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He is politically tied to Cameron like Brown was to Blair. He has 0% credibility among the Parliamentary Conservative Party, and will not remain as Chancellor. Unknown backbenchers have a better chance at being PM than he does, now.

Oh, wait, had another thought: I live on the very edge of London, in commuter-land. I have a mortgage. Increase in interest rate aside (and this will probably happen), I'm pretty fine. I will survive, Gloria Gaynor. I could afford to pay slightly more tax, though I'd rather not. I could afford...

I am very disappointed, but hopefully magnanimous. I would like to express the following: This may not be a bad thing at all. It may be a neutral or good thing. Anything within 5-6% is always going to cause bad feeling and upset. There were some fairly good arguments that it would be bad, both...

I am currently in Vietnam. Saigon/Ho Chi Minh to be specific. I wouldn't normally be posting on holiday, but it's 00:30, the other half has been asleep for two hours and I can't sleep. Short version: it's fucking excellent here. Most people, understandably, travel around the whole country or try...

From what I've read, she was shot three times, once in the face. She was also stabbed. She had two small children. This is really upsetting.

When you say your personal relationship would remain the same, I don't agree. Being gay is a fundamental part of who someone is. The problem with the religious approach to sexuality is that it is action-centred. Islam (and Christianity and Judaism) forbid homosexual acts. Adherence to...

People wearing onesies outside, eg to the supermarket The constant infantilising of consumer products, eg I saw an ad today for limited edition soap that smells like lovehearts, those old chalky sweets Cupcakes, pop-up restaurants for burgers, hot-dogs, and other undeniably delicious but...

First of all, have found everyone's replies on this topic v interesting and thoughtful. The thing about the Daily Mail I have pondered. Traditionally I have always taken the view that 'Daily Mail's gonna be the Daily Mail' and pursue its own agenda (in this case Turkey) ahead of anything else...

I think the denial by the host (and also by Julia Hartley-Brewer) was because they were both trying to say the LGBT venue was incidental. Sky News clearly wanted this to be portrayed as a natural extension of the Paris terror attacks. People at the Bataclan 'were just trying to have a good night...

The French police are used to riot dispersal, and tear gas. They don't tend to fuck around. In England, we have a long tradition of policing by consent, of the police being very close to crowds etc. You can't do that if you're the gendarme and all toting MP5s. Even their usual Police Nationale...

I think with the advice offered here, it's going to be jelly babies. Thanks guys

I thought footballers took the piss out of each other. How in fuck did he turn up to the ground in that shirt without people literally throwing things at him!?

I would agree with this. People are always overly critical of England in retrospect. Also, Russia are no Italy. I reckon 3-1 England.

Am now about 3/4 the way through Half Life 2. The first time I played it was so long ago it may as well be new to me. It's just such a fantastic game. Also dipping into Democracy 3, a government simulator, because I am a sad obsessive, and of have recently returned to FM16, attempting to get...