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@BenedictSpence Only actors whose opinions we don't like are 'out of touch'.

“I don’t understand the antipathy towards Keir Starmer.” Of course you don’t, you’re an out-of-touch actor.

@AddressingLife @mjc0ughl4n Probably not, his extreme narcissism prevents him from recognising nuance.

@mjc0ughl4n I'm just catching up on bits of it now. I wonder if DJT even understood the nuanced digs at him? 🤣

So it looks as though the King's speech went down well. 👍 He is, to be fair, a brilliant orator.

@mjc0ughl4n 'real life encounters'

@mjc0ughl4n Yes, quibbling over esoteric theological fine points don't have much connection with 'real encounters' as you say.

I’m glad to see this rudeness and hostility being called out. There has certainly been plenty of it online, though it bears little resemblance to real‑life encounters. It’s also worth recognising how dramatically relations between Anglicans and Roman Catholics have improved over the last century, even with the differences that still make full communion impossible. Those differences shouldn’t prevent the leaders of both churches from meeting or working together where we do agree. A measure of goodwill and mutual respect goes a long way.

@MeidasTouch This has all the hallmarks of one of Trump's relentless obsessive desires for revenge against someone who crossed him.

Reports are surfacing that the Trump DOJ has indicted former FBI Director James Comey over his social media post featuring seashells forming the number "8647." The term "86" is common restaurant and colloquial slang meaning to eject, cancel, or get rid of something—as in, "Let’s 86 that idea" or "We need to 86 the salmon from the menu."

@matthewsyed @pwsimerimiaw Social media ensures that any story with legs is flogged to death these days.

The bandwidth sucked up by the Mandelson non-story is embarrassing. A minor appointment taken in what was perceived to be the national interest. Astonishing that the Westminster bubble is still obsessed but then tittle tattle started to define British politics a long time ago

@rouleur66 @RealTimVine and Felix Leiter

@RealTimVine The original producers dumped it like a hot potato. Now it's lying in the warehouse of Amazon MGM Studios like the Lost Arc of the Covenant. I liked Craig & the 5 film story arc. Had consequences though. Not only killed off Bond but also Blofeld & Spectre.

The reason why it’s taking so long to make the next Bond film is because they’ve sat down to write it and remembered that in the last one they killed him.

@tomhfh It's ironic that those very conservative Catholics who used to in effect argue that anyone disagreeing with Popes John Paul and Benedict about anything weren't 'real' Catholics are now having great problems with two popes running.

Lots of conservative catholics really disagreeing with the pope these days. Chaps… if you don’t like what the pope says, if you disagree with the idea of papal infallibility, boy do I have news of a hot new Christian religion for you!

@DavQuinn The worst thing about them is when something goes wrong and you're left stranded and embarrassed looking around for an assistant who is either busy or sometimes there's no assistant at all to be seen.

Why are self-service checkouts so loathsome? They make us feel exploited, researchers find. telegraph.co.uk/money/consumer…

Yes, and Jimmy Savile quite frequently claimed to be a devout Catholic and to be motivated in his charity work by his Christian faith.

@GavinBarwell @dialoguewriter Yes, Trump is certainly not as bad as Putin, if only because of the limitations (admittedly under considerable strain at present) put on him by the US democratic system. Doesn't in any sense make him 'good' of course.

I am no fan of Trump, but anyone suggesting he is worse than Putin, whose hubris is responsible for hundreds of thousands of deaths in Ukraine is not a suitable person to be Prime Minister of this country

@SeanDubIreland @cooper_m Yes, there is no point being a commentator on a podcast if the person can't speak freely. People can agree or disagree with them as the case may be.

Varadkar has no reason to apologise and every single commentator calling him out is blind or facetious. I disagree with Varadkar. But @cooper_m pulled off a massive coup replacing a has been with a man only months removed from the highest office in the land. And even more so, we have a “politician” directly ANSWERING questions and giving valuable insight into Government thought processes. This Virgin Tonight debate stinks. Varadkar comments should have triggered debates on farming subsidies, the horror of 80% of our food being imported, rural urban divide, the old devolution ideas. Instead, the media and sheep alike are shooting the messenger. The next time Varadkar is asked a question on Path to Power, he’ll be self censoring his words instead of giving us the blatant honest truths behind the decisions which makes his input so valuable. Now look at the sources of all the faux outrage. Independent, Times, RTE, NewsTalk. They all have one thing in common. They all have their own current affairs podcast in competition with Path to Power. Everyone loves to hate on Leo, so it’s easy to direct that anger when 80% of Irish media paint him as the villain for raising a valid point of view. Does anyone really think the latte sipping editors at these outlets care about the farming community? I stand with farmers, and thankfully, we still live in a land of one man one vote. But we should be willing to hear criticism and accept that changes may be needed if farming represents 22% of our economy vs years gone bye. Let’s have a discussion on getting food and energy security sorted rather than watching our domestic production drop. And let’s have Leo front and centre in that debate. Those scared of debate simply don’t have the courage of their convictions, and those shouting down Varadkar, are not doing so out of a love for farmers.

@adamboultonTABB @StigAbell 2/2 full classical education which wouid have included Greek as a matter of course.

@adamboultonTABB @StigAbell 1/2 Have always thought that stuff nonsense too. Funnily enough what would have been seen at the time as one of Shakespeare's limitations ie that he knew Latin but not Greek, strengthens the case that the works were written by someone not from the upper classes with access to a

BTW @StigAbell so right on the not written by Shakespeare conspiracists. On St George’s Day lets celebrate the Bard of Avon and all his works.

@BotFinderUK @POCX100 This is all Tommy Robinson is really about.

Unite The Kingdom March CANCELLED

@ThePosieParker The fate of Ian Watkins and Ian Huntley in prison will give them pause for thought.

There isn’t enough bandwidth in my brain to fit in all of the sadistic violence I hope these evil bastards experience each and every day until they die.

@gerardtbaker @PhilipOConnor5 I think everyone really knows, though some pretend otherwise to others and sometimes to themselves, that Trump is a total cynic about religion but finds it useful as part of his overall stcick.

I’m a Catholic so I’ll admit I’m biased. So could a more objective observer please tell me what they think it says about someone’s character that they choose this person as their spiritual adviser while angrily denouncing Pope Leo?

@NewstalkFM These days Leo Varadkar is just another commentator expressing opinions, not a decision maker. People need to calm down.

Leo Varadkar’s remarks about rural Ireland were “ill-judged” and have caused “unease” among farmers, the President of the IFA has warned. newstalk.com/news/farmers-2…

@Martina Sometimes the term 'evil' is overused, here it's the only term which even begins to describe this.

I hope they get their comeuppance in prison, sick killers

@JohnJCarvill He's not in the least worried about it, nor should he be.

McDowell hopes we forget… But we remember.