[Misc] People you used to dislike but have warmed to

[scooter1]

James Blunt, although I still do all I can to avoid his music

 

[Titanic]

Stephen Hendry.

 

[birthofanorange]

James Blunt, although I still do all I can to avoid his music

Aw....you're beautiful.

 

[Gwylan]

Another vote for Portillo. He genuinely seems to like people and be interested in their welfare now.

He's the only person on this thread that I've actually met (on a couple of occasions) and he actually is a very pleasant bloke when you talk to him ... and I'm certainly no Tory

 

[Giraffe]

Tony Blair
Neil Warnock
Pascal Gross

Three names never before grouped together.

 

[Cheeky Monkey]

Micky Flanagan. He’s actually quite hilario.

 

[DFL JCL]

Michael Portillo

 

[Iggle Piggle]

I can't stand Owen Jones. I don't like Suzanne Moore much either but she sums him up here

https://unherd.com/2022/04/how-the-guardian-enables-owen-jones/

Anyway, back to the question. Politically, Gordon Brown has gone massively up in my estimation as has Ed Balls. In the sporting arena none more so than Andy Murray. Used to think he was a massive bell but he is clearly a top bloke.

 

[The Clamp]

Micky Flanagan. He’s actually quite hilario.

Very funny man. He’s done some good radio and tv documentaries. At first I thought he was a “geezer comedian” but he’s very bright and sharp. I think he’s a bit tapped too, which makes him funnier.

 

[Chicken Run]

The Clamp


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[Questions]

Vernons mum.

 

[Mayonaise]

Tyson Fury - I couldn't stand him but now he makes me chuckle with his antics (and he backs it up)

 

[drew]

A big claim that

It's a bloody stupid claim.

 

[227 BHA]

Sean Dyche and Mike Dean

 

[rogersix]

Major's government was repeatedly mired in sleeze and scandals - even more so than the Tory shambles that exists now - it was the main reason Blair was able to win the election in 1997

you got that arse about face, he was/is a decentish chap, regardless of his underlings carry on

 

[Weststander]

Major's government was repeatedly mired in sleeze and scandals - even more so than the Tory shambles that exists now - it was the main reason Blair was able to win the election in 1997

Major was an incompetent leader, completely out of his depth, rightly turfed out after one term.

An excellent C4 doc circa 2000 covered his PM years, the sulking, the melancholy in hiding himself away.

These days he wheels himself out for the cameras as if his ‘grandee’ status makes his opinion more worthy than any of ours.

 

[Frankie]

2-2

 

[BRIGHT ON Q]

Rob key

 

[The Clamp]

Ricky Gervais.

The Office remains divine, Extra’s is rather amusing, Life Is Short was short on laughs, his other offerings are all a bit mawkish, over the top and unsubtle for my tastes. That’s his output. The man himself seems to be a really quite tedious little man. All false modesty and 6th form philosophy. He used to seem like quite a laugh. I’m sure he’s a nice guy to those around him but he comes across as very unlikeable these days.

The Golden Globes’ he hosted were as much in praise of himself as taking the mick of Hollywood’s great and good.

 

[vegster]

Michael Portillo

Yes. Now forgiven in my book.