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[Dunge]

I feel I can say with great confidence that Kemi Badenoch will never be Prime Minister. From a Conservative perspective, arguably she was worth a gamble but she shows no sign of working. She can’t build up a head of steam on anything and just flails along from week to week.

 

I reckon she’ll be replaced by James Cleverley by the end of 2026. The Conservative MPs will be keen to not make the same mistake again in the next leadership contest.

[urban.spaceman]

Can someone add ‘football regulator’ to this? I can’t be arsed.

 

[bmt]

Fishermen rescue humpback whale tangled in rope off Skye - BBC News

 

Sharing some happy news for once.

[Dr The Singh]

2 hours ago, Dunge said:

I feel I can say with great confidence that Kemi Badenoch will never be Prime Minister. From a Conservative perspective, arguably she was worth a gamble but she shows no sign of working. She can’t build up a head of steam on anything and just flails along from week to week.

 

I reckon she’ll be replaced by James Cleverley by the end of 2026. The Conservative MPs will be keen to not make the same mistake again in the next leadership contest.

Prefer Tom Cleverly, better footballer

[Dunge]

3 minutes ago, Dr The Singh said:

Prefer Tom Cleverly, better footballer

I think they’re both fairly similar in their respective fields.

[Bellend Sebastian]

Ah ha hah hah hah hahahaha

 

Who spends whatever it costs to see Peter Kay and gets so hammered they just stand there shouting "garlic bread" until they get removed?

 

Probably the sort of person that, on meeting a comedian in real life goes "say something funny then" or on seeing me (a tall person) says *what's the weather like up there?" 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2025/feb/11/peter-kay-defends-decision-to-kick-out-hecklers-after-shouts-of-garlic-bread

 

Incredible scenes

 

Edited 11 February by Bellend Sebastian
Spelt "Kay" wrong, LOLZ

[Trav Le Bleu]

38 minutes ago, Bellend Sebastian said:

Ah ha hah hah hah hahahaha

 

Who spends whatever it costs to see Peter Kay and gets so hammered they just stand there shouting "garlic bread" until they get removed?

 

Probably the sort of person that, on meeting a comedian in real life goes "say something funny then" or on seeing me (a tall person) says *what's the weather like up there?" 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2025/feb/11/peter-kay-defends-decision-to-kick-out-hecklers-after-shouts-of-garlic-bread

 

Incredible scenes

 

Spelt Kay wrong?

 

I guess you'd got your head in the clouds.

[Bilo]

Keir Starmer’s Bizarre Agricultural Policies Spark Outrage and Confusion

 

London, 11 February 2025 – Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer is facing fierce criticism after a series of shocking and inexplicable actions involving farm animals, a family picnic, and an unorthodox approach to fashion design.

 

Eyewitnesses in a rural constituency claim they saw Starmer engaging in a string of bewildering activities, including forcing pigs to smoke, housing twenty-foot-high chickens in a shed, and terrorizing them with their own inexplicable gigantism. The chickens, reportedly suffering from existential dread, have refused to comment.

 

The controversy escalated when Starmer encountered a picturesque field where a family was enjoying a peaceful picnic beside a serene pond. Without hesitation, the Labour leader allegedly ordered the pond to be filled with concrete before instructing a nearby ploughman to till the family directly into the soil. Environmentalists have decried this as “a devastating blow to both local biodiversity and basic human rights.”

 

As if that weren’t enough, witnesses claim Starmer then blew up a tree, harvested its leaves, and crafted them into a dress for his wife—who, according to some reports, is also his brother. Political analysts are struggling to interpret the significance of this act, with some suggesting it could be a radical new stance on sustainability, while others fear it signals a worrying decline in Starmer’s grasp on reality.

 

The Labour Party has yet to release an official statement, but sources close to Starmer insist that his actions have been “wildly misrepresented” and that “any giant chickens, smoking pigs, or family-ploughing incidents should be taken in context.” Meanwhile, the Conservative Party has seized on the scandal, with Prime Minister Rishi Sunak stating, “This raises serious questions about Keir Starmer’s suitability for leadership. Britain deserves a Prime Minister who doesn’t turn farmland into a scene from a fever dream.”

 

As the nation attempts to make sense of these developments, political experts warn that Starmer’s latest antics could significantly impact Labour’s standing in the polls—unless, of course, the electorate decides they actually quite like enormous chickens.

 

[Tommy G]

Sam Kerr gets off Scot free what a massive surprise that is. 

[Daggers]

3 hours ago, Bellend Sebastian said:

Ah ha hah hah hah hahahaha

 

Who spends whatever it costs to see Peter Kay and gets so hammered they just stand there shouting "garlic bread" until they get removed?

 

This guy?

 

 

[Bellend Sebastian]

26 minutes ago, Daggers said:

This guy?

 

 

I've got no problem with expertise

[Daggers]

Remember we were all talking about Americans last week?

 

 

[urban.spaceman]

10 minutes ago, Daggers said:

Remember we were all talking about Americans last week?

 

 

They should definitely get rid of the department for education. 

[urban.spaceman]

A private, unelected citizen interrupting a President in an interview in the Oval Office, stood behind the resolute desk while his son wiped his bogies on it. 
 

[Foxdiamond]

3 hours ago, Tommy G said:

Sam Kerr gets off Scot free what a massive surprise that is. 

I think the judge mentioned she and her girlfriend were at least partly responsible for the situation they found themselves. Will she be expected to pay for the damage to the cab I wonder?

[Jon the Hat]

40 minutes ago, Foxdiamond said:

I think the judge mentioned she and her girlfriend were at least partly responsible for the situation they found themselves. Will she be expected to pay for the damage to the cab I wonder?

She paid for the damage to the cab the following day.  This has been a massive waste of the courts time over nothing.  The police officer made a second statement 9 months after the fact when the CPS said no chance of prosecution, saying how terribly upset he was, then in court seemed not to be able to explain why he was upset.  I am sure he gets a lot worse on a weekend, but they concocted this nonsense case.  Very strange choice imo and you have to wonder why.  

[ozleicester]

6 hours ago, Bellend Sebastian said:

Ah ha hah hah hah hahahaha

 

Who spends whatever it costs to see Peter Kay and gets so hammered they just stand there shouting "garlic bread" until they get removed?

 

Probably the sort of person that, on meeting a comedian in real life goes "say something funny then" or on seeing me (a tall person) says *what's the weather like up there?" 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2025/feb/11/peter-kay-defends-decision-to-kick-out-hecklers-after-shouts-of-garlic-bread

 

Incredible scenes

 

 

[Jon the Hat]

10 hours ago, Dunge said:

I feel I can say with great confidence that Kemi Badenoch will never be Prime Minister. From a Conservative perspective, arguably she was worth a gamble but she shows no sign of working. She can’t build up a head of steam on anything and just flails along from week to week.

 

I reckon she’ll be replaced by James Cleverley by the end of 2026. The Conservative MPs will be keen to not make the same mistake again in the next leadership contest.

Labour will improve over the next few years and probably win a second term, so no indeed she has sod all chance even if she does fight that election.  Good chance Tories and Reform merge though after that out of necessity.  The right finally has the same problem of split vote that the left has had since the 70s.

[Jon the Hat]

4 hours ago, Bilo said:

Keir Starmer’s Bizarre Agricultural Policies Spark Outrage and Confusion

 

London, 11 February 2025 – Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer is facing fierce criticism after a series of shocking and inexplicable actions involving farm animals, a family picnic, and an unorthodox approach to fashion design.

 

Eyewitnesses in a rural constituency claim they saw Starmer engaging in a string of bewildering activities, including forcing pigs to smoke, housing twenty-foot-high chickens in a shed, and terrorizing them with their own inexplicable gigantism. The chickens, reportedly suffering from existential dread, have refused to comment.

 

The controversy escalated when Starmer encountered a picturesque field where a family was enjoying a peaceful picnic beside a serene pond. Without hesitation, the Labour leader allegedly ordered the pond to be filled with concrete before instructing a nearby ploughman to till the family directly into the soil. Environmentalists have decried this as “a devastating blow to both local biodiversity and basic human rights.”

 

As if that weren’t enough, witnesses claim Starmer then blew up a tree, harvested its leaves, and crafted them into a dress for his wife—who, according to some reports, is also his brother. Political analysts are struggling to interpret the significance of this act, with some suggesting it could be a radical new stance on sustainability, while others fear it signals a worrying decline in Starmer’s grasp on reality.

 

The Labour Party has yet to release an official statement, but sources close to Starmer insist that his actions have been “wildly misrepresented” and that “any giant chickens, smoking pigs, or family-ploughing incidents should be taken in context.” Meanwhile, the Conservative Party has seized on the scandal, with Prime Minister Rishi Sunak stating, “This raises serious questions about Keir Starmer’s suitability for leadership. Britain deserves a Prime Minister who doesn’t turn farmland into a scene from a fever dream.”

 

As the nation attempts to make sense of these developments, political experts warn that Starmer’s latest antics could significantly impact Labour’s standing in the polls—unless, of course, the electorate decides they actually quite like enormous chickens.

 

WHY AM I SO BIG?

[ozleicester]

Commonwealth Bank of Australia annouces a 5.1 BIllion Dollar ($5.1B) HALF YEARLY profit.

More than one in eight Australians live below the poverty line, or 3.3 million people (ACOSS). In 2022, one in six children in Australia lived in poverty, or 760,000 children (ACOSS).

[Jon the Hat]

1 hour ago, ozleicester said:

Commonwealth Bank of Australia annouces a 5.1 BIllion Dollar ($5.1B) HALF YEARLY profit.

More than one in eight Australians live below the poverty line, or 3.3 million people (ACOSS). In 2022, one in six children in Australia lived in poverty, or 760,000 children (ACOSS).

I'm not sure again what those two facts have to do with each other to be honest.  Plenty of other banks to choose from these days, so they are doing something right. 

 

Interesting that despite high interest rates and cost of living crisis, they have record low levels of bad debts, and they are seeing increased savings levels which hopefully means a lot of people have more disposable income.

[Foxdiamond]

7 hours ago, Jon the Hat said:

She paid for the damage to the cab the following day.  This has been a massive waste of the courts time over nothing.  The police officer made a second statement 9 months after the fact when the CPS said no chance of prosecution, saying how terribly upset he was, then in court seemed not to be able to explain why he was upset.  I am sure he gets a lot worse on a weekend, but they concocted this nonsense case.  Very strange choice imo and you have to wonder why.  

Thanks for confirming that payment was made.  Agree about the court case 

[Bellend Sebastian]

7 hours ago, ozleicester said:

 

Standard riposte for me now to this sort of thing (which I get a lot less now I look old, grizzled and scary) is to ask what it's like to be of slightly below average height - regardless of how tall they are

[brookfox]

9 hours ago, urban.spaceman said:

A private, unelected citizen interrupting a President in an interview in the Oval Office, stood behind the resolute desk while his son wiped his bogies on it. 
 

Trump looks like he’s trying to decide which CIA assassin to use!

 

Cant wait to watch the fallout when it turns out these two egomaniacs can’t share the limelight.

[urban.spaceman]

Badenoch: Asks a question

Starmer: Answers the question

Bqdenoch: Mr Speaker Mr Speaker he didn’t answer the question!