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Rishi Sunak quoting Margaret Thatcher. Michael Gove talking about tax cuts. Grant Shapps talking about sending British troops into Ukraine. You know, anyone would think there was an election coming up...

Jake Abraham reportedly dead: First time I saw him was in a sitcom called Help! iirc. RIP.

Cross-posting Frank McDougall QO. Chris Snow QO: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/nhl/article-12580143/Chris-Snow-Calgary-Flames-assistant-GM-father-two-passes-away-42-complications-ALS.html

Report of the death of Margaritha Pissarek, an Austrian nun who (with Marianne Stoeger) nursed patients with Hansen's Disease (leprosy) on Sorokdo Island off South Korea: She became a Honorary Citizen of South Korea in 2016 and there were calls for both Stoeger And Pissarek to be nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize in 2020.

Death notice for John McDonough aged 71, former CEO of Carillion: https://announcements.telegraph.co.uk/marketplace/advert/mcdonough-notices_53718

Sir William Gage QO: https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/sir-william-gage-obituary-dqwbgx59x

Herald Obit for Mike Travis, drummer and founder member of Gilgamesh: https://www.heraldscotland.com/opinion/obituaries/23806794.musician-actor-became-creative-force-jazz-theatre/

Add Pat Arrowsmith to the burgeoning to do list @gcreptile.

Pat Arrowsmith straight to QO @msc: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/sep/29/cnd-co-founder-pat-arrowsmith-dies-aged-93

That's quite the pacy investigation for the murder of a black man in America...

Founding member of Nektar and drummer Ron Howden reportedly dead: https://www.loudersound.com/news/nektar-founding-member-and-dummer-ron-howden-dead-at-78

And Dianne Feinstein! Oh my, September taking the lives.

Lawdy lawdy. Thought my pick would be dead by now. But still in contention!

NBC have it so confirmed: https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/dianne-feinstein-rcna18010

Reported dead on the twitter. Hoax? Maybe not a hoax: https://abc7news.com/senator-dianne-feinstein-dead-obituary-san-francisco-mayor-cable-car/13635510/

It's really odd seeing Ru'glen Main Street on the national news. Especially as I live 2 minutes from it. Not one politician or canvasser seen. But plenty of bumf in the post. Interesting times.

Also, any bets on Sunak's entrance music at conference? He could come on dancing, like that Tezza May. I'll suggest What Becomes Of The Broken Hearted by Colin Blunstone.

Watched the Question Time tonight. I have seen that vacant look from a government politician before. The hopelessness, the despair, defending the indefensible. Quick summary: Knife crime: various solutions offered by the people, and by the politicians. The Tory: Sadiq Khan's to blame, vote Tory for your next London Mayor. HS2: Some mixed reaction from the Manchester crowd. Obvs we don't know what the thinking is, this is exactly what Blair did - float an idea and see how it lands. The Tory: You'd expect the Government to review the costs and look at how we are spending taxpayers' money. The crowd: Many nodding, suggesting the money could be better spent on council housing, new and improved hospitals and schools and social care. (I'll tell you what The Tory really means, because I can see it coming. "Jesus, our mates have been on a go slow because it's a Government contract. We've been found out, or are about to be found out. That money will never be spent on council housing, etc etc - that's never a priority for the Government. That money could go to tax cuts - remember a penny off income tax for the poor and millions and billions off the wealthiest by inheritance tax and shares tax cuts, and holding Corporation Tax down a bit".). Has multiculturism failed? A bit more clarity at fucking last from nearly everybody who makes sense. The Tory's pal: Our party has failed miserably. The others: Set out the difference between legal migration, asylum and illegal immigration. The Tory: Security Risk Suella is right, we can't have open doors to everybody who wants to come here. In no way is she a racist, homophobic, misogynist. The crowd: Laughed him out of the room. I guess The Tory will be looking for a job after the next election.

David McCallum needs to be added to the latest update, @gcreptile.

Stage Obit for Sarah Benfield, theatre actress who is best known to viewers as Tabitha In the 1978 mini-series A Traveller In Time: https://www.thestage.co.uk/obituaries--archive/obituaries/sarah-benfield Other roles on Terry And June and Within These Walls. Became a drama teacher, hence her extended absence from our screens.

Not the most wooden thing in that movie.

Mailonline terminates Wootton's contract: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-66951256 Only now?

Where do I begin? We are nearly a quarter century into the 21st century. Yeah, I know. Some of us older folk remember his turn on The Singing Detective, oh yes we do. I've never been able to sit through The Cook, The Thief, His Wife and Her Lover. A tremendous stage presence I understand. But what a lot of folk forget is that a lot of these actors perform in London. The touring versions of a lot of stuff (if they do actually tour) don't have the London cast - so we in the sticks just have to take the word of the Standard, What's On Stage, The Oliviers, etc etc etc. How annoying, n'est ce pas? Internationally, he's going to be remembered for HP - that is a fact. Alan Rickman positively revelled in the fact he'd be remembered for Snape. Most actors get a juicy role and they will simply be known for it. Some of us do know what a great actor he was. We are not however going to crow about his lesser known work perhaps from over 35 years ago. But we do know, you know.

Although he was much much more than his role here, obviously mentioning Michael Gambon's death. https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/tv/michael-gambon-dead-dumbledore-harry-potter-actor-b2420247.html

David Goodall, Scottish producer, director, composer etc etc etc, reportedly dead from cancer aged 58: Acting credits include, Still Game, River City and Taggart, and a fight arranger on too much to mention. RIP. IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1851004/