And to you Gavin. Hope 2026 treats you right 👍

Moreover, there is an old quip that the choice between Tories and Labour was between 'effective but heartless' or 'caring but bumbling'. The parties are always in serious danger when Tories are incompetent or Labour are unethical because they are, in a sense, breaking the deal.

Harrison Pitt is a brioche - white, puffed up but lacking in substance.

The NICS increase impact goes beyond small businesses too. Charities (esp in people-intensive sectors like social care) have seen a big increase in costs with (effectively) nobody to pass them onto.

That aligns with my pre-existing beliefs so I naturally think it is a work of genius 😀

What was the conclusion? I am seeking confirmation of my biases 😂

The military equivalent of Chekhov's gun - one must never concentrate a military force in a region unless one intends to use it.

Same, I have a kickoff meeting for a piece of work tomorrow. Given that nothing (and I do mean nothing) will be done on it until the 2nd week of January, I am not sure why this meeting couldn't have waited until then!

That, and class-based stereotyping (both in terms of 'hooray henrys' and 'chavs', it cuts both ways) are the last socially acceptable prejudice and more needs to be done to make it less so.

If you gaze too long into an abyss, the abyss gazes also into you.

Been out all day so haven't seen the score........good Lord........
Sorry Craig 😦

My question for my mate was what he would do if he met a girl and it went all the way? Would he spend the rest of his life pretending to a faith he didn't have or would he fake a 'crisis of faith' when he realised it was serious? Deception is never a good way to start a relationship, it compounds.

No doubt. I would be unsurprised to hear it goes both ways. I was sharing my experience (and I didn't know that many girls when I was at Uni so my sample is skewed)