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A lot of the practical stuff would be covered by The SAS Survival handbook, by Wiseman, which is the only one of that kind of book that I have actually used things from and have returned to from time to time. It is sitting on the shelf in front of me, in fact, just above a couple of Simon Schamas and next to The Encyclopedia of Comic Characters (I haven't organised anything since moving house).

The Lord of the Rings would be my next. One of the tiny number of books that I have re-read multiple times, and would happily do so again. It is the only book that has left me feeling able to smell the air of its world.

The third is more difficult to choose, but I'll say The Complete Works of Jane Austen - because I have never read any of them, but am certain that I will enjoy them and she is, of course, another British author - given that this is British Books.

If 'complete works' are considered a cheat, then maybe Mallory's Morte D'Arthur, which I have read a loooong time ago, but know that I get far, far more from now.

Sounds blissful to me. I can't recall the last time I had a complete weekend reading.

They always say that you should stack up everything that you think you'll need and then put half of it back in the wardrobe. The problem is working out which half, of course.

Hope it all goes well anyway and that you have a good time.

you also haven’t addressed my reasons for doubt.

A) When did you ask me to?

B) By pointing out the cost/benefit to both sides, I would have said that I did anyway.

However, if you would like me to go into more detail: this is a property that was not occupied by the PM or his family - Greenpeace have stated that they were aware of this. The 'high security' was evidently provided by the police - who would also have been aware of this. Even at the best of times, given a little advance planning, avoiding a routine police cordon - routine being the key word - is not exactly difficult.

I struggle to see why Greenpeace would take the route that you are suggesting (a literal conspiracy theory) and decide to take the risk of losing credibility instead of doing as they have frequently, attestably, through court records, done and evade the existing security.

Relay (Pro) when using my phone although most of the time I was using RES on a laptop.

You haven't addressed the critical point:

What would be the consequences for both when the co-ordination was leaked/revealed?

Both would stand to lose vastly more in credibility than ever they might gain.

Whilst that might not matter to Sunak - a lost cause politically anyway, and clearly someone who values money highly - Greenpeace thrives on commitment to the cause.

It certainly seems to me a highly implausible scenario.

So, you're suggesting that this was co-ordinated by Greenpeace and ...the Prime Minister? To keep up whose appearances exactly?

What would both parties stand to gain from this?

What would be the consequences for both when the co-ordination was leaked/revealed?

You say that you found out that lemmy.world had disabled downvotes. Where did you you find that out? I'd certainly seen nothing myself here - I know that some instances have - and can certainly see and use the downvote arrows.

I'm on lemmy.world. This thread is on lemmy.world I have just downvoted you successfully as far as I can see.

Yes. I returned and took my degree - Environmental Science - as an adult and changed career on the basis of that degree. There was a good deal that was directly relevant but, more significantly, I found it VERY clear certain others that I was working with did not have that academic background and were making some rather concerning decisions at times as a result. Overall more more noticeable through absence than presence really.

I have moved diagonally since then - after around 20 years - so it is less relevant now.

Another week to recover - yes, I often feel the same!

The play is A Winter's Tale so a bit odd for the time of year, but the weather might be fitting...

Hope that you get through the day OK one way or another.