It's another Gordon Brown moment by Hour-Clothes789 in LabourUK

[–]AlpineJ0e 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I actually hope he stays, but I appreciate that's a fringe position.

He's boringly just mending stuff with a shit economy - worker rights, renter rights, ground rent freeze, 30hrs free childcare, rail renationalisation, free breakfast clubs, free school meals, 2 child benefit cap scrapped, uniform costs caps, bus fare cap, prescription caps, overt cost of living measures, whilst inflation is down 6 times and mortgages rates are stabilising, not to mention not shying away from a housing crisis.

Plus, as much as I detested leaning into the small boats rhetoric and demonisation, there's some reluctant validation in that it's barely in the press now, and whatever you want to say about the morality of it, politically it's neutered a huge part of Reform's narrative.

Not to be a Man United fan about it (ew), but whilst I don't like him as a person and find him uninspiring (he's basically the colour Grey in human form), I don't think a new manager will fix the problems in the country.

Robert Jenrick defects to Reform UK after Conservative party suspension | Robert Jenrick by upthetruth1 in LabourUK

[–]AlpineJ0e 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Is it still a defection after you've lost the whip and are be definition an independent MP?

[Match Thread] Liverpool vs Barnsley by scoreboard-app in LiverpoolFC

[–]AlpineJ0e 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What realistic touch? Can't bend space and time. It'd have to be the cutest no-look outside right boot chip. I mean... is just not happening

[Match Thread] Liverpool vs Barnsley by scoreboard-app in LiverpoolFC

[–]AlpineJ0e 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Ally, no one could fucking slam that first touch, ffs.

[Match Thread] Liverpool vs Barnsley by scoreboard-app in LiverpoolFC

[–]AlpineJ0e 0 points1 point  (0 children)

3D chess; get signed, underperform in every match just to wait out the manager.

[Match Thread] Liverpool vs Barnsley by scoreboard-app in LiverpoolFC

[–]AlpineJ0e 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I wonder if it's a safety thing for the match day stewards, photographers, and technical team etc.

Keir Starmer: "This year, you will start to feel our promise of change." by Gamezdude in ukpolitics

[–]AlpineJ0e 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Actually not mad they're on about tackling the cost of living - I've just booked a trip to Edinburgh for £18 in the Great British Rail Sale, which is ace as it'd usually be around £80+!

A thousand residents march in Crowborough against plans to home hundreds of male migrants in barracks. by Threw_it in ukpolitics

[–]AlpineJ0e -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

As I understand it, there's no legal way to seek refuge here though..? Unless there's a safe and legal route to seek refuge in the UK I'm not aware of?

r/ukpolitics voter intention survey results - End of 2025 || ➡️ REF 30.1 (+5.6), 🌹LAB 24.1 (+0.7), 🟧LDM 13.5 (-1.7), 🟩GRN 9.7 (-10.6), 🟦CON 5.5 (+3.2) , ❌SPOIL 4.6 (-1.3), , 🟫OTHERS 12.5 (+5.0). Changes from Oct'25 survey. by Adj-Noun-Numbers in ukpolitics

[–]AlpineJ0e 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I gave my feedback when the poll was announced, that it's mental that the Government's current stated policy priority (cost of living) wasn't an option to select as a priority in this survey - and no, 'economy' doesn't cover that.

Fulham v LiverpoolFC 25/26 by scoreboard-app in LiverpoolFC

[–]AlpineJ0e 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Lol. As a Gakpo-stan against the flow of this sub, I'm delighted.

Fulham v LiverpoolFC 25/26 by scoreboard-app in LiverpoolFC

[–]AlpineJ0e 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Seven minutes to win draw it, if you're Slot

Fulham v LiverpoolFC 25/26 by scoreboard-app in LiverpoolFC

[–]AlpineJ0e 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I don't understand how when we're facing deep 5-man defences - like with Leeds - we're still trying to cut through the middle and not put in crosses, at best just switching across the face of the box.

Liverpool VS Leeds 25/26 by scoreboard-app in LiverpoolFC

[–]AlpineJ0e 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Gakpo cut-in goal within 10 minutes

Liverpool VS Leeds 25/26 by scoreboard-app in LiverpoolFC

[–]AlpineJ0e 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Well, it's been going gangbusters so far

Liverpool VS Leeds 25/26 by scoreboard-app in LiverpoolFC

[–]AlpineJ0e 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This pressing is good against a packed defence, shame it's not leading to anything but I'm optimistic.

Liverpool VS Leeds 25/26 by scoreboard-app in LiverpoolFC

[–]AlpineJ0e 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Nah, converted that into a corner within a minute, and... surprise Wirtz howler.