I think you can probably tell them now.
January 23, 2026 at 1:22 PM
I think you can probably tell them now.
England is a funny place. We have (had) a huge and successful music industry but hate people singing and playing. In most places, and for most of history, being able to sing or play anything is considered a worthwhile skill. Here it's an annoyance.
January 23, 2026 at 11:31 AM
England is a funny place. We have (had) a huge and successful music industry but hate people singing and playing. In most places, and for most of history, being able to sing or play anything is considered a worthwhile skill. Here it's an annoyance.
"they could have reached the top"
Not without a step ladder
Not without a step ladder
January 21, 2026 at 4:22 PM
"they could have reached the top"
Not without a step ladder
Not without a step ladder
unless they let me eat it, in which case it's fine.
January 20, 2026 at 4:06 PM
unless they let me eat it, in which case it's fine.
Pretty sure they just do this as a wind up. On the rare occasion there's a bass solo, they will zoom in on the guitarist.
January 19, 2026 at 4:57 PM
Pretty sure they just do this as a wind up. On the rare occasion there's a bass solo, they will zoom in on the guitarist.
True, but lots of people don't want to spend time getting a broad overview of news sources, and a lot of people's horizons narrow as they age. Their lack of curiosity doesn't excuse those who exploit that to fill their heads of full of far right conspiracy bullshit.
January 15, 2026 at 1:36 PM
True, but lots of people don't want to spend time getting a broad overview of news sources, and a lot of people's horizons narrow as they age. Their lack of curiosity doesn't excuse those who exploit that to fill their heads of full of far right conspiracy bullshit.
Fair enough, I guess I only seem to hear people saying "he's not as bad as Farage/Badenoch/Corbyn/Sunak etc.", "by criticising him you're enable Farage/Badenoch", or the plaintive "give him a chance". I can't recall anyone ever saying "Starmer is a brilliant man with a great vision for the UK"
January 14, 2026 at 11:11 AM
Fair enough, I guess I only seem to hear people saying "he's not as bad as Farage/Badenoch/Corbyn/Sunak etc.", "by criticising him you're enable Farage/Badenoch", or the plaintive "give him a chance". I can't recall anyone ever saying "Starmer is a brilliant man with a great vision for the UK"
Is anyone actually a fan of Starmer? I always get the sense he's tolerated as a lesser evil rather than supported, even before he was PM.
January 14, 2026 at 10:54 AM
Is anyone actually a fan of Starmer? I always get the sense he's tolerated as a lesser evil rather than supported, even before he was PM.
Fesshole has more wanking. More Onan than Anon
January 11, 2026 at 10:10 PM
Fesshole has more wanking. More Onan than Anon
You need fesshole
January 11, 2026 at 9:04 PM
You need fesshole
we do seem trapped in an economic death spiral though. Our minimum wage is not bad compared to other European nations, and our tax burden not significantly worse. But housing, energy, food etc. continue to rise faster than wages.
January 8, 2026 at 2:39 PM
we do seem trapped in an economic death spiral though. Our minimum wage is not bad compared to other European nations, and our tax burden not significantly worse. But housing, energy, food etc. continue to rise faster than wages.
They knew it wasn't charitable, they were just grateful you brought things to a swift conclusion
January 8, 2026 at 1:34 PM
They knew it wasn't charitable, they were just grateful you brought things to a swift conclusion
We do however need warehouses and people to work in them. Maybe the solution is more to do with pay and conditions than blaming councils? Are we meant to ban warehouses and warehouse work? I mean, what's the ideal outcome here?
January 8, 2026 at 12:21 PM
We do however need warehouses and people to work in them. Maybe the solution is more to do with pay and conditions than blaming councils? Are we meant to ban warehouses and warehouse work? I mean, what's the ideal outcome here?
My father has told me that some people credited the bicycle for Vietnam winning the war, due to their supply carrying abilities.
January 7, 2026 at 3:45 PM
My father has told me that some people credited the bicycle for Vietnam winning the war, due to their supply carrying abilities.
I may have done it myself once or twice. Even with panniers it's not always easy to get a full load of shopping up a steep hill, but pushing it on a bike is easier than carrying it by hand.
January 7, 2026 at 3:42 PM
I may have done it myself once or twice. Even with panniers it's not always easy to get a full load of shopping up a steep hill, but pushing it on a bike is easier than carrying it by hand.
currently in a Teams meeting wearing a hat. I WFH full-time and see no reason to hide the fact I am trying to stay warm.
January 7, 2026 at 3:40 PM
currently in a Teams meeting wearing a hat. I WFH full-time and see no reason to hide the fact I am trying to stay warm.
I was given a similar task at the Upper Crust at Gatwick in 1998. TBF we weren't changing it by that much, just a few hours (their sandwiches had a sticker saying at what exact time they'd been made).
January 7, 2026 at 2:43 PM
I was given a similar task at the Upper Crust at Gatwick in 1998. TBF we weren't changing it by that much, just a few hours (their sandwiches had a sticker saying at what exact time they'd been made).
Didn't you get the memo? Noncing is only bad when brown people or lefties do it. The EDL was chock full of nonces, Reform has MP's with domestic violence convictions, and none of the "protect our women and kids" mob give a shit.
January 7, 2026 at 12:11 PM
Didn't you get the memo? Noncing is only bad when brown people or lefties do it. The EDL was chock full of nonces, Reform has MP's with domestic violence convictions, and none of the "protect our women and kids" mob give a shit.
?? as man with a bike who also walks places, a car first approach is pretty hostile to me too. You too I would imagine. I get your wider point but this is very clumsy phrasing.
January 7, 2026 at 12:07 PM
?? as man with a bike who also walks places, a car first approach is pretty hostile to me too. You too I would imagine. I get your wider point but this is very clumsy phrasing.
It almost certainly is a bag of coal slumped over the top tube, as that was the typical method for collecting sea coal. I am told they made special bikes with a double top tube, to help bear the weight. Even if you can't ride the bike with the coal on there it makes a handle wheelbarrow.
January 7, 2026 at 10:55 AM
It almost certainly is a bag of coal slumped over the top tube, as that was the typical method for collecting sea coal. I am told they made special bikes with a double top tube, to help bear the weight. Even if you can't ride the bike with the coal on there it makes a handle wheelbarrow.
Trump Is arrogant as hell So was Boris Johnson, so is Nigel Farage. This arrogant elitism of the green movement is a right wing media confection.
January 7, 2026 at 12:36 AM
Trump Is arrogant as hell So was Boris Johnson, so is Nigel Farage. This arrogant elitism of the green movement is a right wing media confection.
It is with a pint
January 6, 2026 at 9:05 PM
It is with a pint
Thats nonsense. “Renewables are cleaner, cheaper and will make us less dependent on despotic regimes”
“Stop lecturing me like I‘m a child you smug elitist“ whatever
“Stop lecturing me like I‘m a child you smug elitist“ whatever
January 6, 2026 at 8:55 PM
Thats nonsense. “Renewables are cleaner, cheaper and will make us less dependent on despotic regimes”
“Stop lecturing me like I‘m a child you smug elitist“ whatever
“Stop lecturing me like I‘m a child you smug elitist“ whatever
It’s not silly that they do it, because it works for them and their manufactured culture war. It’s silly that so many dopey twats fall for it.
January 6, 2026 at 8:52 PM
It’s not silly that they do it, because it works for them and their manufactured culture war. It’s silly that so many dopey twats fall for it.