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Something a bit off here.

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2024/apr/04/tories-planned-to-make-millions-from-members-data-with-true-blue-app more absurd. Let's monetise our membership!........as a trial run for nhs data sell off.

Half way through this autobiog of a " girl" ( Fiona Hill) from Bishop Auckland who ended up advising three US Presidents on Russia. Great insight and overview of how similar the plight of the Uk north east, the US rust belt and the soviet factory towns are/ where. Looking forward to her...

Just heard that phrase on TV. Made me shiver. What a sad reflection on the country. Charity is good in many ways, but was it the German comic Henning Wehn who said he preferred a responsible and able government to charity. I think a regular payment to HMRC is far more worthy than a big cheque...

https://www.theguardian.com/football/2024/feb/08/blue-cards-and-sin-bins-could-be-introduced-to-football-under-ifab-plans The professional foul appears to go unpunished. Hopefully this will solve it.

Any one been. Looking to book as a base for walking the island.Any nice tavernas, like a drink but usually in bed by 11.00. Any recommendations or considerations?

Watched " Dark Waters" last night. True story of massive corporate.....well...."evil." To be honest. Could anyone be more awfull than the post office. Oh yes. Great film. Any recommendations?

When will the current useless peaco*k incumbent be changed. . Does he have a term? Will he ever ask sunak to " just answer the f***ing question"? Or even carry through his multiple promises to send the ( usually , but not always, tory) rawgobs who constantly behave as though they are at a WWF...

My Doctors have gone really OTT with the waiting room this year. Unbeatable!..... unless you know better.

Saw a lad try to pick himself up with each foot in a bucket, took several attempts before he gave up.

Just watched the 2 episode series on the last few months of WW1. Fascinating, really well made and clarifies to me a part of WW1 that was always a grey area. A great peace of historical television.

Just took these on trial. Any recommendations? Watched " Will Trent" last night, looks a goer .

Any recommendations. Up and over or traditional. Just had a garrilla door electric roller collapse on me and looking at the build quality I'm looking elsewhere..

Any one got these. just moved in to a house (2 weeks ago) and the garage doors just exploded, seems the roller got jammed and it broke out of its casing and several latts have deformed. the casing attaching the roller to the wall has a fracture and I’ve got to say the screws look as though they...

Looking at a whole house water filter system, I live in N Yorks , you Teessiders really don’t know how blessed you are with Kielder Water. Any one got any guidance , experience or tips

From what I remember Shutes " on the beach" had the "attitude" pre-end of the world ( post northern hemisphere nuclear fall-out clouds waiting to move south to australia come the seasonal change) very like today's attitude. Every one knows its going to happen. But people just carry on ,The...

What's happening. Some sort of religious event. Very busy.

https://wpbsa.com/gilchrist-wins-pacific-international-billiards-thriller/ Well done Peter. Not many boro lads get there face on a stamp . Singapore sports personality of the year. Spent a very good evening with him a few years ago in the cricket club in Singapore. Top man.

I use a manhattan freeview box an have lost a load of channels recently. I'm down to bbc only now . I live in north yorks. Anyone else got issues?

Nice article on food banks followed by a story on the coronation . No irony there then.