@JohnRentoul Some referendums are more important than others, it seems
Or just another example of a certain part of the English right seeing the Union as a possession, not a partnership
@jillongovt@instituteforgov The weather and people choosing to take offence aren't exactly in their control. The bits that were seemed to go smoothly from the off - even if the opening ceremony was baffling for outsiders, the locals seemed to love it
@timoconnorbl Wonder if Lin decided not to appeal/Khelif decided to withdraw their appeal against the IBA decision because they knew the IBA was losing its ability to determine Olympic entries around then?
@Pflax1@winkybiker2 Well, Leon Marchand sorted that out this evening! This does tend to even out across the Games
Agree generally, but you could argue that Japan have been better at turning their medal chances into wins
@Pflax1@winkybiker2 The medal table isn't a competition. Countries are in different nos of events, not like leagues where all play the same no of games
So there are 2 tables: the US one, which ranks by total medals, and the everybodyelse one, which ranks by golds, because winning gold is the point
@agirlcalledlina And they were running in the middle of the day because the e.coli levels had forced them to postpone the race from the previous morning
So 90 mins of full exertion in 30+ heat; I wouldn't last long enough to throw up
@JohnRentoul@HenryNewman Given how often NEDs are the mates of Ministers placed on the board as a thank you for favours, its not a massive surprise tbf
@DavidMuttering@carlgardner Think who gets appointed is a different question from how long their appointment lasts. Not all of the last 14 years' peers have been Tories