I admit I have not used stats in forming my wish to sign a player that would change our performances.

My boy, who did a Masters in statistics, tried explaining to me how statistics is used extensively in football. It went straight over my head.

If I had any influence I would BUY ODOH ASAP.

I thought he had a brilliant game today

Gone to Peterborough United.

No Syd, as I clearly explained in post 21 debt should remain with the companies who created it to inflate dividends.

The voices in your head are getting the upper hand again.

The Tories will only act if Thames go bankrupt when they still in government, otherwise they will wait it out.

Labour have a chance to set out a policy for change, but will not do so!

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Nothing to say about the Guardian link with regards to Unite then NNK.

You mean the bit about partly rowing back hound? Not much to say until full details are put forward.  Meanwhile, have you got a single tangible benefit of Brexit?

No, but then again, as I keep saying, I voted remain.
There might be some benefits though but I don’t spend all day looking for them.
As much as I was disappointed we voted to leave the EU I have accepted the outcome and unlike some, I don’t whine about it.
We have no choice (unless we re-vote) other than to accept and make the best of where we are.

It's one thing to accept a democratic vote, (it wasn't, but lets ignore that), something else entirely to accept the promises without questioning where they are!

Why wasn't the Brexit vote a democratic one?
I haven’t accepted the promises without questioning what they are.
I have accepted the outcome of the vote.

Several reason hound. Firstly, 16 - 18 year olds, (an age group highly affected by the outcome), were barred from voting; yet the same age group were previously allowed, quite rightly, to vote on Scottish Independence in 2014, (again an age group highly affected by the outcome).  Secondly, none British EU citizens resident in the UK were also barred from voting, (another group who would be affected by the outcome).
 
Then, of course, the referendum was advisory only.  For it to be acted upon one of two things should have happened; either a second referendum detailing the full terms and implications of our leaving, (as these were not included in the first, so no one knew what they were voting for or what they would get), or for the Government to have debated the matter in Parliament and then have taken us out of the EU, fully and totally, without any form of negotiation or agreed to remain a member per the status quo - as they were the only options on the voting paper.  What actually happened was totally undemocratic.
 
But for democracy to function in such referendums it requires truthful campaigns to be run and both sides lied, one to a greater extent than the other but they both lied. For people to decide which way to cast their vote based on lies and/or exaggeration is most certainly NOT democratic.
 
Then of course there's outside interference.  Ever wondered why the Government refuses to publish the 'Russia' papers?

I’m not sure why 16-18 years old kids voting in a Scottish referendum is relevant to the whole of the UK (including Scotland) voting on Brexit.
FWIIW, I said myself at the time that the Brexit decision was too monumental for the public to decide the outcome, based on them generally not knowing what they were truly voting for.
The argument most people gave to me when we spoke about it was to stop illegal immigration.
However, the vote eventually went ahead and the majority won.
That to me is democratic.
On the subject of campaigns being based on all sides being truthful for democracy to be upheld I guess we should cancel the up and coming GE.

Surely, in a democratic society the rules should apply equally to all referendums, no? 
 
And democracy is government for the people, by the people, in the interests of the people. Do you think what has been delivered by Brexit is in the interests of the people?  As for cancelling the next GE due to lies, (potentially), being told then no as we have the democratic right and ability to vote out any lying incumbent at a subsequent GE.  Pity we don't have a similar option with Brexit.
 
I genuinely hope that the next government, whichever it is, is more truthful, open and honest than the current incumbents.  Time will tell.

The Scots have a few laws that don’t apply to the rest of the UK so if you want everything to be the same in all of the UK nations perhaps that would be a good start and then I would agree with you.
There is no doubting that the Tory’s have lied over the term of government but I have seen it written on this forum that it is acceptable for a Starmer to lie to enable him to win the GE and then change his mind once in government.
Very much double standards and I didn’t see any condemnation of that by any of his supporters on here.
Do you have an opinion on whether it is acceptable?
With regards to “pity we didn’t have the same option with Brexit”, well we did but sadly not enough people voted remain.

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  When Labour get in the big money will be on a plane to avoid the non dom  labour stance.
  If Doncaster airport is open you might get the chance to wave off millions of pounds as it won't be around long in this country.

The tories have nicked that idea from labour selby, you need to keep up.

Tories nicking Labour ideas , sounds like an admittance that they are all the same to me .

I wonder if the Tories would nick any loosening of the anti trade union laws ?

Only you (maybe other othe moaners too) would find a problem with labour's policy of putting an end to non-dom largesse that's been around for 200 years plus tyke.

I'll ask again, seen as no one has answered.

Can you tell me why Labour in power between 1990 and 2010 did not feel the need to change the non-dom regulations?

Quite simple - media exposure/coverage.
 
The simple minded are easily led by the media and politically driven people, (especially politicians), are more than happy to exploit this - irrespective of party DD.

Good answer, now why couldn't your pal have said the same.

So in effect Starmer is hoping to catch a few floaters by announcing a policy that promises the public coffers some extra cash but in all reality is more likely to be dropped along with a multitude of other "focus group" nonsense.

For what he would stand to gain after the expense of administering the scheme it would be worth peanuts.

But at lease it would send out the right message to the target group eh.

Lets hope for all out sakes Starmer and the delightful Reeves can conjure up some enterprising schemes that empower wealth creators to want to create the wealth that this country desperately needs rather than socialist stodge that will kill it stone dead.

We've just had the "party of business" waste years going down the same road, lets hope Starmer has learnt from their lesson.

Let's hope Starmer blah blah blah, where have you been for the previous 14+ years? waiting for Starmer to pop up and blame.

It wouldn't be because he has an opportunity to to win would it?

Just reading that last sentence Syd, what has happened to “Labour will win by a landslide and put this government out of the frame for decades”.
“Has an opportunity to win” doesn’t carry the same amount of certainty as it did a few months ago.
What has changed things?

The Dons are selling advanced tickets for £10 for their next home game against Whitehaven on 2nd June. The Dons won 26-0 at the weekend against Batley to go 7th, joint on points with the play off spots

https://www.doncasterrugbyleague.co.uk/article/1769/news-%7C-watch-the-dons-for-a-tenner