of peace types who broke the woman coppers nose will get ? 3 months tops plus £100 fine I recko...
by backrow
Mon Jul 07, 2025 2:44 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: U.K Politics Thread
Replies: 15856
Views: 546948

Re: U.K Politics Thread

More pool shitters, fly tippers and street spitters for us, yay. Don’t forget northerner groomer nonces I think we should forget about it for 20 years actually, and turn a blind eye. Because obviously the possibility of being accused of racist is far worse than child rape Wonder how long this manc ...
by backrow
Mon Jul 07, 2025 2:04 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: U.K Politics Thread
Replies: 15856
Views: 546948

Re: U.K Politics Thread

Hawk97 wrote: Mon Jul 07, 2025 1:55 pm More pool shitters, fly tippers and street spitters for us, yay.
Don’t forget northerner groomer nonces
by backrow
Mon Jul 07, 2025 12:41 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Wimbledon 2025
Replies: 199
Views: 6406

Re: Wimbledon 2025

Dunno, but Jally has an impressive back story... what he has been through... been virtually blind for a year or two... Married a kiwi ? No, much less serious. He was diagnosed with vestibular neuritis, a condition caused by inflammation of a nerve that connects the ear to the brain, that also affec...
by backrow
Mon Jul 07, 2025 12:14 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Wimbledon 2025
Replies: 199
Views: 6406

Re: Wimbledon 2025

Jarry got a bit salty with Norrie at the end there. And clearly realised he looked a prick so apologised twice after. Wonder what his issue was He thought Norrie took the piss taking his time on Second Serves. I didn't see it but I don't know... but I don't know how Jarry would have dealt with Nada...
by backrow
Mon Jul 07, 2025 12:11 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Wimbledon 2025
Replies: 199
Views: 6406

Re: Wimbledon 2025

Grandpa wrote: Mon Jul 07, 2025 8:15 am
Hawk97 wrote: Mon Jul 07, 2025 7:48 am Jarry got a bit salty with Norrie at the end there. And clearly realised he looked a prick so apologised twice after. Wonder what his issue was
Dunno, but Jally has an impressive back story... what he has been through... been virtually blind for a year or two...
Married a kiwi ?
by backrow
Sun Jul 06, 2025 1:06 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: U.K Politics Thread
Replies: 15856
Views: 546948

Re: U.K Politics Thread

Oh dear. Quite a lot you have wrong there old boy, Thought you were zimbo from all the zim stuff I skimmed over - I never called you refry once. You obviously don’t know I lived in Luton for 4 years so am a little bit more aware of it than you think. One of the bomb attacks came from Muslims from t...
by backrow
Sun Jul 06, 2025 12:29 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: U.K Politics Thread
Replies: 15856
Views: 546948

Re: U.K Politics Thread

You are a conspiracy nutter then ? Us Brits normally leave all the actual racism to you zimbo and saffa types - but plenty of white people in the uk would be happier and safer walking around Harrow than Luton or Bradford Its not a conspiracy, the same people behind project 2025 have had a hand in R...