Mayfair Cynic
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"Hang on, has anyone ever noticed that Paddington came from Peru?"
Dear lord...
Dear lord...
December 2, 2025 at 9:25 AM
"Hang on, has anyone ever noticed that Paddington came from Peru?"
Dear lord...
Dear lord...
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Last Christmas Ich gave thee myne hearte
But the verye next daye ther came a wolf,
Wyth sinews of whispers - quiet as frost -
And the wolf stole myne hearte, fled
To a tower out of tyme biyonde all the stars.
Seek now myne hearte,
Return it within a yeare and a daye:
Thys ys thy queste
But the verye next daye ther came a wolf,
Wyth sinews of whispers - quiet as frost -
And the wolf stole myne hearte, fled
To a tower out of tyme biyonde all the stars.
Seek now myne hearte,
Return it within a yeare and a daye:
Thys ys thy queste
December 1, 2025 at 10:05 PM
Last Christmas Ich gave thee myne hearte
But the verye next daye ther came a wolf,
Wyth sinews of whispers - quiet as frost -
And the wolf stole myne hearte, fled
To a tower out of tyme biyonde all the stars.
Seek now myne hearte,
Return it within a yeare and a daye:
Thys ys thy queste
But the verye next daye ther came a wolf,
Wyth sinews of whispers - quiet as frost -
And the wolf stole myne hearte, fled
To a tower out of tyme biyonde all the stars.
Seek now myne hearte,
Return it within a yeare and a daye:
Thys ys thy queste
She wants "public services run for profit, not need" 👀
Zarah Sultana apparently wants to nationalise the entire economy including the Internet.
December 2, 2025 at 8:33 AM
She wants "public services run for profit, not need" 👀
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we could have good things, too, you know
December 2, 2025 at 6:47 AM
we could have good things, too, you know
We used to be a proper country.
December 1, 2025 at 10:58 PM
We used to be a proper country.
Tan is fuuuuuurious (rightly!)
#UniversityChallenge
#UniversityChallenge
December 1, 2025 at 8:57 PM
Tan is fuuuuuurious (rightly!)
#UniversityChallenge
#UniversityChallenge
"When Johnny Five from Short Circuit, and Zelda from Terrahawks love each other very much..."
You could add ears? We used to have actual eyes from an old cookie monster but they got lost when we were homeless so after that I made my own.
Proudest Christmas was when my kid went to nursery, drew the traditional eyes on the Christmas trees she made there and confused all the other kids
Proudest Christmas was when my kid went to nursery, drew the traditional eyes on the Christmas trees she made there and confused all the other kids
December 1, 2025 at 8:48 PM
"When Johnny Five from Short Circuit, and Zelda from Terrahawks love each other very much..."
"I'm from Ireland in Canada" 👀
December 1, 2025 at 8:35 PM
"I'm from Ireland in Canada" 👀
"You know what they call a baked potato in Spain?"
December 1, 2025 at 7:12 PM
"You know what they call a baked potato in Spain?"
For people not familiar with UK arms-length quasi-governmental agencies, it may be convenient to think of the OBR website as Britain's answer to the WarThunder forums.
December 1, 2025 at 5:59 PM
For people not familiar with UK arms-length quasi-governmental agencies, it may be convenient to think of the OBR website as Britain's answer to the WarThunder forums.
Someone had a banter-wheeze on Saturday...
December 1, 2025 at 5:43 PM
Someone had a banter-wheeze on Saturday...
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The OBR is run independently from Government. It literally was somebody else's fault.
You'd think Kemi Badenoch would know that given her own party created it in Government, but apparently not
You'd think Kemi Badenoch would know that given her own party created it in Government, but apparently not
December 1, 2025 at 5:31 PM
The OBR is run independently from Government. It literally was somebody else's fault.
You'd think Kemi Badenoch would know that given her own party created it in Government, but apparently not
You'd think Kemi Badenoch would know that given her own party created it in Government, but apparently not
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deeply unserious country
December 1, 2025 at 5:37 PM
deeply unserious country
Press F5 to pay respects.
December 1, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Press F5 to pay respects.
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But TBF if you’d hammered the OBR website you’d have been able to read the appointment announcement in 2018.
December 1, 2025 at 5:00 PM
But TBF if you’d hammered the OBR website you’d have been able to read the appointment announcement in 2018.
Richard Hughes, visiting fellow at the Blavatnik School of Government, resigns after investigation co-authored by Ciaran Martin, Professor at the Blavatnik School of Government.
Small world, innit?
Small world, innit?
December 1, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Richard Hughes, visiting fellow at the Blavatnik School of Government, resigns after investigation co-authored by Ciaran Martin, Professor at the Blavatnik School of Government.
Small world, innit?
Small world, innit?
Richard Hughes was appointed for a fixed-term of five years, which expired in 3rd October 2025...
It had just been renewed.
(Also worth noting that the 2020 appointment letter is dated June 2024... I know HR can sometimes drag their heels, but c'mon...)
It had just been renewed.
(Also worth noting that the 2020 appointment letter is dated June 2024... I know HR can sometimes drag their heels, but c'mon...)
December 1, 2025 at 4:57 PM
Richard Hughes was appointed for a fixed-term of five years, which expired in 3rd October 2025...
It had just been renewed.
(Also worth noting that the 2020 appointment letter is dated June 2024... I know HR can sometimes drag their heels, but c'mon...)
It had just been renewed.
(Also worth noting that the 2020 appointment letter is dated June 2024... I know HR can sometimes drag their heels, but c'mon...)
The report of the OBR leak is out and... well, it turns out they haven't finished the investigation into the March 2025 leak yet...
December 1, 2025 at 3:01 PM
The report of the OBR leak is out and... well, it turns out they haven't finished the investigation into the March 2025 leak yet...
Reduce midday tiredness with this one simple trick*
*Eat lunch
*Eat lunch
December 1, 2025 at 12:37 PM
Reduce midday tiredness with this one simple trick*
*Eat lunch
*Eat lunch
They're only Brussels sprouts if they're from the Région de Bruxelles-Capitale otherwise they're just sparkling brassicas.
December 1, 2025 at 12:36 PM
They're only Brussels sprouts if they're from the Région de Bruxelles-Capitale otherwise they're just sparkling brassicas.
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Has Jonathan Gullis been blackmailed into joining Reform? Asking for a friend
Reform leader threatens to release 'embarrassing information' about Jonathan Gullis
The mud-slinging between the Tories and Reform has taken a new turn on Sunday - and Jonathan Gullis is now in the firing line.
www.thelondoneconomic.com
December 1, 2025 at 11:28 AM
Has Jonathan Gullis been blackmailed into joining Reform? Asking for a friend
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This year we're doing Whamutopia. Every time you hear Last Christmas you have to have a mulled wine at your earliest convenience and toast George Michael, because he was a lad
December 1, 2025 at 8:32 AM
This year we're doing Whamutopia. Every time you hear Last Christmas you have to have a mulled wine at your earliest convenience and toast George Michael, because he was a lad
1st December.
Time to put the sprouts on.
Time to put the sprouts on.
December 1, 2025 at 7:15 AM
1st December.
Time to put the sprouts on.
Time to put the sprouts on.
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We are richer than ever and there are only two countries that are both as rich per person and as populous as the UK: the US and Germany. While America might be richer, we live longer and equally happy lives – and even the safest US state has a higher homicide rate than London.
November 30, 2025 at 10:16 PM
We are richer than ever and there are only two countries that are both as rich per person and as populous as the UK: the US and Germany. While America might be richer, we live longer and equally happy lives – and even the safest US state has a higher homicide rate than London.