Gemmill

https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2024/oct/14/cheating-alleged-after-mens-world-conker-champion-found-with-steel-chestnut Shocking stuff.

Synchronise watches, fight fans.

Corbyn's manifesto was undeliverable at the time he proposed it and that was before the effects of Brexit, covid, and Truss. Starmer running on that manifesto in 2024 would have been one of the all time greatest acts of political self sabotage.

It should have been obvious when he wouldn't take 2 million No's for an answer.

Jenrick says he'll appoint Rees Mogg as party chair if he wins the leadership.

His current, yet to be proven take, is that he reckons that polling in America is failing to adequately take account of the huge voter registration numbers since Harris became the Dem ticket. He reckons that, plus increased turnover among women, could.... could result in a bigger than expected win for Harris than the polls are suggesting. Hope to fuck he's right this time too.

He's a good lad. Greek national, now lives here full time. Former civil servant and incredibly posh, but he's sound and a very astute political observer/commentator in my experience. He was the only person when Johnson won his big majority and everyone was saying Labour were done for, that was saying "I wouldn't be so sure. Set free to do what he wants to do, Johnson will be his own worst enemy, and it's much more likely that this ends in scandal and tears." And he was absolutely bang on.

Re Italy, they're trying to get closer ties with Europe where every country has a veto. You can't have closer ties with Europe and refuse to engage with Italy. They're in government, they have to engage with some people that we, and also they, would consider unsavoury. I want to see progress in some areas, but I expect to see some things I don't like along the way. It's the cost of being in government and wanting to stay there. If you absolutely insist on ideological purity, you can only ever have that in opposition, and you'll only ever be in opposition.

A pretty good, sober assessment of Labour's first 100 days. Probably won't appeal to the THEY'RE JUST TORIES crew on here (you know who you are), but it's pretty balanced imo. Laura K features for being a bellend that has forgotten how to do her job.

Beetlejuice was alright. Monica Bellucci and Winona Ryder in the same film is not to be sniffed at. @Monkeys Fist would approve.

They got their bellies karate chopped.

I think it was for Rod Stewart.

https://www.instagram.com/reel/DBChV6Co004/?utm_source=ig_embed&ig_rid=36529929-50ca-46c7-a193-0b03086e1a5b&ig_mid=CB96E0EC-8581-4FC6-BE5D-E6F9E881EB2A They were just playing a big joke on everyone. So convincing.

🎵 Aruba, Jamaica, Mags are wearing barcodes in Bermuda, Bahama, two fat kids with their mama. Key Largo, Montego, they'll even let the mags go to the Kokomo. A big fat family, and their kids seem, slow. Weeeeearing their scratty tops, way down in Komomo. 🎵

You need to have more lie-ins.

You use Salmon and Almond interchangeably in recipes iirc.

Alex Salmond has finally achieved independence.

I'm back running now, but I bet you still can't do a cartwheel.

I enjoyed it but there were parts I think where I was wondering where it was all going. Halfway through book 3 now.

Beetlejuice is getting fired up here this weekend.

He left over rumours about his sexuality.

Mitchell playing GoalKemon. Got to get them all!

She's the voice of a generation on her day.

@Christmas Tree knock this one off the hobby list.