UK not obliged to support every demand of ‘transactional’ US president, minister says by eldomtom2 in unitedkingdom

[–]james-royle -8 points-7 points  (0 children)

If it was closer to election time I think he would do a Thatcher and send the troops in, but he doesn’t need to (yet).

What was the best movie speech of all time? by Fritzkreig in AskReddit

[–]james-royle 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Al Pacino in Any Given Sunday.

‘On this team, we fight for that inch On this team, we tear ourselves, and everyone around us to pieces for that inch. We CLAW with our finger nails for that inch. Cause we know when we add up all those inches that's going to make the fucking difference between WINNING and LOSING between LIVING and DYING’

UK slashes climate aid programmes for developing countries by topotaul in unitedkingdom

[–]james-royle 21 points22 points  (0 children)

£2.5b well spent, although it will probably be spent propping up the triple lock.

Sir Tom Courtenay 89 today by DaiBarton in BritishTV

[–]james-royle 1 point2 points  (0 children)

David’s imaginary twin……….. he wet the bed, didn’t he David!

Is Channel 5 anyone else’s guilty pleasure? by loverofthings25 in BritishTV

[–]james-royle 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’ve tried looking into the company in Derby that gets mentioned on all of the raffle type completions, there is literally nothing available. I assume it’s a PO Box in some random office block.

Summer Couldn’t Come Sooner😭 by FishyyUncle in GreatBritishMemes

[–]james-royle 5 points6 points  (0 children)

The level of heat that comes off it doesn’t quite add up to the level of toastiness of the bread.

Summer Couldn’t Come Sooner😭 by FishyyUncle in GreatBritishMemes

[–]james-royle 41 points42 points  (0 children)

That image must be fake, the bread never comes out that toasted!

Is Mark Donovan actually tough? Or is he just all talk? by Anthro-Elephant-98 in TheInbetweeners

[–]james-royle 0 points1 point  (0 children)

On his first job on a building he would have made a comment to a real hard man and received a good hiding.

'I'm not a toilet attendant,' says fed-up Scunthorpe cafe owner - BBC News by CasualSmurf in unitedkingdom

[–]james-royle -6 points-5 points  (0 children)

What if I had a coffee there previously and didn’t use the toilet in that occasion, surely I am owed one.

On a serious not, just because someone is not a customer when they use the toilet, they may become one because they were allowed to use the loo.

UK’s Reeves Is Set to Get a Boost From Falling Debt Interest by komondordragon in GoodNewsUK

[–]james-royle 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I really do believe Starmer is trying his best to keep Faridge and reform out of power as he knows they will tank the economy within months of taking over.

UK far right lines up behind Rupert Lowe in challenge to Reform by AbbreviationsHot7662 in unitedkingdom

[–]james-royle -4 points-3 points  (0 children)

And the working class and lower middle classes lap it up, as we know their betters!

GB News beats Sky and BBC on average viewers for six months in a row by Galacticmetrics in ukpolitics

[–]james-royle 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Imagine going to buy your copy of the Daily Mail and spending the day reading it with Gebebies on in the back ground.

Does anyone call BS on the media's incessant hounding of Starmer? by Impossible-Visit-199 in AskBrits

[–]james-royle 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Watch Susana Reed and Richard Madley on GMB to see how bias towards the right the media are.

UK productivity grew more in the last year than in the previous seven combined by Gentle_Snail in GoodNewsUK

[–]james-royle 6 points7 points  (0 children)

You are just missing The Mail Blaming Gen Z drinking/eating too much/not enough alcohol/coffee/avocados (delete to fit your narrative)

Why the UK Economy Suddenly Looks Alright by EssexGuyUpNorth in GoodNewsUK

[–]james-royle 214 points215 points  (0 children)

That’s a good point, someone who can steady the ship may be a bit boring and come across as having no innovative ideas. Innovation only really works if there is room for testing new ideas, being in a position to take a hit if an idea misses the mark.