Recent content by shaydun

  1. All ticket/travel information thread - 2016/17 -Touting will not be tolerated on the site

    Long shot but does anyone have 3 for Watford on Saturday?
  2. All ticket/travel information thread - 2016/17 -Touting will not be tolerated on the site

    I am looking for 4 for the West Ham game in November. Preferably together but 2 pairs would be good too. Thanks!
  3. All ticket/travel information thread - 2013/14 -Touting will not be tolerated

    Hey everyone. I'm looking for a pair to the Chelsea game (:nervous:) or the community shield. PM me if you can help me out. Thanks!
  4. Budget 2012

    I'm not a close follower of British politics, and with that caveat, I'm wondering what the hell are the Liberal Democrats doing in supporting some of these outrageous Tory policies? Why haven't they pulled the plug at this stage? They remind me a bit of the Greens in Ireland; a party that has...
  5. Greek referendum on Euro austerity measures

    So, what would your plan for Greece be? — Crooked Timber What you do if you had responsibility for solving the Greek crisis? I ended up at option 54
  6. Baroness Warsi speaks out against the secularisation of Britain

    Disclaimer: the above only applies to white Britons. If you're in the colonies, tough shit you savages.
  7. Baroness Warsi speaks out against the secularisation of Britain

    Wtf? Minority rights in NI were trampled upon right up until the 1970s. Is NI not part of the UK now?
  8. Japan's population to shrink by one-third by 2060

    Eh, no. I'm the poster who believes it's pretty stupid to feel either guilt or pride over colonialism carried out by one's ancestors.
  9. Japan's population to shrink by one-third by 2060

    No one should hate themselves because of their ancestors. But no one should feel proud of murderous and exploitative expeditions either, especially under the patronising veil of it being a mission to civilise.
  10. Alex Salmond and Independence

    Eh, no. Not at all.
  11. Alex Salmond and Independence

    I'm not referring to the Common Travel Area, I'm referring to the citizenship situation that existed for Irish people, right up until 1949. Even now, British and Irish citizens are not treated as foreigners in either country. And they have never been, even during times of seriously strained...
  12. So how's austerity going?

    Economics and Politics by Paul Krugman - The Conscience of a Liberal - NYTimes.com
  13. Alex Salmond and Independence

    On the contrary, the exact opposite of that happened when Ireland broke away from the UK. And if the British govt was willing to extend citizenship to Irish people, surely they would offer the same to Scottish people? Btw, all of this tough talk and fear-mongering is only going to drive...