Bibliogryphon

Construction experts think the new Spurs stadium will last forever because it shows no signs of atrophy.

Currently only two players are in a finishing position. The first game dragged for ages

George Crumb gives @YoungWillz his second hit both in separate categories and @Spade_Cooley a fourth hit across three categories

Congrats @Hell 1922 Ruth Bidgood/John B Goodenough 1923 Gloria Whelan/ Ned Rorem 1924 Priscilla Pointer/Sheldon Harnick 1925 Ysanne Churchman/Pete Murray 1926 Gudrun Ure/Stanley Baxter 1927 Leotyne Price/Kenneth Anger 1928 Estelle Harris/Jean Marie Le Pen  1929 Imelda Marcos/John Woodvine  1930 Edna O'Brien/Bill Treacher 1931 Leslie Caron/Ken Bates

Geoff Hurst in the crowd as well

Whenever you vote at an election you are making a political compromise. No single party is ever going to align with you on every issue so individuals make a judgement an prioritize for example health, the economy, education, the environment, Law and order or any other thing might be most important. They also take into account the rules of the game. First past the post limits the impacts of the votes for smaller parties. Unfortunately what seems to have happened in recent years is that voters are becoming more dogmatic and less capable (or willing) to weigh those decisions on their own and it comes down to tribal name calling. Referendums do not help this because they are stark contrasts between two diametrically opposing views. At the moment the biggest priority for a lot of people is to get rid of a corrupt, self-serving Government who are willing to set fire to the country to cling on to power

Would be funny if the first thing the new Conservative MP for Southend did on arriving in Westminster was to hand a letter of no-confidence in the Prime Minister to Graham Brady

The "Both parties are as bad as each other" is something that the Conservative Party are happy to have peddled around. It encourages apathy in the electorate and a low turn out always tend to favour the Conservatives as they are much better at getting their core vote out. I do not trust Starmer to deliver a radical set of Labour policies but I recognise that he is not corrupt as hell or happy to see a majority of the population either starved, overworked or reduced to a serf-class

Congrats @MariNisia Busy week 1922 Ruth Bidgood/John B Goodenough 1923 Gloria Whelan/ Ned Rorem 1924 Priscilla Pointer/Sheldon Harnick 1925 Ysanne Churchman/Pete Murray 1926 Gudrun Ure/Stanley Baxter 1927 Leotyne Price/Kenneth Anger 1928 Estelle Harris/Jean Marie Le Pen  1929 Imelda Marcos/John Woodvine  1930 Edna O'Brien/Bill Treacher 1931 Leslie Caron/Ken Bates

I am not going to enforce the rule in this round because it would be unfair to do so after the game as gone so far and I take responsibility because I didn't pick up on it at the start of the game (and no other player raised an objection) but techincally All You Need Is Cash will be an ineligible pick in future rounds because it did not have a theatrical release. This will be a bit of a tricky one when it comes to modern releases because of streaming services such as Netflix and Amazon have now become eligible for Oscar nomination even though they do not always have a theatrical release. I think I will introduce a cut off date after which streaming releases will be allowed and any TV movies released before this time will not. However to be clear this will not detract from a win by @YorkshireBanker if he achieves it in this round

Sorry I have already got Stanley Baxter

I think they need to correct the Monkees issue whilst Mickey Dolenz is still alive

Kate Bush, The eurythmics, Rage Against The Machine and Dolly Parton

Will swap Henry Kissinger for Ned Rorem

I have done this every year for the past nine years and I have identified the oldest people on my 1000+ Longlist who have never been selected for the DDP It is not a good guide as to who to pick as in 2021 there was only one hit from the list - John Challis who was at Number 20 on the list. However Frank Field was at No.19 on last year's list Ten people on last year's top 20 remain unpicked 1. Robert Swindells Writer (b.1939) 2. David Hope Archbishop (b.1940) 3. Clive Doig TV Producer (b.1940) 4. Eden Kane Singer (b.1941) 5. Lynley Dodd Writer (b.1941) 6. Stephen Yardley Actor (b.1942) 7. Wilf Lunn Presenter (b.1942) 8. Calvin Klein Designer (b.1942) 9. Judith Hann Presenter (b.1942) 10. Peter Greenaway Director (b.1942) 11. Michael Eisner Executive (b.1942) 12. Samual R. Delany Writer (b.1942) 13. Grey Davis Politician (b.1942) 14. Joanne Trollope Writer (b.1943) 15. Charles Saatchi Businessman (b.1943) 16. Michael Ondaatje Writer (b.1943) 17. Mike Leigh Director (b.1943) 18. Adam Hart-Davis Presenter (b.1943) 19. Vince Cable Politician (b.1943) 20. William Calley Soldier (b.1943)

Congrats to @Death Impends 1922 Ruth Bidgood/John B Goodenough 1923 Gloria Whelan/ Ned Rorem 1924 Priscilla Pointer/Sheldon Harnick 1925 Ysanne Churchman/Pete Murray 1926 Gudrun Ure/Stanley Baxter 1927 Leotyne Price/Kenneth Anger 1928 Estelle Harris/Jean Marie Le Pen  1929 Imelda Marcos/John Woodvine  1930 Edna O'Brien/Bill Treacher 1931 Leslie Caron/Ken Bates

I have watched Encanto three times since Christmas. If you can get past the slightly bizarre premise it is a lot of fun and of course those songs.....

Would it be any worse than being led by a character Mat Lucas abandoned because it was too over the top?

No constitutional reason to have one until 2024

Legg Over?

1922 Ruth Bidgood/John B Goodenough 1923 Gloria Whelan/ Henry Kissinger 1924 Priscilla Pointer/Sheldon Harnick 1925 Ysanne Churchman/Pete Murray 1926 Gudrun Ure/Stanley Baxter 1927 Leotyne Price/Kenneth Anger 1928 Estelle Harris/Jean Marie Le Pen  1929 Imelda Marcos/John Woodvine  1930 Edna O'Brien/Bill Treacher 1931 Leslie Caron/Ken Bates

I am currently in the middle of cross-referencing my long list against the DDP to keep track of those people who have not been picked these last nine years

Sunderland AFC dispense with the services of Lee Johnson following a humiliating defeat

I see one of the Tabloids has a scoop about Rylan Clarke-Neal and drug use today. The Twitter noises I have seen have been supportive of Rylan and he has tweeted "Slow News Day" but see where this story goes. I think Rylan has done very well with the talents he has been given. The previous incumbents of the Radio 2 Saturday afternoon slot have gone on to bigger things. The biggest accolade I can offer is that I don't turn him off if I am in the car on Saturday afternoon

And now with the soaps going up against each other on linear broadcast some viewers may choose between them.