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That is probably true if it is a majority government. I was thinking more in terms of a coalition where one of the conditions for the coalition was a reform of the existing system.

Maybe the real Scott Steiner found out about this imposter and threatened to sue P&B if he was not barred immediately.

I agree with this. There is no way to predict where things will be in two years time. One scenario is that Brexit is not the phenomenal success it was made out to be, Global Britain has failed to arrive and we are still constantly bickering with the EU. Maybe by then the general public will decide that the whole thing needs to be fixed in some way and any government other than a Tory majority would be the best way to do this. If such a government introduced a better voting system, maybe we can say goodbye to Tory majority governments in the UK and certainly those held hostage by the Faragist extremists.

How is it that you know that someone has been banned? Asking for a friend.

One of the statements was "Astrology accurately explains many things". Apparently if you strongly agree with this, you are more left wing than someone who does not. Not at all obvious to me. I guess I will have to phone up my psychic hotline to get an explanation why.

I remember when Robin Day did Question Time and sometimes Enoch Powell would be on the panel. Although he was a good debater, he was definitely seen as being hard right and nobody would want to be seen to agree with him. Nowadays his opinions are fairly common place - especially regarding Brexit. I would describe that as a shift to the right.

When Enver Hoxha ruled Albania, he banned all Western movies apart from those starring Norman Wisdom.

Yes. I especially object to Huw Edwards being dressed like Che Guevara when he reads the 6 o ' clock news.

Actually I have. The film is a visual experience, get the camera to tell the story with help from a film score. Make the dinosaurs look believable. Make it look like they are really there (unlike Sinbad the Sailor). Add some exciting action sequences. Don't worry about character development and dialogue. Who cares if it stays true to the book or not. The same is said about James Bond films.

Yes. Jeffrey Coombes was brilliant. It really suffered from several poor stories in seasons 1 & 2. Also, it focused too much on the three main characters. I suppose you could almost say that about the original series. Discovery does that too much as well. I like it when they go out on location. I think of them as "Blue Sky Planet" episodes. Even DS9 managed plenty of them. Discovery really struggles here.

Another war game is "Diplomacy". As well as a board game, it can also be played online. Another game I enjoyed was "Moviemaker".

Shawshank Redemption is a great film not because it is close to the book but because it is a great adaption. In the book, there are 3 wardens. In the film, there is only 1 and it is better for it. In the book, Boz gets beat up because Andy arranges it. In the film, the warden is responsible and Andy comes across as a more sympathetic character. In the book, Red is a red-headed Irish man. While that might have worked, it is impossible to imagine anyone other than Morgan Freeman in the role. I don't think a film has to stay true to a book. Having said that, I did enjoy "Sherlock Holmes goes to Washington" with Basil Rathbone being based on "The Dancing Men" because of one "blink and you'll miss it" scene in the film.

You do realise what this means? He was a member of one of the greatest bands there ever was but she made more money by literally being able to erase history. Pretty scary I think.

Stop making a fuss. Just pay the ransom and that will be that. Wasn't that demanding last time was it. Portion of chips, some brown sauce and an Irn Bru. Personally if I was holding the world to ransom, I might ask for a bit more but he is not me. That is all I can say.

.. or an island.

Oh my god. Fifty years on and everybody still thinks he did all the songs. Write the songs, play the guitar, full orchestration and all that but does anyone even notice the little guy. No. It's awful. Quiet night in for this hogmanay. Not feeling groovy at all.

I was planning a big concert in Central Park in New York but the Mayor phoned up to cancel. Apparently some bug going about. Don't know any more than that.

Eric can be a handful when he has had a bit to drink. Don't get him talking about politics. I remember George (Harrison) telling me all sorts of stories about Eric. As for Zippy, that is him off my Christmas List. I invited him to my bash and he can't even be bothered to reply. Then there is Sting. 3 in the morning singing "Roxanne, you don't have to put out the red light". Rather you than me. That is all I am saying.

Sean Connery was one of many actors who never did accents regardless of who they were supposed to be. "Name of the Rose" and "Highlander" would have been worse if he had tried. You would have felt cheated. Tommy Lee Jones, Michael Caine and James Mason are others. Compare Tom Cruise not even trying to sound German in "Valkyrie" with his dreadful Irish accent on "Far and Away".

"Good Morning, Ladies and Gentlemen. For today's talk about the Apollo missions, we have special guest speaker Buzz Aldrin telling us about his trip to the moon. Following that we have another guest speaker who will explain that the moon is made of cheese. Should be fun."

"Thoughtwave" is a great game. You would probably have to go online to find it.

I see. The real Scott Steiner is not from Detroit. He is from Bay City. For anyone who has never heard of the place - Madonna was also born there. Oh, and there was something else but it sort of rolled past me.

How can getting it right on the first line being anything other than a wild guess?

I propose we put this to the test. Send all the royals to stay at Raglan Castle and see if it brings in more tourists. Could be fun.

So would you abandon her annual Christmas speech or would you wheel her out, put her in front of a camera and have some actor voice her words off screen? Asking for a friend.