What do the polls tell us about Labour, Reform and the polls? Have a listen @ohgodwhatnow.bsky.social

Will give it a go - thank you

I did one lot with a small sharp knife. It think next lot will be bashed with whatever I can find!

Just another reason to love Robert de Niro …

Sloe Gin fans please form an orderly queue … I love it too

I’ve been making sloe gin for years … never seen quite so many sloes as right now… what a lovely end to summer

Thank you! Great idea

Thank you- frittata yes & the other suggestion - I think they also will store well for a few weeks

Oh, and these …. I mean, like courgettes on steroids except they’re organic tromboncini … so many and so big I’m not sure what to do with them (advice welcome) - garlic and butter?

Yes the raspberries and blackberries have been almost inexhaustible - anyone know why? A lot of sun and rain in very heavy bursts but not often? Whatever it is - it’s been really good

we. will. not. be. intimidated.

This is a superb recipe - will have a go - thank you!

Excellent idea!

Definitely worth it, as long as you have a good peeler!

Yes Nigel S is a big fan of quince too - great recipe with star anise

I treat them a bit like stewed apples - water, sugar, some lemon juice, and maybe add a some blackberries for a pie ... - they soften quickly and the flavour is indescribable

Every year around this time I get some wonderful quinces from my friend Lizzie. And every year I think that peeling them is like peeling rocks … but I’ve just cooked a bundle and the taste is so lovely and so unusual - as always … thank you Lizzie. What a treat.

I watched Kimmel's three most recent monologues, convinced I had missed the thing MAGA was outraged about. But it looks like this is it. It has to be more than this, right? There's just no way this is it.

China is challenging decades of US global dominance, but is Beijing prepared to lead the world? Professor Steve Tsang, director of @soaspress.bsky.social joins @gavinesler.bsky.social to discuss China’s ambitions and what it means for the future of the global order. Listen now: linktr.ee/bunker_pod

It’s going to be a busy week ….

Always worth a read - from Anne Applebaum open.substack.com/pub/anneappl...

Thank you Ian.

The attack on Qatar and what it means for those Arab states trying to find a solution to the horrors in Gaza @thisisnotadrillpod.bsky.social

For the worst politicians the most important thing is to invent an enemy and therefore create a “problem.” Sadly social media and the worst o f the traditional media buy in to the invented narrative that the “witches”are real. Thanks to @profaliceroberts.bsky.social

Indeed.

Drones, Putin, Poland and what next for NATO @bunkerpod.bsky.social with @irgarner.bsky.social joining us from Warsaw

Bird experts: we have a live (but damaged) pigeon in a sheltered part of the garden. Last week another pigeon came to exactly the same place to die. (Hit by a car? Damaged? A mate?) This one is hanging on. Any advice? Thoughts?

Good advice

Good question:

Absolutely right - pseudo-patriots

Thanks for the insight @matthewholehouse.bsky.social into ReformUK’s weird conference

Looks like the WhingeUK conference may not have been such a huge triumph after all

Rayner’s departure has left Labour in turmoil as Starmer looks to recalibrate. Will his changes work? Plus, Reform UK held its conference at the weekend – is there a way of stealing the spotlight back from them? @gavinesler.bsky.social & @jacobjarvis.bsky.social discuss ➡️ linktr.ee/bunker_pod

Nothing to see here. Move along.

Caption?

Worth a read -

Ah thanks Ben for that correction. I went to Whitewater. Spent a lot of time in Arkansas (which was lovely) and formed the view that Bill Clinton was interested in many things but money was not one of them…

In the UK The Telegraph spent years in the 1990s trying to prove the Clintons somehow made a fortune out of Whitewater real estate … it’s difficult to believe that it’s an even more idiotic newspaper 30 years later but somehow they have managed it

There’s a clue here somewhere into what happens next …. PS tariffs in the US caused enormous economic problems in the 1890s and in 1930 there was … er, um, the Great Depression …

Via Ronald S. on FB.

Thanks for so many of the interesting comments on this. Consensus seems to be: clickbait politics; Farage gains attention in an attention-poor world; mainstream media follow social media to try to seem “relevant.” I think I’d add that Farage is a very good communicator whereas others aren’t.

Robert Reich is absolutely correct

Fintan is always worth a read - thanks Myles - will take a look @gylesnamopaleen.bsky.social

Seven word summary - thanks Peter

I’ve often wondered why Nigel Farage, who as godfather of the Brexit fiasco engineered the biggest British foreign policy disaster since Suez is continually offered so much space in some newspapers and broadcast media. Serious question. Thoughts welcome.

For the worst politicians the most important thing is to invent an enemy and therefore create a “problem.” Sadly social media and the worst o f the traditional media buy in to the invented narrative that the “witches”are real. Thanks to @profaliceroberts.bsky.social

When journalists are targeted it’s because those doing the targeting have something to hide. It’s appalling. Despicable. But it won’t work.