MacFeagle

I thought it was Birds custard until I read the article.

The collapse of the SPD ought to be speaking to a certain political party in this country but I doubt they're listening.

Nailed it.
Like most new technologies touted as freeing up our time for leisure and learning AI will not deliver because it is being implemented by company managers who want increased net productivity not to allow AI to decrease the burden on their workforce.

Westminster Meeting House raided by Metropolitan Police again. Statement: “For Quakers, faith and action are inseparable. Peaceful protest, prayer and nonviolent action are integral parts of many Quakers' religious life. Whilst we take the planning of criminal acts very seriously, we believe that this incident is a deliberate targeting of committed young people who want to make our country a more equitable place. This raid is part of a systematic stifling of dissent. That this is the second time in a year that the police have raided our meeting house dramatically illuminates the broader trend in the UK of cracking down on those who disagree with the government. The right to protest is fundamental to our democracy. It's a key part of how people make their voices heard between elections.” – Oliver Robertson, Head of Witness and Worship Quakers in Britain, 5 March 2026

Yesterday evening, for the second time in a year, the Met Police raided Westminster Quaker Meeting House and arrested a number of young nonviolent activists.

STATEMENT: www.quaker.org.uk/news-and-eve...

Worth a listen

The Trumpian beatitudes from The Fratricides by Nikos Kazantzakis.

Nailed it.

Starmer has made the people of Cyprus a target in Trump's illegal war as well as thousands of holidaymakers, many of whom are from the UK.

Another example, if one were needed, of Starmer's inability to take a clear line or stand up for anything.
He has to go.

Centrist dad shows he is confused by politics.

Paphos today at sunset.

Coronary heart disease

Den Huns

If Starmer advocated a second EU membership referendum he'd have to allow a second Scottish independence referendum which he'd never do. So no second referendum on either issue while Labour is in government.

A little sip from the Calcutta Cup is not to be missed. Well done Scotland on an absolutely superb performance! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

Labour and Tory wipeout.

The most impressive Labour politician who could run the country well and unite the parliamentary Labour party?

Siddique Khan.

Exactly but that wouldn't pass for this ambitious weasel

Very good. I'd add writing as number 8 though

Absolute classic Steve

Great stuff, what a kid, what a story.

Occasionally I ask Chatgpt v5 to solve Hardle which is a low bar logic test:
Take a list of 2400 5-letter words (the set Wordle answers) and filter according to some rules e.g. the answers must contain 1 letter found in ALURE but occurring in a different position.

It always fails catastrophically.

Cool story but it's Por-shi with shi pronounced as in ship

Aus einem verzagten Arsch kommt kein fröhlicher Furz is attributed to him but I don't think there's any definite citation.

Record harvest sparks mass giveaway of free potatoes across Berlin From zoos to soup kitchens, people are hauling away tonnes of surplus spuds after the biggest crop in 25 years

Mmm Kartoffelpuffer und alles sonst Kartofel-technisch. Sehr lecker und das Teilen ist gut zu sehen.

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When you lose Polly Toynbee...

👏👏👏

Nailed it. I just rewatched Andor series 2 and the Trump subtext was so obvious.

The Sachertorte and Strudel are on point but the Germans would raise an eyebrow at the inclusion of Currywurst.

Angelou on Burns African American writer and poet Maya Angelou visits Burns Country in Scotland, where she enjoys performances of Burns's songs and poems as well as reading one of her own works.

www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...

Maya Angelou on Robert Burns. A great watch.