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If there is evidence of irregularities at some polling stations at the Gorton and Denton byelection, then that evidence should be properly and promptly investigated in accordance with due process by the proper authorities. And that is what is being done. Any denunciations of the election result should thereby await the result of this process. The losing party spokesperson candidly admitted the day after the election that any irregularities were not enough to have affected the result, which was emphatic. But this did not prevent the losing party’s leader from loudly promoting grave allegations of sectarian voting, corruption and dishonesty. Yet if the irregularities are not upheld on investigation as invalidating the result, it is unlikely that those findings will be shouted about. And such a response is irresponsible. Parts of the United Kingdom have a history of sectarian violence. Parts of the United Kingdom have histories of racial tension. Responsible politicians should not exploit such allegations for partisan advantage. Making such allegations is to play with fire, literally. Responsible politicians should be careful to avoid subverting the very fundamentals on which a functioning democracy rests. Such “poisoning of the wells” is familiar to those following the politics of the United States, and it lay behind the lethal violence that took place in Washington DC on 6th January 2021.

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The poisoning of the wells

Why discrediting election results without waiting for due process is unhealthy for a democracy

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Maybe it will help him pay tax on his school fees /s, maybe!

All the while fans just want less International rugby and a return to meaningful Int fixtures.
The new Nations trophy, or whatever it's called, already under threat if England follow through with the idea to play a second string V Fiji while the firsts travel to Arg!!

Oh yes, despite his many wrong doings, (Indians really not fans of his), still being hailed as the greatest Briton to ever live!!
Suits Dump down to the ground.

Some mountains in Wales are re-naturalising with so few sheep on them, starting to look great.

And deployed troops on the Tonypandy rioters as reported by the press rather than describe them as men on strike.

Diolch

Is it still owned by Zahawi, or was that a different polling platforming?

How can Biden has given everything away if Dumbass rebuilt it all in his first term and stocks are now great!
His confusion keeps growing by the day.

Suffice to say I wouldn't wish MND on anyone, such a horrible disease.
Best wishes go out to any sufferers and their families.

I had to retire due to a RTA but had already had multiple concussions, ruptured ACL and several torn cartilages, and despite the pain I suffer daily, I would do it all again.
My career was all lower level bar rep honours for county at School and several Wales trials at schoolboy level.

I do think though that even now MND is still only affecting a small percentage of ex-players and pretty much everyone I know who played, would definitely have done exactly the same and taken the risks, even if they'd have warned us back then. Just my opinion mind.

It's safe to say no one gives a flying f**k what Harry Cuck has to say bar the morons in this country.

Illtud living the life any young rugby man can only dream of, I had come across his work previously, but definitely following now.

@bloodandmud.bsky.social things looking up at Gloucester RFC.
Plus great chat with Illtud Daffyd the other day.

Well aware of how it works, but we’ve been overpaying for underperformance too often.
Incentivise it, weighted heavily towards winning rather than flat fees.

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Wealthy, white, tax-avoiding people … who will now expect support from the country whose taxes they avoided paying maybe?

I’d happily play for nothing, as would many in Wales, provided insurance covered every eventuality.
But understand the statement.
The match fee has always been too high imo but would be happy for a large bonus for TC or GS.

Been a lot happening over last 24 hours, obviously, but worth flagging again this story again

We really need more accountability in British politics.

Should have been mechanisms to properly investigate Simons weeks ago

Really don’t think they’d know ’Labour values’ if it bit them on the behind.

They can get in the bin with that, my wife would have died in childbirth on our first and we subsequently would not be grandparents via our second, let alone welcoming our third, all by C-Section.

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Same, understated is too brash for me.

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One smart boot that and I'm more of a black with white or coloured stripes person.

Conversely I really enjoyed defending but getting teammates on the same wavelength was hard.
As a centre, just getting a line to move up in unison was often impossible.
Maybe why those who were good defenders stood out, but mainly restricted to back rowers back then.

I seem to recall tackling was optional for Mr Ring at times (there were lots of those times). As talented as he undoubtedly was, defence wasn't a priority, same for a lot of teams.