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Meet the Rees-Moggs

2024-12-13 13:28:19 | Reading - celebrity/gossip
I read all articles below , plus three guardian articles and one ES review. I listened to the pod cast of Must Watch. We cannot watch the reality show in Japan.
In conclusion, the show is boring.
I suppose that he is preparing for returning as a MP. TV appearances help his revival and hereditary to his sons.

Tons of words in those articles. It took time to look in a dictionary.

Jacob Rees-Mogg: Controversial ex-politician says reality show a 'calculated risk'
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c75l27rdnpwo

hardline - his hardline views
incest
profoundly apologised
rile - riling
wind up
blatant
plump the pillows
industrious
Veronica - 81!
by virtue of
rizz - already in Collins and Cambridge
wasteman - already in Collins and Cambridge
dustman
sick [quote]I've learnt that sick means good
gleefully < gleeful < glee
their noses to the windows of
pat yourself on the back

Meet the Rees-Moggs is toothless, vapid, and not really fair on the kids
https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/tv/reviews/meet-the-rees-moggs-jacob-review-b2657134.html

Nick Hilton is The Independent's chief TV critic
toothless
vapid
pile [quote]outside a vast country pile
Michel Roux Jr
Shaun
drawl
dandyish
pin-up
bootlickers < bootlick
plutocrat
run-up
patriarch
quibble over
perfunctory
indolence
droller < droll
swaddle
unslakeable = unslakable
Trumpton
drone
hark back
aristocrat - accent
reprehensible
avuncular
buffoonish < buffoon
plink plonk
whimsical
squirrel away
self-preservation
instinctual < instinct
Teen Mom / Super Nanny
hate-watch
hagiography
kickstart

Empire of Posh: inside Jacob Rees-Mogg's property portfolio
https://www.standard.co.uk/homesandproperty/celebrity-homes/jacob-reesmogg-property-portfolio-b1196834.html

Spears Magazine
Somerset Capital Management
Saliston
Lord Michael Ashcroft

Gournay Court, West Harptree, Somerset
Westminster - Cowley Street
Pall Mall

Must Watch reviews: Meet the Rees-Moggs
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/57WlWrKwNSw6WMWTbFYgb5F/must-watch-reviews-meet-the-rees-moggs
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a young victim of domestic violence

2024-12-13 04:41:07 | Reading - local/society
I've tried to ignore this news because it looked terrible. But radio started to read a lot about this, I couldn't resist reading the articles.

Behind Sara’s smile was a life of violence and torture
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cvgedlr7qg1o

Her birth mother was also abusive. Her siblings were also abused, especially Z and U. Z escaped from the father.
Shel hadn't had her place to live from the beginning. She tried to find a happy space on a stage to sing and dance.

graphic [quote]This article contains graphic descriptions of physical abuse
bunk bed - bottom bunk
constellation
domestic - domestic Iron
sassy
bubbly
chatterbox / talk the ear off - she might be ADHD or psychological behaviour to protect herself
foster care - group home or private
Punjabi
meticulously < meticulous
cursory
demeanour
dental impressions
soil
deteriorate

Father and stepmother of 10-year-old Sara Sharif found guilty of her murder at Surrey home
https://news.sky.com/story/father-and-stepmother-of-10-year-old-sara-sharif-found-guilty-of-her-murder-at-surrey-home-13254209
a neighbour, a teacher, a classmate - they didn't rescue the poor girl.

Her father was a minicab driver. I used many minicabs to/from Heathrow in Surrey, the most of the drivers were Pakistani. Many of them were friendly and chatty.
The stepmother was a customer of the father's. He might be nice to customers. Conversely, he was extremely abusive to his family.
It's not easy to find true nature of people.
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Badenoch is not conservative on lunch

2024-12-13 03:46:18 | Reading - politics/gossip
I'm busy in December as usual. These articles are waste of time if it is written in Japanese, but I'm learning English from gossips!

Starmer and Badenoch's lunchtime sandwich split
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/ckg8xdjexrvo

wimp
dig
buzzy
weigh in / weigh into
sip
vehement < vehemently

The Ed's bacon sandwich photo!
Sir. Kier is right. Sandwiches is a great British institution. And also UK's heritage as the British Sandwich Association says.

'I will not touch bread if it is moist': Kemi Badenoch sparks Westminster food fight
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2024/dec/12/i-will-not-touch-bread-if-it-is-moist-kemi-badenoch-sparks-westminster-food-fight

Not only lunch, but also a film for festive season.
Kier: Love Actually. Kemi: Die Hard. - She grow up in Africa and lived in America.

Badenoch stands by Nigeria comments after criticism
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cx2ygwxn9kzo

stand by [Collins]If you stand by and let something bad happen, you do not do anything to stop it.
denigrate
couch (verb) [Collins]If a statement is couched in a particular style of language, it is expressed in that style of language.
Abuja - Nigerian capital - I didn't know it...

She should respond to Nigeria, not criticise Kier for lunch.
[quote]Her experiences helped shape her conservative ideals and set her against socialism, she said.[unquote]
Her ideology is based on her life in Lagos.
I don't understand why she was elected as the leader of the Conservative Party. She is not conservative at all.
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