The worst part of this was the language. Refugees are fleeing persecution. Yet Braverman claims that they are fleeing discrimination, which is far less serious.
The Wheel In Space
Nobody does cybermen stories better than Troughton. They're genuinely menacing in his stories, before they became cartoon baddies later on who are easily defeated.
This one had similarities to The Moonbase. More than a few. But I don't mind that as this was still a cracking story.
Contacting companies for quotes for equipment. In some cases expensive equipment. You'd think they'd be falling over themselves to send out quotes, but some companies have been at least a week with just a holding email reply.
This isn't encouraging me to use them if I get the money I'm hoping for.
It's all about the post-election leadership campaign. Braverman and Badenoch will spend the next year outdoing each other in the nastiness scale as this is the path to leadership.
Fury of the Deep (animated)
Not a bad story. Sentient, evil seaweed being sucked up by gas drilling. A lot of fun, in many places, and the end of another companion.
I was going o rail against yet another club joining the anti-Yogi conspiracy that has engulfed Scottish football. But fair play to ICT, this promises to be even better fun.
Last night.
Wife: why don't you have a beer? You've had a long day.
Me: No, I'm driving in the morning.
Wife: That's OK. I can drive us in. Just have a beer.
Me: OK.
This morning.
Now the mod's chickens come home to roost. The man you want here is Dawson Park Boy. Not only did he and his wife go private all the time, but they were treated like royalty every time they went.
Criminal by Karin Slaughter.
The wife got me this to read. Turgid pish. The twist being that the person you thought was the killer all along...actually is the killer.