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It is happening again.....
Hopefully this time we can keep this space what it should be.
Fully retired but avoiding turning into Gammon, politically aware, socially variable and personally suspect. Riding the wave with Forest for another season :)
Hopefully this time we can keep this space what it should be.
Fully retired but avoiding turning into Gammon, politically aware, socially variable and personally suspect. Riding the wave with Forest for another season :)
Think so - small world, eh?
December 24, 2025 at 6:13 PM
Think so - small world, eh?
That would be the one - 78 to 81 :)
December 24, 2025 at 6:09 PM
That would be the one - 78 to 81 :)
I was at University with him....to be fair, he was probably burning books then too....
December 24, 2025 at 5:45 PM
I was at University with him....to be fair, he was probably burning books then too....
Maybe she means the Presidents hands are constantly shaking...?
December 12, 2025 at 7:32 PM
Maybe she means the Presidents hands are constantly shaking...?
Its just a temporary note for the demolition crew's next job
November 5, 2025 at 4:57 PM
Its just a temporary note for the demolition crew's next job
Well he was right in a way...if the East Wing isn't there anymore it will indeed be "near but not touching"....
October 22, 2025 at 9:43 PM
Well he was right in a way...if the East Wing isn't there anymore it will indeed be "near but not touching"....
Thumb-twiddling? Could always work off that energy by doing some writing/recording.....its been a while since the last new studio release .... Shows were superb by the way 👏👌👍
October 7, 2025 at 11:58 AM
Thumb-twiddling? Could always work off that energy by doing some writing/recording.....its been a while since the last new studio release .... Shows were superb by the way 👏👌👍
Row H, saying hi 😀
October 1, 2025 at 6:42 PM
Row H, saying hi 😀
Endlessly envious of you (and Mrs Turtle) and your travels. A true epic - and a fantastic description of the journey. Well done, and I hope there will be more trips to come
September 15, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Endlessly envious of you (and Mrs Turtle) and your travels. A true epic - and a fantastic description of the journey. Well done, and I hope there will be more trips to come
For "patrolling" read "aimlessly wandering"....
August 15, 2025 at 8:01 AM
For "patrolling" read "aimlessly wandering"....
We can still dream.....
July 31, 2025 at 12:01 PM
We can still dream.....
Still think they should do as Sultana says and have a name that "does what it says on the tin" My preferences "EattheRich" or "FucktheBillionaires".....
July 31, 2025 at 9:02 AM
Still think they should do as Sultana says and have a name that "does what it says on the tin" My preferences "EattheRich" or "FucktheBillionaires".....
The shift from nationalisation to privatisation would be the key shift for me, but I take your point. Thatcher didn't appear without context, but in her case the cure was certainly worse than the disease
July 31, 2025 at 8:51 AM
The shift from nationalisation to privatisation would be the key shift for me, but I take your point. Thatcher didn't appear without context, but in her case the cure was certainly worse than the disease
Interesting question. If the causal route is "right" -> A -> B -> C -> "wrong" then Thatcherism effectively upended the post-War consensus, which was generally more effective in reducing poverty, building infrastructure and improving health/welfare than any time since, so wins my vote as the start
July 30, 2025 at 12:26 PM
Interesting question. If the causal route is "right" -> A -> B -> C -> "wrong" then Thatcherism effectively upended the post-War consensus, which was generally more effective in reducing poverty, building infrastructure and improving health/welfare than any time since, so wins my vote as the start
So this woman who came into the UK on a PLANE....should she have been challenged for speaking English when she was in whatever country she travelled from??
July 25, 2025 at 6:57 PM
So this woman who came into the UK on a PLANE....should she have been challenged for speaking English when she was in whatever country she travelled from??
Im guessing it doesnt smell of Elon MUSK......
July 1, 2025 at 9:10 PM
Im guessing it doesnt smell of Elon MUSK......
Lyndon Johnson? Gerald Ford?
June 25, 2025 at 7:29 PM
Lyndon Johnson? Gerald Ford?
A fair few would disagree with the statement "Thatcher is not considered to have fucked up".....
June 20, 2025 at 12:04 PM
A fair few would disagree with the statement "Thatcher is not considered to have fucked up".....
The OP said a "fraction" of those fuck-ups and women would never be let near power again, so I rest my case. Women have no exclusive handle on sense and reason in politics, thats the point
June 20, 2025 at 10:49 AM
The OP said a "fraction" of those fuck-ups and women would never be let near power again, so I rest my case. Women have no exclusive handle on sense and reason in politics, thats the point
Thatcher? Truss?
June 20, 2025 at 7:24 AM
Thatcher? Truss?