Alex

Proper toucher behaviour

You’ll be organising another street party

And look at the way Harry and, in particular, his wife are treated on social media and in the press.

You just need to see how any desire to actually present a balanced version of history is described in terms like ‘cancel culture’ even though it’s the exact fucking opposite

We’ve got another week and a bit of this shite as well.

I’ve met her and she seems ok. But i can’t get my head round this. My lass thought she was winding her up at first as a few of them had been taking the piss out of the overreaction. But no, deadly serious

Someone my lass works with was meant to be going travelling round Italy for a couple of weeks. She’s cancelled and gone to stay with her cousin in Hertfordshire so she can see the Queen lying in state and see the funeral procession. Absolutely fucking mental

There’s probably some people tweeting some unnecessary things and not making themselves look great but at least they’re sincere. Unlike twats like Clarkson and all the other ones pretending they’re grief stricken.

Fucking socialists

I wasn’t justifying the cricket decision btw. Just pointing out the ECB will have allowed all cricket to go ahead but will really only have been arsed about the potential loss of revenue at the test match. It’s just been announced the ECB wanted to add an extra day (which tends to confirm their motives) and the South Africans have said no and will go home on Tuesday as planned. It doesn’t make a lot of sense for rugby and cricket to go ahead and football not to but it was up to the FA. The grassroots stuff being off makes less sense given there being less logistics. I can see why the FA might’ve felt pressure to make a quick decision for the professional game with fans travelling etc. As has been pointed out it’ll probably be next weekend too given the likely funeral date.

I hope it is Diane and not Diana and they’ve got that wrong rather than you btw

Nowt to do with that imo. There’s a test match in progress (although a ball hasn’t been bowled because of Thursday being a wash out and it being decided no play would take place today). It’s a purely financial decision by the cricket authorities I reckon. The Saffers were due to fly home on Tuesday. That might be delayed by one day now. But they make loads of money off tests and the schedule’s too tight and it’s too late in the year to fit another one in.

It’ll be off due to the rain instead

Not sure there’s much of a need or market for a parody version

Another one to raise your spirits at this difficult time

Same. Except ‘die’

Aye, B&Q will be over the fucking moon with this news

You don’t want them to be proven wrong because they’ll be pissed off if they’re proven to be right

Reminded me of this:

Most people don’t really give a shit imo. Beyond it being an historically significant moment. Lots of people do of course, and that is fine. It’s the way it’s presented that you have to be deeply affected that bugs me. Not least by the ‘free speech’ advocates

Better than signing Leighton Baines?

Senior civil servants are treated completely differently to delegated grades (can negotiate salaries and contracts and departments aren’t tied to wage structures etc). But I would think in this instance it’s still a case of gardening leave and / or a massive payoff.