Luke

Another who is often overlooked in this discussion, imo, is Dennis Skinner

Was saying the other day, maybe this isn't a healthy desire to have, but I feel like we need a PM who thinks less – or at least who shows fewer signs of thinking about what they're going to say

I did not know about this, wtf

I blame the people of Hartlepool. (Always a good strategy in general, anyway.)

That whole NS podcast was such a wonderful (& depressing) return to form

But I think there's no point in being sad about the life I wish I could enjoy.

I think in 2026 I need to dedicate my energy to finding where I can be my happiest self. It needn't mean losing touch with London people, anyway.

I'm glad that I think I've figured out the root cause of my unhappiness and increasingly frequent panic attacks.

Less glad that this appears to be it. I really want to be happy here.

Ah, that makes sense. I wasn't sure if I was missing half a conversation!

Always preferred Macbeth to Hamlet

What does this have to do with the original novels/comics tweet? (Not being sarcastic, genuinely feeling a bit dim / lacking context)

Saw a post a while from someone bragging about 'reading' however many books a week, by which they meant reading AI summaries. I'll freely admit that I don't read anywhere near as much as I should, but this somehow seems worse. What a miserable existence.

Halfway through ep1 of 'The Paper' – genuinely really good, it's almost a shame that it had to be an Office spin-off

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Thought I'd share this bc as rough as it is (I've hardly touched a piano all year and I was never much good at singing at the same time!) I'm actually kind of pleased with it – 'Meadowland' by @bigbigtrain, lovingly attempted by me www.youtube.com/shorts/pbAMq...

Concluded that the only chance I have of being happy is to get out of London permanently. Damn.

This person has probably never even heard of Bradford

Bring back Chuka!

Ok so I'm only just reading the details of Labour's migration 'plan' and wtf

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yes bc a parliamentary fire has never helped a right-wing government before

I've been having really frequent panic attacks so I've gone to visit my parents for a few days (not told them this is why) – it's amazing much happier I am just with access to a piano

Not gaming, but someone just told me that something happened "ten years ago" as if that were a long time, and I said, "no, it's not that long ago! It was only like 2015" – I genuinely didn't understand what I was saying and when I realised it was terrifying

Ok but I think Elon Musk should sell X to fund the NHS

A friend wanted me to go there with him today, incidentally – Harrods too.

I'm more than a bit relieved that I just happen to be spending a few days far away in the north-east.

what the shippity ship is this absolute ship

Tbh in that context I see it not as nationalist but environmentalist – means it hasn't travelled halfway across the world

I genuinely still think this is true!

ELI5, why is it a bad thing that income tax *isn't* going up

IMO an outsider like Dan Carden is underpriced

Ngl it took some time away from this place to realise that I don't think I actually really like it here

Aha, of course