Some Random Bloke

To elaborate on the last point: they opened with a cover of 'Good To Be Back'.
Leaving aside the issue of who the original was by - and I hope he gets no royalties from the use of it - the song is a dumb repetitive football chant that the Burnage Yobs managed to turn into a plodding lifeless drone.

PR triumph: Oasis are back.

Management triumph: the brothers haven't had a punch-up on stage. Yet.

Musical fail: they're still not as good as The Rutles.

Utterly brilliant. Start with The Blade Itself and read them in order.

When my eldest was 12 or so I went to collect him from a youth club, he was standing in the doorway with his friend Laura who said "who's this arriving? Oh it's just some random bloke". To which Simon had to say "actually, that's my Dad"... they're now in their thirties and still friends 😀

No, Donald, Vladimir hasn't 'gone crazy': he's just ignoring you, and that's what you really don't like, isn't it?

Yes, Nigel...as does my contempt for hypocrites like you.

I'd pity his poor deluded mind...if he weren't so damned dangerous.

He's playing all the right notes...

Mark Carney is the new leader of the free world.

A random thought I had overnight: the felon plays golf twice a week, right? And that costs the US taxpayer $3 million each time? That money is probably Secret Service overtime, helicopters, etc. But, I expect felon has exclusive use of the course, yes? At great cost? So - Who Owns The Courses?

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Happy #WorldDownSyndromeDay. It falls on 3/21, because people with Down syndrome have three copies of the twenty-first chromosome. This is the best Down syndrome PSA ever made and I want you to watch and share it. #WDSD2025

Will you be financing this from the investors and shareholders who've been on the gravy train for years?

Rule of thumb: if trump says something, the opposite will be true. This should be easy for us in the UK to remember - we've been applying it to the Daily Mail for years.

(The next day) see?

The Trumpkin was quite complimentary about Sirkier, which is rather worrying. But no matter, he'll be saying the exact opposite by this afternoon. #dont_believe_a_word_he-says

I've just surprised myself by feeling sorry for donald trump....no, bear with me for a moment!
Imagine the shock he's going to get when he discovers that Musk and Putin are in it for themselves and don't share his opinion that DT is the greatest being ever?

A thoughtful, but scary, article. Three thoughts occur:

1. "JD Vance, the US vice-president, has told Europeans that their values are no longer America’s values. " - it wasn't Europe that moved...

2. Brexit looks more disastrous every day.

3. To extend the Munich comparison: Farage = Mosley

Surely the true Gulf Of America is at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue?

I wanted to read this, I really did: but when I got a cookie permission pop-up and the only option was 'agree' I reached for the back button instead. OK, so I have a thing about cookies...

Best song they ever did.

Pongo excelsissima for formal name, Excelsa to friends and family.

Petition to rejoin the EU reaches 100,000 signatures 100,000 signatures - enough to be considered for a debate by MPs in Parliament!

And the cool thing is that this petition is now on 113,000…

Crossing the 100K mark only accelerated it. 🚀

I'd surmise that everyone who reads this instantly thinks of the same person. As did I.

Do we mean the same place? Chesham? I'd love to meet - anywhere but Barstucks!

The Trumpmare

Starbucks are about to open in my local (UK) high street. They tried (and failed) once before, I suspect the new one won't last all that long.

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The @bbc has had troubles aplenty over the years, and governments of all colours attempt to control it: but there are times when it gets something quietly RIGHT.
I refer to Radio 3's daughter station Radio 3 Unwind, which could have been designed with me in mind.

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