Bibliogryphon 9,413 Posted January 14 13 hours ago, BonScott said: 80 seat majority is a convincing win, especially as 2 years earlier May didn’t even get a majority, relied on a DUP coalition to govern, so there is no doubt that Boris was the main reason for the landslide v Corbyn, May never even got a majority against him Never underestimate Boris’s popularity, when he visited my constituency even in height of Partygate he was mobbed like it was Brad Pitt or George Clooney If tories want to win next election they need to reach out to him and bring him back into the fold, The numbers of seats is slightly misleading because they gamed the election (something the FPTP lets you do) he targeted specific Labour held seats with messages that were focused on a very specific demographic. Those Red Wall seats have now come to the conclusion they were used and the current Conservative party doesn't give a flying fuck about them. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Windsor 2,214 Posted January 14 10 hours ago, Comped said: How many decades until we find out what was in those letters? I have a feeling it might not be for another 50-plus years, by which point I will be certainly retired... And who knows if this site will exist by then. Don't worry about it. What we don't know, folks like Lady Colin Campbell will make up. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
prussianblue 928 Posted January 14 17 hours ago, The Old Crem said: My dad wants Robert Hardman punished for writing this book. No offence, but I think most of us think your family are reactionary cranks. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sod's Law 376 Posted January 14 4 hours ago, Bibliogryphon said: The numbers of seats is slightly misleading because they gamed the election (something the FPTP lets you do) he targeted specific Labour held seats with messages that were focused on a very specific demographic. Those Red Wall seats have now come to the conclusion they were used and the current Conservative party doesn't give a flying fuck about them. I live in one of those red wall seats and everything the newspapers were scaring people into thinking would happen under a Corbyn government (record tax burden, startled volatile markets, record high debt) has come true under the Tories instead, so people have now woken up. 5 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
openviews 278 Posted May 26 Had she made it to 26,408 days on the throne she would've taken the record for longest reigning monarch today from Louis XIV. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_longest-reigning_monarchs 6 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
max_bossetti 147 Posted May 26 33 minutes ago, openviews said: Had she made it to 26,408 days on the throne she would've taken the record for longest reigning monarch today from Louis XIV. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_longest-reigning_monarchs If we exclude the regency period of Louis XIV's mother, his reign lasted 23,369 days. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jcc 224 Posted June 4 https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13494847/Queen-Elizabeth-IIs-lookalike-featured-Naked-Gun-Austin-Powers-dies-96-age-Majesty-surrounded-grandchildren-kids.html Seems as good a place as any to post this. 6 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Octopus of Odstock 2,115 Posted June 4 2 minutes ago, jcc said: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13494847/Queen-Elizabeth-IIs-lookalike-featured-Naked-Gun-Austin-Powers-dies-96-age-Majesty-surrounded-grandchildren-kids.html Seems as good a place as any to post this. Thank you. For search purposes, Jeanette Charles has died. 7 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Death Impends 7,871 Posted June 4 Died only a few months older than the Queen did, impersonated her to the very end 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 20,688 Posted June 4 1 minute ago, Death Impends said: Died only a few months older than the Queen did, impersonated her to the very end Just one more impersonator of Her Majesty to go.... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Comped 477 Posted June 4 22 minutes ago, YoungWillz said: Just one more impersonator of Her Majesty to go.... How's Ella Slack doing? She's only in her 70's, so likely will be the last impersonator/body double for HMTLQ to die in a decade or two, barring health issues. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 20,688 Posted June 4 6 minutes ago, Comped said: How's Ella Slack doing? She's only in her 70's, so likely will be the last impersonator/body double for HMTLQ to die in a decade or two, barring health issues. OK, two impersonators.... Hint: Hesnoraquinebyraway. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TQR 14,315 Posted June 4 28 minutes ago, YoungWillz said: OK, two impersonators.... Hint: Hesnoraquinebyraway. Imelda Staunton? 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Comped 477 Posted June 5 1 hour ago, YoungWillz said: OK, two impersonators.... She'll guarantee QO by that point. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Brad252 764 Posted September 11 Did Rolf Harris get a secret design contract for this before his death: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/clyl0xnrynzo Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Toast 15,869 Posted September 11 3 hours ago, Brad252 said: Did Rolf Harris get a secret design contract for this before his death: Rolf would have produced a better likeness. This is his portrait of HMTLQ. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Comped 477 Posted September 11 4 hours ago, Toast said: Rolf would have produced a better likeness. This is his portrait of HMTLQ. That's... Actually quite good! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Toast 15,869 Posted September 11 Whatever else Rolf was, he was a very good painter. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ulitzer95 11,984 Posted September 11 Disagree with the above comments. If you blow the painting up and look at the face more closely she looks very sinister. I'm led to believe she didn't like it, nor did she like him. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Toast 15,869 Posted September 11 40 minutes ago, Ulitzer95 said: Disagree with the above comments. If you blow the painting up and look at the face more closely she looks very sinister. I'm led to believe she didn't like it, nor did she like him. Really? ISTR a TV programme which featured her sitting for this portrait, and she came over as enjoying it. Perhaps she was a better actress that we realised. No doubt that programme will never be shown again so we can't tell. Another case of history being obliterated so that they can pretend that people who did bad things never existed. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ulitzer95 11,984 Posted September 11 2 minutes ago, Toast said: Really? ISTR a TV programme which featured her sitting for this portrait, and she came over as enjoying it. Perhaps she was a better actress that we realised. No doubt that programme will never be shown again so we can't tell. Another case of history being obliterated so that they can pretend that people who did bad things never existed. No need for a repeat broadcast. It's all over YouTube. Full programme: Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Toast 15,869 Posted September 11 22 minutes ago, Ulitzer95 said: No need for a repeat broadcast. It's all over YouTube. Full programme: Thanks, I'll take a look when I have time. Glad someone kept it. My comment still stands though. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
