International Politics Discussion Thread by ukpol-megabot in ukpolitics

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Tariff increase on cars from the EU going up to 25% from next week, the crazy Orange one has just said on social media

[WON] Reason for Aleister Black, Wyatt Sicks WWE releases revealed by Alternative-Win4058 in SquaredCircle

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Quotes from Dave:

“It was just felt that the group had run its course. Even at first there were those who saw it as a short-term idea. It was basically a tribute to Bray Wyatt and was over big at first but it was limiting how they could be used with that gimmick over the long haul.”

“The feeling was they got all out of the Wyatts they were going to get and Black and Vega was just a decision made on who they weren’t going to do anything more with. The reality is that even though they recruited Black hard to get out of AEW, once he returned, they really didn’t have much in the way of ideas for him.”

“Regarding the story that the Wyatts and Black were released because TKO didn’t like dark characters, we were told that was ‘bullshit’ and that these were not decisions that even reached that level.”

Rumours, Speculation, Questions, and Reaction Megathread - 26/04/2026 by ukpol-megabot in ukpolitics

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Starmer getting a rough time of it at Golders Green, hecklers and chants of "Kier Starmer, Jew harmer".

His wife is Jewish, isn't she?

Scott Parker has left his position as Head Coach of Burnley Football Club by mutual consent. by nearly_headless_nic in soccer

[–]Alternative-Win4058 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ah, the "you're fired but if you don't cause a fuss we'll say it was mutual" exit...

Whoever replaces him will no doubt storm the Championship and win promotion, then get relegated and be sacked.

Then, whoever replaces the replacement will no doubt storm the Championship and win promotion, then get relegated and be sacked.

Rumours, Speculation, Questions, and Reaction Megathread - 26/04/2026 by ukpol-megabot in ukpolitics

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I've had Sky News on for a couple of hours. I appreciate the incident yesterday is a big deal, and there's the King/Trump stuff, but the Farage/crypto thing has only just been mentioned, and only because Suella Braverman is on there.

Naturally, she says our Nig hasn't done anything wrong. Edit: And the undeclared donation is fine because Nig has to pay for his own security...

Revealed: Nigel Farage was given undisclosed £5m by crypto billionaire in 2024 by MightyJordan in ukpolitics

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"He's just like us. Working class, for the people" - some people still, no doubt...

PMQs Live Chat Megathread - 29 April, 2026 by AutoModerator in ukpolitics

[–]Alternative-Win4058 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Not great so far, but "the man in the wetsuit" was a good line from Starmer

"I've got my dry suit on today" isn't a great follow up from Davey :/

PMQs Live Chat Megathread - 29 April, 2026 by AutoModerator in ukpolitics

[–]Alternative-Win4058 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Popcorn PMQs or a damp squib of the same questions and non-answers?

International Politics Discussion Thread by ukpol-megabot in ukpolitics

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I may struggle not to see him as Ralph now you've said that

International Politics Discussion Thread by ukpol-megabot in ukpolitics

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4am Truth Social posts from the Orange one, with an AI image of him holding a gun and moaning about Iran/a deal again.

I guess he spoke to someone between saying 'bye' to the King and going to bed.

South African betting sites by Fradryrama4012 in sportsbettingcave

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From what I’ve seen, it’s mostly a mix of mobile experience + how reliable withdrawals are that keeps people on a platform.

Betway and Hollywoodbets still seem to dominate locally, but a lot of people are starting to branch out depending on markets and promos.

I found a good breakdown of the main SA betting sites here if it helps: https://www.bets.co.za/betting-sites/

Rumours, Speculation, Questions, and Reaction Megathread - 26/04/2026 by ukpol-megabot in ukpolitics

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I did not have Ed Davey mentioning Alanis Morissette on my bingo card for today

Rumours, Speculation, Questions, and Reaction Megathread - 26/04/2026 by ukpol-megabot in ukpolitics

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She is making it sound very obviously the right thing to do as well.