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The UK is still one country,made up of several constituent countries.

I have already made my views on this quite plain.

Did you read my first paragraph?

Yes I know it is really politics, but sometimes political news is important enough to be on here at least initially.

And as a member of this board since about...

I know it is politics but felt this was better on the main board at least initially.

Humza Yousaf had resigned as 1st minister of Scotland.

I did plainly say that they won't prevent more localised conflicts Sludge!

No, these scary weapons have probably saved us from a 3rd world war.

But they will not prevent more localised conflicts.

Thanks.

Yes I had looked it up and the consultant did explain it thoroughly, but it is always good to hear from someone who has had the procedure done.

Thanks. I will ask my consultant when I see him.

I have known for a while I have a 'dicky ticker'. This has now become a bit dickier if there is such a word!

I have atrial fibrillation and heart failure (and a defibrillator in place following my...

I have known for a while I have a 'dicky ticker'.

I have atrial fibrillation and heart failure (and a defibrillator in place following my Cardiac arrest back in 2022), and having had a TOE...

Oh **** off Sludge.

You are not a moron don't act like one

Well said.

To the Gestapo?

Bollocks!

I don't usually use crude language but really, nothing else will suffice

And telling me I am looking at it "from the wrong direction" is condescending claptrap I am...

I enjoy a good political debate.

But as with so many of them this one has again descended into the usual cobblers.

When a post in the thread talks about a right wing Tory mp (who incidentally...

In the county game, I would rank Don Shepherd as being pretty well on a par with Underwood. Don's record is all the more remarkable as he didn't start to bowl the quickish off spin at which he did so...

Peter Zois..........!!

Surely everyone remembers him?

Because if you are overpaid by 30p per week for seven years the so and so's don't just take the 30p per week off you. They take the entire benefit for any week you were overpaid. In this case the...

It is probably my old mind (I was 70 a couple of weeks ago) playing tricks but do I detect the merest smidgeon of sarcasm in your response there Eric?

Surely that is not the Eric we know and love...

According to the BBC it is also the highest ever county championship individual score in April!

And he has also never scored a double century.

Sadly Bob I remember paper tape as well.

My first proper job in Nat West Bank when I was past the making tea and doing the post stage was inputting the days work into a massive NCR machine which...

From the computer world, punch card operator

And Snuffer Outers.

Actually the same person as Knocker Uppers (or Knockers Up) would often snuff out the gas lamps when they went around knocking on doors and windows to wake people up pre...

What on earth are you on about, Sludge???

It is about time I started responding again to more posts I think.

If I can be bothered I will get my laptop out and give a fuller response to this...

Blimey, you make it sound as though Welsh Labour have just elected a new Messiah as our First Minister!

But the enquiry had not started then.

Have you seen any of it??

Hasn't it changed your mind at all?