I just think it’s worth remembering how extreme bathroom bans were seen as until fairly recently. The backlash to one in *South Carolina* in 2016 was so bad it made the state Republican Party rethink strategy.

If you really want to make me froth at the mouth then remember the last fuel crisis lead to mass adoption of solar power in poorer countries out of desperation and despite having 4 years, the UK has done...nothing

Ooh, dropping the national speed limit to 55mph to improve fuel efficiency would be a good one. With targeted fuel and energy efficiency support funded by all the FPNs of people breaking it. Also we could fit a turbine to the bladders of telegraph columnists to get free elec from the boiled piss

Do you think Shaggy sang "Angel" and "It wasn't me" about the same girl?

Is it morally defensible? No. But is it a coherent response to a difficult situation? No. Ah, but is it effective in bringing down fuel prices? Ha, you're not going to believe this...

"But what about side by side against Zoe Bread?" "Aye, I could do that."

Genghis solved for this centuries ago, just cut off the supply of mcdonalds and they'll come out themselves

The thing is, I think if they'd put more effort into hiding it then they should have been allowed. I don't oppose cheating, I oppose laziness.

There's a car park in Berlin that's a bit like this

Spying on other club training is VERY funny, it’s very Plankton trying to get the Krabby Patty secret formula

The combination of tunnels, cuttings and other beautifying measures mean that HS2 will only spend 9 minutes of its hour long journey able to see the countryside.

Not to go all "Big Burnham" but the GMCA fund is actually spectacular. Started in 2015 with £300mn in assets it's now worth c.£1.2bn having been recycled over and over through short and medium term loans that basically mean Manchester is on pace to actually meet its housing targets.

"Trump has, in other words, used the excuse of a lawsuit to create a slush fund of US taxpayer money to compensate his allies, supporters and – should he wish – even his own family and businesses, almost entirely at his own discretion." inews.co.uk/opinion/trum...

Right, but that's not really the secret? The central question of Aaron's Thor run is whether gods deserve to be gods, and Thor's battle with Gorr, the butcher of gods, culminates in Gorr realising he's getting through to Thor. Original Sin is an all knowing eye telling Thor "Gorr was right."

Yup, imagine how bad the Tories reputation will be if they associate with morons, spivs and fascists like Andrea Jenkyns, Robert Jenrick and Suella Braverman.

If you want the moment I started to get properly nervous about this government, it was when they decided to scrap the report on social care they'd done in opposition and punt it to the next election despite it running through two of their key focuses: NHS wait times and local government.

"Nisi decree you, decree you... NISI"

Orson Welles: I worked with Grogu. Not in film you see but on the stage. Brilliant performer but a cruel disgusting wretch of a soul. Interviewer: Pourrions-nous parler de Citizen Kane à la place, s'il vous plaît ? Welles: yes he did sell out his friends to HUAC, I will never forgive him for that

you ever read something so french that you need to go flirt with someone who is not your spouse

"Who's this RON? Can he run the Labour party?"

The thing is these are very hard demographics to poll accurately, it's a constantly changing, self selecting electorate so there will be pretty big error bars, Wes could be as high as 25%?

A lot of people dunking on this not realising it is a clever reference to Andy supporting Everton.

I really don't think I can do a whole summer of Andy Burnham.

Found out this morning that my Mum's cousin died, which has really shaken her because they're the same age and suddenly life feels very brief. Leads to a very odd conversation about mortality when you're still not over nearly being killed a week ago.

I will also not be attacking Iran tomorrow.

Musk v Altman JUDGE: The jury has sent a question and the answer is no, the death penalty is not "available for both sides" please return to the jury room and limit your consideration to civil damages.

Not to get all "why does Keir seem to drive everyone up the wall?" When it barely matters, but a consistent problem is that Keir does remind people of their bad boss who will say whatever is convenient to get to the end of the meeting, and then never do anything towards it again.

Salmon sushi was invented in Norway in the 1980s as a way of getting Japan to buy Norwegian farmed salmon www.fromnorway.com/stories-from...

Nigel Farage’s claim that he paid for a £1.4mn house with his fee from a reality TV show has been challenged by corporate accounts that appear to show that the income remained on his company’s balance sheet after the property purchase. www.ft.com/content/88ce...

Great scoop by @annasophiegross.bsky.social:

*Touching the timeline and feeling the vibrations* "Something happened here..."

Trying to explain how Bluesky works to a stranger and drawing a line between "Americans start British food discourse" and "Americans think Paddington is a documentary" whilst nodding and smiling.

Explaining to the guy who's going to use his time machine to kill Hitler that, actually, the paradox would be sufficient collapse reality so he'll let me use it to solve my problem instead.

Why can we never have fun food discourse? Why aren't we talking about the fact that Ciabatta is younger than Beyonce?

I will say, given how viral I understood it went, and the fact everyone is talking about it, I was quite disappointed the guy cooking using an open flame in his lap didn't end the video with his crotch on fire as he bemoans his roasted nadgers.

I'm not sure what kind of economic model you get to where a wealth tax is existential for the future of economic growth but zero net immigration is just vibes and social cohesion. When I did economics they taught us that you needed inputs if you wanted outputs but I guess the literature has moved on

Every week Sarah walks in and goes "Magnolia?" And the participant would go "no, we considered that, but instead we thought why not paint it neon yellow and remove the floorboards so people have to swing on ropes from room to room. We made £50 grand profit in 8 weeks."

Also, love the Times' ability to frame everything in terms of 'dinner parties' and who does and doesn't go to them. Love the idea that, say, the CEO of CityRelay never goes to dinner parties.

I genuinely don't think the right has noticed the degree to which it has radicalised.

Rivals (2023)

I think frankly can't rule out that although neither of the big two leaders stepped up, the civic society response of going 'no, this march was in fact bad and terrible' did actually have some effect.

Fallow is still probably the best combination of quality and price for a roast dinner in central London. The ex-dairy cow beef is an inspired choice, adding an aged funkiness that beats most dry aging whilst being far more sustainable

Between this and “councils shouldn’t fly the Ukraine flag” the next election is IMV begging to be won by the Conservatives, but who instead want to kid themselves that “a fluke in Wandsworth” means that Kemi Badenoch is a good leader with a good strategy.

This is as good as everyone says.

You're too sweet for me...

I’d like you all to run “transgender extremists captured the BBC” through your deranged conspiracy theory bullshit detector, and see whether it pings

hey john. its your cousin marvin. marvin cage! you know that new sound youve been looking for? well listen to this *hangs up phone*

Okay, maybe I could get on the Burnham train.