Farage has 3 key weaknesses on which the other parties should be laser-focused: - His insatiable appetite for money, and his willingness to prostitute his party to billionaires, crooks & tax-dodgers; - His subservience to Donald Trump; - A nasty temper, which he struggles to hide under pressure.

When I saw Blazing Saddles on its original release, this was the supporting film.

Revisiting an old favourite in 4K.

Daniel Devaney, who was elected as a Reform UK councillor for the Clayton and Fairweather Green ward on Bradford Council on Thursday, has resigned his position hours after winning his seat. This is the reality of Nigel Farage’s Reform UK.

Modest proposal: People who use "staycation" to mean "going on holiday" to be placed under indefinite house arrest.

I think the right is wrong, as it has been for decades now, that people dislike Gordon Brown. Voters were just exhausted at New Labour by the time he took over. He’s not perfect but looking at what he’s done with his time since then underlines that he is basically a Good Guy.

Can't prove this but maybe the reason for Attenborough's longevity is that whenever Paddington arrives to shepherd his soul on, he fends him off with his powers of nature narration. "The perplexed ursine psychopomp withdraws, his hunt unsuccessful. Perhaps a 1970s bass player will make easier prey."

Dog up the road revved up to bark at me, then clearly decided my documents were all in order and we said no more about it.

My unread pile is at least now an unread shelf.

'Go to Threads, Simon', they said. 'It's much nicer than X.' Threads:

A rare moment of honesty from Farage.

One of my favourite current comic strips - like Roy of the Rovers if he was an alien who looked a bit like Hellboy.

How about this as some headlines: *Reform went backwards on last year *Results in line with their falling poll score *They underperformed their polls in Scotland *If this had been a General, they wouldn't have won a majority even when the govt is phenomenally unpopular Bit of a different story?

The Sheep Detectives makes the third best use of the MGM lion (after North By Northwest and Dance of the Vampires).

In the days of paper deliveries, I got this and Marvel UK's Planet of the Apes comic every week.

Interesting analysis for those of us interested in hope and aware of the big graph that shows Reform peaked in October last year and is sliding inexorably down.

I *am* hoping that a few more Reform councils might get the message through that they are incompetent as well as loathsome.

However you dice it, it’s been a great night for Thai-based cryptocurrency billionaires & Vladimir Putin - who, incredibly, is currently getting more good news from the UK than Ukraine.

My university has just described the closure of a department & cutting of courses as 'an exciting opportunity', creating 'new possibilities for growth'. The only growth here is in senior management using marketing bullshit to describe the sector-wide destruction of the arts & humanities.

SCOOP: A confidential new CIA analysis delivered to policymakers this week concludes that Iran can survive the U.S. naval blockade for at least 3 to 4 months before facing more severe economic hardship, a finding that contradicts those hailing an imminent collapse 🧵

Why would we want to learn from our pasts, or ponder the power of the written and spoken word, or explore the deep questions of humanity? According to the University of Hertfordshire, we wouldn't. They've just cut all of our undergrad Humanities programmes

This is now happening. BBC Four to repeat A Very Peculiar Practice for its 40th anniversary on Wednesday 20 May. Includes a new intro from Andrew Davies. #AVeryPeculiarPractice

Becky and I are refusing to eat or sleep in case Bette Davis gets us as we look at one of Hammer's very best, the excellent Jimmy Sangster scripted/Seth Holt directed The Nanny (1965), As always, available here and wherever you get your podcasts. www.evolutionofhorror.com/hammer

Sharing, without comment, British newspapers’ depictions of the only Jewish person currently leading a UK political party . Times. Mail. Telegraph. Sun.

Really sad to hear about the passing of Tony Stella. What he had you can't fake.

R.I.P. to the great Tony Stella, a friend and inspiration. This is devastating

Tell them about the time you identified a picture of a giraffe--they will be dazzled!

Sparks have certainly made some choices with their new setlist.

Can the new version of The Odyssey match Mario Bava's contribution to the 1968 version broadcast on RAI? youtu.be/a6ffei_SgNg?...

All being well, one of these will be my 40th Sparks show!

Widow's Bay is pushing all the right buttons.

ALIEN TERRORE NELLO SPAZIO THE MAN WITH X-RAY EYES PLANET OF THE APES (1968) THE THING (1982) 2001 A SPACE ODYSSEY METROPOLIS (1927) AKIRA LA DECIMA VITTIMA BARBARELLA

"So they call me Concentration Camp Farage?"

‘Do Things My Own Way’ remixed by Cornelius❗️ Listen now: transgressive.lnk.to/DTMOWREMIX

Interesting looking Alain Delon film on Talking Pictures on Thursday, Deux Hommes Dans la Ville. I googled the director Josè Giovanni and then wondered what exactly you would need to do to get cancelled back then (the three murders are only part of it).

Fouracres' corpsing is the icing on the cake of that SNL UK British Pork sketch.

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Thousands of you have already come through the doors of the PCC for AKIRA since its 4K re-release a few weeks back - but we’ve got plenty more shows throughout May. Make sure you catch the greatest and most influential anime of all time, right here in its spiritual London home. 🎟️: buff.ly/YFnwTCV

Open Channel D as Solo takes a personal mission... Premiere: THE MAN FROM UNCLE (1965) 4pm #RobertVaughn #DavidMcCallum in 'The Secret Sceptre Affair' #TPTVsubtitles

Bank Holiday viewing.

Current audiobook is Middle England by @jonathancoe.bsky.social. I have read it before but I'm particularly enjoying Rory Kinnear's reading of it (the Olympic Opening Ceremony episode made me laugh out loud at the gym this morning).

Off to see The Devil's Backbone in the BFI's Del Toro season tonight. youtu.be/Qj_QUV8HZp4?...

Bill Maher not used to hearing people laugh

Keep in my mind that what has Dawkins transfixed with “Claudia’s” “humanity” — moreso than any real human he’s ever met — is that “she” is very impressed with him and always available. It’s honestly so pathetic how much these dudes tell on themselves, that all they’ve ever wanted is a sex slave.

Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads? League of Gentlemen The Avengers The Prisoner Buffy the Vampire Slayer Commissario Montalbano Dr Who (some of the time) The Persuaders Batman Man About the House Monty Python's Flying Circus Gone Fishing A Ghost Story For Christmas Inside No.9 Taskmaster

Off to see The Devil's Backbone in the BFI's Del Toro season tonight. youtu.be/Qj_QUV8HZp4?...

Reece Shearsmith in the Arrow Video Store. youtu.be/N2LBwZrJa2c?...

Flic Story is a very strong candidate for Alain Delon's best screen performance (even if Losey's Mr Klein might just slip past it).

May 1st - Jack Torrance's shift as caretaker of the Overlook Hotel was due to end, with the hotel re-opening on the 15th. 📽️📅 The Shining (1980)