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  1. Re: Game of Thrones: TV Series - Season 5 (Book spoilers in tags with warning)

    Maybe book six will come out before next season, but after that it's almost certain we're going to reach the end on the show before the last book. Personally, I'd rather not wait another ten years to...
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    Re: RIP Sir Christopher Lee

    Very sad news. Saruman is perhaps the role Ser Christopher Lee will be best remembered for, particularly amongst the younger generation and for those of us here, but he was superb in so many roles....
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    Poll: Re: The British EU Referendum: In or Out

    Might as well state my position then. I've become much more Pro-EU over the past couple of years, after being somewhat lukewarm before, so I'll be voting yes whenever this finally happens. I'm sure...
  4. Re: Former Lib Dem leader, Charles Kennedy, dies at 55

    Tragic news. Charles Kennedy was a highly principled politician, who achieved the rare honour of being respected not only by his colleagues in Westminster, but by much of the general public as well....
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    Poll: Re: UK 2015 General Election - Conservative Victory

    It's the same problem that manifests itself every time there is such a large swing one way or the other. Dedicated and principled local MPs, who may have constantly fought against their party's...
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    Poll: Re: UK 2015 General Election - Campaigning has begun!

    I would love to hear your justification on why the Human Rights Act is a problem and what you think it needs to be replaced with.
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    Poll: Re: UK 2015 General Election - Campaigning has begun!

    A few more arguements for electoral reform:

    In Northern Ireland the SDLP had 99,809 total votes and held three seats. One of them, Belfast South, was won on 24.5% of the vote...

    Plaid Cymru...
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    Poll: Re: UK 2015 General Election - Campaigning has begun!

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    And why is that a problem? If parties have to negotiate and mix their policies in order to form a majority then so be it; they are arguably going along with the will of the electorate....
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    Poll: Re: UK 2015 General Election - Campaigning has begun!

    I'll give Carswell credit for his speech earlier. Five million votes combined for Greens and UKIP, and only two seats between them. That's just not right anyway you look at it.


    If there is some...
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    Poll: Re: UK 2015 General Election - Campaigning has begun!

    I was saying that last year, as it happens. You have to remember people often vote for parties for reasons that have little to do with their platforms, and in the Lib Dems case they traditionally...
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    Poll: Re: UK 2015 General Election - Campaigning has begun!

    That BBC exit poll is a real WTF. I don't think a single poll has had the Tories over 300 seats, so yeah..
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    Poll: Re: UK 2015 General Election - Campaigning has begun!

    The problem with the SNP is that in order to shore up their vote, they threw away their negotiating hand in Parliament by committing themselves to removing the Tories from office. They cannot then...
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    Poll: Re: UK 2015 General Election - Campaigning has begun!

    I think electoral reform is going to start cropping up again after the election. The disconnect between seats and votes is only going to get wider, and this time there won't only be the suddenly...
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    Poll: Re: UK 2015 General Election - Campaigning has begun!

    Is anyone else still a little undecided as to where to place their ballot?

    For some context, I'm in a marginal Tory seat with the Lib Dems as the notional challengers. I intensely dislike my MP...
  15. Re: Game of Thrones: TV Series - Season 5 (Book spoilers in tags with warning)

    I don't know why, but despite knowing all the characters have been aged by four or five years, I was completely surprised by Tommen and Margaery. One lucky 14(?) year-old.

    Sansa being engaged to...
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    Poll: Re: UK 2015 General Election - Campaigning has begun!

    Of course though, we know that the voting share does not match the number of seats won. It's entirely possible the SNP will win more seats than the Lib Dems and UKIP combined.


    If you haven't...
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    Poll: Re: UK 2015 General Election - Campaigning has begun!

    I think there's one or two.

    I've just looked at the poll, and what interests me is the six people who choose Sinn Fein, even though I don't think most of them actually live there. :laughter:
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    Poll: Re: UK 2015 General Election - Campaigning has begun!

    In the time between the parties releasing their manifestos and us starting to discuss them, I'll do something productive and point out you've only got until next Monday to register to vote, if you...
  19. Re: Game of Thrones: TV Series - Season 5 (Book spoilers in tags with warning)

    ^ What he said about Varys. He disappeared on the same night, so they all knew he was responsible.

    I'm not sure about the Young Griff story. It was suggested last year it's been completely cut,...
  20. Re: Game of Thrones: TV Series - Season 5 (Book spoilers in tags with warning)

    Wow, they found Kevin and Lancel Lannister. Were they lost in the Red Keep since season 2? :)

    Also I don't care if people don't like the story, but more Nathalie Emmanuel on screen makes me happy.
  21. Re: Game of Thrones: TV Series - Season 5 (Book spoilers in tags with warning)

    Hold off on the homoerotica, it's just a few days now guys.
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    Poll: Re: UK 2015 General Election (not too early I hope?...)

    Quite simply, prove it. Come up with something you'd like to do that will benefit the entire UK and people might start to believe you.
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    Re: 15 Years of Total War & Rezzed

    That's a pretty awesome achievement really.

    'Grats CA :salute: :bparty:
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    Poll: Re: UK 2015 General Election (not too early I hope?...)

    I can't possibly see how it will be a good thing for Cameron to skip the debates. How can you stand next to a Prime Minister that ducks a challenge?



    I won't tell you who to vote for...
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    Poll: Re: UK 2015 General Election (not too early I hope?...)

    A key part of the referendum campaign was the supposed fact that Scotland got a government that relatively few people cast their ballot for. I wonder if, presuming this scenario comes to pass,...
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    Poll: Re: UK 2015 General Election (not too early I hope?...)

    Given up on the BNP then Sharpe? I thought they were due a comeback any time now...
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    Re: Besiege: An Early Access Game that doesn't suck!

    It looks like genuinely good fun. :) I particularly enjoyed the bit in the trailer with the mass spiked flail catapult piling though all those soldiers. :wicked:

    I'll probably wait until it's left...
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    Poll: Re: UK 2015 General Election (not too early I hope?...)

    Hard to take a shot when you already covered the loony fringe bit! :tongue:

    The Greens in my view have to mature as a political force. They've never had to be a serious electable force before,...
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    Poll: Re: UK 2015 General Election (not too early I hope?...)

    I don't want Britain to leave the EU.

    However, a referendum clearly does need to be held sooner or later, just to settle the matter one way or the other. You cannot just ignore the sizeable number...
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    Poll: Re: UK 2015 General Election (not too early I hope?...)

    An SNP coalition would be seriously, seriously unpopular in the rest of the country. Perhaps they would have got the call in more normal times, but going into government only been a few months since...
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    Poll: Re: UK 2015 General Election (not too early I hope?...)

    I see a Labour minority government the most likely outcome. There is very little appetite for another formal coalition in either the Labour or Tory parties, and at present polls are indicating Labour...
  32. Re: Game of Thrones: TV Series - Season 4 (Book spoilers in tags with warning)

    Have you guys seen this?

    George R.R. Martin’s original plan for Game of Thrones

    Wow, he certainly hadn't thought out the characters at that point....
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    Re: The Sun to drop Page 3, reports Times

    Same, I really do not know why it has continued for so long. It's completely pointless when you can see as many naked women as you like on sites dedicated for them.
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    Re: The Hobbit Trilogy 2012-2014

    That's the film studio at work there. Orlando Bloom is a big name with a fanbase, which is great for selling the film, but now comes with a hefty price and screentime demands, which makes a small...
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    Re: PREPARE YOUR WALLETS!

    I've noticed a dozen games priced at -101% or something over the past few months. Someone tell Valve to stop making silly gem auction gimmicks and make the Steam client a little less buggy. (And add...
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    Re: The Hobbit Trilogy 2012-2014

    Well I enjoyed The Battle of Five Armies, to an extent. Not a great film, but not an awful one either.

    After seeing the three films, I would say that while The Hobbit was not the Lord of the...
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    Re: PREPARE YOUR WALLETS!

    Another sale? There are so many site-wide events, publisher weeks, flash sales, and daily sales now that each one is kind of losing its allure. When you have a backlog of games that can easily occupy...
  38. Thread: The UKIP surge

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    Re: The UKIP surge

    I don't believe it would have been possible to create an large oil-fund for the UK. Norway and the Gulf states had the advantage of huge reserves and a relatively small population, which made it...
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    Re: Rally Point 23 - Wrath of Sparta Announcement!

    Wrath of Sparta looks pretty nice. I'm actually more interested in the Greek setting than the Caesar in Gaul campaign.

    And removing rams from transport ships is pretty essential. Naval combat is...
  40. Re: Why are so few games about Europe around 1435-1700?

    In addition to the point about developers choosing periods that will sell, pre-WW2 historical games are only a tiny percentage of the market in the first place. When you are looking for a game in an...
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