How can Britain's divisions be healed? The country is massively divided on Brexit and these divisions are only getting deeper. Here is when Owen Jones, a prominent left-wing Guardian journalist, went to interview people at a rally for Nigel Farage's Brexit Party. He got insulted and...See More »
So June will be the end of May.Theresa May is finally done for and will cease being UK Prime Minister in two weeks. She's been called a 'zombie Prime Minister' but really it's more like one of the skeletons from that old Jason and the Argonauts movie that keeps getting killed and...See More »
British people, would you be more likely to vote Labour if it supported a second referendum on Brexit?As a Labour member and supporter of the leadership, I've generally supported the line they have taken as a compromise position. They've tried to gain acceptance by Labour leavers by honouring the referendum and also tried to gain acceptance by...See More »
What would you most like to see as a Game of Thrones spinoff?SPOILERS! Obvs Now the series has ended, I have the following ideas that I'm gonna present to HBO. 1) Bronn gets fired from the small council and ends up starting a bar/brothel. Its kind of like in between Cheers or It's always Sunny in...See More »
Americans, do you support military intervention in Iran?If you do, please explain under what circumstances you would see it as acceptable and what you think it would achieve.
Well done to City and Liverpool.It's been a really close title race and both teams have had superb seasons. This season hasn't been a top four as much as a top two and a case van be made that these are the best two teams in Europe. Liverpool must be wondering what more they could...See More »
Why are English teams suddenly dominating Europe?Its been the richest league in the world for at least twenty years but the last decade has been pretty crap. Yes, United won the Europa League two seasons ago and Liverpool was in the Champions League final last season but these are exceptions. Now...See More »
Are ad hominem arguments ever justified?Julia Roberts has been getting a load of stick as a 'hypocrite' for flying to the UK to talk about climate change. An ad hominem attack is the process of attacking a person in order to undermine their arguments. Its particularly prevelent here with...See More »
Game of Thrones episode 3.Return of the King meets 28 Days Later but more gothic and more epic. I'm not giving details away here but I make no promise for the comments below. 😎
Do you notice a generation gap between left and right politics? It's certainly true here in the UK, especially if you go off the voting patterns of the last election. Yes, its traditionally been the case that younger people lean left anyway but this is much much more pronounced than the historic average. In...See More »
Who is in your premiership team of the season?The official PFA one is Ederson Johnson Laporte Van Dyke Robertson Pogba Fernandinho Bernardo Silva Sterling Mane Aguero https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/48028713 This is actually pretty close to my team. I've picked: Ederson Great...See More »
Who will make the prem top 4?The second tier in the prem league all keep losing and it shows the gulf between them and the top two. Tbf, Spurs are definantely the third best team even without Harry Kane. Yes they edged out City in the champions league too but they are not title...See More »
Centrist Denocrats: would you vote for Bernie in the General Election?If he wins the Primary or someone else who is not your first choice, would you vote for him ahead of you know who.
Can anyone stop Man City winning the League.An away win against the artists formally known has Man United puts them in a very strong position. Burnley have been playing OK but we'd need city to have an off day.
American Democrats, who will vote for in the Primary and why?Thoughts so far obviously cis there is a while yet.
How deep are Man United's problems?After their hammering by Everton, they will probably not get in the top four. Their players look like they don't care and Solskaer has a lot of work to do.
The UK Conservatives suffer a collapse in support.As a Labour man, I see this as a good thing in some ways and a bad thing in others. Ever since May signed off on the Brexit delay, the Tories hard-right Brexit base is furious on what they see as a sell-out. Most Councillors now want their leader to...See More »
Is Trump responsible for increasing Islamaphobia?His tweet about Ilhan Omar disengenuously implied that she was minimising the 9/11 tragedy. Her speech (if you see it in full) was making the point that Muslims should not be judged - as an entire people - by the actions of terrorists. It's heavily...See More »