@pedant—

Boris is trying to put the shit back in the horse.

Yep, I think that pretty much sums it up. But for all the talk of second referendums, or ignoring this one, it doesn’t look like there’s any going back. The rest of the EU is rightly pissed off and just wants it done. The Leavers are now faced with the prospect of having to make this…[Read more]

@bluesqueakpip—

I’d say it’s constitutionally impossible not to hold a second Indyref.

I’d like to think so but I’m not convinced. I suspect that PM Boris might try to dig his heels in and try anything to avoid giving Scotland another referendum and we may be looking at a situation not unlike Spain and Catalonia for a few years. On the other han…[Read more]

@puroandson— Hello!! Good to see you again. Yes, been out of the world for a while. Been busy and not much happening in the Whoniverse so enthusiasm definitely on the wane. Not really giving a stuff about Class at the moment but perhaps that will change when it arrives.

@bluesqueakpip —

It’s actually very similar result to the one in Scotland –…

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@ichabod—

Maxwell Edison was a recurring character in the comic strip in Doctor Who Magazine, from which the above frame was unmercifully ripped. DWM has just celebrated its 500th issue (thus making me feel incredibly old) and has celebrated with a special strip that has reunited many of its major writers and artists over the years. The issue is…[Read more]

On a day when it seems the fudricks have taken over the asylum (with the fall of Cameron being the most meagre recompense), can I just say that seeing the mighty Dave Gibbons’s rendering of the 12th Doctor made me squee just a little bit…

@puroandson — not that much of a cover-up considering that everyone could see just how unjust the whole thing was. I’d recommend Jimmy McGovern’s docudrama Hillsborough or his Cracker story To Be A Somebody to anyone who wanted a bit of background….

@mersey — I doubt it. It’s without a doubt the most shameful moment in British journalism. Even that front page doesn’t seem particularly contrite, if you ask me…

@Mersey — yes, it’s been a long time coming. Too long.

@bluesqueakpip — It will be very interesting indeed to see how The Sun handle tomorrow’s front page…

@bluesqueakpip — Just saw that. Very sad news. He was a face that popped up in all kinds of places — including showing a surprising gift for comedy in places. But I guess he’ll always be Blake…

@miapatrick—

good luck with the PIP application (@puroandson — I’m assuming it’s a Personal Independence Payment form. The new form of disability allowance in the internecine and Kafka-esque labyrinth that is the DWP these days).

Also good luck with the assignment. Heedie doon an intae it, as an old teacher of mine used to say….

@puroandson—

Buffy s1 is only 13 episodes long because it was a last-minute mid-season replacement for the Aaron Spelling show Savannah. A typical US tv show will have a run of 22 episodes — or sometimes longer — seem to remember the X-Files would clock up 25 episodes some seasons. However, there is a thing called ‘sweeps week’ — although I…[Read more]

@doctordani — a Bowie docu with Capaldi would be interesting. He did a very good one a few years back on Scottish artists which is worth seeking out if you haven’t seen it already….

@bluesqueakpip — I think you were just unlucky to get landed with a total jobsworth before. In the previous times I’ve been involved with the dole-ys I’ve had…[Read more]

Oh and welcome back @fatmaninabox. Sorry to hear of your JobCentre troubles. It never ceases to amaze me just how quickly we’ve allowed twattish and occasionally deadly officialdom in this country to have a free rein…

I realise I keep posting these Peter Capaldi vids but this one is just awesome…

@puroandson — yes, I watched that Passion of the Nerd review and I could kind of relate to what he was driving at. I enjoyed Gingerbread far more when I revisited it on the rewatch. It’s a more significant episode than its ‘fillerey’ feeling might suggest.

I quite liked the way they did Willow’s mum. But at the same time, what more could you do…[Read more]

@pedant and @puroandson—

personally I prefer: “Is this thing on?” (tapping invisible mike) after a particular zinger has met with a tumbleweed moment. Still use that to this day.

@bluesqueakpip — yes, neck and neck in the sense that the outcome is becoming increasingly unpredictable. Nice to see the Tories (rather predictably) turning on themselves in the most feral way possible. I’m currently listening to lots of old 90s bands too, so it has a nice symmetry to it.

@pedant — I believe Tory originally comes from the…[Read more]

@craig, @bluesqueakpip, @puroandson…

>sigh< and I really thought I’d found ‘the one’ this time….