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Hammer of the Hearts
November 11, 2025 at 9:45 AM
Hammer of the Hearts
The BBC haven’t a great record in picking the legal hills to die on:
the-free-press.co.uk/2023/07/18/i...
the-free-press.co.uk/2023/07/18/i...
INVISIBLE HANDS: MAGGIE’S MILITANT TENDENCY
This article will trace the career trajectory of former members of the notorious Federation of Conservative Students. Proscribed by the Tory leadership in the 1980s, “Maggie’s Militant Tendency” we…
the-free-press.co.uk
November 11, 2025 at 9:45 AM
The BBC haven’t a great record in picking the legal hills to die on:
the-free-press.co.uk/2023/07/18/i...
the-free-press.co.uk/2023/07/18/i...
My worry is that this is part of a full on attempt to MAGAfy the UK body politic. Threads leading back to Cambridge Analytics, Brexit, Farage, Johnson, Yaxley Lennon, Small Boats Frenzy, Musk Big Brother Address, Putin Bots etc. Driven by big tech post democracy Oligarchies, smart, nimble, amoral.
November 11, 2025 at 9:14 AM
My worry is that this is part of a full on attempt to MAGAfy the UK body politic. Threads leading back to Cambridge Analytics, Brexit, Farage, Johnson, Yaxley Lennon, Small Boats Frenzy, Musk Big Brother Address, Putin Bots etc. Driven by big tech post democracy Oligarchies, smart, nimble, amoral.
Watched it last night. Best thing About ce seen in ages.
October 29, 2025 at 8:00 AM
Watched it last night. Best thing About ce seen in ages.
Poor Elsie. I bet the bastards hacked her.
October 13, 2025 at 9:45 PM
Poor Elsie. I bet the bastards hacked her.
“Netnyahu, Putin, Musk, Bin Salman, friends of white South Africa, ,SCOTUS, can you hear us? Can you hear us? We have a message for you ! we have a message for you! Norway has knocked Donald Trump out of the Nobel Peace Prize! Your boy took a hell of a beating! Your boy took a hell of a beating!"
October 11, 2025 at 8:39 AM
“Netnyahu, Putin, Musk, Bin Salman, friends of white South Africa, ,SCOTUS, can you hear us? Can you hear us? We have a message for you ! we have a message for you! Norway has knocked Donald Trump out of the Nobel Peace Prize! Your boy took a hell of a beating! Your boy took a hell of a beating!"
Paolo Nutini performed down the bill and the likes of Bobby Gillespie and Noel Gallagher were in the audience . I used that and the fact that Welsh folk was part of their repertoire to argue my thesis that Zeppelin were a ‘Celtic’ band when arguing with music adjacent Huns on Follow Follow.
October 11, 2025 at 8:22 AM
Paolo Nutini performed down the bill and the likes of Bobby Gillespie and Noel Gallagher were in the audience . I used that and the fact that Welsh folk was part of their repertoire to argue my thesis that Zeppelin were a ‘Celtic’ band when arguing with music adjacent Huns on Follow Follow.
Kashmir the essence of them. Robert Plant, who avoids discussing Zeppelin much in old age, accepts this was pinnacle. Was the envy of many on the CQN chat the day flew down to that London with Mrs LAT to see their last hurrah at the O2 in 2007.
October 11, 2025 at 8:19 AM
Kashmir the essence of them. Robert Plant, who avoids discussing Zeppelin much in old age, accepts this was pinnacle. Was the envy of many on the CQN chat the day flew down to that London with Mrs LAT to see their last hurrah at the O2 in 2007.
He sounds one of the more terrifying denizens of Holland and I’m glad to be reading this in daylight for a change.
October 10, 2025 at 2:42 PM
He sounds one of the more terrifying denizens of Holland and I’m glad to be reading this in daylight for a change.
Ok enjoy your posts enormously. Set me up for a lunchtime root around the archive tv rabbit holes for a happy half an hour. Thanks for the trouble you take.
October 9, 2025 at 11:48 AM
Ok enjoy your posts enormously. Set me up for a lunchtime root around the archive tv rabbit holes for a happy half an hour. Thanks for the trouble you take.
Thought provoking. I’ve seen the picture at the beginning of the article many times. Can some clever art person tell me what it is please.
September 28, 2025 at 8:55 AM
Thought provoking. I’ve seen the picture at the beginning of the article many times. Can some clever art person tell me what it is please.
Leo McKern always gave good value pre Rumpole. What a villain he makes.
September 25, 2025 at 11:57 AM
Leo McKern always gave good value pre Rumpole. What a villain he makes.
John Motson’s commentary was terrific too. Must be in you tube. Think English clubs were still banned from Europe post Heysel so our games were covered nationally. ‘It’s the Pole again!’
September 24, 2025 at 8:10 AM
John Motson’s commentary was terrific too. Must be in you tube. Think English clubs were still banned from Europe post Heysel so our games were covered nationally. ‘It’s the Pole again!’
The night our attack swashed but our defence buckled.
September 24, 2025 at 7:53 AM
The night our attack swashed but our defence buckled.
I listened to the play this morning. Haven’t enjoyed a radio 4 drama so much in a long time.
September 21, 2025 at 10:41 AM
I listened to the play this morning. Haven’t enjoyed a radio 4 drama so much in a long time.
I listened to the play this morning and loved it. Is the event going to be on BBC Sounds or elsewhere?
September 21, 2025 at 10:35 AM
I listened to the play this morning and loved it. Is the event going to be on BBC Sounds or elsewhere?
Never trust a man who dyes his hair.
September 20, 2025 at 9:38 PM
Never trust a man who dyes his hair.
The Night Watch is my favourite and the Radio 4 dramatisation with an amazing performance by Philip Jackson gave me tingles.
September 12, 2025 at 11:54 AM
The Night Watch is my favourite and the Radio 4 dramatisation with an amazing performance by Philip Jackson gave me tingles.
You’re the voice of reason!
September 7, 2025 at 9:39 PM
You’re the voice of reason!
He’s wonderful in Ballylennon, which is on BBC Sounds just now. Terrific cast also including Gerard McSorley, father Todd Unctious from Fr Ted, and Gerard Murphy, who was the Narrator from the BBC’s Lord the Rings radio dramatisation, which knocks the films into a cocked hat.
September 7, 2025 at 10:33 AM
He’s wonderful in Ballylennon, which is on BBC Sounds just now. Terrific cast also including Gerard McSorley, father Todd Unctious from Fr Ted, and Gerard Murphy, who was the Narrator from the BBC’s Lord the Rings radio dramatisation, which knocks the films into a cocked hat.
Disagree. His head won’t be in it, sell now. Mistakes made in 2020 with Edouard, Ajer and Christie affected the whole season.
September 6, 2025 at 1:17 PM
Disagree. His head won’t be in it, sell now. Mistakes made in 2020 with Edouard, Ajer and Christie affected the whole season.
Both Jo and Corbo fell right into the trap set by the Tories in allowing a general election after Johnson was elected leader. Fixed term Parliament Act, effective minority government, chance to delay or reverse Brexit , all gone in a bluster of egotism, paving the way for another 6 years of chaos.
September 6, 2025 at 9:28 AM
Both Jo and Corbo fell right into the trap set by the Tories in allowing a general election after Johnson was elected leader. Fixed term Parliament Act, effective minority government, chance to delay or reverse Brexit , all gone in a bluster of egotism, paving the way for another 6 years of chaos.