A Bit of a Pickle

"A bit of a pickle" audio story

 “I think I've got myself into a bit of a pickle, Lance.”

My brother, Gordon, is the only person outside the world of PG Woodhouse who could get himself into “a bit of a pickle.” He had been playing away from home and needed a couple of days to 'sort everything out' as he put it. I did not rate his chances very highly.

“The thing is, Lance, I need a bit of a favour.”

“Yes,” I said cautiously.

"A bit of a pickle" audio story

Dave's Contraption

Dave's Contraption

The Twittens of Durrington

The audio version of "The Twittens of Durrington" is available on Spotify. 

We shall see!

Reform UK "not zombies" claim

Reform UK has responded to the numerous racist, islamophobic and disgusting tweets by its candidates by saying "Our candidates are not zombies." 

You could have fooled me. #election #reformuk #racism #islamophobia 

 Farage has blamed the vetting company he employed 

Party Games

"Party Games" at the Connaught Theatre is a remarkable comedy. However,  it also has  a question, "What if the devil were advising the PM?"

The character of Seth (the Satanic adviser played by Ryan Early) is a composite figure with the eccentricity of Dominic Cummings and the abrasiveness of Alistair Campbell.

The character of the prime minister (played by  Matthew Cottle) is a parody of Boris Johnson but it develops a more nuanced role as well.

Seth persuades the leader of the fictional "One Nation" party to have a manifesto which offers precisely nothing but has a lot of verbiage.

The jokes relating to the 4th of July general election are virtually adlibbed and had a response from the audience which must have been very satisfactory to the cast.

As for the finale, you'll have to see it yourself. It is remarkable. 

Ian Gribbin Nazi

Surprise Reform UK candidate. 

A Reform UK candidate claimed the country would be "far better" if it had "taken Hitler up on his offer of neutrality" instead of fighting the Nazis in World War Two.'
'In posts from 2022 on the Unherd magazine website, seen by the BBC, he said Winston Churchill was "abysmal" and praised Russian President Vladimir Putin.'

Like a fool, Farage did not disown him but made a muddled attempt to justify him. 

Farage is a National disgrace

Farage is in the debate on the #BBC but the Nazis do not have a single MP. 

It’s a novel way to commemorate D Day to have the bastard child of Adolf Hitler and Eva Braun on TV.

The Big Lie

"A lie can be half way round the world while the truth is still getting its boots on" (Mark Twain)

Every reader of the disgusting Tory press, every ignoramus in the country now knows for a fact that Labour will costs £2000 on your tax bill. This has been verified by treasury civil servants. 

The only problem is that the treasury civil servants have denied that these are their figures, the Tories have inflated the amount substantially.

The best time for this big lie would have been on the eve of poll when the opposition did not have time to reply.

Not only is Sunak a liar (after all he is a politician) he is also an incompetent liar.

Colonel Hathi and National Service

National Service. 

"Now the aim of our patrol is a question rather droll, for to march and drill over vale and hill is a military goal."

Not only that but the Tories grabbed all the front pages of the newspapers with their lunatic scheme.