Thread 13 Starmer - facts are for lefties

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We have friends coming over for dinner tonight, and I'm cooking a Spanish/Basque meal. 7 of us plus, later, DS1 and his friend who is also staying over, and DS2 at some point. We usually end up playing silly games at some point, and not going to bed till around 4 or 5am!

Complaints for 'rewarding failure'.

From a party that honoured the 'brave and bold' Grayling, Jenkyns, Williamson and Coffey.

Overall the Conservatives gave 77 knight/dame hoods to their own MPs over 14 years. 27 to Labour.

A ten fold increase under the Conservatives.

Thanks for the company over the last few years. Wishing you all a happy & healthy 2025🍾

And to you. And all of you. Thank you for keeping me sane, making me think and making me laugh. These threads are very special indeed, thanks to you all. Here’s to 2025. 🥂

Happy 2025 to one and all, near and far, here or no. Hoping it will make friends of enemies, and bring closer friends.

Yy reiterating all the lovely new year wishes
wishing all of you peace & happiness for 2025 & heartfelt thanks for the laughs for being so informative & most of all for being such fabulous company.
hope everyone has a lovely evening
I had my granddaughters here earlier, was mine & dh’s birthdays either side of Christmas I’m shattered with all the festivities, finishing off the rest of the cheeses washed down with tonic water & no gin tonight can’t stomach the thought of anymore alcohol.

Happy New Year to everyone, a special celebration here as my darling little white cat who had been missing since July was found last night and we have been reunited 😻

I have finished my baking, just had a baby Guinness and am now listening to the Dutch top 2000 (too much Coldplay and Dire Straits for my liking). DH is making a curry for tonight.

All the best wishes for 2025 and thanks for being such a lovely bunch

That’s amazing. What a fabulous end to the year. I’m so pleased for you.

I am beyond delighted for you!

Dire Straits

Considering how massive they were in the 80s (that sodding album cover was everywhere) their relative low profile these days seems a bit odd. Although, as Graham Coxon of Blur commented when ruminating on this fact commented:

"They were shit."

I think an extra cat tax might be needed, this is her in her basket holding my hand. She is thin and grubby and very hungry, but so glad to be home.

I like bitterballen (is that the correct spelling)?

They seemed to be liked by the same kind of people who nowadays like Coldplay.

Yes it is.

I have tried making them (or the bigger version 'kroketten') but it's too much of a faff

I was feeling a bit grumpy today but this is just wonderful! (I think I have something in my eye...)

Happy New Year all you lovely people - left, right and centre!

As someone who likes both bands, I can confirm. I saw Dire Straits live in the 80s. Amazing musicians who could do everything they did on their albums live.

I dislike them both

I saw them twice at Wembley (Arena) in 85. However I did notice that even then they were pulling in the sort of people who thought that I should hear this "great new band called Fleetwood Mac" ... i.e. people who weren't really into music 😀

2025 - 40 years since Live Aid. Crikey !

Me too Evenstar a fabulous end to the year 💐

My taste in music is best described as unpredictable, I don't adhere to any genre. I lean towards the melancholy and the melodic.

Oh how wonderful! So very pleased for you. Do you have any idea what happened during her absence?

Happy New Year everyone.🥂🥳🎉 These threads have kept me going and I appreciate everyone who has posted here. We have been out for a lovely lunch and are now going to have a relaxed night in.

@pointythings please could you report back on Nosferatu?

I think the word "eclectic" is more pretentious better describes mine.

Meanwhile here's a picture of a cat that popped up in a feed. Algorithms seem to know me too well ...

I am poorly today and this has cheered me up! How wonderful!