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by Ex-Pat Tyke
Sun 21 Jul, 2024 21.38
Forum: The Lounge
Topic: The Technology Thread
Replies: 50
Views: 40638

Re: The Technology Thread

Nick Harvey wrote: Sat 20 Jul, 2024 23.58 As well as Sky News (TV), Sky News Radio, which is the IRN feed to stations, was down for a while, but, thankfully, not on the hour.
So was CBBC!
by Ex-Pat Tyke
Sat 20 Jul, 2024 23.00
Forum: The Lounge
Topic: The Technology Thread
Replies: 50
Views: 40638

Re: The Technology Thread

Out of curisosity, Metropollers, did anyone get affected by the IT Outage yesterday? Personally, it was quite minimal in terms of impacting my day. The worst was the dot matrix screen at my station was not working, and my online Maccies order went a bit funny. Besides that, felt like it was a bit o...
by Ex-Pat Tyke
Mon 15 Jul, 2024 23.36
Forum: The Lounge
Topic: Pres Cafe Watch News and Information Board
Replies: 542
Views: 199292

Re: Pres Cafe Watch News and Information Board

I said the promotion of this election was lazy, I give specific examples which your highlighted, I never said the presentation was lazy, That is what I thought Billy was referring to. It still my opinion that overall across the broad none of the election packages were anything to write home about, ...
by Ex-Pat Tyke
Sun 07 Jul, 2024 19.47
Forum: The Lounge
Topic: There an election this year.....
Replies: 122
Views: 49381

Re: There an election this year.....

Dr Lobster* wrote: Sun 07 Jul, 2024 19.08 I am across this in my YouTube feed



Old enough to remember a few of them. Quite interesting to see how these shows have evolved over the years
Nice to see some ITN election footage on YT. There isn't very much there.
by Ex-Pat Tyke
Sun 07 Jul, 2024 09.20
Forum: The Lounge
Topic: There an election this year.....
Replies: 122
Views: 49381

Re: There an election this year.....

I'm sure of it and here are two masters of the craft to prove it:
by Ex-Pat Tyke
Sat 06 Jul, 2024 19.30
Forum: The Lounge
Topic: There an election this year.....
Replies: 122
Views: 49381

Re: There an election this year.....

I thought it was a foregone conclusion and so boring apart from Reform. The Daily Sceptic's website calls it a "meh-jority" and I think that's the case. I got the impression that many voters simply couldn't bothered to vote which I think is wrong because the ability to vote is something ma...
by Ex-Pat Tyke
Wed 03 Jul, 2024 21.14
Forum: The Lounge
Topic: Pres Cafe Watch News and Information Board
Replies: 542
Views: 199292

Re: Pres Cafe Watch News and Information Board

It’s a shame that some of the most prolific posters on the Forum also happen to be some of the most miserable, isn’t it? There’s rarely a day that goes by that something happens and one of a crowd of three or four doesn’t bemoan how awful it is or make some overdramatic comment. I don’t generally h...
by Ex-Pat Tyke
Tue 02 Jul, 2024 11.56
Forum: The Lounge
Topic: There an election this year.....
Replies: 122
Views: 49381

Re: There an election this year.....

The last two times the government changed, in 2010 a Labour win was doubtless thought privately to be unlikely, and in 1997 Tory defeat was doubtless privately thought to be inevitable, yet publicly the incumbent government still campaigned like a thumping majority could be delivered and it was all...
by Ex-Pat Tyke
Mon 01 Jul, 2024 09.21
Forum: The Lounge
Topic: There an election this year.....
Replies: 122
Views: 49381

Re: There an election this year.....

I think The Mirror has focused on Reeves a bit but the only coverage I've seen about Hunt is a GB News story saying he could lose his seat.
by Ex-Pat Tyke
Sun 30 Jun, 2024 23.13
Forum: The Lounge
Topic: There an election this year.....
Replies: 122
Views: 49381

Re: There an election this year.....

On the whole I think this election campaign has been until the last week or so so mind numbingly boring. I remember how the 1997 election campaign just seemed to trudge on.
by Ex-Pat Tyke
Sun 30 Jun, 2024 23.07
Forum: The Lounge
Topic: Pres Cafe Watch News and Information Board
Replies: 542
Views: 199292

Re: Pres Cafe Watch News and Information Board

Hello, First time poster. Can anyone tell me why I can't register with Pres Cafe?

Thanks