Little Dorrit is so long they should have called it Big Dorrit

they're calling it to the gulag archipelago folks

Holibobs. Holibobbles. Holibobbilobs

*sobs* it's so beautiful *sobs*

Now do Judges!

I'm not doing that food quiz as I know I'm upper lower middle class

The thing is if McSweeney doesn't want Labour to move to the left he needs to be less shit

Russell Brand showed up for work dressed as Osama Bin Laden on 12th September 2001 and Kneecap consistently give off the same energy.

... I still have CDs....

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Surprised by how much I enjoyed 28 Years Later. The weirdness was captivating and compounded by the appearance of so many local landmarks.

I think at least once a month about a Eamonn Holmes quiz show c. 20 years ago where someone answered that the author of Gulliver's travels was Dean Swift and Eamonn wouldn't accept that because his card said Jonathan

When will Kier Starmer introduce the death penalty for people who talk in cinemas?

Footage of Aaron Taylor Johnson and Jodie Cormer's dialect coach

28 years later captures approximately 50% of the weirdness one experiences living amongst Geordies.

does Morgan McSweeneyspeak Gaelic? Inquiring minds want to know

We follow the science (unless a drug does or doesn't fit within our pre-established political identity in which case it will definitely cure/kill you no further reading necessary)

as an NHS GP i'm a judgy scold

I'm currently at a housing conference & it's a slightly out of body experience politically, given the vibe here is thrilled with getting £39bn + basically all they asked for in spending review. Not that govt isn't in deep trouble elsewhere but it's a striking eg of how easily the popular stuff...

Can we admit Dune 2 was quite boring yet?

I've not seen Don't Look Up but I assume it's the worst movie ever made

Obviously I don't want Venice to sink into the sea but if there was ever a time for Venice to sink into the sea...

Wait Eric Adams is real??

fascinating to me how the Government are going all in on this. What's the plan when the rebels don't back down?

it is amusing to me that Anthony Weiner was also once more running for election yesterday

In the UK Mandami would be doing emergency podcasts with Aaron Bastani.

NUTS SACKED

It's in line with the force retention policy so that's ok.

Is there something that happens to you in government that stops you being able to think more than one step ahead?

Joss Whedon's career?

I feel like the entire machinery of government is committed to making ministers believe in unicorns rather than just raising taxes

What a way to govern

There'll be no welfare cuts then. I'll tell the OBR.

It's the fuel duty freeze that really grates.

just remembered I'm having a chippy tea

This isn't how being a parent works "Their 16-year-old has moved in with her grandmother and "understood" that her parents, who were in their teens when she was born, wanted to explore and travel."

I'm not reflexively anti-Starmer but I do increasingly think there must be a half dozen cabinet members with a better political instincts who could navigate things better.

It’s such a stain on British justice that so many IPP prisoners are still yet to be released

When do Tory MPs start defecting ?

Burning (Lee Chang-dong, 2018) Cold War (Pawlikowski, 2018) Memories of Murder (Bong Joon Ho, 2003) Volver (Almodovar, 2006) Tar (Field, 2022) 1/2

Every point she makes she has gotten from twitter

UPDATE- I’m told there are 99 signatures

Once again the correct answer is a broad based income tax rise. And a fuel duty rise. The best time to do it is the day after you won a majority. The next best time is now.

Over 80 Labour MPs and 10 select committee chairs have signed an amendment opposing the government’s welfare bill. “Intention is to show strength of opposition to send gov back to the drawing board,” one rebel tells me.

Will the Harry Potter show ever actually make it to air?

Not a helpful or productive feeling but so angry at every American who voted for this

"Thank you for your attention in this matter" is something he says because he realizes he's not really in charge

The problem with going to the NHS with pain is that once they rule out anything they know how to treat they aren't particularly bothered or curious about the pain