Yeah, I've noticed this more and more recently, especially (and understandably) with albums that have gone a long time without being reissued. Legacy labels like Esoteric/Cherry Red etc are doing us all a solid re-issuing some deep catalogue items with such care.

Definitely quite torn over the local election results. Clearly it's appalling to see Farage's goons doing so well, but on the other hand it's pure popcorn fodder to see the Tories so thoroughly humiliated once again. If this is the beginning of the end of the party for good, bring it on.

Diolch yn fawr. No, despite my best efforts to catch a lift with any passing intergalactic visitors, I'm still here. 🙃

Thank you, mate. I'll have a much better idea of where I stand after this month, and if it all goes tits up, at least I have a holiday to look forward to. 😃

"Yes, but it's MY shit!" proclaim thousands of faeces-encrusted bed-shitters. 😄

We almost certainly are becoming more generally intolerant/right-wing as a country. The easy answers these jokers peddle are seductive to the dissatisfied, and the left has no answer to them, it seems.

Perhaps there is a concern that passers-by might think it was a request to bewitch people rather than to enter the building. 😄

Wonderful - a great read!

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For what it's worth, though, I really hope they are. 🙂

Absolutely, yes. But the government can argue that til it's blue in the face. My point is that there is a sizeable proportion of the UK electorate who won't want to listen, and Reform's numbers are starting to be worrisome. Are Labour brave enough to take the high ground? On recent form, I doubt it.

The operative word being "should". Of course, you are right. But there's a sizeable minority in the UK for whom the very idea is anathema. There's a great deal of misinformation and propaganda to roll back before we're even close to ready for that. And that's if Europe are even interested.

The number of US politicians who are actively speaking out is vanishingly small. The prevailing attitude seems to be, "Well, the majority of you who could be arsed to vote wanted Trump, so this is on you. Have fun."

I am so excited to see this I can barely type this message. 🥰

The stone was then whisked away for testing, I was told that I'll be getting a blood test done to check my kidney function, and was allowed to leave. Not much waiting, everything nice and smooth... score one for the dear old NHS. 👍

He was also astounded to hear that I have now passed the kidney stone that led to my visit to A&E last month. It staged an escape this past weekend, so I helpfully took it along. 9mm, people. "Extraordinary... Well done!", my specialist repeatedly told me. I felt like a proud dad.

My new specialist - the guy I've been seeing since I was 20(!) retired recently - was very nice and highly entertaining. He told me that my old specialist described me as "an enigma" and apparently my (very thick) patient file detailing my kidney stone shenanigans is the stuff of legend. 😂