Bob Fielding

Managed to get 4 of my choices through, my best performance so far

Hi Richard,

Glad everything is now improved.

My selections are;

1. The Who- My Generation
2. The Beatles- White Album
3. The Who- To my
4. Blind Faith- Blind Faith
5. Love- Forever Changes

Cheers

Bob

So, uh, Anthony Hopkins made a video with one of the new Skims face shapewear things and invited Kim over to dinner. I can’t decide if it’s terrifying or hilarious.

Caption says, “Thank you, Kim. Don’t be afraid to come over for dinner. @kimkardashian @skims”

It's always a proud day for me, remembering all my parents and grandparents who were all proud to be from this great county.

Labour in government

"The PM does nothing" I hear people say.

Well here are 323 calls, meetings, statements, agreements & treaties he has done with other countries & international groups in the 13 months as PM.

It's this hard work which allows us to do better deals and repair our reputation across the world.

Blocked, thank you

Garzillions in efficiency gains from cancelling woke, of course. ~AA

One of my all-time favourite albums, superb live

Hi Rich

#5albums59s60s4

My choices are;

1. The Who- My Generation
2. The Beatles- White Album
3. The Who- Tommy
4. Blind Faith- Blind Faith
5. Love - Forever Changes

Cheers

Bob

Labour racked up the wins this week.

Lots of new initiatives to build a fairer, greener country. (Though much of it didn’t make the papers.)

7 announcements you might have missed:

1. Pioneering neighbourhood health teams to begin in most deprived areas 2. £100m fine for 7 house builders accused of price rigging/sharing info 3. Wage growth including inflation in May: • UK: 2.3% • Netherlands:1.8%• Germany: 1.6% • France: 1.1% 4. Services sector rebounding. Activity rose at fastest rate in 10 months (S&P) 5. Business confidence at 9-year high The Lloyds Bank Business Barometer rose to 51%, the highest since Nov 2015. 6. Britain is the #1 most attractive place to invest : Deloitte survey. 7. Five major road schemes in the north and Midlands are confirmed 8. To deliver 700,000 additional urgent dental appointments every year 9. UK bosses to be banned from using NDAs to cover up misconduct at work 10. Employment Rights Bill to give parents the legal right to take time off work to grieve if they experience pregnancy loss 11. The number of people feeling financially secure has risen this quarter by 3%

A busy few days for Labour, ten more things in action from them including changes to Employment Rights Bill for couples that miscarry and ban on NDAs for sexual misconduct of staff/visitors. Protecting workers every step of the way. Wage growth up too!!

Economy Facts July 2025 1. Wage growth including inflation in May: • UK: 2.3% • Netherlands:1.8%• Germany: 1.6% • France: 1.1% 2. Services sector rebounding. Activity rose at fastest rate in 10 months (S&P) 3. Business confidence at 9-year high The Lloyds Bank Business Barometer rose to 51%, the highest since Nov 2015. 4. Britain is the #1 most attractive place to invest : Deloitte survey. 5. The number of people feeling financially secure has risen this quarter by 3% to 58%,(KPMG) 6. KPMG finds confidence in UK economy up 17% in 10 months.

Some economic highlights of life under a Labour government

Agree with that Rich. Only got 2 through, but some good choices there

Hi Richard

#5albums50s60s3

My choices are;

Beatles- Rubber Soul
Van Morrison - Astral Weeks
Rolling Stones - Aftermath
Pink Floyd - Ummagumma
Traffic - Mr Fantasy

Cheers

Bob

We've had them calling on us too. Good job the gates were locked!!

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Think Led Zep IV for me

Labour secured a ton of wins this week.

While Middle East tensions grabbed the headlines, Labour made demonstrable progress towards building a fairer, stronger Britain.

5 eye-grabbing changes:

(and this is only since Monday)

Typical of most of the media now, no pride in the country, just sniping from the sides. They never mention any of the good stuff that the government is doing. Noticed criticism of Starmers shoes after a long flight to Canada, it's pathetic

Honestly I still can’t stop laughing 😂😅🤣

Hi Richard

#5albums50s60s2

My choices are;

Rolling Stones- Let it Bleed
Frank Zappa - Hot Rats
Mayall and Clapton - Blues Breakers
Velvet Underground- White Light White Heat
Moody Blues - Days of Future Passed

Cheers

Bob

Wow, that's amazing. He really is superb

Saw him at Sheffield City Hall in 2016, absolutely brilliant. Also saw Roxy Music in 1973, also in Sheffield. He's the coolest performer I've ever seen

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Labour aren’t spending all their energy conniving on ways to accept dodgy untraceable donations. Nope. Instead heads down looking at ways to improve our living standards and get our country back on its feet

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