A lot of them are very genuinely certain that when Wes is put before the Decent Ordinary Members, they will as one cry out “Finally!”

Never ever ever underestimate the Labour Right’s eternal belief in their ability to win internal elections, no matter how ludicrously misplaced.

My anecdotal impression is that her popularity decline with members is lagging her popularity decline with the public in general, so she would still win the leadership election. But largely due to the poverty of the field

Ally McBeal

Donald’s is both

My understanding is that most British people would ideally have conditions for their MPs that mean the only applicants would be those who are either independently wealthy or willing to overlook any personal inconvenience in the pursuit of power.

Would love to know what these people make of Pale Fire. “Just a few poems, shorter than you’d think”

Sad but necessary to tackle this sort of fraud pour encourager les autres

You don’t need a British library locker if you’re just going to sit in the atrium guys. Ridiculous. (Photo of victor meldrew scowling)

They’ve got a point

So while it sounds - and is - mental, it’s all about risk reduction, so that when something you’ve commissioned loses money, you can point to more factors that suggested it had something going for it - actors, writers, directors etc

Yep 100%

Harder to get sacked when there are numbers to back up your decision.

But from Harry Potter to SNL, execs like numbers on a page that show prior performance more than anything else.

But it also means they misidentify what a risk is. “This has been a success before” is not an infallible guide to what will be a success in the future.

Yep. Risk averse, so they only get on board with existing IP… all of which was risky when first conceived.

Loads of TNG could qualify for this but they’re generally still enjoyable, other than Code of Honor

I would put in a word for the CJ documentary

Just improved that for you no worries you’re welcome

I am v interested in expanding from a vibes-based way of judging contemporary politicians to viewing all of political history. Wat Tyler was in favour of the Green New Deal.

That is tbf by some distance the most reasonable thing I have ever heard her do

Two months between “had the idea in the bath” and “first day of principal photography” - that’s a story

Two months is a deeply, deeply unremarkable amount of time to write a feature length script.

UnHerd’s got a bit more left leaning than usual there

William Goldman’s account of adapting Absolute Power is great on this. It starts to come together when he gets notes from a writer who hasn’t read the book

Yeah that’s not going to work. You are still going to need jizz.

Fair dos, mate was in a play with him, was lovely so I was told!

Neil morrissey is reportedly very nice

I watched Ishtar once with no expectations and had a good time with it. Funny songs, Charles Grodin always good value, Christ this has been a pointless reply

I distinctly remember this because it was when I did my only ever job for Disney and was surprised to find out how little I earned