Big bustling (excellent) seafood restaurant in a pretty seaside village. Hundreds of people nearby
The group next to me - late 20s, jolly - have all, in sequence, stood up and walked away. Temporarily leaving behind 2 phones, a purse, several bags, sunglasses, car keys
Incredible. Was Britain once like this?
I regularly do that in places that aren't London. Maybe I'm a trusting fool.
In the UK?!
I wouldn’t do that anywhere in the UK. Maybe I am a jaded Londoner. They also left purses behind - with cash and cards
I wouldn’t do that anywhere in western Europe except perhaps REALLY rural spots, and Switzerland
The only other countries I’ve seen behaviour like this in super busy places is Singapore and Japan
Personally, I like him but no-one else seems to agree - he's unpopular with the Tory base and, it seems, target voters in both the north and south.
There’s something inwardly devious about him that people pick up on. Gove has a similar issue.
It’s not necessarily fair. Johnson for example managed not to project this, despite being an entirely self-serving c**t (although once you did see this in Johnson it was impossible not to see it ever again).
Abe’s record of WWII apologetics was not a happy one.
Mods here get twitchy over condoning political assassination. So I would like to condemn wholeheartedly home made gun man. Really naughty.
I made no such suggestion, and would not do such a thing.
Note that the S Korean president condemned the assassination in the strongest possible terms - and Korea had, and has far stronger feelings on the issue than do I, and with good reason.
Big bustling (excellent) seafood restaurant in a pretty seaside village. Hundreds of people nearby
The group next to me - late 20s, jolly - have all, in sequence, stood up and walked away. Temporarily leaving behind 2 phones, a purse, several bags, sunglasses, car keys
Incredible. Was Britain once like this?
I regularly do that in places that aren't London. Maybe I'm a trusting fool.
In the UK?!
I wouldn’t do that anywhere in the UK. Maybe I am a jaded Londoner. They also left purses behind - with cash and cards
I wouldn’t do that anywhere in western Europe except perhaps REALLY rural spots, and Switzerland
The only other countries I’ve seen behaviour like this in super busy places is Singapore and Japan
I would in places like Hay-on-Wye, Scilly Isles, Holy Island, etc.
I guess he was just a fan of the Hong Kong movie 'Men Behind the Sun'?
Agree. That looks a false claim to link 731 "Refers to Unit 731".
Not seen it but it seems to be a horrible exploitation movie celebrating unit 731 so what's the difference?
Intention, or not.
We're used here to abuse created on the basis of fabricated associations (on all wings of politics), and silly insistence on removal of alleged association that does not exist (see Johnnie Peacock).
Big bustling (excellent) seafood restaurant in a pretty seaside village. Hundreds of people nearby
The group next to me - late 20s, jolly - have all, in sequence, stood up and walked away. Temporarily leaving behind 2 phones, a purse, several bags, sunglasses, car keys
Incredible. Was Britain once like this?
I regularly do that in places that aren't London. Maybe I'm a trusting fool.
In the UK?!
I wouldn’t do that anywhere in the UK. Maybe I am a jaded Londoner. They also left purses behind - with cash and cards
I wouldn’t do that anywhere in western Europe except perhaps REALLY rural spots, and Switzerland
The only other countries I’ve seen behaviour like this in super busy places is Singapore and Japan
Cash I don't carry, and cards I wouldn't leave anywhere - mainly because they are more dangerous skimmed and left with you than stolen.
Bags and laptops I wouldn't leave in any European City.
But anyone can come to Cambridge and nick my laptop while I go for a pee. (That said, I wouldn't fancy their chances against the fearsome cafe ladies who know me and my gear.)
Neil O’Brien - Mr “Level Up” - has just come out for Badenoch, which is strange, as her public statements suggest she wants to radically down-size the state.
She already has a number of northern MPs in support.
Abe’s record of WWII apologetics was not a happy one.
Mods here get twitchy over condoning political assassination. So I would like to condemn wholeheartedly home made gun man. Really naughty.
I made no such suggestion, and would not do such a thing.
Note that the S Korean president condemned the assassination in the strongest possible terms - and Korea had, and has far stronger feelings on the issue than do I, and with good reason.
I’ve recently noticed EU politicians - eg Ursula Von D L - using the phrase “European Dream”, in direct contrast to “American Dream”
Sitting here in Rose, Montenegro, i am certainly looking at the European Dream. A handsome historic Venetian village by the Adriatic. Lots of people enjoying their sunny Sunday, eating, drinking, swimming, sunbathing. Big family groups,. Boating and paddleboarding. Almost no obesity, because the food is good and wholesome (if basic) and everyone walks the walkable old towns and villages
Pretty much zero crime. No guns. Decent local wine
I honestly doubt if there are many humans enjoying life more than Montenegrins right here right now, in their unpretentious but beautiful country. This despite them having a GDP per capita of just $25k
The EU is on to something with this “European Dream” thing. Tho, ironically, Montenegro is not in the EU
The dream of the EU was always a good one. The reality was not always up to it, but that's ok so long as they work at it, and not get complacent.
I’ve recently noticed EU politicians - eg Ursula Von D L - using the phrase “European Dream”, in direct contrast to “American Dream”
Sitting here in Rose, Montenegro, i am certainly looking at the European Dream. A handsome historic Venetian village by the Adriatic. Lots of people enjoying their sunny Sunday, eating, drinking, swimming, sunbathing. Big family groups,. Boating and paddleboarding. Almost no obesity, because the food is good and wholesome (if basic) and everyone walks the walkable old towns and villages
Pretty much zero crime. No guns. Decent local wine
I honestly doubt if there are many humans enjoying life more than Montenegrins right here right now, in their unpretentious but beautiful country. This despite them having a GDP per capita of just $25k
The EU is on to something with this “European Dream” thing. Tho, ironically, Montenegro is not in the EU
The dream of the EU was always a good one. The reality was not always up to it, but that's ok so long as they work at it, and not get complacent.
Big bustling (excellent) seafood restaurant in a pretty seaside village. Hundreds of people nearby
The group next to me - late 20s, jolly - have all, in sequence, stood up and walked away. Temporarily leaving behind 2 phones, a purse, several bags, sunglasses, car keys
Incredible. Was Britain once like this?
I regularly do that in places that aren't London. Maybe I'm a trusting fool.
In the UK?!
I wouldn’t do that anywhere in the UK. Maybe I am a jaded Londoner. They also left purses behind - with cash and cards
I wouldn’t do that anywhere in western Europe except perhaps REALLY rural spots, and Switzerland
The only other countries I’ve seen behaviour like this in super busy places is Singapore and Japan
Cash I don't carry, and cards I wouldn't leave anywhere - mainly because they are more dangerous skimmed and left with you than stolen.
Bags and laptops I wouldn't leave in any European City.
But anyone can come to Cambridge and nick my laptop while I go for a pee. (That said, I wouldn't fancy their chances against the fearsome cafe ladies who know me and my gear.)
Hmmm. I *never* do *anything* like that.
More domestically, I have the first year's crop on my Black Butte blackberry bush, within 7-8m of the drive entrance.
I’ve recently noticed EU politicians - eg Ursula Von D L - using the phrase “European Dream”, in direct contrast to “American Dream”
Sitting here in Rose, Montenegro, i am certainly looking at the European Dream. A handsome historic Venetian village by the Adriatic. Lots of people enjoying their sunny Sunday, eating, drinking, swimming, sunbathing. Big family groups,. Boating and paddleboarding. Almost no obesity, because the food is good and wholesome (if basic) and everyone walks the walkable old towns and villages
Pretty much zero crime. No guns. Decent local wine
I honestly doubt if there are many humans enjoying life more than Montenegrins right here right now, in their unpretentious but beautiful country. This despite them having a GDP per capita of just $25k
The EU is on to something with this “European Dream” thing. Tho, ironically, Montenegro is not in the EU
The dream of the EU was always a good one. The reality was not always up to it, but that's ok so long as they work at it, and not get complacent.
How’s the British dream going?
Could be better. Why, were you under the impression my point was knocking the EU? It wasn't.
I’ve recently noticed EU politicians - eg Ursula Von D L - using the phrase “European Dream”, in direct contrast to “American Dream”
Sitting here in Rose, Montenegro, i am certainly looking at the European Dream. A handsome historic Venetian village by the Adriatic. Lots of people enjoying their sunny Sunday, eating, drinking, swimming, sunbathing. Big family groups,. Boating and paddleboarding. Almost no obesity, because the food is good and wholesome (if basic) and everyone walks the walkable old towns and villages
Pretty much zero crime. No guns. Decent local wine
I honestly doubt if there are many humans enjoying life more than Montenegrins right here right now, in their unpretentious but beautiful country. This despite them having a GDP per capita of just $25k
The EU is on to something with this “European Dream” thing. Tho, ironically, Montenegro is not in the EU
The dream of the EU was always a good one. The reality was not always up to it, but that's ok so long as they work at it, and not get complacent.
How’s the British dream going?
Could be better. Why, were you under the impression my point was knocking the EU? It wasn't.
You’re right, I posted too soon.
I’m quite interested in what the British dream actually consists of.
I think, unlike the American and European versions, it involves being a rentier, which if true explains a lot of problems about the UK.
Neil O’Brien - Mr “Level Up” - has just come out for Badenoch, which is strange, as her public statements suggest she wants to radically down-size the state.
She already has a number of northern MPs in support.
Something odd going on here.
You're assuming
a) she means what she says
b) even if she does, people will act rationally in their support.
Neil O’Brien - Mr “Level Up” - has just come out for Badenoch, which is strange, as her public statements suggest she wants to radically down-size the state.
She already has a number of northern MPs in support.
Something odd going on here.
Badenoch could potentially consolidate support from the ERG wing after Braverman drops out, and the Mayite wing. She's got a stronger chance of making it into the final 2 than most of the others.
Mr. Walker, what do you mean, something strange with support for Badenoch?
Personally I think she’s undercooked. But logically if you believe the government needs to spend more on the North, why would you support someone who wants to spend less on everyone?
(Unless you think she can appeal to northern seats).
Neil O’Brien - Mr “Level Up” - has just come out for Badenoch, which is strange, as her public statements suggest she wants to radically down-size the state.
She already has a number of northern MPs in support.
Something odd going on here.
Badenoch could potentially consolidate support from the ERG wing after Braverman drops out, and the Mayite wing. She's got a stronger chance of making it into the final 2 than most of the others.
Badenoch's support is mostly from MPs elected in 2017 and 2019. Potentially new MPs backing someone they see as a future leader (even if too soon this time)
I’ve recently noticed EU politicians - eg Ursula Von D L - using the phrase “European Dream”, in direct contrast to “American Dream”
Sitting here in Rose, Montenegro, i am certainly looking at the European Dream. A handsome historic Venetian village by the Adriatic. Lots of people enjoying their sunny Sunday, eating, drinking, swimming, sunbathing. Big family groups,. Boating and paddleboarding. Almost no obesity, because the food is good and wholesome (if basic) and everyone walks the walkable old towns and villages
Pretty much zero crime. No guns. Decent local wine
I honestly doubt if there are many humans enjoying life more than Montenegrins right here right now, in their unpretentious but beautiful country. This despite them having a GDP per capita of just $25k
The EU is on to something with this “European Dream” thing. Tho, ironically, Montenegro is not in the EU
The dream of the EU was always a good one. The reality was not always up to it, but that's ok so long as they work at it, and not get complacent.
Wait til you hear about the gulf between Britain in the fever dream of campaign videos and Britain of the Ladbrokes and PDSA highstreets.
My south facing piano nobile Camden flat, with its floor to ceiling windows, can easily be 10C hotter than the temp outside, in hot sunny weather
So it could be 52C. With no aircon
Think I’ll be spending the weekend in Sainsburys
Sorry to sound like a stalker but from memory you live in a modern block with full-walled (or close) windows.
Doesn’t it get BLOODY hot, and why isn’t here aircon?
I see from US travel twitter that one of the main bitches about Europe (not England per se) is the lack of ubiquitous aircon.
No I live in a Grade II listed late Georgian terrace (converted) which is very handsome to look at but it impossible to keep cool. Maybe not allowed aircon because of the listing
Oh now I get the piano nobile reference. I thought you were just talking yourself up.
In my experience those Georgian terraces are nice and cool in the basement flat, but less so upstairs.
Neil O’Brien - Mr “Level Up” - has just come out for Badenoch, which is strange, as her public statements suggest she wants to radically down-size the state.
She already has a number of northern MPs in support.
Something odd going on here.
Badenoch is currently only one MP behind Truss and Hunt.
Possibly Starmer is beatable, but wading through the UK newpapers this afternoon I see nothing in any of the Tory contenders that he has to fear. More to the point, whoever the next Conservative leader ends up being, they are going to face constant and vicious sniping from their own side. After two years of the Tories taking chunks out each other I think the electorate will loathe them beyond all reason. I am wondering it we might not see a Tory vote share even below 1997. Labour and increasingly the Lib Dems are massively better organised and a couple more good by elections and strong locals next spring could put a lot of pressure on a divided and disorganized Conservative organisation attempting to defend a fairly dire record in government.
Big bustling (excellent) seafood restaurant in a pretty seaside village. Hundreds of people nearby
The group next to me - late 20s, jolly - have all, in sequence, stood up and walked away. Temporarily leaving behind 2 phones, a purse, several bags, sunglasses, car keys
Incredible. Was Britain once like this?
I regularly do that in places that aren't London. Maybe I'm a trusting fool.
In the UK?!
I wouldn’t do that anywhere in the UK. Maybe I am a jaded Londoner. They also left purses behind - with cash and cards
I wouldn’t do that anywhere in western Europe except perhaps REALLY rural spots, and Switzerland
The only other countries I’ve seen behaviour like this in super busy places is Singapore and Japan
Cash I don't carry, and cards I wouldn't leave anywhere - mainly because they are more dangerous skimmed and left with you than stolen.
Bags and laptops I wouldn't leave in any European City.
But anyone can come to Cambridge and nick my laptop while I go for a pee. (That said, I wouldn't fancy their chances against the fearsome cafe ladies who know me and my gear.)
Hmmm. I *never* do *anything* like that.
More domestically, I have the first year's crop on my Black Butte blackberry bush, within 7-8m of the drive entrance.
About 4 of the 6 blackberries have vanished.
Should I blame pigeons or pedestrians walking by?
You definitely can't leave Blackberries unattended.
Big bustling (excellent) seafood restaurant in a pretty seaside village. Hundreds of people nearby
The group next to me - late 20s, jolly - have all, in sequence, stood up and walked away. Temporarily leaving behind 2 phones, a purse, several bags, sunglasses, car keys
Incredible. Was Britain once like this?
I regularly do that in places that aren't London. Maybe I'm a trusting fool.
In the UK?!
I wouldn’t do that anywhere in the UK. Maybe I am a jaded Londoner. They also left purses behind - with cash and cards
I wouldn’t do that anywhere in western Europe except perhaps REALLY rural spots, and Switzerland
The only other countries I’ve seen behaviour like this in super busy places is Singapore and Japan
Cash I don't carry, and cards I wouldn't leave anywhere - mainly because they are more dangerous skimmed and left with you than stolen.
Bags and laptops I wouldn't leave in any European City.
But anyone can come to Cambridge and nick my laptop while I go for a pee. (That said, I wouldn't fancy their chances against the fearsome cafe ladies who know me and my gear.)
Hmmm. I *never* do *anything* like that.
More domestically, I have the first year's crop on my Black Butte blackberry bush, within 7-8m of the drive entrance.
About 4 of the 6 blackberries have vanished.
Should I blame pigeons or pedestrians walking by?
You definitely can't leave Blackberries unattended.
Pigeons and/or blackbirds - been eating our redcurrants.
Possibly Starmer is beatable, but wading through the UK newpapers this afternoon I see nothing in any of the Tory contenders that he has to fear. More to the point, whoever the next Conservative leader ends up being, they are going to face constant and vicious sniping from their own side. After two years of the Tories taking chunks out each other I think the electorate will loathe them beyond all reason. I am wondering it we might not see a Tory vote share even below 1997. Labour and increasingly the Lib Dems are massively better organised and a couple more good by elections and strong locals next spring could put a lot of pressure on a divided and disorganized Conservative organisation attempting to defend a fairly dire record in government.
He has everything to fear from everyone because he has nothing to offer except prosecution skills which work when the opposition has done something wrong, and ideally you haven’t.
Shapps also looks, possibly alongside Mordaunt, the only person you’d consider having a drink with.
If that’s important.
Really....I don't generally like going for drinks with dodgy second hand car salesmen types. He is sort that is going to take that opportunity to hard sell you a car, double glazing, crypto, an MLM opportunity ....
Shapps also looks, possibly alongside Mordaunt, the only person you’d consider having a drink with.
If that’s important.
Really....I don't generally like going for drinks with dodgy second hand car salesmen types. He is going to hard sell you a car, double glazing, crypto ....
@Farooq - we were complaining about Edinburgh at Arts Festival time the other day. Surprised to find that HMG have anticipated this issue and are doing what they can to knee it in the goolies:
Shapps also looks, possibly alongside Mordaunt, the only person you’d consider having a drink with.
If that’s important.
Really....I don't generally like going for drinks with dodgy second hand car salesmen types. He is sort that is going to take that opportunity to hard sell you a car, double glazing, crypto, an MLM opportunity ....
I joked the other day that if Shapps wasn't an MP/cabinet minister he'd be on Twitter promotings NFTs guaranteed to turn a profit.
Shapps also looks, possibly alongside Mordaunt, the only person you’d consider having a drink with.
If that’s important.
Really....I don't generally like going for drinks with dodgy second hand car salesmen types. He is going to hard sell you a car, double glazing, crypto ....
I said consider…
He'd probably give you the wrong business card for the persona de la nuit - at which you would promptly wonder WTF!, abandon your drink and buy yourself a fresh one at the bar.
Shapps also looks, possibly alongside Mordaunt, the only person you’d consider having a drink with.
If that’s important.
Really....I don't generally like going for drinks with dodgy second hand car salesmen types. He is sort that is going to take that opportunity to hard sell you a car, double glazing, crypto, an MLM opportunity ....
I joked the other day that if Shapps wasn't an MP/cabinet minister he'd be on Twitter promotings NFTs guaranteed to turn a profit.
Possibly Starmer is beatable, but wading through the UK newpapers this afternoon I see nothing in any of the Tory contenders that he has to fear. More to the point, whoever the next Conservative leader ends up being, they are going to face constant and vicious sniping from their own side. After two years of the Tories taking chunks out each other I think the electorate will loathe them beyond all reason. I am wondering it we might not see a Tory vote share even below 1997. Labour and increasingly the Lib Dems are massively better organised and a couple more good by elections and strong locals next spring could put a lot of pressure on a divided and disorganized Conservative organisation attempting to defend a fairly dire record in government.
He has everything to fear from everyone because he has nothing to offer except prosecution skills which work when the opposition has done something wrong, and ideally you haven’t.
I think we’ve seen enough of Keir to know that his strength is administration and his weakness is retail politics.
If he must insist on being PM he needs charismatics and visionaries right underneath him.
Big bustling (excellent) seafood restaurant in a pretty seaside village. Hundreds of people nearby
The group next to me - late 20s, jolly - have all, in sequence, stood up and walked away. Temporarily leaving behind 2 phones, a purse, several bags, sunglasses, car keys
Incredible. Was Britain once like this?
You can do that in Sweden, Cyprus, and most of Scotland.
My south facing piano nobile Camden flat, with its floor to ceiling windows, can easily be 10C hotter than the temp outside, in hot sunny weather
So it could be 52C. With no aircon
Think I’ll be spending the weekend in Sainsburys
Sorry to sound like a stalker but from memory you live in a modern block with full-walled (or close) windows.
Doesn’t it get BLOODY hot, and why isn’t here aircon?
I see from US travel twitter that one of the main bitches about Europe (not England per se) is the lack of ubiquitous aircon.
No I live in a Grade II listed late Georgian terrace (converted) which is very handsome to look at but it impossible to keep cool. Maybe not allowed aircon because of the listing
Oh now I get the piano nobile reference. I thought you were just talking yourself up.
In my experience those Georgian terraces are nice and cool in the basement flat, but less so upstairs.
@Farooq - we were complaining about Edinburgh at Arts Festival time the other day. Surprised to find that HMG have anticipated this issue and are doing what they can to knee it in the goolies:
I wasn't complaining about it, more saying that I find the stress and bother of finding accommodation during August to not be worth the bother. When I lived in Edinburgh, I found the ability to hop on a bus and go see all this good stuff to be brilliant.
No surprise that HMG are cocking things up though. Blinded by ideology.
Shapps also looks, possibly alongside Mordaunt, the only person you’d consider having a drink with.
If that’s important.
Since that is what many people said about Boris I would say it is probably a negative qualification.
I liked what Chris Packham said about Johnson after his resignation speech
"Our political system isn’t ‘Darwinian’ . Evolution works on a ruthless and effective meritocracy . And it’s functional , has been for billions of years . Our political system as it stands should be extinct because it’s plainly not functional and bloody obviously not a meritocracy"
Big bustling (excellent) seafood restaurant in a pretty seaside village. Hundreds of people nearby
The group next to me - late 20s, jolly - have all, in sequence, stood up and walked away. Temporarily leaving behind 2 phones, a purse, several bags, sunglasses, car keys
Incredible. Was Britain once like this?
I regularly do that in places that aren't London. Maybe I'm a trusting fool.
In the UK?!
I wouldn’t do that anywhere in the UK. Maybe I am a jaded Londoner. They also left purses behind - with cash and cards
I wouldn’t do that anywhere in western Europe except perhaps REALLY rural spots, and Switzerland
The only other countries I’ve seen behaviour like this in super busy places is Singapore and Japan
I've done similar many times in East Devon. Never a problem.
Big bustling (excellent) seafood restaurant in a pretty seaside village. Hundreds of people nearby
The group next to me - late 20s, jolly - have all, in sequence, stood up and walked away. Temporarily leaving behind 2 phones, a purse, several bags, sunglasses, car keys
Incredible. Was Britain once like this?
I regularly do that in places that aren't London. Maybe I'm a trusting fool.
In the UK?!
I wouldn’t do that anywhere in the UK. Maybe I am a jaded Londoner. They also left purses behind - with cash and cards
I wouldn’t do that anywhere in western Europe except perhaps REALLY rural spots, and Switzerland
The only other countries I’ve seen behaviour like this in super busy places is Singapore and Japan
I've done similar many times in East Devon. Never a problem.
Aberdeenshire beaches. Any time I go in the sea I leave my stuff on the beach unguarded. Never a problem.
Big bustling (excellent) seafood restaurant in a pretty seaside village. Hundreds of people nearby
The group next to me - late 20s, jolly - have all, in sequence, stood up and walked away. Temporarily leaving behind 2 phones, a purse, several bags, sunglasses, car keys
Incredible. Was Britain once like this?
You can do that in Sweden, Cyprus, and most of Scotland.
Big bustling (excellent) seafood restaurant in a pretty seaside village. Hundreds of people nearby
The group next to me - late 20s, jolly - have all, in sequence, stood up and walked away. Temporarily leaving behind 2 phones, a purse, several bags, sunglasses, car keys
Incredible. Was Britain once like this?
I regularly do that in places that aren't London. Maybe I'm a trusting fool.
In the UK?!
I wouldn’t do that anywhere in the UK. Maybe I am a jaded Londoner. They also left purses behind - with cash and cards
I wouldn’t do that anywhere in western Europe except perhaps REALLY rural spots, and Switzerland
The only other countries I’ve seen behaviour like this in super busy places is Singapore and Japan
I've done similar many times in East Devon. Never a problem.
Aberdeenshire beaches. Any time I go in the sea I leave my stuff on the beach unguarded. Never a problem.
Yes, but that self-evidently makes you a hard man, with whom nane daur meddle. Swimming off Aberdeen and the Broch FFS.
Big bustling (excellent) seafood restaurant in a pretty seaside village. Hundreds of people nearby
The group next to me - late 20s, jolly - have all, in sequence, stood up and walked away. Temporarily leaving behind 2 phones, a purse, several bags, sunglasses, car keys
Incredible. Was Britain once like this?
I regularly do that in places that aren't London. Maybe I'm a trusting fool.
In the UK?!
I wouldn’t do that anywhere in the UK. Maybe I am a jaded Londoner. They also left purses behind - with cash and cards
I wouldn’t do that anywhere in western Europe except perhaps REALLY rural spots, and Switzerland
The only other countries I’ve seen behaviour like this in super busy places is Singapore and Japan
I've done similar many times in East Devon. Never a problem.
Aberdeenshire beaches. Any time I go in the sea I leave my stuff on the beach unguarded. Never a problem.
Yes sunglasses, shoes and mobile phone on the beach here an hour ago. Nobody nicked them.
Big bustling (excellent) seafood restaurant in a pretty seaside village. Hundreds of people nearby
The group next to me - late 20s, jolly - have all, in sequence, stood up and walked away. Temporarily leaving behind 2 phones, a purse, several bags, sunglasses, car keys
Incredible. Was Britain once like this?
I regularly do that in places that aren't London. Maybe I'm a trusting fool.
In the UK?!
I wouldn’t do that anywhere in the UK. Maybe I am a jaded Londoner. They also left purses behind - with cash and cards
I wouldn’t do that anywhere in western Europe except perhaps REALLY rural spots, and Switzerland
The only other countries I’ve seen behaviour like this in super busy places is Singapore and Japan
I've done similar many times in East Devon. Never a problem.
Aberdeenshire beaches. Any time I go in the sea I leave my stuff on the beach unguarded. Never a problem.
Yes, but that self-evidently makes you a hard man, with whom nane daur meddle. Swimming off Aberdeen and the Broch FFS.
I've been to both Don and Dee estuaries - but never in the sea
Big bustling (excellent) seafood restaurant in a pretty seaside village. Hundreds of people nearby
The group next to me - late 20s, jolly - have all, in sequence, stood up and walked away. Temporarily leaving behind 2 phones, a purse, several bags, sunglasses, car keys
Incredible. Was Britain once like this?
I regularly do that in places that aren't London. Maybe I'm a trusting fool.
In the UK?!
I wouldn’t do that anywhere in the UK. Maybe I am a jaded Londoner. They also left purses behind - with cash and cards
I wouldn’t do that anywhere in western Europe except perhaps REALLY rural spots, and Switzerland
The only other countries I’ve seen behaviour like this in super busy places is Singapore and Japan
I've done similar many times in East Devon. Never a problem.
My housemate who rarely engages politically caught a bit of Starmer being interviewed on the news and she immediately picked up on his lack of charisma in the way he speaks, his tendency to repeat himself and the lack of substance in what he actually said
She is someone who regularly votes Green or LD and so not completely against left of centre candidates.
But she was less than impressed by the way he comes across on screen.
If you can't persuade people to listen to you because of the way you present yourself through the media, they are never going to bother to hear what you have to say.
Setting aside the lack of policy clarity, it is this presentational issue that will continue to hamper Starmer.
He seems very conscious that most news media will only use a few seconds of the interview so he repeats his key point again and again. When you get a longer play it just looks positively weird. Same words again and again.
Edit, see how badly that reads?
Like EdM and his “get round the table and negotiate” interview?
Big bustling (excellent) seafood restaurant in a pretty seaside village. Hundreds of people nearby
The group next to me - late 20s, jolly - have all, in sequence, stood up and walked away. Temporarily leaving behind 2 phones, a purse, several bags, sunglasses, car keys
Incredible. Was Britain once like this?
I regularly do that in places that aren't London. Maybe I'm a trusting fool.
In the UK?!
I wouldn’t do that anywhere in the UK. Maybe I am a jaded Londoner. They also left purses behind - with cash and cards
I wouldn’t do that anywhere in western Europe except perhaps REALLY rural spots, and Switzerland
The only other countries I’ve seen behaviour like this in super busy places is Singapore and Japan
I've done similar many times in East Devon. Never a problem.
Aberdeenshire beaches. Any time I go in the sea I leave my stuff on the beach unguarded. Never a problem.
Yes sunglasses, shoes and mobile phone on the beach here an hour ago. Nobody nicked them.
Big bustling (excellent) seafood restaurant in a pretty seaside village. Hundreds of people nearby
The group next to me - late 20s, jolly - have all, in sequence, stood up and walked away. Temporarily leaving behind 2 phones, a purse, several bags, sunglasses, car keys
Incredible. Was Britain once like this?
You can do that in Sweden, Cyprus, and most of Scotland.
Big bustling (excellent) seafood restaurant in a pretty seaside village. Hundreds of people nearby
The group next to me - late 20s, jolly - have all, in sequence, stood up and walked away. Temporarily leaving behind 2 phones, a purse, several bags, sunglasses, car keys
Incredible. Was Britain once like this?
I regularly do that in places that aren't London. Maybe I'm a trusting fool.
In the UK?!
I wouldn’t do that anywhere in the UK. Maybe I am a jaded Londoner. They also left purses behind - with cash and cards
I wouldn’t do that anywhere in western Europe except perhaps REALLY rural spots, and Switzerland
The only other countries I’ve seen behaviour like this in super busy places is Singapore and Japan
I've done similar many times in East Devon. Never a problem.
Again, not true
I'm glad you are omniscient as well as apparently omnipresent.
Big bustling (excellent) seafood restaurant in a pretty seaside village. Hundreds of people nearby
The group next to me - late 20s, jolly - have all, in sequence, stood up and walked away. Temporarily leaving behind 2 phones, a purse, several bags, sunglasses, car keys
Incredible. Was Britain once like this?
I regularly do that in places that aren't London. Maybe I'm a trusting fool.
In the UK?!
I wouldn’t do that anywhere in the UK. Maybe I am a jaded Londoner. They also left purses behind - with cash and cards
I wouldn’t do that anywhere in western Europe except perhaps REALLY rural spots, and Switzerland
The only other countries I’ve seen behaviour like this in super busy places is Singapore and Japan
I've done similar many times in East Devon. Never a problem.
Again, not true
I'm glad you are omniscient as well as apparently omnipresent.
Big bustling (excellent) seafood restaurant in a pretty seaside village. Hundreds of people nearby
The group next to me - late 20s, jolly - have all, in sequence, stood up and walked away. Temporarily leaving behind 2 phones, a purse, several bags, sunglasses, car keys
Incredible. Was Britain once like this?
You can do that in Sweden, Cyprus, and most of Scotland.
No, you can’t
You can do it anywhere - it's just what probability there is for you to come back to it still there...
Big bustling (excellent) seafood restaurant in a pretty seaside village. Hundreds of people nearby
The group next to me - late 20s, jolly - have all, in sequence, stood up and walked away. Temporarily leaving behind 2 phones, a purse, several bags, sunglasses, car keys
Incredible. Was Britain once like this?
I regularly do that in places that aren't London. Maybe I'm a trusting fool.
In the UK?!
I wouldn’t do that anywhere in the UK. Maybe I am a jaded Londoner. They also left purses behind - with cash and cards
I wouldn’t do that anywhere in western Europe except perhaps REALLY rural spots, and Switzerland
The only other countries I’ve seen behaviour like this in super busy places is Singapore and Japan
I've done similar many times in East Devon. Never a problem.
Aberdeenshire beaches. Any time I go in the sea I leave my stuff on the beach unguarded. Never a problem.
As long as Donald doesn't fancy some new underwear
Let me sketch again what I witnessed in Rose, Montenegro
It’s a sizeable, very pretty seaside village, with one large resort hotel, several smaller hotels, a little marina, water sports, half a dozen bustling bars and restaurants. I imagine in winter it is deeply quiet but on a summer Sunday it was rammed with tourists, with people parked all the way up the hill behind
The beaches were crowded but I wasn’t on a beach, I was 20 metres away in a big well-known seafood restaurant which was also rammed with lunchers and drinkers, mainly Montenegrin/Croatian/Serb tourists but I heard some Germans, French etc
The table next to me was hosting a crowd of people in their late 20s. One by one they got up to head off, mostly to go swimming (I saw them). They were gone 40 minutes at least (by that time I had to go myself, so they might have been gone for much longer), they left behind everything, quite casually: phones, bags, purses, money, sunnies, everything (as the picture shows)
I do not believe you would do this in a big pub in a crowded holiday village anywhere in the UK, nor anywhere I know in the rest of Western Europe, with the POSSIBLE exception of Switzerland. No one leaves behind their phone in a big bustling bar for 40 minutes (minimum). It is not a thing
Let me sketch again what I witnessed in Rose, Montenegro
It’s a sizeable, very pretty seaside village, with one large resort hotel, several smaller hotels, a little marina, water sports, half a dozen bustling bars and restaurants. I imagine in winter it is deeply quiet but on a summer Sunday it was rammed with tourists, with people parked all the way up the hill behind
The beaches were crowded but I wasn’t on a beach, I was 20 metres away in a big well-known seafood restaurant which was also rammed with lunchers and drinkers, mainly Montenegrin/Croatian/Serb tourists but I heard some Germans, French etc
The table next to me was hosting a crowd of people in their late 20s. One by one they got up to head off, mostly to go swimming (I saw them). They were gone 40 minutes at least (by that time I had to go myself, so they might have been gone for much longer), they left behind everything, quite casually: phones, bags, purses, money, sunnies, everything (as the picture shows)
I do not believe you would do this in a big pub in a crowded holiday village anywhere in the UK, nor anywhere I know in the rest of Western Europe, with the POSSIBLE exception of Switzerland. No one leaves behind their phone in a big bustling bar for 40 minutes (minimum). It is not a thing
Perhaps they are "some bodies" and nicking their stuff might not end well....I have certainly experienced this in latin America where petty theft is often omnipresent, but people know who not to steal from because you end paying for it with your life.
I think this is starting to shape up very, very badly for the conservatives.
The members are going to get a choice of tweedle dum or tweedle dee from the left of the party. Sunak plus one.
However a Sunday Times poll today had Sunak, Mordaunt and Tugendhat polling equal best in the redwall seats of the Tory leadership contenders in terms of net approval.
Even though Starmer polls better than all the Tory contenders now in the redwall with Boris gone
I think this is starting to shape up very, very badly for the conservatives.
The members are going to get a choice of tweedle dum or tweedle dee from the left of the party. Sunak plus one.
They may even not get a choice
That would be even worse. And fatal for the conservatives in my view. John Redwood is rarely if ever a passionate man, but speaking on radio this morning, the contempt he had for Sunak was palpable.
I think most people - in the US, the UK or France - are pretty glad that old school restrictive practice taxi laws were changed. It's dramatically lowered the cost of transportation, and increased its avalability.
I think this is starting to shape up very, very badly for the conservatives.
The members are going to get a choice of tweedle dum or tweedle dee from the left of the party. Sunak plus one.
They may even not get a choice
That would be even worse. And fatal for the conservatives in my view. John Redwood is rarely if ever a passionate man, but speaking on radio this morning, the contempt he had for Sunak was palpable.
It is unlikely but the new leader will herald a very different cabinet and not appointed as cronies as evidenced by the dreadful Dorries and JRM
I think this is starting to shape up very, very badly for the conservatives.
The members are going to get a choice of tweedle dum or tweedle dee from the left of the party. Sunak plus one.
They may even not get a choice
That would be even worse. And fatal for the conservatives in my view. John Redwood is rarely if ever a passionate man, but speaking on radio this morning, the contempt he had for Sunak was palpable.
More I think about it the more pathetic Are you ready for rishi sounds, like an arch query addressed to a little darlin' in a whorehouse, and the funnier the All my mates is poshboiz clip. Twat.
Let me sketch again what I witnessed in Rose, Montenegro
It’s a sizeable, very pretty seaside village, with one large resort hotel, several smaller hotels, a little marina, water sports, half a dozen bustling bars and restaurants. I imagine in winter it is deeply quiet but on a summer Sunday it was rammed with tourists, with people parked all the way up the hill behind
The beaches were crowded but I wasn’t on a beach, I was 20 metres away in a big well-known seafood restaurant which was also rammed with lunchers and drinkers, mainly Montenegrin/Croatian/Serb tourists but I heard some Germans, French etc
The table next to me was hosting a crowd of people in their late 20s. One by one they got up to head off, mostly to go swimming (I saw them). They were gone 40 minutes at least (by that time I had to go myself, so they might have been gone for much longer), they left behind everything, quite casually: phones, bags, purses, money, sunnies, everything (as the picture shows)
I do not believe you would do this in a big pub in a crowded holiday village anywhere in the UK, nor anywhere I know in the rest of Western Europe, with the POSSIBLE exception of Switzerland. No one leaves behind their phone in a big bustling bar for 40 minutes (minimum). It is not a thing
I knew a guy who had his back nicked in a London pub a few years back. He had his flat keys in it and possibly something with his address on it, so the whole changing-the-locks thing had to ensue. But who does this sort of theft? Chancers? I suspect it's more likely to be criminal gangs doing a sweep.
I think this is starting to shape up very, very badly for the conservatives.
The members are going to get a choice of tweedle dum or tweedle dee from the left of the party. Sunak plus one.
However a Sunday Times poll today had Sunak, Mordaunt and Tugendhat polling equal best in the redwall seats of the Tory leadership contenders in terms of net approval.
Even though Starmer polls better than all the Tory contenders now in the redwall with Boris gone
Let me sketch again what I witnessed in Rose, Montenegro
It’s a sizeable, very pretty seaside village, with one large resort hotel, several smaller hotels, a little marina, water sports, half a dozen bustling bars and restaurants. I imagine in winter it is deeply quiet but on a summer Sunday it was rammed with tourists, with people parked all the way up the hill behind
The beaches were crowded but I wasn’t on a beach, I was 20 metres away in a big well-known seafood restaurant which was also rammed with lunchers and drinkers, mainly Montenegrin/Croatian/Serb tourists but I heard some Germans, French etc
The table next to me was hosting a crowd of people in their late 20s. One by one they got up to head off, mostly to go swimming (I saw them). They were gone 40 minutes at least (by that time I had to go myself, so they might have been gone for much longer), they left behind everything, quite casually: phones, bags, purses, money, sunnies, everything (as the picture shows)
I do not believe you would do this in a big pub in a crowded holiday village anywhere in the UK, nor anywhere I know in the rest of Western Europe, with the POSSIBLE exception of Switzerland. No one leaves behind their phone in a big bustling bar for 40 minutes (minimum). It is not a thing
Perhaps they are "some bodies" and nicking their stuff might not end well....
I considered that, but they didn’t look like rich kids. More like neo-hippies and surf dudes
I think Montenegro is simply a high trust, homogenous society. I’ve noticed people don’t lock houses or cars, either
A quick google says there IS some crime - drugs, people trafficking - generally linked with Italy - but more minor crimes are notably rare - a few pickpockets in Kotor etc. Must be nice to feel that safe day-to-day
Let me sketch again what I witnessed in Rose, Montenegro
It’s a sizeable, very pretty seaside village, with one large resort hotel, several smaller hotels, a little marina, water sports, half a dozen bustling bars and restaurants. I imagine in winter it is deeply quiet but on a summer Sunday it was rammed with tourists, with people parked all the way up the hill behind
The beaches were crowded but I wasn’t on a beach, I was 20 metres away in a big well-known seafood restaurant which was also rammed with lunchers and drinkers, mainly Montenegrin/Croatian/Serb tourists but I heard some Germans, French etc
The table next to me was hosting a crowd of people in their late 20s. One by one they got up to head off, mostly to go swimming (I saw them). They were gone 40 minutes at least (by that time I had to go myself, so they might have been gone for much longer), they left behind everything, quite casually: phones, bags, purses, money, sunnies, everything (as the picture shows)
I do not believe you would do this in a big pub in a crowded holiday village anywhere in the UK, nor anywhere I know in the rest of Western Europe, with the POSSIBLE exception of Switzerland. No one leaves behind their phone in a big bustling bar for 40 minutes (minimum). It is not a thing
I think this is starting to shape up very, very badly for the conservatives.
The members are going to get a choice of tweedle dum or tweedle dee from the left of the party. Sunak plus one.
However a Sunday Times poll today had Sunak, Mordaunt and Tugendhat polling equal best in the redwall seats of the Tory leadership contenders in terms of net approval.
Even though Starmer polls better than all the Tory contenders now in the redwall with Boris gone
Many elections are more about person than policy. The next one will be very different, I think. IF the tories go into the next election with a manifesto designed by Davos, they will get obliterated.
I think this is starting to shape up very, very badly for the conservatives.
The members are going to get a choice of tweedle dum or tweedle dee from the left of the party. Sunak plus one.
However a Sunday Times poll today had Sunak, Mordaunt and Tugendhat polling equal best in the redwall seats of the Tory leadership contenders in terms of net approval.
Even though Starmer polls better than all the Tory contenders now in the redwall with Boris gone
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I wouldn’t do that anywhere in the UK. Maybe I am a jaded Londoner. They also left purses behind - with cash and cards
I wouldn’t do that anywhere in western Europe except perhaps REALLY rural spots, and Switzerland
The only other countries I’ve seen behaviour like this in super busy places is Singapore and Japan
It’s not necessarily fair. Johnson for example managed not to project this, despite being an entirely self-serving c**t (although once you did see this in Johnson it was impossible not to see it ever again).
Note that the S Korean president condemned the assassination in the strongest possible terms - and Korea had, and has far stronger feelings on the issue than do I, and with good reason.
We're used here to abuse created on the basis of fabricated associations (on all wings of politics), and silly insistence on removal of alleged association that does not exist (see Johnnie Peacock).
Neither is useful, imo.
Bags and laptops I wouldn't leave in any European City.
But anyone can come to Cambridge and nick my laptop while I go for a pee. (That said, I wouldn't fancy their chances against the fearsome cafe ladies who know me and my gear.)
She already has a number of northern MPs in support.
Something odd going on here.
More domestically, I have the first year's crop on my Black Butte blackberry bush, within 7-8m of the drive entrance.
About 4 of the 6 blackberries have vanished.
Should I blame pigeons or pedestrians walking by?
I’m quite interested in what the British dream actually consists of.
I think, unlike the American and European versions, it involves being a rentier, which if true explains a lot of problems about the UK.
a) she means what she says
b) even if she does, people will act rationally in their support.
The Nastase of our times?
But logically if you believe the government needs to spend more on the North, why would you support someone who wants to spend less on everyone?
(Unless you think she can appeal to northern seats).
You're attempting to view the Conservative leadership election through a lens of logic.
Last time, they elected Boris Johnson. If logic played a significant role, this event could not have transpired.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fd90m3xKfl8
If she gets 2 more MPs then she's in 3rd place.
I very much like how he says he wants the UK to be the biggest economy in Europe by 2050.
As a liberal-social democrat with gaullist tendencies, I approve.
If that’s important.
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2022/jul/10/post-brexit-visa-rules-a-disaster-for-arts-says-edinburgh-festival-director
If he must insist on being PM he needs charismatics and visionaries right underneath him.
No surprise that HMG are cocking things up though. Blinded by ideology.
And Kholi, and Sharma.
31/3 chasing 216.
Thoughts and prayers for Mogg.
He said it in a cheery way, though.
"Our political system isn’t ‘Darwinian’ . Evolution works on a ruthless and effective meritocracy . And it’s functional , has been for billions of years . Our political system as it stands should be extinct because it’s plainly not functional and bloody obviously not a meritocracy"
For your viewing delight:
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=wCem9EZb-YA
I know Devon really well, i was born there
Bradley's backing
https://twitter.com/GuidoFawkes/status/1546162976104878081?s=20&t=6s-mAMl327v6ChyfYsFZWA
https://www.theguardian.com/news/2022/jul/10/uber-files-leak-reveals-global-lobbying-campaign
The members are going to get a choice of tweedle dum or tweedle dee from the left of the party. Sunak plus one.
It’s a sizeable, very pretty seaside village, with one large resort hotel, several smaller hotels, a little marina, water sports, half a dozen bustling bars and restaurants. I imagine in winter it is deeply quiet but on a summer Sunday it was rammed with tourists, with people parked all the way up the hill behind
The beaches were crowded but I wasn’t on a beach, I was 20 metres away in a big well-known seafood restaurant which was also rammed with lunchers and drinkers, mainly Montenegrin/Croatian/Serb tourists but I heard some Germans, French etc
The table next to me was hosting a crowd of people in their late 20s. One by one they got up to head off, mostly to go swimming (I saw them). They were gone 40 minutes at least (by that time I had to go myself, so they might have been gone for much longer), they left behind everything, quite casually: phones, bags, purses, money, sunnies, everything (as the picture shows)
I do not believe you would do this in a big pub in a crowded holiday village anywhere in the UK, nor anywhere I know in the rest of Western Europe, with the POSSIBLE exception of Switzerland. No one leaves behind their phone in a big bustling bar for 40 minutes (minimum). It is not a thing
They detail the extensive help Uber got from leaders such as Emmanuel Macron and ex-EU commissioner Neelie Kroes.
https://www.bbc.com/news/business-62057321
Even though Starmer polls better than all the Tory contenders now in the redwall with Boris gone
https://twitter.com/thom_brooks/status/1546148929229692930?s=20&t=6s-mAMl327v6ChyfYsFZWA
#PB4TOMT
I considered that, but they didn’t look like rich kids. More like neo-hippies and surf dudes
I think Montenegro is simply a high trust, homogenous society. I’ve noticed people don’t lock houses or cars, either
A quick google says there IS some crime - drugs, people trafficking - generally linked with Italy - but more minor crimes are notably rare - a few pickpockets in Kotor etc. Must be nice to feel that safe day-to-day
The 424-word salvo, included below, accuses former chancellor of 'arrogance, indolence, ignorance' and is an attempt to avoid a coronation"
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/2022/07/10/exclusive-anti-rishi-mucky-memo-setting-alight-tory-whatsapp/