The German press is having fun trying to translate the so-called 'Pork Pie Putsch' against Boris Johnson. „Schweinefleisch-Pasteten-Putsch“ doesn't quite have the same ring to it welt.de/politik/auslan…
Schweinefleisch-Pasteten-Putsch sounds pretty good to me.
Bit of a mouthful.
I love pork pies I do!
Meanwhile. Isn’t Pork Pie Plot the save Boris Daily Mail and others used, actually not a unnecessary blue on blue insult straight out of Johnson’s clueless number 10 cabal? 10 redwallers considered putting letters in after PMQs, but after insults from number 10 and the Daily Mail front page, 12 put their letters in this morning?
Quite probably. They seem to have changes the policy of shooting at their own feet with a pistol... and are using a machine gun now....
Ratatat! 😆
You love your guns and bombs and your wars don’t you Malmsy?
I like the comedy - all the people so sure that in *their case* "Dieu et mon droit".
Incidentally, it's not just the cost of food. It's also the quality. I've really noticed some rubbish especially in fruit and veg.
Like many people I take evasive action to avoid some of the creeping increases - some ready meals (my staple fare) remain cheap, but you have to avoid lazily sticking to what you usually get as the price nudges upwards. I do notice some sneaky unadvertised cuts in quantity, though tbh it's probably healthy to eat a bit less.
Nick I think PB should club together to buy you a cook book.
I find it baffling - and inordinately annoying - that a super-bright open-minded guy like Nick can’t be bothered to teach himself to cook. Ready meals are full of shit, and cooking should be something we all learn.
I’d be up for making a donation to the Nick Cook Book Fund.
There are good quality ready meals available from a supermarket near you. It's not just cheap meat, salt and sugar any more.
Saw this in my coffee break - sympathy appreciated! I wouldn't normally chat about my private life but since you kindly ask - I've had some gentle tuition from Cyclefree and other friends and can now make an omelette and enjoy some pasta dishes, and occasionally do.
But it's a trade-off. I've three paid jobs (the animal welfare day job, translation and Council exec), an unpaid job (CLP chair), and diverse fun interests (movies, computer games...). I enjoy them all, and although I also enjoy good food I'm OK with passable food. I give most of my income away (lingering traces of my communist past - to each according to need and all that) so I'm reluctant to give up the revenue as someone will lose out if I do, and nudging 72 I'm puzzlingly healthy - no issues whatever. I optimise by never spending more than 10 minutes on making a meal unless I'm in company, and eating it while doing something else. I know it's a bit odd and I don't urge it on anyone, but it works for me.
Sympathise. Ever since I was a child I've been struck by the disparity between the time it takes to cook a decent meal and the time it takes to consume one. OK, if you actually enjoy the process of cooking, but I resent the time it takes and the hassle. Once in a while, fine, but every evening?
Well, this is one of the advantages of living with someone who also values good home-cooked food. You can take turns. Then there are many meals which keep well, so you can eat them two days in a row, or freeze well, so you can cook several dinners at a time.
Put that all together and you might end up only cooking "properly" for one or two evenings a week (but eating delicious and nutritious home cooked food almost every day).
Exactly how we work. But I can see that cooking for one is a bugger.
It really isn't.
Batch cook and freeze in single sized portions. It really is quite simple.
I do wonder if PB is overrepresented by slightly geeky middle-aged blokes who were looked after for far too long by their mothers.
Lol - well this PB Tory cooks - quuickly and generally pretty well. Totally self-taught - unlike baking it's not rocket science!
The reply on that tweet suggests this has been planned even pre-Paterson:
Henry Zeffman @hzeffman · 1m Replying to @hzeffman Wakeford has been in talks about a defection for four months. Starmer has been working on him personally
Possible timeline A storming Johnson PMQs performance today Covid restrictions eased substantially Gray report produces no surprises Wavering Tory MPs pull back from the brink Tories ease back towards parity in the polls Not saying it will happen. But it's far from impossible.
Whether they are right or wrong now or were right or wrong then I think it's pretty pathetic for the 2019 Cons MPs to have seen Boris as the messiah when he helped them get elected two-odd years ago and now think he is a useless twat.
The reply on that tweet suggests this has been planned even pre-Paterson:
Henry Zeffman @hzeffman · 1m Replying to @hzeffman Wakeford has been in talks about a defection for four months. Starmer has been working on him personally
Presumably this means one less VONC letter though.
Does that count as a red wall constituency? Remarkable powers of self preservation from the lad if that is the case.
I should say not. The Bury and Bolton seats have been marginals for decades. I'm not a fan of defectors generally - but it's clearly not good news for Boris!
The German press is having fun trying to translate the so-called 'Pork Pie Putsch' against Boris Johnson. „Schweinefleisch-Pasteten-Putsch“ doesn't quite have the same ring to it welt.de/politik/auslan…
Schweinefleisch-Pasteten-Putsch sounds pretty good to me.
Bit of a mouthful.
I love pork pies I do!
Meanwhile. Isn’t Pork Pie Plot the save Boris Daily Mail and others used, actually not a unnecessary blue on blue insult straight out of Johnson’s clueless number 10 cabal? 10 redwallers considered putting letters in after PMQs, but after insults from number 10 and the Daily Mail front page, 12 put their letters in this morning?
Now I want a pork pie. With mustard. Or better still - HP sauce!
Re Wakeford, he's obviously decided that crossing the floor is the only way to ensure that his victories in 2019 and 2024 general elections will both be attributable to Johnson.
Possible timeline A storming Johnson PMQs performance today Covid restrictions eased substantially Gray report produces no surprises Wavering Tory MPs pull back from the brink Tories ease back towards parity in the polls Not saying it will happen. But it's far from impossible.
Whether they are right or wrong now or were right or wrong then I think it's pretty pathetic for the 2019 Cons MPs to have seen Boris as the messiah when he helped them get elected two-odd years ago and now think he is a useless twat.
Possible timeline A storming Johnson PMQs performance today Covid restrictions eased substantially Gray report produces no surprises Wavering Tory MPs pull back from the brink Tories ease back towards parity in the polls Not saying it will happen. But it's far from impossible.
Another left leaning poster desperate desperate desperate for Johnson to stay and Rishi not to come. Far from impossible interpretation of your post isn’t it? 🙂
Not really. Though I do agree that Rishi is by far the best option the Tories have.
Oh come on you can be more honest than that. Best option UK politics has?
As an objective question - hmmmmm
Imagine a list of a all the vaguely plausible potential PMs across all the parties..... Who would be the best PM?
Not sure that Rishi would be the top entry. But he would be very high up
'Asked who they prefer as PM, 42% of Red Wall voters opt for Rishi Sunak, with just 24% saying Boris Johnson.
Conservative 2019 voters are also more likely to pick the Chancellor by 44% to 40%.'
But that might be because he's associated with furlough and similar 'cuddly' covid policies. When austerity hits and they realize he's a traditional 'dry' Conservative I can see him struggling to appeal in these areas to anything like the extent that Johnson did.
The German press is having fun trying to translate the so-called 'Pork Pie Putsch' against Boris Johnson. „Schweinefleisch-Pasteten-Putsch“ doesn't quite have the same ring to it welt.de/politik/auslan…
Schweinefleisch-Pasteten-Putsch sounds pretty good to me.
Bit of a mouthful.
I love pork pies I do!
Meanwhile. Isn’t Pork Pie Plot the save Boris Daily Mail and others used, actually not a unnecessary blue on blue insult straight out of Johnson’s clueless number 10 cabal? 10 redwallers considered putting letters in after PMQs, but after insults from number 10 and the Daily Mail front page, 12 put their letters in this morning?
Now I want a pork pie. With mustard. Or better still - HP sauce!
The German press is having fun trying to translate the so-called 'Pork Pie Putsch' against Boris Johnson. „Schweinefleisch-Pasteten-Putsch“ doesn't quite have the same ring to it welt.de/politik/auslan…
Schweinefleisch-Pasteten-Putsch sounds pretty good to me.
Bit of a mouthful.
I love pork pies I do!
Meanwhile. Isn’t Pork Pie Plot the save Boris Daily Mail and others used, actually not a unnecessary blue on blue insult straight out of Johnson’s clueless number 10 cabal? 10 redwallers considered putting letters in after PMQs, but after insults from number 10 and the Daily Mail front page, 12 put their letters in this morning?
Quite probably. They seem to have changes the policy of shooting at their own feet with a pistol... and are using a machine gun now....
Ratatat! 😆
You love your guns and bombs and your wars don’t you Malmsy?
I like the comedy - all the people so sure that in *their case* "Dieu et mon droit".
I guess I have a sick mind....
You are awful with your “meat grinders” but I still like you 🙂
Incidentally I've become a fan of Harry's Farm (Clarkson's neighbour) on youtube. He's extremely unimpressed with the government's new agricultural policy. In particular with how Scotland Wales and Northern Ireland will be able to maintain farm payments as they are withdrawn in England (one to watch there). Government seems to be focusing solely on the environment/biodiversity and not bothering at all with food security.
Harry’s very good. Like Clarkson, someone who made his name as a motoring journalist, he was the original publisher and shareholder of Evo magazine.
He's got some crap cars though. All those Jags and RRs. His 1 of 33 930 Turbo S is cool but it has been over restored.
I always feel the quiet despair of HubNut makes it the most authentically British automotive YouTube channel.
Tommyfyeah is the best American. Even though his cars (90s JDM) aren't my thing he has really high standards and excellent attention to detail. I also like how aggressive and rude he is.
Incidentally, it's not just the cost of food. It's also the quality. I've really noticed some rubbish especially in fruit and veg.
Like many people I take evasive action to avoid some of the creeping increases - some ready meals (my staple fare) remain cheap, but you have to avoid lazily sticking to what you usually get as the price nudges upwards. I do notice some sneaky unadvertised cuts in quantity, though tbh it's probably healthy to eat a bit less.
Nick I think PB should club together to buy you a cook book.
I find it baffling - and inordinately annoying - that a super-bright open-minded guy like Nick can’t be bothered to teach himself to cook. Ready meals are full of shit, and cooking should be something we all learn.
I’d be up for making a donation to the Nick Cook Book Fund.
There are good quality ready meals available from a supermarket near you. It's not just cheap meat, salt and sugar any more.
Saw this in my coffee break - sympathy appreciated! I wouldn't normally chat about my private life but since you kindly ask - I've had some gentle tuition from Cyclefree and other friends and can now make an omelette and enjoy some pasta dishes, and occasionally do.
But it's a trade-off. I've three paid jobs (the animal welfare day job, translation and Council exec), an unpaid job (CLP chair), and diverse fun interests (movies, computer games...). I enjoy them all, and although I also enjoy good food I'm OK with passable food. I give most of my income away (lingering traces of my communist past - to each according to need and all that) so I'm reluctant to give up the revenue as someone will lose out if I do, and nudging 72 I'm puzzlingly healthy - no issues whatever. I optimise by never spending more than 10 minutes on making a meal unless I'm in company, and eating it while doing something else. I know it's a bit odd and I don't urge it on anyone, but it works for me.
Sympathise. Ever since I was a child I've been struck by the disparity between the time it takes to cook a decent meal and the time it takes to consume one. OK, if you actually enjoy the process of cooking, but I resent the time it takes and the hassle. Once in a while, fine, but every evening?
Well, this is one of the advantages of living with someone who also values good home-cooked food. You can take turns. Then there are many meals which keep well, so you can eat them two days in a row, or freeze well, so you can cook several dinners at a time.
Put that all together and you might end up only cooking "properly" for one or two evenings a week (but eating delicious and nutritious home cooked food almost every day).
Exactly how we work. But I can see that cooking for one is a bugger.
It really isn't.
Batch cook and freeze in single sized portions. It really is quite simple.
I do wonder if PB is overrepresented by slightly geeky middle-aged blokes who were looked after for far too long by their mothers.
Incidentally, it's not just the cost of food. It's also the quality. I've really noticed some rubbish especially in fruit and veg.
Like many people I take evasive action to avoid some of the creeping increases - some ready meals (my staple fare) remain cheap, but you have to avoid lazily sticking to what you usually get as the price nudges upwards. I do notice some sneaky unadvertised cuts in quantity, though tbh it's probably healthy to eat a bit less.
Nick I think PB should club together to buy you a cook book.
I find it baffling - and inordinately annoying - that a super-bright open-minded guy like Nick can’t be bothered to teach himself to cook. Ready meals are full of shit, and cooking should be something we all learn.
I’d be up for making a donation to the Nick Cook Book Fund.
There are good quality ready meals available from a supermarket near you. It's not just cheap meat, salt and sugar any more.
Saw this in my coffee break - sympathy appreciated! I wouldn't normally chat about my private life but since you kindly ask - I've had some gentle tuition from Cyclefree and other friends and can now make an omelette and enjoy some pasta dishes, and occasionally do.
But it's a trade-off. I've three paid jobs (the animal welfare day job, translation and Council exec), an unpaid job (CLP chair), and diverse fun interests (movies, computer games...). I enjoy them all, and although I also enjoy good food I'm OK with passable food. I give most of my income away (lingering traces of my communist past - to each according to need and all that) so I'm reluctant to give up the revenue as someone will lose out if I do, and nudging 72 I'm puzzlingly healthy - no issues whatever. I optimise by never spending more than 10 minutes on making a meal unless I'm in company, and eating it while doing something else. I know it's a bit odd and I don't urge it on anyone, but it works for me.
Sympathise. Ever since I was a child I've been struck by the disparity between the time it takes to cook a decent meal and the time it takes to consume one. OK, if you actually enjoy the process of cooking, but I resent the time it takes and the hassle. Once in a while, fine, but every evening?
Well, this is one of the advantages of living with someone who also values good home-cooked food. You can take turns. Then there are many meals which keep well, so you can eat them two days in a row, or freeze well, so you can cook several dinners at a time.
Put that all together and you might end up only cooking "properly" for one or two evenings a week (but eating delicious and nutritious home cooked food almost every day).
Exactly how we work. But I can see that cooking for one is a bugger.
It really isn't.
Batch cook and freeze in single sized portions. It really is quite simple.
I do wonder if PB is overrepresented by slightly geeky middle-aged blokes who were looked after for far too long by their mothers.
Today on my first vote as Member of Parliament, Boris Johnson’s great new deal has passed its Second Reading in Parliament, as we finally release the country from the stranglehold of indecision, restoring confidence to people and businesses and get Brexit done. https://www.christianwakeford.org.uk/news/brexit-bill-passes
Pillock. He was elected as a conservative, many of the votes would have been for the party, not for him directly. If he can no longer represent the conservative party he should resign.
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I guess I have a sick mind....
Formal announcement coming in five minutes
https://www.ft.com/content/5f12f0ae-7df4-4a0e-ab24-52bf9b378d6e
Henry Zeffman
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@hzeffman
Wakeford has been in talks about a defection for four months. Starmer has been working on him personally
https://www.fpri.org/article/2022/01/moscows-compellence-strategy/
Feb 20th or somewhere around it might be the start.
NEW THREAD
Does his letter count if he is no longer a party member? Presumably not
Another proper conversation on PB
Imagine a list of a all the vaguely plausible potential PMs across all the parties..... Who would be the best PM?
Not sure that Rishi would be the top entry. But he would be very high up
I always feel the quiet despair of HubNut makes it the most authentically British automotive YouTube channel.
Tommyfyeah is the best American. Even though his cars (90s JDM) aren't my thing he has really high standards and excellent attention to detail. I also like how aggressive and rude he is.
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Today on my first vote as Member of Parliament, Boris Johnson’s great new deal has passed its Second Reading in Parliament, as we finally release the country from the stranglehold of indecision, restoring confidence to people and businesses and get Brexit done.
https://www.christianwakeford.org.uk/news/brexit-bill-passes