I still receive emails from UKIP though I mainly disregard them. However, I came across an interview by Paul Thorpe with Nick Tencontii (who he?) who was appointed UK Leader in February.
It was an interesting read and Tenconti gave a good account of himself and was really strong on re-immigration. Now I don’t want to spread too much hopium but, it has been said, that new political parties take lots of money and time to become well known so an established brand name like UKIP is valuable.
Rupert Lowe has said he may join the Tories or another party.
I also watched another interview with Gerard Batten who is greatly missed but who was adamant he had no intention of a return to politics.
Watched some of Victoria Derbyshire with Torsten Bell – Treasuary Minister and my MP. What a puffed up PPE prat who has never had a proper job He had to admit he could not live on £70 a week but waffled on about other benefits available and generally showed Labour’s lack of understanding of the real world.
A reference to the ‘Tanks at Heathrow’ in the 70’s brought back a memory. A Battalion Major, decorated, ex SAS and a proper soldier’s soldier was rumoured to have been one of the plotters. He was a great lad and my final CO at Depot.
Some really guffaw inducing comments recently from the likes of And there’s more, Roger Mellie and Orf Topic – I really laughed out loud on The Ides of March – ‘Eat two Brute………….
I have mentioned my constant earworm – ‘Tomorrow belongs to me’ – I think it is a great piece of music and the scene in the 1972 film is chilling. Yesterday I played some of the stage versions, some sung by women but there was a version by a great bull of a man which I must research – he has/had a fabulous voice.
Not sure what can be said about our dear leader – France has rubber-dicked him again, his delusions of taking on Russia are insane and his cabinet is a collection of misfits and idiots who have no idea of how things might work
I know you lose strength in the hands as you age but it seems practically everything is packaged and wrapped more strongly than ever – I spent a long time trying to get the top off a small bottle of lemonade – I had to literally hack the bloody cap off – even the old trick of using a door jamb as a vice did not do it. ‘Bout time we told the EU and their rules to bugger off!
© Gillygangle 2025
