@ps1l0v3y0u   @nerys    I would take any comment by tRump as the exact opposite of its face value.   That is, if he thinks Kamala is ‘very, very nasty and disrespectful’ I’d regard that as high praise for Kamala.   Only slightly diminished by that fact that almost *everybody* is ‘nasty and disrespectful’ to the narcissistic, malignant tumour…[Read more]

@nerys @dentarthurdent

Harris vs Trump… it does seem like a contest again. I don’t know enough about that particular political system to comment really… to quote John Cleese in Clockwise, ‘it’s not the despair, but the hope I can’t stand.’

Trump was quoted as saying Harris is ‘very, very nasty and disrespectful’, and some time ago as I rememb…[Read more]

@janetteb   We have no fires yet here in Ontario although the heat has been stifling and expected to be worse next week. Where I am the we have had a lot of rain even causing flooding in some areas but it is helping prevent fires. All that water means so many bitey bugs they drive me inside.

In western Canada it is very hot and dry in some p…[Read more]

@janetteb

As @nerys said, thanks for asking. And as @nerys noted, western Canada has suffered quite a lot. I am off the coast, on Vancouver Island (and while I say island, it is quite large, with almost a million people). Parts of the island have also borne the brunt, but where we live, on the southern tip of the island, we have had better luck,…[Read more]

@whohar @dentarthurdent @nerys @ps1l0v3y0u

Whovians I hope the weather gets better…..

@dentarthurdent @ps1l0v3y0u @nerys

Last time I was in the UK, I was there for three weeks and it only rained twice: once for 10 days and once for 11 days. 🙂

@nerys, @ps1lOv3yOu, @dentarthurdent,

Part of the problem with retirement, is one falls into the trap of reading far too much about current politics on one’s iPad. And what one currently reads is too depressing for words. As I read about Project 2025 it not only evokes The Handmaid’s Tale as you have noted, but, in a bizarre way, also conjures u…[Read more]

@ dentarthurdent @nerys

2 confessions. I didn’t thoroughly fact check either of my statements. tRump’s actual words were, ‘Nigel is a man who truly loves his country.’ Perhaps there is a subtle difference there somewhere but ‘Gold Lift’ DJT ain’t known for his subtlety is he?

Project 2025… my comment was very off the cuff. Sorry. I have now read…[Read more]

@ps1l0v3y0u    Did tRump describe Farage as a patriot?    Well first of all it’s none of his business.   Secondly tRump’s idea of patriotism – well he has no concept of it.   His idea of what is good for the country is anything that makes money for tRump.

Any time tRump mentions ‘patriotism’ Dr Johnson’s savage dictum comes to mind ‘an appeal to…[Read more]

@nerys

Donald denies having anything to do it. As Mandy Rice Davies would say, ‘well, he would, wouldn’t he.’

Otherwise the project and the tale… what came first?  The answer is the Lost Cause.

@blenkinsopthebrave @dentarthurdent @mudlark @nerys @ craig

Well, in current circumstances, and particularly after the 1999 reform, discussion of tHoL is a bit like turning your lounger so you can better admire D-28.

But… is a bicameral system needed or are they all based on the model of tHoL?

What would I like? More effective checks and b…[Read more]

@ps1l0v3y0u, @dentarthurdent, @mudlark, @nerys, craig,

Regarding PR, we all have different experiences, depending on the voting system we grew up with. In Australia, for instance, it operated in tandem with compulsory voting, and as such, worked quite well IMO. Would it work as well in the UK or Canada? perhaps not. Then there is the question of…[Read more]

@mudlark @dentarthurdent @blenkinsopthebrave @nerys @craig

What do we have?

Starmer’s government seem to acknowledge the limitations of their mandate, which is awfully humble of them. But they already sound a bit like a man trying to get out of a straight jacket. This hole is not going to be scaled by some Johnsonesque wheeze or flim f…[Read more]

@nerys @winston

Yes, the prospect of November is very concerning. It has rather tempered my delight at the result of the UK election. I’m afraid, whatever you think about Biden’s health and age, he’s carrying the can for cost of living, isn’t he?

In the UK, the other big issue was conduct in Public Office. Certain areas of the Conserv…[Read more]

@nerys    I know what you mean, I am hoping for sanity but bracing for insanity. The fact that Trump is back ,after a few years of calm and with the Bidens ,scares the heck out of me. Why is he still out from under his rock and not hiding in a cave in shame? Why would anyone vote for him?I am baffled and troubled by what it means to the USA and th…[Read more]

@blenkinsopthebrave @nerys @winston

I remember watching this film many years ago on television. Always a fan of David Niven (Incidentally I’m just starting his autobiography The Moon’s a Balloon). Unfortunately, the only copy on blu-ray I can find is Region A. I do have a region free blu-ray player but it’s not great, so I may not see the full…[Read more]

@winston Yes, it was a magical film. And for me, the most emotionally uplifting film I can imagine. When I watched again a couple of nights ago I could feel my eyes starting to water up.

@nerys Perhaps your local library might have it. It comes with a 5 star Blenkinsop recommendation. Here is the…[Read more]

@nerys The leg is healing well and now the work is on the knee in order to get it bending like it used to. It is a painful, frustrating process that has to be done if I want to walk without a cane and hopefully without a permanent limp. I have never broken a bone or had surgery until now and I thought I would do a good job of it. I think with all…[Read more]

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