Personally I prefer my half time entertainment to be watching a half-cut bloke called Tony spinning head-first around a traffic cone 5 times on the half way line before seeing if he can run in a straight line to the penalty spot to score a goal past a man dressed as a giant Swan.
Putin Faces Ouster – Forbes.
In the last century, the Russian Empire and the USSR collapsed precisely because of failed foreign military interventions (World War I and Afghanistan). Faced with conscription raids and fuel shortages, Russia's elites are panicking over their own survival.
Forbes considers two main scenarios for the dictator's removal:
A swift assassination, followed by a bloody power struggle.
A quick tribunal and Putin's execution by the military elite; this would allow the system and the elites to take control, shift all blame onto the tyrant, and retain power under the guise of "democracy."
Four Tops - Baby I Need Your Loving (1964)
Their first single on the Motown label and their breakthrough hit. Written & produced by Holland-Dozier-Holland, the single climbed to #11 on the US Hot 100 & became a million-seller. From their self-named album, released in 1965.
The actual most underrated city in all of Europe is Birmingham and it’s not even close.
The insane negative briefings Birmingham tanks put it in a different realm of underrated than any other city.
Gordon Brown sold the gold and caused a debt crisis.
Harriet Harman defended child pornography and doesn't know what a woman is.
Starmer is so bad - but this is nuts even for him. https://t.co/OSDstzOrG9
Farage said he would wipe out the Tories. He hasn’t.
But it’s clear from early results, the Conservative coalition of 2019 can't be rebuilt because Reform is not going away.
The route back is something akin to the 2015 coalition built on trust on the economy and a pro business approach.
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Oh my! I’ve been working in the theatre for nearly 60 years & I’ve never known a moment quite like it. As a surprise, I invited Sir Mick Jagger onto the stage at the end of our show. Dame Judi Dench told me it was her dream to meet him. He was amazing: she was overwhelmed. Yesss!
Birmingham never shouts loudly enough about its success stories! But next week an exhibition celebrating bestselling author Lee Child & his @JackReacher series opens in his home city
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