So, they got there eventually. Wales and England in the same pool, Pool F. It couldn’t have been much better for both sides. England will stroll through the group but Wales, if they get their arses in gear, could be the runner up with Tonga and Zimbabwe making up the rest of the pool. If that were to be the case they would likely face Fiji as runners up in Pool C in the knockout stages. Win that and Wales could face France in the quarter-finals. Yes, I’m getting ahead of myself.

England will go into the knockout stage where they are likely to face Italy. Get through that and it is likely to be Japan or Australia in the quarter-final.

The tournament opener is sure to be Australia v New Zealand in Perth as they have been drawn in the same pool. We’ll know soon enough.

Ireland and Scotland together again in a tough group that includes Portugal and Uruguay

The whole draw is now across the media so you can do your own ‘what ifs’. The draw is just 30 minutes old and the anti-England sentiment is hitting social media.

A lovely draw for England, as per very World Cup.

England on the easier side of the draw…. AGAIN!

The bottom line is, it really couldn’t have gone much better for England, and Wales must be quietly relieved with how its gone.

The question now is, or to be accurate, Mrs Bleater’s question is: are we going? Maybe, just maybe.

Wednesday 3rd Dec: 09:25

The World Cup draw is live any minute now. I’m waiting to watch and will add the outcome shortly. In the meantime thanks to Andy who picked up on the costs facing clubs at Level 3. He confirmed the general principle of my example to be right, albeit the numbers will vary club by club. I was remiss however to not consider the match fees for the home games. When you take those into account you get a better picture of the challenges clubs face, and how tight it can be to balance the books.

I have already had howls of derision that the decision on Eben Etzebeth has been delayed as the panel could not agree on an appropriate sanction. The delay is a result of the panel not being able to agree on whether it was ‘reckless’ or ‘intentional’. The inference here is he is guilty, but the panel could not agree on the level of sanction. In an earlier blog I suggested the sanction could be somewhere between 6 and 9 matches, and that was based on my understanding of how the sanctioning works. It is strange however a decision wasn’t arrived at as the three man panel can arrive at a 2-1 decision.

The other big story is most international rugby will be on terrestrial TV for a couple of years to come. It appears ITV have secured the Six Nations coverage, and the papers are reporting they have gazumped TNT Sport and will be the TV partner for the inaugural Nations Series. They are UK media for the ‘27 World Cup. Happy days, to a degree. If we could get more of the amazing Premiership on terrestrial TV that would be fantastic. Money, talks however.

So, it’s now 9am and I’m waiting for the draw to start ….

This draw might be completed by Friday so I’m wrapping it up there. Come back later today for my view on what has happened.

Plenty in the papers, including stories of how much people who have opted not to work can get on benefits.

Tuesday 2nd Dec: 09:40

Not a great deal in the sports news about rugby. No surprise with it being a minority sport by comparison to football. However, there are many comparisons as The Torygraph pointed out just this week. Sadly it is not good news for the grassroots game. Across cricket, football and rugby the game is struggling. Clubs who once put out three or four sides are now finding it hard to put out one. Clubs have disappeared altogether. It is a worrying trend. That said if there is a ray of hope, the women’s side of the balance sheet, something The Hood has no idea what that is, is much healthier. The women’s Euros, The Hundred and the Women’s World Cup has sparked interest across all three sports. The article highlights what we already know, changing lifestyle, work pressure, family pressure, and so on, are all contributing factors on the negative side of the debate. There is also one additional factor that comes across, the lack of volunteers. Once the heartbeat of every club, now a rarity in many cases. The same pressures and demands mean time is at a premium. If you have access to The Torygraph it is well worth seeking out.

We in Crowborough, right now, are doing better than fine thank you. Through the junior and mini ranks we have lots of kids, and lots of willing volunteers. At senior level we are back to putting out two sides, and with a fair wind sometimes three. Across the board women and girls are a real success story. We have an Exec who work tirelessly behind the scenes, great staff in Jacqui, Louise and Ryan, great coaches, Ian Geering, and then we have the Friday Club. Some clubs across the country have one poor soul who is trying to keep the club in pristine condition, whether it be pitches or infrastructure. We have 25+ old farts who do a fantastic job week in, week out. When you look at the results on the field, bearing in mind the town’s demographic, we punch way above our weight consistently. Long may it continue.

Rugby’s totally disjointed season continues with the start of the European campaigns. Plenty of good match-ups across the weekend, including Bath v Munster and Scarlets v Bristol. I’ll have a more detailed look as the week goes on.

The World Cup in Australia is still 18 months or so away, but the seedings have been announced. England are seeded 3 behind the Springboks and All Blacks and they are in ‘Band 1’. Wales, despite being absolutely rubbish, have managed to scrape into ‘Band 2’ by virtue of their 11th placing in the rankings/seedings. This was crucial to avoid a ‘group of death’. With 24 countries being included, the draw is somewhat complicated, no chance of The Hood understanding it then. WalesOnline has a reasonable explanation, as does The Guardian.

Just glancing at the fixtures I spot TJs are away at Clifton. I have no idea whether they will travel there and back in a day but it is worth having a rough guess at the challenges sides like TJs face when promoted. NOTE: this is just an example and NOT directly related to TJs. So, you are likely to take 20 players (it might be more but 20 is easier for the maths). Let us assume £500 per player. Immediately you need to find £10k. Let us assume you travel up the day before. With the support staff you’ll need say 15 rooms. B&B would be £75 at least. That is another £1,125. The coach and driver for an overnight is likely to be £1500. So we are looking at close to £13k and that doesn’t include the salaried staff such as coaches, medics etc. Let’s assume there are ancillary costs which rounds it up to £15k. Not every away game would incur such costs but for the sake of simplicity let’s say it does. That is £105k you need to find for your away fixtures. You then have the seven home games. 1000 people watching at say £20 over the season is £140k so clubs can make it work, especially if they have generous sponsors. The key point is if the sums add up then that is great, however, with the way the economy is going, thanks to The Hood, it isn’t a stretch to see your costs going up and your revenue going the other way. It is a precarious business model, and the higher up the food chain you go, the more precarious the finances become. By the way I think TJs are doing a fine job both on and off the field.

In the absence of anything else I turn to the proper news. Richard Hughes, head of the OBR has been thrown under the bus to keep Rachel Reeves in a job. What she hasn’t yet realised is Mr Hughes is now going to be on the outside pi55ing in. Good luck with that. It is an absolute disgrace that The Hood has been allowed to screw over the very people, the taxpaying working class, to a) save her skin and b) throw cash like confetti at scroungers.

David Lammy has been the butt of may jokes but he is absolutely right, the jury system has to go. It is outdated, it is slow, and worse it is unreliable.

On that note, enjoy the sun while it lasts. The forecast is for more rain.

Monday 1st Dec: 09:45

A slightly less frenetic morning this morning, but a truly dreary one when looking out of the window at the leaden sky and persistent drizzle. Hey ho, one must get on with it.

Plenty to get through, including the customary Monday results round-up. Starting in our league where we remain 7th after the 20-26 win at Gillingham Anchorians. Topping the table, and next week’s opponents, are Old Elthamians. They beat Cranbrook by 74-0 thus keeping their perfect record going. Deal & Betteshanger are in 2nd spot after beating Park House 22-0. House remain bottom. Dover beat Charlton Park, Sevenoaks II beat Ashford, and The Greenies won 27-32 at Beccehamians. That is a fine result and keeps our good friends 9 points ahead of us up in 5th spot.

In Surrey/Sussex 1 not such a good day for Hove losing 21-10 to top of the table Cobham. Hove do remain in 4th, the best placed of the Sussex sides. Haywards Heath took the spoils against Eastbourne 17-10. They are 5th with Eastbourne in 6th.

In Sussex 2 the pick of the games saw Ditchling beating Lewes 31-19. East Grinstead and Pulborough had easy wins and stay 2nd and 1st respectively. In the other games Seaford and Brighton II enjoyed home wins. Crawley are pointless at the foot of the table and shipped another 86 points last weekend. Pulborough the beneficiaries.

Across in Hampshire 1 it was a good day for both Sussex sides. Bognor cruised past Eastleigh 80-0. Chichester snuck past Bournemouth II 34-31. Bognor go 2nd behind Winchester II. Chi are 4th.

Up in Regional 2 the Sussex successes continue with table topping Brighton beating 2nd placed Sidcup 29-27. Horsham are in 5th after beating 4th placed Beckenham 22-19. In a rarity for the game Bromley drew 0-0 with Old Colfeians.

Up one more into Regional 2 Tunbridge Wells fine season continues. Their 47-14 win over Maidenhead keeps them in 2nd behind Jersey RFC. Worthing weren’t so fortunate. They lost 34-11 to CS Stags. They are in 8th.

No games for TJs or Sevenoaks last weekend. As an aside TJs II are top of Kent 2 with Westcombe Park II in 2nd. Assuming we stay up two National League 2nd XVs will be added to our fixture list. I still don’t see the merit of this way forward, but what do I know!!!!

Rounding things off Bridgnorth lost 3-29 to Newport (Salop). Salisbury beat Swindon 12-48.

The Premiership returned this weekend. Bath go top after a late Arundell try at the Stone X yesterday. I caught some of this. It looked a cracker. Gloucester, Bristol, Leicester and Exeter were the other winners. I enjoyed the Sale v Exeter game on Friday. The West Country comeback was pretty impressive.

A mixed weekend for the Welsh regions, shorn of their stars. Wins for Cardiff and Scarlets. The Ospreys and Dragons came 2nd in their fixtures. Strangely, you can take plenty of positives from the weekend as the top players were being pummelled by the Springboks.

The least said about that the better, however Eben Etzebeth’s eye gouge of Alex Mann was diabolical. Looking at the sanction table he could be out for 6-9 matches (after discount), maybe more if the panel take into consideration his previous misdemeanours.

It looks as if the R360 project has hit the buffers. Hoorah! I never saw it working. A roadshow of games where there was no affinity with the fans.

If you bothered with the yesterday’s questions, my answers are NO! Yes, yes, yes and yes. She has to go as more and more accusations about lying are laid at her door. The budget was to save her but it is likely it will have exactly the opposite effect. Bringing her crashing to earth and taking Sir U-Turn with her.

Before I go, a ‘thank you’ to The Bard for sending me The Times article about how easy it is for scroungers to be signed off sick, and claim a myriad of benefits. The system is a joke. It simply is unjustifiable that people who choose benefits as a lifestyle choice are better off than tax payers. The issue is compounded as we lose sight of those who have been dealt a terrible hand and need all the support the country can give them. Perhaps if we took a harder line on scroungers and the bone idle we could invest that in the creaking care system, which is propped up by extremely hardworking, compassionate people, often immigrants from overseas who get paid a pittance, but still pay their taxes. The country is truly screwed.

Sunday 30th Nov: 09:50

Late start this morning. Long story, and by the way Mal had nothing to with it, nor did that absolute debacle in Cardiff yesterday.

With biblical rain pouring onto the hallowed grounds of Crowborough yesterday The Bard and I set off to Gillingham rather expecting to have to turn around as the game would be off. Oh how wrong were we. The pitch was immaculate. The best natural grass pitch in our league by a very long way.

The Bard has done a blow by blow account for the website but here is my more pithy take on proceedings. An early penalty try to us after a dynamic rolling maul gave me confidence we would win. Me being optimistic is never a good thing. Anchorians came back with their simple one out style of rugby. Offload to the next piano shifter in the queue and see what happens. Well, what happened was the score board levelled up at 7-7. We had gas to burn out wide but failed to exploit it. Josh Jarvis did crash over for a well deserved score to put us back in the lead. Instead of exploiting our back line with crisp, accurate passing we opted to aimlessly kick away hard won possession time, after time, after time. I got bored of it. Actually it is best to say I got frustrated by it. I think the coaches were too.

The second half started without the aimless kicking but ball through hands. The outcome however was not what was expected. Anchorians were awarded a penalty try which the The Bard describes as ‘strange’. At last the ball was moved away from the hosts big, hard tackling forwards out wide where we found space and made ground. Will Pitman took us further ahead before Anchorians reduced the deficit with a well struck penalty. We should have been even further ahead except an unfortunate slip close to the line allowed their defence back into it. We added another Pitman try out wide before a very nervy closing 15 minutes. We lost two players to the naughty step so ended the game with 13. A last ditch penalty for them and brilliant last ditch defence by us kept the score to 26-20 and five very valuable league points. We could have won that game by some distance. We need to simplify the game, and use the unquestionable talent in the backline more effectively. Old Elthamians up next. They won by a lot yesterday.

A quick mention for the 2nd XV. They went to Haywards Heath yesterday with just 14 players but came away with a 45-29 win. I understand it was a terrific game and our boys stuck to their task to a man.

OK, I guess I have to mention it. The complete and utter debacle in Cardiff. I watched until half time and decided F1 qualifying would be much more interesting and gratifying. Even watching the anthems you good see it was South African wildebeest against Wales Lilliputians. The cameraman had to tilt the camera upwards they were that big, and that was just the backs. Wales were like rabbits in the headlights. It is terrifying to think what the score would have been if the Springboks were at full strength, even against a full strength Welsh side. The raft of empty seats told its own story. The WRU should have bitten the bullet and cancelled the game. However, even a half full stadium with tickets at £50 would have grossed the WRU close to £2m.

Lots of rugby to digest but the reason I was late to the pass is also the reason I’m going to leave it there.

I will ask a couple of simple questions:-

Why is it acceptable for people who have chosen not to work, and have kids, to earn more, by a margin, than a couple where both people work?

Was the budget solely to appease the vultures hovering over the Labour bank-benches?

Did The Hood lie?

Should she resign, or better, be sacked?

As Sir U-Turn allegedly knew she was on dodgy ground should he go too?

Thursday 27th Nov: 09:17

As we awake to a damp and gloomy day in Crowborough it feels very much like the nightmare before Christmas. Yes I’m talking about what the OBR delivered in The Hood’s budget. Not only was the day a fiasco, the budget was a disgrace. A disgrace for hardworking taxpayers. More on this in a moment. A bit like the ‘skip’ button on iPlayer you might want to go straight to my rant thus avoiding the rugby news.

This is the club website and rugby is the game, so if you haven’t scrolled down here is the latest news. More and more people are taking a pot shot at the WRU for agreeing the fixture with South Africa outside the international window. The public have been short changed again. That said, it is not the worst ever Welsh side to take to the field, and a positive performance against what will still be a very good Springbok outfit will be a boost ahead of the Six Nations.

Two fine centres in the news, a problem position for England. Joe Marchant will join Sale from Stade Francais next season. That news will have caught the attention of Mr Borthwick. The other centre is none other than Manu Tuilagi, remember him. If, and it always was a big ‘if’, he can stay fit he could be lining up for Samoa against England. That would be quite something. World Rugby changed the eligibilities rules with this in mind, not for the already bloated big big boys to get even bigger.

The Tom Curry saga rumbles on. His boss at Sale says Curry being a bully is ‘laughable’. Tired but adrenalin still causing through the body after beating Los Pumas, anything is possible is what I say.

The dark clouds are not only gathering over the UK but also over Gregor Townsend. Despite having the dreaded ‘vote of confidence’ from his bosses at the SRU there are plenty saying the time is right for him to go. I’m not sure that is a good idea, but do say there does seem to be an arrogance to Townsend that hasn’t been there in the past.

World Cup winner, and fan favourite, Abby Dow, is hanging up her boots at the tender age of 28. She has plenty of more rugby miles in the tank but has decided that she needs to prioritise her career in mechanical engineering. Well done her.

If you missed it, the British & Irish Lions have confirmed anyone signing for the rebel R360 conglomerate will be banned from Lions selection. Good. The R360 project has gone quiet, which is worrying on the one hand, what have they up their sleeve, or optimistic on the other, in that the project is heading for the buffers.

James Ryan gets a three match ban for his reckless ruck entry in the game against South Africa. Yes, he is eligible for ‘tackle school’ which is almost as big a disgrace as yesterday’s budget.

I read with interest that the Women’s 7s circuit will see them playing with smaller balls. No! Absolutely not! I am not going down that road. The balls will be marginal smaller but the same weight as the full size ball. It is to aid handling without impacting on the kicking game.

No senior games at Steel Cross on Saturday. The 1s are at Gillingham Anchorians and the 2s are at Haywards Heath II. Both kick off at 14:00

Plenty of tough games in Counties Kent 1. The Greenies travel to revitalised Beccehamian. Sevenoaks II hosting Ashford will also be a litmus test of the state of the league.

Elsewhere I like the look of Haywards Heath v Eastbourne. Hove are at table topping Cobham. In Sussex 2 the game of the day is Ditchling v Lewes. Can Tunbridge Wells keep their fine run going. They host Maidenhead.

OK, the budget. Like many in the papers, I think it is an absolute disgrace that hardworking people who pay their taxes and try and put a little aside for the future are now being expected to fund those bone idle scroungers who have made living off benefits a lifestyle choice. The Marxist ideology of the state controlling wealth is floored. What is now called the ‘mansion tax’ is appalling. It is akin to Stalinist Russia taking control of property legally owned and redistributing the wealth. It didn’t work then, it won’t work now. There is so much in the budget that will kill any hope of growth in the economy, in fact some measures like the increase in minimum wage might actually deter growth and restrict employment opportunities. The very worst aspect of yesterday was this budget had absolutely nothing to do with the economy, or the nations wealth, it had everything to do with keeping Sir U-Turn and The Hood in a job, and appeasing those who on the gravy train fear their days are numbered if the polls are to be believed.

Wednesday 26th Nov: 09:25

Good morning on this very crisp November day. A beautiful way to start the day, that is until you remember that later today you are likely to be significantly poorer, unless of course you are on benefits. More on this shortly.

It was with great sadness that I read of the passing of Mike ‘Spike’ Watkins former Wales, Cardiff and Newport legend. He first came to the notice of those in the know playing for Crumlin RFC in the Gwent valley. My old club. He captained all three sides with both my brothers playing at Newport alongside him over several seasons. I played in two charity games with him at Crumlin, realising he was probably one of the most ‘driven’ players I have played alongside, or against. One of the great characters of the game. He will be sadly missed. Rest in peace, and our thoughts are with your family and friends.

Staying in Wales the game that nobody wants, except the WRU, is turning to farce. As mentioned yesterday Wales are without 13 front line players. It turns out, for the same reason, club demands, Rassie Erasmus will only have 25 fit players at his disposal. Money, money, money. Even a half full Principality Stadium with heavily discounted tickets will generate millions for the beleaguered WRU. Yes, of course I will record and watch on my return from Gillingham. Gillingham Anchorians being the challenge that lies ahead for the boys from Steel Cross this weekend. Team announcement later today.

Steve Borthwick might be sat at the breakfast table this morning scratching his head. The RFU have announced turnover at a ten year high, and a much reduced loss, just £2m. This is a dramatic turnaround from previous seasons when losses were significant. So with the results going very much in the right direction, and the finances quite clearly recovering, Borthwick will be asking why are the men at the top saying there are no plans to extend his contract beyond 2027 World Cup. There is still plenty of time for things to go pear-shaped, so I agree, it is too early to start thinking about that. That said, if England head the Six Nations for the next two seasons, and continue this excellent winning run, and perform at the World Cup it would be madness not to extend Mr Spreadsheet’s contract.

The debate about the complexity of the game and the officiating at the top rages on. Actually it is a topic for discussion rather than the hottest of hot potatoes. The dilemma is the incidents causing the debate are relatively few, and in a society where the tail now wags the dog, and turning the smallest of molehills into a mountain has become an art form, it was going to happen. I think overall the Autumn International Series has been a success. Some cracking games, great entertainment, and packed stadia to boot. The one major downside comes as a result of you needing access to TNT Sports to be able to watch from the comfort of your armchair.

Moving on to politics for a moment. David Lammy, another pretty hapless politician, has announced that trial by jury will be removed from all cases except the most serious. The luvvies are up in arms, mainly because it might limit the gravy they earn from that particular gravy train. It is unacceptable that victims, and to be fair miscreants, have to wait often years for justice, or punishment. Why do I mention this. Simply because I see how rugby deals with all cases of breaches of the regulations. At the top of the game there is a three person panel, often led by a judge, or barrister. The panel will look at the evidence put forward and make a decision on the fate of the person before them. It works exactly the same at grassroots level with a suitably experienced three person panel. Decisions are made quickly and people serve their bans. Now I know UK law is way more complicated but I can’t see a reason why this type of approach couldn’t work. As an aside my sister and brother-in-law both work for the CPS and on a regular basis see slam-dunk guilty miscreants walk free due to the vagaries of juries. At last a Government proposal I can buy into.

Back to rugby. A full program of games in the Premiership this weekend, as there are in the United Reform Church. Saracens v Bath is probably the pick of the weekend, but Bristol v Saints looks tasty. A full grassroots schedule of games lies ahead. We are at Gillingham Anchs as I have mentioned.

That’ll do for today as I need to lower my blood pressure ahead of The Hood’s budget statement. I fear those who have worked hard, paid their taxes and put a little aside for the future will get clobbered. As will the average hardworking, tax paying family living in a nice home up and down the land. If you are bone idle, living on benefits, with a huge family, likely to be destined to follow in the family tradition of scrounging off the state. It could be your lucky day. A windfall of many thousands could be heading in your direction. It is a travesty. It is madness, and all to appease the useless politicians who are more concerned about losing their jobs than the countries health and wealth.

Oh, one more thing on a brighter note. Do have a look at the articles about women’s rugby at Steel Cross on this here website. A real success story.

Tuesday 25th Nov: 09:20

Tom Curry is currently the pantomime villain post the clash with Argentina. Juan Cruz Mallia has suffered a torn ACL following Curry’s allegedly late tackle. The Daily Fail calls it controversial. It is the alleged bust up in the tunnel that is causing the most angst however. Plenty of acrimonious accusations flying around. Let’s see how this one develops.

Dan Biggar writing in the same rag has suggested that England fans are getting way too far ahead of themselves with talk of Grand Slams and World Cup victory in 2027. Will Greenwood in The Torygraph suggest otherwise. ‘England have to be Six Nations favourites now’. Perhaps!! England have beaten Fiji, the worst Australian side for a long time, a New Zealand team on the wane, and a tiring (after a very long season) Argentinian team. What they haven’t done this autumn is beaten South Africa or France or Ireland. Maybe Biggar is right, but I feel England are on a roll and will start as deserved Six Nations favourites.

Also in The Torygraph Brian Moore eulogises about how England have created depth, I told you so, and what Borthwick must do next. It is a good piece highlighting there is plenty to work on.

One thing is consistent across the papers and that is the game has to look at the officiating. The Ireland v South Africa game ran for over 2 hours thanks to stoppage after stoppage, a lot of which related to the officials pontificating. You also have the issue of consistency, or lack of it. The 20 minute red card and the bunker has allowed the man, or woman with the whistle, and by the way Hollie Davidson was very good in Cardiff, to be able to bottle the key decisions, or in the case of Franco Mostert get it wrong. It is more puzzling than trying to understand the vagaries of BBC’s Only Connect. The BBC and The Torygraph lead the charge on this. One recommendation, and I agree, is to get rid of the bunker. Overall I thought the refereeing was pretty good. What let it down was when it came to the big decisions, they weren’t always right, and the decision itself took forever to arrive at.

The question on some people’s lips is: why are Wales playing South Africa now the international window has closed. The answer is easy: money. With 13 of Wales best players heading over the Severn Bridge to England or France the fixture makes little sense. Steve Tandy has drafted in four new players to bolster his now meagre squad. The loss to New Zealand, whilst still a loss, included some positives. Four tries for instance. The dilemma now however is a big, embarrassing defeat to the best team in the world could set the game back even further.

Despite Scotland’s very comfortable win over Tonga, Gregor Townsend is not out of the woods. The vultures are circling with headlines like ‘ Scot’s eight try haul proves nothing in grand scheme of things’. To be fair, of late, Scotland have punched way above their weight. Another small nation with just two top flight teams almost beating the All Blacks.

Australian rugby is in a tailspin ahead of the World Cup in 2027. A series loss to The Lions and a woeful autumn tour has those down under in a state of panic. The Australians wouldn’t want to see their side not make the knockout stage of the tournament in the same way England crashed out in 2015.

Just thought I’d mention Sussex 3, the league our 2s are in. Currently Hove II top the table alongside Burgess Hill. Both are 5 wins from 5 games. We are 6th in this ten team league.

Ok, that’s about it for the rugby. What a bizarre incident during the Manchester United v Everton fixture last evening. An Everton player sent off for fighting with, yes you guessed it, a teammate. I have to say it was a pretty poor slap. Mrs Bleater packs a meatier punch than that.

Then you have the two McLarens being disqualified at the end of the Las Vegas Grand Prix. That has thrown a spanner into the title race. Seeing the bright lights of Vegas, I can’t think of a worst place to visit.

Then we have the countdown to Armageddon, yes I’m talking about the budget. As far as The Hood is concerned, none of the current economic issues the country faces is her fault. She is now saying the criticism from her own party is sexism. Do me a favour.

On that note I’m off. Lots to do today.