So gormless gordon had set a precedent with Boris merely following it
I may have said this before but Boris is the 15th Prime Minister since the 1945 General Election, eight of those 15 became PM when the previous one resigned.
Only Eden called a General Election directly after becoming PM, he became PM on 6 April and the country went to the polls on 26 May. He won a slightly increased majority and was then utterly humiliated over the failed invasion of Suez.
May called an election 11 months after she became PM and lost her majority but rather than invading a foreign country she failed to leave the EU. I think that makes her a slightly better PM than Eden.
I was walking to the office car park eating mine whilst speaking with a colleague on a work related matter. I now bitterly regret not giving the nobbly the complete undivided attention it deserved.
And what about the good old fashioned ice pop - the ones bought in packs of 50 where you cut the top off and push up from the bottom. You’d suck on it, taking out the flavour and making the ice go white. Then at the end you’d bet left with some lovely cold concentrated liquid which you would then “neck” to finish off. Lime was my favourite
No idea if you can still get them - they were a very decent offering in the 70s
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Branching out, expat?
# There's Athina line between love and hate
May/Cameron 2016
Brown/Blair 2007
Major/Thatcher 1990
Callaghan/Wilson 1976
Douglas-Home/Macmillan 1963
Macmillan/Eden 1957
Eden/Churchill 1955
Only Eden called a General Election directly after becoming PM, he became PM on 6 April and the country went to the polls on 26 May. He won a slightly increased majority and was then utterly humiliated over the failed invasion of Suez.
May called an election 11 months after she became PM and lost her majority but rather than invading a foreign country she failed to leave the EU. I think that makes her a slightly better PM than Eden.
England are 187-3 and lead by 65 runs.
The office bought in a whole assortment of ice creams today and I picked one of those up not having a clue what they were.
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I’ve never had a nobbly bobbly...
No idea if you can still get them - they were a very decent offering in the 70s
:hmm: