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Subtitled Film thread
at 08:35 20 Dec 2019

I don't know many Japanese films but Hana-bi by Takeshi Kitano is amazing


There are some great Italian films out there:




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Neil Shipperly sentenced for public masturbation
at 07:11 19 Dec 2019

Well I think he's done well to get his life together over the last two decades. OK, he's put on 20 stone and been convicted as a predatory sex offender, but as far as I'm aware he hasn't played for Chelsea once.
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Good Luck UK
at 14:51 17 Dec 2019

The answer appears to be that healthcare and pensions spending have been continuing to rise faster than the population growth, as have interest repayments and, in the last three years or so, transport. Other areas have stood pat while others again have been reduced e.g. "protection", welfare, education and community development.

In other words we're not sufficiently growing the working population to match the ageing of the country; and several areas which tend to particularly affect disadvantaged groups have seen spending reduced.

In addition, the loss of sterling value means that more of all spending leaves the country, whether private or public.

Also, the lack of productivity growth (it has risen since 2008 but far more slowly than before that) reinforces the impression of stagnation; and it seems feasible that the progressive decoupling of the high- and low-productivity economies is reflected in spending priorities (e.g. on Crossrail rather than northern regional rail).

https://www.ukpublicspending.co.uk/download_multi_year_2000_2018UKb_17c1li111mcn

(More detailed findings are accessible to those with more time than me :) )

https://www.populationpyramid.net/united-kingdom/2019/

https://www.ft.com/content/1043eec8-e9a7-11e9-a240-3b065ef5fc55

https://www.xe.com/currencycharts/?from=GBP&to=usd&view=10Y
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Tunes of the decade
at 12:24 17 Dec 2019

I heard that Opal remix unexpectedly yesterday, It's fantastically good.

Also the George Fitzgerald remix of Open Eye Signal:


But of course, what about:
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Ohhh Bobby Zamora
at 10:21 17 Dec 2019

Fookin wänker
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Ohhh Bobby Zamora
at 10:20 17 Dec 2019

UN BE LIEVABLE

From the brink of elimination Bobby Zamora has surely scored another playoff winner!
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Rangers Visit
at 14:34 16 Dec 2019

This will not end well.

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Good Luck UK
at 13:11 16 Dec 2019

Not at all. My roots, family, friends, citizenship, language, culture etc etc are British. Why would I want the country to struggle? If this government comes up with an honest and coherent strategy and shows it can implement it I will be delighted.
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Good Luck UK
at 10:53 16 Dec 2019

Performance since an arbitrary date has little meaning. I used a rough midpoint value of 1.14 eur to gbp since 2016.

I agree the 1970s oil shock was the last comparable crisis catalyst. But the current ingredients are more severe IMHO.
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Expat Friendly v Barnsley
at 10:32 16 Dec 2019

That was not quite the horror show I expected, some cracking goals in there on both sides.
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Good Luck UK
at 10:28 16 Dec 2019

The most pertinent comment on this thread is its title.

Without denying the democratic mandate for Brexit, the fact remains that it creates the greatest political challenge to the country since WW2 at least, facing the least-well-equpped government in living memory.

The meagre 4% certainty bounce in sterling reflects that. I'm no expert, but I'll be getting my money out (when I've done the important stuff like posting here ;) ).
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Tunes of the decade
at 19:16 14 Dec 2019

Oh Jodie you've set me off...













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Your Team of the Decade
at 12:42 12 Dec 2019

You beat me to it... but more tears than lolz tbh.
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Our support last night.....
at 09:27 12 Dec 2019

Came through loud and clear. Spectacular silence from the home end though.
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Embarrasing Brummie taunts
at 09:25 12 Dec 2019

I've never seen an exodus like that with 20 minutes to go, it's not like they haven't won all season or anything.

Anyway, they're all fair weather glory hunters. See 2:00 in:
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Clark Carlisle
at 13:53 3 Dec 2019

Part 2
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FA Cup 3rd round draw
at 16:27 2 Dec 2019

This. If Northampton's taken, I'll have Boro away.
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Euro draw
at 22:12 30 Nov 2019

It was all a bit Partridge
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Time once more for a bit of word association : please refer to cold thread
at 15:11 25 Nov 2019

Bush
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Time once more for a bit of word association : please refer to cold thread
at 14:00 25 Nov 2019

Hardly.
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