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I’m a streetwalking cheetah with a heart full of edam. Love Telly, Film, Comics and Music (not necessarily in that order)
I just want to thank my old teachers. Particularly Mr Ball (maths), Mr Hart (art), Mr Wolff (physics), Mr Bellamy (biology), Mr Pyke (chemistry) and Mr Lunn (metalwork)
It’s disgusting for the Conservatives to ask Jewish groups to meet their ex-neo-Nazi candidate, presumably in the hope he will charm them and they’ll offer their blessing. They should not expect Jewish people to sanitise this appalling choice. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Tories offer Jewish groups meeting with ex neo-Nazi activist candidate
Joshua Bonehill-Paine was jailed over neo-Nazi activism, but has been selected to stand in a new Somerset Council seat in 2027.
bbc.co.uk
Learning the piano in the mornings & about ADOLF HITLER in the afternoons. Probably should have gone to the Algarve because there is no topless here.
Not sure why this isn’t the dominant topic of national conversation rn: “Drought and extreme heat are killing plants, driving up prices while also making some farms economically unviable” www.theguardian.com/environment/...
‘It’s too fast, too big’: speed of climate crisis is devastating crops, say farmers
Drought and extreme heat are killing plants, driving up prices while also making some farms economically unviable
theguardian.com
I just can’t believe we’re seeing this sort of stuff from a sitting MP Just want to say to British Somalis that you are loved and I’m so, sorry this is happening.
Yeah, you just can't separate this stuff from "it's good to see free speech is so healthy" after a far right march launched a race riot in your capital city.
Rob Ford@robfordmancs.bsky.social · yesterdayThis is what happens when anti-racism norms erode, and elites bear a lot of the responsibility for norm erosion, as they have disproportionate power to set and enforce norms
THANK YOU BRITAIN
YouGov@yougov.co.uk · yesterdayJust 25% of Britons see the funny side of joke and satirical political candidates, as the Clacton by-election campaign, which has seen Count Binface emerge as Nigel Farage's main opponent, enters its final stages Positive: 25% Neutral: 30% Negative: 32% yougov.com/en-gb/daily-...
Absolutely crackers, extremely self serving as a defence as there is absolutely no chance she'd extend this same benefit of the doubt elsewhere, which becomes obvious in the, factually incorrect, statement on early release she can't resist tagging on at the end.
Mark Chadbourn@chadbourn.bsky.social · yesterdayKemi Badenoch certainly seems to be advancing with her agenda to turn the Conservatives into Reform.
RIP Jimmy Cricket, who uploaded a lot of shows he appeared on himself, including this Bob Monkhouse Show. (They don't generally have big captions getting in the way) www.youtube.com/watch?v=8QIF...
Jimmy Cricket interviewed by Bob Monkhouse
YouTube video by Jimmy Cricket
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I know a lot of people who knew Jimmy Cricket, and they all say he was as lovely as you'd imagine and hope.
waltydunlop@waltydunlop.bsky.social · 2d agoI once sat in a pub beer garden during festival time in Edinburgh, and the time I was there coincided with the audience from a Jimmy Cricket show spilling out and into the pub grounds. I swear, you never saw such a silly, delighted, just downright *happy* bunch of people. Not a bad old epitaph.
Remembering the late Television and Radio Presenter, Terry Wogan (3 August 1938 – 31 January 2016)
Born 2 Aug 1944, drummer, singer & songwriter Jim Capaldi, who with Traffic had the 1967 No.2 single 'Hole In My Shoe'. Capaldi had the solo 1975 No. 4 hit single with 'Love Hurts'. Capaldi also performed with the likes of Jimi Hendrix, Eric Clapton, George Harrison and Cat Stevens. #JimCapaldi
I wonder what Odysseus would have thought about the COVID lockdowns?
The Atlantic City Pop Festival took place in 1969 on August 1, 2 and 3rd at the Atlantic City race track, two weeks before Woodstock Festival. What a line-up!
I wish sriracha sauce would just fuck off.
Akira: Leave Me Alone Meme
ALT: Akira: Leave Me Alone Meme
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England received only 7% of the long-term average rainfall for July. Southern England, just 1%. Factoid: There has been a weather station in Kew Gardens for 155 years. This July was the first month ever to record 0mm of rain. Tomorrow, London will again hit 30C+ www.theguardian.com/environment/...
July set to be driest on record for England and Wales after relentless heatwaves
Climate scientist urges better planning as southern England had just 1% of long-term average rainfall last month
theguardian.com
Glad someone senior from the sector is pushing back. Labour MPs need to understand the serious real anger from graduates and the people who produce them. And the dangerous financial situation they have allowed to fester, or indeed worsened, in one of Britain’s leading sectors.
Labour has harmed universities as much as Trump, London School of Economics head says
LSE vice-chancellor Larry Kramer points to domestic student fees freeze, international student limits and rise in employers’ national insurance
ft.com
To bring back an old favourite, imagine if Corbyn did this? Kemi has lead the party to being displaced as the party of the right, twice!
Stephen Bush@stephenkb.bsky.social · 4d agoI wish the Conservatives were as alarmed as I am about them finishing *behind Restore* in the Greater Manchester byelection.
The Tories have gone from one third of the parliamentary seats in Greater Manchester to finishing, sorry for yelling, BEHIND RESTORE. Total collapse of Britain's oldest and most successful political party, entirely willingly.
Steamed Buns@aremay.bsky.social · 4d ago5th, Tom, 5th! They had 9 MPs here in 2019!
For the record, Sadie Sink is superb as General Zod in the new Spider-Man movie.
To allay any fears of academics, the food in the new Spider-man movie looks nice.