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He has announced he is running, it's just the announcement hasn't arrived yet.

Yeah, Sydney directed and produced Porridge, Last of the Summer Wine, Some Mothers Do ave em, and Yes Minister, and won the TV BAFTA 4 times. Will piss obits everywhere.

Sydney Lotterby is a dead cert obit. If nothing else he would get pride of place on Last Word even on a busy week like last week. His CV reads like a roll call of all the best seventies and eighties sitcoms.

Let's have a looksee: Michael Gove - Scottish Tory who can't get elected in Scotland. Has taken EU money calculated by the EU to help Scottish farmers, and spread the vast majority of it in England. Utter backstabber who didn't even follow through on his leadership plans the last time. From a fishing background, but has failed to confirm that foreign fleets will not be able to fish in UK waters after Brexit. Matt Hancock - doesn't seem to have had the problems of his predecessor. Inexperienced in Government and lacks the gravitas and statesmanship needed. Boris Johnson - he UK already looks like tools on the world stage. I guess you might put a toolbox in charge of the tools. Cut from even worse cloth than his Bullingdon chum Cameron and just as out of touch with real world problems. Failed to do anything of note as Foreign Secretary, except piss off other countries' representatives. Said he'd lie down to prevent a third runway at Heathrow, but instead just lied to get elected, conveniently out of the country during the actual debate. Jeremy Hunt - managed to aggravate every single person who worked in the NHS as Health Secretary. As PM he might just aggravate us all into civil discontent. As Foreign Secretary, has taken the credit for certain UK nationals getting treatment and access to consular assistance when it's quite clear others managed those on their own. Theresa's bestie outside of Hammond, probably makes him unelectable as leader. Sajid Javid - Tories might put him in, just so they could say "Look, Labour, we've elected two women as leaders and now we have someone of colour". Electing folk on gender or race alone for the odd point score really hasn't worked out well. Grenfell and Windrush compensation and other associated matters still lie on an apparent back burner. Delivered on more money for policing, failed to deliver more police - how's that for socialism? Andrea Leadsom - unfortunate woman, with an unfortunate habit of opening her mouth when she shouldn't say anything. That's how she did herself last time out. Has had a running feud with Bercow and has come off worst in every exchange in the Commons with him. Has attempted to place legislation before the Commons without proper scrutiny and fails her duties consistently as Leader of the House to represent the interests of the House rather than her glorious leader. Sort of a female William Barr, only obviously worse. Kit Malthouse - who? I had to look him up. So some sort of Under-Secretary at the DWP - well, look at the mess they've made of Universal Credit. Then on to Housing - I'll refer back to Grenfell's unresolved issues. The architect of The Malthouse Compromise on Brexit, which Parliament rejected. If he can't make a success of any of these things, what chance the country? Esther McVey - worked with Eamonn Holmes. As if that wasn't bad enough, two stints at the DWP which has left the benefits system in chaos and disabled people losing their motability cars leading to many becoming housebound and unable to travel to work. Never mind the people who have been sanctioned and died on her watch. Then she lied to the Commons about a National Audit Office report. Possibly the only contender for the leadership to have lost her seat in Parliament at a General Election, and is only sitting there by dint of being parachuted into George Osborne's old seat. Dominic Raab - this guy was Brexit Secretary! Actually in charge of delivering Brexit! And it hasn't! And resigned following the Withdrawal Agreement he was charged with negotiating! Guy's a failure. Rory Stewart - oh yeah, the guy who promised in August 2018 to resign as Prisons Minister if he hadn't sorted the problems out with violence in prisons and drugs in 12 months? How'd that work out? Well, he was moved to International Development well before the expiry of those 12 months. Nothing seems to be getting done and he's now the guy in charge of spending taxpayers' money - abroad! So while the UK moans about how much money leaves the country, he's busy spending it outside the country. How will that go down with pensioners who have to pay for their TV licences soon? Never mind Joe Fucking Soapbox who wants to use that money for "schools, hospitals and all the stuff we used to 'ave guv'nor" rather than Ethiopan girl groups.

Charlie Sheen: Up there with Jerry Seinfeld as one of the worst actors to be the star of a tv show as far as acting ability goes. Guy can't emote. He is cool as fuck though. Ellen DeGeneres: For a talk show host with comedic background, I find myself laughing very rarely at anything she says. Stanley Kubrick: Overrated for 2001: A Space Odyssey alone. Pretentious as hell. Pablo Picasso: Cubism is nightmare-inducing stuff and he was one of the major culprits for inflicting it upon mankind. Carrie Fisher: Nepotism. Larry King: Has the charisma of a tree trunk! And he's always just asking easy-to-answer questions to his interview subjects. Landon Donovan: Had an overall shite career in Europe, yet he's heralded among Americans as their greatest ever player ahead of Clint Dempsey and all those bald keepers. Prince George: Hasn't done anything of note in his life, yet has his own damn Wikipedia page. P Diddy: Can't rap. Not sure exactly what he's good at? Emma Watson: Shouldn't have been cast as Belle. Not drop dead gorgeous enough for the part, really. Mark Cuban: Became a billionaire mostly by luck. Ringo Starr: You know that guy in school who'd contribute the least in a group assignment, yet get good grades because the others were so gifted? Ringo was that guy. Also, the drum is arguably the easiest instrument to master. Nelly Furtado: As someone who finds her singing voice to be grating on the ears, 2006-2007 was a dark time in my life... Jerry Seinfeld: See Charlie Sheen. Minus the 'cool as fuck' part.

"Conservatives do split" oh yeah

There's activity I started hereabouts prompted by the ability of hymn writers to last a long time. Glad to see I wasn't the only one bored during services to the point of speculating about lifespans for hymn writers.

I am going to propose that Last Word should be added to QO rules in the (in the unlikely event a subject is covered without any other qualifying obituary but could happen - especially towards the end of each year when such a QO might not appear.)

Damn timetables!

I think it's about time Chris (failing) Grayling threw his hat into the ring,he'd thrash the lot of them.

I'm watching "At Last the 1948 Show", fourth episode, opening sketch "The Four Sydney Lotterbys." Searching online, I learned Sydney Lotterby, OBE (born 30 November 1926), is a retired BAFTA winning TV director and producer; John Cleese wrote his name into the sketch because he liked the sound of it.

I'm on it will take some time. I suspect, when you merely look at the last 3 years, that Leah Bracknell is a contender. Wouldn't be possible without Quim, of course.

I've got it down to five flights; three from Alitalia (609, 603 and 611), one from American Airlines (236) and one from Delta Air Lines (444). I'll wager Delta flight DL444.

John Calvin ended his religious teachings on this day 455 years ago, aged 64.

Another DL-candidates birthday today: Henry Kissinger, 96!

Curtis Blake, the co-founder of Friendly's Ice Cream, has died. He was 102. https://www.wcvb.com/article/friendlys-co-founder-curtis-blake-dies-at-102/27602241

I’ve graduated high school this past Friday, and for me I’m glad it’s over as it has largely been a negative experience for me (as such, I went to a nice dinner with my family rather than go to the actual graduation ceremony as it didn’t feel right to celebrate something that was overall bad for me). I’m just ready to move on to the next phase of my life and hope that it’s much better for me overall than my high school experience...

Graduated high school today. I made a lot of memories and had a lot of fun, and I'm all up in my feels about it ending. But this is going to be a great summer. I'm going to Poland in the middle of July for a couple weeks, and in August, I might take a road trip to Canada with friends. But also gonna enjoy local lake trips and house parties in between with my friends.

I guess we can confirm the 5th death of this year now: It is the guy that registers the deaths in the Deathlist.

40 years from teammate of Barry Sheene and good friend of my Dad Tom Herron was killed at the North West 200 on what became known as Black Saturday after the deaths of Brian Hamilton and "Big" Frank Kennedy.

At least 15 stabbed, including school children, in Japan. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/may/28/japan-mass-stabbing-children-among-injured-in-attack-kawasaki?CMP=share_btn_tw

Kenny Burrell, jazz guitarist who has worked with the likes of John Coltrane and Aretha Franklin among others, has set up a GoFundMe page to deal with some health problems and might have to face homelessness too.

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