We - and as many other countries as possible - need to get away from US influence. Whether it is cultural, economical, political, no good comes of associating with them.

Kielecki all day long.

Oh lighten up. It was hardly slagging you off, hence the smiley face. Happy fucking Easter to you too.

@mitchbenn.bsky.social is doing without streaming services, apart from erm Netflix, prime, and apple 😂

I mean this/she is absurd, and yet we pay eye-watering amounts of tax to drive on shitty third-world roads which damage our cars...

He's a bit of a humourless misery, this Simon Evans. I often go and look up the work of your guests, if I'm not familiar with them, but giving him a miss.

I will bathe in Champagne for a week when this disgusting ghoul croaks.

Every club seems to have one nowadays.

Whiteways closed in the 80s but I did come across peardrax in Brixton market a few years ago. Apparently, Whiteways, who'd always had land in the Caribbean, had sold the brand onto someone in the Windies, hence peardrax reappearing as an import at Brixton market.

I remember drinking non alcoholic apple and pear ciders - Cidrax and Peardrax - as a kid - produced by Whiteways of Whimple (Devon). Bring them back, I say!

I swear auto-immune suggested early every episode and eventually ruled out!

Obscene.

"Charlotte embodies the new Conservative Party." Finishing 4th, she certainly does.

Parklife!

The centre-right will capitulate to the far-right. It always has and always will.

Cheese roll in a pub is one of life's simple pleasures.

I'm not a Starmer fan but the journalists writing about the actual problems of this country get totally drowned out by the focus on political turmoil. I felt the same during the tory years.

Meanwhile…out in the real world Sam, we’re all kind of, you know, getting on with things. Modern media’s demand for daily outrage and drama is not daily life.

Yeah, I mean one thing this country doesn't need is some investment and public spending 🙄

What a weird cultural reference

I don't get how anyone can support him. It's not like he's boring but competent and effective. He's boring and incompetent and ineffective.

It seems to be the trend for clubs to play forced, sentimental 'anthems' before kick off. Sunderland's adoption of 'fools rush in' is another absolute toe-curler.

I thought the issue was about the extent to which Mandleson remained mates with Epstein after the 1st conviction. Starmer knew that they remained close - had him vetted - and still appointed him.

Farage wouldn't have seen the vetting info Starmer had though.

Don't you mean Finbarr Saunders'?

Really nuts how many men were like "Me Too went too far, and I need to email Jeffrey Epstein about it."

Struggling to think of anything less 'hetero' than Jacob's 'tradesman' mates. Even the name 😂

I don't think he needs the publicity. He already presents an extremely popular podcast and YouTube channel.

Gushing fan boy. The absolute dregs.

Absolutely suicidal. A suicidal cult.