Been trying to watch Dan Snow's series on Egypt.
Is My5 absolutely the worst streaming service on TV? Or is it me?

Thanks for the mention Chris. Watching the Select Committee yesterday reminded me that the primary requirement in a PM is a presence that exudes authority. Thornberry has it in spades, John McDonnell slightly less, and Hilary Benn in his quiet but authoritative way.
Can't see anyone else.
Enjoy hols

Sounds a lot like desperate post hoc rationalisation.

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The PL's economic model is not broken - because there is no "economic model" to be broken, just an uncontrolled mess rife with accounting dodges.

Villa sell a venue which only opened last December, making a 200% profit in the process. The buyer? Villa.

No problem. Which is the problem.

To think that De Gaulle was *that* close to send in the tanks and sort out this mafia state back in 1962...

But of course all the usual suspects will look in all the wrong places for explanations that they're comfortable with.

@bylinesnetwork.co.uk

Trump goes loopy!

Rinse and repeat.

Once had a business trip to Grimsby in a company pool car. Naturally I went to the docks and bought a box of fresh fish, which I did a detour to drop home before returning the car.
The garage spent about 3 days trying to find source of smell and getting rid of it.

Rafael fucking nails Starmer/Mandleson:
"The traits that should have disqualified him from the job were mistaken by Starmer for credentials."
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Game over!

The rush to appease Trump led Keir Starmer into this ethical void | Rafael Behr Mandelson’s flaws were mistaken for credentials to represent Britain in the court of a rogue president, says Guardian columnist Rafael Behr

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Norway refuses to host Russian and Belarusian swimmers The decision marks a deepening rift within the international swimming community.

Norway will not host international swimming championships while Russian and Belarusian athletes are allowed to compete under their national flags and anthems, after World Aquatics lifted restrictions. The move follows a similar stance taken by Poland, with Oslo now seeking wider Nordic support.

About time.

Money by David McWilliams — an exceptional global history A hugely ambitious, insightful and readable account of our relationship with money

Too late. It has been done by @davidmcwecon.bsky.social
And you know...
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I'm just relieved nobody is talking about how I said I bought a house in Clacton, then admitted it was in the name of my girlfriend, Laure Ferrari, even though she couldn't afford £885,000, which conveniently meant I avoided £44,000 in tax.
Please don't share.

Dave Mason, Traffic Co-Founder Who Penned 'Feelin' Alright?,' Dead at 79 Dave Mason, the Traffic co-founder and guitarist who wrote the classic rock standard "Feelin' Alright," has died at age 79.

Sad news to report . 😔

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Some mistake surely! Deviousness is the true mark of a civil servant.

Not as poor as Robbins if he approved Mandelson. 🤪

From the get-go!

It's probably me but...
His reference to the clear red lines from the UKSV as 'borderline', which therefore allowed him to overrule them, was a clear twisting of reality.
A Jesuit would have been proud of him!

Not sure i agree. His explanations seemed specious and contrived, so some water company will probably sign him up.
This morning was 2 hours of 'Gissa job'.

Extremely Jesuitical performance, particularly on 'borderline'.

Under threat of full scale all out war.

Spot on. Dev was actually short for devious.

Who are those obsequious nodding donkeys behind Robbins?

Specious and Jesuitical justification by Oily Robbins.

But let's not forget the Normans were invited to Ireland by an Irish chieftain Dermot MacMurrough to help him in an internal struggle.

Civil Service gobbledegook from Oily Robbins.