Guy Bailey

The United Kingdom, our once Great Ally, maybe the Greatest of them all, is finally giving serious thought to sending two aircraft carriers to the Middle East. That's OK, Prime Minister Starmer, we don't need them any longer -- But we will remember. We don't need people that join Wars after we've already won! President DONALD J. TRUMP

History lesson.

Our once great ally didn't come to our aid until 1917.

Our once great ally didn't come to our aid again until 1941.

This is the most LinkedIn, Jake Humphrey, motivational lifestyle influencer bullshit I have ever read.

Andrew Parsons should be forced to resign for this morally obtuse statement. He should probably be investigated for corrupt links to the russian state. The russian team he allowed to compete includes a frigging shooter and someone who served in the division that occupied Kyiv region (i.e. Bucha)!

Including one of your young interns Sir, @radiofreetom.bsky.social

I hope not. While initially hilarious, they will have enough money to build a Championship All Stars XI and be a 100+ PT juggernaut leaving us all playing for one auto place.

We don’t talk enough about how morally depraved the tech industry turned out to be. Every single ounce of their self-regarding statements of values was an outright lie.

This could work if he hires The Show That Goes Wrong ensemble and let's them cook.

It has become an 'extreme' position to say that the bombing of innocent civilians, the destruction of schools and hospitals and tower blocks, is a bad thing.

The Trump regime's assault on the English language keeps making me think of this old Twilight Zone episode.

The revolutionary Kingsman formation

Heating oil prices have more than doubled in the UK since war broke out: that’s 4.5m people living off gas grid, no they haven’t all got Agas, and in places like Cumbria and Scottish islands that’s a lot of anxious pensioners. (Difference with post-Ukraine is oil as well as gas spiking this time)

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12 months and two days ago

Just remembered the story of Chris Rea on Shooting Stars.

Bob: “Chris, what’s wrong? You weren’t much craic”.

Chris Rea: “I didn’t know she (Ulrika) was going to be here”

Bob: “She’s here every week, what’s the problem?”

Chris Rea: “We live in the same village, she told everyone I’ve got AIDS”.

How it started / how it's going

And look at how the UK reacted. That strike was against British property in Cyprus and should have been treated as an act of war. Same with the attack on Turkey. In fact, Article 5 should have been invoked. But what happened? Nothing. Because no one believes the strikes are real.

There's no reason for Iran to attack NATO nation Turkey—but a drone did. Iran denies sending it.

There's no reason for Iran to attack a UK base in Cyprus—but a drone did. Iran denies sending it.

Now Azerbaijan has been attacked. Iran denies involvement.

I think this is Israel.

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Is he threatening us?

While it'd be objectively funny & humbling to see them going to Lincoln, Bradford/Stockport, it'd also be damaging for the ecosystem.

You'd be letting loose a 120pts Leviathan with unlimited money to build a Championship AllStars XI while everyone else would be playing for one auto place.

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

I'm incredibly sceptical about AI nowadays but if there's one profession ripe for being eaten alive by a competent AI, it's conveyancing.

If this was an Indian menu item it'd be omelette

Tangentially to this - I wonder what the Venn diagram is of Northumbrians (landowners) and MCC membership?

Yeah, nobody is proud to be from Merseyside but Liverpool... (Lived in contested borderland Warrington for three years).

Speaking of the grandson of a man who was adamant any sons/grandsons were born in Yorkshire so they would be eligible for the Cricket team!

BBC Four is repeating This Life to coincide with its 30th anniversary, beginning with a double bill on Wed 18 March with a new filmed intro from Daniela Nardini. #ThisLife

I loved This Life - and Daniella Nardini equally.

Not a day goes by without me thinking about my mates subtle truism - "Every westerner living in Dubai is up to no good."