D Mac
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Indeed from 86-91 was the golden era especially from SEGA and Capcom. Outrun, Afterburner, Space Harrier, Altered Beast, Golden AXE, Wonderboy, Shinobi, Final Fight, Final Fight, Bubble Bobble. Great stuff. Got a hdmi Pandora's box a few years back with them all on. Still good fun.
December 8, 2025 at 8:36 PM
Indeed from 86-91 was the golden era especially from SEGA and Capcom. Outrun, Afterburner, Space Harrier, Altered Beast, Golden AXE, Wonderboy, Shinobi, Final Fight, Final Fight, Bubble Bobble. Great stuff. Got a hdmi Pandora's box a few years back with them all on. Still good fun.
Nice, I used to complete shinobi with 10p at the arcades in Southport. Was never good at Outrun.
December 8, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Nice, I used to complete shinobi with 10p at the arcades in Southport. Was never good at Outrun.
Yep, they don't give a fuck about the victims. As long as it provides the conclusion that it was muslim men and it was labour councils or pressure from Labour politicians covering it up because it was muslim men. So they can go 'See! We were right'. Is all that matters.
December 8, 2025 at 6:22 PM
Yep, they don't give a fuck about the victims. As long as it provides the conclusion that it was muslim men and it was labour councils or pressure from Labour politicians covering it up because it was muslim men. So they can go 'See! We were right'. Is all that matters.
The biggest tragedy is vast a sway of the UK have learnt nothing from it by putting their voting intention behind its chief architect, Farage and about to do more damage with the ECHR. Lab. Needs to look at a CU now as even Reform wouldn't dare reverse it if there's an economic boost.
December 8, 2025 at 8:36 AM
The biggest tragedy is vast a sway of the UK have learnt nothing from it by putting their voting intention behind its chief architect, Farage and about to do more damage with the ECHR. Lab. Needs to look at a CU now as even Reform wouldn't dare reverse it if there's an economic boost.
An internal market of 600 million of the wealthiest consumers on the planet against our plucky 70 million Brits. We'll show em!
December 7, 2025 at 6:46 PM
An internal market of 600 million of the wealthiest consumers on the planet against our plucky 70 million Brits. We'll show em!
They should have given the plant pot a voice like that old bbc tv show 'the adventure game'. My suggestion would be to call the plant 'Colin'.
December 7, 2025 at 6:40 PM
They should have given the plant pot a voice like that old bbc tv show 'the adventure game'. My suggestion would be to call the plant 'Colin'.
Always said that his 19th hole racism was his super power and he has crafted over the years. The nudge and the wink of 'I am saying nothing, but you wouldn't want of them as your son-in-law, living next door to your mum etc'. The reason he's the main man is other racists aren't that good at it.
December 6, 2025 at 7:23 AM
Always said that his 19th hole racism was his super power and he has crafted over the years. The nudge and the wink of 'I am saying nothing, but you wouldn't want of them as your son-in-law, living next door to your mum etc'. The reason he's the main man is other racists aren't that good at it.
You could also say some of Simple Minds best stuff are the instrumentals and intros.
December 6, 2025 at 3:53 AM
You could also say some of Simple Minds best stuff are the instrumentals and intros.
Labour has a nostalgia problem and is sentimental for those northern communities that were once organised/unionised labour but are now Reform curious retired or self employed tradesmen. They kind of loathe their lanyard class metropolitan base. They only have make the NHS work to unite both
December 4, 2025 at 9:51 AM
Labour has a nostalgia problem and is sentimental for those northern communities that were once organised/unionised labour but are now Reform curious retired or self employed tradesmen. They kind of loathe their lanyard class metropolitan base. They only have make the NHS work to unite both
Most of this country is Tory by default Steve. They still own the media and the institutions. Labour only win when the tories are bad and their supporters stay at home rather than defecting en mass. They are all itching to return to the fold with just a whiff of remote competence to make it happen.
December 3, 2025 at 6:47 AM
Most of this country is Tory by default Steve. They still own the media and the institutions. Labour only win when the tories are bad and their supporters stay at home rather than defecting en mass. They are all itching to return to the fold with just a whiff of remote competence to make it happen.
They'll be quite a few Labour peers and your Mandelson etc grubbing for Russian money and freebies mixed in with the Tories\Reform. They will want hide if its so widespread to stop a politics wide malaise. They don't want to tell the Red Wall you were fooled into voting for Brexit by Russia also
November 30, 2025 at 6:40 AM
They'll be quite a few Labour peers and your Mandelson etc grubbing for Russian money and freebies mixed in with the Tories\Reform. They will want hide if its so widespread to stop a politics wide malaise. They don't want to tell the Red Wall you were fooled into voting for Brexit by Russia also
Lol bound to be 25% each.
November 29, 2025 at 12:35 PM
Lol bound to be 25% each.
They'll never get these onside and it will be worse when they buy the telegraph. They should do Leveson 2, change the laws around liable and make IPSO independent and compulsory and make Hugh Grant the chairman of it
November 29, 2025 at 11:12 AM
They'll never get these onside and it will be worse when they buy the telegraph. They should do Leveson 2, change the laws around liable and make IPSO independent and compulsory and make Hugh Grant the chairman of it
The political equivalent of having both a Tesco Clubcard and a Nectar card.
November 29, 2025 at 7:34 AM
The political equivalent of having both a Tesco Clubcard and a Nectar card.
Enforced equality, how dreadful! 😄. It's been amazing watching the whole media class have a meltdown when Labour does something remotely Labour. Like a 156 majority isn't some sort of mandate to do these things! Like how dare they?! 😄
November 28, 2025 at 8:01 AM
Enforced equality, how dreadful! 😄. It's been amazing watching the whole media class have a meltdown when Labour does something remotely Labour. Like a 156 majority isn't some sort of mandate to do these things! Like how dare they?! 😄
Because they'll be a few Labour graspers like Mandelson alongside the usual Tories and Reform with their fingers in. Also Labour are so scared to make Brexit voters feel like they are stupid or somehow duped or conned - Russian interference cements that reality.
November 27, 2025 at 10:05 PM
Because they'll be a few Labour graspers like Mandelson alongside the usual Tories and Reform with their fingers in. Also Labour are so scared to make Brexit voters feel like they are stupid or somehow duped or conned - Russian interference cements that reality.
I think you should focus your ire on those who called it Benefits Street over the despatch box or the media in this country who are more angry and annoyed that people in £2 million houses are going to get taxed.
November 27, 2025 at 8:32 PM
I think you should focus your ire on those who called it Benefits Street over the despatch box or the media in this country who are more angry and annoyed that people in £2 million houses are going to get taxed.
As with all of these things there's a racist undercurrent to this as well around Muslim's having bigger families.
November 27, 2025 at 7:50 PM
As with all of these things there's a racist undercurrent to this as well around Muslim's having bigger families.
He does nothing for free!
November 27, 2025 at 6:53 AM
He does nothing for free!
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Seems UK has same dynamic as US. Left struggles to get elected & is thus fearful of taking ANY risk, alienating their base. Right takes any margin of electoral victory as a mandate to charge unapologetically even further to the extreme. This scenario makes progress impossible & regress more likely.
November 26, 2025 at 6:08 PM
Seems UK has same dynamic as US. Left struggles to get elected & is thus fearful of taking ANY risk, alienating their base. Right takes any margin of electoral victory as a mandate to charge unapologetically even further to the extreme. This scenario makes progress impossible & regress more likely.
The lobby and other news journos scrabbling around to get infuriated by something in the budget or create drama when there's none. I get the feeling the wider public are pretty sanguine about the whole thing while the media acts like the swedish chef chasing the chicken in the muppet show.
November 26, 2025 at 8:51 PM
The lobby and other news journos scrabbling around to get infuriated by something in the budget or create drama when there's none. I get the feeling the wider public are pretty sanguine about the whole thing while the media acts like the swedish chef chasing the chicken in the muppet show.
I think they are really noticing the physical and mental decline in Trump and the realisation is that no way they can 3rd term him without it being Weekend at Bernies which is causing panic. Especially as the successors while ambitious have no personality or like Trump's sons hugely stupid.
November 25, 2025 at 10:23 AM
I think they are really noticing the physical and mental decline in Trump and the realisation is that no way they can 3rd term him without it being Weekend at Bernies which is causing panic. Especially as the successors while ambitious have no personality or like Trump's sons hugely stupid.