To have one dodgy politician may be regarded as a misfortune; to have 238 of them seems more like a party policy.
I have received information from Trumptonshire Police about a credible threat to my personal ego. I shall, very bravely, take their advice and hide under a table hugging myself asking myself why I thought a By-election was a good idea.
Sky News legend Jon Craig points out that Nigel Farage is the first by-election winner not to turn up for the count since IRA hunger striker Bobby Sands in 1981. www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/nigel-...
Nigel Farage Easily Wins Clacton By-Election – But Dodges Result Declaration
The Reform UK leader said police had told him “there is an organised campaign to disrupt” the announcement.
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If you enjoyed this eclipse, you should pop the date of the next one in your colander.
The Washington Post map of US wildfire smoke looks like Trump’s hair.
The Yard Theatre 2.0 is a splendid upgrade of an old friend. Great to be at the first performance in this new space. And I already have a favourite seat!
Has any other politician ever called a by-election on an explicitly anti-transparency, pro-sleaze ticket before?
I've written a thing about Margo: the Surbiton sum of all fears open.substack.com/pub/johngrin...
'Blackmail is an ugly word, Miss Mountshaft'
Celebrating the legacy of the late Penelope Keith's greatest monster, Margo
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How long was it before you spotted it was Tom and Barbara Good, who led a “good” life, and Jerry and Margo Leadbetter, who “led a better” one? Anyway just time to note that if Penelope Keith’s character had been called Hannah, it would have been Tom & Jerry, Hannah & Barbara. RIP Penelope Keith
Finsbury Park area is a bit lively this evening. Sportsball fans are loudly celebrating that someone has won something.
I do enjoy reading the occasional utterly scathing theatre review... "The resulting fragments run like something you might expect to watch at the end of a devising workshop, rather than on the professional stage." Ouch! www.thestage.co.uk/reviews/play...
Player review at Riverside Studios, London: bitterly self-satisfied
Read our review of Player at Riverside Studios, London: half-baked satire on the struggle to achieve success as an actor
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If you believe that #Reform is a solution to, well, anything, I have a splinter from the true cross I'd like to sell you. I hope you won't think this presumptuous of me, but have you ever considered attending a course that teaches rudimentary reasoning skills, you gullible fucking lack-wit?
We are Christopher Isherwood, watching the increasingly alarming scenes in the Berlin street below from our apartment window above.
Mark Armstrong@markarms.bsky.social · 8mo ago"Liam’s teacher, Ella Sullivan, teared up when thinking about Liam. 'He’s a bright young student,' she said, 'and he’s so kind and loving. His classmates miss him.'" www.startribune.com/preschooler-...
With the world going mad, thank goodness for some sanity from Harry Hill. youtu.be/GhJxiU1_5o0
The Harry Hill Show - Stewart Lee
YouTube video by HARRY HILL
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"And we now have María on the line who would like to swap a Nobel Peace Prize for the presidency of Venezuela..."
As December is almost done, it's time to look back at another busy year of theatre trips and compile my annual list. There has been a plethora of great shows making it difficult to pick, but sadly the bottom end of my list has grown longer.
A new version of James Graham’s Punch specifically for young people will tour to schools across the UK thanks to profits from the play’s West End run. Read more 👇
James Graham's Punch to tour schools using profits donated by West End producers
A new version of James Graham's Punch specifically for young people will tour to schools across the UK thanks to profits from the play's West End run
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