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Other than the Trump condom?
December 12, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Other than the Trump condom?
People notice when the circus is in town and people like Dorries and Gullis crave the spotlight. Blue can see a marketing angle.
There's not really conviction though, is there?
There's not really conviction though, is there?
December 12, 2025 at 9:33 AM
People notice when the circus is in town and people like Dorries and Gullis crave the spotlight. Blue can see a marketing angle.
There's not really conviction though, is there?
There's not really conviction though, is there?
Love Wes Anderson but he's never done anything as subtle as that.
December 11, 2025 at 10:06 PM
Love Wes Anderson but he's never done anything as subtle as that.
Classy but if Netflix didn't exist it would never be made for cinema. Screenplay is for people half watching/half looking up from their phones.
December 11, 2025 at 9:40 PM
Classy but if Netflix didn't exist it would never be made for cinema. Screenplay is for people half watching/half looking up from their phones.
D) A smaller, more agile, defence oriented alliance of the biggest 5 or 6 economies? The others picked off/non-aligned?
December 10, 2025 at 11:30 PM
D) A smaller, more agile, defence oriented alliance of the biggest 5 or 6 economies? The others picked off/non-aligned?
There is a village near Newcastle called Wideopen and I stopped someone to ask for directions to WiddyOppen.
It brightened their day at least.
It brightened their day at least.
December 9, 2025 at 3:52 PM
There is a village near Newcastle called Wideopen and I stopped someone to ask for directions to WiddyOppen.
It brightened their day at least.
It brightened their day at least.
Can anyone quote a line of dialogue?
December 8, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Can anyone quote a line of dialogue?
Pubs with no menus just decent sandwiches ready made behind the bar.
December 6, 2025 at 1:51 PM
Pubs with no menus just decent sandwiches ready made behind the bar.
Or Norman Lewis The Sicilian Specialist or take your pick of Le Carre (obvs)
December 4, 2025 at 11:01 PM
Or Norman Lewis The Sicilian Specialist or take your pick of Le Carre (obvs)
On the recommendation of Helen Lewis (not personally) Ken Follett's Eye of The Needle. WW2 espionage. Or in a similar vein Robert Harris Enigma.
December 4, 2025 at 10:58 PM
On the recommendation of Helen Lewis (not personally) Ken Follett's Eye of The Needle. WW2 espionage. Or in a similar vein Robert Harris Enigma.