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bucolic_frolic

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2. The Lady and the Chair stand on principle

Reply to dflprincess (Original post)

Sat Mar 21, 2026, 09:13 PM

6 hrs ago

We are not hearing that in our politics these several years. We've got little moral ballast in the well. The Brits just do it better. Their law stands on common law and common sense. Ours stands on bombast.

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When the great day comes [View all] dflprincess 6 hrs ago OP

I believe this is the transcript. mahatmakanejeeves 6 hrs ago #1

The Lady and the Chair stand on principle bucolic_frolic 6 hrs ago #2

Yes, that was a very judicious and polite butt kicking at the end. flashman13 4 hrs ago #4

Kick dalton99a 6 hrs ago #3

A while back SmoothDunk illustrated what will be my response, should I live long enough: Grokenstein 4 hrs ago #5

That wouls be Dame Glenda Jackson. soldierant 4 hrs ago #6

She was CBE but she turned down a Damehood dflprincess 2 hrs ago #9

Much if not all could be said about tsf 2nd term blue blues 3 hrs ago #7

Impressive. Isn' oasis 3 hrs ago #8