OneGuyFromBarlick

Dramatic footage from Florida. [bbvideo]https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/671cc753e24b5232ad55a7dc6d7321de707a4045/142_0_3328_1872/3328.jpg?width=620&dpr=1&s=none&crop=none[/bbvideo] I doubt there will be any more landings on the moon, and that there will certainly never be a manned base th...

I was fed the Imperial Leather (and other soaps), knocking video as well. I dismissed it as clickbait - in the category of "you are boiling your eggs all wrong". The parent company which is multi national, is PZ Cussons and the British HQ is in Manchester. They have strong connections with...

Simon Webb yesterday proposed this solution to the cross channel small boats problem. I never saw any such solution before. He is as usual quite convincing. Simon Webb 270526 I now read that the Government has used the exact measure, and the ringleaders of a recent crossing are now in prison. All do...

Sir Anthony Charles Lynton Blair -

“Trying to force the prime minister out, before we know what policy direction we’re bringing in, is not a serious way of conducting ourselves.”

My car wouldn't start yesterday.

I lifted the bonnet, and saw there was a bat sitting in the engine compartment.

"Good morning" said the bat - "you're looking very well today".

I knew what was wrong straight away.

If I don't catch - it will be a nice day for solitary sit out Sounds good - and the right weather for the job. . . . Good for the 'mental health' I'd say. :smile: A favourite cartoon showed a woman knitting, and a man who was fishng, in a small boat. He caught a fish, and his wife commented - "...

I think I saw a few days ago that the BBC has announced that it is closing down BBC Verify. Sixty staff let go and millions saved. :smile: They haven't made much of a fuss about the launch of this new helpful Government site - Government AI chat site. They say they will not identify anyone individua...

Regarding the recent diving tragedy in the Maldives - Thinking of the night time scenes in "dramas" with their special lighting, and having driven a 4 ton truck through a fairly dense German forest at night, with all lights switched off, guided by someone with white paper stickers on the b...

There has been some talk in the media that Andy Burnham is risking all to be an MP again. Some have said that if he loses the byelection he will be neither an MP nor Mayor of Manchester. However I find that A strategic authority mayor does not have to resign to stand for election as an MP, only if t...

It's the Big Meeting for Pendle Council tonight. No Oldham type drama here. I watched it for a while before realising that the voice of David Baxter Whipp (LiberalDemocrat Leader) had not been heard. Since he usually dominates all meetings that I've watched - that surprised me. I have since discover...

I don't understand what's going on David.... how many times are they going to go back for a re-trial? It is most unlikely that there will be a third trial. Don't look on the BBC news site for the explanation. Try Simon Webb's Youtube channel - or The Black Belt Barrister's for excruciating detail. ...

Esther McVey MP made the neatest joke on the subject, asking the PM:

“Does the Prime Minister agree with Andy Burnham when he says we should rejoin the European Union, or does he agree with Andy Burnham when he says we shouldn’t?”

Today the jurors in the Manchester Airport assault trial, have been dismissed after failing to reach a verdict after a week's deliberation. On Wednesday (May 20), jurors said they could not agree on any verdicts in respect of either of the defendants after deliberating for around 19 hours and 48 min...

The Oldham big meeting is not disappointing. Three candidates for Mayor have been proposed and rejected. They include the deputy from last year who traditionally is a shoo in. He was put in that position last year as an encouragement to support the minority Labour group. Many do not like that. The v...

I pay no attention to all emails and text messages regarding ebay deliveries. I think the whole process is little short of miraculous, and I try not to organise the business of those runnng it on a daily basis. My tally to date is 634 purchases, and I have never had one that did not arrive.

Do they call it a 'brat'?

Ref HS (sic) 2

Perhaps on the track, but not in the delivery.

The transport secretary has said the first HS2 services are now not expected to run from Old Oak Common to Birmingham Curzon Street until sometime between May 2036 and October 2039.

I've been looking back to "Rowan and Martins Laugh In" from I think the early 1970's.

Bob Bliss did a piece on this lady, Lily Tomlin, a long time ago - so perhaps he's a fan too?
Goldie Hawn seems to have lasted the longest of the cast.

Closer to home - and not seen in the news - The Manchester Airport assault re - trial which took five weeks, to investigate a short fully videoed incident, ended last Tuesday lunchtime, and the jury has been out ever since. That's almost a full week now. The Judge said that time was not an issue. He...

A chap called Dennis Locorriare died . No me neither, but it appears he was the singer with Dr Hook and the Medicine Show. Not sure why - but I always liked this track. "and the operator said 40 cents more. . . ." RIP. https://youtu.be/7LXpnNKNxJI PS This is a fascinating follow up to the ...

Now that does qualify as "spooky". I stopped drinking wine many months ago - but yesterday in Aldi, I was tempted by a table full of this offer. I wasa looking for somethng to donate to the Church fete bottle stall- they'll be knocking soon. The fact that it was Primitivo from Puglia - hom...

A Demon approaches the Devil and says. "Dark lord, Two men from Glasgow have been sent here. What should be done with them?" The Devil says. "Glaswegians? Their kind and are normally very friendly, helpful and honest, so we do not see many such men in my dark domain. Hang them in a ca...

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It's a lot of bother just to satisfy the monstrous ego of a few politicians. :smile: Lots of possible outcomes. The campaign against Farage is gathering fierce momentum. and similar will be visited on Burnham in the coming weeks. Did you know he privatised an NHS hospital (Hinchingbrooke) during his...