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9 hours ago, Dr. Feelgood said:
The only real winning argument for HS2 was that without a secondary line upkeep & maintenance on the increasingly decrepit current main lines would drag on for decades with rail works most nights & weekends creating huge disturbance.
A second route would allow that to be used while upgrades could crack on.
Selling it (for me) as "30 minutes quicker to Euston from Chester" meant nothing. It's only 2 hours now, when Mick Lynch allows it*.
I can lose that looking for a parking spot.
The costs were never controlled & only today we're hearing that the HS2 builders were constantly hiding overspends. It began as £30bn, moved to £60bn, now £139bn & a realistic current estimate was £180bn & counting. Shocking & unsupportable. That could be far better spent upgrading local links & seeing tangible results quickly. Obviously cancelling it allows various City Mayors to showboat their anger.
*of Lynch & Co. Why would any sane Govt. spend another penny on the railways just to be held hostage by that lot ?
HS1 was built without controversy so can only assume it was built largely to predicted budget and time frame.
Probably due to governments of the time. Major and Blair.
It these cunts in charge, again.
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2 hours ago, Marc505 said:
Must be one of the best ever adverts, especially for an England football fan.
The way Jack Charlton says "Shirt pull?" 🤣
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He was clearly gutted when Nat died so thought him alright after that. RIP Bobby.
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I think 2020 was very poorly handled by the Govt including the critical start. Had a couple of weeks buffer too when it was clear Italy was fucked.
2021 was far better when they started listening to scientists.
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3 hours ago, BobyBrno said:
Been following things in New Zealand. They were praised by many for their approach to COVID restrictions. The government has recently been ousted. A Labour government, unfairly by my reckoning. We may have a NZ poster who could enlighten us.
Acknowledging the natural disasters, terrorist attack and pandemic that marred his government’s term, Hipkins said: “I honestly think that the Gods rounded up curveballs to throw at us.”
I dont live there anymore but still follow NZ politics. Light years ahead of the UK btw.
Ardern locked down Auckland far too long, where about 40% of the population live. It dominates NZ so much that pretty much everyone was affected.
Also Labour engineered a housing boom during Covid which they're now paying for.
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5 hours ago, Cheese said:
Not surprised. His bullshit and lies cost Fox the best part of a $Billion in out of court settlements...
That's not totally accurate though?
Fox News staff were caught peddling his lies, knew they were lies and still did it. Thus rendering the defence "only reporting what the president said" void.
Bang to rights by their messages between Fox staff.
Wonder why Sunak and Johnson have refused to hand their phones (messages) over.
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For the Munich UEFA game I flew to Stuttgart, as you do. Anyway found some obscure offer that onward train travel was subsidised. Train from Stuttgart to Munich was about 20 euros return.
Flight was full of Everton fans en route to Nuremberg.
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19 minutes ago, Marc505 said:
(off topic, I'm well glad Football Cliches has started up again too)
Aye hadn't realised I'd missed it so much.
That Scottish boy saying "the boy Potter" 🤣
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Aye memory not failing me just yet
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/internationals/7874902.stm
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5 hours ago, Marc505 said:
Did he get any games under Capello for England? I remember him creeping up the cap count with sub appearances but not who was in charge. There was no mention of the end of his international career either.
I was same with the MLS thought it was more along the lines of what it is today. I used to watch highlights of it in 90s on NFL pitches in massive stadiums with JD Sports goal netting and daft kits, didn't realise how much that was still dragging on by the time he joined. Looked like he'd seen a ghost sitting on that bench at first 😂
He came on in a friendly against Spain about 2009, pretty sure Capello was manager. This was peak Spain and they absolutely outclassed us, 2-0 massively flattered us.
The only bit of England quality the whole game was from Beckham, through ball for Carlton Cole, who missed.
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Danny Murphy's goto word is tenacity..
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Yeah can't believe strong possibility of Englamd last 4 of a WC. Debatable even making the last 8 given their world ranking.
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10 minutes ago, Cheese said:
And?
Two women have the temerity to have sex while still teenagers. They should marry in their late 20s as virgins.
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1 hour ago, Tonge moor green jacket said:
Sure I heard that England have said the want to play qualifiers. Could be wrong.
Yep. As Germany deemed to be going backwards w/o competitive games.
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Grandmother at 37!
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10 hours ago, Not in Crawley said:
Struggling to shift weight doing all that? Blimey. Have you just plateaued? You must have if you're doing those sort of times on those sort of courses?
I'm doing sober october as a kick start to getting back to running as my knee seems now to be holding up, 9 days in and the gym everyday and I've shifted half a bloody stone! Fucking starving though.
Had two periods of my life doing regular running, put on weight during both of them.
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There's very good historical summary of the Israel Palestine issue on the latest Rest is Politics podcast.
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There's two QFs that should be 2 SFs.
Tournament format is shite. I get the rest thing but 5 team groups don't help.
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Can you build HS2?
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Reddit (football highlights) great for downloading MOTD. Sunday morning ritual for me.
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8 hours ago, Sweep said:
I presume that's her play for Sunaks job, when he's ditched after the GE
Another wannabe Maggie playing to the odd Oedipus complex the Tory party has.
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7 hours ago, Marc505 said:
I like this kind of oddity.
Also why when Spain moan at us about Gibraltar they should be told to fuck off.
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Aye pretty stark figures there. Life expectancy falling, fuck me.
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2 hours ago, Farnywhite said:
Unfortunately probably seen the 3 they won . Think they beat us twice one season one in fa cup
Went to the league game, Ray Walker got the winner at about 5pm after we'd been much the better team. JT missed loads of chances.
Took that defeat very badly.
Bobby Charlton.
in Terrace Talk
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Should have said Charlton, Bobby.