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Sam
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Sporadic writer & editor at Lion & Unicorn
https://thelionandunicorn.com/
Did you want me to lie?
January 27, 2026 at 10:11 PM
"Whatever happened to David Miliband?

Well, obviously what happened was that he lost the 2010 Labour leadership election to his kid brother, resigned his seat in the House of Commons, and fled to Tracy Island, where he runs International Rescue."

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Mili bruv songs
ALWYN TURNER wonders whether anyone still remembers David Miliband.
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January 26, 2026 at 12:26 PM
There's always the risk of Labour & other parties declining to indulge the stunt, with Jenrick ending up looking like David Davis in 2008.

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January 19, 2026 at 1:50 PM
"There’s a permanent sense of crisis, as each moment is rapidly replaced by another, leaving little trace. The stories we tell ourselves as a society no longer have the element of continuity week on week..."

@alwynturner.bsky.social on our Brave News World👇

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The death of fiction
As we celebrate our 10th anniversary, ALWYN TURNER reflects on the biggest cultural change of the times.
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January 19, 2026 at 1:25 PM
Lovely to see Taggart make an appearance.
January 17, 2026 at 11:31 PM
At the risk of appearing to miss the film's point, I do love the patriotic hymns.
January 17, 2026 at 10:36 PM
In all honesty, I could watch Sharif & O'Toole watch paint dry together for 150 minutes and still be captivated.
January 17, 2026 at 9:51 PM
I'll add this to my list. (Having re-watched LAWRENCE OF ARABIA at New Year, I'm once again in an O'Toole phase.)

I imagine you've seen THE NIGHT OF THE GENERALS?

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The Night of the Generals (1967) ORIGINAL TRAILER [HD 1080p]
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January 17, 2026 at 9:23 PM
I keep thinking of: "Hugh was born and brought up in a working-class home that his parents had specially built in the grounds of their Gloucesterahire estate".

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Where is the Lid? - A Bit of Fry and Laurie - BBC
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January 17, 2026 at 7:50 PM