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Author Archives: john graham
A Year of Confusion ?
We have dug a big hole for ourselves. We might have been going in the wrong direction with Europe. But now we have swapped it for no direction at all. Our politicians have all been found out. Their answer … Continue reading
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LLLP Umun Rites.
The Last Laugh Looney Party 🥳 will defend everyone’s rites, especially the rite to be STUPID.   They are pleased to see that all the other parties are learning from them  and doing stupid things too. Here is a few fings … Continue reading
STONE THOUGHTS.
I could become a writer, a wordsmith fighter. Or a puffed-up politician, with views blowing with the wind. Throw a pebble in a pond and watch the waves goodbye. Or greet the Daily news, with just another sigh. … Continue reading
LLLP – Emperor Bodj
Not satisfied with just becoming King and Queen of America and All Europe, King Bodj now turned his attention eastwards. Â Â In Bodj’s muddled historical mind, he reveered the images of Hannibal challenging the Roman Empire, because he liked … Continue reading
It’s all clear to me now !
Litotes popped into my waking head today. I knew I knew the word, But, I had no idea what it means. A figure of speech long forgotten. So I Googled it as you do, for a clue. To a quiz … Continue reading
LLLP – King Bodj
We are now in the fantasy land that surrounded Bodj in the period between him triumphantly securing a deal with the European Union, and then coming back to Earth with a bump when he got back to the UK Parliament. … Continue reading
Smart Meter Threats
The roll out of the Smart Meter programme for electricty supply has been badly handled from the start.  It was always too ambitious and was launched with little explanation of what is was all about.  It was clearly of … Continue reading
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LLLP Brexit D-Day
We are now three days past the day which Bodj said was his “Die in a Ditch “ deadline day.  In fact, it didn’t turn out to be a Deadline Day.  The European Parliament generously decided to grant us yet another … Continue reading
LLLP People’s Votes
While all our politicians have been away on holiday in sunny Spain, the Last Laugh Looney Party “Daft Ideas” have gone down a storm through October.  You can clearly see the influence of the younger voters, which is magnified by their … Continue reading
LLLP SPECTATORSHIP
With the help of the LAST Â LAUGH LOONEY PARTY and their superior crazy negotiating tactics, Bodj has now got a deal with the European Union. Â After only three years of discussion it looks exactly like the old deal, in … Continue reading