Andy Ibbs

I did open the bin and check inside: there was no-one attached to the other end…

Americans are pissed about fuel prices for their cars: apparently it might be the tipping point for their mid-term voting intentions. When conversions are applied (US gallon to litre; $ to £) they still pay about half for their unleaded (90p/litre) compared with us (£1.75). Go figure!

Post of the month…

Andy Burnham… I didn’t like how he came to power but have been reasonably impressed with his 1st few weeks. But, the Great North Run: - doing it whilst PM - in <2 hrs - immediately doing an interview afterwards - and genuine emotion getting his medal from Sir Brendan - and for a great cause. 👏👏👏

More than 70% of people in Clacton consciously chose not to vote for the lying grifter.

Apparently £5million can’t buy you enough security to protect you from an imaginary threat.

#Clacton

Well, that announcement has certainly put the kibosh on any chance we might have had of winning.

When did “operations” become “surgeries”? To me the noun “surgery” will always be where you go to see your GP.

17 glorious years with my darling wife Naomi (and the previous three were pretty special too!) Having you by my side gives me the confidence and humour to deal with anything life throws at us. Thank you my love.

@nudgecommunity.bsky.social CONGRATULATIONS HANNAH!! With all that’s going wrong with this world at the moment, it’s wonderful to see something that is so right: Hannah being recognised for the inspiring work in Union Street.

So, let’s get this right, regarding the 6 nations: Scotland beat France, who beat Ireland, who beat England, who beat Wales, who beat Italy, who beat Scotland

Naive question I know, but where is the United Nations?

How much longer before Somerset and Dorset become Somersea and Dorsea?

Someone I know applied for a delivery job with Evri. She was told - use your own car, fuel & insurance….and we’ll pay you £60 to deliver 100 parcels. To get minimum wage that means a delivery every 2’57”. Is that even possible? If not, is it legal to pay that little?

A former MP called Nadhim, Was not made a peer like Nadine, Feeling forlorn, They signed up for Reform, Hypocritical, predictable and obscene.

This is so worth five minutes of your time. Just beautiful.

Here’s a poem called ‘An Invention of Collective Nouns’.

Hey @theguardian.com, please can you cite the research that demonstrate that the public has lost trust in the BBC? Last time I looked, it was still the most trusted outlets both for news, both within the UK and internationally. If you can’t cite, then stop seeking clicks.

QTWAIN @rentouljohn.bsky.social ? But, do you have a similar acronym for “bloody stupid questions in the first place”? Who says public trust in BBC needs restoring? Last time I looked, BBC was one of the most trusted outlets both within the UK and internationally!

The Bishop of Birmingham has written to the Shadow Justice Secretary Robert Jenrick about his comments about Handsworth

Yesterday was a very special day. I got to meet my grandson, born 18 August, which happened to be my 60th birthday.

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A fitting tribute to someone who clearly cared passionately about student nurse welfare. Murdered lecturer awarded posthumous PhD www.bbc.com/news/article...

The Polish foreign minister, a writer and journalist who covered the Soviet war in Afghanistan in the 1980s, clearly knows a thing or two about a patiently-timed response.

Lots of “stunning” going on in football this afternoon

I think it’s about time I shared this again. (apologies, don’t know source, so can’t credit)

How did I get to be nearly 60 without knowing/noticing that the clock on the Elizabeth Tower ("Big Ben") doesn't use "proper" roman numerals...instead, the architect, Augustus Pugin, swapped "F" for "X" as he thought it more aesthetically pleasing.... WTX???

Earlier, our Ukrainian guest came downstairs in tears. She’d just had a phone call telling her her uncle (and 20 others) was killed yesterday in a battle with Russians. This is the 5th such phone call she’s had in the 18 months she’s lived with us. I can’t comprehend what she must be feeling.

Well, there’s a “trioblaid” (Scots Gaelic) for our friends north of the border…🏉🏉🏉🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

“If Roosevelt had told Churchill to sue for peace on any terms with Adolf Hitler and to fork over Britain’s coal reserves to the United States in exchange for no American security guarantees, it might have approximated what Trump did to Zelensky.”

NEW: Macron has to interrupt Trump and correct a lie about Europe’s contribution. TRUMP: “Europe is loaning the money to Ukraine. They get their money back." MACRON: “No. We provided real money. To be clear.” Trump clearly not used to get fact-checked live.

Statement of the bleedin’ obvious, surely?! They’ll run out of petrol eventually.

@inews.co.uk do you realise the awful faux pas you’ve committed in today’s concise crossword - confusing Judaism with Paganism?! (A pentagram has five points - the clue is in the word…the Star of David has six)

This company likes to portray itself as akin to numerous small local brewers. It is, in fact, a giant corporation backed by a US private equity firm.

Slightly spooky view just round the corner from our house this evening.