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French actor Jean-Marc Thibault has died aged 93, according to his son. https://twitter.com/ALXTIBO/status/868856915736109057 IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0857776/

Well, politics continues to be garbage. National politics obviously dominated by last week's news. Yet sick and tired of intellectuals telling us other intellectuals aren't doing enough/the public don't understand/it's all too complex, blah blah blah. Essentially boiling down to Tories saying it will be business as usual, Labour saying more police will help. Ruddsy in particular was poor again on Marr, she keeps using the phrase "I cannot be drawn on that". Strong and decisive action or direction required, she won't tell us what she will do, won't give numbers, won't admit current policies which her party introduced aren't working and how that can be addressed. Diane "The Monk" Abbott got her figures right apparently but again where was the direction and line? "I is black and understand me bredren" doesn't quite cut it for a prospective Home Secretary, does it? Meantime, we had some lovely Scottish leaders on up here. Kezia "Branch Office" Dugdale (Labour) basically saying Labour's taxation in England won't raise the money needed in Scotland, so they would tax the basic rate (everyone including the poorest workers) higher to make up the shortfall. So what is she saying? Under UK Labour, the Scottish Budget won't be increased significantly, the Scottish economy won't be boosted by further investment so tax everyone more to punish them for voting SNP? She is also looking forward to more powers coming back to Scotland from Europe. Interesting, what if they don't? What hold or threat does Scottish Labour offer given they are totally opposed to an Independence Referendum in perpetuity? Ruth "Jolly Hockey Sticks" Davidson (Conservative) meantime was even more ambivalent. When asked if it was ok for Scottish millionaires to keep their Winter Fuel Payments while barring tax credits for poor workers unless they could prove rape, her answer seemed to be yes, whatever Tezza wants. It was not ok for Scotland to have a Referendum as we wouldn't know what Scotland's place in Europe would look like, but it does seem ok for us to have a General Election when we don't even know what kind of Brexit Tezza will propose. Haven't seen Peston today so I've no idea how Nuttall or Corbyn did, but I'm sure I won't have learned anything new.

Despite Gregg Allman's protestations that he is no angel, he is now and therefore current leader Joey Russ extends his lead with a unique hit.

Doctor Who delayed for 5 minutes. Shocking...

I have no idea about where to start. Please let football not be a category in the next Scavenger Hunt.

Brighton Bombing - 1984 Margaret Thatcher dies - 2013. Too soon?

102 today.

This is of course an extra curricular discussion.

Well Jezza got his Andrew Neil treatment this evening. He really fell down on the Trident issue imo. He puts himself in an unjustifiable position by setting himself at odds with party policy. Why he couldn't do a "Tim Farron" and say he sets his personal agenda aside in order to lead the country in a positive manner I don't know. More grist for journalists to hound him, even though his party policy is in line with most Labour leaders. Otherwise, seemed to be an ok performance, didn't resort to sloganeering or trying to get the agenda onto a pet policy all the time like Tezza did. Quite directly answered everything that was asked. In fact I'm surprised Neil didn't give him a rougher ride on immigration or the prospects of capital flight on his economic policies.

Geri Forer Spagnolie has died aged 92. http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/latimes/obituary.aspx?n=geraldine-forer-spagnolie&pid=185623167 June Foray's sister.

Well, if all these mums have extra Z chromosomes, no wonder they are ill!

Dear BBC Isn't interviewing Lord Coe about sport in Manchester like interviewing Fred Goodwin about the resilience of the banking community in Manchester? Yours faithfully. YW.

Ah, hope. The misjudgement of youth. The way the world is going, build a bulletproof ark to sail the waters of Oklahoma and acquire a taste for seabird flesh.

And indeed according to Sky Sports: http://www.skysports.com/football/news/11095/10894200/david-bobin-the-former-sky-sports-news-presenter-dies-aged-71

Report of the death of Jared Martin aged 75, who played Dusty Farlow in Dallas. http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/jared-martin-dead-dusty-farlow-dallas-was-75-1007947 I never watched that show, but I do remember him from various US Sci-Fi shows, very distinctive look. Wiki: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jared_Martin IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0552474/

Don't think anyone can take a collapse in UKIP voting for granted now. Question Time tonight adds to the intrigue. Ruddsy says new offences re terrorism are under consideration (it's in the manifesto) but can't tell us what they'll be. The lack of figures, clarity of outcomes etc in that document is making the whole Tory strategy looking like a fudge. They just don't look sure-footed on what they want to do, except leave the EU (but can't tell us the outcome of that either). Meantime, it became clear that the Prevent strategy is just the Government financing their out of touch friends into jobs. It's like the re-introduction of Grammar Schools - we all know those schools will be built on Tory pals' land and leased back to the school, just like they did with free schools. It's not about choice, it's another money making scheme. Disappointing we have had no more Andrew Neil Interviews - I was rather enjoying how he'd put them through the mill.

Former LibDem MP Paul Keetch who represented Hereford from 1997 - 2010 has died aged 56. http://www.eveshamjournal.co.uk/news/regional/15310106.Former_Hereford_MP_Paul_Keetch_has_died_aged_56/ Wiki: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Keetch

Good old fashioned royalling today by visiting the hospital. Much respect, Ma'am.

Round Up #13 (From Barra To Bury, We Shall Remember Them Special): Eva Estrada-Kalaw: https://forums.deathlist.net/topic/7873-foreign-personalities-from-stage-screen-politics-and-life/?do=findComment&comment=308674 Awaiting Obit. Zbigniew Brzezinski: https://forums.deathlist.net/topic/8677-political-frailty/?do=findComment&comment=308822 Financial Times Obit: https://www.ft.com/content/602a3dda-3fe9-11e7-82b6-896b95f30f58 Gregg Allman: https://forums.deathlist.net/topic/8959-gregg-allman/?do=findComment&comment=308926 Reuters UK Obit: http://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-people-allman-idUKKBN18N0WS Ray Pfeifer: https://forums.deathlist.net/topic/8709-only-famous-for-being-ill-and-dying/?do=findComment&comment=309033 Daily Mail Obit: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4551068/Fireman-got-cancer-aiding-9-11-recovery-dies.html Konstantinos Mitsotakis: https://forums.deathlist.net/topic/8677-political-frailty/?do=findComment&comment=309084 Daily Mail Obit: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/ap/article-4550866/Former-Greek-Prime-Minister-Constantine-Mitsotakis-dies.html John Noakes: https://forums.deathlist.net/topic/8639-45-john-noakes/?do=findComment&comment=309092 (Daily Mail Obit In Link) Manuel Noriega: https://forums.deathlist.net/topic/882-manuel-noriega/?do=findComment&comment=309373 (BBC Obit In Link) Sonny West: https://forums.deathlist.net/topic/1828-elvis-presley/?do=findComment&comment=309567 Awaiting Obit. Irfon Williams: https://forums.deathlist.net/topic/8709-only-famous-for-being-ill-and-dying/?do=findComment&comment=309622 Daily Mirror Obit: http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/selfless-dad-five-tireless-campaigner-10533485

Filipino politician Eva Estrada Kalaw reportedly dead at 96. https://www.facebook.com/notes/philippine-star/eva-kalaw-former-senator-96/820613638092319/ DDP Pick. Edit: http://news.abs-cbn.com/news/05/25/17/former-senator-eva-kalaw-has-died-says-sotto

Glad you are safe LB. Much of an armed presence?

Nigel Forman, former Tory MP for Carshalton and Wellington who lost his seat in the 1997 Labour landslide has died. https://www.suttonconservatives.org.uk/news/remembering-nigel-forman Interestingly he was a former PPS for Lord Carrington!

Morrissey on the attack after Manchester atrocity: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-40026536

Evidence concluded - will he go down? http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-south-scotland-40033875

Ah, now it makes sense!