I, for one, appreciated his niche fascinations of the game, like "going to the football", "watching football" and "cheering when my team scores"

Relatedly, it's funny how 'working classes' never ever includes non-white working classes in this discussion

*Vichy

This is exactly it!

Didn’t watch the game but saw BBC headline for its live coverage say “Foden assists Eze for England’s second” and thought that Eze’s finish was a tap in. Then saw the goal. Not sure Foden even warranted a mention…

I don't know what epigenetic means, but I am guessing it has something to do with cross breeding

I think he's probably right in that respect

Oh yeah, that was a given. Really interested to see how this was, in fact, misinterpreted by people who are so stupid as to listen to what Starmer said and believe that’s what he actually means

Thanks for the tip! I read it in full and it is horrific. Uses BNP-style language. "Chaos", "squalid chapter", "experiment in open borders". Downing Street said he stuck by his words. (Admittedly, he expressed "regret" after seeing the backlash from anyone who wasn't a frothing mouthed racist.)

Oh yes, good point. The government should know that taxing charitable donations is very unBritish!

I'm sorry, but if you are bringing such vulgar concepts as "money" and "cost" into the debate, you clearly don't understand British class

My experience of the BBC is that they follow the national press. But the national press is overwhelmingly right wing. So they end up amplifying right wing talking points. Their investigative journalism is never looking at systemic issues, only individual wrongdoing

Most of all, as Lewis says, they are terrified of the backlash from the right. Cowardice is the best way to describe its news output

It’s going to be the ghost of Charlie Kirk

I absolutely agree penalties should be harder to win. But these are the exact times I want penalties to be given. A foul that actually had meaning (not like a brush of the hand). And how can it be a dive when he did all he could to stay on his feet?

Would love to hear Johnny somehow claim than Odegaard is holding us back after this half