Bibliogryphon

Come on Wales?

I am not a football expert but when they finished second in the group and the luck of the draw got us Iceland I thought maybe that was quite cunning. There are only 300,000 of them, how can the manage to field 12 decent players. What is wrong with us? Its not over yet though......

The problem with the Remain campaign (with hindsight) was that they relied too much on what the experts say might happen if we leave. To which the Leave campaign could say "you don't KNOW that you are just saying these things to deny the poor working man his democratic say, what they should have done was focus on what the EU does in terms of farming, safety of goods, free trade, working rights, standardisation, the environment, regeneration of deprived areas, cultural exchange, opportunities to work in other member states, EHIC, collective actions on sanctions, justice, security etc. This would then have got some people perhaps off the Leave narrative that was fed through the Sun and Mail of them, coming here taking our jobs oh and next week the entire population of Turkey are going to move into the street next door to your Nan and they will launch a terrorist attack on your local Pizza Hut. There is a reason I am not in politics.

This week celebs who are near death include Loretta Lynn, Burt Reynolds, Aretha Franklin and the astonishing news that Drew Barrymore is fat, so fat they are describing her weight as deadly(but they probably only means if she sits on you).

We seriously need another death folks firstly to stop people talking about the referendum result but also we have not fallen behind 2015 and a close to falling behind 2003 & 2013. Any suggestions?

Not looking too bad for a bloke 75, especially since he talked about the toll on his health of the recent investigation I think you misheard him. He was probably talking about the toll on his wealth.

Rover don't take Kettering as any sort of barometer. MP is rabidly Eurosceptic there is a little triumverate in Kettering, Corby & Wellingborough. The result here was 61:39. In Corby 64:36.

My very outside bet is on David Davis. Almost made PM ahead of Cameron, well respected, articulate and a Brexiter, something May wasn't and isn't. Isn't he seen as a bit of a grand standing maverick after his principled resignation to fight a by-election on his own? Some people are talking about Dominic Rahb That he may be, not a terrible thing in the light of the wishy washy shit Politicians we have out there at the moment. He might struggle to get through the knockout rounds which are voted for by MPs. Might have missed his chance.

My very outside bet is on David Davis. Almost made PM ahead of Cameron, well respected, articulate and a Brexiter, something May wasn't and isn't. Isn't he seen as a bit of a grand standing maverick after his principled resignation to fight a by-election on his own? Some people are talking about Dominic Rahb

New Tory leader by 2nd September. It is really strange thinking that the prospect of Theresa May as Prime Minister has gone from a bad to a good thing.

To be fair general elections and local council elections have never been truly democratic so an actually democratic vote is a shock to the system for many. There is an Isaac Asimov short story where the democratic system has evolved so that one person goes into a booth with a computer and asks him lots of questions and then decides who should be running the country. Probably an early idea on his way to Psychohistory but at the GE I did one of those policy questionaires and found that I was voting closest to my policy beliefs. Isn't it the electorates duty to educate themselves enough to make an informed decision. That may well be the case in principle. But on the subject of Europe, where was this information? I had a damn good look around, all I found was an interminable supply of polemic from each side. Practically zero in the way of unbiased facts. http://europa.eu/index_en.htm

Lib Dems are gearing up for a General Election which they will campaign on the platform of rejoining (not leaving) the EU. This could be interesting because they could essentially become the opposite of UKIP a single issue pro-European party. Like UKIP it may gain them some friends in particular constituencies. If Corbyn goes this might be more significant.

Not too sure about a PM who would never say Goodbye wasn't that the problem with Thatcher and Blair?

To be fair general elections and local council elections have never been truly democratic so an actually democratic vote is a shock to the system for many. There is an Isaac Asimov short story where the democratic system has evolved so that one person goes into a booth with a computer and asks him lots of questions and then decides who should be running the country. Probably an early idea on his way to Psychohistory but at the GE I did one of those policy questionaires and found that I was voting closest to my policy beliefs. Isn't it the electorates duty to educate themselves enough to make an informed decision.

I will be interested to see if Wales can beat Belgium. But when I say interested it means I will look at the result not watch the match.

And in 2016, people expect Boris to be a shoe-in. Instead we'll get Ian Duncan-Smith. I so hope this daft joke doesn't become unexpectedly true. I doubt he will put himself through that again but Liam Fox has been mentioned and then there is Priti Patel, Andrea Leadsom and Sajid Javid to consider. Keep an eye on the also rans.I think the centrists should put someone up for balance.

No-one picked Patrick Mayhew then.

Boris as leader is by no means a certainty. When William Hague resigned straight after the 2001 election everyone thought Michael Portillo was a shoe-in. Instead we got Ian Duncan-Smith

I think Prince Phillip should do his civic duty and die this weekend just to give the media something else to write about.

Didn't realise he was only 44. Looked way older than that.

Don't forget London. London can f**k off. Many of the Big cities Manchester, Newcastle, Cardiff, Liverpool and Leicester all voted for Remain. In Leeds it was about 50:50.

Northern Ireland joining Ireland is an excellent thing why are you speaking about it negatively. Not sure you'll be saying the went the Ulster loyalists suddenly find their arsenals.they are on the wrong side of History. I am on the right side and with that Ireland must unite. I think that a United Ireland would be preferable to going back having Check points along the border but there is a significant part of the population of Northern Ireland who feel that Uniting with the Republic might place them in danger or at least lose their cultural heritage as part of Britain. Does anyone else think that Canadian's and Australian's might be considering now would be a good time to dust off their republican arguments?

It is win-win for them.If they keep Corbyn the centre left Voters will go to them but if they ditch Corbyn those activists who rejoined the Labour party to elect Corbyn will need some where else to go. It could be the Greens but Tim Farron is not tainted by coalition so he could pick some up. The other problem is for Labour how do they get rid of Corbyn. Labour MPs could keep his name off the ballot paper but Labour Members would not forgive this. If his name is on the ballot paper he wins and turns the tables on the plotters.

Northern Ireland joining Ireland is an excellent thing why are you speaking about it negatively. He didn't he stated it as a possibility. The negative is that the Union is destroyed, it might be a great opportunity for Ireland. Tell you what get a Ouija board and ask the Ghost of Ian Paisley.

08:04 from STP? I actually have to catch the 6.06 East Midlands Train from Kettering.