RuamRudy

It's somewhat ironic that the first name on your list is Warren Mitchell, that great humanitarian socialist and all-round top bloke. "I had a bloke come up to me one day and say, 'I love that show of yours Alf, especially when you have a go at the c**ns.' I said, 'Actually, we're having a go at b*****ds like you.'" https://www.thejc.com/culture/tv/i-fear-more-laughed-with-alf-garnett-than-at-him-1.62870?reloadTime=1674259200011

He's dead, hanging him now would be a pointless exercise. Then again, I have never supported the death penalty, even for dead people. Were all rich people offensively arrogant and ignorant in the early 20th century? Is that a reasonable excuse? Not in my book, but I guess we all have our standards.

When it comes to his paternal grandfather, no amount of ghost written words will roll back on his well publicised racism.

The CofE doing it's damnedest to remain relevant in the eyes of the masses, I see. Source

Of course she can. The fact that she is such a well known figure, instantly recognisable as the face of concerned youth, is testament to the fact that she inspires others. As for quantifying her appeal, I am not a marketer so I cannot give metrics, but she is undoubtedly recognisable as a media face of concerned youth.

Why can her promotion of the climate emergency not be cited as a major accomplishment? Others have done so in the past, but now is her time. She has galvanised and inspired a generation of people around the world in a way that nobody else is currently managing to do. More power to her elbow!

That's why we have a climate emergency!

I only wish the Met were as keen to investigate corruption and collusion with foreign states in the UK government.

When internal combustion engines are replaced with less polluting alternatives, there will be no single factor behind that transition, but a whole range of reasons. The actions of ballsy young people like GT will have played their part as they intend. See the likes of groups such as 38 Degrees, for example.

What she managed to do is get lots of people talking about it. If she hadn't turned up and hadn't been arrested, it wouldn't be news and we wouldn't be discussing it. She amplifies the cause immensely, and she excels at it.

I am pretty sure that she isn't overly thrilled by child slavery either - do you have evidence that she supports it?

Neil Young - Heart of Gold

I would much rather the UK approach to gun laws than some sort of free for all where there are next to no controls over who gets guns, the government is beholden to the gun lobby and mass shootings are an almost daily occurrence the length and breadth of the country.

Pavement - Major Leagues

Judee Sill - Jesus Was A Cross Maker

Do you really want to live in a society where the decision on whether to support the most vulnerable is put to a plebiscite?

Simon & Garfunkel - The Only Living Boy in New York

Talking Heads - Electricity

Lambchop - Steve McQueen

Well it would be our republic so you have nothing to worry about there. But do you really think that the security detail on his family was limited prior to the book? Were there gaps which have had to be filled since the book came out? Surely he did them a favour then?

The poor woman had more than her share of troubles over the years, all played out in the world's media like she was some commodity to be lapped up for our entertainment. Something definitely doesn't seem right here, but I could think of a hundred better candidates than covid vaccination.

The scary thing is though, that the actors are truly as disconnected from reality as they appear to be; the bountiful flaws and weaknesses they have demonstrated over decades are genuine - and despite how truly unfit for public office they are, they are amongst the most powerful people in the world. We are ruled by some of the least capable people imaginable - and there is literally nothing we can do about it.

I would imagine that financial matters are significant factors in many authors' decisions to write, especially those considered celebrities. So good on him for trying to provide for his family - it is not like he chose to be a royal amidst some of the most dysfunctional, corrupt creatures in the country. That he was born into it means his options to earn a crust are rather limited unless he would have continued to kowtow. At least the taxpayer now has one fewer parasite to fund in luxury. If only we could unburden ourselves of the rest of them...

Maybe we should all apply for Non Dom status then none of us need ever pay tax again. Personally, I would say that if you live in the UK, your children grow up there and your husband is the Prime Minister of the country, you shouldn't need to be shamed into actually paying taxes.

Especially multimillionaire politicians married to tax avoiding billionaires.