John Sharman
@jonsx11.bsky.social
I like travel when I can, day outs in nature, Photography, film, eating out or good food; I am looking to have more leisure pursuits, say, see the Elgin Marbles before they go to Greece. I like reading all sorts.
Come to think of it the whole Burnham saga is just one battle after another: to Starmer he's like the big bad wolf who breaks into the fold.
January 28, 2026 at 12:09 AM
Come to think of it the whole Burnham saga is just one battle after another: to Starmer he's like the big bad wolf who breaks into the fold.
The whole Burnham momentum is predicated upon him looking good, having charisma in a world that has hope turned to low: the more the prize of a seat is with held, the more he becomes the martyr: the party is now not given to big ideas, but I look better in a casual jacket than you, punk!
January 27, 2026 at 11:36 PM
The whole Burnham momentum is predicated upon him looking good, having charisma in a world that has hope turned to low: the more the prize of a seat is with held, the more he becomes the martyr: the party is now not given to big ideas, but I look better in a casual jacket than you, punk!
Let us say , playfully, that in talks with no. 10, Burnham couldn't answer the codeword, " What is time?" If you've seen One Battle After Another, you'll know what I mean. De Caprio playing Bob Ferguson can't get beyond this question to his secret network, and it drives him f-----g mad.
January 27, 2026 at 10:17 PM
Let us say , playfully, that in talks with no. 10, Burnham couldn't answer the codeword, " What is time?" If you've seen One Battle After Another, you'll know what I mean. De Caprio playing Bob Ferguson can't get beyond this question to his secret network, and it drives him f-----g mad.
Starmer has decided he'll take the burn now, rather than the Burnham later.
January 27, 2026 at 10:00 PM
Starmer has decided he'll take the burn now, rather than the Burnham later.
to facilitate a leadership bid almost immediately( May elections?), was bound the be understood as a direct challenge. Either way it's a mess for Labour, Starmer and Mr. Burnham. How can he pretend to be loyal to Starmer, if he is chosen( by many) as the weapon to take him out?
January 26, 2026 at 11:51 PM
to facilitate a leadership bid almost immediately( May elections?), was bound the be understood as a direct challenge. Either way it's a mess for Labour, Starmer and Mr. Burnham. How can he pretend to be loyal to Starmer, if he is chosen( by many) as the weapon to take him out?
Andy has already made two attempts at leadership; then he impulsively spoke of a leadership challenge before the last Labour conference; realized he'd gone too early, and backed away, saying he was fully supportive of Starmer: this new incursion was bound to be in bad faith. To go in as MP merely
January 26, 2026 at 11:51 PM
Andy has already made two attempts at leadership; then he impulsively spoke of a leadership challenge before the last Labour conference; realized he'd gone too early, and backed away, saying he was fully supportive of Starmer: this new incursion was bound to be in bad faith. To go in as MP merely
Has the soft left's best hope gone? Rayner, Milliband, Haigh, who else is left? Burnham could bide his time, having 2 years to go on his mayorality: by then an election for leadership would be rife, as Starmer vies with Streeting to be relevant to ordinary people by being better communicators.
January 26, 2026 at 4:57 PM
Has the soft left's best hope gone? Rayner, Milliband, Haigh, who else is left? Burnham could bide his time, having 2 years to go on his mayorality: by then an election for leadership would be rife, as Starmer vies with Streeting to be relevant to ordinary people by being better communicators.
a Shakespeare problem play, who dressed in
'brief authority' had shown a coldness of heart: Starmer
has a little of the aloof, distant, officiousness of the Duke in that play: he likes football, but what else do we
know about him? As in the play, we may need such a leader for such problematictimes
'brief authority' had shown a coldness of heart: Starmer
has a little of the aloof, distant, officiousness of the Duke in that play: he likes football, but what else do we
know about him? As in the play, we may need such a leader for such problematictimes
January 26, 2026 at 10:58 AM
a Shakespeare problem play, who dressed in
'brief authority' had shown a coldness of heart: Starmer
has a little of the aloof, distant, officiousness of the Duke in that play: he likes football, but what else do we
know about him? As in the play, we may need such a leader for such problematictimes
'brief authority' had shown a coldness of heart: Starmer
has a little of the aloof, distant, officiousness of the Duke in that play: he likes football, but what else do we
know about him? As in the play, we may need such a leader for such problematictimes
Now the question is, which fork would Corbyn, never a good leader or manager, have followed? Starmer became leader, because he suspended Corbyn and the left from the party. Result: Labour PM. Starmer has still to grapple with his legendary unpopularity: he appears like Angelo in Measure for Measure
January 26, 2026 at 10:58 AM
Now the question is, which fork would Corbyn, never a good leader or manager, have followed? Starmer became leader, because he suspended Corbyn and the left from the party. Result: Labour PM. Starmer has still to grapple with his legendary unpopularity: he appears like Angelo in Measure for Measure
You could say he's showing good leadership: if Corbyn had been PM, had become unpopular, and was in the same boat, he would have invoked some inscrutable article or rule to say why he had blocked the entry; or no, he would, in a spirit of generosity, open the party to chaos. That's more like it.
January 26, 2026 at 10:58 AM
You could say he's showing good leadership: if Corbyn had been PM, had become unpopular, and was in the same boat, he would have invoked some inscrutable article or rule to say why he had blocked the entry; or no, he would, in a spirit of generosity, open the party to chaos. That's more like it.
Jess Buckley will win the best actress Oscar, the best film/director will go the One Battle After Another.
January 25, 2026 at 2:17 PM
Jess Buckley will win the best actress Oscar, the best film/director will go the One Battle After Another.
on speculation wrought by an imaginative female novelist.
Paul Mescal really comes into his own, changing from 'Will' to 'Shakespeare' rehearsing the players; then turning into Hamlet's father's ghost in white face, going into the 'undiscovered country', changing places with his dead son,
turning
Paul Mescal really comes into his own, changing from 'Will' to 'Shakespeare' rehearsing the players; then turning into Hamlet's father's ghost in white face, going into the 'undiscovered country', changing places with his dead son,
turning
January 25, 2026 at 12:04 AM
on speculation wrought by an imaginative female novelist.
Paul Mescal really comes into his own, changing from 'Will' to 'Shakespeare' rehearsing the players; then turning into Hamlet's father's ghost in white face, going into the 'undiscovered country', changing places with his dead son,
turning
Paul Mescal really comes into his own, changing from 'Will' to 'Shakespeare' rehearsing the players; then turning into Hamlet's father's ghost in white face, going into the 'undiscovered country', changing places with his dead son,
turning
I say all this, knowing all the connotations of a remarkable transformation in the world of art: Hamnet's
death becomes Hamlet the play, told from a feminist perspective( seeing the lives of Agnes and the 3 children), the idea Agnes is a nature mystic. And it's all plausible. And all
based
death becomes Hamlet the play, told from a feminist perspective( seeing the lives of Agnes and the 3 children), the idea Agnes is a nature mystic. And it's all plausible. And all
based
January 25, 2026 at 12:04 AM
I say all this, knowing all the connotations of a remarkable transformation in the world of art: Hamnet's
death becomes Hamlet the play, told from a feminist perspective( seeing the lives of Agnes and the 3 children), the idea Agnes is a nature mystic. And it's all plausible. And all
based
death becomes Hamlet the play, told from a feminist perspective( seeing the lives of Agnes and the 3 children), the idea Agnes is a nature mystic. And it's all plausible. And all
based
binding of parts, stages, building up to the finale, where we finally get a piece of Shakespeare in dramatic terms in Hamlet, the play: no structure to the film, inept dialogue, and then the manipulative use of Hans Richter's music to manipulate the emotions of tearfulness: transcendencenot
earned.
earned.
January 23, 2026 at 7:01 PM
binding of parts, stages, building up to the finale, where we finally get a piece of Shakespeare in dramatic terms in Hamlet, the play: no structure to the film, inept dialogue, and then the manipulative use of Hans Richter's music to manipulate the emotions of tearfulness: transcendencenot
earned.
earned.
You know I really think you ought to stick with this site, to exchange ideas a bit more. You are not long on this site, so I don't know you. You could be a bot.
January 23, 2026 at 12:06 AM
You know I really think you ought to stick with this site, to exchange ideas a bit more. You are not long on this site, so I don't know you. You could be a bot.
Yes, to end the Ukraine war by cosying up to the aggressor, the perpetrator of the war, punching down the victim as loser, has no cards, is the utmost bullying possible: he's letting the destroyer of NATO( his side) win vs the seeker of NATO. Putin deserves no equality with Z/Ukraine. Truth in value
January 23, 2026 at 12:00 AM
Yes, to end the Ukraine war by cosying up to the aggressor, the perpetrator of the war, punching down the victim as loser, has no cards, is the utmost bullying possible: he's letting the destroyer of NATO( his side) win vs the seeker of NATO. Putin deserves no equality with Z/Ukraine. Truth in value
How much can you chat on these sites?
January 22, 2026 at 5:16 PM
How much can you chat on these sites?
In the hadal zones Trump operates in he is doing reality TV privatized Peace Committees, of the all non-democratic countries he can muster to weigh in on issues like Gaza: Trump not getting the Nobel Peace Prize means he'll next privatize the Nobel Prize Committee. Wait for it.
January 22, 2026 at 4:49 PM
In the hadal zones Trump operates in he is doing reality TV privatized Peace Committees, of the all non-democratic countries he can muster to weigh in on issues like Gaza: Trump not getting the Nobel Peace Prize means he'll next privatize the Nobel Prize Committee. Wait for it.