I once did some consultancy work for a Stranglers support act.

Binmen on strike. As George W might say, “The French don’t have a word for travail.”

True. The only time I’ve ever been cancelled was in relation to comments about China. I think I was just ahead of my time!

That’s good, I’m going to use “According to China” a lot.

Yes. At Labour events I would always see more actors than in the whole of the West End. And far more than ordinary people.

Could be. Brits don’t like to be lectured to by rich footballers, etc. So Lineker and co. get to say what they like and the Conservatives don’t lose by as much as they could. Everyone happy.

I watched it myself for the first time in, well, forever. I was one of the record viewing figures. My conclusion was, as also from World Cup etc., that it needs commentators but not the moronic pundits at half time etc. I.e. dump Lineker and co.

I think the BBC should arrange a tour of Auschwitz for Lineker.

Thatcher turned things upside down. Before her I get the sense that if you were poor you needed Labour to help you out. With the Conservatives liking the status quo. Thatcher divided people into the aspirationals and the lazies. And that resonated with many Brits. The public sector is essentially la...

In the UK to leading order:

Public sector -> Labour
Private sector -> Conservative

David Icke has also made anti-Semitic comments. At least he has an insanity defence!

The core issue is whether GL is permitted to show bias as someone working for the publicly funded BBC. His defence seems to be that he is freelance and the rules only apply to employees. But he is only freelance because it means that the BBC don’t have to pay National Insurance. It’s the famous IR35...

BBC will not broadcast Attenborough episode over fear of rightwing backlash https://www.theguardian.com/media/2023/mar/10/david-attenborough-bbc-wild-isles-episode-rightwing-backlash-fears A sixth episode has also been filmed, which is understood to be a stark look at the losses of nature in the UK...

I do hope that the FSU get involved in the Lineker affair.