Rick Johansen
@eclecticblue.bsky.social
Fond of sand dunes and salty air. Totally woke. Check my blog at www.eclecticblue.org.uk.
Have been doing just that, Stewart. And I use Blackwell's for most online book purchases these days. Keep fighting the good fight.
February 13, 2026 at 8:55 AM
Have been doing just that, Stewart. And I use Blackwell's for most online book purchases these days. Keep fighting the good fight.
Yet another opinion piece leading the BBC news page, using words like "forced out". And the author's sheer ignorance about the role of civil servants, referring to "career civil servants" in order to denigrate them is pathetic.
Sir Chris Wormald forced out as head of Civil Service
The Cabinet Office says the move is
www.bbc.co.uk
February 12, 2026 at 9:07 PM
Yet another opinion piece leading the BBC news page, using words like "forced out". And the author's sheer ignorance about the role of civil servants, referring to "career civil servants" in order to denigrate them is pathetic.
I’m not getting into debates with the far left or the far right. They’re part of the political horseshoe effect and have more in common than divides them. I’ll either ignore or block. Life is too short to waste it on either the comrades or the fascists.
February 12, 2026 at 7:28 PM
I’m not getting into debates with the far left or the far right. They’re part of the political horseshoe effect and have more in common than divides them. I’ll either ignore or block. Life is too short to waste it on either the comrades or the fascists.
I can’t keep up, Claire. They’ve lost my subscription now though. Gone way too far.
February 12, 2026 at 7:25 PM
I can’t keep up, Claire. They’ve lost my subscription now though. Gone way too far.
I can’t agree with reform fans like you.
February 12, 2026 at 6:38 PM
I can’t agree with reform fans like you.
Of course she hasn’t! The Trots never do!
February 12, 2026 at 6:27 PM
Of course she hasn’t! The Trots never do!
Would that be the Blair who won three general elections?
February 12, 2026 at 6:25 PM
Would that be the Blair who won three general elections?
Okay, I will. He's a useless crank, a career backbencher who has never achieved a thing in his entire career.
February 12, 2026 at 6:20 PM
Okay, I will. He's a useless crank, a career backbencher who has never achieved a thing in his entire career.
Big shock as a longstanding supporter of Magic Grandpa Corbyn calls for Starmer to go. Oddly, there isn't enough space in the article to point this out.
Union chief calls for Angela Rayner to replace Keir Starmer or risk Labour defeat to Reform UK
Exclusive: TSSA general secretary wants Rayner to take charge after Gorton byelection which she expects party to lose
www.theguardian.com
February 12, 2026 at 6:19 PM
Big shock as a longstanding supporter of Magic Grandpa Corbyn calls for Starmer to go. Oddly, there isn't enough space in the article to point this out.
Pippa fails to point out that Eslamdoust is a supporter of Magic Grandpa himself, Jeremy Corbyn.
February 12, 2026 at 6:16 PM
Pippa fails to point out that Eslamdoust is a supporter of Magic Grandpa himself, Jeremy Corbyn.
Couldn't agree more.
February 12, 2026 at 5:57 PM
Couldn't agree more.
Made up ones, Tracy.
February 12, 2026 at 5:47 PM
Made up ones, Tracy.
Here we go yet again: yet another Grauniad hack on the attack against Labour. You won't be getting my subscription anymore after this year's relentless campaign. After 50 years of paying for it, enough is enough.
February 12, 2026 at 5:46 PM
Here we go yet again: yet another Grauniad hack on the attack against Labour. You won't be getting my subscription anymore after this year's relentless campaign. After 50 years of paying for it, enough is enough.
So it's not just Chris Fucking Mason who thinks his opinions matter far more than actual news, then. Now McNulty is at it.
Thomas Tuchel signs new England deal - but Fabio Capello blunder is a cautionary tale
The FA is celebrating England head coach Thomas Tuchel's new deal as a coup - but the timing revives memories of its Fabio Capello blunder, says chief football writer Phil McNulty.
www.bbc.co.uk
February 12, 2026 at 4:59 PM
So it's not just Chris Fucking Mason who thinks his opinions matter far more than actual news, then. Now McNulty is at it.
That would require actual journalism. Sky News doesn’t bother with that. They think all we need to know is Beth Rigby’s opinion on stuff.
February 12, 2026 at 1:45 PM
That would require actual journalism. Sky News doesn’t bother with that. They think all we need to know is Beth Rigby’s opinion on stuff.
He’s a filthy rich Brexit supporter who is so patriotic he dodges UK taxes by living in Monaco.
You’re welcome.
You’re welcome.
February 12, 2026 at 1:37 PM
He’s a filthy rich Brexit supporter who is so patriotic he dodges UK taxes by living in Monaco.
You’re welcome.
You’re welcome.
It’s a non apology apology. He meant what he said and he’s basically sticking with it.
February 12, 2026 at 12:25 PM
It’s a non apology apology. He meant what he said and he’s basically sticking with it.
I’ve never watched it. My point is the that Rigby’s anti-Labour bias makes it unnecessary and irrelevant.
February 12, 2026 at 12:23 PM
I’ve never watched it. My point is the that Rigby’s anti-Labour bias makes it unnecessary and irrelevant.
I’m surprised his wife hasn’t told him to blame Starmer for something.
February 12, 2026 at 12:21 PM
I’m surprised his wife hasn’t told him to blame Starmer for something.
God, she’s off again with her usual “I’ve been told” bollocks. Who needs GB News when you’ve already got tosh like this?
Politics latest: Sir Jim Ratcliffe 'sorry choice of language has offended some people' after UK 'colonised' comments
Manchester United co-owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe has said "sorry that my choice of language has offended some people" after he told Sky News the UK has been "colonised" by immigrants. Follow the latest p...
news.sky.com
February 12, 2026 at 12:18 PM
God, she’s off again with her usual “I’ve been told” bollocks. Who needs GB News when you’ve already got tosh like this?
I don't think I'm alone in believing that Mason is making it all up.
February 12, 2026 at 10:27 AM
I don't think I'm alone in believing that Mason is making it all up.
A reminder to all Grauniad subscribers: it's time to defund this odious anti-Labour newspaper.
Behold the incredible shrinking Starmer: the PM who promises more while giving less | Aditya Chakrabortty
It is not just this doomed government but the Labour party itself that is disappearing before our very eyes, says Guardian columnist Aditya Chakrabortty
www.theguardian.com
February 12, 2026 at 10:26 AM
A reminder to all Grauniad subscribers: it's time to defund this odious anti-Labour newspaper.
Always, John. I have a very long fuse but his pro Reform bias sees me fuming whenever he is on-screen, which is pretty well all the time.
February 12, 2026 at 9:01 AM
Always, John. I have a very long fuse but his pro Reform bias sees me fuming whenever he is on-screen, which is pretty well all the time.
Mason is off again. This has gone well beyond a joke. This prick is using his privileged position at the BBC to try to unseat the Prime Minister.
Chris Mason: Latest vetting row raises fresh concerns over Starmer's judgement
The BBC's political editor analyses the vetting rows facing the PM over Lord Doyle and Lord Mandelson.
www.bbc.co.uk
February 12, 2026 at 8:45 AM
Mason is off again. This has gone well beyond a joke. This prick is using his privileged position at the BBC to try to unseat the Prime Minister.