Suggestion: the Bank of England could announce that it is going to copy the designs from Euro banknotes "to prepare the ground". Couldn't happen of course, but it would be fun watching all the Brexiters explode.
Suggestion: the Bank of England could announce that it is going to copy the designs from Euro banknotes "to prepare the ground". Couldn't happen of course, but it would be fun watching all the Brexiters explode.
A multistorey building under construction/renovation, covered with scaffolding
Manchester morning, when you didn’t ask for a room with a view (yes, I know, it’s a fine city really)
Had an enjoyable and extremely well-fed day attending an Chinese wedding. It's common for ethnic Chinese to have a legal name and another that they use for everyday purposes, but he also has a nickname and she is currently changing her legal name, so it was confusing to hear different names used.
Yes, it's a ridiculous way of assessing "walkability". All it tells you is how close together the main attractions are, which is a matter of geography and historical accident. A compact and traffic-free centre is an advantage, but hopping on a frequent train to get to a museum is no problem.
"Coventry City have never won the FA Cup." "The Greens have never won a parliamentary by-election." "Italy have never beaten England at rugby." Over time, one by one, the old certainties crumble away.
"Nigel Farage could never become Prime Minister." Gulp...
Surely Derek Guyler was earning enough from radio and TV not to need to do a post round as well?
Evidently the Cambridge board were early adopters. Isaac Asimov wrote a short story set in the future where a child astonishes everyone with his ability to do mental calculations, such as multiplying single digit numbers, without using a computer. I hope children still learn times tables.
Of course, when I say "calculators", some boys had Sinclair models that used reverse Polish notation. Tell that to the kids today and they won't understand you.
She changes direction all the time
It used to be 10, but now only 2. It's actually pretty easy to get nomination signatures: "you don't have to vote for me, it's just so that I can get on the ballot paper". Might be more difficult if you're standing for one of the wackier parties though.
If you put a pizza on a lazy Susan and spin it round, when it stops one slice or another is certain to face north. This is not the primary purpose of a pizza though.
Mine was the first year that calculators were allowed in exams. We still had to know how to use log tables and slide rules though. I had to buy a fancy slide rule for my university course but never actually used it.
I would have been out catching smugglers every holiday, but it was a bit difficult doing that in Birmingham. I was also handicapped by not having a dog.
Iran would have sunk an Israeli warship?
"Hover over from Dover"... a few years later I chose to "levitate from Ramsgate" with rival Hoverlloyd, going on to Paris by coach. Can't remember the cost but was a smidgen more than going by ferry - and much more fun. I had been advised to treat it like a fairground ride and it was indeed bumpy.
"OK, but do you still want to borrow the Ladybird Book of Tax Avoidance?"
Fake Allister Heath headline: Britain is being held hostage by a radical cache-misère cult
How about promoting the benefits of immigration? Point out that economic growth, housebuilding etc can't be achieved without it. Go for the socially liberal vote that Labour is abandoning.
IIRC the next line is "It's a good thing I gave up my job, otherwise my workmates might have got it". Yet another brilliant script - from The Missing Hancocks I think.
I'm sure changing the name of a US state to "Eid" would be universally popular. Can't see that triggering a culture war or anything like that.
I wonder how many Brits could identify, say, Ecuador or Angola on a map? Very few Americans are likely to have visited Iran or to have any direct contact with it, but still the majority seem to know that it's in the Middle East.
Step count chart showing 20,217 steps so far today
First time for ages that I’ve topped 20k steps in a day. The downside is that I’ve failed to complete either of the tasks I really wanted to get done. Sunshine: great weather except for ducks and productivity.
Analogy here with Farage bringing about Brexit without ever being elected: simply by posing a sufficient electoral threat to force Cameron into conceding a referendum. My point is that winning all the seats still doesn't guarantee control.
Amateur take on Gorton and Denton: Reform "won" the seat, just not for themselves. Had they not been a credible challenger the Greens would not have harvested the tactical vote, and Labour would probably have held on. Although Greens won the seat, it's really Reform that put the boot into Labour.
Yes, economic growth needs to happen in a way that benefits not just the rich. That point was made very powerfully in the G&D victory speech. Ordinary people need to feel that they have a real stake in the prosperity of the nation.
Indisputable.
Fake Allister Heath headline: Britain's descent into the Batley Townswomen's Guild madness is terrifying to behold
Well that's the Internet sorted for today
Fewer.
I can imagine that Hallaton vs Medbourne would also be ripe for audience participation
