Andrew Thomson
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Arguably this was the origin of hip hop...
"Ernie" (The Fastest Milkman in the West) written and performed by #BennyHill became a number-one hit, topping the UK Singles Chart for four weeks in 1971, a short promo film co-starring Henry McGee as Ted, and Jan Butlin as Sue, was shot on location in Vicarage Road, Maidenhead 🥛
January 21, 2026 at 9:55 PM
Arguably this was the origin of hip hop...
This was a fun watch back in 1993. Not so much now.
youtu.be/NYpA2jNOWDE
youtu.be/NYpA2jNOWDE
January 21, 2026 at 12:04 AM
This was a fun watch back in 1993. Not so much now.
youtu.be/NYpA2jNOWDE
youtu.be/NYpA2jNOWDE
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The Reform pitch is increasingly “the last government was terrible, so we’ve hired everyone who was in it”.
January 15, 2026 at 4:50 PM
The Reform pitch is increasingly “the last government was terrible, so we’ve hired everyone who was in it”.
Gravitational confinement with electromagnetic energy transfer may be a promising fusion technology.
Incidentally, we already have access to a fusion reactor. It's about 93 million miles away and the power can be harvested by anyone on the planet. Doesn't even need maintenance. You can tap in for a ridiculously low cost; no utility company required.
Solar power is really fusion power.
Solar power is really fusion power.
January 7, 2026 at 10:21 PM
Gravitational confinement with electromagnetic energy transfer may be a promising fusion technology.
Why can't we have have nice wholesome family films like this anymore where good looking people fall in love and have strong happy marriages when there was RESPECT but instead everything's got to be 'complex' nowadays but it wasn't back then before Hollywood got infected by the woke mind virus.
Diane Keaton and Al Pacino in a scene from Francis Ford Coppolo’s 🇺🇸 American crime film “THE GODFATHER” (1972)
🎬 Paramount Pictures
🎬 Paramount Pictures
January 6, 2026 at 8:43 PM
Why can't we have have nice wholesome family films like this anymore where good looking people fall in love and have strong happy marriages when there was RESPECT but instead everything's got to be 'complex' nowadays but it wasn't back then before Hollywood got infected by the woke mind virus.
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Just remembered this particularly baffling front page
January 4, 2026 at 8:33 PM
Just remembered this particularly baffling front page
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Ok. So. They anonymised the sheep.
January 4, 2026 at 1:10 PM
Ok. So. They anonymised the sheep.
What does Jools Holland do the rest of the year?
December 31, 2025 at 11:39 PM
What does Jools Holland do the rest of the year?
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It is a little known fact that they prerecord the Jools Holland Hootenanny - all the people on screen are faking it being New Year for tv.
For eg, last year’s was prerecorded June 15th, 1535, during the Siege of Munster, look carefully and you can see John of Leiden mingling with the audience.
For eg, last year’s was prerecorded June 15th, 1535, during the Siege of Munster, look carefully and you can see John of Leiden mingling with the audience.
December 31, 2025 at 4:52 PM
It is a little known fact that they prerecord the Jools Holland Hootenanny - all the people on screen are faking it being New Year for tv.
For eg, last year’s was prerecorded June 15th, 1535, during the Siege of Munster, look carefully and you can see John of Leiden mingling with the audience.
For eg, last year’s was prerecorded June 15th, 1535, during the Siege of Munster, look carefully and you can see John of Leiden mingling with the audience.
Here'sthe Guardian with another exclusive! In other news, there could be trouble ahead for John Major and the Balkans is looking a bit dicey.
Influx of cheap Chinese imports could drive down UK inflation, economists say
Influx of cheap Chinese imports could drive down UK inflation, economists say
As Trump’s tariffs take effect, Britain is likely alternative destination for cars, telecoms and sound equipment
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The UK is poised for an influx of cheap Chinese imports that could bring down inflation amid the fallout from Donald Trump’s global trade war, leading economists have said.
After figures showed China’s trade surplus surpassed $1tn (£750bn) despite Washington’s tariff policies hitting exports to the US, the Bank of England said the UK was among the nations emerging as alternative destinations for the goods. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
December 29, 2025 at 11:45 AM
Here'sthe Guardian with another exclusive! In other news, there could be trouble ahead for John Major and the Balkans is looking a bit dicey.
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calling a military tech company Anduril: honestly, solid name, vibes of Aragorn's sword positive
calling a data company Palantir: sinister, but at least in a way that makes sense
calling your home security company *Sauron*, a cartoonishly evil villain famously undone by poor threat monitoring: ???
calling a data company Palantir: sinister, but at least in a way that makes sense
calling your home security company *Sauron*, a cartoonishly evil villain famously undone by poor threat monitoring: ???
Sauron is appearing on the scene as concerns rise about crime among the most wealthy.
Sauron, the high-end home security startup for "super premium" customers, plucks a new CEO out of Sonos | TechCrunch
Sauron is appearing on the scene as concerns rise about crime among the most wealthy.
techcrunch.com
December 29, 2025 at 9:29 AM
calling a military tech company Anduril: honestly, solid name, vibes of Aragorn's sword positive
calling a data company Palantir: sinister, but at least in a way that makes sense
calling your home security company *Sauron*, a cartoonishly evil villain famously undone by poor threat monitoring: ???
calling a data company Palantir: sinister, but at least in a way that makes sense
calling your home security company *Sauron*, a cartoonishly evil villain famously undone by poor threat monitoring: ???
Watching the King's Speech...
a man in a suit and tie is talking about writers who use subtext and they 're all cowards
ALT: a man in a suit and tie is talking about writers who use subtext and they 're all cowards
media.tenor.com
December 25, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Watching the King's Speech...
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oh shit you guys oh no
December 24, 2025 at 12:02 AM
oh shit you guys oh no
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Someone should tell King Herod.
December 23, 2025 at 7:51 PM
Someone should tell King Herod.
Can't believe the makers of It's A Wonderful Life thought they could get away with ripping off Back To The Future 2. And they filmed it in black and white, the cheapskates!
December 21, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Can't believe the makers of It's A Wonderful Life thought they could get away with ripping off Back To The Future 2. And they filmed it in black and white, the cheapskates!
"Hymn lyrics" ... ?
December 13, 2025 at 6:05 PM
"Hymn lyrics" ... ?
I watch Doctor Who spinoffs for the extremely long and dull political conferences. I'm sure we all do.
December 7, 2025 at 9:51 PM
I watch Doctor Who spinoffs for the extremely long and dull political conferences. I'm sure we all do.
Hat tip to the artist who created the "FIFA peace prize" trophy. It's trashy and somehow 'off'. Like Shostakovitch, it outwardly delivers to the spec but with criticism embedded within it.
It's like they asked George A Romero to make a knock-off of the actual World Cup trophy
December 5, 2025 at 10:08 PM
Hat tip to the artist who created the "FIFA peace prize" trophy. It's trashy and somehow 'off'. Like Shostakovitch, it outwardly delivers to the spec but with criticism embedded within it.
Waiting for the world cup draw. But first, this...
a cartoon of two men standing next to each other with the caption and now the winner of the first annual montgomery burns award for
ALT: a cartoon of two men standing next to each other with the caption and now the winner of the first annual montgomery burns award for
media.tenor.com
December 5, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Waiting for the world cup draw. But first, this...
Come on FIFA. Stop the conflabbing and pick your balls.
December 5, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Come on FIFA. Stop the conflabbing and pick your balls.
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For 65 years, Christians on the Left has been shaped by the people who call this community home.
Today we’re sharing Rachel’s story, why she joined, what keeps her hopeful, and how her faith shapes her politics.
Thank you to everyone who has helped shape this movement over the decades.
Today we’re sharing Rachel’s story, why she joined, what keeps her hopeful, and how her faith shapes her politics.
Thank you to everyone who has helped shape this movement over the decades.
December 2, 2025 at 2:06 PM
For 65 years, Christians on the Left has been shaped by the people who call this community home.
Today we’re sharing Rachel’s story, why she joined, what keeps her hopeful, and how her faith shapes her politics.
Thank you to everyone who has helped shape this movement over the decades.
Today we’re sharing Rachel’s story, why she joined, what keeps her hopeful, and how her faith shapes her politics.
Thank you to everyone who has helped shape this movement over the decades.
This is the ultimate victory of the 2010 to 2015 coalition government. People like Zack, claiming to be left wing, but refusing to accept that general taxation has to rise if we want to reverse austerity. Osborne should be very happy.
Rachel Reeves says on Laura Kuenssberg that she's asking working people to pay a little bit more.
This was all under the cover of a made up "black hole" whilst refusing to tax the super rich.
This Labour Government showing again exactly who they are and who they serve.
This was all under the cover of a made up "black hole" whilst refusing to tax the super rich.
This Labour Government showing again exactly who they are and who they serve.
December 1, 2025 at 6:40 AM
This is the ultimate victory of the 2010 to 2015 coalition government. People like Zack, claiming to be left wing, but refusing to accept that general taxation has to rise if we want to reverse austerity. Osborne should be very happy.
Wise words.
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youtube.com/shorts/jP5cj...
Ronald Reagan’s Impeccable Humor
YouTube video by Benjamin Rothove
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November 29, 2025 at 9:55 PM
Wise words.
youtube.com/shorts/jP5cj...
youtube.com/shorts/jP5cj...
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Reform UK leader resigns after being defeated in council chamber by his own party
Reform UK leader resigns after being defeated in council chamber by his own party
Reform UK Councillor Guy Aston has stepped down as group leader on the City of Doncaster Council, claiming he has received “vitriolic texts that border on abuse” from members of his own party.
buff.ly
November 28, 2025 at 5:25 PM
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I wrote for Premier this week on what I think Badenoch & Cates get wrong about (what the Bible says about) the relationship between the church and the welfare state.
Miriam Cates worries the welfare state has robbed the church of its purpose. Here’s why I disagree
Church and state must work in partnership in order to effectively serve the poor, argues Hannah Rich. Former Conservative MP Miriam Cates is wrong to pit the two against one another, she says
www.premierchristianity.com
November 28, 2025 at 2:33 PM
I wrote for Premier this week on what I think Badenoch & Cates get wrong about (what the Bible says about) the relationship between the church and the welfare state.