A dull old day here,  drizzling with rain, and looks like it rained all night too.

Might pop down to Dunelm and look at some new curtains . . .  then again -  I might not. 

Quote from: klondike on September 13, 2026, 12:40:16 PMApart from the wars on Iraq I think we've only been involved in our own conflicts and those in support of the US's NATO Article 5 request for assistance in Afghanistan in response to the Al Queda attack on the World Trade Center. We do get involved in training foreign armies but to the best of my knowledge we've only got involved in those that weren't our direct actions. Special Forces may get other jobs but we don't usually get told about those.

Here's a bit more about it:

https://www.army.mod.uk/learn-and-explore/global-operations/

I think you will find that ITV  are replacing a few people on The Voice..
Viewers are a bit annoyed about Tom Jones being  replaced though..

Apart from the wars on Iraq I think we've only been involved in our own conflicts and those in support of the US's NATO Article 5 request for assistance in Afghanistan in response to the Al Queda attack on the World Trade Center. We do get involved in training foreign armies but to the best of my knowledge we've only got involved in those that weren't our direct actions. Special Forces may get other jobs but we don't usually get told about those.

Oh dear,  that is such a shame then.   Poor old Tom.
Maybe   ITV  had so many complaints when the news broke about getting rid of him, that they are now offering him a smaller role in a new post.
I don't blame him if he doesn't accept.

Thanks for that info Alex.

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Quote from: Alex on September 12, 2026, 06:02:39 PMSo we now need to rely on the wrinklies to protect the country ?    I despair.

I wonder how many of our soldiers are being sent abroad to fight other countries wars?

This is from his Twitter account

Quote from: Alex on September 13, 2026, 11:29:12 AMListening to Angela Rayner interviewed by Boris's sister, she says this donations cap bill going through parliament will be backdated, they're trying everything to upset Reform's apple cart.  As Ange says, "you cannot buy your way into democracy"      Did the Tories and Labour not give peerages to some of their donors ? Did they not give contracts to Dale Vince who donated 6 million plus to the Labour party, before he switched allegiance ?

I'm just nit picking but she also said "Myself and the Secretary of State for Cabinet Office have also wrote to the Electoral Commission "  I'm sorry but she is deffo cringeworthy.

Come on Reform !!!!

I don't care how many dirty tricks the Uniparty will try, the one thing they cannot do (as long as we still have the right of voting) is to prevent the people from supporting Reform regardless of what money they can or cannot receive.

Should they try it on, the UK will be seen by the rest of the civilised world as no longer a nation of free speech and freedom of choice.  That could even result in riots.

Quote from: Alex on September 12, 2026, 06:02:39 PMSo we now need to rely on the wrinklies to protect the country ?    I despair.

I suppose we do, if some suggestions are true.  One being that many of our young people these days are not interested in working (I'm talking about white British), or perhaps even joining up.  The unfortunate thing for them is that in the not-too-distant future the country will become bankrupt and monetary handouts will dry up, even for the illegal immigrants!

The image in my mind is 'broken third-world Britain', though hopefully Reform could rescue us.