It used to be called 'ratting.' When Churchill went back to the Tories after ratting to the Liberals, it was termed 're-ratting.'
26.01.2026 20:25 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0@stephengraham.bsky.social
PhD researcher: identity and development in University Service Unit cadets. Also historian, rake and villain.
It used to be called 'ratting.' When Churchill went back to the Tories after ratting to the Liberals, it was termed 're-ratting.'
26.01.2026 20:25 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0I often wonder if Jeffrey Dahmer saw the reference to him being one of the cryogenically frozen inmates in Demolition Man.
26.01.2026 19:04 β π 9 π 0 π¬ 2 π 0And still need ChatGPT to write their script.
26.01.2026 18:48 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0We should set up some kind of agency that provides all this. Answers inquiries from concerned parents and wise teachers.
26.01.2026 18:36 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Just shows yet again that AI can't create true art.
26.01.2026 18:29 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0They all need an old man in a pub (missing either a finger or part of an ear) to aggressively give some life advice.
26.01.2026 18:24 β π 4 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0He looks like something that was green and spoke in a series of wet clicking noises in the bar on Deep Space 9
26.01.2026 18:17 β π 18 π 4 π¬ 6 π 0You just know he'd shit his spine if you did the 'sudden hair adjustment' move near him.
26.01.2026 18:11 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0Using that as a LinkedIn endorsement.
26.01.2026 18:07 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0But especially me.
26.01.2026 17:57 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0Wow, that's some retro silage, right there.
26.01.2026 16:37 β π 4 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0By 2027 the Guardian will have done over a year's worth of 'That show you like isn't good at all and you're terrible for having even the most fleeting joy in your life' pieces.
26.01.2026 16:26 β π 4 π 1 π¬ 3 π 0A pair of arseholes.
'Now, my love, you've got the trouser press, the set of allen keys and the kiddies' deep fat fryer, as well as Β£34. Do you want to keep that, or gamble against what's behind Bully's Prize Board?'
26.01.2026 16:24 β π 294 π 56 π¬ 10 π 4I should call her.
26.01.2026 15:49 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0Always brings up the memory of the dubbed version of RoboCop: 'Once I even called the Old Man... airhead.'
26.01.2026 15:00 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 2 π 0Forgot to mention, but for some reason Disney+ has put up the TV-friendly version of this, with all the naughty language dubbed. 'Don't fool with the babysitter,' indeed.
26.01.2026 14:57 β π 5 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0Reform fast becoming the party equivalent of David Van Day's Buck's Fizz.
26.01.2026 13:08 β π 42 π 10 π¬ 1 π 0This is like when Russ Abbot joined Last of the Summer Wine.
26.01.2026 13:00 β π 107 π 20 π¬ 4 π 1Defecting to Reform is literally the most embarrassing thing you could do with your Monday.
26.01.2026 13:00 β π 28 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0'Defected to Reform' still sounds like a euphemism for something hideous.
26.01.2026 12:56 β π 14 π 0 π¬ 4 π 0Braverman joining Reform is a bit of a surprise. I didn't realise she was that left wing.
26.01.2026 12:25 β π 43 π 15 π¬ 2 π 0Imagine if they get someone to defect who is actually any good. Could be a gamechanger.
26.01.2026 12:30 β π 11 π 4 π¬ 3 π 0I think at this point the UK has accepted Paddington as the Death Bear, collector of souls. So, I think as a nation we should start smearing marmalade on the eyes of the dead and whisper βfare for the crossingβ. Itβll feel weird now but, in three of four generations, no one will question it.
26.01.2026 11:36 β π 1165 π 309 π¬ 35 π 17David Gauke sat beside Ruth Davidson
Recently separated couple attends their disappointing kid's parents evening
26.01.2026 11:22 β π 34 π 6 π¬ 0 π 0Lemon curry?
26.01.2026 11:04 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0100 years old today, television was born as the first repeat of The Repair Shop was shown.
26.01.2026 11:02 β π 11 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0I'd narrow 'heterosexual' to 'has kissed a lady'
26.01.2026 10:59 β π 6 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0School bullying needs to be brought back as a national priority.
26.01.2026 10:54 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0I don't understand what I'm meant to be focusing on in these pictures, where is my male hatred supposed to be directed?
26.01.2026 10:51 β π 13 π 0 π¬ 3 π 0Pathetic little boys attempting to be edgy.
26.01.2026 10:14 β π 16 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0