Nik Nak’s Daily Teaser — 4-7-2024 — Election Day.

4th July, 2024: Election Day.

Right … it’s Election Day!

Or, at least, the day after Wednesday.

Frankly?

That means fun was had with my nephew, Jude: as he’s managed upload another video.

Feel free to hit the ‘Like’ button, you’ll make his day!

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Inevitably?

I’m going to mention the UK’s General Election: taking place at a polling station near you.

Frankly?

I’m voting Green.

Their manifesto is offering to put Universal Credit up by forty pounds a week.

It’s probably as unrealistic, unfunded and impractical as any other political pledge … but, given my situation?

They’re the only party offering extra money, however nebulous that offer is.

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One party I won’t be voting for … ?

Is the Nigel Farage-led Reform Party.

Putting it bluntly?

From what I’ve seen of them, they are too right wing for my taste.

Certainly, some Reform activists are ever so slightly racist or homophobic.

And at least two candidates have defected to the Tories, as a result.

My one concern … ?

Is that, in my experience, some residents of my home town of Brentwood are exactly that: ever so slightly racist or homophobic.

And sympathetic enough to those activists, for Reform to do well.

Maybe not win the constituency: I suspect that will be the Tories, again.

But I think the Reform candidate could certainly come second, if they’re not the MP, by tomorrow.

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Just as a last political thought … ?

I notice politicians, these days, don’t ‘make promises’.

No.

After Tony Blair first used the phrase many years ago, politicians make categorical pledges.

I almost always think of chocolate, when I hear the phrase.

I first came across it in Orwell’s 1984.

When the main character has to alter records: to cover up a leadership U-turn about the chocolate ration.

A u-turn about not increasing it … after making a categorical pledge, a categorical pledge, rather than a promise, to do so.

Personally?

I always wonder what Orwell would be making of elections, these days.

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Let’s move on, shall we?


Yesterday’s Teaser saw Olga*, Mum† and Debbi‡ putting in their answers: with everyone scoring five out of five.


 Let’s see how everyone does with today’s questions, shall we?

Here they are, along with the How To, License and video.

Q1)        4th July, 2024, the date of the UK’s latest General Election.   Who is the Prime Minister that ordered this election: Rishi Sunak, Liz Truss, Theresa May or Boris Johnson?

Q2)        The Election is being held on which day of the week?

Q3)        UK general elections were first held on that day in which year: 1935, 1936 or 1937?

Q4)        The pre-election period is known as ‘purdah’.   It usually lasts for how many weeks: six, seven or eight?

Q5)        Finally … ?   Which parliamentary figure is usually unopposed at UK elections: the Speaker of the House of Commons, the Lord Speaker or Black Rod?

Here’s yesterday’s questions and answers … 

Q1)        3rd July is Independence Day in Belarus. It marks the country’s independence from where: the USSR, Russia or Taiwan?

A1)        The USSR.   (Strictly?   The country became independent on 27th July.   But 3rd July is the official day, as it marks the capital’s liberation by the Red Army in 1944.)

Q2)        Belarus is a what: republic or monarchy?

A2)        Republic.

Q3)        What’s the Belarus capital: Warsaw, Kyiv or Minsk?

A3)        Minsk.

Q4)        What’s the country’s currency: the Belarusian Mark, the Belarusian Ruble or Belarusian Crown?

A4)        The Belarusian Ruble.   (It’s divided up into 100 Belarusian kopecks.)

Q5)        Finally … ?   A lot of Belarusian bread is made with what: barley, rye or wheat?

A5)        Rye.

Here’s a quote … 

“It will determine the composition of the House of Commons, which determines the government of the United Kingdom.”

From the Wikipedia entry on the election.

A song …

And a silly video …

@miss_punnypennie The finest crustacean in this entire nation. 💙🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🦀 #scottish #scottishtiktok #scotland #scots #scotslanguage #dollyparton ♬ I Will Always Love You - Dolly Parton


Today’s questions will be answered in tomorrow’s Teaser.

Decisions about scores are final.

Thank you for coming: have a good day.

*        Fun was certainly had, Olga: along with chicken nuggets … again!

        It turns out it was by invitation, Olga: once I read a little further.   I have emailed them about it, too: they’re hoping to open something in Brentwood, at some point.   Hopefully, they’ll be able to let me know more, as and when.

†        Hello, Mum!

‡        Like I say, Debbi, he’s got a whole channel full of the stuff!