Richardr
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Follow Arsenal FC and Middlesex CCC. Occasional comments on UK current affairs.
He vetoed it. Did he have the final say on every part of the Brexit deal?
December 19, 2025 at 9:04 AM
He vetoed it. Did he have the final say on every part of the Brexit deal?
He says it is more problematic for us as we export more outside the EU proportionately. Surely those would be unaffected, it is all imports but just exports to custom union countries that would be affected?
December 17, 2025 at 8:56 AM
He says it is more problematic for us as we export more outside the EU proportionately. Surely those would be unaffected, it is all imports but just exports to custom union countries that would be affected?
Liverpool threw their toys out of the pram at being the first game on a Saturday when they'd played away in the CL on a Wednesday. That time is TNT's pick in the UK, so now if they pick such a side, they move it to after the evening Sky game.
December 13, 2025 at 6:33 PM
Liverpool threw their toys out of the pram at being the first game on a Saturday when they'd played away in the CL on a Wednesday. That time is TNT's pick in the UK, so now if they pick such a side, they move it to after the evening Sky game.
Do you have the split by half?
December 2, 2025 at 6:09 PM
Do you have the split by half?
My mother received an ancient pension of £13.15 per month. One assumes that would mean this exemption from income tax wouldn't apply to such people, and we will have yet another cliff edge build in?
November 28, 2025 at 9:18 AM
My mother received an ancient pension of £13.15 per month. One assumes that would mean this exemption from income tax wouldn't apply to such people, and we will have yet another cliff edge build in?
Operators currently are paid by the government. All fare revenue goes to the government. The level of fares doesn't in broad terms impact them.
November 23, 2025 at 3:11 PM
Operators currently are paid by the government. All fare revenue goes to the government. The level of fares doesn't in broad terms impact them.
Long-awaited? Long feared more likely 🙁.
November 19, 2025 at 10:34 AM
Long-awaited? Long feared more likely 🙁.
I love the timing. 8:54 exactly.
November 15, 2025 at 7:49 PM
I love the timing. 8:54 exactly.
"A declining sense of collective identity" - does that mean you are with Farage /Jenrick on this, if not necessarily the same solution?
November 12, 2025 at 9:23 AM
"A declining sense of collective identity" - does that mean you are with Farage /Jenrick on this, if not necessarily the same solution?
The Times, or a columnist giving her view in the Opinion section?
November 10, 2025 at 8:56 AM
The Times, or a columnist giving her view in the Opinion section?
Much better for those of us with no trains on Boxing Day.
November 1, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Much better for those of us with no trains on Boxing Day.
It was in The Times as well the same day, page 3 under News in Brief.
October 24, 2025 at 3:26 PM
It was in The Times as well the same day, page 3 under News in Brief.
They have a multi year contract without a notice period. If the club agrees that then it has to pay it, it can't break a contract unilaterally. Usually there is a get out if the manager gets a new job, and alternatively they can agree a one-off sum instead, only though if both parties consent.
October 18, 2025 at 3:39 PM
They have a multi year contract without a notice period. If the club agrees that then it has to pay it, it can't break a contract unilaterally. Usually there is a get out if the manager gets a new job, and alternatively they can agree a one-off sum instead, only though if both parties consent.
Main story in the FT today.
September 29, 2025 at 9:29 AM
Main story in the FT today.
Not convinced it is an either or choice when it comes to the USA or "more reliable allies". Ideally we want both.
September 17, 2025 at 8:05 AM
Not convinced it is an either or choice when it comes to the USA or "more reliable allies". Ideally we want both.
Didn't Starmer come first in the general election?
September 2, 2025 at 8:03 AM
Didn't Starmer come first in the general election?
I take it from that article and others that there must be some sort of legal requirement for the word "raid" to follow the word tax?
August 29, 2025 at 7:43 AM
I take it from that article and others that there must be some sort of legal requirement for the word "raid" to follow the word tax?
Is there a regulatory regime for the UK press?
August 21, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Is there a regulatory regime for the UK press?
There's also the issue that the move to defined contribution pensions will leave some pretty large pots, whereas defined benefit pensions by definition left nothing.
August 19, 2025 at 9:37 AM
There's also the issue that the move to defined contribution pensions will leave some pretty large pots, whereas defined benefit pensions by definition left nothing.
If you'd been captain for 14 years, your view may be different. 😀
August 13, 2025 at 8:17 PM
If you'd been captain for 14 years, your view may be different. 😀
Good news - you will no longer be clashing with the football😉
August 12, 2025 at 9:03 AM
Good news - you will no longer be clashing with the football😉
But no TV or Radio station is allowed political advertising, there are no variations. Ofcom would need to write a completely new code as there are so many parts of their existing advertising codes that would be completely inappropriate to online advertising.
August 6, 2025 at 9:21 AM
But no TV or Radio station is allowed political advertising, there are no variations. Ofcom would need to write a completely new code as there are so many parts of their existing advertising codes that would be completely inappropriate to online advertising.
Presumably if online companies were subject to the same government advertising regulations as TV channels, then you would ban all political advertising online?
August 6, 2025 at 8:15 AM
Presumably if online companies were subject to the same government advertising regulations as TV channels, then you would ban all political advertising online?
It does lead to comments such as "The Left Behind" etc.
July 30, 2025 at 7:40 AM
It does lead to comments such as "The Left Behind" etc.
Presumably your view is that Google's and Apple's power should be increased, and not only any possibility in Apple's case and actuality in Google's case of apps not going through their store should not be permitted.
July 26, 2025 at 9:04 AM
Presumably your view is that Google's and Apple's power should be increased, and not only any possibility in Apple's case and actuality in Google's case of apps not going through their store should not be permitted.