The TV Grump
@TheTVGrump
Watching and whinging, whinging and watching ..
What strikes me as the sheer volume of political commentators and mainstream media who will genuinely find this shocking But you went off and decided to cut yourselves off from ordinary people Inevitably you end up as well informed as French Aristocrats
"We don't know where they've come from... I sound so right-wing but I'm not, I just find it wrong." @vicderbyshire speaks to Epping residents about the protests outside a local asylum hotel. #Newsnight
Are we in for a Starmer of discontent?
In the past 24 hours, there have been demonstrations on the streets of Epping (Essex) and Diss (Norfolk) - both affluent, leafy market towns, not exactly synonymous with revolt or disorder. It is a measure of the general anger over the immigration crisis that places such as…
‘Because of the unique way the BBC is funded ..’ (via @popbitchnews)
Trouble at t’organic mill.
'You can't even bring yourself to say that you like Zack Polanski?' @IainDale has to coax @AdrianRamsay into admitting he likes his Green Party colleague and leadership opponent.
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SUTR HULL: “What is the cause they’re protesting about?” “I dunno it’s some right wingers over there”
Ah...Ozzy Osbourne....reminiscent of a time when people could eat a bat without setting off a worldwide pandemic...... RIP
Dom’s weighing in on the Titanic/deckchair reshuffle.
Great appointments by Kemi I hate my Nigerian tribal rivals Badenoch. Cleverley the last great defender of the Boris-Carrie wave, proud defender of giving soldiers' houses to Afghans, one of the architects (with Boris) of the disgraceful giveaway of Chagos, opponent of house…
Wow. Just weeks after his emotional final performance, Ozzy Osbourne dies. If you can, go watch that show. What a goodbye.
Wow. Just weeks after his emotional final performance, Ozzy Osbourne dies. If you can, go watch that show. What a goodbye.
What’s that phrase the mayor likes to use? Ah yes, ‘London is open’
Disruption for Guests with Prior Bookings, Now Denied Entry! Britannia Hotel, Canary Wharf Guests who had previously booked rooms are now being refused entry, with no clear explanation provided. The situation has caused confusion and frustration at the scene.
I regret to inform you that @Trailer_Swift69 is posting videos of his lunch again.
Poor UK borrowing figures announced this morning by the ONS The budget deficit came in worse than forecast at £20.7 billion in June Economists had expected £17.5b It’s around £7.5b worse than June 2024 Puts further pressure on Rachel Reeves ahead of the budget
Poor UK borrowing figures announced this morning by the ONS The budget deficit came in worse than forecast at £20.7 billion in June Economists had expected £17.5b It’s around £7.5b worse than June 2024 Puts further pressure on Rachel Reeves ahead of the budget
This is the same feeling as watching videos of Iran before the revolution.
London Underground, 1970.🇬🇧
“Look, I get it, but we need the Chancellor to be fully operational for next week. How long will this firmware update take?”
“Sir, we’ve .. we’ve lost Sharkey.”
Well what an incredible morning this is going to be. Labour govt trumpeting a long list of stuff they claim they've done to deal with the water industry. Tories say they just nicked their old policies, thing is the Tories are right. Example. 1. All sewage overflows to have…