Reminds me of the near universal 5* critics gave Taylor Swift's album last year. Not because any of them were overcorrecting, but because of the herding. Terrified of slagging it off, even though it was possibly her worst album: plodding, tuneless, repetitive, and dull dull dull.

That one doesn't bother me as much.

And I hope you're educating/brainwashing her with some top music. Having said that, the yoof seem to have heard everything now thanks to streaming and probably got a more eclectic taste than we ever had.

That's allowed! "you've got this" (end of sentence) is not.

Congratulations! But bloody hell, 12+ hours waiting. And not everyone has a Substack to distract them...

Almost certainly.

So did I. I never had huge expectations, but I expected a period of calm and mild competence.

How would you define who is a man or a woman?

Cheers.

I'm not a right wing wanker. Nor are any of the others you mention.

It's nonsense. That's why. Gender is a social construct, biological sex is real. No matter what the activists tell you.

Thoughts on Streeting? I'm a fan. Liked him from the moment he became an MP. I'm not a Labour member but I recall that he's pretty unpopular amongst them so not sure he'd get far.

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The breastfeeding thing made me want to puke. But then once you embrace gender woo, you can't stop however creepy and disturbing it gets. These outlandish stories have been major own goals for TRAs.

The Greens are off the scale batshit postmodernist nutjobs. Wouldn't touch them with a bargepole. Probably the most middle class of all our parties. Anti-Nato, anti-nuclear power, very lukewarm support for Ukraine. Cannot stand them. Very young party.