The World According To Dan

Random photos, TV, politics and anything else that comes into view

Blogs I read

PoliticalBetting.com

We are going to have a new Prime Minister in 12 days - This feels like me announcing I am not planning to date Scarlett Johanssen. The reality is that Al Carns wasn’t close to securing the 81 nominations, more ...
TMZ.com

'Party Rock Anthem' Singer Lauren Bennett's Death Investigated as Suspected Suicide - Lauren Bennett most likely died by suicide, or at least that's how police are viewing her death ... TMZ has learned. Multiple sources with direct knowledge...
Guido Fawkes

Farage: More May Come Out About Me, It Is Unfair - In an interview with GB News Nigel Farage has crystallised Reform’s message in the by-election and said there could be more reporting on his finances. Aske...
FAIL Blog

Best friend of six years dates the guy her friend liked in high-school, leaving her questioning if the friendship was toxic or if she is viewing everything from the lens of her own hurt: 'Was this friendship unhealthy from both sides?' - When so many things happen within a friendship, you start to lose track. Luckily, most of this intense drama happens in high school and stays there. Still,...
Awkward Family Photos

Dread Fred - “There was a meet and greet with Fred Flintstone at a Shopper’s Drug Mart and I got to sit on his lap.” (submitted by Chris) The post Dread Fred appeared...
Iain Dale's Diary

Is Andy Burnham the Emperor with no Policies? - [image: Andy Burnham] Tomorrow, the King of the North will grace southerners with his exulted present and travel to London to claim the throne that he co...
Ben Charlton

Beating UKPC in court - In April 2025 I took UK Parking Control (UKPC) to court. They’re one of the private parking companies that are famous for aggressively pursuing consumers...
Radiac's Diary

A Pretty Good Year - After the disaster that was 2023, my 2024 was pretty good, so I thought if I share the bad the least I can do is share the good! If my year had a theme, ...
FT.com Westminster

Markets latest: GameStop closes up 68% – as it happened - *All the latest as a wild week on Wall Street, which pitted Redditors against hedge funds, comes to a close.* Read more
There, I Fixed It.

Epic DIY Chainsaw Fails Video Compilation - It’s funny that you need a license to fish, hunt, own a gun, drive a car, and work as a manicurist a nail salon, but there’s no such requirement for owni...
Anna Raccoon

My campaign is bearing fruit. - Not sure if I can do this but I will do my best. The disease is progressing and today I have had my medication pushed up to 300 ml of Ketamine and 275ml of...
Chase Me Charlie

new look 6262, part 2 - So far it all seems to be going ok. I accidentally cut the back bodice piece a size smaller than I needed, but it still seems to fit alright so I’m not to...
Bagehot's Notebook

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Benedict Brogan

RIP Benny Green – the boy who brought black Britain to a generation of schoolkids - IT'S perhaps no surprise that the death of Terry Sue-Patt, the actor who played Benny Green in the BBC school drama Grange Hill, is one of the most-read it...
Cranmer

Canon Andrew White deserves a knighthood - He doesn't care about temporal honours, of course. You only have to hear the 'Vicar of Baghdad' preach, or take a few minutes to watch the above short fi...
Peace. Of. Analeigh.

It is a Sunday, and I wanted to find my disjointed thoughts in front of me. For me. - There was an old wicker bird cage, canary yellow, that sat on some unnecessary piece of furniture in a lovely, but unnecessary room we fittingly dubbed the...
Torah Club

A Simple Noahide - This is something I learnt during my die-trying seeking for conversion to Judaism. There is a beauty in Judaism that it does not require you to be Jewish...
Henry Porter

I'm off, but the struggle for civil liberties must go on | Henry Porter - With the new government promising to respect our civil liberties, I think now is a good time for me to bow out This is my last post for liberty central, a ...
The Carrie Prejean

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