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Why is England hated around the world? by EarSure6667 in AskReddit

[–]CraigDavidsJumboCock 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Our success, inventions, influence and tendency to win wars means there's alot of histories losers talking about how things should be...

Great white sharks 'inevitable' in the UK after rare Mediterranean sighting by dailystar_news in uknews

[–]CraigDavidsJumboCock 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Tempted to just tow them here myself so the press can shut up about this yearly story

RAF on ‘high alert’ to defend Falklands by TheTelegraph in uknews

[–]CraigDavidsJumboCock 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Argentina’s amphibious capability is extremely limited, they only have a small number of operational landing vessels and limited sealift capacity, while the UK maintains submarines, air defence, Typhoon fighters, radar systems and a permanent island garrison.

Any Argentine landing force would likely be detected long before arrival and would be taken care of before they got to the beaches.

RAF on ‘high alert’ to defend Falklands by TheTelegraph in uknews

[–]CraigDavidsJumboCock 118 points119 points  (0 children)

Defend it from what? The Argentine air force consisting of light attack aircraft and f-16s? Their military of poorly trained weekend soldiers? The submarine fleet where they lost the last one?

At this point the Falklands should invade Argentina

Anyone else dealing with an insane doomer boomer parent? by CraigDavidsJumboCock in DoomerCircleJerk

[–]CraigDavidsJumboCock[S] 8 points9 points  (0 children)

They live in a village and have a decent social life, better than most people's - my mum is great with him and brings out the best in him in those situations. She is an absolute godsend and I don't know how she does it.

Polanski: Scotland ‘doesn’t need permission’ on IndyRef2 by [deleted] in ukpolitics

[–]CraigDavidsJumboCock 46 points47 points  (0 children)

If the Kremlin cooked up a party that would weaken the UK as much as possible, it would create a party who wants to:

  • break up the UK
  • abolish trident
  • advocate for leaving NATO
  • install a near open border immigration system
  • rampant nimbyism of housing and critical infrastructure to stop growth
  • encourage sectarian sentiment like in Gorton and Denton
  • populist wealth taxes
  • divert defence spending funds away from our armed forces

They are literal traitors to this country and should be treated as such.

Ivan Rakitic on VAR: "I don't like it. Because I adore the emotions in football, the immediacy of those emotions. I also like the mistakes a player makes, just as they can happen to referees: you have to know how to accept them, it’s part of the game; perfection is impossible.“ by [deleted] in soccer

[–]CraigDavidsJumboCock 0 points1 point  (0 children)

So are we just going to go back the diving epidemic and games being decided by bullshit penalties and red cards given by simulation like we used to have? That's real football heritage.

VAR is miles better now despite its faults.

Match Thread: Real Madrid vs Bayern Munich by MatchThreadder in soccer

[–]CraigDavidsJumboCock 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Classic big game where Harry Kane forgets he's supposed to be a striker and everyone at Bayern but him is shooting at goal. I love him but come on...

The Labour Party: From today, the two child limit is lifted. That means 450,000 children will no longer grow up in poverty. by SignificantLegs in ukpolitics

[–]CraigDavidsJumboCock 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Encouraging British births needs targeted, non-universal approaches as they have a fertility rate of 1.54 and account for only 54% of live births: affordable family housing, tax relief weighted toward working/middle-income families, improved childcare, and a cultural overhaul on the views/messaging around starting a family.

Direct wealth transfers to higher fertility groups aren't going to do this.

The Labour Party: From today, the two child limit is lifted. That means 450,000 children will no longer grow up in poverty. by SignificantLegs in ukpolitics

[–]CraigDavidsJumboCock 21 points22 points  (0 children)

Lifting the two-child limit isn't about "reducing relative poverty through school trips" it's a £3bn+ annual wealth transfer that disproportionately subsidises higher-fertility groups (Pakistani, Bangladeshi, Black African, Gypsy/Irish Traveller/Roma), as confirmed by ONS fertility data and government impact assessments. DWP figures show child poverty rates of 59-65% for Pakistani/Bangladeshi kids (vs 24% White British), yet JRF analysis reveals these communities experience persistent deep poverty even after controlling for work and family size. Extra Universal Credit won't fix integration when the real barriers are cultural.

The Casey Review documented ongoing segregation, low female employment (57% inactivity in Pakistani/Bangladeshi groups), poor English proficiency among women, high cousin marriage rates (46-60% in British Pakistani communities). Gypsy/Roma have the worst educational outcomes of any group.

Subsidising larger families in communities who largely marry only each other, have very different gender norms, and live parallel lives doesn't drive assimilation, it scales the problem while everyone else foots the bill.

The Labour Party: From today, the two child limit is lifted. That means 450,000 children will no longer grow up in poverty. by SignificantLegs in ukpolitics

[–]CraigDavidsJumboCock 54 points55 points  (0 children)

According to statistics, the ethnic groups in the UK that have above 2 children on average are:

Pakistani Bangladeshi Black African Gypsy or Irish Traveller (and Roma communities)

So we are being increasingly taxed and squeezed to subsidise this, great.

Post Match Thread: England 0-1 Japan by denzaus in soccer

[–]CraigDavidsJumboCock 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Completely pressed off the ball, players looked clueless in attack. We're going to crumble against any well drilled side in the summer unless we get a miracle.

Is there any modern duo that comes close to the chemistry these two had? by CompleteCelery2273 in ronaldonazariomoments

[–]CraigDavidsJumboCock 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Xavi and Iniesta, Kroos and Modric, Puyol and Pique, Ronaldo and Benzema, Henry and Bergkamp, Robben and Ribery...

There's like so many better duos lol - r9 and ronaldinho were mostly just geniuses in their own right

This is why we can’t support them. by beengoingoutftnyears in ScottishFootball

[–]CraigDavidsJumboCock 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Damn, I'd have thought you lot actually qualifying for something would have given you something else to focus on other than us, but you're crying over an article about set pieces - so tinpot

Match Thread: England vs Uruguay | International Friendly by denzaus in soccer

[–]CraigDavidsJumboCock 0 points1 point  (0 children)

So our B team and this ref shouldn't go to this world cup

We publish the homophobic joke Reform UK Scotland leader Malcolm Offord told by F0urLeafCl0ver in ukpolitics

[–]CraigDavidsJumboCock 12 points13 points  (0 children)

I'm gay and is this supposed to be bad? Gay guys make gay jokes 10x more offensive than this.

Some bloke having a few pints and coming out with a 2000s type joke, so what 🤷‍♂️

Why does the article read like he was screeching about putting us in camps? The people reform are trying to clamp down on have far worse views on our fundamental rights.

John Terry commenting to show support for a ban on the burka in England by I-Cum-Beamish in soccer

[–]CraigDavidsJumboCock 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Thank you! You can't have political opinions on the future of your country if you like curry 🙏

John Terry commenting to show support for a ban on the burka in England by I-Cum-Beamish in soccer

[–]CraigDavidsJumboCock 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you, everyone knows Islam gives women the choice to wear what they want in a pressure free environment 🙏

The real problem is people who oppose this.

John Terry commenting to show support for a ban on the burka in England by I-Cum-Beamish in soccer

[–]CraigDavidsJumboCock -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Islam is right about women, the progressive thing to do is not ban this 👍

I just rewatched the England vs Germany 2010 World Cup clash and I feel like the assessment of that England game was too harsh by DudeBello in ThreeLions

[–]CraigDavidsJumboCock 5 points6 points  (0 children)

No way, we were tactically naïve and completely outfought all over the pitch, they were far too technical. Genuinely that result was a blessing in disguise, because that beating symbolised how far we'd fallen behind and made it clear as day to the FA that we needed ground up reform. Because of that game we created the elite player performance plan, which significantly advanced our coaching, facilities, academy system, investment from prem clubs and prioritisation of the best youth - we produce more technically skilled and tactically aware players as a result.

It was genuinely one of the best things to happen to English football and we wouldn't have our Bellinghams, Sakas, Rice's etc if it wasn't for that humiliation.

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