Recent content by Erebus

  1. Westminster Politics

    I live in Rochdale and the by-election here is a total bloody mess. The two candidates I'd naturally consider to vote for (Greens and Labour) have both withdrawn and I'm completely unsure what to do now. My real fear is a very small turnout with votes split across the number of small local...

  2. Jordan Henderson | New Athletic Interview: I strongly believe that me playing in Saudi Arabia is a positive thing

    I'm so sick of all this claiming to be an ally then ditching support. I really hate the way some drape themselves in rainbow flags when it suits and they can get positive headlines, then drop the support if life gets tough or there's more money available. Applies to many sports organisations and...

  3. Manchester United Xmas Video

    Seems to be all about selling merchandise. Commercialism at Christmas anyone?

  4. Keir Starmer Labour Leader

    My real problem with Starmer is I listen to some of his policy pronouncements and like them - but then I immediately wonder how long they will last. Sadly I simply can't believe he will implement any major change.

  5. Would you be okay with state or state-backed ownership?

    I can't have spent the last few years openly criticising City for this and then glibly accept it as ok just because it's United. In my book if I thought it was wrong for City then it's wrong for United. I do really worry for the future of football.

  6. LGBT issues in Football

    I've resisted commenting on this for a while, but I do think there are people who, for whatever reason, simply don't understand just how offensive this is to LGBTQ+ people like myself. The fact is that 'it's just banter' simply doesn't cut it. It's my reality that having received homophobic...

  7. LGBT issues in Football

    The thing is it's much more widespread than many believe. Obviously Premier League games get the publicity, but it permeates all levels of the game. I worked as a volunteer at a non-league club doing match photos for nearly six years and was then subjected to homophobic abuse from one of the...

  8. Westminster Politics

    If you really wanted to unite the party behind the new leader, you wouldn't make a statements saying they won't work with me for party unity, hence placing them as the ones blocking a united party. This is just the start of more blue on blue war, carefully manipulated and orchestrated by...

  9. LGBT issues in Football

    I've read all the comments on this carefully. Of course he has the right to not wear the armband - but as a gay man I also have the same right to criticise his stance. Having suffered from homophobic abuse at football (admitedly at non-league level), I find it at the very least disappointing...

  10. The end of Russia?

    Again I'm no expert on this, but I've been fascinated in the role China might play in the future. They're clearly becoming the major partner in any relationship. Might they just fancy a few small piece of Russian territory for themselves?, especially against a weakened Russian military and a...

  11. Russian invasion of Ukraine | Fewer tweets, more discussion

    I think the kind of sentence, threats to members of their families, and the repercussions in prison might just be said to be co-ercion. Of course they're being forced - given the choice I suspect very, very few of those young men would be there.

  12. Russian invasion of Ukraine | Fewer tweets, more discussion

    Thanks for the explanation

  13. Russian invasion of Ukraine | Fewer tweets, more discussion

    The ending of that translation - is it preparing the Russian people for a more widespread mobilisation and widespread conscription? "Only a complete military victory of the armed forces of the Russian Federation over the so called Ukraine can break this trend. For which alas self-mobilisation...

  14. Russian invasion of Ukraine | Fewer tweets, more discussion

    Sorry if this is a stupid question, I'm a real novice at this. Doesn't this mean he's effectively played his highest card? He can't switch off gas again, and surely Europe will just become more insistent on not remaining so dependant on Rusia? Does he have any larger economic tactic he can use...

  15. Keir Starmer Labour Leader

    I was extermely disappointed with Labour's dogs dinner of a fudge over Brexit. It's long and complicated but I don't think the proposed 'compromise' pleased anyone - including me.
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