Renton

I like the concept as us three as Grime artists, touring the streets of Walker looking for action, doing whatever Grime artists do.

Like it. Black edition. Once you go black you can't go back, I think some genius poster on here once said.

Well that alone is a 12% swing. I mean, the margin of victory was absolutely historic but you're porttaying it as a failure? Not only that, you're also making some weird prediction because voters will feel let down by Labour not being more left wing, they will swing to the lunatic fringes of the tory party and reform, or some undefined socialist party? You will never be able to give a balanced view on this. You're idealogically entrenched and can't see past it.

Naah, I think we've established before that's not one of his standards.

Fair enough. I agree with respect to the state of the country and people's perception of it, and I know who I blame for that. Years ago the great visionary CT declared all that was left for the country now, and western democracies more generally, was managed decline. Maybe he was right. When I look at the demographic profiles of our countries, the pension timebomb, the invention of AI, the cost of personalised medicines, the wealth gap, etc, it does feel a bit hopeless. But I also know that unexpected things will happen to change things, and governments have little contro over these. But at the same time, you call for some form of revolution in our political thinking, but you don't ever state what this would be, let alone give the details? We exist within the constraints of a captalist paradigm. How do you break free from that in a global economy? You don't, you have to play by the rules and do the best you can within them. Or you become Venezuela or Argentina. That is what Labour are tryig to do imo. And. 3 months man.

I don't know if they could have won on a different manifesto. I doubt it with Starmer, as he is not particularly charismatic but probably his main point of strength is the perception of him being cautious, professsional, competent and business like. Having an out there manifesto would detract from that, but maybe the tories were so unpopular who knows? But to throw this back, the question has to be is it a good thing to win on a manifesto purely because the opposition is hated? And I don't know why you don't want to talk about how deliverable it would be, because this is of vital importance for the country and Labour's re-election chances in 5 years. It's been 3 months, Maybe just give it a bit more time?

In the 90s I could wank on demand to anything, straight from the bank. Not to a 2020s version of CHarlie Dimmock or Kathleen Turner though.

Come to think of it it was more by Dad who liked her. But still the biggest change in appearance I can think of.

IF anyone illustrates the ravishes of time it is Charlie Dimmock. She was quite the thing in the 90s.

Russell Brand is now selling magical amulets to ward off 5G and WiFi. Why isn't this rapey cunt in prison?

On the one hand you have suggested Corbyn's manifesto was centre left and incremental, and on the other you're suggesting you want revolution? We can both agree it isn't going to happen at least, but what would this look like? How could it be enacted without spooking the market, given we are at 100% GDP/debt ratio already? Can you put some more meat on the bones cos honestly, of course I want everything you've said but I just don't know how it can be realistically achieved. Stuck record, aye, but it genuinely felt like it worked well enough for me under New Labour, I'd be over the moon to get back to those days personally. And that happened incrementally.

Think Pen y Fan may be a bit underwhelming after Tryfan on a nice day (not to decry the former, more to praise the latter) . I climbed it on the day peg boy Will married Cath, cheers for the bank holiday mate. Think I did Bristly ridge as well and got the Jimmy legs. Always wanted to do more scrambling but had a habit of turning to jelly. Striding Edge probably my limit now. Anyway, enjoy!

I'm in the process of losing weight. I nudging obese levels on the BMI scale which for me was the time to think seriously about losing weight. I've lost 14 kg since April (about 2 stone) and am on target to get down to 82 Kg by next April which will put me at the top end of the normal range. I intend to stay there. Fuck me its hard though. The only way you can do it is through calorie control, burn more than you use and be obsessive about it. I walk on average 15,000 steps a day now but exercise is only a small part of it, 20% to be exact. The rest is all about changing your diet. I've massively cut down on carbs and eat a lot of salad and fruits. It's fucking expensive though and takes will power. I just don't know if these are governmental responsibilities. How are they going to subsidise fresh food and make it accessible? Who is going to pay for leisure centres? Ozempic (Semaglutide) is very effective but it's long-term safety and efficacy is not known, I can easily imagine rebound effects after stopping treatment being disastrous. Long story short, I think you're right but it feels we need some kind of joined up thinking here to promote healthiness more as a concept. Again, New Labour were more into preventative treatments but Cameron scrapped these initiatives.

That's right.

I bet your lawn and flower beds are second to none in Forest Hall. "Eeeeeh, Mildred, I divn't knarr how that rude lorry driver Mr MF does it. Say wot you like about him, an a think he's a kernt, but his flowers are always so beautiful and his grass is so green, like he's got a special fertiliser...".

I somehow both love and hate you at the same time.

Although Butch plugging his annoying girlfriend with his fuck off magnum should have been the true ending. She would drive me insane.

Oh, you mean, the chronological order? Honestly never really thought about it despite seeing it 10 times. It's a bit like trainspotting for me, more a collection of short stories. I'll try to work this out. Opening credits where they hold up the diner - no So bit where he kill Brett etc - No They then kill Marvin and get Mr Wolf - so no (then loop back to diner) Date with Uma - well Vince is still alive so no. Meeting with Marcela where he hands over the briefcase and Vinve gives Butch a hacky look - no Boxing match, no That leaves Butch, Marcela chase, gimp scene and "Zed's dead" as the true ending?

Absolutely love this film, might be my favourite. It's just the dialogue, and this is probably my favourite bit of it: JULES What country you from! BRETT (petrified) What? JULES "What" ain't no country I know! Do they speak English in "What?" BRETT (near heart attack) What? JULES English-motherfucker-can-you-speak- it? BRETT Yes. JULES Then you understand what I'm sayin'? BRETT Yes. JULES Now describe what Marsellus Wallace looks like! BRETT (out of fear) What? Jules takes his .45 and PRESSES the barrel HARD in Brett's cheek. JULES Say "What" again! C'mon, say "What" again! I dare ya, I double dare ya motherfucker, say "What" one more goddamn time! Brett is regressing on the spot. JULES Now describe to me what Marsellus Wallace looks like! Brett does his best. BRETT Well he's... he's... black – JULES – go on! BRETT ...and he's... he's... bald – JULES – does he look like a bitch?! BRETT (without thinking) What?

I think this story about @ewerk deserves it's own thread mind.

Status quo because you'll dismiss every incremental benefit he introduces, which cumulatively will be real significant changes. Just like you did with New Labour. You'll also not consider the counterfactual, 10 more years of tory power.

Stuff like free WiFi was canny batshit like, even at the time. But as Gemmill says, we are a long way past those days and it would have been fiscal suicide in 2024.

It would have been fucking disastrous if he had won a GE on that manifesto, would have made the Truss crash look like a blip. What do you think about things like the employment rights bill and renters rights bill? The waters special measures Bill? Planning reforms to build more houses? Would a Cameron government have enacted any of that? Would they fuck.

SMBed your post. 👍

Genuine question here, regarding immigration and asylum seekers specifically, what issues do you have with Meloni's policies? I mean I know the results, which are 60% decrease in illegal crossings, but not much about how they were achieved other than the main policies were directed "upstream" (i.e. at prevention at source). I'm not aware of any human rights violations etc. As for vision, maybe a fair point, I don't see Starmer as a visionary. Problem though is the country is economically fucked right now and the government are pretty hamstrung in what it can do, especially after the promises made in the manifesto (which imo was forced on them to some extent). We're not in the happy 90s anymore, Blair is not a good comparator. There's a lot of criticism that Reeves didn't carry out an earlier than usual budget but personally I reject that, as she will only have had access to the full civil service data when she achieved office, and has to get it right. But maybe you should at least wait until the budget before judging.