Off Topic The Politics Thread

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rangercol said:
Mmm.....much sarcasm.
No one was forced to watch.
Not another Country on earth can do pomp and ceremony like us. A fantastic spectacle.
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True. I was having a stroll in town the other week and hadn't realised it was Changing of the Guard. No matter how you look at it it is pretty impressive.
 
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Popped inside where it was on in between drinks. Looked like a lot of bollocks to me. Sort of sport for people who don’t like sport á la Wimbledon.

Philip is clearly being kept alive artificially with a device not available to us serfs.
 
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Goldhawk-Road said:
"Les Ferdinand says Steve McClaren’s ability to develop players was the main reason for him being appointed by Queens Park Rangers.

The former England boss has taken over as manager from Ian Holloway, who was sacked by the west London club last week.

McClaren is well respected as a coach and Rangers are keen for him to work with the youngsters at Loftus Road, some of whom impressed last season.

“He has a fantastic reputation in the game for coaching and developing players,” director of football Ferdinand told the club’s website.

“When you look at the average age of our squad, and the exciting young talent starting to emerge, he is the perfect fit for us.

“We want Steve to use his expertise and experience to help our players grow.

“We are delighted with this appointment and, speaking with Steve, I know how excited he is to be here and how determined he is to be a success.”

McClaren, whose last managerial job was at Derby County, has signed a two-year contract with the R’s.

He has also managed Middlesbrough, Newcastle, Nottingham Forest, FC Twente and Wolfsburg, having
initially made his name as Sir Alex Ferguson’s assistant at Manchester United."
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Congratulations Goldie. This post wins the very special award of Goldie best ever political post.
 
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rangercol said:
Such cynicism.
Thankfully the thousands who lined the streets and nearly 2 billion who watched worldwide have what you clearly lack......
A sense of occasion and history.
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I have no doubt they’re both fabulously lovely people. If people wish to fawn over them they’re very welcome to. Just not my thing.

Hope you enjoyed waving a little flag. Do you go jam then cream or cream then jam for your scone?
 
West WindsR said:
I have no doubt they’re both fabulously lovely people. If people wish to fawn over them they’re very welcome to. Just not my thing.

Hope you enjoyed waving a little flag. Do you go jam then cream or cream then jam for your scone?
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Point spectacularly missed.
 
West WindsR said:
I’m aware of the occasion and the history. Just don’t feel the need to fawn over James Hewitt’s son bagging the bird from Suits. Hope they have a lovely day and there are enough cucumber sandwiches to go around.
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I’ll settle for the resemblance Harry has to Prince Philip when a young man, WWR. I agree he does also look like Hewitt, but cannot believe the Royal Family could’ve kept that secret for 30 years. They’d have quietly DNA tested him years ago and I guess were satisfied. Had his heritage been from outside of the Family I can’t see why they’d have chosen ‘bury it’ over coming clean. At the time it would’ve been a great opportunity to further discredit Diana when it was all falling apart so spectacularly anyway.

Anyway, he comes across as a top bloke who’s carved out a decent niche for himself in his championing of disabled former servicemen etc. I wish him and his new bride well.
 
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Uber_Hoop said:
I’ll settle for the resemblance Harry has to Prince Philip when a young man, WWR. I agree he does also look like Hewitt, but cannot believe the Royal Family could’ve kept that secret for 30 years. They’d have quietly DNA tested him years ago and I guess were satisfied. Had his heritage been from outside of the Family I can’t see why they’d have chosen ‘bury it’ over coming clean. At the time it would’ve been a great opportunity to further discredit Diana when it was all falling apart so spectacularly anyway.

Anyway, he comes across as a top bloke who’s carved out a decent niche for himself in his championing of disabled former servicemen etc. I wish him and his new bride well.
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Yes he seems to be a great bloke. Hope they knock out some Wes Brown babies, Wills dies before Charles and Harry takes the throne.
 
Uber_Hoop said:
I’ll settle for the resemblance Harry has to Prince Philip when a young man, WWR. I agree he does also look like Hewitt, but cannot believe the Royal Family could’ve kept that secret for 30 years. They’d have quietly DNA tested him years ago and I guess were satisfied. Had his heritage been from outside of the Family I can’t see why they’d have chosen ‘bury it’ over coming clean. At the time it would’ve been a great opportunity to further discredit Diana when it was all falling apart so spectacularly anyway.

Anyway, he comes across as a top bloke who’s carved out a decent niche for himself in his championing of disabled former servicemen etc. I wish him and his new bride well.
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Likewise, they are a likeable couple. It has also just struck me that this may be the last ‘big’ royal wedding of my lifetime.

Col, I didn’t think there was anything anti the occasion on here, at least not when your original post went up. Just a little light mockery of the US preacher, who had nothing to do with British pageantry. Windsor, and the Long Walk in particular, looked spectacular today. The only thing which has irritated me over the last few days is the sheer number of BBC ‘journalists’ and presenters involved, adding nothing.
 
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