Will
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By Grabthar’s Hammer, what a savings
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well this is how I spent 5 minutes of my precious weekend
November 15, 2025 at 12:58 PM
well this is how I spent 5 minutes of my precious weekend
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"Thank Heavens Reeves froze the thresholds," says the median voter in 2029 as they walk past the derelict sports centre and down the empty high street to cast their vote.
English councils plan to sell off social clubs and sports centres to balance books
English councils plan to sell off social clubs and sports centres to balance books
Survey finds 60% of key cities councils are planning to sell assets to meet costs of adult and children’s social care
English councils are planning to sell social clubs, sports centres and shopping arcades as they bet on a fire sale of assets to balance the books, according to a survey of local authorities.
The key cities group of councils, which represents second-tier cities in England, said 60% of councils were planning to sell assets to meet the escalating costs of adult and children’s social care. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
November 15, 2025 at 11:34 AM
"Thank Heavens Reeves froze the thresholds," says the median voter in 2029 as they walk past the derelict sports centre and down the empty high street to cast their vote.
So when it burns down due to neglect, how many current MPs will put out statements saying how shocked they are despite the obvious warnings?
A final decision on how to repair Britain’s crumbling parliament is likely to be postponed beyond the next general election, according to four people familiar with the matter.
Final decision on fate of crumbling UK parliament delayed to 2030s
It’s a fire-hazard that’s prone to tumbling masonry — but fear of a public backlash is again delaying repairs to the world famous building.
www.politico.eu
November 15, 2025 at 12:56 PM
So when it burns down due to neglect, how many current MPs will put out statements saying how shocked they are despite the obvious warnings?
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If a core plank of my messaging was “you can’t replace me, it’ll scare the markets”, I simply would not throw out by far the biggest revenue raiser less than two weeks before a Budget where I need to find tens of billions of pounds
November 13, 2025 at 11:02 PM
If a core plank of my messaging was “you can’t replace me, it’ll scare the markets”, I simply would not throw out by far the biggest revenue raiser less than two weeks before a Budget where I need to find tens of billions of pounds
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The only margin Labour are currently at is the marginal of survival. By focusing on a few tactically important constituencies they are missing the overall strategy - govern well, govern clearly, and in the broad interest of your overall voting base. n/n
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Labour at the Margin...
...of survival
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November 12, 2025 at 3:17 PM
The only margin Labour are currently at is the marginal of survival. By focusing on a few tactically important constituencies they are missing the overall strategy - govern well, govern clearly, and in the broad interest of your overall voting base. n/n
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Obviously he could stand in another seat in theory etc. but erm…
November 12, 2025 at 8:02 PM
Obviously he could stand in another seat in theory etc. but erm…
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My last word on the matter
November 11, 2025 at 2:27 PM
My last word on the matter
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I don’t think anyone assumes it will solve all their problems. But at least you have the opportunity to solve them, even if you get it wrong, rather than some distant freeholder doing it www.ft.com/content/6993...
Neighbour vs neighbour: the perils of taking control of your block of flats
Leaseholders can band together to manage their buildings. It can mean lower costs — but it doesn’t always go to plan
www.ft.com
November 9, 2025 at 5:33 PM
I don’t think anyone assumes it will solve all their problems. But at least you have the opportunity to solve them, even if you get it wrong, rather than some distant freeholder doing it www.ft.com/content/6993...
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Loving today's news that the mysterious "fedora man" outside the Louvre heist was actually a 15-year-old museum visitor who dresses like a 1940s French detective all the time, just because. apnews.com/article/louv...
Fedora man unmasked: Meet the teen behind the Louvre mystery photo
Fifteen-year-old Pedro Elias Garzon Delvaux has become an internet sensation after an Associated Press photo captured him outside the Louvre on the day of a crown jewels heist.
apnews.com
November 9, 2025 at 12:16 PM
Loving today's news that the mysterious "fedora man" outside the Louvre heist was actually a 15-year-old museum visitor who dresses like a 1940s French detective all the time, just because. apnews.com/article/louv...
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I’d always wondered why no one had ever published a full, detailed map of the 1960s plan to turn London into a giant web of US-style urban motorways…. It turns even the politicians and designers didn’t make one at the time. It just didn’t exist. Until now.
Earlier this week I spoke to London Centric about the Ringways Map and all things unbuilt London - they’ve dedicated the whole of their latest edition to the story! substack.com/home/post/p-...
Would your home have been under a motorway?
"The most astonishing and destructive thing never to happen to London," says the man who has spent twenty years researching the first true map of the unbuilt Ringways.
substack.com
November 9, 2025 at 8:40 AM
I’d always wondered why no one had ever published a full, detailed map of the 1960s plan to turn London into a giant web of US-style urban motorways…. It turns even the politicians and designers didn’t make one at the time. It just didn’t exist. Until now.
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My annual post about how the Morning Star reported the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989
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November 9, 2025 at 9:02 AM
My annual post about how the Morning Star reported the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989
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Yea The Mandalorian really starts to go downhill when they moved away from that format and connected it to the Skywalkers etc.
ironically what makes star wars stuff best is when it is 'something else, but also star wars'
e.g. Andor, a British political thriller but also Star Wars
the Mandalorian, an episode-of-the-week Western but also Star Wars (when it was good)
e.g. Andor, a British political thriller but also Star Wars
the Mandalorian, an episode-of-the-week Western but also Star Wars (when it was good)
November 8, 2025 at 10:26 PM
Yea The Mandalorian really starts to go downhill when they moved away from that format and connected it to the Skywalkers etc.
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hoping this upcoming star wars: starfighter movie is just top gun but star wars
ironically what makes star wars stuff best is when it is 'something else, but also star wars'
e.g. Andor, a British political thriller but also Star Wars
the Mandalorian, an episode-of-the-week Western but also Star Wars (when it was good)
e.g. Andor, a British political thriller but also Star Wars
the Mandalorian, an episode-of-the-week Western but also Star Wars (when it was good)
November 8, 2025 at 6:43 PM
hoping this upcoming star wars: starfighter movie is just top gun but star wars
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playing Nick's reaction to finding out Alan was a traitor to myself for the rest of the night. #CelebrityTraitors
November 6, 2025 at 10:07 PM
playing Nick's reaction to finding out Alan was a traitor to myself for the rest of the night. #CelebrityTraitors
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Christ, he is supernaturally good at this.
November 4, 2025 at 12:30 PM
Christ, he is supernaturally good at this.
Still can’t quite believe they didn’t go with the “woah you’ve had some cowboys in here” approach when the first came to power. Should have said things were worse than they thought which forced them to break the pledge.
Rachel Reeves' answer to @pippacrerar.bsky.social makes it crystal clear that Reeves is headed towards breaking a manifesto pledge on tax and how she will frame it - as a necessary response to "the world as it is" when the alternative would be more cuts or borrowing.
November 4, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Still can’t quite believe they didn’t go with the “woah you’ve had some cowboys in here” approach when the first came to power. Should have said things were worse than they thought which forced them to break the pledge.
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November 3, 2025 at 9:06 PM
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Let's just take a moment to reflect on the self-sacrifice and hope this person embodies - not the evil, hateful monsters thirsting for violence.
November 2, 2025 at 6:53 PM
Let's just take a moment to reflect on the self-sacrifice and hope this person embodies - not the evil, hateful monsters thirsting for violence.
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Zohran Mamdani campaigned a lot and appears not to hate the voters whose support he's seeking. Here's what other Democrats can learn from his unorthodox strategy.
November 2, 2025 at 8:51 PM
Zohran Mamdani campaigned a lot and appears not to hate the voters whose support he's seeking. Here's what other Democrats can learn from his unorthodox strategy.
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Huntingdon - This comment from Simon Calder is worth repeating.
My thoughts with all involved
My thoughts with all involved
November 2, 2025 at 8:56 AM
Huntingdon - This comment from Simon Calder is worth repeating.
My thoughts with all involved
My thoughts with all involved
A film you’ve seen more than seven times with a gif
November 1, 2025 at 10:36 PM
A film you’ve seen more than seven times with a gif
Love hyperbolic reactions in football. Liverpool will could get something from the Madrid and Man City games, and 90% of people will forget what they were saying about Slot & a crisis.
November 1, 2025 at 10:19 PM
Love hyperbolic reactions in football. Liverpool will could get something from the Madrid and Man City games, and 90% of people will forget what they were saying about Slot & a crisis.
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Between this and the Louvre prosecutor describing the suspects’ statements as “minimalist” while bragging that they had worked on the case over a weekend it’s an absolutely incredible week for Frenchness
A French cyclist survived for three days after a horrendous 130-foot fall into a ravine, kept alive by the bottles of red wine he had in his shopping bag, police said.
Cyclist falls down 130-foot ravine in France, survives 3 days by drinking wine he had in shopping bag
A helicopter airlifted him to hospital, with a rescue doctor calling his survival "a miracle."
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October 31, 2025 at 1:18 PM
Between this and the Louvre prosecutor describing the suspects’ statements as “minimalist” while bragging that they had worked on the case over a weekend it’s an absolutely incredible week for Frenchness
This is probably just rage bait etc. but what kind of person still sends their child to Private School in London unless they absolutely have to? (E.G for SEND).
October 31, 2025 at 7:40 PM
This is probably just rage bait etc. but what kind of person still sends their child to Private School in London unless they absolutely have to? (E.G for SEND).