As is R4 journos’ pronunciation of it

No-one ever said life in the Brigade for the Repression of Banditry would be easy.

Stalin

RIP. There’s an Authoritarian Provocation Goin’ On

If Mike Leigh decided to have a stab at a folk horror movie, this would be the opening scene.

That he was wasted when Cruijff played him in midfield? Everybody’s thinking it.

“I’ve seen things you people wouldn’t believe…”

Inconceivable!

Still recovering from the shock that creepy killer Greg was Uncle Rico in Napoleon Dynamite

Was really looking forward to this, but the wheels came off for me as soon as Milo opened his mouth - couldn’t suspend my disbelief after that. Might have to give it another go.

The no-nonsense treatment EJ got at the club (in contrast to the fawning and pampering of showbiz) was one of the highlights of his memoir. In un-related news, we need to compare notes re J Coe’s latest. Definitely a game of two halves, that one!

That council HQ must be bursting with manly creativity.

Next week: Shrek 5 as an allegory of the British housing crisis

Time to do a Lee Child and write that novel. The world’s crying out for a hard-bitten detective with a taste for jazz and a complicated relationship with Aston Villa.

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