Inverted

Of course, and even Chavez was a waster for the most part.

Populist left-wing government that fiddles with elections but tolerates large amounts of opposition: completely illegitimate. 100 years of totalitarian, religious fundamentalist rule by one family, exporting terrorism around the globe: trusted ally.

By the standards with which you can call Corbyn a terrorist sympathiser, the DUP are outright terrorists. And in any case support for terror has been British government policy for decades, the only issue people have with Corbyn is that he doesn't pick the right purveyors of terror - like the UDF, the House of Saud, Pol Pot or Augusto Pinochet.

In seriousness I have no confidence in this motion. After a brief flirtation with their conscience, I'm sure the Tories will close ranks tomorrow and we'll stumble on with the May government for a couple more months yet.

NO CONFIDENCE VOTE TABLED ITS HAPPENING PEOPLE

Liked this article.

Very gutting that we're likely going to be denied the kind of send off that he deserves. But then again, it seems fitting in a kind of way, considering how much of a struggle his career's been. Easily the most inspiring sportsperson for me personally. Talent-wise there was really no argument for him being the best tennis player in the world, but he broke so much hoodoo around British sport, and even became number 1 by sheer force of persistence and will. The kind of determination and focus that it must have taken him day after day, for years, is monstrous. It's barely conceivable. To make the impact he's made in an era where he was pitted against 3 of the generational talents of tennis history, and even to arguably elbow his way into their realm, is an achievement that I think people will dwell upon more and more in hindsight. Not to mention that he's been dogged the entire way by a national "fanbase" the majority of which treated him with resentment and suspicion, apart from when they leapt into the bandwagon in his moments of triumph. The whole way he's been a model off the field in taking abuse on the chin, conducting himself graciously and with humour, and in using his position to speak up for those given less attention.

Picked this up from the library and cut a chunk into it today, along with some other stuff on legal theory that I've been meaning to catch up on since my undergrad days.

Pretty interesting but I had seen a lot of the material it covers before, and even though it's only from 2013 it has dated pretty terribly. The "hero" of the book is Bobby Martinez Overall a nice lighthearted read.

Guardiola: even when I try to read a book, my mind drifts onto Liverpool and their front 3. Klopp:

Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse 8/10 Brilliant! Went mostly just since I got invited by a coupe of pals, but was very very pleasantly surprised. Visually looks so unique with its kind of comic-style animation, amazing voice acting, and a genuinely well-written and original plot with great characters.

Just into the last hundred pages of this. Really enjoyed it, probably because it's a part of history that I'm fairly ignorant about.

Avengers: Infinity War Dont feel like I can give a rating. Ive seen a decent number of the new Marvel movies - Avengers Assemble, the first two Captain America movies, the first couple of Iron Mans, Guardians of the Galaxy, and some more I think. Still had very little idea what was going on. The film just seemed like an endless series of enormous CGI fests with a new dramatic entrance every couple of scenes. New characters were scarcely explained, or why characters I knew were in certain situations. The acting was quite good, and Josh Brolin as Thanos was excellent. But I just didn't get it. The entire film seemed like it kinda wasn't taking itself seriously at points, and seemed to be taking the piss out of how over-crowded it was, which is cool. But it flipped on its head between self-aware irony, and then going for random moments of real emotion, which just fell flat because I had no idea what tone anything was happening in. So yeah I didn't like it. My attention was held but in the end I just felt like this film was plainly not for me. There are obviously people out there who have the time and money to keep up with all of these movies, and who can get roped into sympathising with so many characters, but I'm not one of them.

I don't think she took much conditioning actually. Despite her pro-EU stance I'd actually suspect that May is one of the most personally xenophobic senior members of the Conservative party. Her time in the Home Office was a non-stop story of hostility to foreigners which has laid much of the groundwork for the current attitude in government.

Clicked on this thread, instant regret. Not sure what I was I expecting.

Looking forward to seeing this horrid country broken up and resigned to the dustbin of history within the next few decades. I used to be convinced Independence was too economically disruptive to be worth it, but considering that the UK government is now hell-bent on introducing a new anti-immigrant regime, its clear that UK government policy is determined to intentionally wreck the Scottish economy. We need immigrants. Generally, we're happy to have them and consider them part of ourselves. When the UK government takes Scottish residents and deports them to "where they came from", they're robbing us of fellow Scots who enrich our lives and communities. They won't even allow the devolved government to cover the settlement fees for migrants. The signs were there when they made a point of stressing that NI would be ensured a competitive advantage against us in any Brexit arrangement. Then you have our MPs being told to go home in the Commons. I'd rather take a short term economic hit than be stuck for the rest of my life in a country where the government makes a point of actively sabotaging the economy I live in, and where the representatives I elect are seen as unwelcome in "our" legislature.

Nightmare Before Christmas: 8.5/10 Not the first time, but I last watched it years ago. Amazing movie. The animation is really timeless, they went for a completely unique and original look and so it just seems fresh no matter when you watch it. Danny Elfman's music as always is worth the watch alone. The story and the concept is brilliant, with surprisingly complex and relatable main characters. My favourite Christmas film. And Halloween film.

Yeah sorry I misunderstood. Considering the judgement in Miller from the Supreme Court, it seems to me that yes May would need Parliament to approve a revocation of our Art 50 notice. Considering most Parliamentarians are Remain, in the case of a referendum I think most would feel very at ease in approving a revocation. Without a referendum, it would be unlikely unless May's deal was defeated and some further development pushed us into even more disorder. edit: Now that I think of it, the reason the court said May needed Parliament to approve triggering Article 50 was because it removed rights from British citizens. Revoking the notice wouldn't remove any rights, in fact it would only undo the removal that Article 50 would cause. Maybe she wouldn't need a vote, idk actually.

Well her deal would need to get voted down first. That would stand a large chance of pushing the case for a second referendum. If that referendum were to be Remain, then the pressure would be enormous to revoke the letter and she likely would. If she were still PM. If she refused then Parliament would find someone who would revoke Article 50. In either case, it seems that May has seen this risk and has now called off the vote on the deal.

If Brexit was ended then, judging by their conduct recently, the right-wing would spend 2 years trying to organise a riot before giving up.

A case brought by Scottish MSPs has finally got the result in Strasbourg that the UK can revoke Article 50 and go back to our previous legal position without consent of the rest of the EU. If Brexit does end up getting cancelled then Scotland should instantly be promoted to leader nation out of recognition of our single-handedly saving the union.

Semester's over and I managed to find this badboy in the library: "Buying Time: The delayed crisis of democratic capitalism". Literally it's "Bought Time" but that doesn't match the English expression. The author came to do a lecture at the law school at Glasgow Uni in the summer and I've been meaning to read one of his books ever since. Also been wanting to keep my German fresh, so I was very glad to find the original edition in the library. I'm hoping I can get a few books read before Christmas.

I agree with basically nothing Peter Hitchens says, but unlike 90% of Conservative writers, he at least has the decency to be moderately interesting. He's also not a desperate money-grabber or self-promoter, which earns him extra respect.