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  1. Posted

    19.04.24

     

    79 Jeff Buckley — Hallelujah 

    37 Adele — Chasing Pavements -6

    33 James Morrison ft. Nelly Furtado — Broken Strings

    32 Kings Of Leon — Use Somebody 

    32 Jay-Z ft. Alicia Keys — Empire State Of Mind 

    31 Taylor Swift — Love Story

    30 Rihanna — Russian Roulette 

    29 La Roux — In For The Kill 

    23 Sam Sparro — Black & Gold

    14 Britney Spears — Piece Of Me +4

    06 The Script — The Man Who Can’t Be Moved

  2. Posted

    12 minutes ago, TQR said:


    Thing is, you look at the definite seat-holders - Braverman, Hayes, Truss, plenty of that ilk. Are they the foundations on which to build a party that’ll be electable again in 10 years? Are they fuck. The only way the Tories become remotely credible again is if they detoxify themselves to pre-Brexit standards. 

     

    The current Conservative Party is a uneasy coalition of One Nation Tories and Brexit/Culture War nutters. They only stay together because neither one wants to give up the activist base (which is needed come election time). In a recent council by-election in my constituency the Conservatives won (albeit on a very low turnout)

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  3. Posted

    Michael Portillo was meant to be the shining knight for the Tory Party who was going to shake them up and make them a credible opposition to New Labour but he lost his seat on that night in 1997. Most people outside the Tory party thought that Ken Clarke was the sensible choice for leader (especially after Michael Heseltine's Heart Attack) but for the party he was too pro-European so they went with the untested William Hague (who might have made a good successor to one of the names above but he was plunged in too quickly) for these decisions they spent 13 years in opposition. However we don't know whether Clarke would have been able to put up a credible fight at the 2001 election which hardly saw any seats change hands from Labour to Conservative.

     

    As to members of the cabinet who elicit respect. The discussion around who will lead the party after the election does not throw up names that inspire confidence. A lot will depend on the size and make-up of the rump of Conservative MPs left and who would want the job. By saying Penny Mordaunt sounds like the best of a bad bunch is really just demonstrating how bad things are

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  4. Posted

    1 minute ago, TQR said:

     

    A question to anyone tuned in to politics in the 90s: how woeful did it all look for Major in his last couple of years? Did his electoral prospects look anything like as bad as they are now for Sunak? Was anyone still singing his praises?

     

    I think he was astonished (and possibly a bit disappointed) to win in 1992. As the Parliament progressed divisions over Europe and a few scandals meant things looked dire by 1997 the writing was on the wall especially after John Smith was replaced by Tony Blair

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  5. Posted

    She was in North by Northwest which is generally considered to be Hitchcock's masterpiece and she won an academy award for On The Waterfront.

     

    She is in the top tier of Hollywood nonagenarians

     

     

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  6. Posted

     

    22 minutes ago, DCI Frank Burnside said:

    As low as Major and Corbyn at their lowest points  ooofff

     

    The big difference between Sunak and Corbyn is that whilst a lot of people really disliked Jeremy Corbyn there was a hardcore of people who really liked him and flocked to see him speak. Whereas those people who do not dislike Sunak aren't singing his praises from the highest hills. It is greeted with a shrug and a better than Truss/Johnson/Starmer* 

     

    *delete as appropriate

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  7. Posted

    4 hours ago, Drewsky1211 said:

    Erasmus Darwin died on this day 222 years ago, aged 70.

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    - Darwin started off as a doctor, and managed to be such a success that king George III invited him to become the Royal Physician- which he declined.

    - Darwin was much more famous for his biology studies, with his first publications being translations of Carl Linnaeus works into English- Darwin would coin several plant names. In 1791, he would write The Botanic Garden, a compilation of two long poems that incorporated lurid vocabulary and anthropomorphizing the plants in the book to pique readers' interests in botany. 

    - Darwin's most famous work is 1796's Zoonomia, which focused on the study of bacteria and viruses, wheree would categorize diseases into four different groups (irritation, sensation, volition and association). However, what was the lasting impact of the book was his ideas that supported the theory of evolution- namely a common ancestor to life, and inheritance of characteristics with each passing generation.

    - Darwin was also an inventor- his inventions included a carriage designed to not tip over while riding, a machine that was used to produce sounds similar to human speech, and meteorological devices.

    - Darwin's ideas in Zoonomia would later be further developed by his more famous grandson- none other than Charles Darwin.

     

    There is a building named after him at Nottingham Trent University

  8. Posted

    april 17 2024

     

    71 Jeff Buckley — Hallelujah

    39 Adele — Chasing Pavements -2

    35 La Roux — In For The Kill -2

    35 James Morrison ft. Nelly Furtado — Broken Strings

    33 Jay-Z ft. Alicia Keys — Empire State Of Mind 

    32 Kings Of Leon — Use Somebody 

    30 Rihanna — Russian Roulette -2

    28 Taylor Swift — Love Story

    28 Sam Sparro — Black & Gold

    21 The Script — The Man Who Can’t Be Moved

    16 Britney Spears — Piece Of Me +4

    13 Kid Cudi vs. Crookers — Day ’n’ Nite 

    07 The Saturdays — Just Can’t Get Enough 

  9. Posted

    Rotherham part company with their manager two weeks after relegation to League one was confirmed

     

    He was only appointed a few weeks ago clearly with his mission to be to keep Rotherham in the Championship and failed but I think no-one should have been surprised at the outcome. In an extremely competitive league Rotherham have looked like an outlier for the entire season. Though as it stands it is looking like the bottom three are all Yorkshire clubs. Well hopefully Leeds will keep the Championship flag flying for Yorkshire next season (when they will be joined by Sheffield United)

  10. Posted

    17/4/24

     

    67 Jeff Buckley — Hallelujah 

    39 Adele — Chasing Pavements  

    35 Jay-Z ft. Alicia Keys — Empire State Of Mind

    33 La Roux — In For The Kill

    33 Sam Sparro — Black & Gold

    33 James Morrison ft. Nelly Furtado — Broken Strings

    28 Taylor Swift — Love Story

    28 Rihanna — Russian Roulette

    27 The Script — The Man Who Can’t Be Moved

    27 Kings Of Leon — Use Somebody 

    22 Michael Jackson — Man In The Mirror

    18 Kid Cudi vs. Crookers — Day ’n’ Nite

    16 The Saturdays — Just Can’t Get Enough 

    13 Britney Spears — Piece Of Me +4

    09 Leona Lewis — Happy -6

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  11. Posted

    Congrats @ladyfiona

     

    1924 William Russell/Eva Marie Saint
    1925 Pete Murray/Ysanne Churchman
    1926 Timothy Dudley-Smith/Gudrun Ure
    1927 Sandy Gall/Leontyne Price
    1928 James Ivory/Queen Ratna of Nepal
    1929 John Woodvine/Vera Miles
    1930 Douglas Hurd/Edna O'Brien 
    1931 Ken Bates/Leslie Caron
    1932 Roy Hattersley/Petula Clark

    1933 Tinto Brass/Kim Novak

  12. Posted

    16.04.24

     

    61 Jeff Buckley — Hallelujah  

    34 Michael Jackson — Man In The Mirror 

    31 Kid Cudi vs. Crookers — Day ’n’ Nite

    31 James Morrison ft. Nelly Furtado — Broken Strings

    31 Adele — Chasing Pavements

    30 La Roux — In For The Kill

    29 Sam Sparro — Black & Gold

    28 Taylor Swift — Love Story

    28 Rihanna — Russian Roulette

    27 The Script — The Man Who Can’t Be Moved

    26 Kings Of Leon — Use Somebody

    23 Jay-Z ft. Alicia Keys — Empire State Of Mind

    21 Leona Lewis — Happy

    20 The Saturdays — Just Can’t Get Enough

    16 T.I. ft. Rihanna — Live Your Life 

    11 The Saturdays — Forever Is Over 

    10 The Noisettes — Don’t Upset The Rhythm (Go Baby Go)

    05 Britney Spears — Piece Of Me +4

    04 Mr Hudson ft. Kanye West — Supernova -6

  13. Posted

    1 hour ago, TQR said:

     

    I don't have the sufficient provenance to argue with your account of the music industry in the US. What I did notice, however, was the overwhelming presence of the actions of her team and of the industry in general, which make your attacks on her personally appear nearly as unjust as the press who could quite easily have driven her to her death with their incessant capricious (and often misogynistic) attacks on her. Oppressive strategy in the music industry isn't exactly exclusive to Britney's team, as I'm sure you'll accept.

     

    In any case, BuffaloPhil said it; this is not a game based on whether you like someone or not; we're here to judge the music itself. Morrissey is an iron clad cunt but you won't see me downvoting any Smiths numbers as a result of that.

     

    Chart music is a market place and there is always a need for fresh faced bubblegum pop peddlars.  However with A Piece of Me is see Britney trying to move beyond that. I think it deliberately strikes a discordant note.

     

    With regard to Morrissey fortunately his songs rarely troubled the upper reaches of the charts

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  14. Posted

    15/4/24

     

    54 Jeff Buckley — Hallelujah 

    42 Michael Jackson — Man In The Mirror 

    29 Jay-Z ft. Alicia Keys — Empire State Of Mind 

    29 James Morrison ft. Nelly Furtado — Broken Strings

    28 Kid Cudi vs. Crookers — Day ’n’ Nite

    28 Adele — Chasing Pavements

    27 La Roux — In For The Kill

    26 Taylor Swift — Love Story

    25 Kings Of Leon — Use Somebody

    26 Rihanna — Russian Roulette

    24 Sam Sparro — Black & Gold

    23 The Script — The Man Who Can’t Be Moved

    21 Leona Lewis — Happy

    20 T.I. ft. Rihanna — Live Your Life 

    20 The Saturdays — Just Can’t Get Enough

    15 Britney Spears — Piece Of Me +4

    15 The Noisettes - Don't Upset The Rhythm (Go Baby Go)

    14 The Saturdays — Forever Is Over -1

    14 Basshunter — All I Ever Wanted  

    13 Mr Hudson ft. Kanye West — Supernova -2

    13 Leona Lewis — Better In Time / Footprints In The Sand -2

    

    00 Flo Rida ft. T-Pain — Low -1

     

    I actually think Piece of Me is a 00s response to Come Together. I understand why some people dislike it but I think it is one of Britney Spears best songs

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  17. Posted

    14.04.2024

     

    46 Jeff Buckley — Hallelujah 

    40 Michael Jackson — Man In The Mirror

    29 Adele — Chasing Pavements  

    28 Kid Cudi vs. Crookers — Day ’n’ Nite 

    27 Kings Of Leon — Use Somebody 

    25 Jay-Z ft. Alicia Keys — Empire State Of Mind

    25 La Roux — In For The Kill

    24 Taylor Swift — Love Story

    24 Rihanna — Russian Roulette

    24 James Morrison ft. Nelly Furtado — Broken Strings

    23 The Script — The Man Who Can’t Be Moved

    23 Leona Lewis — Better In Time / Footprints In The Sand

    22 Sam Sparro — Black & Gold

    21 Leona Lewis — Happy

    21 T.I. ft. Rihanna — Live Your Life

    20 The Saturdays — Just Can’t Get Enough

    19 Britney Spears — Piece Of Me +4

    19 The Noisettes— Don’t Upset The Rhythm (Go Baby Go)

    18 The Saturdays — Forever Is Over -2

    17 Basshunter — All I Ever Wanted

    15 Mr Hudson ft. Kanye West — Supernova -2

    15 H Two O ft. Platnum — What’s It Gonna Be -2

    12 Flo Rida ft. T-Pain — Low 

    05 Wiley — Wearing My Rolex 

  20. Posted

    13.04.2024

     

    39 Jeff Buckley — Hallelujah

    36 Michael Jackson — Man In The Mirror

    28 Adele — Chasing Pavements

    28 Kid Cudi vs. Crookers — Day ’n’ Nite 

    26 Jay-Z ft. Alicia Keys — Empire State Of Mind

    25 La Roux — In For The Kill

    23 Kings Of Leon — Use Somebody 

    23 James Morrison ft. Nelly Furtado — Broken Strings

    22 Taylor Swift — Love Story

    22 Rihanna — Russian Roulette

    22 Leona Lewis — Better In Time / Footprints In The Sand 

    22 Sam Sparro — Black & Gold

    21 The Script — The Man Who Can’t Be Moved

    21 Leona Lewis — Happy

    21 Flo Rida ft. T-Pain — Low

    20 T.I. ft. Rihanna — Live Your Life

    20 The Saturdays — Just Can’t Get Enough

    20 The Saturdays — Forever Is Over

    19 Britney Spears — Piece Of Me +4

    18 Mr Hudson ft. Kanye West — Supernova

    17 The Noisettes — Don’t Upset The Rhythm (Go Baby Go)

    17 H Two O ft. Platnum — What’s It Gonna Be

    17 Basshunter — All I Ever Wanted

    14 Wiley — Wearing My Rolex

    14 Eric Prydz — Pjanoo

    11 Soulja Boy Tell'em — Crank That 

    10 Robbie Williams — Bodies

    

    00 Sugababes — Get Sexy -6

  21. Posted

    Went to the RSC last night to see the opening night of Love's Labour's Lost. 

     

    Fantastic production which milks the comic potential. 

     

    Luke Thompson (Bridgeton) was a confident and expressive Berowne and Nathan Foad (OFMD) made the most of Costard. 

     

    Only criticism was that the Princess's voice didn't really carry but she made up for it by being stunningly beautiful.  

     

    Only on for five weeks. Worth catching if you are around Stratford 

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  23. Posted

    12/4/24


     

    30 Jeff Buckley — Hallelujah 

    28 Michael Jackson — Man In The Mirror

    26 Adele — Chasing Pavements  

    24 Kid Cudi vs. Crookers — Day ’n’ Nite

    24 Jay-Z ft. Alicia Keys — Empire State Of Mind

    23 Kings Of Leon — Use Somebody

    22 Leona Lewis — Better In Time / Footprints In The Sand 

    21 Sam Sparro — Black & Gold

    21 La Roux — In For The Kill

    21 James Morrison ft. Nelly Furtado — Broken Strings

    21 Taylor Swift — Love Story

    21 The Script — The Man Who Can’t Be Moved

    21 Leona Lewis — Happy

    21 Rihanna — Russian Roulette

    20 Flo Rida ft. T-Pain — Low

    20 Wiley — Wearing My Rolex

    20 Basshunter — All I Ever Wanted

    20 Eric Prydz — Pjanoo

    20 T.I. ft. Rihanna — Live Your Life

    20 The Saturdays — Just Can’t Get Enough

    20 The Saturdays — Forever Is Over

    20 Robbie Williams — Bodies

    18 Britney Spears — Piece Of Me

    18 Mr Hudson ft. Kanye West — Supernova -2

    17 H Two O ft. Platnum — What’s It Gonna Be

    15 The Noisettes — Don’t Upset The Rhythm ( Go Baby Go) 

    15 Sugababes — Get Sexy -2

    14 Soulja Boy Tell'em — Crank That  

    12 Nickelback — Rockstar +4

    11 McFly — One For The Radio

    06 Westlife — What About Now -2

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  25. Posted

    11.04.24

     

    67 Manic Street Preachers — Your Love Alone Is Not Enough

    65 Mark Ronson ft. Amy Winehouse — Valerie 

    64 Corinne Bailey Rae — Put Your Records On 

    39 Kate Nash — Foundations -6

    19 Plain White T’s — Hey There Delilah

    17 The Killers — When You Were Young 

    09 Gwen Stefani ft. Akon — The Sweet Escape +4

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