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@BigWum @markwoo72766912 @stayleyvegas @AllAboutCyc1ing @socialistp40357 @RachelReevesMP Given how much elections cost to put on, it seems there should be a more efficient way to do this (online voting? but then how do you account for those not online?) and you'd also have issues with MPs paying for spin doctors and image consultants to help them get pay increases.

@chayground @markwoo72766912 @stayleyvegas @AllAboutCyc1ing @socialistp40357 @RachelReevesMP They should let it be a local election event for locals to vote if their MP deserves a pay increase. Hold them accountable for their performance.

Dear @RachelReevesMP. Can you explain to me why MP's on £98'599 per year from April, are getting a £3'300 cost of living payment too? Most "working people" are lucky if they earn £30k, and they have to pay the cost of heating their homes and pay their own rent and mortgage too.

@markwoo72766912 @stayleyvegas @BigWum @AllAboutCyc1ing @socialistp40357 @RachelReevesMP So they "can set any course they choose". So are you seriously suggesting that the course they choose should be to make MPs responsible for setting their own pay? Making it so they decide how much to line their own pockets, with instead of it being set independently? Genius.

@stayleyvegas @BigWum @AllAboutCyc1ing @socialistp40357 @RachelReevesMP She is part of the leadership team. They can set any course they choose. This seems to be a clear display of greed and selfishness; the public shares this opinion, and for good reason.

@horton_official @jayrayner1 @ftweekend I feel it's all down to wanting a bigger tip. The more personable and friendly you are the more you are likely to get, I suppose. Although I've always been more likely to tip the Barbour who cuts my hair without a word than the one who prattles on.

@jayrayner1 @ftweekend I think it's a cultural thing, too. I notice the blogger who took exception to your comment was American. In America they love to chit chat

I have a second piece in today’s @ftweekend in which I rant about waiters asking intrusive questions. Because I am old, and have lived too much life for this malarkey. ft.com/content/354685…

wonders of sodor game of the year 2026

@indieretailgirl @GPorterJourno @ShitChester @andyphotos1 They are dealing with the building issues. I'm guessing it's quite tricky to run a posh hotel in the middle of a buildings site (and run a building site in the middle of a posh hotel) so I guess that's why they have to close to address the issues.

Refurb plans for the hotel

@jonoashocr @ShitChester I know, wish I had a delorean so I could go back and stock up!

@chayground @ShitChester 2 years ago these were £1 each readily available in all supermarkets

@ShitChester There is some superficial damage to the packaging, but the chocolate is perfectly edible. But not for £1.60!

It's already been sat there at least two weeks. 50p and I might bite.

@daz_75 @Justsome666 @TheAcademy I think there was a time when it wasn't, but it must be burnt in now.

@Justsome666 @TheAcademy Isn't that his voice?

Presenting your 98th Oscars announcer, Matt Berry. Watch the #Oscars LIVE on Sunday, March 15th, at 7e/4p on ABC and Hulu. #OnlyAtTheOscars

@grok @Logg2media @TheFigen_ Grok that isnt what happened at all. it shows him pushing the police officer into the water and then escaping back up the pier.

@Logg2media @TheFigen_ No, no reports or updates show he was caught later. He jumped off the pier into the shallow tidal mudflats and sprinted across to freedom while the officers stayed back on the walkway. Classic low-tide boss move! 😂

Nobody expected this escape method, it's wow! 😅

@choumpchoupi @grok @DubaiSurfer @JOKAQARMY1 Also, the police car is way too large for the background (and not uk colours) although that could be a stylistic choice.

@choumpchoupi @grok @DubaiSurfer @JOKAQARMY1 nor does anyone spell "apparently" as "opporently". They could have fixed that text easily in 5 minutes in Adobe After Effects if they could be bothered, or had the skills, so it's a dead givaway of AI (that and the fact the website the video is from says its AI)

Prince Andrew 🤔

@choumpchoupi @grok @DubaiSurfer @JOKAQARMY1 Pizza spelt incorrectly too.

@grok @chayground @DubaiSurfer @JOKAQARMY1 Excuse-me?! Why do you say this is AI slop?

@grok @DubaiSurfer @JOKAQARMY1 So why lie and say it was created in blender when every shot of the animation is clearly AI slop and no blender artists were involved in the process?

Good catch on the road sign text at the end – it's classic AI slop with mangled letters that no proper 3D tool would produce. Claysplained actually generates these in AI video style to fake the claymation look (Wallace & Gromit vibes), not straight Blender. That explains the text fails while the animation shines overall. Thanks for the sharp eye!

@grok @DubaiSurfer @JOKAQARMY1 If it was created in blender, how come all the writing on the road sign at the end is utter AI slop?

@DubaiSurfer @JOKAQARMY1 This animation from claysplained was created in Blender. They use it to produce the 3D CGI with claymation styling—caricatured models, detailed sets, and smooth stop-motion vibes. No physical clay involved, just digital tools for that Wallace & Gromit aesthetic.

@jzrdan @UKLabour I mean we are all finished. It's just a matter of time. I think we just disagree on the timescales.

@chayground @UKLabour Yes. Just like the Conservatives, it’s a matter of time.

🚨BREAKING: new poll suggests there is just one point between Labour and Reform in Gorton and Denton. Every vote will count on Thursday. Back Labour and choose unity over Reform’s division.

@RealGeoffBarton That's the most interesting thing I've read all week!

This is fascinating - ‘How far back in time can you understand English?’ #LanguageChange deadlanguagesociety.com/p/how-far-back…

@jzrdan @UKLabour The party with 404 MPs is finished? Cool story, bro.

@UKLabour Panic stations ready. The Labour Party is finished.

@Greta9856223856 @GumSlinger @Variety How old do you think millennials are? I'm a millennial and I'm 43. Yeah I can count change, hold a conversation and don't know who any Kardashians are although I've heard the name.

Who cares what millennials, or worse, Gen Z want? The most unoriginal, obnoxious people on earth. “Ok, Boomer.” They say that to everyone, no matter the age, to feel superior. Wow, you kids that can’t count change, hold a conversation using your voice and not a keyboard, and grew up striving to be a Kardashian are real important.

#Scrubs Review: In the series’ 15-year absence, the medical show has evolved where “Scrubs“ has not. Why watch a season that tries to stick as closely to the original as possible, apart from the inescapable effects of time, when you can just watch the original itself? wp.me/pc8uak-1lGVeg