This purchase of WB by Paramount Global shows the increasing dominance in entertainment of three companies: Disney, Paramount Global and NBCUniversal. This should worry anyone who believes in a free market.

Total by-election results this Parliament (changes with same seats last election):

RUK: 33.4% (+17.2)
LAB: 31.7% (-20.2)
GRN: 24.9% (+15.3)
CON: 4.4% (-7.8)
OTH: 2.9% (+2.3)
LDM: 2.3% (-2.2)
WPB: 0.2% (-4.6)
SDP: 0.2% (+0.1)

Seats:

RUK: 1 (+1)
GRN: 1 (+1)

This is Brisbane at the 2022 Australian federal election all over again.

If we ever have a King James he'll be James VIII despite us not having James III-VII because there's a rule since Elizabeth II that monarchs of the United Kingdom are given the higher of the English and Scottish number (hence why Elizabeth II was such throughout the UK)

If you want to know what Reform would be like in power, look at how it threatened Bangor University | Gaby Hinsliff A debating society didn’t want to invite two figures connected to the party to speak. Cue an authoritarian response, says Guardian columnist Gaby Hinsliff

If you want to know what Reform would be like in power, look at how it threatened Bangor University | Gaby Hinsliff

Keir Starmer, you have two choices now – sort your warring party out or call an election | Ed Davey The country just can’t afford another three and half years of this dysfunctional soap opera, says Liberal Democrat leader Ed Davey

Keir Starmer, you have two choices now – sort your warring party out or call an election | Ed Davey

I like the one clip I've seen of it where the Doctor from Voyager sings 'Pa-pa-pa-Papageno' from the Magic Flute.

You can never eat too much Ethiopian food!

Very sad to hear of the death of Lord Wallace of Tankerness. He was a man who knew the importance of both faith and politics and managed both masterfully. I am sad I will never get the chance to meet him.

How dare the Coward in the White House undermine the bravery and sacrifice of our British troops.

Reform and Nigel Farage should be ashamed to associate themselves with him.

Yes I am watching it this evening.

The fact that it's Vegas and then DC... something to do with Fallout?

Today is the 20th anniversary of the premiere of High School Musical!

I love George Bernard Shaw!

Well, what he wrote. Not necessarily everything he said...

My phone is acting weirdly. It makes a noise when it's plugged in, and it vibrates when it's restarted, but the screen won't turn on and I don't know the exact state of whether the phone is on or off. Any ideas?

Well, you've got me over here now. What's up?

Finally here. Probably not going to use it that much, but good to have it just in case, I think.