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Dan Payne
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Life-liver and watcher, board-treader, history buff.
The way in which so few characters in sex scenes mention contraception, either before or after.
November 22, 2025 at 10:57 AM
Even if it does happen for the third time, it's no guarantee that he'll ultimately be removed from office.
November 14, 2025 at 2:46 PM
It transliterates as "I feel it".
November 12, 2025 at 12:57 PM
Exactly. The comedian Mitch Benn argued, just before the last election, very convincingly that the Tory Party essentially consists of a bunch of poshos who believe they have a Divine Right to rule us, whatever the voters think:

youtu.be/bokVKB5ZWEg?...
Why a Tory wipeout would NOT be a bad thing...
YouTube video by Mitch Benn Patreon
youtu.be
November 12, 2025 at 11:23 AM
A good piece. 'We have the ridiculous carnival of Donald Trump and Boris Johnson, of all people, admonishing the BBC for its lack of integrity. And they can get away with it, because no-one expects anything from them and yet we expect everything from the people and places who actually give a damn.'
November 11, 2025 at 5:55 AM
It's equally alarming that O'Sullivan seems to think that Adil Ray and Kate Garraway are politicians....!
November 8, 2025 at 3:43 PM
Chances are that, even if Trump doesn't accuse the reporter of being "rude" or "failing", a member of his online fanclub will accuse them of being "obsessed with #woke math" or something.
November 7, 2025 at 10:37 AM
Most people who say 'Mustn't speak ill of the dead' have no idea of how British libel laws work, and how death in the case of some public figures is quite often the *only* time you can speak ill of them...
November 4, 2025 at 10:18 PM
Really? In which specific schools has this been happening? Which reputable sources say so? 🤨
November 3, 2025 at 12:52 PM
I wish they could stop being referred to as the "Populist Right". It confers on them an appeal they really don't have. Bonkers Right would be a more apposite term. They deserve ridicule, not reveration.
November 2, 2025 at 10:28 PM