You Maniacs !

Repeated some of same thoughts/arguments recently on Twitter, but said all I really had to on the subject here, and haven't changed my mind since.  I won't much mourn the EU, if it inevitably collapses, but I will mourn British English & Welsh voters, for what they've done to themselves.

Oh well, it is what it is, and a democratic result, decades of right-wing propaganda notwithstanding.  Congrats. Farage, congrats. UKIP, congrats. Hannan & co.  Enjoy yer victory.

Adcock on those Immigration Numbers

Gave me a chuckle.

Embers

Surely that's only eight...oh, the pie...,okay.  Well, I'm glad about...the...and...if...the.....no, your list just sucks.  And for the record, 'though Ed's fate was probably inevitable, and Nick can go fuck himself, I do feel slightly sorry for Nige'.  Almost looked on that stage like he might cry...

Well...yet another right-wing win then.  That's how many in a row now (yes, I am counting Tone' & co. obvs.) ?

But hey, congrats. to Nicola & the SNP and to the Scots generally.  May they long hold the Sassenachs' feet to the fire in Westminster.  And the Welsh, well, maybe it's time they took some lessons from their Scottish cousins.  Wales at least controls its own capital, unlike the Saudi-Arabian/Emirate/Russian enclaves that make up what used to be central London.  England died already, don'tcha know ?  Maybe it's time we gave it a decent burial ?

Stopping now before I start sounding too much like a 'kipper and before even getting started on Northern Ireland.  Happy next five years !

Last Clarkson Headline for a While ?

Finally, the BBC addresses the truly-burning question regarding Clarkson's future on the network: will he or won't he host HIGNFY.  No snark intended, really.  While Angus was no doubt the show's best host, it's truly lovely to see the likes of Clarkson on, along with Boris and Farage of course.  Only question now is whether Jezza's up to the inevitable roasting.  Go on Jeremy.  You know you want to...

2015 UK Elections Rap Parody

I just love everything about this:

Even more than this masterpiece:

OT, it seems that Blogger just got that one little bit shittier in terms of locating and posting videos from YouTube.  Used to be, if it couldn't locate the video (which happens a lot), you could hack off the identifier, pick something random, and edit the HTML with the right ID.  Now, that option's gone.  Why ?  WTF is wrong with you Google ?

Sorry Jezza; New Host of Top Gear

So, with Clarkson officially out, inevitably the speculation ramps up over a replacement.  And there do seem to be a hell of a lot of names being floated about.  So who should it be then ?

Chris Evans, who consistently denies any interest in the role ?

Bringing back Noel Edmonds or Angela Rippon.  Uh, no comment.

Steve Coogan, the man who wrote, this...?

Steve Coogan as Alan Partridge ?  A fictional character as presenter ?  Surely Coogan can get one of the networks to agree to a Partridge motoring outlet if that's what he wants, but at the expense of Top Gear ?

Piers Morgan ?  Does anybody actually want that ?

Stephen Fry ?  That's a joke, right ?  That Stephen Fry ?  You kid, surely ?

Various race-car-drivers with no previous presenting experience ?

Various television presenters with little or no automotive experience ?


Suppose it depends in part on what the BBC plans to do with the show, and whether it is looking for another blokish politically incorrect middle-aged white fella to replace Clarkson (Nigel Farage, anyone...), or whether it fulfils the Guardianistas' desire for an 'eco-feminist Top Gear'.  I might suggest Sandi Toksvig as host, but she's got far too much humour and personality for the PC crowd.

Surely, there's a middle-way; someone who's a million miles away from a Clarkson clone, someone with the driving and the presenting experience, and someone who's self-evidently passionate (maybe a little too passionate at times) about motors and motoring.  Has there ever been anyone so perfect for Top Gear as Vicki Butler-Henderson ?

And to be blunt, someone ever so slightly easier on the eye, than ole' Slabber-chops Clarkson.

Guess it won't happen with all the Fifth Gear hate, but a guy can dream...

And as for the question of Josie Kidd, I think I'd still prefer VBH, but either of these gals would be preferable to pretty much any of the idiot males being mentioned for the role currently.  Shit, why not Larry King ?  And the Huffington Post even mentioned Vladimir Putin as a candidate...