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I too am also most pleased with the recent sport based development.
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Broad, but shallow.
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Simon Threadgold
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I too am also most pleased with the recent sport based development.
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Simon Threadgold
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Day 6: Prime Minister Starmer still refuses to say obviously stupid things, despite our best efforts.
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Simon Threadgold
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One Batman down. If Joe loses 2 more, he must resign. The constitution is very clear on this.
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Simon Threadgold
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Gonna have to reset my YouTube app, because the recommendations… well, Christ.
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Simon Threadgold
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My old man's a dustman, he wears an admiral's hat. He's in a home now.
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Simon Threadgold
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"Oh, no! The Weasels are storming Toad Hall... oh, wait, there's only five of them and they're all old, diseased, and very easily confused. Never mind."
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I forgot one of Bertie’s aunts was the Black Guardian.
#JeevesAndWooster #DoctorWho
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Simon Threadgold
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Braverman working hard to make sure the Tories are even more of the thing that voters rejected, is fine by me. Let her goose-step her way round the Nat C shindigs, courting ever increasing irrelevance.
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Simon Threadgold
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Argentina is traditional.
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Simon Threadgold
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Are you there, Godot? . . . Thought not.
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Simon Threadgold
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I blame Talbot Rothwell.
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Stephen Farrow
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Either this ridiculous law needs to go - NOW - or we need a mandatory ID card scheme which is completely free of charge to the public. These numbers show that "voter authority certificates", as a workaround for people who don't have a passport or a driving licence, just aren't good enough.
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Simon Threadgold
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Starmer's getting all this done, while maintaining a side gig as host of This Is Your Life. Damn impressive.
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Single best episode of television? Sod it, I'm going with The Detectives Xmas Special - "Thicker Than Water", cos it's bloody perfect and doesn't get lauded enough.
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Simon Threadgold
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BBC asks Rachel Reeves "Are you a YIMBY, yes in my backyard?" and my mind went somewhere dirty and shameful and giggly.
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Simon Threadgold
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The Wheel In Dominators. I dread to think.
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Simon Threadgold
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To sum up, France to the Nazis:
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Jonny Morris
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"And the cause of liberal democracy in Europe, which did NOT die..."
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Simon Threadgold
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Can’t believe it took me til last year to get round to listening to her work (and Fleetwood Mac). It’s been wonderful discovering all this great music.
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JL2 ‘Lindsey Buckingham Christine McVie’ and really enjoyed it. A fun, chilled out, big hearted, unfussy, concise collection of catchy choruses, sweet melodies, gentle soul searching, expert pop craftsmanship, and the uplifting vibe of 2 gifted musicians delighting in each other’s company.
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Simon Threadgold
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Why France Rejecting Nazis Is Bad News For Starmer
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Simon Threadgold
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Vive la France! (Subject to change, if things go seins en l'air.)
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Morbid curiosity sent me down a YouTube wormhole of Americans talking about UK politics and it was astonishing. I didn't know it was possible to be that wrong, that many times, in the space of 5 minutes. At one point, it sounded like they were just recounting the plot to Battlefield Earth.
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This is why it won't hurt Labour if the UK rejoins the single market and customs union. Whatever they do will be reported by the rant pamphlets as a betrayal of Brexit regardless. That is, as they say, "priced in".
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Simon Threadgold
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I hear Corbyn is Labour’s worst nightmare, the oncoming storm, the bringer of darkness, the one who waits, the girl in the fireplace, maybe give him a go?
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“in the 1997” was supposed to be followed by “election”. I know you know, but I had to clarify.
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News media, when anti-Corbyn votes give Tories a big majority: Johnson is God King of British politics! Conservatives are beloved and unstoppable! News media, when anti-Tory votes give Labour a big majority: That doesn’t count! It’s not a real win! Nobody likes Starmer!
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When it comes to popular TV characters being almost constantly misunderstood and mischaracterised, even by fans, Hartnell's Doctor is second only to Victor Meldrew. They see 'grumpy old man' and nothing else.
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Simon Threadgold
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I agree. The McGoohan series was definitive and untouchable.
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Simon Threadgold
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Hate it when Prime Ministers try to sound working class. Just say something, not summit!!
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KosmicKris
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Meanwhile, Policy Exchange reflect on their years of providing independent advice for successive conservative leaders…
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Simon Threadgold
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Labour's support is "broad, but shallow". Well, so am I, wanna make something of it?!
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Simon Threadgold
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It's like the show has suddenly woken up and is bounding about, possessed of a purpose and energy that makes the last couple of seasons look punch drunk (and I still like the previous couple of seasons).
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Simon Threadgold
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Bit harsh, you didn't need to box him up.
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James Cooray Smith
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The Vallance and Timpson appointments are a very strong signal that the “People have had enough of experts” era is over.
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‘Starmer scraps Rwanda policy’ But I was told Starmer’s Labour and the Tories are the same. It’s almost as if anyone saying that is some kind of cretinous buffoon, so emotionally hung up on not getting their precisely exact perfect version of Labour, they dismiss anything else as being Tory. Huh.
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Simon Threadgold
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I know, I know, it’s serious.
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Look, I don’t want to cause a fuss or anything, but, you know, it’s been a day now and I don’t have a flying car. I was led to believe a Labour government would provide me with a flying car. Day one. So, if someone could, you know, look into the flying car thing, that’d be great. Thanks.
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We live in historic times: the first PM in living memory whose name sounds like a character from Blake’s 7.
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Simon Threadgold
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Right, sleep deprivation is making me far too sincere. Off for a nap. Happy Friday, all.
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I always liked that bit in the 1997, when Kinnock and Callaghan had a chummy chat across the BBC studio. Glad Kinnock is still with us to see this win, too.
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To sum up, UK to the Tories:
#GE2024
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Simon Threadgold
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No, he has to turn away from the door and wave. Odd function.
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After 14 years of "Public service is a nice cover for embezzlement", I can't help feeling a tiny dull flicker of something not entirely unlike hope.
#GE2024
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They never mention No.10 regenerates with every new PM. Starmer right now:
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Simon Threadgold
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“… the serious work of government starts now and may I just conclude by saying, Kemi Badenoch, shut the fuck up.”
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Simon Threadgold
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Starmer should step out and say “Nope, not good enough” and call a snap general election.
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It’s a very low bar to clear, but a genuine well done to Sunak for being pro the peaceful transfer of power. Although, Rishi trying to raise a mob to storm Parliament would’ve been hilarious to watch.
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Simon Threadgold
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Labour have gained my bit of the UK from the Tories. Jolly good.
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Almost hoping Starmer doesn’t bring an umbrella to Downing St, gets soaked, and everyone cheers him on for being such a good sport. Just so I can hear the distant brattish whining of the soon to be former PM.
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