Howard Hollingsbee

Very true. But there seems to be no intention even to investigate. The inappropriate reverence of the RF, from so many of the population. A propos nothing, he was uniformly despised by colleagues of mine who worked with him.

Time for major, radical change. That won’t come from Wet Willie & Kate. The Duchy is just too lucrative.

Me too.

I’m sure many others must have done this, but: “🎶 Starmer, Starmer, Starmer, Starmer, Starmer chameleon.….🎶”. “I’ll appear however you like,….”

Headlights to be reviewed after drivers complain of being 'blinded' at night
At last! And it’s not just we older drivers, who have been complaining!

“Flawed contracts” and “incompetent delivery”. This in the (largely previous government) context of asylum-seeker accommodation. Could cover just about every government contract since wholesale privatisation, though.

Odious woman

Odious woman.

Butternut squash. Why…..?

Yes. Which is much more, the North America where I once lived and worked off and on. Not the cammed-out, masked robocops on the streets as now. It’s baffling and extremely worrying

Autumn: season of misty fruitfulness. And leaf blowers, Satan’s noisiest fucking invention (stand fast some equally unacceptable hedge trimmers). Room 101……

Marina Hyde, at the weekend: “The duke’s ‘punishments’ are so absurd that they read like satire on the entire institution of the monarchy”. Yep.

Anyway, as my much-loved Irish daughter-in-law might say “Whatever blows yer hair back…”

I’m sure the inquiry would be impartial bt the resignations of the victim members of the panel shows the sad distrust of our police, these days c

Margaret Hodge. Star!

Good to hear Duchy commerce being called out, on the news this morning for pseudo-independence, when it benefits from all sorts of tax breaks not available to normal commercial outlets. And that’s only the start of it…….

Yes. On this side of the Pond. Read it extracted, over the weekend. Not great literature, but great (and saddening) impact. Files must be released. The (nearly) untouchable royal sibling also needs thorough reaming…..

Barn owl screeched as it buzzed the verandah just now. Hope it didn’t see small peeing puppy as prey…… Minutes later, brown owl hooted in our oak tree. Bleddy lovely place to live. ‘Night, all.

Topical here too, in the context of the (besmirched) Royal Family. Not to mention that string of shysters in the previous administration…

It’s too easy to tell His Maj. to grow a pair and put his tub of lard bro where he belongs. The overblown stuffed-with risk-averse, grey-suited jobsworths of the Royal Household are the actual power behind-the. They’ll do anything to avoid an issue that might threaten their sinecures.

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Of course he threw his teddy out. He’s backed himself into a corner with Putin, even if his Dunning-Kruger syndrome doesn’t let him see it.

I conceptualise a sort of technology-driven information spectrum, indifference/consumer convenience/data collection/data analysis/spying, along which the lines are blurred. My EV tells me where it is at all times. I dunno what to think. Beijing will probably tell me.

No idea whether the royal sibling’s alleged activities were illegal, morally dubious (to say the least) or even happened. However, pretty sure that any ‘normal’ person would have been thoroughly and formally investigated by now. Perhaps he has. Which begs another question.

Thanks Az (if I may….). Yes I know it’s rife online but didn’t put two & two together. Duh….🙄

Betfred says all its shops may close if Reeves hikes gambling tax

Good. Gambling wrecks lives. One of the few vices I don’t have😏.

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Yeah. We were expats in SE Asia for years. The regret is chasing career and $$ instead but I think we got away with it and that career saw them through and into great careers both. Being a parent ain’t easy, is it?

We’re fine thanks. Your lovely girls will fly. We were empty-nesters from the boys’ aged 9. Regret that but they survived, and thrived latterly. Made departure for uni a doddle, though!

Agreed (but I think you know what I’m on about….😏). How are you guys?

My only title is ‘Mr’. If my brother says I must stop using it, will I become a better person….. what a farce……..