love* in the time of plague (and by love* i mean brexit* and other dreary matters of uk politics)

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Exodus is a science fiction novel written for teens to young adults by Julie Bertagna, published in August 2002. The story is set on an island faced with the problem of a rising sea level, caused by melting ice caps and other forms of global warming.

I know all the most irritating people on Twitter will shortly ruin this moment forever, if they haven't already, but this is good work from the school librarian nonetheless.

Matt DC, Wednesday, 26 August 2020 19:50 (four years ago) link

one of the comments said it was the previous librarian who did it when they left several months ago as a dig at the school governors, and nothing to do with boris at all.

You will notice that every book on the top row is carefully chosen. It was political pop, but not at Boris, more the leadership of the school . Interestingly not a book has moved in the last 6 months since the last Librarian left.

— Jonathan Rennocks (@JonathanRennoc2) August 26, 2020

koogs, Wednesday, 26 August 2020 20:23 (four years ago) link

lol, good reminder of the entrenched layers of shittiness effecting education in the UK that goes way beyond "anyone but tories"

calzino, Wednesday, 26 August 2020 20:30 (four years ago) link

affecting even!

calzino, Wednesday, 26 August 2020 20:32 (four years ago) link

I mean the school has been closed to everyone but a handful of kids for the past six months so that's hardly surprising.

Matt DC, Wednesday, 26 August 2020 22:44 (four years ago) link

£13

xyzzzz__, Thursday, 27 August 2020 07:56 (four years ago) link

in Germany ssp is 100% of salary for up to 6 weeks, 50% in France up to 43.80 euros per day. In this country our state broadcaster indulges in contrived talking points about gaudy old national anthems while people live on pennies.

calzino, Thursday, 27 August 2020 08:27 (four years ago) link

So for a standard working day that's about £1.50 an hour not to spread the rona.

Matt DC, Thursday, 27 August 2020 08:57 (four years ago) link

when i was suffering serious depression last year one of the things that really helped was the government's attempts to leave me homeless and starving to death, the only thing missing from the equation is workhouses but maybe that's a policy goal. if i wasn't lucky enough to have people that were able to support me then fuck knows where i'd be now.

luckily this is nobody's fault and nobody should be held accountable for the ongoing murders.

A Short Film About Scampoes (Noodle Vague), Thursday, 27 August 2020 09:02 (four years ago) link

When I broke my ankle I used up what holiday pay I had left got deep into my overdraft and received pitiful ssp. And this was in the New Labour golden era when poverty was eradicated and everyone was now middle class!

calzino, Thursday, 27 August 2020 09:20 (four years ago) link

Could imagine these days what used to be a life changing injury could well end your life now.

calzino, Thursday, 27 August 2020 09:28 (four years ago) link

Even aside from the pittance in normal circumstances it's incredible that politicians and policy makers still haven't cottoned onto the fact that, in a pandemic, incentivising contagious people not to go out to work might be more important than incentivising them to do so.

Matt DC, Thursday, 27 August 2020 09:30 (four years ago) link

New Liberal Democrat leader today?

the pinefox, Thursday, 27 August 2020 09:41 (four years ago) link

xp Look, as long as they don't work with politicians, what's the danger?

Andrew Farrell, Thursday, 27 August 2020 09:43 (four years ago) link

Electing a slimeball knight of the realm with ConDem baggage as the new party leader would such a bold move for the LibDems lol

calzino, Thursday, 27 August 2020 09:59 (four years ago) link

Re: £13. It's a similar mindset to the discourse around the $1200 cheque at the beginning of the pandemic. "What if this one time universal benefit is a higher amount than we've ever earned for a month's actual work?". It needs to be low, the poor should never get the insight that money can be printed and your needs can be taken care of. Or that wage theft is a thing.

xyzzzz__, Thursday, 27 August 2020 10:19 (four years ago) link

Ed Davey got nearly twice as many votes as Layla Moran despite being almost entirely invisible for the last nine months. Great job lads.

Matt DC, Thursday, 27 August 2020 10:39 (four years ago) link

It's like they saw Starmer and wanted their own even less charismatic version

Layla join the...Greens?

imago, Thursday, 27 August 2020 10:44 (four years ago) link

the ideal retirement home for quirky Lib Dems

A Short Film About Scampoes (Noodle Vague), Thursday, 27 August 2020 10:47 (four years ago) link

i find it warmly reassuring that Lib Dems are gonna continue to Lib Dem, forever and ever and ever

A Short Film About Scampoes (Noodle Vague), Thursday, 27 August 2020 10:47 (four years ago) link

Moran really is in the wrong gig though

imago, Thursday, 27 August 2020 10:48 (four years ago) link

i think you make a statement about yourself the day you decide to join the Liberal Democrats

A Short Film About Scampoes (Noodle Vague), Thursday, 27 August 2020 10:50 (four years ago) link

Ed Davey possibly insanely unlikeable every time I’ve seen him on TV

beef stannin’ (gyac), Thursday, 27 August 2020 10:52 (four years ago) link

xp Probably true. As long as there's no similar line about the Greens. I can sense Alphie hieing this way apace

Shame Labour have moved into the space the Lib Dems were so excited to move into, eh

imago, Thursday, 27 August 2020 10:54 (four years ago) link

it's possible that they're just *all* shit, y'know and we don't need a team to cheer for

however i can envisage decent reasons why one might join the Labour Party or even the Greens, same can't be said for the LDs

A Short Film About Scampoes (Noodle Vague), Thursday, 27 August 2020 10:57 (four years ago) link

these aren't football clubs, you only should support them if you feel they are worth supporting. my pro-environment, anti-Starmer vote is going to the Greens.

calzino, Thursday, 27 August 2020 11:01 (four years ago) link

even I think the Greens aren't worth shit tbh!

calzino, Thursday, 27 August 2020 11:01 (four years ago) link

though

calzino, Thursday, 27 August 2020 11:02 (four years ago) link

Did Davey actually campaign?

A Short Film About Scampoes (Noodle Vague), Thursday, 27 August 2020 11:03 (four years ago) link

god knows, dynasties have risen and fallen, entire batches of jam have been made since their leadership election started. Even their members fell asleep.

calzino, Thursday, 27 August 2020 11:07 (four years ago) link

He looks like the pompous market inspector who occasionally turns up in Eastenders. That is the impression they've chosen to present to the electorate.

Also after a month of watching Swinson flounder in the face of furious attacks on her record as a member of the coalition they've come to the brilliant conclusion that what they need is yet another member of the coalition. Other parties at least take an electoral drubbing as a signal that they might need a slight change of direction but these guys just keep walking into the same rake over and over again.

Matt DC, Thursday, 27 August 2020 11:07 (four years ago) link

i think you make a statement about yourself the day you decide to join the Liberal Democrats

― A Short Film About Scampoes (Noodle Vague), Thursday, 27 August 2020 bookmarkflaglink

Or push tactical voting.

xyzzzz__, Thursday, 27 August 2020 11:11 (four years ago) link

User anvil is going to say he has big middle manager energy and I agree. Big “your boss who times your toilet breaks” energy.

beef stannin’ (gyac), Thursday, 27 August 2020 11:18 (four years ago) link

The Lib Dems having 57.6% turnout in their own leadership election is peak Lib Dem

— Professor Piss Shitty (@DrFuck_) August 27, 2020

A Short Film About Scampoes (Noodle Vague), Thursday, 27 August 2020 11:21 (four years ago) link

i lolled

A Short Film About Scampoes (Noodle Vague), Thursday, 27 August 2020 11:21 (four years ago) link

Who remembers when ED Davey (@EdwardJDavey) played Bob Lister the Market Inspector in EastEnders ... #BBCQT pic.twitter.com/UnnNoZMzdA

— BeCo (@BeCo74) December 5, 2019

Matt DC, Thursday, 27 August 2020 11:24 (four years ago) link

lol Matt is this room bugged?

A Short Film About Scampoes (Noodle Vague), Thursday, 27 August 2020 11:25 (four years ago) link

Oh they had leaders then

pic.twitter.com/fjD8z6J46L

— ian mighty (@iammightor) February 3, 2017

beef stannin’ (gyac), Thursday, 27 August 2020 11:28 (four years ago) link

How is Keir's plan to professionalise the party going? https://t.co/SnBpFmPAMd

— Tom Williams (@shirleymush) August 27, 2020

conrad, Thursday, 27 August 2020 13:12 (four years ago) link

Kieth just calmly leading as he usually does because Labour melts can post what they like on Twitter. Not that I've seen what was posted but would imagine it was some factional shittalking that no lefty MP would get away with.

calzino, Thursday, 27 August 2020 13:52 (four years ago) link

Of course he uses the cry laughing emoji.

Matt DC, Thursday, 27 August 2020 14:02 (four years ago) link

that's how they laff in the "traditional working areas"

nashwan, Thursday, 27 August 2020 14:20 (four years ago) link

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2020/aug/08/brexit-backers-tate-lyle-set-to-gain-73m-from-end-of-eu-trade-tariffs

more backhanders.

and what was that about obesity the other week?

koogs, Thursday, 27 August 2020 15:18 (four years ago) link

What it's like to live in Fuckyouistan

Li'l Brexit (Tracer Hand), Thursday, 27 August 2020 15:26 (four years ago) link

Looking forward to seeing how Ed Davey will manage somehow to lose his job in the next 12 months

Anti-Cop Ponceortium (Camaraderie at Arms Length), Thursday, 27 August 2020 16:08 (four years ago) link

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DlRJKPWXsAEPnan.jpg

he's no Ravey Davey, more like craven tory-cunt Davey

calzino, Thursday, 27 August 2020 16:34 (four years ago) link

Tweets on Tues fell below standards I set myself as well as those expected of me by constituents & Keir Starmer’s Labour Party. As a patriot, I’m v angry about those damaging the UK, undermining our values whilst abusing our flag, but that must not tip into foul language. Sorry.

— Neil Coyle (@coyleneil) August 27, 2020

lool!

calzino, Thursday, 27 August 2020 20:27 (four years ago) link

lol check out the tiny story at the very bottom of the page
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EgdJVvoXkAAaakr?format=jpg&name=large

beef stannin’ (gyac), Thursday, 27 August 2020 21:04 (four years ago) link

Matt is away

koogs, Thursday, 27 August 2020 22:02 (four years ago) link

needs to count his money some days!

calzino, Thursday, 27 August 2020 22:09 (four years ago) link


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