
Ben Van Der Velde
@VanderLaugh
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Half-man, Half-beast, Half-Mop. Terrible at fractions. Helmsman @goodshipcomedy. Trivial beast @WorstFoot Photo (c) Andy Hollingworth Archive
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Joined February 2011
UK exit polls: bing bong, here’s the prime minister US exit polls: is it better to be loved or feared? Give your answer to the nearest cubit
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if kamala wins jimmy carter is going to die like yoda in return of the jedi immediately after
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The decimation of libraries probably affects under 5s - the age where reading for pleasure is established - more than any other group. Books for little kids are short and expensive, but you used to be able to go to a library and take 5 different ones home every week.
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As @frankcottrell_b says in the article, the solution is in our hands. Stop closing libraries. Retain school librarians and employ many more. Fund author visits to schools. Publishers, stop throwing cash at celebrities and focus instead on engaging young readers. We can fix this.
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A depressingly accurate thread about Trump and his supporters. He cannot win.
I'm glad I don't have to write an endorsement piece, because I really wouldn't know how to go about it. Ever since 2015, when Trump descended the escalator, I have had the same feeling, which I've never quite seen articulated, so I will briefly try:
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I've been asked what my favourite commentary is on the budget and it's unquestionably this exchange.
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It's kind of incredible that Barack Obama can be one of the best political speakers we've seen this century and still not be the best speaker in his own family.
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You don't have to be any sort of leftwinger, or even centrist, or at all anti-American (the opposite, in fact) to see support for Trump as a red line in British politics. All of these people must be kept away from achieving or regaining power.
List of UK political figures supporting Trump: • Boris Johnson • Liz Truss • Suella Braverman • Andrea Jenkyns • Jacob Rees-Mogg • Nigel Farage • Lord Frost • John Hayes • Robert Jenrick • Sammy Wilson • Ian Paisley • Jake Berry • Kwasi Kwarteng • Tim Montgomerie
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Ooh, our @SLTheatre show on Sunday 6th is SOLD OUT, but you can join the waiting list here https://t.co/0Zxl4wbHix if you want to be first in line for any returns!
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Looking forward to @rotunda_comedy Brighton next Wednesday 25th with @JackSkipper @VanderLaugh @tadiwamahlunge and the fabulous @jessicafostekew Don't miss out - tickets selling fast 👇 https://t.co/p25R1eYNnb
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Komedia Comedy Club this weekend was 🔥 @KeithFarnan, @VanderLaugh, Eva Bindeman and @fulton_dave absolutely brought the house down 🤩 We’re back this weekend with another incredible line up Tickets 👉 https://t.co/oPjSgJAgDr
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Tonights the night! Join us for a night of big laughs at Komedia Comedy Club! We'll be joined by the hilarious @KeithFarnan (MC) , @fulton_dave, Eva Bindeman and @VanderLaugh! 🔥 Tickets 👉 https://t.co/oPjSgJAOsZ
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The Taliban have recently issued a new law banning women from singing in public or letting their voices be heard outside the house. In response, Afghan women have been singing this song and other songs and posting videos of it on social media. https://t.co/ALppYfQiuM
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The Taliban have recently issued a new law banning women from singing in public or letting their voices be heard outside the house. In response, Afghan women have been singing this song and other...
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