Nick Barlow

Are we allowed to include Tony Benn? (Though the more serious point is that the two hereditaries who had an important impact on British politics in the last century declaimed their peerages)

LMFAO SOMEONE MADE IT A REAL THING

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Philosopher: To illustrate this hypothetical situation, imagine it were possible to create a Torment Nexus
Extremely Online People: Will you please stop putting people in the Torment Nexus?

The monkey's paw had it's easiest job ever when a Spurs fan wished that they not be the first team to win the Champions League and get relegated.

Don't forget that Lancaster is also home to the University of Cumbria.

From mid-coalition to the dying days of Sunak, every few weeks there'd be some Tory MP you'd never heard of before trying to will themselves into intellectual heavyweight status with some vapid thoughts on the future of Conservatism. Now we get the same from Blue Labour MPs.

Everything that is happening to the Labour Party is something they have chosen to do to themselves - to prioritise unscientific, unpopular cruelty on a minority group over everything else they stand for. I won't forget. I'm unlikely to forgive.

Not sure "give the potential defector a more high profile position to defect from while encouraging ambitious MPs to flirt more with Farage" is a great strategy, but I'm not the political genius that Badenoch believes herself to be.

The previous sheet, with an adult content warning on the picture of a chip butty.

So good they tried to ban it.

Cause and effect definitely muddy, but Quadrophenia was quite big with the Loaded/New Lad thing in the 90s (and is still a Dad Movie) - and Mods were a very British thing, weren't they?

Is some of that also connected to Quadrophenia (the movie) being much bigger in UK popular culture and making that link of them to 60s Mods a bigger thing here?

And on 1) also appears to actually like his party and not be fighting it over everything.

I knew there were lots of committed Atlanticists in UK politics, but fascinating to see how many are so committed to licking American boots they're demanding we all go in backing US aggression that makes the Iraq War look wildly popular.

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"Every year, the company’s leaders issue a new guarantee: The solution is within their grasp if only they can throw a little bit more of someone else’s money at the problem."

"In reality, many things stood in the way, including but not limited to the laws of thermodynamics."

Though if Italy beat Wales (which they're probably favourites to do) it'll be their first time getting three wins in a single Six Nations.

Well done Italy! Given the wildness of this #M6N expecting England and Wales to win next week, making Scotland v Ireland the title decider.

Wild #M6N, Scotland will have comfortably beaten England and France, but won't have a shot at a Grand Slam because they lost to Italy.

Wolves have only lost two full-length matches at Wembley: 1939 FA Cup Final (months before WW2) and 2019 FA Cup semi-final (months before Covid). Probably best for the world if we don't get there this year.

"You're going to get a whole different kind of autocratic regime when we reinstall the Pahlavis."

Oh well, we can focus on the league now.
*Remembers league table*
Oh well, at least there's extra playoff places in the Championship next year. #wolves

And they're three in a row right after the international break as well.

Your regular reminder that the UK is in fact a high trust society and anyone who implies it isn’t is either selling you a pup or has bought one.

Now could be the perfect time for my "never saw what the fuss was about Firefly" take. (It's not bad, just never grabbed me)

Leeds, Spurs and West Ham all have to play Wolves who have finally hit some form - too late to stay up barring miracles but enough to cause chaos while not finishing bottom.

Cruelty to immigrants is not what my party stands for. It’s time for True Labour, not Blue Labour | Stella Creasy We must get back to the party’s roots before it is too late. That means embracing difference, rejecting division – and fighting for opportunities for all, says MP for Walthamstow, Stella Creasy

"There is an alternative way forward: being True – not Blue – Labour. True Labour doesn’t fear those who are different. Instead, it demands everyone contribute their abilities to society – and works to unlock such skills."

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Those grapes were always sour.

Quick timeline cleanse for you. A walk by Nannycatch Beck in the western Lake District today.