New blog post, Planning Committees That Refuse Planning Applications Against Officers’ Advice: 5 Impending Procedural Protections for Applicants
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Visited by a couple of mandarins this morning
Yup
That stupid Truth Social Trump post about Starmer joining a war that has been won.
To which the response might be two Churchillian fingers. Looking at the papers today this “war” has not been “won”. It is not even the end of the beginning, let alone the beginning of the end, of it.
Absolutely
Old boxes of Co-op wax candles from 70s ready for power cuts
70s nostalgia time. Clearing a cupboard and found boxes and boxes of these.
Today’s Daily Cartoon, by Brendan Loper. #NewYorkerCartoons
I may have my frustrations and disappointments about Starmer as a domestic politician, but internationally, I think he’s serious, responsible and trying to do his best for U.K. in unbelievably complex int’l environment, despite treasonous ghouls like Farage doing their best to undermine him.
The irony of a man complaining about aesthetics when the wall behind his right shoulder looks as if it was projectile vomited by Louis XIV will not go unnoticed in a nation which understands irony.
Neither will the crude racism of Trump's Islamaphobia & sneering reference to "indigenous people".
Cover of Piccadilly Records End of Year review
On the train back from Manchester with reading matter that could prove costly.
Missile hits a school in Iran; missile hits a school in Israel.
Maybe there’s no need to fire any of these missiles. Maybe the precious lives lost could still be here today but for the evil delusions of cruel men.
💡that would be popular and I’ll book a telephone booth so there’s capacity!
New blog post, And Another Thing….Another Misconception About Amending Section 106 Agreements
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Not enough focus on the illegality of what the United States (let’s not give others a free pass by saying “Trump”) is doing. The ends never justify the means etc.
Donald Fucking Trump and Nigel Fucking Farage with their dirty thumbs up and grinning
stick your thumbs up if you make baseless and racist claims of voter fraud & want to restrict postal voting
Be more Sánchez, be less Starmer
JD Vance @JDVance X.com Twenty years ago we invaded Iraq. The war killed many innocent Iraqis and Americans. It destroyed the oldest Christian populations in the world. It cost over $1 trillion, and turned Iraq into a satellite of Iran. It was an unforced disaster, and I pray that we learn its lessons.
Lest we forget # 2.
I don't know what the opposite of nominative determinism is. But Matt Goodwin does.
New blog post, LGR, SDSs, SPBs & Other TLAs
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Cover of The Second Coming Of David Bowie by Alexander Larman
Enjoying reading this tale of DB from 1990 on, leading me to binge on the albums again & like old wine you never know what you’re going to get when you finally pull the cork. Even most of the stuff remembered as poor is at least drinkable - always interesting & always that unique soaring voice…🖤
kind of amazing that everything trump does can be understood through the lens of narcissism and it's related needs (e.g., self aggrandizement, revenge, domination, grievance validation). i don't think any character has been so one-dimensional, not even wile e coyote or scrooge mcduck
The unending plague of feedback-seeking emails… Royal Mail deliver a parcel this morning and then send an email asking me to rate how they did. Why should customers have write a gushing review about what is literally your day job?
Tempting unfortunately…
Absolutely insane story about a middle-aged woman from Hertfordshire who got arrested, shackled, and detained by ICE and held in a prison for eight weeks.... while on holiday... with a valid tourist visa... as she tried to leave the country.
Talkin about music g-g-generation 🎵
You need to go!!
#AdrianSherwood
Re: reggae - do you find the older you get the heavier the dub needs to be? Tonight Adrian Sherwood plus live band (inc Doug Wimbish on bass) at the Barbican supported by African Head Charge blew anyone else out the park. 🔈🔊🔉
