Alan Jewitt
@fatgeordie.bsky.social
Brilliant. Get a t-shirt with that on.
November 30, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Brilliant. Get a t-shirt with that on.
Seems like you other chaps have got all the required replies covered. Well done.
November 30, 2025 at 1:28 PM
Seems like you other chaps have got all the required replies covered. Well done.
"Ton croissant et dans la veranda."
November 28, 2025 at 3:28 PM
"Ton croissant et dans la veranda."
I came here to say pretty much this. Miller is much more dangerous given the huge destructive resources he has at his disposal.
November 28, 2025 at 3:22 PM
I came here to say pretty much this. Miller is much more dangerous given the huge destructive resources he has at his disposal.
Same. Seems like MI5 or an informer can give evidence against you and only your special barrister can hear it. So you can be convicted of a terrorist offence without knowing what the evidence is?
November 28, 2025 at 2:32 PM
Same. Seems like MI5 or an informer can give evidence against you and only your special barrister can hear it. So you can be convicted of a terrorist offence without knowing what the evidence is?
Give it up mate. I bet your sex life will improve. Or perhaps restart.
November 28, 2025 at 2:26 PM
Give it up mate. I bet your sex life will improve. Or perhaps restart.
Seems like that may be true.
November 28, 2025 at 2:10 PM
Seems like that may be true.
Definitely not a state stitch-up.
November 28, 2025 at 1:20 PM
Definitely not a state stitch-up.
"suffer, little children"
November 28, 2025 at 1:05 PM
"suffer, little children"
Gosh. So I see - or until the house is sold. So pretty much zero sympathy required.
Can we do that with our normal council tax too please?
Can we do that with our normal council tax too please?
November 28, 2025 at 1:03 PM
Gosh. So I see - or until the house is sold. So pretty much zero sympathy required.
Can we do that with our normal council tax too please?
Can we do that with our normal council tax too please?
I'd suggest the children of an elderly mum in a £2m house should be more worried about inheritance tax than the "mansion tax".
November 27, 2025 at 3:25 PM
I'd suggest the children of an elderly mum in a £2m house should be more worried about inheritance tax than the "mansion tax".
Equity release was the first thing I thought of TBH.
A small proportion of the value would cover the likely charge for the rest of her life.
A small proportion of the value would cover the likely charge for the rest of her life.
November 27, 2025 at 3:12 PM
Equity release was the first thing I thought of TBH.
A small proportion of the value would cover the likely charge for the rest of her life.
A small proportion of the value would cover the likely charge for the rest of her life.
Improving the life chances of children is an investment in the future of society which benefits everyone.
November 27, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Improving the life chances of children is an investment in the future of society which benefits everyone.
Sounds like you won that one Gran.
November 26, 2025 at 7:22 PM
Sounds like you won that one Gran.
Chapeau.
I have managed to reach retirement age without ever having heard of a tonsil stone.
I have managed to reach retirement age without ever having heard of a tonsil stone.
November 26, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Chapeau.
I have managed to reach retirement age without ever having heard of a tonsil stone.
I have managed to reach retirement age without ever having heard of a tonsil stone.
Yep.
It's 10 years this year since an acquaintance of mine committed suicide over gambling debts. Things have only got worse since.
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
It's 10 years this year since an acquaintance of mine committed suicide over gambling debts. Things have only got worse since.
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
UK gambling firms spent ‘astronomic’ £2bn on advertising last year
Calls for Rachel Reeves to increase taxes in budget as estimate outstrips duties collected from online casinos
www.theguardian.com
November 26, 2025 at 2:39 PM
Yep.
It's 10 years this year since an acquaintance of mine committed suicide over gambling debts. Things have only got worse since.
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
It's 10 years this year since an acquaintance of mine committed suicide over gambling debts. Things have only got worse since.
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
Tell me you are over 50 without telling me your age.
November 26, 2025 at 2:16 PM
Tell me you are over 50 without telling me your age.
That's a very restrained comment under the circumstances.
November 25, 2025 at 4:52 PM
That's a very restrained comment under the circumstances.
You need to have a word with your impulse control mate.
November 25, 2025 at 4:41 PM
You need to have a word with your impulse control mate.
Thanks Ricky. I am in my 60s and despair at what our country has become in my lifetime. This is so cruel.
In 1987 I was working away from home, drove home to vote Labour in a safe Labour seat, then drove back to work. I don't think I'll be doing that again.
In 1987 I was working away from home, drove home to vote Labour in a safe Labour seat, then drove back to work. I don't think I'll be doing that again.
November 25, 2025 at 12:17 PM
Thanks Ricky. I am in my 60s and despair at what our country has become in my lifetime. This is so cruel.
In 1987 I was working away from home, drove home to vote Labour in a safe Labour seat, then drove back to work. I don't think I'll be doing that again.
In 1987 I was working away from home, drove home to vote Labour in a safe Labour seat, then drove back to work. I don't think I'll be doing that again.
And in Ukraine too,
November 24, 2025 at 4:45 PM
And in Ukraine too,
If you are married to a bloke I guarantee they will never notice. You could probably swap them every day for the rest of your life, or marriage, whichever ends sooner.
November 24, 2025 at 4:37 PM
If you are married to a bloke I guarantee they will never notice. You could probably swap them every day for the rest of your life, or marriage, whichever ends sooner.
Chapeau
sorry -
Crapeau
sorry -
Crapeau
November 24, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Chapeau
sorry -
Crapeau
sorry -
Crapeau