Adrian England
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British laws for British people init.
December 8, 2025 at 2:18 AM
British laws for British people init.
If you have to supply a driving licence number for each test booking, I think that would sort it. They could check that you're actually eligible for the test.
December 8, 2025 at 2:12 AM
If you have to supply a driving licence number for each test booking, I think that would sort it. They could check that you're actually eligible for the test.
My local council has been told they will lose £17M next year.
December 5, 2025 at 10:42 AM
My local council has been told they will lose £17M next year.
I'm old enough to remember when Laura K asked Jeremy Corbyn that same question time after time after time...
December 3, 2025 at 2:23 PM
I'm old enough to remember when Laura K asked Jeremy Corbyn that same question time after time after time...
My most recent EVRi deliveries were posted through the letter box of a "nearby" shop. Problem was, the shop was shut and I couldn't retrieve the parcel until it was open the next day.
December 3, 2025 at 11:57 AM
My most recent EVRi deliveries were posted through the letter box of a "nearby" shop. Problem was, the shop was shut and I couldn't retrieve the parcel until it was open the next day.
What are working parents supposed to do about child care for the fifth day?
December 1, 2025 at 5:57 AM
What are working parents supposed to do about child care for the fifth day?
Imagine you're the MD of a company that wants to run 4 electric HGVs out of your yard in Avonmouth, Bristol. One of the countries largest trading estates, but the electric provider says, sorry, your supply won't do that. You'll just have to stick with diesel trucks.
November 29, 2025 at 4:47 AM
Imagine you're the MD of a company that wants to run 4 electric HGVs out of your yard in Avonmouth, Bristol. One of the countries largest trading estates, but the electric provider says, sorry, your supply won't do that. You'll just have to stick with diesel trucks.
I have the Ghostery ad blocker on my PC. Although it's clear YouTube are fighting back, 90ish percent of the time, I get to see YouTube ad-free.
November 28, 2025 at 1:47 PM
I have the Ghostery ad blocker on my PC. Although it's clear YouTube are fighting back, 90ish percent of the time, I get to see YouTube ad-free.
1.5p per mile for plug-in hybrids.
November 26, 2025 at 1:26 PM
1.5p per mile for plug-in hybrids.
Was O.J. Simpson on the list too?
November 24, 2025 at 6:21 PM
Was O.J. Simpson on the list too?
This will be replaced by people complaining about what wasn't in the budget or where she went wrong or did not go far enough or went too far...
November 24, 2025 at 3:23 PM
This will be replaced by people complaining about what wasn't in the budget or where she went wrong or did not go far enough or went too far...
It has the same vibe as when Joanna Lumley hauled a Conservative Minister in from of the camera and told everyone what he had agreed to. do.
November 24, 2025 at 9:34 AM
It has the same vibe as when Joanna Lumley hauled a Conservative Minister in from of the camera and told everyone what he had agreed to. do.
I'd previously seen claims that 95k were unnecessarily infected due to the week long delay of the first lockdown, so 25% of those unnecessarily infected died.
November 20, 2025 at 6:50 PM
I'd previously seen claims that 95k were unnecessarily infected due to the week long delay of the first lockdown, so 25% of those unnecessarily infected died.
My brother is a recently retired research and development engineer with Ford Motor Company. This in line with what he was earning, before they were all pensioned off due to the move to EVs.
November 20, 2025 at 4:10 PM
My brother is a recently retired research and development engineer with Ford Motor Company. This in line with what he was earning, before they were all pensioned off due to the move to EVs.
But then MTG told Emily Maitlis to eff off when she was asked a question a few months ago.
November 19, 2025 at 4:51 PM
But then MTG told Emily Maitlis to eff off when she was asked a question a few months ago.
Whilst I am in favour of a PR style system, how do we integrate by-elections?
November 17, 2025 at 2:23 PM
Whilst I am in favour of a PR style system, how do we integrate by-elections?
Plus all the other Brexit Party MEPs were voting the same way as him in parliament.
November 16, 2025 at 8:35 AM
Plus all the other Brexit Party MEPs were voting the same way as him in parliament.
He used to deliver the milk to the village schools. I found out why it tasted so bad. In the summer it had been out in the sun since 6 o'clock.
In summer he would put the crates of milk in the middle and surround them with the empties to try and stop this.
In summer he would put the crates of milk in the middle and surround them with the empties to try and stop this.
November 14, 2025 at 11:10 AM
He used to deliver the milk to the village schools. I found out why it tasted so bad. In the summer it had been out in the sun since 6 o'clock.
In summer he would put the crates of milk in the middle and surround them with the empties to try and stop this.
In summer he would put the crates of milk in the middle and surround them with the empties to try and stop this.
Around 45 yrs ago, in school holidays, I used to help out the local milkman, a fellow member of the church choir. We used to stop everyday at an old couple's house for a cup of tea. They had loads of these stacked up.
I first learnt to drive on that milk float. I was 14 at the time.
I first learnt to drive on that milk float. I was 14 at the time.
November 14, 2025 at 11:05 AM
Around 45 yrs ago, in school holidays, I used to help out the local milkman, a fellow member of the church choir. We used to stop everyday at an old couple's house for a cup of tea. They had loads of these stacked up.
I first learnt to drive on that milk float. I was 14 at the time.
I first learnt to drive on that milk float. I was 14 at the time.
I have all the best emails.
November 13, 2025 at 9:03 PM
I have all the best emails.
Think of the "journalists". They have to get something - anything to print but they have to be first, and not look a complete fool.
November 13, 2025 at 7:56 AM
Think of the "journalists". They have to get something - anything to print but they have to be first, and not look a complete fool.
What's in the box?
November 12, 2025 at 4:25 PM
What's in the box?
Curious as to why Conservatives and Reform so keen for him to go when he's pushing voters their way.
November 12, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Curious as to why Conservatives and Reform so keen for him to go when he's pushing voters their way.
As Denis Skinner said when Farage attended a D-Day celebration: "Why did you come, your side lost?"
November 12, 2025 at 12:47 PM
As Denis Skinner said when Farage attended a D-Day celebration: "Why did you come, your side lost?"
As a truck driver I've driven the length and breadth of the country. One of my favourites was hearing the accent change driving from shop to shop across North Wales into Chester and then on to Birkenhead and Liverpool.
November 8, 2025 at 1:25 PM
As a truck driver I've driven the length and breadth of the country. One of my favourites was hearing the accent change driving from shop to shop across North Wales into Chester and then on to Birkenhead and Liverpool.