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#141 Re: The Garden » The Football Thread » 497 weeks ago
King Eric applies for England manager job:
https://www.facebook.com/82877700380956 … 807522884/
#CantoYes 
#142 Re: The Garden » The United Kingdom General Election, 2nd May 2024 » 497 weeks ago
Too bad I missed that one yesterday


#143 Re: The Garden » The United Kingdom General Election, 2nd May 2024 » 497 weeks ago
It makes me feel depressed.
#144 Re: The Sunset Strip » What Are You Listening To? » 497 weeks ago
Gn'R - Since I Don't Have You
#145 Re: The Sunset Strip » ABBA reunite » 497 weeks ago
Abba reunite for first public performance in 30 years
On Sunday, at a private gala to mark 50 years since songwriting duo Björn Ulvaeus and Benny Andersson met for the first time, the pair were joined by Agnetha Fältskog and Anni-Frid Lyngstadon stage at Berns Salonger in Stockholm. As well as discussing their career, the group sang their 1980 hit Me and I, according to Swedish newspaper Expressen – an event many fans never foresaw happening.
As to why it's NOT major news:
The event was a private gala, with a selected limited audience.
They didn't advertize the "reunion" beforehand.
There is no reunion, it was only a one off performance.
#146 Re: The Sunset Strip » ABBA reunite » 497 weeks ago
James Lofton wrote:Wait a minute....was Savage Garden only famous in the US? Interesting.
We do know who they are, but it's just one of hundreds of bands who had a hit.
Indeed. Can't even remember what their hit song was... There were so many of those 1 hit song bands back then...
They are nowhere in the same range as reunited Gn'R or reunited Abba.
#147 Re: The Garden » The United Kingdom General Election, 2nd May 2024 » 497 weeks ago
Candidates for leadership of UK's Conservative Party named
LONDON (AP) — There are five candidates competing for the position of leader of Britain's Conservative Party. The winner, to be announced September 9, will become prime minister and is expected to lead negotiations to take Britain out of the European Union. Here are brief descriptions of the candidates:
THERESA MAY
Home Secretary Theresa May did not support leaving the EU during the referendum campaign, staying largely out of the fray while backing the "remain" side, but she said Thursday she is now committed to Brexit. As home secretary, she has played a central role in shaping and implementing security and counter-terrorism policies. The Home Office that she runs is also charged with maintaining Britain's border security and has other far-ranging responsibilities. She has served in the post since 2010 and entered Parliament in 1997.
May, 59, is a vicar's daughter who came up through Conservative Party ranks, working behind the scenes at her local Conservative Association before becoming a city councilor in a London borough. Her position within the party was helped when she served as its chairman in 2002 and 2003. Stressing her extensive experience near the top of government, her campaign has launched with the slogan "Theresa May is ready to be prime minister from day one."
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MICHAEL GOVE
Justice Secretary Michael Gove helped ex-London mayor Boris Johnson lead the successful referendum campaign to take Britain out of the EU. His last-minute announcement Thursday that he was joining the Conservative leadership race indicates growing support for his candidacy in Parliament. He earlier served a controversial tenure as Education Secretary. Gove, 48, enjoyed a close friendship with Prime Minister David Cameron before they split over the referendum.
Gove was born and brought up in Scotland. His father ran a fish-processing business and his mother worked as a university lab assistant and at a school for the deaf. Gove worked first in journalism, including a stint at the Times newspaper, and built a reputation with extensive TV and radio appearances. He entered Parliament in 2005 and was made Education Secretary after the Conservatives' election victory in 2010. His reform plan made many enemies, however, and he was reassigned after four years.
Gove mostly campaigned in Johnson's shadow during the referendum on the EU but his popularity within the party appears to have played an important role in Johnson's decision not to seek the leadership.
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STEPHEN CRABB
The 43-year-old Work and Pensions Secretary Stephen Crabb does not enjoy a large national profile but he is well known among the Conservative Party lawmakers who will choose which two leadership candidates are put before the party as a whole. He has emphasized his working-class roots, having been raised by a single mother in a social housing complex in Wales. He draws a contrast between himself and other Conservative lawmakers who have elite educational backgrounds.
Crabb said when he announced his candidacy that he wants to deliver "on the expectations of the 17 million people" who voted to take Britain out of the EU, in part by making establishing control over immigration. He earlier served as Welsh Secretary.
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LIAM FOX
The former defense secretary Liam Fox challenged for the party leadership in 2005 but lost out to Cameron, who eventually led the Conservatives back to power. He resigned from his defense post in 2011 because of a controversy surrounding the actions of close friend Adam Werritty, who took on an unofficial role as adviser. Despite have no official role at the Ministry of Defense and no security clearance, he traveled with Fox on numerous official trips.
Fox, 54, has been a strong backer of getting Britain out of the EU. He said when he announced his candidacy for leader that he would not favor remaining part of the single European market if that means accepting the EU's freedom of movement principle. To do so, he said, would be to betray the Britons who voted for Brexit.
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ANDREA LEADSOM
Energy and Climate Change Minister Andrea Leadsom campaigned strongly in favor of leaving the European Union. She called Brexit her "absolute priority" and a focal point of her race for the party leadership. The 53-year-old had a long career in the banking and finance industry before entering Parliament in 2010 when the election brought Cameron and the Conservatives to power.
She told constituents before the Brexit referendum that Britain has a much brighter future outside the EU and could forge new and sensible trading arrangements with EU countries. She says Britain is well-positioned to take advantage of the opportunities available now that the decision to leave has been made.
#148 Re: The Garden » The United Kingdom General Election, 2nd May 2024 » 497 weeks ago
Brexit campaigner Andrea Leadsom on verge of putting herself forward for Tory leadership
ANDREA Leadsom is understood to be on the verge of putting her name forward to be the next leader of the Tories as a “true Brexiteer" candidate.
By David Maddox, Exclusive
PUBLISHED: 00:01, Tue, Jun 28, 2016
Senior Tories have told the Express that they are prepared to back Ms Leadsom with a team of senior Brexit campaigners such as former defence secretary Liam Fox, former shadow Home Secretary David Davis and Grassroots Out founder Peter Bone behind her.
Ms Leadsom, who is the same age as Margaret Thatcher when she became Tory leader, is understood to be considering whether to run and gauging support for a leadership campaign.
The Daily Express has learnt that she has been contacted by at least one major Tory donor who has urged her to run.
A senior figure said: “It seems clear now that the people around Boris want a ‘Brexit lite' government which will not deliver what the people of this country have voted for.
“Andrea had a fantastic campaign and she is the best potential candidate from the true Brexiteers who can challenge Boris."
Ms Leadsom rose to the fore after her remarkable performances in the ITV and BBC Wembley referendum debates.
Her steely but positive approach was widely praised and took her from being a fringe figure to a major figure in the Vote Leave campaign.
Many commentators believed she outperformed the former London Mayor on both occasions and showed she had the ability to reach out to undecided voters.
Another senior Tory source said: “We need a unified candidate to push the true Brexit message for it.
“We have to have a Prime Minister who will negotiate a trade deal but will not give way on free movement.
“People in this country voted to end free movement and mass immigration and that needs to be respected."
It is understood that if Ms Leadsom decides not to run then Dr Fox or Mr Davis, both former leadership candidates, are likely to be the popular choices of the Brexit campaigners who are not in Mr Johnson's camp.
#149 Re: The Garden » EURO 2016 Thread » 498 weeks ago
France to play Iceland then.
Yamcha wrote:A Private Eye wrote:It's happened.
What a shit week for this country.
Shit week indeed.
Oh another Dragonball fan!
Lol.
I had to change names since you thought I was someone else... 
#150 Re: The Garden » EURO 2016 Thread » 498 weeks ago
It's happened.
What a shit week for this country.
Shit week indeed. 
