I've read thousands of these and this is my favourite

Extremely normal and fine for a company to put this in a public statement

This really made me laugh. Sort of a spiritual successor to Les Dawson

It’s inaccurate to say Mario is brave and Luigi is cowardly

Luigi is afraid of death, so he runs away from danger. Mario is afraid of living, so he runs towards death. Both brothers are cowards in their own way

Gordon Ramsay’s Secret Service review – one restaurant’s kitchen looks like the scene of a murder The chef spies on failing eateries then visits them at night to unearth their secrets – with results that are quite often nauseating … and yet surprisingly emotional

Gordon Ramsay’s Secret Service review – one restaurant’s kitchen looks like the scene of a murder

Currently No1 on the Guardian chart, ahead of the insubstantial clickbait that is "Middle East Crisis - Live"

The Assembly review – TV has rarely seen anything like this delightful gem A group of neurodivergent and disabled young adults ask Stephen Fry the tough questions most others don’t dare to – and it makes for a truly liberating experience

The Assembly review – TV has rarely seen anything like this delightful gem

Agonising finish to Bullseye on Challenge just now. Non dart player got 5, 1, T20 = 66. Dart player got 20, 1, 1 = 22. Just go for treble 11 man!! Lost £199 and could have won a holiday to the Dominican Republic 😭

(Picture of vampire) John Rentoul tweet: "This is what I mean. This is a conspiracy theory." over a screenshot of the guardian with words from Hannah Spencer, Green MP: "It's baffling to me that keir starmer and his cabinet can be so unimaginative and lacking in boldness at this point in time. All they need to do is look at how angry people are, look at how much their constituents are suffering, look at the mood of the country. Maybe they don't understand it. Maybe they just don't care. "

There's something particularly sickening about the way people in media & politics are so eager to take a term that describes a serious problem, like conspiracy theories or antisemitism, and then heedlessly warp the meaning in order to deploy it against their political opponents.

Perfectly common word, in the dictionary... is this a trick question?

A clipping from Athletic News, 2 April 1923, reading: A USEFUL POINT. CLAPTON ORIENT DIVIDE HONOURS AT DERBY. *Derby County … 0. Clapton Orient … 0 CLAPTON ORIENT secured a useful point at the expense of Derby County at the Baseball Ground in a game that was of a tame description. With mere hard striving discounting science, the football never reached a very high standard, and the attenuated attendance of 8,000 spectators saw little to inspire them. Both sides had chances, but relatively those which fell to Clapton were far the easier, and in the second half Bliss missed two fine openings. In fact, weak finishing was often noticeable on both sides. Derby were the more aggressive, but they could not devise ways and means of overcoming a determined if not particularly polished defence. Twice the Clapton goal had narrow escapes. Once in the first half Rosier got his foot to the ball when a shot from Moore had Wood well beaten, while after the interval Murphy hooked the ball on to the crossbar. Paterson, however, did most shooting in the Derby attack. Introduced after a long absence as leader, he strove to keep the game open, and with Thornewell was the pick of the vanguard.

The Athletic News for 2 April 1923 relates that the Orient have drawn 0-0 with Derby in “a game that was of a tame description. With mere hard striving discounting science … the attenuated attendance of 8,000 spectators saw little to inspire them” (1/2) #lofc #lofcpress

"Your football never reaches a very high standard, and you know it doesn't"

Not 100% sure what "mere hard striving discounting science" means, but I like it

So sorry to see this Moose, big love to you. It sounds like you found some solace in the day, I do hope so.

It's tight but he is just on

Polls are flawed to an extent, and reporters are agents of influence to an extent. Seems like you're making quite a big leap from that starting point though

Their reliability varies depending on methodology/subject matter but as an overall picture of public opinion, polls collectively are fine. How else would you suggest we gauge public opinion?

Struggling to follow this, sorry

I mean, media influences public opinion obviously but the public's view of the PM's record in government isn't just "what the journos told them" is it. Winter fuel, 2-child cap, Gaza, Mandelson, ditched pledges etc etc etc... these things did actually happen, journos didn't invent them

Indeed, they walked it back after a week of backlash, not "straight after". On the day itself they had ample opportunity to clarify and chose not to, eg Emily Thornberry on Newsnight pointedly refusing to say withholding food and water is illegal

I cannot stress how quickly the threat level is escalating.

Keir Starmer: Where Did It All Go Wrong? review – is the PM just useless at politics or is it something more sinister? Westminster insiders try to get to the bottom of Starmer’s awful unpopularity and frequent blunders – but fail to consider less palatable possibilities

"One wonders if Westminster etiquette prevents Goodall from even considering the unpalatable alternative, that Starmer hasn’t improved people’s lives because he doesn’t want to, and the above gaffes show his instincts when in power are conservative."
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Ok, thanks for letting me know

Keir Starmer: Where Did It All Go Wrong? review – is the PM just useless at politics or is it something more sinister? Westminster insiders try to get to the bottom of Starmer’s awful unpopularity and frequent blunders – but fail to consider less palatable possibilities

"One wonders if Westminster etiquette prevents Goodall from even considering the unpalatable alternative, which is that Starmer hasn’t improved people’s lives because he doesn’t want to"

Woken by the Premier Inn's fire alarm.

Keir Starmer: Where Did It All Go Wrong? review – is the PM just useless at politics or is it something more sinister? Westminster insiders try to get to the bottom of Starmer’s awful unpopularity and frequent blunders – but fail to consider less palatable possibilities

Think I've kept this neutral and balanced www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio...

The Plastic Detox review – a film so terrifying you will want to change your life immediately In this affecting documentary, an epidemiologist asks six couples struggling to conceive to reduce their exposure to plastics and see if it helps. The results are startling – and prove that we should all make changes now

The Plastic Detox review – a film so terrifying you will want to change your life immediately

Portrait of a Confused Father review – the film-maker who recorded his son’s entire life … until his tragic death In this poignant documentary a director shares the footage he took of his son from birth until he was 20, and reflects on losing him

Portrait of a Confused Father review – the film-maker who recorded his son’s entire life … until his tragic death

The Sky News one on Friday morning was incredible, one of the hosts was completely unguarded in his total contempt for everything Polanski said. Mugging, eye rolling, shaking his head. Amazingly partisan

Dirty Business review – if this doesn’t incite righteous anger over our filthy water then nothing will Based on the true story of amateur sleuths appalled at the dumping of sewage in our rivers, this drama starring David Thewlis is a blast of controlled fury – and could become the next Mr Bates vs the Post Office

Dirty Business review – if this doesn’t incite righteous anger over our filthy water then nothing will