blunderball
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Good job that university funding is so secure and these institutions have had it too good for too long.
November 23, 2025 at 10:20 PM
Good job that university funding is so secure and these institutions have had it too good for too long.
Well you could definitely expand it to include the losing manifestos (certainly of main two) for all three elections too.
The 2010 campaign felt incredibly disingenuous at the time too. The main three all arguing about a 6bil NI increase trying to ignore the herd of elephants in the room.
The 2010 campaign felt incredibly disingenuous at the time too. The main three all arguing about a 6bil NI increase trying to ignore the herd of elephants in the room.
November 23, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Well you could definitely expand it to include the losing manifestos (certainly of main two) for all three elections too.
The 2010 campaign felt incredibly disingenuous at the time too. The main three all arguing about a 6bil NI increase trying to ignore the herd of elephants in the room.
The 2010 campaign felt incredibly disingenuous at the time too. The main three all arguing about a 6bil NI increase trying to ignore the herd of elephants in the room.
Have you memory holed 2017 at this point?
November 23, 2025 at 3:24 PM
Have you memory holed 2017 at this point?
And one of the faults (of many tbf) of the latter parts of Game of Thrones was how that jeopardy largely disappeared for their main cast, despite them being in situations where the show had previously taught you to expect them to die.
November 22, 2025 at 7:52 PM
And one of the faults (of many tbf) of the latter parts of Game of Thrones was how that jeopardy largely disappeared for their main cast, despite them being in situations where the show had previously taught you to expect them to die.
One that grew rapidly - especially after the build up to, and invasion of Iraq, two years later.
But it started almost immediately, Bush even mentions it in a UN address less than 2 months after.
But it started almost immediately, Bush even mentions it in a UN address less than 2 months after.
November 22, 2025 at 9:28 AM
One that grew rapidly - especially after the build up to, and invasion of Iraq, two years later.
But it started almost immediately, Bush even mentions it in a UN address less than 2 months after.
But it started almost immediately, Bush even mentions it in a UN address less than 2 months after.
Political elite, sure. It was immediately and widely conspiratorialised online and in public. Globally.
November 22, 2025 at 9:18 AM
Political elite, sure. It was immediately and widely conspiratorialised online and in public. Globally.
So, what happened among the general public of the world at the time?
November 22, 2025 at 5:15 AM
So, what happened among the general public of the world at the time?
Feels like it's maybe one or two jumps away from "separate but equal" style lawmaking.
November 20, 2025 at 4:20 AM
Feels like it's maybe one or two jumps away from "separate but equal" style lawmaking.
Bringing back the Indian Indentured Workers system wasn't on my radar tbf.
November 18, 2025 at 2:56 AM
Bringing back the Indian Indentured Workers system wasn't on my radar tbf.
Blair seemed to enjoy the fight. Part of his ego, maybe. Starmer seems to prefer sitting in his office delegating.
November 17, 2025 at 12:31 AM
Blair seemed to enjoy the fight. Part of his ego, maybe. Starmer seems to prefer sitting in his office delegating.
It's interesting because historically that was always one of the Labour Right's biggest complaints about the Labour Left. Is there any faction within Labour that has any self awareness?
November 17, 2025 at 12:23 AM
It's interesting because historically that was always one of the Labour Right's biggest complaints about the Labour Left. Is there any faction within Labour that has any self awareness?
Maybe not a return we should hope for then
November 16, 2025 at 5:55 PM
Maybe not a return we should hope for then
Have you seen the Google Pixel AI advert they're showing in cinemas with the Wicked tie in atm?
Baffled me completely.
Basically; woman, mid film, asks her phone for the ending of the film, then is shushed after her phone starts answering.
Baffled me completely.
Basically; woman, mid film, asks her phone for the ending of the film, then is shushed after her phone starts answering.
November 16, 2025 at 11:31 AM
Have you seen the Google Pixel AI advert they're showing in cinemas with the Wicked tie in atm?
Baffled me completely.
Basically; woman, mid film, asks her phone for the ending of the film, then is shushed after her phone starts answering.
Baffled me completely.
Basically; woman, mid film, asks her phone for the ending of the film, then is shushed after her phone starts answering.
"We must make Britain as shit as possible"
November 16, 2025 at 11:15 AM
"We must make Britain as shit as possible"
It's just so ever present through the year too. I know football is going that way, but it's on another scale there.
An NBA playoff final team will play 100+ games in a season, MLB teams play 162 games just as part of the regular season - with another 20+ potentially after that.
An NBA playoff final team will play 100+ games in a season, MLB teams play 162 games just as part of the regular season - with another 20+ potentially after that.
November 15, 2025 at 2:05 PM
It's just so ever present through the year too. I know football is going that way, but it's on another scale there.
An NBA playoff final team will play 100+ games in a season, MLB teams play 162 games just as part of the regular season - with another 20+ potentially after that.
An NBA playoff final team will play 100+ games in a season, MLB teams play 162 games just as part of the regular season - with another 20+ potentially after that.
"Real Brexit has never been tried"
November 14, 2025 at 7:03 PM
"Real Brexit has never been tried"
Do the people who kick them out (sometime in the next 8 months I assume, and hopefully sooner than later), come in with that appetite?
November 14, 2025 at 1:09 AM
Do the people who kick them out (sometime in the next 8 months I assume, and hopefully sooner than later), come in with that appetite?
Somehow it'd inevitably be Roy Hodgson.
November 12, 2025 at 11:58 PM
Somehow it'd inevitably be Roy Hodgson.