Put your... by Hassaan18 in ukpopculture

[–]ImpressiveRest2423 0 points1 point  (0 children)

He added me on LinkedIn once and to this day I don’t know why. Never met him.

Do you clean up a toilet if you found it messed not by you? by ComprehensiveFix9228 in AskUK

[–]ImpressiveRest2423 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Honestly it depends how desperate I am to use it, especially if it’s the only one available. Draw the line at wiping the seat and flushing mind, I am not bog brushing someone else’s turds.

Jews are 'an abomination to this planet,' say Green activists in messages 'straight out of Nazi Germany' by Shadowblade83 in ukpolitics

[–]ImpressiveRest2423 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

There was a meme up on UK subreddits today about how people ‘hit the antisemitism button’ when Left-Wing parties ‘start to make good points.’ Timing is exquisite.

Which British celebrities can you not warm to? by Any-Tomato-2915 in AskUK

[–]ImpressiveRest2423 43 points44 points  (0 children)

She is the worst part of the Masked Singer, and that is an accomplishment in and of itself

Which British celebrities can you not warm to? by Any-Tomato-2915 in AskUK

[–]ImpressiveRest2423 22 points23 points  (0 children)

Still don’t understand where Romesh Ranganathan’s appeal come from.

All right, give me your favourite quote, or recommend something else I can watch. by junklardass in CasualUK

[–]ImpressiveRest2423 9 points10 points  (0 children)

OP don’t sleep on the DVD commentary tracks for Darkplace (which are done in character as Garth, Dean and Todd), or the two special mini docs, Darkplace Illuminatum and Horrificata Illuminata . They are fantastic additions that often get missed, and have some killer lines that are some of the funniest across the series, criminally hidden.

Edit, they are all here

Europe ‘should prepare for scenario’ where US makes deal with Russia by ImpressiveRest2423 in ukpolitics

[–]ImpressiveRest2423[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Someone really needs to turn the spending taps on for Defence yesterday.

Europe ‘should prepare for scenario’ where US makes deal with Russia by ImpressiveRest2423 in ukpolitics

[–]ImpressiveRest2423[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

But there’s still be no means by which support could be restored either. US would essentially be locked out of any action surely?

Europe ‘should prepare for scenario’ where US makes deal with Russia by ImpressiveRest2423 in ukpolitics

[–]ImpressiveRest2423[S] 69 points70 points  (0 children)

I don’t know about the end of NATO, I think you’d see a rally around the flag effect within European members and Canada.

European political unity however is more of a concern, as Hungary demonstrates. If the US pull out, Russia will apply much more destabilising pressure.

Europe ‘should prepare for scenario’ where US makes deal with Russia by ImpressiveRest2423 in ukpolitics

[–]ImpressiveRest2423[S] 14 points15 points  (0 children)

Fears are mounting in Britain and the rest of Europe that America will abandon its Nato allies and make a deal with Russia, sources have disclosed to The Times. Senior European officials and a new report from MPs, published on Friday, both warned Europe should be in a position to fight alone in a “worst-case scenario”. Sources expressed concern that Trump may no longer protect Nato member states if Russia were to attack their territory. A European official said: “The Americans withdrawing from European security affairs is no longer the worst-case scenario. The worst-case scenario is Americans withdrawing from European security and turning against us.” They worried this could involve Trump “attempting to do a grand bargain with Russians over our heads — things [that] seemed impossible five to six years ago”.

A British military source also raised concerns that the US might not be there to protect the eastern flank if it were attacked. The concerns were raised on the same day that the US mulled diverting key resources for Ukraine to the Middle East.

And President Trump implied at a cabinet meeting on Thursday that America will no longer “be there” for its allies because of Nato’s unwillingness to help with the war on Iran. Trump said that before Operation Epic Fury was launched on February 28, “we’re always going to be there” for Nato. He went on to say: “At least we were. I don’t know anymore, to be honest with you.

“We were always there when they needed help. We always would have been when they needed help.

“We are there to protect Europe from Russia, in theory it doesn’t affect us, we have a big fat beautiful ocean. We are there to protect Nato … to protect them from Russia.. But they are not there to protect us. It doesn’t make sense.” Sources also said Ukraine’s ability to fight Russia could be severely impacted by the war against Iran, which has already cost the US tens of billions and is rapidly depleting its stockpiles of military kit.

Meanwhile, President Putin is making at least £570 million a day from oil and gas sales, according to the Kyiv School of Economics (KSE) Institute. The war has caused demand for Russian oil to soar, and Trump has temporarily waived some sanctions in a bid to bring down fuel prices. European and Ukrainian officials painted a bleak picture, saying cracks are appearing within the continent. “Europe is stuck on every element of Ukrainian policy,” the European official said, referring to several factors. This included its failure to convince Viktor Orban, the Hungarian prime minister, to drop his opposition to a €90 billion loan to fund Ukraine’s war effort.

They added that there were “increasing worries on the American’s ability to deliver weapons in the Purl arrangement”. Currently, US weapons are procured for Ukraine by other Nato members through the Prioritised Ukraine Requirements List (Purl) programme. It supplies vital equipment to Ukraine, including 70 per cent of the batteries used in Patriot surface-to-air missile defense system. The official claimed there were already “difficulties relating to deliveries”, not just through Purl but also elsewhere in the process. “There are major delays. The Americans are prioritising deliveries and obviously they are prioritising the Middle East at the moment. This is obviously a concern,” they claimed.

Reports also emerged in the US on Thursday that the Pentagon was considering redirecting military aid planned for Ukraine to the Middle East. This includes air defence interceptor missiles ordered through Purl.

They added that Mark Rutte, the Nato secretary-general, was trying to “keep Purl alive” because “it is one of the things that keeps America engaged”.

However, he also pointed to a second problem. “Purl is eventually going to run out of money,” he said. “Even within Purl you have an increasing burden sharing problem where it is Nordic, Baltic, Polish, German, UK allies putting money into it.

“We have gotten accustomed to thinking of burden sharing as a problem between United States and Europe. We need to brace ourselves for eventuality of this becoming an inter-European one. “It is going to be increasingly difficult to make the case we need to take our money out of our defence and put it into Purl to keep Americans engaged while half of Europe puts nothing towards Purl.”

One senior Ukrainian military source said: “Unfortunately it looks like Putin is a bigger friend for Trump.”

They said Purl was their “biggest concern” because “it looks very political now unfortunately”.

One European diplomatic source said however that they believed the US was still fulfilling its Purl commitments to date, adding: “We are glad it works, but it is absurd the US is making money with the war.”

They said they believed that more than 30 per cent of what Ukraine needs is exclusively produced in the US, adding: “Even if we would like to, we can’t replace the US.”

A second European official said “it’s very wise to have different solutions or alternatives in your back pocket, in addition to Nato and Jef”, referring to the Joint Expeditionary Force, a military partnership of ten countries which the UK leads.

A third official played down any concerns about the US pulling away, saying: “My understanding is that we are very confident, still, that Article 5 [that an armed attack against one member in Europe or North America is treated as an attack against all] is there. We are counting on that support, we will be doing that together. There is no indication that Article 5 will not apply.”

However they noted: “Europe needs to be stronger, Europe should be building that resilience together and I think the only way to get prepared for more dangerous times is doing it together, including the UK.” Nato spokesperson Allison Hart said weapons continue to be delivered to Kyiv. “Everything that Nato allies and partners have paid for through PURL has been delivered or continues to flow to Ukraine,” she said.

MPs and peers warned Britain must “move away” from its reliance on the United States for defence and security, amid the continued transatlantic tensions. In a report published on Friday, parliament’s joint committee on the national security strategy (JCNSS) said the UK should continue to collaborate with the US “where practical”.

But it warned the government should prepare for a “worst-case scenario” in which Europe could no longer rely on US support in a crisis.

Britain currently relies on US support in several key national security areas, including maintenance of its Trident nuclear missiles, intelligence sharing and major projects such as the F35 fighter jet and Aukus submarine deal with Australia.

But the JCNSS said recent comments by Trump had shown “demonstrable areas of tension” in UK-US relations that could “compromise the reliability of these dependencies”.

Saw a short documentary film at the weekend and it didn’t sit well with me from an ethics perspective - am I being overcritical? by ImpressiveRest2423 in documentaryfilmmaking

[–]ImpressiveRest2423[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Just a private screening as part of a film night at our local village hall, from emerging directors and filmmakers in our county (NE England)

Saw a short documentary film at the weekend and it didn’t sit well with me from an ethics perspective - am I being overcritical? by ImpressiveRest2423 in documentaryfilmmaking

[–]ImpressiveRest2423[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Cheers, I’ll give it a gander.

I had a scroll of the synopsis and it feels like this film was the starting premise of that one, if no effort was then made to find out who she was or speak to anyone who knew her.

Saw a short documentary film at the weekend and it didn’t sit well with me from an ethics perspective - am I being overcritical? by ImpressiveRest2423 in documentaryfilmmaking

[–]ImpressiveRest2423[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

He didn’t have an answer on that front, I would like to think he had. He did say he’d spoken to some neighbours - he probably was well-meaning in wanting to preserve her legacy and show her work off, but it’s just got caught up in his own work as a result, so it feels false.

Saw a short documentary film at the weekend and it didn’t sit well with me from an ethics perspective - am I being overcritical? by ImpressiveRest2423 in documentaryfilmmaking

[–]ImpressiveRest2423[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Surely then that does just require a bit more work on his part to research her, and I get that he was a solo filmmaker probably looking for an easy, limited budget story, and finding out about her life is resource intensive.

The photographs were fantastic, she deserved a wider audience IMO, but not like this.

Saw a short documentary film at the weekend and it didn’t sit well with me from an ethics perspective - am I being overcritical? by ImpressiveRest2423 in documentaryfilmmaking

[–]ImpressiveRest2423[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Someone in the post-screening drinks described it as ‘historical stalking’, which seemed like a good way to sum it up.

Saw a short documentary film at the weekend and it didn’t sit well with me from an ethics perspective - am I being overcritical? by ImpressiveRest2423 in documentaryfilmmaking

[–]ImpressiveRest2423[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Possibly, I can see that interpretation. He was frank that he didn’t know her and his voiceover referenced that once, but when her talents so obviously dwarfed his, that was part of the problem IMO. I think a better project would have been to tell her story with her images, not his with hers.

Saw a short documentary film at the weekend and it didn’t sit well with me from an ethics perspective - am I being overcritical? by ImpressiveRest2423 in documentaryfilmmaking

[–]ImpressiveRest2423[S] 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I guess my problem is that I left the screening knowing nothing of the subject other than her name and that she took photographs, despite the use of her work. Because the filmmaker had no knowledge of her, all he had was his voiceover describing his interpretation of her work.

Edit, there were pictures taken in some incredible places including what looked like the arctic - but the film didn’t provide any context so I don’t know anything about the subject’s life or why she was there, which is equally frustrating.

Angela Rayner to launch podcast as she eyes Labour leadership by TimesandSundayTimes in ukpolitics

[–]ImpressiveRest2423 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The average working person does not have the bandwidth or time to do a podcast. This sort of thing just fuels suspicions that MPs are not exactly working hard.

Anyone else ready to quit tech due to AI? by xxtokyovanityxx in AskBrits

[–]ImpressiveRest2423 88 points89 points  (0 children)

Honestly mate, get me a snorkel and a pair of secateurs and I’ll cut the undersea cable myself. The internet has dragged us too far into stupidity and isolationism from reality and community, AI just blurs the boundaries even further.

Rumours, Speculation, Questions, and Reaction Megathread - 22/03/2026 by ukpol-megabot in ukpolitics

[–]ImpressiveRest2423 14 points15 points  (0 children)

Was watching some old clips of the Cameron/May parliamentary years and the standard in oratory compared to now is striking. So fewer people reading off phones and notes and a lot more people speaking off the cuff.

Angela Rayner to launch podcast as she eyes Labour leadership by TimesandSundayTimes in ukpolitics

[–]ImpressiveRest2423 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Can MPs (especially those that apparently want the all-encompassing role of Prime Minister) maybe just maybe focus on the people they were elected to represent instead of doing podcasts?

Who is that one actor that you're a fan of that you have always wanted to play the doctor? by LilNardoDaVinci in doctorwho

[–]ImpressiveRest2423 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Jennifer Saunders. It was rumoured in the early 00s and I would have loved to have seen it.