The assisted dying bill has been scuppered, sabotage by unelected old bastards in the Lords, what a cowardly bunch of shites they all are. One would think at some point the UK would enter the 21st century & leave the archaic past behind.

The BBC's news reporting from Culiàcan on the Mexican governments war with the drug Cartels & it's victims was harrowing in the extreme.

LS Lowry: The Lost Tapes, BBC2. Lowry played by Ian McKellen, an absolute hour of joy, so much insight of a complex artist, just wonderful.

I'm stopping watching American reaction videos on u-tube to stop myself cursing at the screen, not even a basic knowledge of the subject they show, do they teach geography in American schools? they don't know anything about other countries, they should, because they're always interfering in them.

Reading George Sanders memoirs, those not acquainted with him he was an actor who played Cads & villains, won an Oscar for All About Eve, was in Rebecca etc. His writing is very misogynistic & sexist & very very funny, a perfect gentleman with the ladies his views outrageous,he'd be cancelled today.

Lovely spring weather in February in the UK, really good of the news channels & press to inform us all that it's warmer than Malta & Barcelona because they obviously think we're too stupid to realise that temperatures are above what they should be & that naturally it's resulted in it being warmer.

It's very upsetting watching what Ukrainians are going through, Europe should tell Trump to piss off & give Ukrainians the weapons they need & expel Hungry from the EU, its bad enough Trump making America Putins stooges & betraying its allies without a nation in the EU doing exactly the same.

Reforms Farage is pushing for Christian Nationalism in the UK, he's on a loser there, as somebody once said, "We don't do God in the UK"

Finally got a reply from my MP, only took her 6 weeks but still she replied, as you can imagine it was as long winded as one would expect from a politician, but I got a reply. More ppl should contact their MPs if they're not happy with what their government are doing, or more precisely, not doing.

Quite a spectacular closing ceremony at the Winter Olympics, long, but spectacular, held at the amphitheatre in Verona built in 30 AD, 2,000 yrs before the Colosium in Rome was built. Magnificent venue.

Sheffield Wednesday have been relegated, it's the earliest any team has been relegated in English football history, I think there's still 13 games left to play. Anybody who loves football will be saddened by this, all the fault of the previous owner who decimated the club.

Both hospital ships ARE under repair, not IS, when the subject is plural Are is the correct English. Trivial I know, but if the correct grammar isn't used it cheapens the point you're making.

Poor Sheffield Wednesday looking like being relegated by their deadly rivals & neighbours in Steel City Sheffield Utd, still with 11 games left to play, it's disgraceful what has been allowed to happen to that once great club, previous owners should be arrested & thrown into jail for what they did.

I've been to America a couple of times, Trump was in NYC when I was, I got a cab from JFK & the driver was calling Trump a piece of shit, I thought maybe ppl are wising up, alas his supporters aren't as saffy as New Yorkers, I won't go again while Trumps Is president, i prob wouldn't be allowed in.

What a cringing embarrassment Trump is to America, having a pop at Europe again while praising Hungary who's leader is a facist, Europe has the best food standards in the world while Americans are being poisoned by their own government because raising standards would be too costly.

The amount of gold in the Bank Of England's vaults is amazing, #SkyNews 600b worth,more than Fort Knox, each bar is worth 1.4m, their oldest bar is dated from 1915, can gold bars be regarded as antiques?

People who don't believe in any God's take it upon themselves to do what is right, nothing to do with any Lord.

Trump's held the first Board Of Peace (which is a joke itself)meet where he made one misleading claim after another, how can ppl in any form of leadership sit there & listen to the verbal diarrhea that comes out of his mouth, have they no pride or shame.

Can ppl recall Starmer blocking parliament from debating the behaviour of Andrew Mountbatten Windsor as recently as last October, it again calls into question Starmers judgement which seems to be non existent, Labour will never recover with Starmer as leader.

Now Andrew Mountbatten Windsor has being arrested isn't it about time that rich powerful men who sexually abused young woman started getting arrested, one arrest & that's a woman, the evidence is there, the names are there, only courage a sense of justice, decency & moral responsibility are needed.

Andrew formally known as Prince has been arrested for misconduct in public office, if the UK can arrest a Royal there's no excuse for the US not to arrest felons, eg, Trump & associates.

Thousands of Newcastle fans travelled to Azerbaijan to support their team in the Champions league, incredible really, two & a half thousand miles,what an experience, there's no limits to how far British football fans will travel to watch & support their team.

Reforms policies are the stuff of nightmares, they'll set this country back 30 years or more, if you're working class you can't possibly think they'll be working for your benefit. I honestly think they'll destroy the UK.

Plus wtf is a Quad Cork & a Tamworth Turn, I think the commentators are just making it all up for effect.

I wish I could get as excited at the mens freeski Big Air competition in the Winter Olympics as the bbc commentators are, their commentary is bordering on hysteria, calm down lads we have no idea what a corkscrew 21 is.

Braverman says Reform will abolish the Equality Act meaning if you're discriminated against because you're black, a woman, disabled, gay, unfair dismissal, then hard luck. Bad employers will have a field day. if you're any of the above, or an employee, & vote Reform you deserve everything you get.

Because they're political cowards led by a political coward who's forever nervously looking over his shoulder at perceived risks of criticism from a demented right-wing media who'll scream brext betrayal aided by Reform & Tories who'd rather be European outcasts than admit brexit is a disaster.

Maybe American u-tube reactioners will finally understand what Kate Bush is singing about when she sings "Heathcliff it's me, I'm Cathy I've come home"

At yesterday's FA Cup game Aston Villa v Newcastle that didn't have Var match officials had the worst day of refereeing & line decisions in Premiership history, utterly shambolic,with calls growing from fans & pundits 2 get rid of Var one can be forgiven for thinking they were useless on purpose.

Heraskevych prepared best he could to take part in the Winter Olympics, to represent his war ravaged nation, he gave up his dream of competing because he wouldn't give up his principal of honouring his fellow Ukrainian athletes killed by Russia, infinitely more impressive than any gold medal winner.

How utterly depressing. Everything Orwell wrote in 1984 is frightingly coming to pass.

Do people know why Snowdrops are so hardy & are able to survive the harsh frosts, & of course snow in January & February, it's because they have anti freeze in their petals, I never knew that until tonight, curtsey of the Gardner of a North East Estate.

Why are Labour appealing the High Court decision to deem the government proscibing Palistine Action as a terrorist organisation as unlawful, so now they're challenging the judiciary on anything they don't like, the tories are backing them, can't this idiotic useless gov see how bad this looks.

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@shabanamahmood.bsky.social How dare you accuse ppl who support Palistine Action of carrying out acts of terrorism, do you actually understand the definition of terrorism. You'd do better accepting the courts decision instead of appealing it. No wonder ppl no longer vote Lab, you're a disgrace.

Ratcliffe has apologised for his "Colonised by immigrants" comments, prob an insincere apology forced by the outrage it caused, racists,& make no mistake that's what they are never think of the hurt they cause, it doesn't bother them, ppl genuinely worried about immigration modify & talk rational.

Brain addled Liz Truss agrees with Ratcliffes comments, no thought from her that Ratcliffe lied & is an immigrant himself & a tax dodger to boot, her first reaction, same as any racists is to agree with any ignorant racist prejudices no matter how much hurt it causes. Truss is an imbicilic halfwit.

Shame on the International Olympic Committee for disqualifying a Ukrainian athlete from the Winter Olympics for having pictures of Ukrainian athletes killed by Russia on his helmet, petty & cowardly reaction which is no surprise from the spineless ppl who run International sports.

My daughter graduated at Bangor University, my wife & I were there, it's a lovely place & the graduation ceremony was beautiful. So Bravo Bangor University for banning Uncle Tom Yosuf & his repugnant racist rabble from setting foot on it to contaminate the grounds with their repulsive presence.

Scrolling u-tube I came across Ian McKellen on Stephen Colbert show, Shakespeare was mentioned & Sir Ian mentioned a little known play called Sir Thomas Moore, everybody should hear it he said, Colbert asked him would he do it & he did, 3 mins of Shakespearian perfection relevant to today's times.

That's total rubbish, he was in no position to threaten anybody, he was completely reliant on making a speech to his MP's that inspired hope & particularly change. He's still not safe but he pulled it off & has given himself time.

Watching the opening scenes of Reservoir Dogs which are the only scenes worth watching, the rhetoric about tipping or not tipping waitresses & the walk to the tune of Little Green Bag are funny & cool respectively, but the rest is a Gore fest with ham acting at it finest, especially from Tim Roth.

How does Starmer need to change asked Victoria Derbyshire? Show some boldness & start governing like a part with a 180 majority, stop being afraid of the right-wing media who hate Labour no matter what they do. It really is that simple.

It just shows how quick a supposedly democratic nations police will turn into the equivalent of East Germany's Stasi police and are quite willing to obey orders & turn on their own citizens, democracy is slowly being eroded, ironically by populism governments.

The new drama series #Betrayal is really good, Shaun Evens is a very good actor, his role in this as a MI5 agent is a far cry from his portrayal of young Morse in Endeavour.

Isn't it time the Whitehouse press pack started questioning Karoline Leavitt over her racist boss & his racist administration & not let her fob it off as she usually gets away with, depicting the Obamas as Apes is disgustingly vile even by their rock bottom standards.

In the UK the Epstein files in all likelihood will cost the Prime Minister his job, former British Ambassador will probably end up in jail, Andrew has lost his titles & is an outcast, In the US where Epstein is from hardly a thing has happened to anybody, all very mute & peculiar.

The Winter Olympics are in Italy, the Opening Ceremony is tonight. An Olympic committee member has pleaded with people not to Boo Americans, thanks to Trump & his supporters Americans are top of most nations hate list, which is sad really.

Spent a joyful night watching the atmospheric beautifully written & acted Smilies People staring Alec Guinness. Today's drama's don't come close to it, it was so good & possibly Alec Guinness's greatest role, exquisite.

Time 4 Starmer to resign, he was deeply unpopular before the Mandelson debacle now he's an almost lame duck leader. His MPs rebels sense blood & rail against every, what they deem unpopular policies his cabinet try to push through,(some are necessary) so nothing gets done that needs doing.its a mess