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There will be people who think this is deeply unfair, but it can’t be avoided anymore. You cannot do politics like this now - going on the radio or TV and using a clever form of words to avoid saying the thing you think will end your career. It doesn’t work and it hasn’t worked

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Work.

Conservatives should reflect on a loans system that, in practice, is a graduate tax - particularly on middle earners - and that, as Conservatives, should aim to reduce that burden.

Fun fact about this film: the energy used to make it was generated entirely by George Orwell's body spinning in his grave

“You came and looked and loved the view, Long known and loved by me, Green Sussex fading into blue With one grey glimpse of sea” - Alfred, Lord Tennyson 📸: Anne Katrin Purkiss

Our annual event Westmoot returns May 22-24, 2026 in Minneapolis! The call for papers is now open, and you can still get the early bird discount until January 3! Visit the website to find out more. tolkiensociety.org/events/westmoo…

Today is J.R.R. #Tolkien's 134th birthday! Happy Birthday! As Frodo did for Bilbo, we continue to celebrate Tolkien's birthday in his absence with our Tolkien Birthday Toast. Our tradition: at 9pm your time raise a glass and toast, "The Professor!" tolkiensociety.org/events/tolkien…

Oxford through the seasons 🌸☀️🍂❄️ Taken from Exeter College, Oxford Fellows' Garden. 📷 Instagram | 12AtOxford

More Conservatives need to appreciate that the short-term fiscal benefit of selling off some public assets can lead to long-term undermining of civic pride.

Call For Papers for Westmoot 2026 is now open! Please submit your proposals for the second Westmoot, due to be held in Minneapolis on May 22-24. tolkiensociety.org/events/westmoo…

I want this to be some new directors' cut or similar of the Orian original trilogy. I think this will be a boring Hunt for Gollum casting news. I fear it will be some boring nonsense.

Did you know that Tolkien was an internationally-recognised scholar of Old English? One such example of his work was published in "Finn and Hengest" on 20 January 1983. It shows Tolkien's handling of the two Old English poems: (part of) Beowulf and The Fights at Finnesburg.

Starmer can kill Burnham with kindness: back Burnham strongly and, if that isn't a political kiss-of-death, then make him Chancellor.

You can see why Keir Starmer's advisers thought this was the right call, but it is unlikely to do much for his public standing - looks like he is clinging on to office, but is no longer confident he can win the argument even within his own party

Because of the Falklands, South Georgia and the British Antarctic Territories, the United Kingdom is responsible for 25% of the world's penguins. This is evident in their behaviour.

And Starmer rejoices that news of Labour civil war is bumped from the news. Hubristic and unwise of Reform to have done this at a time when news was dominated by internal Labour row - should have waited until later in the week. Unwise comms from Reform.

(not sure how many times I will have to keep posting these passages of late-stage Númenor and its dreadful empire.)

Found in the Tolkien Society Archives today. Of unknown authorship (but may be "JBA") in a folder "Misc Amon Hen art".