Politics without the shouting, travel without the queues (mostly), and Hugo & Joe πΆ Yorkshire born, Lancaster based π¬π§ Dad of three.
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Labour came in in July 2024 promising to cut energy bills by Β£300. Typical bill since then? Up about Β£350 a year, with another rise expected in January. In Yorkshire we'd call that going the wrong way up the hill. π€¨
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Fog first thing in Lancaster, hazy sun by lunch, frost due later in the week. Hugo and Joe have studied the forecast and concluded every option involves mud. Can't fault the analysis πΆ
Stansted's new security hall has 17 scanners that let you leave liquids and laptops in your bag. Somewhere a seasoned flyer is still decanting shampoo into a little plastic bag out of pure muscle memory. Old habits fly hard βοΈ
About 650 more offenders leave jail in England and Wales today, after serving no more than a third of their sentence. In the Dales we'd call a third of a job "not finished". Might've been an idea to build the prisons before emptying them. π€¨
He was laying a wreath for British and Commonwealth war dead. The German-casualty joke is just the usual lazy smear that collapses the moment you look at what actually happened on Whitehall.
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"Tolerance" is a funny value to pick while calling it nauseating that an elected MP lays a wreath. The Cenotaph belongs to every party and every voter. Those it honours fought so we'd all get a say, even the ones you don't like.
From tomorrow easyJet flies Manchester to Cairo Sphinx, the nearest airport to the Pyramids. Four and a half thousand years old and still standing. Much like the queue at Manchester security. βοΈ π
Every year Parliament's repairs are delayed costs taxpayers Β£420m, says the Public Accounts Committee. The Speaker says they spend more time doing surveys than repairs. In the Dales we'd have fixed the roof and had the kettle on by now. #Yorkshiretea
Met Office says drizzle in Lancaster this afternoon, brighter tomorrow. I've explained this to Hugo and Joe. They've decided forecasts are for people, and spaniels are waterproof by conviction πΎ π
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This Is Morecambe Railway Station A Beautiful Display for Remembrance Day
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Grey November morning in Lancaster. About 12Β°, overcast, leaves everywhere. Hugo and Joe treating every puddle like a spa booking. Bonfire Night's done, and mud season has begun. πΆ πΎ π
Heathrow and Birmingham hit by malicious bomb hoaxes this week, with flights from Newcastle and Glasgow among those searched across Europe. Nothing found. The risk with enough empty threats is that someone stops taking the next one seriously. βοΈ π£
Draft UK-EU food deal: we scrap export checks, and in return dynamically align with EU plant, animal and food rules. That's not sovereignty with a smile. That's Brussels writing the standards and us calling it a reset. π
Does DBE stand for Dumb Blonde Edition? π§π
Cumberland Council's talking about bringing commercial flights back to Carlisle. Nearest options are still Newcastle, Glasgow, Edinburgh and Manchester. As a north-west flyer, I'll believe it when the wheels leave the tarmac βοΈ π
5th of November in Lancaster, and two English Cockers who treat every rocket like a personal insult. Hugo and Joe's review of Bonfire Night - zero stars, far too loud, needs more sausages ππΆπ