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"Summer Solstice" and "FIlm Noir" are a reference to global warming and the impending heatwave, "Labour Party" is something to do with celebrating work, I think, or celebrating by working.
Only took about two years. Interesting, though at least not Liz Truss-level speed of collapse: not very surprising given the rumblings all around. Anyways, here's a possibly relevant song for the occasion.
It would have made more sense to Burnham to immediately take over as prime minister. I'm not sure how long that takes - perhaps an hour? Remember that John Major resigned as Leader of the Conservative Party (subsequently re-elected) while retaining the prime ministership.
Ah, looking on Wikipedia I see:
That’s interesting — I thought it would behave like other titles such as ‘Dr’ or ‘Prof’.The prefix is used with the holder's given name or full name, but never with the surname alone. For example, in written or spoken address, "Sir Alexander" and "Sir Alexander Fleming" are each correct, whilst "Sir Fleming" is incorrect.
And then you have titles like "Lord", "Baron", and "Cardinal" which traditionally behave very differently from the others like "Prof." or "Dr." in that they only attach to the surname (hence, "George Lord Byron"). Titles are funny. (And then in Austria and Germany, titles are very important and often stacked.)bradrn wrote: ↑Mon Jun 22, 2026 10:05 amThat’s interesting — I thought it would behave like other titles such as ‘Dr’ or ‘Prof’.The prefix is used with the holder's given name or full name, but never with the surname alone. For example, in written or spoken address, "Sir Alexander" and "Sir Alexander Fleming" are each correct, whilst "Sir Fleming" is incorrect.
In case any newer ZBB members are reading this, I'm reminded of this old post of mine: https://www.verduria.org/viewtopic.php?t=227lëtzeshark wrote: ↑Mon Jun 22, 2026 12:44 pmAnd then you have titles like "Lord", "Baron", and "Cardinal" which traditionally behave very differently from the others like "Prof." or "Dr." in that they only attach to the surname (hence, "George Lord Byron"). Titles are funny. (And then in Austria and Germany, titles are very important and often stacked.)bradrn wrote: ↑Mon Jun 22, 2026 10:05 amThat’s interesting — I thought it would behave like other titles such as ‘Dr’ or ‘Prof’.The prefix is used with the holder's given name or full name, but never with the surname alone. For example, in written or spoken address, "Sir Alexander" and "Sir Alexander Fleming" are each correct, whilst "Sir Fleming" is incorrect.
And you have to get them in the correct order: "Mr. Sir Zompist" might have very different rights and privileges from "Sir Mr. Zompist." And that's even without the abbreviations.lëtzeshark wrote: ↑Mon Jun 22, 2026 12:44 pmAnd then you have titles like "Lord", "Baron", and "Cardinal" which traditionally behave very differently from the others like "Prof." or "Dr." in that they only attach to the surname (hence, "George Lord Byron"). Titles are funny. (And then in Austria and Germany, titles are very important and often stacked.)bradrn wrote: ↑Mon Jun 22, 2026 10:05 amThat’s interesting — I thought it would behave like other titles such as ‘Dr’ or ‘Prof’.The prefix is used with the holder's given name or full name, but never with the surname alone. For example, in written or spoken address, "Sir Alexander" and "Sir Alexander Fleming" are each correct, whilst "Sir Fleming" is incorrect.
Oh, fun. At least there's a conventional order of stacking in German (highest goes first), but what was confusing to me is that, at least in US usage, doctor is sometimes treated as a higher title than professor. (Some universities allow faculty to have a form of a professor title, like assistant or associate professor, without a doctorate; I had a few of those during my Bachelor's.)alice wrote: ↑Mon Jun 22, 2026 2:37 pmAnd you have to get them in the correct order: "Mr. Sir Zompist" might have very different rights and privileges from "Sir Mr. Zompist." And that's even without the abbreviations.lëtzeshark wrote: ↑Mon Jun 22, 2026 12:44 pmAnd then you have titles like "Lord", "Baron", and "Cardinal" which traditionally behave very differently from the others like "Prof." or "Dr." in that they only attach to the surname (hence, "George Lord Byron"). Titles are funny. (And then in Austria and Germany, titles are very important and often stacked.)
i don't follow British politics at all in the slightest but to the very passive observer it seems like Brexit happened and then they spent a decade getting a new Prime Minister every year who promised to ban the internet even harder than the last one
Let's just hope this doesn't lead to the current government imploding and giving Reform an opportunity to take power in elections.lëtzeshark wrote: ↑Mon Jun 22, 2026 2:48 pmMore on topic about the ongoing Anarchy in the UK, it appears there's somebody (Andy Burnham) who just won a by-election to the House of Commons and who a lot of people are pegging to be the new PM. Whether or not that happens is maybe a bit in the air due to the leadership election procedure and whether or not there'll be multiple candidates... so an interesting summer is possibly ahead. (Or an uneventful one. Maybe a mix.)
Well, this has happened in large part because Burnham just proved his ability to win against Reform.malloc wrote: ↑Mon Jun 22, 2026 3:07 pmLet's just hope this doesn't lead to the current government imploding and giving Reform an opportunity to take power in elections.lëtzeshark wrote: ↑Mon Jun 22, 2026 2:48 pmMore on topic about the ongoing Anarchy in the UK, it appears there's somebody (Andy Burnham) who just won a by-election to the House of Commons and who a lot of people are pegging to be the new PM. Whether or not that happens is maybe a bit in the air due to the leadership election procedure and whether or not there'll be multiple candidates... so an interesting summer is possibly ahead. (Or an uneventful one. Maybe a mix.)