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Adingra was in the training pics on Monday, and was not one of those listed by FH in the press conference as being absent

I'm struggling to grasp whether you're being ironic. But, as to what you say, I think the damage has already been done to those that pay inheritance tax.

Thank you. David Sedaris is an utter genius.

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2024/oct/15/tommy-robinson-book-amazon-reviews

That's impressive: use the press to dispossess, carry forward and then cool finish.

As @A1X explains, they're not introducing this from scratch, merely extending it from six to twelve months. Presumably this is done on the basis that magistrates courts are both quicker and cheaper (but willing to be proved wrong on this point). What needs to be factored in is that there's an...

Not sure how that constitutes a response to the inheritance but feel free to help me out

Yeah, I can very much see this, but spare a thought for all the fogeys stuck in the bottleneck

It's hardly surprising given the dire inheritance though, wouldn't you agree?

Oh, I really disliked The Haunt as a music venue. Chalk is in the same building but is a different space and, in my view, much better for seeing bands, although not as good as the likes of Green Door Store and The Dome.

We got back at 10.02. Marvellous, bouncy fun from the pomo pop trio.

Well, surprise, surprise. Dontcha just love the tech bros: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/oct/16/revealed-international-race-science-network-secretly-funded-by-us-tech-boss

Yup. Dilnot is rightly apoplectic about how this has been continuously ignored by most politicians and parties (there are honourable exceptions). If Labour are serious about addressing the long-term challenges this is one that they need to tackle in this parliament.

I said that they were relatively level-headed about the government.* Of course they're going to whinge if their NICs increase but they're also happy about a stable environment and a government with an agenda and plan for growth -- all of which was evidenced by yesterday's investment summit where...

I can see why he thinks that and he knows comms better than you and I. The gap has left a huge void such that (in AC's terms) the government haven't been able to narrate their agenda. I suspect that once the budget takes place, the focus on Labour will shift towards that, their policies, the...

It was quite apparent to anyone that follows such threads that the expectations had gone through the roof

The reason why the budget is taking so long is that RR has committed to having the books and plans scrutinised by the OBR after Truss refused it and delivered on providing business with clarity. It didn't turn out well. Business and the rest of us will know in just over a fortnight.

Frighten business. Are you sure? Business seem to be relatively level-headed about what's in store, and might prefer the current lot to the prior incarnation when the PM put out the message to f%£k business. The one MP that resigned is Rosie Duffield who won't be an MP in the next parliament...

Thank you for posting. It all comes down to whether you want public spending to stay where it is -- and as you intimate public services are on their knees after 14 years of neglect -- or to increase to start to repair that damage. If you favour the latter, then taxes need to rise. In my view...

If the previous Test is anything to go by, I'd call this a good day for England. Mind you, I was going to post that it's been a disappointing series for Bashir, but the Kalman wicket soon followed that thought. His return in this Test will hinge on how much the pitch cracks up and so favours the...