Starmer’s famous Ming vase just got a lot bigger & the ice rink a lot slippier. I’m going to watch series 3 of Reacher for a while now…
Starmer’s famous Ming vase just got a lot bigger & the ice rink a lot slippier. I’m going to watch series 3 of Reacher for a while now…
Maybe the strategy?
A big head butt and bigger elbow might be effective problem solvers, come to think of it.
The state vist invite looks like stammer was to hasty to offer it
All the better when it's taken away.
I can not see that happening, it would be political and economic suicide for the UK and Starmer.
It wouldn't have been this year apparently .As the King has a few other state visits.
I don't understand my the venue wasn't England. Scotland remembers Trump most fir not restoring the water his workers cut off to a pensioner for over 5, yes 5 yes. Try going 5 years without water.
Starmer just can’t catch a break can he.
He certainly did. He gained Number 10 with on an extra 100k lives lost during covid under the CONs. Without tactical voting, I don't think he would have had the huge majority. I hope we have better tactical voting options next time.
Reacher could give Trump and Vance lessons on diplomacy …
I will cancel my Labour Party membership if Starmer does not make a meaningful statement
Already cancelled mine
That'll make all the difference. Phew.
Boycotts take many forms. Tactical voting put him in. In 4 years I trust we will have better tactical voting options
Daft. It's Starmer or Farage and if you prefer the latter there is no hope for you.
If the same engine got behind an actual pro EU party, I think the vote would deliver a coalition.
Starmer will take us back in, have no doubt at all.
You may as well do it tonight. You’ll not get anything from Starmer. Just a wannabe statesman
Grab your scissors. He’s refused to make any comment.
I went to the Greens a couple of years ago, the rate we're going I'll be with the revolutionary communists by summer! 👍
Wonderful. I’m too old to revisit my revolutionary youth. Might have to be the Lib Dems!!
Try the greens, they're decent people. 👍
I think I am with you on this
I cut up my membership card when they voted to trigger Article 50. Used my Unison membership to vote for Starmer as leader bcos of his Remain credentials, only to be betrayed by the gutless wonder. I voted LibDem last yr. My local Labour MP just parrots party line & is quite terf-y.
Wow, that is courageous of you!
I don't think anyone cares much. Now is the time for action, not pointless rhetoric.
It’s not his place to comment on what happens between Trump and Zelenskyy. He did push Trump to backup British peacekeepers in Ukraine.
Almost every leader on Europe has spoken. Sitting on the fence is not good enough.
Has any other European leader managed to get as much out of Trump as Starmer?
If Starmer stays on the right side of Trump I’m hoping he may be able to help Ukraine still.
No. Trump's about to stop all arms shipments as was his plan from the beginning. Nothing whatever to do with Starmer who is certainly doing the best that can be done.
Granted, Starmer hasn’t been trying to keep arms coming, he’s been trying for the possible.
What will meaningful be for you? Serious question
I cancelled mine a week ago.
Good choice, great bit of escapism much needed today.
Delighted you are watching Alan Richson rather than the nonsensical pretender on the big screen. 😊
How many Ming vases he will carry? Inviting felon and rapist Trump for state visit is what in your view? Imagine if that's any other PM done you will be in the arms but if it's Kier Starmer you always come with famous Ming vase? Please grow backbone
I feel in pain so I am watching Jurgen Klopp’s ‘Doubters to Believers’. It’s about compassionate leadership and feels apt right now.
It's good , sssh
You watched Severance James? Maybe we all need a severance procedure to deal with this awful world.
I don't really like the idea of women being kept as prisoners and their families told they had died.
This is all about Trump. Let no one detract from that. The buck of history stops with him.
Then we shouldn’t suck up to him then.
Trump turns on a sixpence. We had no alternative but to turn with him. Only Zelensky could decide not to. Now we can turn with Zelensky.
We had the alternative from the beginning to tell him to go to hell. Maybe I am not white enough to constantly want comfort over what is right but I have dealt with bullies and you don’t pat them on the head. You hit them as hard as you dare.
What I would say, is that Trump's ascendency, Russia and the UK being fooled into leaving the EU, are all part of the same billionaire-backed plan. The UK got royally screwed. It's been weakened economically, meaning the UK has no choice but to tread carefully, however awful it is
And the wild thing is? It could probably be better if we just had the guts and integrity to admit that we got Brexit wrong, and the EU wasn't a terrible idea. But the sheer refusal of this country to ever admit it made a mistake will be its downfall.
Well, Starmer and Zelensky are meeting all the EU leaders this weekend, so watch this space . . .
Starmer’s position is mutually exclusive. He needs to make a choice and is naive if he thinks he can act as a conduit between Zelenskyy and Trump.
Did you know Alan Ritchson is about the same height as Trump although Reacher is taller in the books. I think Alan carries it better though. In lots of ways.
I’m 2/3 through Season 2
Reacher series 3 isn't that great
I'm not keen on the series I've been watching. I can only describe it as a fusion of 1984, Idiocracy, Don't Look Up, The Handmaid's Tale and The Omen. I don't recommend it, way too far fetched.
You will love Reacher
Reacher on Amazon? Shame. He looks as much like Jack Reacher as Tom Cruise did, although Cruise could 'act' it.
I FORGIT IT is on A. Now I know why I didn't see season 3. .... #boycott #economicblackout
It’s a good show
Can a parliamentary petition be started to call for a state visit by Zelenskyy? And also a knighthood hood. Then watch the giant oompa loompa combust.
Very good choice.
It’s really good!
All over Europe, leaders are coming out in defence of Zelenskyy. Where's Starmer Least he can do is withdraw the offer of a state visit... surely
... While the rest of us watch season 3 of World War, which premiers today.
It's not a Ming vase, it's an ugly fake
Watching Paradise…. This episode has a feel of real life.
@mrjamesob.bsky.social is it true. FT reporting Starmer refusing to comment unlike the rest of Europe's leaders?
This season of Reacher is better than the last,but not as good as season 1
He/the King should send a simple message re the state visit: Come back when you're ready for peace
Did you see the last warm welcome Scotland gave trump? So apt, but I bet they have scrubbed thr video from the Internet.
I think I'm actually impressed with Starmer. He absolutely knows how to handle Trump. Flatter him, kiss his ass, get what you need. But not at all costs.. He is walking a very fine line and I'm glad he's the UK's PM right now.
But Trump isn't transactional. Give him what he wants and he fucks you over anyway. He's been super explicit that is what "winning" looks like to him.
Indeed, which is why I do think we will have to wait and see how effective Starmer's approach really was
Yeah, I guess so. On social media we have the luxury of ignoring factors inconvenient to our argument ("What even IS the economy, man? It's just a bunch of made up numbers.") Time will tell.
One hour or so! How about your whole future?!
I appreciate diplomacy but I would not want my leader kissing ass. As an American I’m embarrassed because my leader is a bully and narcissist. He has no morals and lacks a soul. On the other hand, if my leader kissed ass I’d likely be embarrassed as well.
Britain sadly is diminished in influence outside the EU since Brexit. So I don't care too much if Starmer kisses ass. In fact he should be doing what is right for this country, as long as it is in line with international law.
Starmer is in trouble then. Today he should have slammed the door at 10 when Zelenskyy stopped by. Right? And the King shouldn’t be having a visit with Zelenskyy. Taking a stand is too costly. Many felt the same here. Trump is in office partly because eggs cost too much.
Er no.
What if they did it ironically ?
Your leader is kissing ass, he was just in Russia doing just that.
Aha, we agree! All ass kissers suck! Believe me. I hate Trump more than you are able to. He is destroying my native country.
Starmer may wait too long to craft a response to the Zelenskyy ambush. It makes him look like a suck-up and indecisive. Kudos to the Europeans who spoke up.
It’s notable how visibly scared people are to speak freely in the Oval Office, and how upset those most vocal free speech activists are when being spoken to freely in their own workplace.
I hope it held you calm down. I am absolutely livid and furious. I can’t get over what I just watched. Horrifying.
Nigel’s quiet, 🤫 wonder why?
No spoilers!!
American here. The US is an enemy of freedom and must be ostracized by the free world. Total isolation.
Where is Starmer? Where is the geezer?
Reacher would have this sorted in a jiffy.....
There was no Ming vase .. pls tell what you thought was inside it
The ads are unbearable, it's only coming in drip drips.
Reachers good, innit
I liked the line in the latest episode where reacher said his dad had a disdain for anything fancy and had no use for excess or wealth. My kind of guy
It is 👍
Try the remake of Bergerac on UKTV instead, or something else that's not on Amazon. Bezos is another Trump lickspittle.
Normalcy bias?😀
Remember that European combined defence spending is 3rd behind China at over $300bn, it'd be great if we were part of that mythic European army now, eh?
Yeah. Even better if we use frozen Russian assets to fund it.
Doing his best Neville Chamberlain impression? Appeasement is a dangerous strategy.
Reacher good, Hollywoods idea of a true American, Trump bad, Hollywoods idea of a Russian sleeper agent. Turns our sleeper Trump much worse than sleepy Joe!
shaping up to be the best series of Reacher so far
What in God’s name did we just witness?🇺🇸🇺🇦
I think what Starter achieved yesterday was EXTRAORDINARY 😉 Trump was probably ready to do what happened to Zelenski, but whipping out that letter was genius and defused any ambush. No letter has been so pivotal since Chamberlain's "I have a letter in my hand".
Well worth it Jamesob; reality is worth escaping for a while. 🤦🏾
He just needs to think and wait - I strongly suspect he’s got this right
It’s not all about what he puts on the hell site
Exactly, I can't believe he's being criticised for not immediately posting on twitter. He's spoken directly to Zelensky and I hear he's been talking to Erdoğan, actually working not tweeting.
We see you Starmer!
Starmer needs to take this opportunity to stand up and become a leader for Europe .. He has the best majority or all European leaders Britian surprisingly still is respected ( not sure how) Rescind the state trip,back Zelenskyy 100% And show Trump what standing up to bullies like putin looks like
A bare chested Putin is skating on that rink, laughing at the West for not realising it's been at war for years.
Gosh reacher is hot - approve of endless scenes lacking clothes
I hope they don't make a season 4 as I'm not renewing my techbro subscription
Fantastic series, get Reacher to give Vance a kicking! Would be top rating!
Yeeeaaahh muscle bound barbaric American kicking ass just what we need.
I wonder what the counterfactual would be if Bojo were in charge?
Get Reacher on the case.
Can't watch anything with Americans being cool and saving the day. They can ram it for at least 4 years.
The fact he now has to greet Trump on a state visit date today is just horrific. That was utterly repulsive today and the idea we lay the red carpet out for Trump now is equally so
It’s a much simpler world where a gigantic man can just punch the bad guys into oblivion
Or kill them
Perhaps if Starmer grew a spine it might help, and a much needed pair of big balls.
The KIngs invite to Trump should be revoked. It should be then extended to President Zelensky. This is not against America. It is against those who have misappropriated the values of the USA.
Exactly how I feel!!
Yep, Most of Europe has issued a statement (in support of Ukraine), but nothing from Keir Starmer. Sickening.
Do we really expect anything else from Starmer. Politically an absolute fraud
I can't imagine anything more contemptibly inappropriate than blaming Starmer for this.
I think starmer made the best of an evil situation. Trump would not want to debate him. The right wing get cut down every Wednesday in Parliament - best thing to watch live, from the parliament website. Tune in from anywhere in the world.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Unfortunately, thats from 16 January 2025.
www.gov.uk/government/s... "The UK is ready to play a leading role in accelerating work on security guarantees for Ukraine. This includes further support for Ukraine’s military, where the UK has already committed £3 billion a year until at least 2030."
Starmer's Ming vase is empty. It contains nothing and is of itself the only valuable thing, his place in office. But it doesn't feed anyone, sustain them, water them. It is just something he holds.
Perfect viewing. Where the bad guys actually get the shit beaten out of them. Would love that to happen to Trump and Vance.
Next Gen for me....I don't want to live in Trumps America like some other presenters on your station.....I want to be in the Gene Rodenberry Universe where there's hope for humanity!
And you thought you were in for a quiet life after our election 🤔 🙄 🤣 This one of the most undignified political spectacles i have ever witnessed. America and the rest of the world should be ashamed of that odious orange man.
The difference that trump treated Starmer and Zelenskyy was deliberate and obvious. It was a chess move and is intended to split and weaken our ties
Agree
Me too. As your favourite 😂columnist says, “You couldn’t make it up “. No one who saw that manure exhibition will ever forget it. It is beyond parody. God help America.
Can you imagine, this days with Bojo in charge of uk??🤦♀️🤦♀️ By the way...where is #nigelfarage? A bit to silent this days...
I think Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe will probably be reluctant to recommend Boris Johnson as an international negotiator.
I didn't even know season 3 was out. I have been bible watching Silo, Shrinking, and Severence, along with Prime Target.
You are a woman after my own heart Alison, I’m doing exactly the same, and yes Reacher 3 is out, so far 4 episodes
some righteous punching sounds on point
I’m going to de stress and cheer myself up with Severance.
Not this week's episode.
And he is only carrying it with one hand while wearing a blindfold. 😔
You have to watch Paradise on Disney+ @mrjamesob.bsky.social its gripping youtu.be/tQpOEKdgb8c?...
Season 3 is not as good
Hey, as long as he still walks like his arsecheeks are duct-taped together, what's the difference?
Are we sure they're not?
Delighted when I saw series 3 was based on 'Persuader', my favourite of all the Jack Reacher novels (that I've read).
It’s very good
This, but Ant & Dec are Putin.
Loch Ness monster documentary on bbc2 Description massive orange blob , whining noises , pungent smell of fake tan and faeces
Everything poops Those chems have addled his brain. But is you look beneath the pancake, his skin looks to me like he has many "sun spots" or some other kinds of spots.
Europe needs to get cold to Trump. There needs to be unity. The charm offensive cannot be, well Britain is ok or well France is ok. There needs to be a united front. You mistreat one, you mistreat all. Who has ever been more mistreated than Zelenskyy? I am an American. I am embarrassed.
Good choice
Reacher is garbage, but surprisingly fun garbage (and Alan Ritchson is great in the role)
Reacher is my happy place, and God knows we need one right now. Enjoy! x
We have to wait til Monday to get your monologue?
If there is a positive to be taken for today’s debacle ,the collective response of the vast majority of European Leaders has been in support of Zelensky and Ukraine.It seems that Trumps temper tantrum and Vance’s shit stirring has inadvertently brought Europe closer together.
Little silver lining
Taking a break to watch a show about a guy that stands up to these kinds of pricks is a good shout tbf
#DONNIESACOMMIE
No spoilers on Monday. Lined up for next weekend.
To be fair, S3 of REACHER is good. That first episode is a lot of fun.
It’s freakin awesome!
I clocked its impending turn almost immediately (in the first episode, that is), but I did love how they resolved it.
It’s a good book. One of the better ones in the series
I watched the first Reacher 3 episodes, and I have never seen a more wooden delivery from a normally talented cast. It's like they were directed by a high school theatre major over a weekend on marijuana.
I can not remember being this angry about the disgraceful way in which Zelenskyy was treated by trump and Vance. Never in all my years have I seen such disgusting bullying behaviour played out in real time to a man who has done so much in defence of his country. AMERICA what have you done.
He denigrated a disabled journalist before he ever got elected the first time. Those who VOTED FOR him deserve your ire. Zelensky gave as good as he got. Time for a 4 year #boycott #economicblackout
You may as well. It’s just as realistic.
A Canadian here. A country that Trump has repeatedly said he wants to “annex”. We fought for your survival in the Second World War and suffered a terrible toll in deaths. Why is the U.K. not standing up for either Ukraine today or Canada?
We died in vain for an idea of freedom that the U.K. no longer believes in?
Time will tell what Starmer does now. Sadly I expect anything he does say will remain oblique and equivocal to try to keep Trump sweet. Which is never the way to deal with bullies.
It is very good…
Sadly that’s so true.
Good choice.
Ya Reacher my guilty pleasure to when I need to forget about the mess that is going on now 👍
It’s mindless rubbish - in a good way. Perfect chewing gum for the brain - a distraction from the shitshow going on elsewhere.
Good idea. Less stress
Yes I need mental escape from this dystopian craziness
What’s your take on Reacher? Love the books however Cruise is too small, but a great actor. Amazon series big dude in the Reacher physique but not such a good actor
Excellent choice on Reacher. Recommend book too if not read. Book better than the series this time imo.
I didn’t even know there was a series 3!! Thanks James 👍
Then cancel your Amazon prime sub?
Good choice James . It's great
It's not an ice rink anymore, it's a mine field. And it seems he's carrying it for the wrong side.
The real Reacher needs to go sort out the contents of the Whitehouse
Reacher is epic James....
Every single European leader has announced their continuing support for Zelenskyy apart from Starmer. Does he still not work Friday evenings?
Serious question - Do you think Reacher is a Trump supporter? 😂
Will Jack Reacher surrender this time? His president just did.
We need a Reacher in charge right now…
I'm hoping the boys are on The last leg can help lift my mood with their take on the news, 🤞
Can you do the Monday monologue on how Reacher would make a better president than trump?
I can also recommend Rogue Heros if you want to remember a time where the far right was an enemy we could all get behind.
They took a chainsaw to it!
No spoilers!!!
Have we got that long?
We're just sitting down for Ep4 - this is far superior to the Cruise franchise. Alan Richer is superb
Yeah, they're very close to the books and AR plays someone with "hands like shovels" better than TC did. The first TC film was great though, 2nd was some contractual thing and pretty bad.
No connection at all, obviously, but he certainly shouldn't come.
Really? After Frump equating war with business, how does taking pensioners winter fuel allowance or pensions equate with the costs insuring he doesn't die in the UK? 2 assignation attempts already. Me, I don't want a matyr.
A bit difficult to understand.
Yes we can.
Why?
If they're all meeting Sunday, he spoke to Zelenskiy prior to this ? I'll be interested to see the outcome after Sunday?
Just started series 1. Immediately realised he was well cast. I like Tom Cruise be he's no Reacher.
He’s perfect for those of us who have read the books!
Story line is close too.
I was like a child at Christmas after I watched the first episode. I’m waiting until all the episodes are out so I can binge watch season 3.
Perfidious Albion
Is England a woman married to France?
Has England beheaded any Stuart monarchs recently?
Frump might be safer in England.... Many Scots have not forgiven him for the treatment of a pensioner.
I say this seriously. People who have never protested before (including me), are planning to go up to London if he comes here. It will be huge.
Reacher Round 3.
Really! After all this you want to watch another American beating other people up! Have not had enough already😉
Vast difference in justice being served... imho