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IDK why but I've always been the more a film is hyped the less I want to see it. Am nearly 60 and only saw Top Gun (1986) last year (it was rubbish).

Wife is from Oz. Listening to family discussions/banter over 30 years I'd say fact nearly everyone votes is cos it's an 'Australian thing' (they are very proud of anything that is). Law/risk of A$20 fine is origin but neither really here or there nowadays. Will be hard in UK to (quickly) build that.

The 'black box' could also indicate that has not really planned for anything he would do as PM and is now trying to figure it out.

Food debate aside; he really thinks being PM is just like being Mayor doesn't he.

What on earth are you doing with those things? Key lime pie or zillionaire cheesecake. THAT IS THE END OF ANY DEBATE ON THE SUBJECT.

I fear we are about to be hugely underwhelmed by Burnham.

If AB does not choose Miliband it will also be treated as a victory by the Right Wing press and opponents who have been trumpeting the possibility of him becoming CX as tantamount to the Release of Satan.

Lab is at historic lows in polling, following a landslide victory just two years ago. WTAF is Burnham doing letting this who will/won't be CX shit dominate political news (with a side order of 'rewire' this bit of Westminster or that). WHERE is his VISION, what is the CHANGE he will bring?

Can't help thinking weeks of 'allies of' briefing does not bode well for Burnham as party leader (in that if he can't shut that stuff down while they jostle for position how will he manage those he gives posts to and supporters of those who miss out who may be looking to fault his choices).

Unless AB moves the polls it won't take (that) long before regicide talk starts again, regardless of whether he is pandering to factions within the PLP. Mahmood has made herself toxic to many former Lab supporters.

It is unusual for an incoming PM that we don't already know (or have big hints) of his likely policies on these. For those voters that recently left Lab those decisions will prob quickly define their view of the Burnham premiership.

Looking at my feed tonight it seems the good (great?) Dr is the only one who thinks Reform/Farage should still be under scrutiny. C'mon Bluesky, we're not even keeping up with Dan Hodges over in the other place!!!

This does not seem to be a LVT. It seems to be a property tax based primarily on the (average) revenue that current Stamp Duty thresholds and rates would generate if all properties were purchased by their current owners (albeit payable over a number of years and before any transition/deferral).

Not a data guy but it seems to me this is not really a LVT. Yes, the Land bit is flat rate. But the SDLT bit is a factor of variations in regional property prices combined with current SDLT thresholds. If (part of) the argument is SDLT is a bad one, why re-use its current structure to set a LVT?

What makes you think it will stop after the summer?

Not only social media but eg on talk radio. They're working themselves into such a frenzy of 'deep state out to get Nigel' like it will trump every allegation against Reform so far or to come. Can see Farage looking ridiculous when he finally faces media and has to try or defend that line himself.

Maybe we could pay a Harvard drop-out £200k to get AI to fill in that bit of the form (or maybe instread just remove that bit)

“For Andy, migration is a moral issue as much as anything, showing people who’ve lost faith in politics that we do have control and we can do good,” one source said (Guardian, May 2026). Now where did I put that 'It just might work for us' meme...

Bit late now for the footy, but the Churchill Arms would be quite a sight for her to behold. In summer the outside is adorned with overflowing flower baskets and in December they swap that for 100s of Xmas trees. Decent Fullers beers and good Thai food too!!

In most cases they exist to stop politicians influencing their day-to-day decisions which, on balance, I prefer to the alternative. Does not mean they get everything right or can't be unduly influenced themselves by vested interests (could be addressed through better governance/accountability?)