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Father Christmas is being cancelled in the UK. – politicalbetting.com
Father Christmas is being cancelled in the UK. – politicalbetting.com
"Father Christmas" is being replaced in British English by "Santa Claus". % who use [x] more…AllFather Xmas: 43% (-8 from 2017)Santa: 45% (+9)18-24 yr oldsFather Xmas: 21% (-12)Santa: 62% (+12)65+ yr oldsFather Xmas: 60% (-6)Santa: 25% (+7)[From the festive… pic.twitter.com/a8rIjRtLvk
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Header: I don't see this as a problem (btw).
Is one of these mad Yankee Doodle drone hunters going to shoot him down? Venison on Christmas Day for nine extended families. And elves and Santa for the inhabitants of Somerset.
https://www.npr.org/series/248799434/planet-moneys-t-shirt-project
It all falls into place.
And ... says Wiki:
Children
coopers
travellers
merchants
toymakers
broadcasters
the falsely accused
repentant thieves
brewers
pharmacists
archers
pawnbrokers
unmarried people
Prilep (where's Prilep, @Leon ?)
Aberdeen
Galway
Albania
Greece
Liverpool
Bari
Čilipi
Siggiewi
Moscow
Amsterdam
Lorraine
Royal School of Church Music
Duchy of Lorraine
students in various cities and countries around Europe
It is said that politicians do monitor this site, so I am hoping that Mr Miliband somehow gets to hear this:
There is growing antipathy toward solar in some areas, which is unfortunate, mainly driven by the ad hoc nature of the developments.
The attitude of Miliband seems to be "hey you country dwellers! Don't like that beautiful areas are being carpeted with shiney solar panels? Well fuck you! We all have to do our bit"
This could be replaced by a sensible joined up strategic policy that identifies fields adjacent to major arterial routes. A motorway scenery is rarely going to made worse by line upon line of solar farm, and large areas are not adjacent to people's houses. It should also make the infrastructure building easier.
This way you might find you get less opposition, which does stop you from getting your power trip of overriding these irritants with the stroke of your bureaucratic pen, but it is in the best interests of general support for renewables that they are put in places that do not piss people off.
Are there 734 Russian versions? Ideally 735 will have mad Vlad featuring,
Yet more Jocksplaining on PB, like the time we were all accused of marrying our first cousins.
EXC: Info commissioner tells ScotGov that in 3 year legal battle over docs abt Nicola Sturgeon’s conduct during Alex Salmond inquiry, ministers
- submitted “factual discrepancies” in evidence
- delayed unwinnable case before misrepresenting facts to media
https://x.com/kieranpandrews/status/1868590576905658512?s=61&t=c6bcp0cjChLfQN5Tc8A_6g
The former, in particular, is ridiculous.
We keep telling them he has "two names" but it doesn't help that Santa is easier to say.
Clearly the alleged Chinese spy decided Prince Andrew wasn't an appropriate person to be connected with
I was aware he was called Saint Nicholas from early childhood because I always had The Night Before Christmas read to me by my father on, well, the night before Christmas. A tradition I have maintained with my children until about the age of 11. It's one of the most magical moments of Christmas eve, alongside switching Carols from Kings on in the early evening, and putting out the sherry and carrot before bedtime. I think this year may sadly be the last time I ever get out the dog-eared old 1970s Random House edition, at least until there are grandchildren.
Yes it should be fixed but it’s a political nightmare which is why no-one wants to fix it
But I did find "Man Fights Dragon", who has a red robe - but if it's anyone it's St George. Not one of the big ones, but my photo quota. Dragons apparently grew a bit between the 15C and the Hobbit.
Father Christmas seems to be 17C in England, around the time of the Republic when traditions were suppressed, at a rapid look.
I think the right approach is to encourage integrated solar for new offices, retail and industrial construction. If you're doing electrical and putting a roof on anyway, the incremental cost of *installing* solar is minimal.
The Ottoman Turks were around a thousand years later. Even the Seljuks only really got going in the 11th century.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hC3AphnJLbE
Oh my name is Father Christmas" he informed her as he met her
She said "Good grief, it's seven years since I sent you a letter!"
He said "I can't stand little girls, BIGGER ONES ARE BETTER!!"
And this is what she said, Ohhhhhhhh
I need to catch up on this. I can see it being beneficial IF it is done at a moderate pace that can be adapted to, which imo means over a number of years.
Changes we have seen around Mayors have been very gradual, and seem to have demonstrated that the concept can work in Metro areas. For me the evidence is not so clear in more rural regions yet,
https://x.com/leftiestats/status/1868693803688984836
But he was ethnically Greek (probably*). Not that the Leave campaign were much more keen on Greek people.
3rd to 4th century CE.
* We know f all about St Nicholas in practice. Almost everything we know is stories from centuries later.
And AFAICR at the time that part of Turkey was seen by the Romans as being part of the province of Syria (might be wrong...)
And it wasn't "The horse blew first."
And who's to know if the little girl isn't actually quite accurate, given the current fetish for paving over gardens for the benefit of the great god motor car?
A complicating factor for many of the people that the Brexit adverts were aimed at, ofcourse, is that many modern people from that same part of Turkey now, are still of the same descent.
Planning to scrap some if not the majority of council elections for affected authories via legislation in late Feb.
Wellies is spectacularly and wonderfully British.
I do love how there is still an effort to pretend this is not being forced on places, but talking about working 'collaboratively' to deliver the ambition of unversal coverage, even though the white paper makes clear you agree it, or it will be done anyway.
However, in order to ensure a complete national layer of Strategic Authorities is in place to devolve further powers to in future, we will legislate for a ministerial directive, which will enable the government to create Strategic Authorities in any remaining places where local leaders in that region have not been able to agree how to access devolved powers...we will ensure that the ministerial directive is used to conclude the process where there is majority support, or the formation is essential in completing the roll out of Strategic Authorities in England
One weird minor aspect of the white paper is intent to remove the ability of 'Strategic Authorities' to call Mayors by another name. I may be wrong, but I'm not sure anyone has done that anyway? I think it may have been a Gove wheeze to give potential to be called Governors or something, given people suggested mayor sounded odd for big rural areas.
However unless taxpayers are willing to pay more for the universal service I don't think RM has much choice to get his investment in return for shifting to a more parcel focused service and once OFCOM approves moving second class letter delivery to just 3 days a week
Was it even in the manifesto?
The better question is whether the district/council set up works. And if is felt it does not (or is not as effective as it could be), does the new approach actually improve upon it - change is not automatically for the better after all.