David Scourfield
@jhdscourfield.bsky.social
Classicist and Modernist, Em. Prof. Working on a monograph on E. M. Forster and Classics, and a new edition of his novel The Longest Journey for Cambridge UP. Welsh/Irish.
Burnham is the best bet, but the logistical obstacles are major. The field is horribly thin, though, as you say (as it is in most parties).
November 19, 2025 at 9:39 AM
Burnham is the best bet, but the logistical obstacles are major. The field is horribly thin, though, as you say (as it is in most parties).
It all clicked. The passing was fantastic. Everybody played well, not Wilson, Johnson, etc., but the lesser lights, Da Silva and Sheehan and Lawlor and Cullen, everyone.
November 18, 2025 at 9:43 PM
It all clicked. The passing was fantastic. Everybody played well, not Wilson, Johnson, etc., but the lesser lights, Da Silva and Sheehan and Lawlor and Cullen, everyone.
'Surely' operates similarly ... doubt always present there!
November 14, 2025 at 11:17 AM
'Surely' operates similarly ... doubt always present there!
The one thing that's been horribly obvious since he became PM is that Starmer has very little political nous, so nothing surprising here. (It's astonishing how few contemporary politicians have it, actually.)
November 12, 2025 at 11:27 AM
The one thing that's been horribly obvious since he became PM is that Starmer has very little political nous, so nothing surprising here. (It's astonishing how few contemporary politicians have it, actually.)
Really annoying! I don't want or need a Copilot, thanks. It can eff off.
November 12, 2025 at 11:16 AM
Really annoying! I don't want or need a Copilot, thanks. It can eff off.
Reposted by David Scourfield
Note that still in post at the BBC is Robbie Gibb, who helped set up GB News, and John McAndrew, formerly director of news and programmes at GB News.
November 10, 2025 at 5:56 AM
Note that still in post at the BBC is Robbie Gibb, who helped set up GB News, and John McAndrew, formerly director of news and programmes at GB News.
Ouch. Good to see you manning up, though Manning out would be less painful.
November 8, 2025 at 10:04 AM
Ouch. Good to see you manning up, though Manning out would be less painful.
J. M. Coetzee, Waiting for the Barbarians
November 7, 2025 at 9:02 AM
J. M. Coetzee, Waiting for the Barbarians
Yep. I guess in the case of Clooney, he's known to be politically engaged, a donor to the Ds, etc. But sure. Sportspeople too.
November 3, 2025 at 10:07 AM
Yep. I guess in the case of Clooney, he's known to be politically engaged, a donor to the Ds, etc. But sure. Sportspeople too.