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Te Kāpene o te Waka Awa. A Yorkshireman in Aotearoa. #MDANT πŸ… Left Green Music Film TV Books Football Outdoors. Occasional horse photos. Suspicious of albums over 40 mins long. onlyapodcast.com


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The cover up that's SO well covered up that we know there's an enquiry and information is already coming out? That cover up?

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Looking forward to the doco very much. The original web series from RNZ is still up, if you've not seen it

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Ooh err.

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In the second half we can pull everyone back and protect what we've got. It's the England way.

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Aaand relax.

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I'll take it. To get rid of lunatics like Truss.

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It was great when Tony Blair won too. And that went so well eh.

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It's pronounced Icky.

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Baffled my vote is still valid after so long, proud to vote for Sian Berry!

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Kelly-Jay Keen aka Posie Parker received 196 votes in the electorate she stood for, meanwhile, this woman won the seat with over 24,000 votes

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I laughed most at Iain Duncan Smith, who kept his seat, but looked extremely pissed off at doing so.

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My sister lives there, can't stand the bloke. She'll wake up happy.

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Handy win for the Lee Anderson Party Labour Conservative Independent Reform candidate.

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Me. I might have to miss that afternoon nap.

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There'll be workplace complaints about the returning officer in Sunderland. "Count faster! FASTER!"

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I have switched on automatic mode πŸ˜€

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Tired: "Wayne Brown, what an arse!" Wired: "Onya Wayne Brown, stick the boot in to the Tory filth!"

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Wait. Sunak's favourite meal is sandwiches. Fuck, this changes everything.

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Clearance sale to Green and Communist party members.

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I fear there will be Reform MPs but it would be hilarious if the ones in contention all came second.

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Tory Lite, but after 14 years of shambles, I'll take it.

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I may have to go out for a celebratory lunchtime beer.

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It begins, the UK election, where the Brits will go to the polls to choose between tories (Labour) and actual monsters (the Conservatives)

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Let us also wave goodbye to Miriam Cates.

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Yeah, Nadine, and Arooj Aftab. I quite like the Arab Strap one, and Kim Gordon is on my list for today after the Glasto performance.

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I saw those numbers and thought it must cover.. ooh.. at least two days work. So generous.

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I'm quite surprised that I've heard as many as I have. At least two will be up there competing for my best of the year πŸ˜€

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My daughter is in Camp Lindenmere rn.

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Imagine them drawing lots.. "And tonight the Matt retrieval job goes to..."

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Here in 2011, small venue, very funny, absolutely mobbed by the crowd. One arm aloft trying not to spill an open bottle of white wine. Imagine the barman: "No sir, we have to open it, it's the rules!"

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I'd like to know just how many times he's forged his way through the audience, still singing, to the bar. Venues a bit too big these days πŸ˜€

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A journey I have often made. In both directions.

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Where did it all go wrong?! πŸ˜€

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Robbie Williams complaining about not being recognised in London (checks notes) a mere 27 years after Angels, 29 after leaving Take That πŸ€”

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"Chequered history" Rich white people speak for "convicted criminal"

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A welcome comfort-read from Eda Tang, with some little surprises for me, such as Tofu Shop not actually being Malaysian, rather, Malaysians just love Tofu Shop.

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Brilliant and informative read. Bankrupt-surplus Warkworth ducks πŸ˜€

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If you're in AKL, grab a ticket for Red White and Brass at the ASB theatre. Superb.

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Two days with our new rat traps and our first "oh shit, now I have to clean that up."

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Transpower office: "So when was the last time we checked that tower, lads?" .. "Lads?"

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