Eliot Andersen
@eliotandersen
Cumbrian Labourite (remotely) in Westminster. Politics. Railways. Writes stuff. Honorary Mexican.
Narra at Scarif? I choose to believe he’s Gary Whitta’s cut cameo as Gray Leader.
I follow the sage advice of a distinguished former Environment Secretary.
Even just looking at ticket sales (which always strikes me as a far better way to measure it than box office, which is rarely adjusted for inflation), this is crazy.
“See England by train”… a Network Rail Class 73/9-hauled test train. Presumably the ad is aimed at the Branch Line Society, given how many bits of rare track would be getting scooped by said train?
Every hometown’s got the ominous megastructure, what’s yours? “Utinni!”
Worked alongside Tom in shadow health days. He would be a smart appointment.
The Mouth of Sauron emerges from the Black Gate, colourised, Third Age 3019.
Currently doing the same “will it pay for dinner tonight?” arithmetics with my own train.
The bit that got me was "Why don't you pick the day the Soviet Union entered the war?"
But will the English lion be cycling, or will it be holding a dart board?
Finally, I understand what they meant when they said Cameron was the “heir to Blair”.
“Tell me something. Why has the army been replaced by the ISB all over Coruscant? I mean, I'm smiling, but I am very fucking furious.”
Just realised who The Mandalorian & Grogu’s Lord Janu reminded me of, and now I really want The Death of Palpatine featuring a load of manoeuvring Grand Moffs in the wake of the Battle of Endor.
The success and genius of Jackson’s trilogy owes more to Sibley and Bakewell than to Bakshi.
Ah yes, Richard E Grant, most famous for his role in *checks notes* Garfield: A Tale of Two Kitties.
Hello to "Melbreak [sic] & Skiddaw", which is probably a larger ward than all of London's parliamentary constituencies. (Mellbreak also has two Ls)
New Cumberland ward boundaries dropped today. Neither of these are the names of suburbs of Whitehaven. The former is one (1) street and a nearby station, the latter is the name of a farm. Almost like you shouldn't rely on area names listed on OS maps for naming wards.
Not the funniest, but definitely the last great joke I saw on Twitter.