This makes a heck of a lot of sense. My own personal definition of Starmerism had hitherto been "mystifying stumbling over the ball when presented with an open goal" and this elucidates that.

*laughs in Somerset*

Fod. Or, if particularly jai huge, HEEEIIIID

For fuck's sake will everyone stop talking like this is reality telly. This is infantile.

It has long been a contention of mine that we get the politics we get because so much (not all) of the lobby are breathless ingenues who just live for the drama.

More Trip-Up

Time for Rehman Chishti to swap allegiances and get back in the game.

Real "this total fucking diaster is great, actually" vibes

The Starmer/Thomas Frank parallels are frankly annoying the hell out of me and I'm going to go and chop some wood.

Ooof, what a finish. Tom Abell, take a bow #HAMvSOM 🏏

Huh, my next job could be in cyber indeed.

I've suffered too much Kyle Abbott related trauma down the years to be confident.

Counterpoint, sedate progress to lunch from Rew and Abell would be lovely.

What is it with these fuckers and hats?

It's quackers.

Naturally I sank down to the low twenties after this heady stint, more my speed. Time makes fools of us all. Still. Give me an arch.

If they're building a commemorative arch for beating up Venezuela, then I think my 5 week stint at holding on to 14th in the year 7 chess ladder at Simon Balle School deserves at least a plaque. Maduro is no James Tweats

Yeah, blue was my way in, in the end, but that's a misspent youth for you, and it took me most of the day to twig.

It was a nasty one today, I thought.

Only tangentially related, but my chef de partie told me today that when she was leafleted by local Reform they stuck it in the window of her porch as though she were endorsing them, whuch struck me as a bit much.

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That was an absolute sod. I've been staring at it at intervals most of the day, entirely clueless, then it all came in a rush.

That's uh...that's a lot going on.

Took your advice, cheers!

Great statement from the club that, is that a faint glimmer of pride I feel?

Oh Lord, Van Morrison AND Leonard Cohen on Cerys this morning. That's a but too much self-regard for me to deal with at this time of day.

Beauty 8s in the eye of the Beholder, though.

lastpoetstanding.blogspot.com/2026/04/the-... a poem, of sorts

I think all those confident predictions of Leeds baling us out might have been wrong lads #COYS

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Avoided the trap and then immediately fixated on trying to make something else work, like a tit.

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