RoverAndOut
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8 hours ago, Bibliogryphon said:There is only one remaining song that will disappoint me if it qualifies. If we get rid of that it will be down to shades of preference.
Wouldn't be Dynamite by any chance would it..?
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42 minutes ago, YoungWillz said:Oh yes, it's an equal form of enforced community service.
On the volunteering thing, I have no problem with those who want to do things voluntarily, for free, for nothing, nada, zip. If you want or need that on your CV, good for you.
However, I learnt under several Governments that working (because that is what it is) for nothing is precisely what they would like you to do. As does business - see the we'll train you for some weeks if that doesn't work out, we'll kick you out and get another wide-eyed idiot in to do the same.
Where was the promise of well paid high skilled jobs they were talking about oh so recently? I'll tell you - that really was for all the legal immigrants from far and wide, not for you Brits. To allow the financiers and computer folk from America to come in. To allow Sunak and his predecessors to give those jobs to the public school pals and their business mates, not you Brits.
If you are prepared to work for nothing, you can see the greedy buggers at the top salivating at the money they will make while you do the job for them for free.
The idea now is, you aren't prepared to do it for free, so we will force you to do so.
Don't we already have a volunteer scheme for young people that Cameron brought in? The National Citizenship Service or something? Sure the acronym is NCS, it gets mentioned in school periodically.
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Opportunities for others, mind...
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41 minutes ago, DCI Frank Burnside said:As an aside, probably not Stupidly's greatest tactic to try and make your argument about how rubbish the other side is by smearing a guy who was just elected with an increased majority. But very much on brand for Stupidly.
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26/5/24
82 Lady Gaga & Beyoncé — Telephone
77 Rihanna ft. Calvin Harris — We Found Love
76 Katy Perry ft. Snoop Dogg — California Gurls
61 Yolanda Be Cool Vs D Cup — We No Speak Americano
51 Cee Lo Green — Forget You
51 B.O.B ft. Hayley Williams — Airplanes
46 Owl City — Fireflies
45 Rihanna — Only Girl (In The World)
38 Jessie J ft. B.O.B — Price Tag +4
27 Professor Green ft. Emeli Sande — Read All About It
24 Taio Cruz — Dynamite -6
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26/5/24
52 R. Dean Taylor - There’s A Ghost in My House
37 The Drifters - There Goes My First Love
37 Lulu - The Man Who Sold The World
35 Van McCoy & The Soul City Symphony - The Hustle
27 The Wombles - Remember You’re a Womble
23 Paul McCartney & Wings - Band on the Run
22 Cozy Powell - Dance With the Devil
22 Smokie - If You Think You Know How to Love Me
22 Kenny - The Bump
21 Paper Lace - The Night Chicago Died +4
21 The Rubettes - Juke Box Jive
20 Slade - Bangin’ Man
18 Fox - Only You Can
16 Slade - Everyday -2
11 Hot Chocolate - Emma
06 Bay City Rollers - Summerlove Sensation -4
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1 minute ago, TQR said:
Thanks for finding this. I didn’t have the energy to back up my comment with actual stats because it was in reply to Crem and he never does.It seems, though, that this National Service bullshit is to shore up the vote of a very select few people. National Service hasn’t been a thing since 1939, 85 years ago, so those backing it have no experience of it but because they’re full of spite and bile they want the youth of today to have to endure it.
Makes me even more glad Labour are lowering the voting age to 16.
National Service was ended in 1960, 15 years post-war. With terms of service to be completed, the last National Servicemen were discharged in 1963. 60 years later and apparently our return to the 1960s is nearly complete. Out of Europe, National Service returning, he'll be calling for the death penalty next week.
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55 minutes ago, En Passant said:I'd have said this is more the sort of thing people care about.
I mean...skew figures to suit your argument how ever you like, but the message from that graph is loud and fucking clear. Isn't it funny how the NHS only fails when the Tories are in charge?
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Just watched it live. Absolutely brilliant. First time in ages that I've had absolutely no option but to pay 100% attention to an episode of Who, I just couldn't look away. The woman gave me chills throughout. So clever (even though the solution crossed my mind quite early on) but still leads to many more questions in this curious series. Millie Gibson's brilliant. No more for now because...
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Ok, so two things:
1. Is the main headline a precursor to an astonishing volte face from the Mail over who it's backing? (Surely not!)
2. The only Labour PMs since the 70s have been Blair and Brown, so yes BoJo, Keir is going to be the most left wing Labour PM since the 70s, you pillock.
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2 hours ago, ladyfiona said:Well that episode got a bit Black Mirror and looks like it does next week as well.
I liked it, 8/10.
Ooh, sounds good. Looking forward to watching it tonight!
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25/05/2024
84 Lady Gaga & Beyoncé — Telephone -5
75 Rihanna ft. Calvin Harris — We Found Love
74 Katy Perry ft. Snoop Dogg — California Gurls
67 Yolanda Be Cool Vs D Cup — We No Speak Americano
47 Cee Lo Green — Forget You
47 Rihanna — Only Girl (In The World)
46 B.O.B ft. Hayley Williams — Airplanes
40 Jessie J ft. B.O.B — Price Tag +4
37 Owl City — Fireflies
31 Professor Green ft. Emeli Sande — Read All About It
28 Taio Cruz — Dynamite
18 Olly Murs — Dance With Me Tonight
06 DJ Fresh ft. Sian Evans — Louder -1
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25/05/24
49 R. Dean Taylor - There’s A Ghost in My House
33 Van McCoy & The Soul City Symphony - The Hustle
31 The Drifters - There Goes My First Love
31 Lulu - The Man Who Sold The World
27 The Wombles - Remember You’re a Womble
26 Cozy Powell - Dance With the Devil
24 Slade - Everyday
23 Paper Lace - The Night Chicago Died
21 Smokie - If You Think You Know How to Love Me
21 Kenny - The Bump
21 The Rubettes - Juke Box Jive
20 Slade - Bangin’ Man
20 Johnny Bristol - Hang On In There Baby
20 Fox - Only You Can
19 Hot Chocolate - Emma
16 Bay City Rollers - Summerlove Sensation -2
10 Paul McCartney & Wings - Band on the Run +4
06 Bay City Rollers - Money Honey -4
Finally found time to listen to them all, glad I'm not too late to get in on the action. You're making a right pig's ear out of this, as per.
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9 minutes ago, Toast said:All the honours bestowed by this government on their own MPs and hangers-on should be revoked.
Convention is that the resignation honours pass without issue. Although Sunak refused a couple of Truss's I believe, and Boris wasn't allowed to ennoble his dad. Jesus! The naked corruption of this lot! Breathtaking.
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7 minutes ago, Toast said:I love how all the Sirs and Dames are in inverted commas, eg
"Sir" Gavin Williamson
I'm concerned how many 'Lords' there's going to be after this election. Lord Gove? Lord Shapps? Lord Hunt? Baroness Patel?
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24 minutes ago, Toast said:This is awesome, but there may not be many left to cross off by election night.
https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/1723069487/eu-version-tory-2024-meltdown-wallchart
£14 or not, half of them already gone or not, I'm sorely tempted...
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ITN just announced Gove's standing down.
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8 hours ago, Sly Ronnie said:John Redwood to step down from his Wokingham seat.
About time! Well, 30 years too late really. See ya!
7 hours ago, Bibliogryphon said:Liam Fox in North Somerset
Jake Berry - Rossendale and Darwen
Right next door to me - this would be sweet. Take your knighthood and fuck off! I saw an astonishing suggestion a few weeks ago that Labour could take the Ribble Valley here and despose Nigel Evans, which would be unheard of.
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5 hours ago, YoungWillz said:Already lost his limbs. So Craig MacKinlay feart of losing his majority as well: https://www.gbnews.com/politics/craig-mackinlay-bionic-mp-not-fight-snap-general-election-campaign
Oh, that's a shame. I was actually coming here to post from an article I just read in today's 'i', from Christopher Hope, former Telegraph reporter, GB News political editor and friend of Craig Mackinlay, about his personal view of his inspirational recovery. All it did was remind me that how ever awful his illness and how impressive his recovery, defeating him was essential:
"Despite his illness, Mackinlay had been politically active. He had secretly organised a Tory backbench rebellion over Government electric vehicle quotas from his hospital bedside, barking instructions to his mobile phone because his hands were useless. On another occasion, he has hosted an in-person meeting of the officers of the European Research Group of Conservative MPs from his hospital bed."
So, in other words, wanker, basically.
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5 hours ago, TQR said:I'd say to anyone of the "not voting, they're all cunts" disposition: Not voting is a vote for things to stay the same. At least voting for any opposition to the governing party is a roll of the dice.
Plus increasing the popularity of smaller parties makes them more viable as an alternative. The reason the Greens may win Bristol Central is because Brighton Pavilion has had a Green MP for 14 years and is still perfectly fine (and an excellent MP she has been, we'll miss Caroline Lucas).
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2 hours ago, YoungWillz said:I don't know, nor really care.
It was ok for Westminster when there was a little dribble of SNP MPs, when there was a lot of them, the old English Nationalism took hold. I have seen empty benches recently on E&W legislation, but perhaps that is out of deference rather than law.
I'd have thought we'd have heard of a Scottish MP being able to become PM again, if it had been reversed. Note, it is still open to Labour or the Tories when back to change the rules again.
The reason you've not heard of a Scottish MP becoming PM again is because despite an upturn in form, there are still barely more Tory MPs in Scotland than panda bears in Edinburgh Zoo (the old ones are the best). David Mundell is not Prime Ministerial material.
And, of course Westminster can change the rules, that's why you had an independence referendum!
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24/5/2024
85 Lady Gaga & Beyoncé — Telephone
73 Rihanna ft. Calvin Harris — We Found Love
72 Katy Perry ft. Snoop Dogg — California Gurls
57 Yolanda Be Cool Vs D Cup — We No Speak Americano
53 Cee Lo Green — Forget You
50 Jessie J ft. B.O.B — Price Tag +4
48 Rihanna — Only Girl (In The World)
46 B.O.B ft. Hayley Williams — Airplanes
39 Owl City — Fireflies
34 Professor Green ft. Emeli Sande — Read All About It
24 Taio Cruz — Dynamite
20 DJ Fresh ft. Sian Evans — Louder -5
19 Olly Murs — Dance With Me Tonight
06 B.O.B ft. Bruno Mars — Nothin' On You -1
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18 minutes ago, Sleepiestpeep said:I'm in Bristol Central and tentatively hopeful that my Green vote might not actually be a waste this time around...
Strange scenario really, as it may not be a wasted vote as the Greens may win, but would be costing Labour a seat as it's currently red. But I don't think an extra Green voice in Parliament in what should still, hopefully, be a sizeable Labour majority is a bad thing. I've voted Green once before: in the unexpected European elections in 2019 when Brexit was dragging on - I succeeded in helping get a Green MEP representing the North West...briefly.
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Kill or Save: UK No.1 Hits of the 10s
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As a complete aside from this game, and to empathise with some players in the game, I have never felt older than I do watching the end of Radio 1's Big Weekend on BBC1. Thought I was on safe ground with Coldplay but they've now shown back-to-back tracks by Teddy Swims and Sabrina Carpenter and I have no fucking scooby who either of those people are. Songs were OK. Now on Cat Burns, who I have at least heard of, but beyond that, nada.