Tony Taylor

I remember that. It was only a fucking cake. Was she not being you know, a bit...precious?

But as both Zoe Williams and Polly Toynbee have pointed out this week - it's not necessarily a good thing. The mainstream right, objectionable as it is, acts as a firewall against the far right.

The Distractions - Nobody's Perfect (1980)

'Perhaps they were Stockport Merseybeat. They were a bit warped cabaret as well, as if Tony Christie had formed a punk group inspired by Elvis Costello and Jonathan Richman.' - Paul Morley
#5debutalbums8084

Exactly!

Superb stuff, thanks.

This is one of the great threads.

Have you ever heard the phrase 'delete your account'? It was coined for moments just like this.

They invented anti-apartheid activism too.

He's never said or done anything to convince me otherwise.

I've known Matthew Syed since the 80s, liked the guy, and considered his journalistic takes to be principled & honest, even if I often disagreed. Over recent months he's lurched wildly to the right, joined the Tories, and the speech I've just watched him make at their conference is utterly bizarre.

Yes, but I've seen this film before.

It's a Lancashire cricket top. Terrorising blind, elderly cricket fans - that's why I joined the Labour Party all those years ago.

Is sacrificing one's soul an acceptable trade-off for being able to pay the mortgage?

The only surprise is they didn't pepper spray him. Is losing one's soul an acceptable trade-off for being able to pay the mortgage?

'Creative Hub' their finest hour for me also! Second place is trickier - CSI Ambleside, Cammell Laird, and Achtung Bono all in with a shout too.

Half Man Half Biscuit - 90 Bisodol (Crimond)

Obviously.
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I don't really follow the women's game, but from the odd cringeworthy interview I've seen, it's quite clear she's as thick as a submarine door.

Mrs T attended an Indian/Pakistani cooking course at Zouk in town (Manchester) today. Had a brilliant time and brought home a ton of great food (we could've eaten in, but decided to go for beers and eat later). Only a hundred quid - would thoroughly recommend.

I hope forty years has been long enough for William to recover from the trauma of Michelle from EastEnders' less than favourable review.

Evening all, here's my #5debutalbums0004:

1. The Futureheads - The Futureheads
2. The Libertines - Up the Bracket
3. The Strokes - Is This It
4. British Sea Power - The Decline of British Sea Power
5. Franz Ferdinand - Franz Ferdinand

I park in one of the side streets off Belle Vue St (heading up the A57 from M60 J24, turn right at the lights by the old Showcase cinema). Approx 25 minutes' walk.

Not real-life, but worth a mention nevertheless #HMHB

Young girl in the local shop tonight proudly sporting a 'Grealish 18' Everton shirt. I live in a predominantly City area where Everton shirts are virtually non-existent, so I had to wonder: are there a group of (female) City fans so bedazzled by Jack that they've actually changed colours in protest?

Yep, it's in my top five too. I'll sort one of those #ArtistFave15 things at some point!

By rights, Pep should now probably be calling us 'the Erling Haaland team'.

Disastrous late penalty. Nico could do worse than take Nigel Blackwell's advice:

Oh you can’t put your foot up in Europe
You can’t show your studs on the ‘nent
They take a dim view of a slightly raised shoe
So think on if you’re up against Ghent, my lad
Think on if you’re up against Ghent

Same applies to my brother, a year older than me. He just gets aggressive when I try to reason with him. We've always been close, it's so sad.

I think Labour have the concept of an acceptable moderate sensible level of racism which is better than the crass crude excessive racism of Reform, or not actually being racist.

'89 - oh yes! The back to front gig at the same venue in 2012 was some event too. Apart from a shitfaced Diggle, visibly pissed off at Devoto's presence, trying to sabotage the Spiral Scratch set!