Our Prime Fantasist claims he’s going to give households more breathing room over the costa living. In reality, the UK is on course for life becoming even more expensive and more highly taxed to fund benefits votes.
Feet On The Ground
Saturday, 22 August 2026
Not gonna happen
Is President Thump really going to bomb the sh1t out of Oman if the state gets in the way of negotions about the Strait of Hormuz? Given that Iran is still full of sh1t despite lotz of bombing, the threat has to be empty.
Neglect, not climate change
The lunatic Enviromint Agency has got the hump with the water company Severn Trent. It manages its resources efficiently and tackles leaks. As a result, it hasn’t had to impose a hosepipe ban.
“Wrong!” yelled the E.A, “this makes incompetent water companies look bad!”
Battle in the West
Friday night was the Blue Bombers in Edmonton. Just a FG from the BB opener. More Olivera to . . . out on downs on a 3rd and 3. The Antlers fumbled the ball away.
A bomb pass to the end zone to start Q2, 10-0. Another FG, 13-0. A pick stopped the Antlers, FG from it. DPI got the Antlers close, TD from the next play, no +2, 16-6.
FG for the Ants in Q3, 16-9. Red zone, on to a TD and 16-all. Collards mugged in the last minute of Q3, punt. Fajardo tried a scramble and lost the ball to the BB. Nowt from it. FG with 6 minutes to go, 16-19.
A bomb pass by Collards was picked near the EA goal line, punt. Collards sacked again, FG, 19-all. FG from 40 yards, walk-off win 19-22 at 0:00 by the Antlers!!
Today’s Question
Q: What’s a great way to cheer up the unfortunate people in the West Midlands whose homes were destroyed by a wildfire last week?
A: Send Angular Robot round to glare at the wreckage.
Retro-railway
Labour’s renationalized railway is increasing the number of trains with fewer carriages than the demand requires. It’s part of the Burnbum plan to take us back to the Seventies and make overcrowded trains the norm?
Bold but unreal
According to the experts, Reform UK is to be admired for its plan to cut benefits and get claimants doing useful work. But the plan will founder on the rock of practicality. Lots of Reform voters collect things like PIP, and then there’s the snivel service, the unions and a wealth of vested interests to cope with.