Nick in Spain

Large tree. Strange perspective from base looking up the trunk into the canopy.

The Circus, Bath. August.

Hamburger?

A democratically elected govt with a mandate from a democratic referendum.

The rights came with membership of a club. We left the club.

They did vote for it.
That’s not an opinion.
Lots of us are unhappy at the result, but it is a waste of energy to try to make EU change for UK.

It is the UK that needs to change

You’re taking the analogy too far.
Democracy means the will of the majority (or largest group) wins.
Accepting defeat s part of the deal.

Irrelevant.

You and me both - actually I was denied a vote - but that’s not how democracy works

I don’t get this “didn’t come up on the referendum/not what we voted for” line.
If you vote to jump off a cliff, you can’t complain when you hit the ground.

Pain is what the patient says it is

Yes please.

Can you see it yet, Andrew?

*British
You see how deep the exceptionalism runs?

I forget nothing.
You can have many properties, but only one home.
Want unlimited (visa-free) stays on the mainland? Become a resident (and pay tax)

Better to spend your energies trying to change the UK and its voters rather than demanding special treatment from the EU that they will NEVER give.

Now that there is scant possibility of being dragged onto the factory floor and beaten to death, they no longer feel they need to moderate their behaviour/share the wealth ...

Isn't there a rule:
If the headline is a question, the answer is "No"
?

They marched to CCR’s Fortunate Son.
Do google the lyrics if unfamiliar.

it is hard to find better examples of the danger of not throwing fascists in jail when you have the chance than Netanyahu and Trump

Remember, Kids, it's only called "Class Warfare," when the poor fight back.

Sorry to be blunt, but it’s not your home.
As the old saying goes: Home is where the tax return is!

... and while @mrjamesob.bsky.social is taking a week off

or Paul Scholes?

hard agree. their version of song to the siren is superb, (but basically the cocteau twins)

The 50 Best Stevie Wonder Songs The 50 Best Stevie Wonder Songs

Happy 75th Birthday, Stevie Wonder. 🎉

To celebrate, here is a list of the soul visionary's best 50 songs

19 weeks

• People report driving to find open petrol stations, teaching in the dark - and trying to find beer pumps in Benidorm

• People report driving to find open petrol stations, teaching in the dark - and drinking beers by candlelight

Adding beer pump to my apocalypse grab bag

Agree. Starmer must be cold, egoless and pragmatic, protect UK. No retaliation.

Citizens should go ape, each according to ability. Buy no US products, cancel Amazon, delete Facebook, drink Scotch.
Spending power is real democracy.

African Union Peacekeepers?

There has always been a tourist tax, it’s just going up by 1 to €2.5 depending on the accommodation. It’s not a new / extra £210 per family.

Not since Prohibition have so many Americans wanted to commit the same crime at once

Windswept Queen Jane Godley of Scotland holds a signs that reads “Trump is a Cunt” and high fives a policeman on a beach on a sunny day.

#trumpisacunt