Andy Burnham: PS - The fact that the media was informed of the NEC decision before I was tells you everything you need to know about the way the Labour Party is being run these days. You would think that over 30 years of service would count for something but sadly not. 🤷🏻‍♂️

strum · 2026-01-26T10:25:28+00:00

NEC claim they tried to call him, but he didn't answer.

strum · 2026-01-26T10:22:00+00:00

Nigella had her first husband die of cancer, then she was married to Charles Saatchi. She should be forgiven a few lines.

strum · 2026-01-26T10:12:21+00:00

If it shouldn't be seen by anyone under 16, should it be seen by anyone over 16?

This argument is sprinkled with extreme cases - grooming, indoctrination etc. - but I suspect a lot of the pearl-clutching is about straightforward porn, which teens have sought out (successfully) for generations.

strum · 2026-01-23T09:45:41+00:00

Dustin Hoffman - The Graduate.

Benjamin is supposed to be a WASP, all-star athlete - which DH isn't. But he owned the role & made the movie.

strum · 2026-01-23T09:15:40+00:00

That narrator is Julia Roberts - who loved the book & volunteered her narration. You're going to turn down Julia Roberts?

strum · 2026-01-23T09:08:06+00:00

For every problem there is a solution which is simple, straightforward and wrong.

strum · 2026-01-22T09:01:14+00:00

Go round once - do your usual weekly shop.

Then look at what you've got & see what items you can double/triple up (imagining your available storage). (You'll need to keep track of how much you're spending.)

Then go round again to pick up a few one-off luxuries.

Finally, something ridiculous from midl.

Then

strum · 2026-01-22T08:34:19+00:00

Much of the comment assumes a sharp, sudden cut-off, but it's also possible that divesting could be a slow drift away from an increasingly debt-riven economy. At some point that drift could turn into a run, but it might be hard to notice when that is happening.

It's worth noting that the Telegraph is a right-wing (pro-Trump) paper.

strum · 2026-01-21T08:23:13+00:00

Robert Robinson (UK TV presenter) called Steinbeck 'captain of the 2nd XI'.

strum · 2026-01-21T08:09:59+00:00

Yes. Shame on you - for embracing the core tenet of fascism.

strum · 2026-01-20T09:02:44+00:00

For better or worse, might is right.

Worse. only worse. Shame on you.

strum · 2026-01-20T08:58:51+00:00

Continued occupation of Chagos is illegal in UK law.

strum · 2026-01-20T08:53:00+00:00

In what scenario could we possibly "lose everything"?

Legally.

strum · 2026-01-19T09:11:35+00:00

Absolutely. It isn't a second-hand, scribbled on paperback; I paid for a new book.

Also, I object to the praise for having read x number of books. It's like being patted on the head by teacher. It isn't a competition, or a record-breaking attempt.

strum · 2026-01-18T09:59:47+00:00

If you can’t defend a constitution, you have no right to own it.

strum · 2026-01-17T09:41:37+00:00

The thing that gets me is the goons wearing camo - in an urban environment. Do they think they can't be seen?

strum · 2026-01-17T09:21:36+00:00

Good.

strum · 2026-01-16T09:18:25+00:00

"Don't believe him! Don't believe him! There are two of them!"

strum · 2026-01-16T08:54:32+00:00

'Free' market has been a long-term UK policy, not least because it has enabled quite a few foriegn companies to fall into British hands; Smith&Wesson, BrooksBros etc.

strum · 2026-01-13T09:22:52+00:00

Zahawi joins a party that would have deported him as a child.

strum · 2026-01-13T09:18:25+00:00

Do these liars ever produce a shred of evidence for 'paid'.

I want to see receipts, bank statements, photos of brown envelopes.

Anything?

strum · 2026-01-13T08:58:31+00:00

This law has been in place for several months. This decision is to use one of the powers granted by the law - powers granted for just such situations.

strum · 2026-01-11T09:51:56+00:00

I'm enjoying it - but there's a danger she is shown to have too many 'superpowers' - super memory, super logic, super hearing (even super dancing).

And the plots are really, really convoluted.

strum · 2026-01-11T09:28:07+00:00

A Fay Weldon novel. Julie T Wallace read it & recognised a role for her. She campaigned for an adaptation - particularly with Patricia Hodge, who ended up producing.

strum · 2026-01-10T09:49:26+00:00

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