vidcapper

East Germany, USSR, North Korea, Venezuela...

An economy which doesn't have an uneven distribution of wealth is not the utopia you believe it to be. If you people with wealth 'til their pips squeak' they will simply take their money & leave the country - and if you overpay the less talented, they will become lazy, knowing their income stream is guaranteed. Granted, that is an extreme example, but everyone suffers by too much gov't control in the markets nonetheless.

Are they in control of the EU's spending? :rolleyes:

News flash- Obama left the White House 3 years ago! :lol:

Well the economy is apparently doing ok...

EU accused of seeking to cut funds for poor in post-Brexit cost savings https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/dec/...it-cost-savings ***************************** Their true nature showing through? :unsure:

Conflict of interest? Tony Blair 'was bidding for contracts with the EU for his 'institute for global change' as he campaigned against Brexit' https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-78...nst-Brexit.html

Not here perhaps, but IMO it does need discussing, because ATM it feels like the definition has become absurdly wide - basically including anyone who questions the 'progressive/PC' agenda. :unsure:

But we've seen for the last few years how coalitions tend to prevent, rather than enable, radical change - as compromises have to be constantly made to satisfy coalition partners. Not to mention what can happen to a party's support when they have to compromise on their manifestos (e.g. LD's 2010-2015].

~107k

I got it elsewhere due to the £10 minimum for free delivery on Amazon (I absolutely refuse to sign up for Amazon Prime!)

The weird thing is, the late voters still didn't reflect the actual result. :wacko:

Just ordered my copy of 2020 - the 17th year in a row that I've bought a Kylie Calendar. :cheer:

:huh: 1. They are not elected under the banner of the far-right, and they surely never could be under FPTP 2. And look what good that does them - it makes their host party unelectable e.g. Militant Tendency ; Momentum. 3a. The electorate didn't think so 3b. You have a very low opinion of the electorate if you think they can't see though media bias and make up their own minds

42k, 3029k, No info That's roughly the figure I used.

I haven't followed football for a number of years - WTF did Bournmouth get in the Premier League? :o

We don't go by European standards here - we've never been close to electing a far-right politician at national level, and only one or two Communist MPs, many decades ago. For all FPTP's faults, it does at least prevent extremists from getting a foothold. How about the electorate realizing it?

You said there'd be a youthquake in the GE too, don't forget...

BTW, have people actually added votes to this threads poll *after* the election - the numbers look different? :unsure:

Did you notice it said they joined *after* the election? Never mind that the £3 Labour members were mostly hard-left... :mellow:

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2019/d...e-joined-tories Britain First says 5,000 of its members have joined Tories

The sales thread hasn't been posted yet...

V3 : YTD Sales : Please read these guidelines before you request sales estimates, it makes my task a lot easier. 1. Be specific - please name the artist and title for each entry you'd like an estimate for. 2. I log sales for all albums that have charted this year, but only update those that have sold enough to reach my 200 position tracking range 3. If an album isn't in the current Top 100, I won't be able to update its sales until Tues. Also, please don't ask about ex-T100 albums too often - once a month at most) 4. Remember to check the thread before requesting estimates - they may already have been answered. Also, no more than half-a-dozen requests at a time, thanks. 5. Please note my figures are combined sales & streams, and since I have no way of separating them, I cannot provide a split. 6. While I am no longer estimating singles sales, I can provide YTD singles positions from C+, and I am still maintaining my sales archive based on published figures (PM me if you want to see it) Thank you. Albums Pos - LW - YTD - Total - Artist - Title - New - Hst 1 - 1 - 640,800 - 640,800 - Lewis Capaldi - Divinely Uninspired To A Hellish Extent - 30/05/19 - 1 2 - 2 - 568,200 - 568,200 - Ed Sheeran - No 6 Collaborations Project - 25/07/19 - 1 3 - 3 - 523,800 - 2,152,800 - Motion Picture Cast Recording - Greatest Showman - 04/01/18 - 1 4 - 4 - 369,600 - 369,600 - Billie Eilish - When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go? - 11/04/19 - 1 5 - 6 - 332,200 - 1,023,600 - George Ezra - Staying At Tamara's - 05/04/18 - 2 6 - 5 - 331,200 - 541,600 - Queen - Bohemian Rhapsody (OST) - 02/11/18 - 3 7 - 7 - 293,400 - 293,400 - Ariana Grande - Thank U, Next - 21/02/19 - 1 8 - 8 - 269,600 - 269,600 - Tom Walker - What A Time To Be Alive - 14/03/19 - 1 9 - 9 - 242,200 - 513,800 - Cast Recording ft Lady Gaga - A Star Is Born - 18/10/18 - 3 10 - 14 - 236,400 - 236,400 - Rod Stewart - You're In My Heart - 05/12/19 - 1 11 - 10 - 236,400 - 3,449,800 - Ed Sheeran - ÷ - 16/03/17 - 6 12 - 12 - 225,800 - 225,800 - Robbie Williams - The Christmas Present - 05/12/19 - 1 13 - 11 - 201,800 - 324,000 - Fleetwood Mac - 50 Years: Don't Stop - 29/11/18 - 5 14 - 19 - 195,600 - 195,600 - Coldplay - Everyday Life - 05/12/19 - 1 15 - 15 - 195,600 - 486,800 - Elton John - Diamonds - 23/11/17 - 6 16 - 13 - 193,200 - 398,000 - Jess Glynne - Always In Between - 25/10/18 - 5 17 - 16 - 188,200 - 2,246,400 - Queen - Greatest Hits I, II & III (Platinum Coll.) - 25/11/00 - 8 18 - 17 - 184,600 - 263,400 - Billie Eilish - Don't Smile At Me - 19/07/18 - 12 19 - 18 - 177,400 - 564,200 - Dua Lipa - Dua Lipa - 15/06/17 - 9 20 - 20 - 175,600 - 175,600 - Post Malone - Hollywood's Bleeding - 19/09/19 - 1 21 - 25 - 170,600 - 170,600 - Michael Ball & Alfie Boe - Back Together - 21/11/19 - 2 22 - 21 - 167,200 - 167,200 - Dave - Psychodrama - 21/03/19 - 1 23 - 22 - 160,000 - 160,000 - Pink - Hurts 2B Human - 09/05/19 - 1 24 - 23 - 154,200 - 154,200 - Taylor Swift - Lover - 05/09/19 - 1 25 - 24 - 151,000 - 432,600 - Post Malone - Beerbongs & Bentleys - 10/05/18 - 13 26 - 27 - 142,800 - 142,800 - Liam Gallagher - Why Me? Why Not. - 03/10/19 - 1 27 - 26 - 141,600 - 441,600 - Drake - Scorpion - 12/07/18 - 16 28 - 28 - 139,200 - 139,200 - Jack Savoretti - Singing To Strangers - 28/03/19 - 1 29 - 31 - 131,200 - 131,200 - Westlife - Spectrum - 28/11/19 - 1 30 - 29 - 131,200 - 1,700,600 - Fleetwood Mac - Rumours - 26/02/77 - 17 31 - 30 - 122,800 - 2,297,200 - Eminem - Curtain Call - Greatest Hits - 10/12/05 - 27 32 - 32 - 122,600 - 4,909,400 - Abba - Gold - Greatest Hits - 03/10/92 - 27 33 - 57 - 120,000 - 3,027,800 - Michael Bublé - Christmas - 05/11/11 - 2 34 - 35 - 120,000 - 120,200 - Jax Jones - Snacks - 17/01/19 - 9 35 - 34 - 119,800 - 119,800 - Bruce Springsteen - Western Stars - 27/06/19 - 1 36 - 33 - 119,600 - 169,000 - Clean Bandit - What Is Love? - 13/12/18 - 9 37 - 36 - 119,400 - 1,124,800 - Oasis - Time Flies : 1994-2009 - 26/06/10 - 25 38 - 38 - 119,200 - 2,395,800 - Beatles - Abbey Road - 04/10/69 - 1 39 - 37 - 117,200 - 490,600 - Motion Picture Cast Recording - Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again - 26/07/18 - 7 40 - 40 - 114,400 - 114,400 - Sam Fender - Hypersonic Missiles - 26/09/19 - 1 41 - 39 - 112,800 - 3,530,000 - Ed Sheeran - X - 05/07/14 - 18 42 - 41 - 108,400 - 108,400 - AJ Tracey - AJ Tracey - 21/02/19 - 3 43 - 44 - 106,400 - 476,400 - David Bowie - Legacy - 24/11/16 - 27 44 - 42 - 106,400 - 337,800 - Take That - Odyssey - 06/12/18 - 3 45 - 43 - 105,400 - 163,400 - Rita Ora - Phoenix - 06/12/18 - 16 46 - 46 - 103,800 - 149,600 - Gerry Cinnamon - Erratic Cinematic - 12/07/18 - 17 47 - 45 - 102,600 - 697,200 - Killers - Direct Hits - 23/11/13 - 5 48 - 47 - 101,200 - 2,577,600 - Bob Marley - Legend - 19/05/84 - 22 49 - 49 - 101,200 - 3,518,600 - Beatles - 1 - 25/11/00 - 21 50 - 48 - 100,800 - 294,000 - Ariana Grande - Sweetener - 30/08/18 - 16 51 - 51 - 100,200 - 100,200 - Kylie Minogue - Step Back In Time: The Definitve Collection - 11/07/19 - 1 52 - 50 - 98,000 - 255,200 - Olly Murs - You Know I Know - 22/11/18 - 10 53 - 52 - 97,400 - 4,586,600 - Oasis - (What's The Story) Morning Glory? - 14/10/95 - 41 54 - 53 - 96,000 - 168,000 - 1975 - A Brief Inquiry Into Online Relationships - 13/12/18 - 10 55 - 54 - 93,600 - 240,200 - Xxxtentacion - ? - 29/03/18 - 31 56 - 55 - 91,000 - 2,731,200 - Michael Jackson - Number Ones - 29/11/03 - 28 57 - 56 - 90,200 - 256,600 - Little Mix - LM5 - 06/12/18 - 19 58 - 115 - 88,200 - 88,200 - Stormzy - Heavy Is The Head - 26/12/19 - 2 59 - 59 - 88,200 - 1,213,800 - George Michael - Twenty Five - 25/11/06 - 44 60 - 62 - 86,600 - 1,246,200 - Arctic Monkeys - AM - 21/09/13 - 55 61 - 58 - 86,200 - 336,000 - Post Malone - Stoney - 22/12/16 - 26 62 - 60 - 85,800 - 250,600 - Anne-Marie - Speak Your Mind - 10/05/18 - 27 63 - 61 - 85,600 - 85,600 - Khalid - Free Spirit - 18/04/19 - 2 64 - 63 - 85,600 - 1,232,000 - Jess Glynne - I Cry When I Laugh - 03/09/15 - 36 65 - 65 - 84,800 - 2,593,000 - Sam Smith - In The Lonely Hour - 07/06/14 - 51 66 - 64 - 84,600 - 84,600 - BTS - Map of the Soul: Persona - 25/04/19 - 1 67 - 66 - 83,400 - 314,800 - Eminem - Kamikaze - 13/09/18 - 24 68 - 67 - 83,000 - 107,000 - Mabel - Ivy To Roses - 02/11/18 - 28 69 - 68 - 82,000 - 168,400 - Travis Scott - Astroworld - 16/08/18 - 24 70 - 76 - 80,400 - 80,400 - Lana Del Rey - Norman f***ing Rothwell - 12/09/19 - 1 71 - 69 - 80,200 - 2,245,600 - Oasis - Definitely Maybe - 10/09/94 - 6 72 - 70 - 79,000 - 237,400 - Whitney Houston - Ultimate Collection - 10/11/07 - 38 73 - 72 - 78,200 - 2,505,200 - Ed Sheeran - + - 24/09/11 - 37 74 - 73 - 78,000 - 1,887,400 - Arctic Monkeys - Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not - 04/02/06 - 68 75 - 71 - 78,000 - 1,119,400 - Pink - Greatest Hits… So Far! - 27/11/10 - 18 76 - 93 - 77,600 - 77,600 - Andre Rieu and the Johann Strauss Orchestra - Happy Days - 05/12/19 - 6 77 - 74 - 76,800 - 76,800 - Catfish & The Bottlemen - The Balance - 09/05/19 - 2 78 - 77 - 76,800 - 1,319,400 - Foo Fighters - Greatest Hits - 14/11/09 - 27 79 - 75 - 76,400 - 76,400 - Bring Me The Horizon - Amo - 07/02/19 - 1 80 - 78 - 75,600 - 132,600 - Juice WRLD - Goodbye & Good Riddance - 07/06/18 - 43 81 - 86 - 75,200 - 2,036,600 - Queen - Greatest Hits - 07/11/81 - 23 82 - 100 - 74,200 - 74,200 - The Who - Who - 19/12/19 - 3 83 - 81 - 73,800 - 73,800 - Mabel - High Expectations - 15/08/19 - 3 84 - 83 - 73,800 - 73,800 - D-Block Europe - PTSD - 10/10/19 - 4 85 - 79 - 73,800 - 99,800 - Sigala - Brighter Days - 28/10/18 - 56 86 - 80 - 73,800 - 76,800 - A Boogie Wit da Hoodie - Hoodie SZN - 03/01/19 - 23 87 - 82 - 72,400 - 1,099,600 - Little Mix - Glory Days - 01/12/16 - 60 88 - 84 - 71,600 - 1,698,200 - Red Hot Chili Peppers - Greatest Hits - 29/11/03 - 60 89 - 144 - 69,600 - 69,600 - Harry Styles - Fine Line - 20/12/19 - 3 90 - 85 - 69,400 - 1,414,800 - George Ezra - Wanted On Voyage - 12/07/14 - 30 91 - 87 - 69,400 - 69,400 - Sigrid - Sucker Punch - 21/03/19 - 4 92 - 98 - 68,800 - 68,800 - Jeff Lynne's ELO - From Out Of Nowhere - 14/11/19 - 1 93 - 88 - 68,400 - 68,400 - Foals - Everything Not Saved… Pt1 - 21/03/19 - 2 94 - 90 - 68,200 - 1,249,200 - Stevie Wonder - Definitive Collection - 09/11/02 - 53 95 - 89 - 67,600 - 67,600 - D-Block Europe - Home Alone - 28/02/19 - 6 96 - 94 - 67,400 - 4,022,400 - Amy Winehouse - Back To Black - 11/11/06 - 43 97 - 91 - 67,400 - 67,400 - Dido - Still On My Mind - 21/03/19 - 3 98 - 92 - 66,400 - 66,400 - Specials - Encore - 14/02/19 - 1 99 - 95 - 66,400 - 3,583,200 - Adele - 25 - 03/12/15 - 13 100 - 96 - 66,400 - 272,000 - Maroon 5 - Singles - 03/12/15 - 79

Did you mean 'Step Back...'? if so, then just scraped past 100k. :)

There would definitely be a resentful 'WTF are we being asked again?' factor. :thinking: