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I just thought I'd leave this here. The new Labour MP for Derby South is called Baggy Shanker.

Sunak's wife's face during his farewell speech would turn the milk sour.

That's what I've been thinking.

There were some extremely welcome departures, but sadly some very unwelcome survivors too. Braverman. Badenoch. Patel. Kruger. There sre more names you can add.

People haven't forgotten about her killing the Queen.

Went to see Southside Johnny & The Asbury Jukes at Shepherds Bush Empire. I probably wouldn't have gone except a friend who lives oop north is a big fan, and she doesn't come down south that often, so I went along with her. We got on the rail despite not turning up early, I rather suspect her elbows were in play Entertaining but not really my cup of tea, too much noodling about and I'm like, just play the bloody song. However the support act was worth the price of the ticket. P. P. Arnold ! She had 2 big hits in the 60s, although younger viewers will probably know more recent covers - Angel Of The Morning and The First Cut Is The Deepest. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/P._P._Arnold She was fantastic, 77 years old, could pass for 25 years younger, and still has a hell of a voice.

Fri 5 Jul 40 The Vapors - Turning Japanese 35 Madness - Baggy Trousers 32 Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark - Souvenir +4 32 Earth, Wind & Fire - Let’s Groove  30 Godley & Creme - Under Your Thumb 30 Jona Lewie - Stop the Cavalry 28 Rainbow — I Surrender 28 Madness - My Girl  26 Stevie Wonder - Lately 22 ABBA - One Of Us 20 The Boomtown Rats - Banana Republic 20 KC and The Sunshine Band - Please Don’t Go 20 Roberta Flack and Donny Hathaway - Back Together Again 20 Bad Manners - Can Can 20 Spandau Ballet - Chant No. 1 (I Don’t Need This Pressure On) 20 The Human League - Love Action (I Believe in Love) 20 The Four Tops - When She Was My Girl 19 Bad Manners - Special Brew 16 Ottawan - Hands Up (Give Me Your Heart) 08 Marti Webb - Take That Look Off Your Face  -6

With these Wiltshire results, I'm daring to hope that Danny Kruger will get the boot.

I was probably still on the train then, but I can confirm that I am not Grant Shapps

I am back from that London. I see the fun is only just beginning

And on the electoral roll.

I have no doubt that was deliberate, as it will mostly have been younger people affected.

I'm not entirely against it, but the range of acceptable ID should be significantly expanded, especially for younger people.

Thu 4 Jul 38 The Vapors - Turning Japanese 35 Madness - Baggy Trousers 30 Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark - Souvenir +4 30 Godley & Creme - Under Your Thumb 28 Earth, Wind & Fire - Let’s Groove 26 ABBA - One Of Us 26 Jona Lewie - Stop the Cavalry 24 Madness - My Girl 24 Rainbow — I Surrender 20 The Boomtown Rats - Banana Republic 20 KC and The Sunshine Band - Please Don’t Go 20 Marti Webb - Take That Look Off Your Face 20 Roberta Flack and Donny Hathaway - Back Together Again 20 Stevie Wonder - Lately 20 Bad Manners - Can Can 20 Spandau Ballet - Chant No. 1 (I Don’t Need This Pressure On) 20 The Human League - Love Action (I Believe in Love) 20 The Four Tops - When She Was My Girl 18 Ottawan - Hands Up (Give Me Your Heart) 17 Bad Manners - Special Brew 12 Elvis Presley - It’s Only Love/Beyond the Reef -2 12 Stacy Lattisaw - Jump To The Beat 06 Michael Jackson - She’s Out Of My Life -4

I am going to a gig in London, but (all being well) should be home before the fun starts.

Wed 3 Jul 29 Madness - Baggy Trousers 28 The Vapors - Turning Japanese 28 Godley & Creme - Under Your Thumb 24 Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark - Souvenir +4 22 ABBA - One Of Us 22 Madness - My Girl 22 Rainbow - I Surrender 21 Bad Manners - Special Brew 20 KC and The Sunshine Band - Please Don’t Go 20 Marti Webb - Take That Look Off Your Face 20 Michael Jackson - She’s Out Of My Life 20 Roberta Flack and Donny Hathaway - Back Together Again 20 Stacy Lattisaw - Jump to the Beat 20 Elvis Presley - It’s Only Love/Beyond the Reef 20 The Boomtown Rats - Banana Republic 20 Jona Lewie - Stop the Cavalry 20 Stevie Wonder - Lately 20 Bad Manners - Can Can 20 Spandau Ballet - Chant No. 1 (I Don’t Need This Pressure On) 20 The Human League - Love Action (I Believe in Love) 20 Ottawan - Hands Up (Give Me Your Heart) 20 The Four Tops - When She Was My Girl 20 Earth, Wind & Fire - Let’s Groove 14 Sheena Easton - 9 to 5 14 The Nolans - I’m in the Mood for Dancing 10 Tony Capstick and the Carlton Main Frickley Colliery Band - Capstick Comes Home/The Sheffield Grinder -4 06 Fiddler’s Dram - Day Trip to Bangor -2 Gods, there's some utter shite here. Sorry. @TQR Souvenir is my favourite OMD song, it's utterly blissful.

It will be worse at first, there's no escaping that. Putting things right will be a long and rough road.

I remember the Moments & Whatnauts song as a euphoric summery sound, but the lyrics are a bit Girls I like 'em fat, I like 'em tall Some skinny, some small I got to get to know them all [Chorus] Girls Love the things they know Love the things they show Got to be where they go Pretty girls With sunshine in their hair The perfume that they wear Girls are everywhere I'd like to be on an island With five or six of them fine ones Even ones that ain't good lookin' They're the ones that do the best cookin' Give me one with a lot of money Give me two with lots of honey Give me three that do them freaky things Give me four fat mamas that like to swing [Chorus] Super fine Mighty fine Sugar and spice Everything nice I'd like to be a magician Then I could stop wishin' I'd take my magic wand And, puff, I'd have big fun If the guys could see me They'd swear I was Houdini Before they could count from one to three I'd have ten girls standing next to me [Chorus]

"Pregnant with horrors" is a fair description of Boris's mother.

The team I posted already is pretty close to a wish list I'll come back and post a lower-profile team later. It might score more hits but fewer bonuses. Toast's B Team James Daly (Bury North) Robert Largan (High Peak) Elliot Colburn (Carshalton & Wallington) Tom Randall (Gedling) Alex Chalk (Cheltenham) Theresa Villiers (Chipping Barnet) Iain Duncan Smith (Chingford & Woodford Green) Antony Higginbottom (Burnley) Gary Sambrook (Birmingham Northfield) Andy Carter (Warrington South) Robbie Moore (Keighley) Mary Robinson (Cheadle) Maria Caulfield (Lewes) Amanda Solloway (Derby North) Paul Bristow (Peterborough) Sara Britcliffe (Hyndburn) Peter Gibson (Darlington) Angela Richardson (Guildford) Karl McCartney (Lincoln) Jacob Young (Redcar) Siobhan Baillie (Stroud) Sally-Ann Hart (Hastings & Rye) Jane Stevenson (Wolverhampton North East) Damien Moore (Southport) Steve Baker (Wycombe)

25 isn't enough Can I field a B team?

Tue 2 Jul 51 David Bowie - Life on Mars? +2 24 Gerry Rafferty - Baker Street +2 07 Mott the Hoople - All The Young Dudes -6

OK, here's my bingo card. Bim Afolami (Hitchin) Kemi Badenoch (North West Essex) Andrew Bridgen (North West Leicestershire) Alex Chalk (Cheltenham) James Cleverly (Brainfree) Therese Coffey (Suffolk Coastal) David Davis (Goole & Pocklington) Iain Duncan-Smith (Chingford & Woodford Green) Mark Fletcher (Bolsover) Jonathan Gullis (Stoke-on-Trent North) Mark Harper (Forest of Dean) Jeremy Hunt (Godalming & Ash) David Johnston (Didcot & Wantage) Gillian Keegan (Chichester) Esther McVey (Tatton) Johnny Mercer (Plymouth Moor View) Penny Mordaunt (Portsmouth North) Chris Philp (Croydon South) Victoria Prentis (Banbury) Jacob Rees-Mogg (North East Somerset) Gary Sambrook (Birmingham Northfield) Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield) Mel Stride (Central Devon) Rishi Sunak (Richmond & Northallerton) Liz Truss (South West Norfolk)

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