Ian Halliday
@ringbark.uk
I live in the United Kingdom, but have previously lived in Vanuatu 🇻🇺 and New Zealand 🇳🇿 as well as working in a variety of other countries. ✝️ Reader in the Church of England. Life member of the British Computer Society. Twefugee.
Something something mootel
January 22, 2026 at 4:34 PM
Something something mootel
Also, there's the claim that defection means MPs could be supporting a different set of policies to the ones they were elected to support. But we have already established that there is scarcely any difference between the Tories and Reform.
January 22, 2026 at 10:28 AM
Also, there's the claim that defection means MPs could be supporting a different set of policies to the ones they were elected to support. But we have already established that there is scarcely any difference between the Tories and Reform.
I think it's pretty obvious that the Govt response will be that historically we have voted for a person, not a party, and that's not going to change.
January 22, 2026 at 10:26 AM
I think it's pretty obvious that the Govt response will be that historically we have voted for a person, not a party, and that's not going to change.
Quite so. I found myself away from home where the choices for lunch were basically Greggs or McDonalds. Found out that day that I'm not as Northern as I thought. Allegedly.
January 21, 2026 at 7:17 PM
Quite so. I found myself away from home where the choices for lunch were basically Greggs or McDonalds. Found out that day that I'm not as Northern as I thought. Allegedly.
I have noticed that the regular use of "she who must be obeyed" has proved to be an accurate predictor of future divorce.
January 17, 2026 at 11:51 PM
I have noticed that the regular use of "she who must be obeyed" has proved to be an accurate predictor of future divorce.
I've just reposted you. I disabled my own account this week, far too late.
January 15, 2026 at 3:13 PM
I've just reposted you. I disabled my own account this week, far too late.
I was at the equivalent show at Wembley. The set by Santana was one of the worst things I ever heard. I think he was a bit cross at being lower down the running order than UB40, who were later booed.
January 14, 2026 at 8:09 PM
I was at the equivalent show at Wembley. The set by Santana was one of the worst things I ever heard. I think he was a bit cross at being lower down the running order than UB40, who were later booed.
Years ago, comparing notes with my wife. I had been amazed to see my cousin's 8-track cartridge player. I'd not seen one in ages, never seen one in a house before, just in car stereos. My wife was boggled to see their Betamax player. Pretty sure they are the sort who would have bought a squarial.
January 14, 2026 at 8:04 PM
Years ago, comparing notes with my wife. I had been amazed to see my cousin's 8-track cartridge player. I'd not seen one in ages, never seen one in a house before, just in car stereos. My wife was boggled to see their Betamax player. Pretty sure they are the sort who would have bought a squarial.
I went to iPlayer to watch it, and wasn't disappointed. A bonus was that it was immediately followed by Frank Cottrell-Boyce who was at college with me!
January 14, 2026 at 6:51 PM
I went to iPlayer to watch it, and wasn't disappointed. A bonus was that it was immediately followed by Frank Cottrell-Boyce who was at college with me!
Once upon a time, I received a postcard from my mother. The entire message on it was: Dakar is different. We won't be coming here again.
January 12, 2026 at 11:10 AM
Once upon a time, I received a postcard from my mother. The entire message on it was: Dakar is different. We won't be coming here again.
A lot of what people do after drinking it is also tasteless.
January 6, 2026 at 12:06 PM
A lot of what people do after drinking it is also tasteless.
Pretty sure this old Tom Scott video isn't too far different from this idea.
youtu.be/ALy6e7GbDRQ?...
youtu.be/ALy6e7GbDRQ?...
1,204,986 Votes Decided: What Is The Best Thing?
YouTube video by Tom Scott
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January 1, 2026 at 1:18 AM
Pretty sure this old Tom Scott video isn't too far different from this idea.
youtu.be/ALy6e7GbDRQ?...
youtu.be/ALy6e7GbDRQ?...
Well, they now have another chance! The BBC has lost rights to England in the Six Nations, but will be able to broadcast matches of the other home nations. So the re-balance will start, just not in the way the BBC was hoping.
December 31, 2025 at 11:05 AM
Well, they now have another chance! The BBC has lost rights to England in the Six Nations, but will be able to broadcast matches of the other home nations. So the re-balance will start, just not in the way the BBC was hoping.
And pints of champagne.
December 26, 2025 at 8:48 PM
And pints of champagne.
I'd expect better from you, Rob. Our PM is Keir Starmer, not any other spelling. Hope you having a very merry Christmas.
December 25, 2025 at 8:27 PM
I'd expect better from you, Rob. Our PM is Keir Starmer, not any other spelling. Hope you having a very merry Christmas.
I'm worried about the driver next to him, who is just the same.
December 22, 2025 at 4:18 PM
I'm worried about the driver next to him, who is just the same.
Everybody knows 9/11 was an inside job. (Genuinely said at an event where I was present. I stopped attending the group soon after, not because he said it but because nobody questioned it and lots nodded.)
December 22, 2025 at 2:32 PM
Everybody knows 9/11 was an inside job. (Genuinely said at an event where I was present. I stopped attending the group soon after, not because he said it but because nobody questioned it and lots nodded.)
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December 22, 2025 at 9:03 AM
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7/7 20 THE GOODIES Garden and Oddie are still alive, but Brooke-Taylor is deceased. So around half of the performers are still around after half a century. Merry Christmas, everybody!
December 21, 2025 at 1:38 PM
7/7 20 THE GOODIES Garden and Oddie are still alive, but Brooke-Taylor is deceased. So around half of the performers are still around after half a century. Merry Christmas, everybody!