If he thought all along they were talking about Barry Humphries or one of his creations, that would explain quite a lot about the wavelength difficulties ...

A view itself so extreme (hyperbolic) it discredits itself. And it doesn't broach the small matter of corruption: Convictions too can be manipulated - by emotive dog-whistling, bypassing of reason via calculated, suggestible triggers of targeted vulnerability, phobias, rage, brittle self-regard

See above. Harsh, though. Very fine keeper, one small spill.

Match may be decided by who makes fewest fatal errors.

Always makes me laugh (broadly relevant) The kick in the pants AND the strain to strangulate the flow both make me chuckle, every time.

Surely EVERYONE has heard of these guys ....??

Don't pine away on us. btw - my opportunistic pedantry apart - here some alternating moods on the same theme. ...

What we all could do with now is Martin Bell to pass on his Independent White Suit of battle vs corruption to anyone of half-decent integrity - to unite all factions & shades of good faith, & thrash Toxic Toad. @countbinface.bsky.social finally reveals himself in White? CC @andrewr.bsky.social ;)

And more finger-pointings

Especially if you can follow it up with a truly heroic act.

May the writing be on the wall for Grand Mango Mussolini

I was moved to write Teddy and all of you something.

Big cheer when the Haitian star striker galloped on to the field?

Or (with minimal differences)

YouGov meh, for various reasons, but even they suggest a certain amount of tightening. Not the "streets ahead" that Refraud Ltd were constantly boasting about until recently. "Burnham Bounce" still TBC, though. (But then again, it is YouGov. Shakespeare & Zahawi's online self-selecting brainchild.)

Roland, from your experience, can you answer this question I haven't been able to discover an answer to. What may have contributed towards the conversion of M Deacon from a wryly witty, fair-minded satirist into the lowest type of callous, brainless hard-right columnpropagandist? An ugly sight.

And so it goes on, and on, and on ... Just 4 more examples of Gove's steadfast, impeccable integrity.

I hope nobody here is insinuating that Mikey has a slithery, opportunistic, "rather-better-more-sophisticated-class-of-right-wing-nutter" or faintly dishonest streak about him. ... >2

Cummings has gone increasingly "rough" - and overtly fascist - in his choice of political partners Yet he hasn't essentially changed: He is still waging his personal revenge mission (bristling with overweening Eysenckian "IQ", bereft of emotional & other human intelligence) against society & life.

The great brain referred to is Dom Cummings. Yet he hasn't essentially changed. He is still waging his personal (overweening Eysenckian "IQ" / low emotional & other human intelligence) revenge mission against society and/or life.

Of course. But my point was: stage fright - often extreme stage fright - is a VERY widespread phenomenon, almost natural: hence my Ancelotti (Attd) if presented as something extra-special with celebs. If cold turkey or quasi-neurosis, no surprise it can afflict even roués of public appearance. >2

It's a little-recognised fact that Bill wore the heaviest specs in the business.

"There's glasses, and glasses ..."

@peytonreads.bsky.social Not a great day to bother you with this, but you both have big hearts... "Charlie Hudz" - over at that site - has left us too. Our pets are too short-lived! Is this a particularly bad season? Or is every season so full of sad losses? Anyway, it's a lovely, "real" message

But MPs are malleable, prone to the lure of rewards & fear of reprisals. Leadership - courageous leadership - is needed: also to hold the line AGAINST populism: to brave now usual ugly threats of ejection via mug-swindling campaigns fuelled by dirty cash. Burnham has shown no such leadership (yet?)

Note sure why they need each other to start a fight/binfire.

Though these are the official "2nd strips" for Switz & Canada for this tourney. Maybe the fans are on strike at the opportunistic fashion changes, and sporting the colours of a previous (successful?) occasion.

Sometimes - to spin more money, one suspects - there is a third or fourth kit. And sometimes they change them every year. Now that IS profiteering ...