Paula Surridge

Congratulations Joe. One for me to add to my course material!

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This existed 15 years ago and used Skype as its main software. I used to sit my eldest in his baby chair in front of it so my Mum could see him. It stopped being supported pre COVID though.

A very big (and perhaps currently unanswerable) question about the extent to which brand recognition now exists for Reform independently of Farage.

I think this is important, but perhaps also starting to be an actual party brand now too.

Something to think about, the 'newest' party Reform UK seems to have the sort of party attachment among its supporters that we have often thought to be an artifact from the 1960's two party system

Clearly an important point, but I'm not sure we should think about this as taking votes (or Labour losing votes) in the context of a base-line that includes lots of 'tactical' voting.

(It's very difficult to unravel this but maybe we need to shift how we think about past vote)

Of course, those needing social care famously love new technology and not interacting with people.

We progressed this year to an ODI, with a strong desire to see county cricket and test cricket but his own matches got in the way. When they get to training or playing at least once a day, every day from April - September you may regret it

*bowl at even

Particularly fun one to bowl and a pace bowler in at 10 or 11

47mph I believe. Takes some skill to do that from your usual run up for sure.

The earlier women's match was much better, and with more 6's which is quite unusual.

You happened on one of the worst matches ever in the format. We're heading off to two sets of matches next week, it's often a very fast paced and exciting format (though don't really see why it couldn't just be T20) and very accessible for younger cricket fans to see world class players.

Was watching live, no one (except the fox which found its own way out) seemed to know what to do.

I'm in, ideally somewhere with a pier.

I'd be even more interested in Facebook use, not many 'normal' people I know use X but a dive into comments below most Facebook posts quickly gives a whole host of Reform friendly content. Think Facebook is a bigger driver of the not very online Reform vote.

I want this, but on a Luxury Yacht

I prosecute and defend the most serious sexual offences in our courts.

The overwhelming majority of offenders are British-born. Overwhelmingly the victim is someone known to them, either a partner or relative.

Anybody purporting to care about protecting women might start there.

I would very much like a 'pages from ceefax' style set of results over people in the studio arguing that their own particular vested interest is doing ok.

It does mean younger fans get to see the top Test players in The Hundred though, at grounds closer to home and for very reasonable prices.

Nevermind the length, shape and prints - they are all over £150 😱

He appealed to children who had dreams but no way of ever realising them. I didn't like him or the programme but found out much later my sister had written to Jim's Fix it.

I enjoy the process of writing, just never the piece I am actually supposed to be writing at any given time.

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Lauren Hemp though, she never stops.

Don't suppose you can persuade them to release the paperback at the same time...

The songs in the early series are genius. Prolong Horrible Histories stage as long as possible, Anime stage sucks 😀