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Best wishes to England
July 11, 2018 34 Comments
Enjoy the game!
July 11, 2018 34 Comments
34 Comments
ian wragg July 11, 2018
Looking forward to it. C’mon England.
More good news, 2000 joined UKIP since Friday and Opinion Polls put them up from 3% to 5%.
England and St. George
ian wragg July 11, 2018
John, can you investigate why Captcha goes to Street Signs and as many as 30 frames are needed to clear,
Eh? July 11, 2018
Come off it!!! 2000 indeed!
margaret howard July 11, 2018
“More good news, 2000 joined UKIP since Friday and Opinion Polls put them up from 3% to 5%.
England and St. George”
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It’s a myth – just like St George!
jerry July 12, 2018
@Ian Wragg; “More good news, 2000 joined UKIP since Friday”
So that is another 2000 less votes to the Conservatives, meaning effectively 2000 more votes to Labour. – worst still, a Labour-LibDem-SNP grand coalition come the next general election…
Talk about the irrational hard right cutting their own noses off to spit someone else! 🙁
Mark B July 11, 2018
Sorry Mr. Redwood MP sir I will not be watching. I do not do bread and circuses.
I would rather have my own parliament than a pathetic little trophy.
Lifelogic July 11, 2018
Game?
Some people think football is a matter of life and death. I assure you, it’s much more serious than that. Bill Shankly
Lifelogic July 12, 2018
England looked the (slightly) better team and certainly had better players. I cannot help thinking some Croatian players deserved to be sent off for some of the “tackling”.
As Matt puts it today:-
‘Mrs May said it was a good outcome and it gave us most of what we wanted’
The anger in the Tory grass roots. LBC radio and Tory press, against May’s ‘Brexit means nothing’ cave in is huge. The Brexit supporters who remain in the May government, like Gove and Leadsom, look increasingly idiotic defending the indefensible. May must go and very soon indeed.
A different Simon July 12, 2018
The England football lion has roared again .
No chance of a semi from fish face May .
margaret howard July 12, 2018
The England football lion has roared again.”
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More like a whisper! No doubt May will do much better.
fedupsoutherner July 12, 2018
Leadsom and Gove are a disgrace. Leadsom as it turns out is no better than May. Both are looking after their own positions and turning their backs on Brexit and the country. As for people saying that UKIP is lying about their increase in membership, I can well believe it. It is amazing the number of people I have spoken to that have mentioned voting for UKIP especially if Farage makes a comeback.
Oliver July 11, 2018
Doubtless we can also enjoy the irony of Merkel’s remark:
” I am very happy that today we are united in freedom, the Federal Republic of Germany. Because of that we can say that we can make our independent policies and make independent decisions. “
Mythis Merkel July 11, 2018
Greece doesn’t make too many decisions for itself except not to actually exist as a nation state anymore. They beat back the Persians at that narrow pass but they didn’t know there was a further cohort of Merkels behind them.
Lifelogic July 12, 2018
Freedom to do as the unelected EU bureaucrats tell them to.
Anonymous July 11, 2018
Proud. (They lost)
A remainer on Jeremy Vine wished them ill and out at the earliest.
Multiracial England are contenders !
jerry July 12, 2018
@Anonymous; I suspect many who voted Leave also wished the England football team ill, out at the earliest – probably something to do with the hyperbolic mania that infected our dumbed down broadcast and print media with their off-the-wall, wall-to-wall, manic coverage.
They had their wish…..
Reply No, we wished them well.
jerry July 12, 2018
@JR Reply; Another referenda I missed it would seem….
Narrow Shoulders July 12, 2018
That result was not to my taste so I shall be campaigning tirelessly to have the contest re run. To re frame the argument I will rename it as a demi final not a semi
Fedupsoutherner July 11, 2018
What a disappointment. Still they can be proud of themselves. At least they didn’t turn it into a wrestling match like many of their opponents.
Ian Pennell July 11, 2018
Dear Mr Redwood
Sadly the England football team did not win- beaten by Croatia.
Theresa May has allowed the Remainers in Parliament and Michael Barnier’s firmness to intimidate her into the soft Brexit that is outlined in the Chequers Statement.
Two reasons why English folk will not be happy about life!
Turboterrier. July 11, 2018
Sadly for us the team played just like our government, Full of endeavour and energy but at the end of the day could not deliver the killer stroke to win the game. The only real difference is in the managers. The football manager was totally and utterly committed to the task. Sadly our PM and the majority of her selected cabinet fell really short of the mark and the expectations of the British people. It is a lesson for the learning. But will we ever learn?
I think not. Parliament is to far remote from the electorate no matter what party you choose to vote for. The writing is on the wall but, who is actually reading it?
A different Simon July 12, 2018
A long time ago I speculated how long it would take Alec Ferguson or Arsenne Wenger as Prime Ministers to sort out the U.K.
I think both of them could have done it in 2 years maximum .
The most difficult part would be sorting out Parliament .
For a start they could not find 11 starters out of the 650 or whatever it is these days because the bulk of them are sycophants and the sponsors flunkies .
It reminds me of God eventually agreeing to spare the place if he could find 10 righteous men there (Sodom but the same applies to the H.O.C. ) .
Of course Gareth Southgate is far too patriotic to ever be Prime Minister and fails the test of despising the fans like all our P.M’s after Thatcher have .
Peter VAN LEEUWEN July 11, 2018
Quite an entertaining game to watch, be it a brexit.
France will have a tough opponent now.
Yossarion July 11, 2018
France by Four.
Lifelogic July 12, 2018
No England would have been more of a Match for France and it would surely have been a cleaner final had England won.
Anonymous July 12, 2018
Took a tough opponent extra time to beat us.
Prigger July 11, 2018
We did well.
Half-pint July 11, 2018
Someone tell the Carbon Dioxide producers there is another date they should note. 25th December.
Smiley July 11, 2018
It’ll be even more fun on Friday when we see Mrs May and Mr Trump together with welded-on happy smiles for the cameras. 🙂
Narrow Shoulders July 12, 2018
Ultimately performed like the team that was not expected to progress to the quarter finals. That the draw opened up gave us a fantastic ride but we did not beat anyone of substance, nor did we have a midfield capable of creating chances.
We got a fantastic result from limited resources, thanks for the memories boys.
alan jutson July 12, 2018
The England football team have performed above their individual abilities in this tournament because they had a manager who was forward thinking and had a plan, and both he and the players believed in it.
The Brexit negotiations are failing, because we did not have a plan, there was no vision, we did not act as a team, few believed or even wanted it, including the manager (PM) thus an excellent chance of success was squandered before kick off.
In both cases the majority of the Country were behind both of them.
The result:
We feel proud of the football team, but disgusted with the politicians.
July 11, 2018
Looking forward to it. C’mon England.
More good news, 2000 joined UKIP since Friday and Opinion Polls put them up from 3% to 5%.
England and St. George
July 11, 2018
John, can you investigate why Captcha goes to Street Signs and as many as 30 frames are needed to clear,
July 11, 2018
Come off it!!! 2000 indeed!
July 11, 2018
“More good news, 2000 joined UKIP since Friday and Opinion Polls put them up from 3% to 5%.
England and St. George”
==
It’s a myth – just like St George!
July 12, 2018
@Ian Wragg; “More good news, 2000 joined UKIP since Friday”
So that is another 2000 less votes to the Conservatives, meaning effectively 2000 more votes to Labour. – worst still, a Labour-LibDem-SNP grand coalition come the next general election…
Talk about the irrational hard right cutting their own noses off to spit someone else! 🙁
July 11, 2018
Sorry Mr. Redwood MP sir I will not be watching. I do not do bread and circuses.
I would rather have my own parliament than a pathetic little trophy.
July 11, 2018
Game?
Some people think football is a matter of life and death. I assure you, it’s much more serious than that. Bill Shankly
July 12, 2018
England looked the (slightly) better team and certainly had better players. I cannot help thinking some Croatian players deserved to be sent off for some of the “tackling”.
As Matt puts it today:-
‘Mrs May said it was a good outcome and it gave us most of what we wanted’
The anger in the Tory grass roots. LBC radio and Tory press, against May’s ‘Brexit means nothing’ cave in is huge. The Brexit supporters who remain in the May government, like Gove and Leadsom, look increasingly idiotic defending the indefensible. May must go and very soon indeed.
July 12, 2018
The England football lion has roared again .
No chance of a semi from fish face May .
July 12, 2018
The England football lion has roared again.”
==
More like a whisper! No doubt May will do much better.
July 12, 2018
Leadsom and Gove are a disgrace. Leadsom as it turns out is no better than May. Both are looking after their own positions and turning their backs on Brexit and the country. As for people saying that UKIP is lying about their increase in membership, I can well believe it. It is amazing the number of people I have spoken to that have mentioned voting for UKIP especially if Farage makes a comeback.
July 11, 2018
Doubtless we can also enjoy the irony of Merkel’s remark:
” I am very happy that today we are united in freedom, the Federal Republic of Germany. Because of that we can say that we can make our independent policies and make independent decisions. “
July 11, 2018
Greece doesn’t make too many decisions for itself except not to actually exist as a nation state anymore. They beat back the Persians at that narrow pass but they didn’t know there was a further cohort of Merkels behind them.
July 12, 2018
Freedom to do as the unelected EU bureaucrats tell them to.
July 11, 2018
Proud. (They lost)
A remainer on Jeremy Vine wished them ill and out at the earliest.
Multiracial England are contenders !
July 12, 2018
@Anonymous; I suspect many who voted Leave also wished the England football team ill, out at the earliest – probably something to do with the hyperbolic mania that infected our dumbed down broadcast and print media with their off-the-wall, wall-to-wall, manic coverage.
They had their wish…..
Reply No, we wished them well.
July 12, 2018
@JR Reply; Another referenda I missed it would seem….
July 12, 2018
That result was not to my taste so I shall be campaigning tirelessly to have the contest re run. To re frame the argument I will rename it as a demi final not a semi
July 11, 2018
What a disappointment. Still they can be proud of themselves. At least they didn’t turn it into a wrestling match like many of their opponents.
July 11, 2018
Dear Mr Redwood
Sadly the England football team did not win- beaten by Croatia.
Theresa May has allowed the Remainers in Parliament and Michael Barnier’s firmness to intimidate her into the soft Brexit that is outlined in the Chequers Statement.
Two reasons why English folk will not be happy about life!
July 11, 2018
Sadly for us the team played just like our government, Full of endeavour and energy but at the end of the day could not deliver the killer stroke to win the game. The only real difference is in the managers. The football manager was totally and utterly committed to the task. Sadly our PM and the majority of her selected cabinet fell really short of the mark and the expectations of the British people. It is a lesson for the learning. But will we ever learn?
I think not. Parliament is to far remote from the electorate no matter what party you choose to vote for. The writing is on the wall but, who is actually reading it?
July 12, 2018
A long time ago I speculated how long it would take Alec Ferguson or Arsenne Wenger as Prime Ministers to sort out the U.K.
I think both of them could have done it in 2 years maximum .
The most difficult part would be sorting out Parliament .
For a start they could not find 11 starters out of the 650 or whatever it is these days because the bulk of them are sycophants and the sponsors flunkies .
It reminds me of God eventually agreeing to spare the place if he could find 10 righteous men there (Sodom but the same applies to the H.O.C. ) .
Of course Gareth Southgate is far too patriotic to ever be Prime Minister and fails the test of despising the fans like all our P.M’s after Thatcher have .
July 11, 2018
Quite an entertaining game to watch, be it a brexit.
France will have a tough opponent now.
July 11, 2018
France by Four.
July 12, 2018
No England would have been more of a Match for France and it would surely have been a cleaner final had England won.
July 12, 2018
Took a tough opponent extra time to beat us.
July 11, 2018
We did well.
July 11, 2018
Someone tell the Carbon Dioxide producers there is another date they should note. 25th December.
July 11, 2018
It’ll be even more fun on Friday when we see Mrs May and Mr Trump together with welded-on happy smiles for the cameras. 🙂
July 12, 2018
Ultimately performed like the team that was not expected to progress to the quarter finals. That the draw opened up gave us a fantastic ride but we did not beat anyone of substance, nor did we have a midfield capable of creating chances.
We got a fantastic result from limited resources, thanks for the memories boys.
July 12, 2018
The England football team have performed above their individual abilities in this tournament because they had a manager who was forward thinking and had a plan, and both he and the players believed in it.
The Brexit negotiations are failing, because we did not have a plan, there was no vision, we did not act as a team, few believed or even wanted it, including the manager (PM) thus an excellent chance of success was squandered before kick off.
In both cases the majority of the Country were behind both of them.
The result:
We feel proud of the football team, but disgusted with the politicians.
July 12, 2018
British democracy is imperilled as a result.
July 12, 2018
It is like Brexit. Best wishes and aspirations are not enough.
July 12, 2018
Mrs. May said she would fly the England flag over Downing street. Did she have the red cross taken off it for the EU?