Franchise Palmer
@lexleeson.bsky.social
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In order of how ashamed I am
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Immigration Solictor
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Wrestling fan
In order of how ashamed I am
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Franchise Palmer
@lexleeson.bsky.social
· Dec 31
OK, before we get to number one (which I'm sure a lot of you smarty pants have figured out) here's the full Necessary Evil 2024 top 40 albums:
#NE2024
#NE2024
Necessary Evil 2025/#NE25 is almost upon us! First though, some house cleaning and some statistical reminders of what was on the 2024 list
Staturday Night Fever: The Best Music of 2024 In Numbers
Necessary Evil 2025/#NE25 is almost upon us! First though, some house cleaning and some statistical reminders of what was on the 2024 list
necessaryevil.blog
November 22, 2025 at 2:24 PM
Necessary Evil 2025/#NE25 is almost upon us! First though, some house cleaning and some statistical reminders of what was on the 2024 list
I finally list my top 40 Prince songs!*
(*that He recorded in an 11 month period between 1985 and 1986)
(*that He recorded in an 11 month period between 1985 and 1986)
Top 40 Prince Songs Recorded Between 23rd April 1985 and 31st March 1986
I finally list my top 40 Prince songs... that He recorded in an 11 month period between 1985 and 1986
necessaryevil.blog
October 26, 2025 at 1:17 PM
I finally list my top 40 Prince songs!*
(*that He recorded in an 11 month period between 1985 and 1986)
(*that He recorded in an 11 month period between 1985 and 1986)
The greatest film of 2025 is - obviously - #UnderTheCherryMoon. Not even close to being amongst the worse films ever, but also not the classic some have claimed, this insane curio is still an astonishing artifact
The Best Film of 2025: Under the Cherry Moon
The greatest film of 2025 is - obviously - Under the Cherry Moon. Not amongst the worse films ever, but also not the classic some have claimed, this insane curio is still an astonishing artifact
necessaryevil.blog
October 11, 2025 at 4:39 PM
The greatest film of 2025 is - obviously - #UnderTheCherryMoon. Not even close to being amongst the worse films ever, but also not the classic some have claimed, this insane curio is still an astonishing artifact
The incredible #KittyAurora (@wottyler.bsky.social, @krang0r on IG) guests on the blog to give their reaction to the new Cam Cole single
Proper Journalist Kitty Aurora’s Emergency Review of the New Cam Cole Single
The incredible #KittyAurora (not allowed on X by Musk but @krang0r on IG) guests on the blog to give their reaction to the new Cam Cole single
necessaryevil.blog
October 11, 2025 at 4:23 PM
The incredible #KittyAurora (@wottyler.bsky.social, @krang0r on IG) guests on the blog to give their reaction to the new Cam Cole single
On the eve of its 31st anniversary, here's my *deeeeeeep* dive into the Manic Street Preacher's masterpiece, and the scientific reasons it's the greatest album of all time
The Holy Bible: The End of History, the End of the Manic Street Preachers, and the Greatest Album of All Time
On its 31st anniversary, why the Manics Street Preachers' 'The Holy Bible' narrates the helpless crush of neoliberalism and is the greatest album ever made
necessaryevil.blog
August 29, 2025 at 7:00 PM
On the eve of its 31st anniversary, here's my *deeeeeeep* dive into the Manic Street Preacher's masterpiece, and the scientific reasons it's the greatest album of all time
Am I the only one a bit grossed out by that #Hangman promo?
"I have an affinity with Mexico because my Daddy employed Mexicans on his Tobacco farm"??
Thanks for being so easily exploited as cheap labour? Thank you for helping Daddy cut costs on picking tobacco??
"I have an affinity with Mexico because my Daddy employed Mexicans on his Tobacco farm"??
Thanks for being so easily exploited as cheap labour? Thank you for helping Daddy cut costs on picking tobacco??
June 19, 2025 at 4:29 PM
Am I the only one a bit grossed out by that #Hangman promo?
"I have an affinity with Mexico because my Daddy employed Mexicans on his Tobacco farm"??
Thanks for being so easily exploited as cheap labour? Thank you for helping Daddy cut costs on picking tobacco??
"I have an affinity with Mexico because my Daddy employed Mexicans on his Tobacco farm"??
Thanks for being so easily exploited as cheap labour? Thank you for helping Daddy cut costs on picking tobacco??
If I walk in on someone on the toilet because they didn't lock the door, why am *I* expected to apologise?
June 5, 2025 at 3:17 PM
If I walk in on someone on the toilet because they didn't lock the door, why am *I* expected to apologise?
May 29, 2025 at 10:59 AM
Oh yeah, I ranked every #Hotelier/#Hotelyear song ever released last year. Forget how awesome my blog is sometimes
necessaryevil.blog/2024/03/30/m...
necessaryevil.blog/2024/03/30/m...
Making Their Chaos External: Every Hotelier Song Ranked
The Hotelier are (were??) one of the best and most important bands of the 21st century, and here’s all 42 songs they ever released ranked
necessaryevil.blog
May 15, 2025 at 5:57 PM
Oh yeah, I ranked every #Hotelier/#Hotelyear song ever released last year. Forget how awesome my blog is sometimes
necessaryevil.blog/2024/03/30/m...
necessaryevil.blog/2024/03/30/m...
Amazing. If only someone had written, like, a ranking of every song they’ve ever released? That’d be awesome gig preparation, wouldn’t it?
May 15, 2025 at 5:54 PM
Amazing. If only someone had written, like, a ranking of every song they’ve ever released? That’d be awesome gig preparation, wouldn’t it?
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Have to wonder how MP’s like
@dawnbutlerbrent.bsky.social
@labourlewis.bsky.social
@nadiawhittomemp.bsky.social
@bellribeiroaddy.bsky.social
Feel about Stamer saying immigration has done
“incalculable damage to UK”
Or are they happy to stay members of an overwhelmingly racist Labour Party?
@dawnbutlerbrent.bsky.social
@labourlewis.bsky.social
@nadiawhittomemp.bsky.social
@bellribeiroaddy.bsky.social
Feel about Stamer saying immigration has done
“incalculable damage to UK”
Or are they happy to stay members of an overwhelmingly racist Labour Party?
May 12, 2025 at 10:50 AM
Have to wonder how MP’s like
@dawnbutlerbrent.bsky.social
@labourlewis.bsky.social
@nadiawhittomemp.bsky.social
@bellribeiroaddy.bsky.social
Feel about Stamer saying immigration has done
“incalculable damage to UK”
Or are they happy to stay members of an overwhelmingly racist Labour Party?
@dawnbutlerbrent.bsky.social
@labourlewis.bsky.social
@nadiawhittomemp.bsky.social
@bellribeiroaddy.bsky.social
Feel about Stamer saying immigration has done
“incalculable damage to UK”
Or are they happy to stay members of an overwhelmingly racist Labour Party?
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Today was a chance to reset the conversation on migration and community after years of failed policies. We need solutions that foster resilience, belonging, and safety—especially after last summer’s racist riots—not a race to the bottom that throws our communities under the bus.
rb.gy/rlorni
rb.gy/rlorni
Restoring control over the immigration system: white paper
The white paper sets out the government's plans to create an immigration system which promotes growth but is controlled and managed.
www.gov.uk
May 12, 2025 at 9:27 AM
Today was a chance to reset the conversation on migration and community after years of failed policies. We need solutions that foster resilience, belonging, and safety—especially after last summer’s racist riots—not a race to the bottom that throws our communities under the bus.
rb.gy/rlorni
rb.gy/rlorni
I've always resented The Everlasting by The Manics, I always felt attacked by the 'Pathetic acts for a worthless cause' sense of the song, and there are some CLUNKY lyrics. It didn't make the top 100 I wrote
May 4, 2025 at 12:36 PM
I've always resented The Everlasting by The Manics, I always felt attacked by the 'Pathetic acts for a worthless cause' sense of the song, and there are some CLUNKY lyrics. It didn't make the top 100 I wrote
I can see why Reform's win would be disappointing to Labour: they've basically copied all their policies and pandered to their demographic, and people STILL vote for the OG fascists??
May 2, 2025 at 1:04 PM
I can see why Reform's win would be disappointing to Labour: they've basically copied all their policies and pandered to their demographic, and people STILL vote for the OG fascists??
How you know the new #CarSeatHeadrest album is a return to form
May 2, 2025 at 11:25 AM
How you know the new #CarSeatHeadrest album is a return to form
When that final refrain kicks in on Self Esteem’s ‘The Curse’
a man in a yellow shirt is sitting in a chair holding a cup and pointing
ALT: a man in a yellow shirt is sitting in a chair holding a cup and pointing
media.tenor.com
April 26, 2025 at 2:17 PM
When that final refrain kicks in on Self Esteem’s ‘The Curse’
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There should be an arrest warrant out on Lammy too. He supports/enables terrorism along with Trump, Gallant, Netanyahu, Starmer & co.
UK has corrupt government complicit in committing a genocide in Palestine.
#ICJ #ICC
#SanctionIsrael
UK has corrupt government complicit in committing a genocide in Palestine.
#ICJ #ICC
#SanctionIsrael
BREAKING: We’ve learnt from a well-placed source in Israel that foreign minister Gideon Sa’ar will leave the UK from Heathrow this afternoon.
Sa’ar did not cut short his visit having been told by David Lammy that the arrest application from @glanlaw.bsky.social would be rejected.
Sa’ar did not cut short his visit having been told by David Lammy that the arrest application from @glanlaw.bsky.social would be rejected.
April 20, 2025 at 11:56 AM
There should be an arrest warrant out on Lammy too. He supports/enables terrorism along with Trump, Gallant, Netanyahu, Starmer & co.
UK has corrupt government complicit in committing a genocide in Palestine.
#ICJ #ICC
#SanctionIsrael
UK has corrupt government complicit in committing a genocide in Palestine.
#ICJ #ICC
#SanctionIsrael
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British citizens were killed. Lammy chose to protect the killers. That is textbook treason.
NEW: David Lammy personally informed the Israeli foreign minister that he would not face an arrest warrant while on a secret visit to the UK, reports say
April 25, 2025 at 8:46 AM
British citizens were killed. Lammy chose to protect the killers. That is textbook treason.
From the river to the sea, Palestine will be free
April 23, 2025 at 5:41 PM
From the river to the sea, Palestine will be free
I’ve updated the Necessary Evil Hall of Fame with the entries (and EXPELLED a couple of artists!)
necessaryevil.blog/2023/09/30/t...
necessaryevil.blog/2023/09/30/t...
The Necessary Evil Hall of Fame: Gold Star Artists
At least three albums All albums featured on the Necessary Evil best of year countdown I’ve been doing this dumb blog that nobody reads since my first post on the 1st December 2014 called the…
necessaryevil.blog
April 19, 2025 at 2:30 PM
I’ve updated the Necessary Evil Hall of Fame with the entries (and EXPELLED a couple of artists!)
necessaryevil.blog/2023/09/30/t...
necessaryevil.blog/2023/09/30/t...
You all want to read about the new Gold Star Artists, right? Well in that case come this way!
2025’s New Gold Star Artists (and a couple of RIPs)
2024 saw three new Gold Star Artists crowned, and therefore entered into the Necessary Evil Hall of Fame (and two sad dismissals)
necessaryevil.blog
April 12, 2025 at 11:20 AM
You all want to read about the new Gold Star Artists, right? Well in that case come this way!
(Stockmarket goes up 5%)
OK. Guess some billionaires have a bit more money
(Stockmarket goes down 5%)
OK, guess I'm losing my house and job and my family are going to starve
OK. Guess some billionaires have a bit more money
(Stockmarket goes down 5%)
OK, guess I'm losing my house and job and my family are going to starve
April 11, 2025 at 10:22 AM
(Stockmarket goes up 5%)
OK. Guess some billionaires have a bit more money
(Stockmarket goes down 5%)
OK, guess I'm losing my house and job and my family are going to starve
OK. Guess some billionaires have a bit more money
(Stockmarket goes down 5%)
OK, guess I'm losing my house and job and my family are going to starve
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If we do a Wealth Tax that will get the rich into work right?
A win, win.
Nearly 80% of people with over £10m don't have a job, lets get these disgusting layabouts into work.
A win, win.
Nearly 80% of people with over £10m don't have a job, lets get these disgusting layabouts into work.
April 5, 2025 at 9:05 PM
If we do a Wealth Tax that will get the rich into work right?
A win, win.
Nearly 80% of people with over £10m don't have a job, lets get these disgusting layabouts into work.
A win, win.
Nearly 80% of people with over £10m don't have a job, lets get these disgusting layabouts into work.
Ricochet is such a twat. I love him
April 6, 2025 at 9:20 AM
Ricochet is such a twat. I love him