UK Politics IV: Disraeli Gears

[Souseiseki]

Only three pages to go.

Which is precisely why I'm currently lurking on the margins of the thread.

what did you think of the rotating title idea incidentally

[Wolfmanne2]

What is the best county in England?

Technically not one, but shameless plug for Greater London.

[The Archregimancy]

Which is precisely why I'm currently lurking on the margins of the thread.

what did you think of the rotating title idea incidentally

Could you remind me? I honestly don't remember seeing it.

I've been having a difficult couple of weeks health-wise, so I haven't always been around as much as I usually might be.

[Rufford]

Only three pages to go.

Oh the gay blood ban finally got lifted today in NI. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-37235281

Well, yesterday really.

Its probably gonna go to the next one at like 3am and everyone will have buggered of and it'll just be two twats arguing.

[Questers]

What is the best county in England?

Technically not one, but shameless plug for Greater London.

As you said, Greater London is not a county.

Yorkshire is obviously the best county in England, however. In fact, it's the best county in Britain. This isn't controversial.

[Souseiseki]

what did you think of the rotating title idea incidentally

Could you remind me? I honestly don't remember seeing it.

I've been having a difficult couple of weeks health-wise, so I haven't always been around as much as I usually might be.

this

incidentally i believe the best possible option for the title for the thread is a rotating title based on whatever shit is going on


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yeah we've noticed, it sucks not having you around as much

[Wolfmanne2]

What is the best county in England?

Technically not one, but shameless plug for Greater London.

As you said, Greater London is not a county.

Yorkshire is obviously the best county in England, however. In fact, it's the best county in Britain. This isn't controversial.

Well, if London isn't allowed, then I'll gun for the county that my borough used to be part of: Kent. The Garden of England.

[Rufford]

What is the best county in England?

Technically not one, but shameless plug for Greater London.

Gods Own hands down. Its easily the best county in England.

[The Nihilistic view]

Only three pages to go.

Which is precisely why I'm currently lurking on the margins of the thread.

ARCH IS A GURKIN!!!

[Ifreann]

What is the best county in England?

Technically not one, but shameless plug for Greater London.

As you said, Greater London is not a county.

Yorkshire is obviously the best county in England, however. In fact, it's the best county in Britain. This isn't controversial.

I'm given to understand that God is from Yorkshire, which some might consider a positive.

[Wolfmanne2]

To be honest, Yorkshire is a bit mid-tier in terms of counties, above Powys but below Essex, from an UK-wide perspective.

[The Nihilistic view]

As you said, Greater London is not a county.

Yorkshire is obviously the best county in England, however. In fact, it's the best county in Britain. This isn't controversial.

I'm given to understand that God is from Yorkshire, which some might consider a positive.

So why did the Lancastrians win the War of the Roses?

[Questers]

I'm given to understand that God is from Yorkshire, which some might consider a positive.

So why did the Lancastrians win the War of the Roses?

God sent his own son to Earth and then had him killed.

It hardly follows ordinary logic.

[Rufford]

As you said, Greater London is not a county.

Yorkshire is obviously the best county in England, however. In fact, it's the best county in Britain. This isn't controversial.

I'm given to understand that God is from Yorkshire, which some might consider a positive.

I'm not from Yorkshire and have actually played youth cricket for Lancashire. But, Yorkshire has got to be in the top five most beautiful non human entities in the world.

[Ifreann]

I'm given to understand that God is from Yorkshire, which some might consider a positive.

So why did the Lancastrians win the War of the Roses?

Because the War of the Roses was written by George RR Martin.

[The Archregimancy]

incidentally i believe the best possible option for the title for the thread is a rotating title based on whatever shit is going on

I think that might prove to be impractical; nice idea, but difficult to maintain.

yeah we've noticed, it sucks not having you around as much

I don't quite know what to say; that's almost... affectionate.

Are you feeling quite yourself?

[Eastfield Lodge]

HMS Vanguard's main problems are A) his mistaken assumption that he's some latterday exponent of coruscating Swiftian satire; B) his total contempt for anyone who isn't HMS Vanguard; C) his tendency to play the (wo)man rather than the ball.

I really wouldn't waste too much time holding him up as an exemplar of anything in particular; if he can't bring himself to reform his behaviour, he'll likely be DEAT before the year is out. At which point he'll no doubt predictably rail against the standard of moderation on the site (see point B, above); but then he did that with his previous main account as well.

And I really wouldn't recommend provoking fights between anyone; not even as a joke.

I love your style of moderation, Arch.

Fix'd for you.

What is the best county in England?

Technically not one, but shameless plug for Greater London.

Gods Own hands down. Its easily the best county in England.

Nah, Northumberland rules. I would have said Tyne and Wear, but Wear sort of brings it down...

[The Nihilistic view]

Well my Mum's family are from Lancashire, my Dad's are from Yorkshire and Hampshire.

Which side am I on?

[Questers]

Yorkshire is many many many many times better than Kent, and several hundred times better than Essex, which is by far the worst county in the country. It's full of southern parvenus who drink designer cider.

Yorkshire is the geographically largest county and the most populous. It has a distinct identity and culture, a wide variety of life—urban and rural—with big industrial cities like Sheffield and older, smaller non-industrial cities like York, financial cities like Leeds, and ports like Hull. It has an international airport and several major train hub stations.

It has real English beer (unlike Kent) and real English food (unlike anywhere in the South), real English people (unlike London), real English towns and cities (unlike Buckinghamshire). It doesn't have any scallies (like Manchester), any rubbish accents (like Birmingham) and any surfers (like Cornwall).

It also has a tea brand named after it, its own county-based internet service provider, its own regiment (which many counties no longer have [it also has several]), a huge proportion of the country's successful olympic athletes, some famous football teams, and much, much more.

[Rufford]

I love your style of moderation, Arch.

Fix'd for you.

Gods Own hands down. Its easily the best county in England.

Nah, Northumberland rules. I would have said Tyne and Wear, but Wear sort of brings it down...

Blatant NUFC bias. Tyne and Wear is not a proper county either.

[The Archregimancy]

To be honest, Yorkshire is a bit mid-tier in terms of counties, above Powys but below Essex, from an UK-wide perspective.

I've always had a soft spot for Clackmannanshire.

But for really obscure yet fascinating historical British counties, I offer the now unfortunately abolished Cromartyshire, which was merged into Ross and Cromarty in 1890. It was an eccentric collection of c.21 (counts vary) unconnected exclaves scattered around the northern Highlands.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cromartyshire

[Questers]

All of the north is Quite Good though.

I feel sorry for places like the potteries though. I imagine they used to be good.

[The Nihilistic view]

Yorkshire is many many many many times better than Kent, and several hundred times better than Essex, which is by far the worst county in the country. It's full of southern parvenus who drink designer cider.

Yorkshire is the geographically largest county and the most populous. It has a distinct identity and culture, a wide variety of life—urban and rural—with big industrial cities like Sheffield and older, smaller non-industrial cities like York, financial cities like Leeds, and ports like Hull. It has an international airport and several major train hub stations.

It has real English beer (unlike Kent) and real English food (unlike anywhere in the South), real English people (unlike London), real English towns and cities (unlike Buckinghamshire). It doesn't have any scallies (like Manchester), any rubbish accents (like Birmingham) and any surfers (like Cornwall).

It also has a tea brand named after it, its own county-based internet service provider, its own regiment (which many counties no longer have [it also has several]), a huge proportion of the country's successful olympic athletes, some famous football teams, and much, much more.

Essex would be in my bottom 5 for sure. Kent is ok.

[Eastfield Lodge]

Fix'd for you.
Nah, Northumberland rules. I would have said Tyne and Wear, but Wear sort of brings it down...

Blatant NUFC bias. Tyne and Wear is not a proper county either.

Being a ceremonial county is enough!

[Rufford]

All of the north is Quite Good though.

I feel sorry for places like the potteries though. I imagine they used to be good.

Apart from Southampton, the south is a shit hole. I like a couple of counties in the midlands though.