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Live blog: Bike shop Brexit sign… divides opinion (but not how you'd think), Danny MacAskill launches YouTube channel (+ showreel video), Wear cycling shorts? Vogue says you're a fashionista + more Cascadia_MacAskill_by_GoPro_3
27 March 2019, 17:38
Danny MacAskill launches own YouTube channel

Trials ace Danny MacAskill – catapulted to fame almost a decade ago by a short film shot in Edinburgh and who has featured in videos that have collectively racked up more than 300 million views, has launched his own YouTube channel.

Up until now, the Scot’s showpiece videos have featured on the social media channels of partners including Red Bull, Santa Cruz and – in the one that kicked it all off – Inspired Bicycles. Some of the highlights of his career to date appear on the showreel above, produced to coincide with the launch of his channel.

MacAskill said: “Better late than never, eh? I have been thinking about this for a very long time, because my approach to making videos just seems to be so much different than a lot of videos you see on YouTube every day.

“You won’t see daily edits popping up by any means. The plan is that I have my own space now, where I can chase some passion projects of mine.

“I have so many ideas on my list that I want to bring to life and I think that having my own space will give me more freedom to approach them.”

He added: “I will be kicking things off with a banger soon, just sit tight and watch this space!”

We can’t wait.

27 March 2019, 16:45
Fantastic sportsmanship by Michael Hepburn here

His Twitter bio is "it's just a bike race", and fittingly Hepburn selflessly stopped to help a stricken rider in this horror crash at the Volta a Catalunya earlier this afternoon. His teammate Adam Yates won the hilly third stage, with Thomas De Gendt of Lotto-Soudal retaining the overall lead. 

27 March 2019, 16:02
High5 launch new energy gummies, with no added gelatine
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Coming in Berry or Caffeine Tropical varieties, the new gummies pack a carb-loaded punch in a resealable pouch. High5 promise a great taste, and both flavours contain the electrolytes sodium and potassium with added Vitamin B6.

They're also free from artificial sweeteners and include only natural flavourings, so are suitable for veggies and vegans. You can pick up multi-packs on High5's website now, with a box of 10 berry flavour priced at £14 and the caffeine tropical at £15. 

27 March 2019, 15:55
Dylan Groenewegen wins Brugge-De Panne

The Dutchman held off Fernando Gaviria, Elia Viviani and Nacer Bouhanni to win in a furious sprint to the line. 

27 March 2019, 15:12
Jonny Bellis suspended from role as Directeur Sportif of Drops women's team after being convicted of assaulting his girlfriend

News broke last night that the 2008 Olympian had been convicted of assaulting his girlfriend, and now Bellis has been suspended from his current role as Directeur Sportif of the Drops pro women's team pending their own internal investigation. 

The 30-year-old told Cheltenham Magistrates Court he struck his partner at their home after a night out drinking, and he was fined £635 and ordered to pay £100 victim compensation. He was also given a five-year restraining order from the victim and told he must not make any contact.

27 March 2019, 15:04
Motorcycle racer Albert Arenas in intensive care following a cycling accident

The 22-year-old Spaniard, who competes in Moto3, suffered a lacerated spleen and various other injuries, and in a statement his team said: “On Monday night Arenas underwent a procedure overseen by Dr Muxart that involved the embolisation of the bleeding vessels in order to avoid the necessitation of a spleen removal. Arenas will be kept in the Intensive Care Unit for between 24 and 48 hours.”

27 March 2019, 12:48
Bike shop Brexit sign divides opinion (shocker)

A tweeted picture of a pro-Brexit sign displayed in the window of a Welsh bike shop has – predictably – divided opinion, although not in quite the way you’d expect.

“I DON’T MIND BEING POORER AS LONG AS WE ARE OUT OF THE EU FOR GOOD”
proclaims the prominent sign in the window of East End Cycles in Colywn Bay, North Wales (not to be confused with shops of the same name in London and Edinburgh) which also points out that people under 70 won’t remember rationing and living on bread and dripping… er, no.

The main focus of online debate so far - hasn’t been around the rights or wrongs of Brexit or indeed any inconsistencies of the poster’s argument (someone has picked up on the …ahem, slight, over-estimate of the current UK population) but whether it’s valid to say you won’t be spending any money with East End Cycles because you don’t agree with the sentiments or undermining free speech by taking your money elsewhere, a somewhat moot point given that most of those commenting live at the other end of the country and quite a few of them are assuming East End Cycles is in the East End of London.
Conwy voted 54% to 46% for Brexit in the 2016 referendum. East End Cycles in Colwyn Bay does not appear to have a presence on social media, but you probably guessed that.

27 March 2019, 11:52
It's called fashion, darling. Look it up.
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Embarrassed when you have to nip into a shop in your lycra? Now you don't have to be.

This was spotted in Vogue so it must be true. But remember to style with killer heels and a top that complements your neckline.

27 March 2019, 09:26
Asmara, Eritrea's capital, is a "cycling paradise" according to BBC feature
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The reasons for it may not be all so positive, but the BBC reports that Asmara has unintentionally turned itself into a great place to ride a bike. Factors such as conflicts, diplomatic isolation and lack of funds to buy cars for the average Eritrean have led to the situation, but with cycling easily being the most popular sport in the country, brought over by the Italians in Eritrea's colonial days, you don't see too many locals complaining. The few cars that are on the streets are often old and buses are even few and far between, meaning the bike rules in Asmara. 

The feature also details how Eritrea is one of the only countries in the Horn of Africa with an extensive environmental policy, with the government limiting plastic production and usage, running reforestation campaigns and distributing bikes imported from Dubai and China.

The country has also produced numerous pro cyclists, including Daniel Teklehaimanot Girmazion who last rode for Team Confidis. 

27 March 2019, 09:25
Extra cardio for the Dutch national football team
27 March 2019, 09:23
This is a great idea

Although you might not get the same levels of patience in some countries...

27 March 2019, 09:12
This is one hell of a thread

We're a bit late to spot this, but check out this thread detailing some of the history behind women, bicycles and dating apps (it all makes perfect sense after reading it!)

Jack Sexty

Arriving at road.cc in 2017 via 220 Triathlon Magazine, Jack dipped his toe in most jobs on the site and over at eBikeTips before being named the new editor of road.cc in 2020, much to his surprise. His cycling life began during his students days, when he cobbled together a few hundred quid off the back of a hard winter selling hats (long story) and bought his first road bike - a Trek 1.1 that was quickly relegated to winter steed, before it was sadly pinched a few years later. Creatively replacing it with a Trek 1.2, Jack mostly rides this bike around local cycle paths nowadays, but when he wants to get the racer out and be competitive his preferred events are time trials, sportives, triathlons and pogo sticking - the latter being another long story.  

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peted76 | 5 years ago
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I was going to point out that I'd only just noticed the 'High 5' logo is in the shape of a hand.. then stumbled upon yet more politics..  

Personally, I think Mrs May has been absolutely useless, from when she first made the decision to call a general election right up to now. A woman of little vision or creativity it appears, a linear leader. Although I do believe that she's probably a very nice person, I can't imagine the daughter of a vicar with such a lack of style or personality would be anything other than lovely for my Grandma to share a scone with, I bet she can't wait to bail out of the situation and get on with judging cakes and vegetables in village halls up and down the country.

Corbyn just confuses me, I like that he's a socialist and comes across a bit nonconformist, when compared to the usual plumy posh folk, but he hides that he is very posh indeed and I'm strongly on the opposite side of where 'some' of his thinking is, I just can't seem to bring myself to put any trust him... also are we really far enough away from the same people who voted us to war back in 2003 (I marched and will never forget). 

And therein lies my problem, we have 'two' sides to choose from and neither are any good in my eyes. I daresay Labour will win the next election. 

Regarding where we are with Britain Exiting the EU, we're in a bit of a pickle and we've been pickling ourselves for two years it seems (understatement). Still faced with the current set of options, I'm of two minds. I would prefer to go back to the people for a second referendum (presumably where the public votes to stay in and we apologise to the EU and get back to the normal bickering issues). However there appears no appitite to do this. So in place of reversing the whole thing, I would prefer to leave with no deal, which is polarising, but I truly think that no deal really is better than wanking £39bil at the EU and then getting in an endless negotiation with the Irish who we all know are lovely people individually but are equally on a similar level to Israel and Iran when it comes to compromise and negotiation.

 

There, I've vented, apologies for those who disagree or who came to discuss Danny MacAskill's new you tube channel.

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Legs_Eleven_Wor... replied to peted76 | 5 years ago
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peted76 wrote:

Personally, I think Mrs May has been absolutely useless, from when she first made the decision to call a general election right up to now. A woman of little vision or creativity it appears, a linear leader. Although I do believe that she's probably a very nice person

That's one of the problems.  In fact, that's probably the problem.   People imagine that tory politicians are 'just like us'.  Ordinary, decent people, but people with whose politics we just disagree.   Would you say that Harold Shipman is just an ordinary, decent bloke but that you simply 'disagree' on some points?

Every single Prime Minister since ... probably since forever, has caused more deaths than Harold Shipman.

Yet we bow and scrape before politicians because .. well, because they're politicians. 

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Mungecrundle replied to Legs_Eleven_Worcester | 5 years ago
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Legs_Eleven_Worcester wrote:

peted76 wrote:

Personally, I think Mrs May has been absolutely useless, from when she first made the decision to call a general election right up to now. A woman of little vision or creativity it appears, a linear leader. Although I do believe that she's probably a very nice person

That's one of the problems.  In fact, that's probably the problem.   People imagine that tory politicians are 'just like us'.  Ordinary, decent people, but people with whose politics we just disagree.   Would you say that Harold Shipman is just an ordinary, decent bloke but that you simply 'disagree' on some points?

Every single Prime Minister since ... probably since forever, has caused more deaths than Harold Shipman.

Yet we bow and scrape before politicians because .. well, because they're politicians. 

I thought you were leaving?

Just out of curiosity, which Socialist paradise are you moving to?

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hawkinspeter replied to Mungecrundle | 5 years ago
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Mungecrundle wrote:
Legs_Eleven_Worcester wrote:

peted76 wrote:

Personally, I think Mrs May has been absolutely useless, from when she first made the decision to call a general election right up to now. A woman of little vision or creativity it appears, a linear leader. Although I do believe that she's probably a very nice person

That's one of the problems.  In fact, that's probably the problem.   People imagine that tory politicians are 'just like us'.  Ordinary, decent people, but people with whose politics we just disagree.   Would you say that Harold Shipman is just an ordinary, decent bloke but that you simply 'disagree' on some points?

Every single Prime Minister since ... probably since forever, has caused more deaths than Harold Shipman.

Yet we bow and scrape before politicians because .. well, because they're politicians. 

I thought you were leaving? Just out of curiosity, which Socialist paradise are you moving to?

I'd guess one of  Denmark, Finland, Netherlands, Canada, Sweden, Norway, Ireland, New Zealand, or Belgium.

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Legs_Eleven_Wor... replied to hawkinspeter | 5 years ago
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HawkinsPeter wrote:

Mungecrundle wrote:
Legs_Eleven_Worcester wrote:

peted76 wrote:

Personally, I think Mrs May has been absolutely useless, from when she first made the decision to call a general election right up to now. A woman of little vision or creativity it appears, a linear leader. Although I do believe that she's probably a very nice person

That's one of the problems.  In fact, that's probably the problem.   People imagine that tory politicians are 'just like us'.  Ordinary, decent people, but people with whose politics we just disagree.   Would you say that Harold Shipman is just an ordinary, decent bloke but that you simply 'disagree' on some points?

Every single Prime Minister since ... probably since forever, has caused more deaths than Harold Shipman.

Yet we bow and scrape before politicians because .. well, because they're politicians. 

I thought you were leaving? Just out of curiosity, which Socialist paradise are you moving to?

I'd guess one of  Denmark, Finland, Netherlands, Canada, Sweden, Norway, Ireland, New Zealand, or Belgium.

We thought of Finland and New Zealand.  But the cycling in Copenhagen tipped the scales.  First interview there on 10th April.  

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Legs_Eleven_Wor... replied to Mungecrundle | 5 years ago
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Mungecrundle wrote:
Legs_Eleven_Worcester wrote:

peted76 wrote:

Personally, I think Mrs May has been absolutely useless, from when she first made the decision to call a general election right up to now. A woman of little vision or creativity it appears, a linear leader. Although I do believe that she's probably a very nice person

That's one of the problems.  In fact, that's probably the problem.   People imagine that tory politicians are 'just like us'.  Ordinary, decent people, but people with whose politics we just disagree.   Would you say that Harold Shipman is just an ordinary, decent bloke but that you simply 'disagree' on some points?

Every single Prime Minister since ... probably since forever, has caused more deaths than Harold Shipman.

Yet we bow and scrape before politicians because .. well, because they're politicians. 

I thought you were leaving? Just out of curiosity, which Socialist paradise are you moving to?

It's rare to see such a disparity between how smart someone thinks he is, and how smart he actually is.

You're an idiot.  

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alansmurphy | 5 years ago
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I think he's making th point that she's stupid. I think she's presented plenty of evidence of this of late.

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FrankH replied to alansmurphy | 5 years ago
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alansmurphy wrote:

I think he's making th point that she's stupid. I think she's presented plenty of evidence of this of late.

Spot on.

Also: "A young man who isn't a socialist hasn't got a heart; an old man who is a socialist hasn't got a head." David Lloyd George (Today he would probably have substituted "person" for "man" but you get the gist).

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burtthebike replied to alansmurphy | 5 years ago
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alansmurphy wrote:

I think he's making th point that she's stupid. I think she's presented plenty of evidence of this of late.

Prima facie evidence that the tory propaganda in the DM and BBC is effective.  Do tell me, given that the current PM has screwed up everything she's touched in the past three years, is she stupid?

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hawkinspeter replied to burtthebike | 5 years ago
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burtthebike wrote:

alansmurphy wrote:

I think he's making th point that she's stupid. I think she's presented plenty of evidence of this of late.

Prima facie evidence that the tory propaganda in the DM and BBC is effective.  Do tell me, given that the current PM has screwed up everything she's touched in the past three years, is she stupid?

On the one hand, she's clearly well educated and is intelligent.

On the other hand, she has been ploughing on with the same doomed strategy despite clear evidence that it's not going to work well or at all. Some might say that she is determined, but I'd consider it a sign of stupidity.

(Personally, I think she's a nasty piece of work, but she's been so stitched up by the rest of her party that I actually feel sorry for her)

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Legs_Eleven_Wor... replied to hawkinspeter | 5 years ago
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HawkinsPeter wrote:

burtthebike wrote:

alansmurphy wrote:

I think he's making th point that she's stupid. I think she's presented plenty of evidence of this of late.

Prima facie evidence that the tory propaganda in the DM and BBC is effective.  Do tell me, given that the current PM has screwed up everything she's touched in the past three years, is she stupid?

On the one hand, she's clearly well educated and is intelligent.

On the other hand, she has been ploughing on with the same doomed strategy despite clear evidence that it's not going to work well or at all. Some might say that she is determined, but I'd consider it a sign of stupidity.

(Personally, I think she's a nasty piece of work, but she's been so stitched up by the rest of her party that I actually feel sorry for her)

Well of course, you can feel sorry for whomsoever you please, but this is the woman who gave us 'the hostile environment' and the 'go home or face arrest' vans.  She is an unrepetent racist whose entire career has been driven by her abject hatred of immigrants.   But of course, it's much more important that the world know how Jeremy Corbyn refused to wear a poppy! 

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hawkinspeter replied to Legs_Eleven_Worcester | 5 years ago
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Legs_Eleven_Worcester wrote:

HawkinsPeter wrote:

burtthebike wrote:

alansmurphy wrote:

I think he's making th point that she's stupid. I think she's presented plenty of evidence of this of late.

Prima facie evidence that the tory propaganda in the DM and BBC is effective.  Do tell me, given that the current PM has screwed up everything she's touched in the past three years, is she stupid?

On the one hand, she's clearly well educated and is intelligent.

On the other hand, she has been ploughing on with the same doomed strategy despite clear evidence that it's not going to work well or at all. Some might say that she is determined, but I'd consider it a sign of stupidity.

(Personally, I think she's a nasty piece of work, but she's been so stitched up by the rest of her party that I actually feel sorry for her)

Well of course, you can feel sorry for whomsoever you please, but this is the woman who gave us 'the hostile environment' and the 'go home or face arrest' vans.  She is an unrepetent racist whose entire career has been driven by her abject hatred of immigrants.   But of course, it's much more important that the world know how Jeremy Corbyn refused to wear a poppy! 

Fair point, she doesn't deserve my sympathy.

I'm not a huge fan of Labour either (not until Tony Blair is held accountable for his war crimes) and although I like Corbyn on a personal level, I don't think he's a very effective leader.

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Legs_Eleven_Wor... replied to hawkinspeter | 5 years ago
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HawkinsPeter wrote:

Legs_Eleven_Worcester wrote:

HawkinsPeter wrote:

burtthebike wrote:

alansmurphy wrote:

I think he's making th point that she's stupid. I think she's presented plenty of evidence of this of late.

Prima facie evidence that the tory propaganda in the DM and BBC is effective.  Do tell me, given that the current PM has screwed up everything she's touched in the past three years, is she stupid?

On the one hand, she's clearly well educated and is intelligent.

On the other hand, she has been ploughing on with the same doomed strategy despite clear evidence that it's not going to work well or at all. Some might say that she is determined, but I'd consider it a sign of stupidity.

(Personally, I think she's a nasty piece of work, but she's been so stitched up by the rest of her party that I actually feel sorry for her)

Well of course, you can feel sorry for whomsoever you please, but this is the woman who gave us 'the hostile environment' and the 'go home or face arrest' vans.  She is an unrepetent racist whose entire career has been driven by her abject hatred of immigrants.   But of course, it's much more important that the world know how Jeremy Corbyn refused to wear a poppy! 

Fair point, she doesn't deserve my sympathy.

I'm not a huge fan of Labour either (not until Tony Blair is held accountable for his war crimes) and although I like Corbyn on a personal level, I don't think he's a very effective leader.

Indeed, Corbyn had a fantastic opportunity, but he has been skewered by the right-wing character assassination campaign, and the largely manufactured 'anti-Semitism' issue.

Aside from him, Britain is essentially a one-party state, and has been now since, oh .. since around the time of the death of John Smith.   Fair play to Tony Blair in that respect: the UK has shifted so far to the right since 1979 that if he hadn't moved the Labour Party in the same direction, there'd have been Conservative rule since.  Unfortunately, that he did move the Labour Party to the right, means that we have had conservative rule since.

Tony Blair will never be held responsible for what he did in Afghanistan and in Iraq, because even in a fantasy future world where a PM is elected and says, 'we're handing him over to the Hague', there are enough people sympathetic to him that there'd be a Chinook landing within the hour, in Hyde Park to the south of his residence, and he'd be in the US offered 'asylum' before anyone could get near him.  

The UK is comprehensively and irretrievability broken.  You can tinker as much as you want, but the basic system is greed (that is to say: conservatism) and class, and it runs through our society like blue through a ripe Stilton.  If you want change, the system has to be destroyed, and built from scratch.  And that means armed revolution, which of course, will never happen for obvious reasons.  

So we're fucked.  

Which is why I'm leaving.  

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hawkinspeter replied to Legs_Eleven_Worcester | 5 years ago
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Legs_Eleven_Worcester wrote:

HawkinsPeter wrote:

Legs_Eleven_Worcester wrote:

HawkinsPeter wrote:

burtthebike wrote:

alansmurphy wrote:

I think he's making th point that she's stupid. I think she's presented plenty of evidence of this of late.

Prima facie evidence that the tory propaganda in the DM and BBC is effective.  Do tell me, given that the current PM has screwed up everything she's touched in the past three years, is she stupid?

On the one hand, she's clearly well educated and is intelligent.

On the other hand, she has been ploughing on with the same doomed strategy despite clear evidence that it's not going to work well or at all. Some might say that she is determined, but I'd consider it a sign of stupidity.

(Personally, I think she's a nasty piece of work, but she's been so stitched up by the rest of her party that I actually feel sorry for her)

Well of course, you can feel sorry for whomsoever you please, but this is the woman who gave us 'the hostile environment' and the 'go home or face arrest' vans.  She is an unrepetent racist whose entire career has been driven by her abject hatred of immigrants.   But of course, it's much more important that the world know how Jeremy Corbyn refused to wear a poppy! 

Fair point, she doesn't deserve my sympathy.

I'm not a huge fan of Labour either (not until Tony Blair is held accountable for his war crimes) and although I like Corbyn on a personal level, I don't think he's a very effective leader.

Indeed, Corbyn had a fantastic opportunity, but he has been skewered by the right-wing character assassination campaign, and the largely manufactured 'anti-Semitism' issue.

Aside from him, Britain is essentially a one-party state, and has been now since, oh .. since around the time of the death of John Smith.   Fair play to Tony Blair in that respect: the UK has shifted so far to the right since 1979 that if he hadn't moved the Labour Party in the same direction, there'd have been Conservative rule since.  Unfortunately, that he did move the Labour Party to the right, means that we have had conservative rule since.

Tony Blair will never be held responsible for what he did in Afghanistan and in Iraq, because even in a fantasy future world where a PM is elected and says, 'we're handing him over to the Hague', there are enough people sympathetic to him that there'd be a Chinook landing within the hour, in Hyde Park to the south of his residence, and he'd be in the US offered 'asylum' before anyone could get near him.  

The UK is comprehensively and irretrievability broken.  You can tinker as much as you want, but the basic system is greed (that is to say: conservatism) and class, and it runs through our society like blue through a ripe Stilton.  If you want change, the system has to be destroyed, and built from scratch.  And that means armed revolution, which of course, will never happen for obvious reasons.  

So we're fucked.  

Which is why I'm leaving.  

Can the last one out please turn off the lights?

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burtthebike replied to alansmurphy | 5 years ago
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alansmurphy wrote:

I think he's making th point that she's stupid. I think she's presented plenty of evidence of this of late.

Dianne Abott's Wikipedia entry; "Critical of Tony Blair's New Labour project which pushed the party to the centre during the 1990s, in the House of Commons she voted against several Blairite policies, including the launching of the Iraq War and the proposed introduction of ID cards."

So more intelligent than most.

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Legs_Eleven_Wor... replied to burtthebike | 5 years ago
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burtthebike wrote:

alansmurphy wrote:

I think he's making th point that she's stupid. I think she's presented plenty of evidence of this of late.

Dianne Abott's Wikipedia entry; "Critical of Tony Blair's New Labour project which pushed the party to the centre during the 1990s, in the House of Commons she voted against several Blairite policies, including the launching of the Iraq War and the proposed introduction of ID cards."

So more intelligent than most.

Indeed.  I think a lot (if not most) of the criticism aimed at her is because she's some 'uppity wog' who doesn't know her place.

(that's not to say that anyone here has criticised her for her colour.  I think most of you just parrot the right-wing media playbook)

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Legs_Eleven_Wor... replied to alansmurphy | 5 years ago
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alansmurphy wrote:

I think he's making th point that she's stupid. I think she's presented plenty of evidence of this of late.

Hmm.  You must be watching different telly than me.  Of course, she has been smeared relentlessly in the corporate media for forgetting some figures during a couple of interviews.  

But of course, 'Boris' - as he's affectionally called by a tame and obsequious press corps - has a car crash interview and even the Guardian just drops it after one article…

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2017/jun/22/boris-johnson-inte...

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PRSboy | 5 years ago
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Funnily enough my daughter mentioned that one of the on-line retailers she uses has started selling non-padded cycling shorts for fashion.

I suspect it comes from Spin classes, where I see the keen ladies wear lycra cycling shorts for their sessions at the gym, but draw the line at padding on aesthetic grounds presumably!

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Mungecrundle | 5 years ago
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Am I looking at the same sign?

All I can see is this:

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brooksby | 5 years ago
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Quote:

“I DON’T MIND BEING POORER AS LONG AS WE ARE OUT OF THE EU FOR GOOD”

Well, I d@mn well do  mind!  And if I ever happen to be in Colwyn Bay, I know one place I won't be shopping...

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don simon fbpe | 5 years ago
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Why isn't the sign written in Welsh?

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brooksby replied to don simon fbpe | 5 years ago
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don simon fbpe wrote:

Why isn't the sign written in Welsh?

Its in Colwyn Bay.  On the highway from the (English) Midlands to the ferry port.  Welsh would just confuse the tourists... 

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don simon fbpe replied to brooksby | 5 years ago
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brooksby wrote:

don simon fbpe wrote:

Why isn't the sign written in Welsh?

Its in Colwyn Bay.  On the highway from the (English) Midlands to the ferry port.  Welsh would just confuse the tourists... 

They'd struggle to see it from the A55.

 It's from the english Northwest too, unless I've been relocated. yes

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Russell Orgazoid | 5 years ago
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Not just poorer. Dick.

This the residents of Swindon would vote leave again?

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John Smith | 5 years ago
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That sign and the debate around the neatly sums up so much of the leave campaign.

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handlebarcam | 5 years ago
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That sign...

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Authentic frontier gibberish

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BBB | 5 years ago
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“I DON’T MIND BEING POORER AS LONG AS WE ARE OUT OF THE EU FOR GOOD”

My mom had this saying:

- Why are you poor?

- Because I'm stupid.

- Why are you stupid?

- Because I'm poor.

 

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Legs_Eleven_Wor... replied to BBB | 5 years ago
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BBB wrote:

“I DON’T MIND BEING POORER AS LONG AS WE ARE OUT OF THE EU FOR GOOD”

My mom had this saying:

- Why are you poor?

- Because I'm stupid.

- Why are you stupid?

- Because I'm poor.

 

'Not all tories are stupid, but all stupid people are tories'.

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FrankH replied to Legs_Eleven_Worcester | 5 years ago
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Legs_Eleven_Worcester wrote:

'Not all tories are stupid, but all stupid people are tories'.

*cough* Diane Abbott *cough*

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Legs_Eleven_Wor... replied to FrankH | 5 years ago
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FrankH wrote:

Legs_Eleven_Worcester wrote:

'Not all tories are stupid, but all stupid people are tories'.

*cough* Diane Abbott *cough*

Not sure what point you're making.

That she's stupid?  I personally don't think she is. 

That she's a tory?  Well, she's a supporter of Corbyn, which probably puts her further to the left than the pink tories like Tony Blair, Gordon Brown, David Blunkett etc. 

I don't know enough about her voting record to determine for sure.

Still have no idea what point you're trying to make, though…

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