Kevin Maguire
@kevmag.bsky.social
Journalist. Sunderland Uni visiting prof. England's North East Riviera.
Keir Starmer doing relatively well at PMQs in the circs, showing fight and resilience.
Badly might've been curtains yet better is only a reprieve when fundamentals don't change.
The "gullibility" jibe from SNP's Stephen Flynn over Mandelson and Doyle smashed the defence.
Badly might've been curtains yet better is only a reprieve when fundamentals don't change.
The "gullibility" jibe from SNP's Stephen Flynn over Mandelson and Doyle smashed the defence.
February 11, 2026 at 12:30 PM
Keir Starmer doing relatively well at PMQs in the circs, showing fight and resilience.
Badly might've been curtains yet better is only a reprieve when fundamentals don't change.
The "gullibility" jibe from SNP's Stephen Flynn over Mandelson and Doyle smashed the defence.
Badly might've been curtains yet better is only a reprieve when fundamentals don't change.
The "gullibility" jibe from SNP's Stephen Flynn over Mandelson and Doyle smashed the defence.
Gordon Brown deflected personal criticism of Keir Starmer over Peter Mandelson but simultaneously made his successor as a Labour PM sound much smaller.
February 7, 2026 at 8:27 AM
Gordon Brown deflected personal criticism of Keir Starmer over Peter Mandelson but simultaneously made his successor as a Labour PM sound much smaller.
Mandelson, the Royals and super rich paedophile Jeffrey Epstein is the rancid tale of elite sleaze, immorality and corruption.
No punches pulled in the latest Pierce Vs Maguire podcast.
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No punches pulled in the latest Pierce Vs Maguire podcast.
youtu.be/PD7my2PKbMY?...
Episode 23. Now Strip Him of His Lordship!
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February 3, 2026 at 6:01 PM
Mandelson, the Royals and super rich paedophile Jeffrey Epstein is the rancid tale of elite sleaze, immorality and corruption.
No punches pulled in the latest Pierce Vs Maguire podcast.
youtu.be/PD7my2PKbMY?...
No punches pulled in the latest Pierce Vs Maguire podcast.
youtu.be/PD7my2PKbMY?...
"I am proud of our Britishness that is found in our shared values, our diverse communities and our evolving culture. Britishness is not written in our DNA. Matt Goodwin doesn’t get this. And that’s why he isn’t really very British at all" - @JeevunSandher
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Matt Goodwin isn't very British
Britain’s finest hour was a fundamental rejection of petty ethnonationalism. Reform should remember that
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February 3, 2026 at 9:46 AM
"I am proud of our Britishness that is found in our shared values, our diverse communities and our evolving culture. Britishness is not written in our DNA. Matt Goodwin doesn’t get this. And that’s why he isn’t really very British at all" - @JeevunSandher
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70,000 Palestinians killed in Gaza by Israel.
This is Israel's military accepting Netanyahu's government lied...and on this the Hamas health authority told the truth.
The genocide charge is strengthened.
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...
This is Israel's military accepting Netanyahu's government lied...and on this the Hamas health authority told the truth.
The genocide charge is strengthened.
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...
Israel accepts health authorities’ Gaza death toll is broadly accurate, saying 70,000 have died
Israeli military’s U-turn in accepting official figures comes after years of attacking data as ‘Hamas propaganda’
www.theguardian.com
January 31, 2026 at 8:13 AM
70,000 Palestinians killed in Gaza by Israel.
This is Israel's military accepting Netanyahu's government lied...and on this the Hamas health authority told the truth.
The genocide charge is strengthened.
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...
This is Israel's military accepting Netanyahu's government lied...and on this the Hamas health authority told the truth.
The genocide charge is strengthened.
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...
Royal Navy sailors waving flags of other nations while singing they’re proud to be Englishmen was a glorious two-fingered salute to British nativist racists(eg Reform) at the end of the ENO’s HMS Pinafore.
The Coliseum isn’t my usual haunt but loved this Gilbert & Sullivan 😀
The Coliseum isn’t my usual haunt but loved this Gilbert & Sullivan 😀
January 30, 2026 at 9:34 AM
Royal Navy sailors waving flags of other nations while singing they’re proud to be Englishmen was a glorious two-fingered salute to British nativist racists(eg Reform) at the end of the ENO’s HMS Pinafore.
The Coliseum isn’t my usual haunt but loved this Gilbert & Sullivan 😀
The Coliseum isn’t my usual haunt but loved this Gilbert & Sullivan 😀
"Is Trump Losing it?"
Rare occasion when the answer to a question posed in a @DailyMail headline is a resounding YES.
Bring back Joe Biden.
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Rare occasion when the answer to a question posed in a @DailyMail headline is a resounding YES.
Bring back Joe Biden.
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TOM LEONARD: Is Trump showing the first signs of losing his marbles?
President Trump was kicking off a crucial meeting with oil an gas industry bosses in the White House earlier this month when his attention abruptly wandered.
www.dailymail.co.uk
January 29, 2026 at 10:12 AM
"Is Trump Losing it?"
Rare occasion when the answer to a question posed in a @DailyMail headline is a resounding YES.
Bring back Joe Biden.
www.dailymail.co.uk/debate/artic...
Rare occasion when the answer to a question posed in a @DailyMail headline is a resounding YES.
Bring back Joe Biden.
www.dailymail.co.uk/debate/artic...
Keir Starmer's China visit is significant but to call it "historic" is spin when the last by a British PM(Theresa May) was only eight years ago.
January 29, 2026 at 8:02 AM
Keir Starmer's China visit is significant but to call it "historic" is spin when the last by a British PM(Theresa May) was only eight years ago.
Lee, oh 30p Lee, Lee Anderson by-election campaigning in the wrong constituency 😆
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Reform MP Lee Anderson mocked by Angela Rayner over major by-election blunder
Lee Anderson shared photos of himself campaigning for the Gorton and Denton by-election outside Stanley House Function Rooms - which is in the wrong constituency
www.mirror.co.uk
January 27, 2026 at 1:07 PM
Lee, oh 30p Lee, Lee Anderson by-election campaigning in the wrong constituency 😆
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Either this rescued pair of walkers pay their hotel bill or I hope the tossers get what they deserve in life.
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Thousands donated to Wasdale Mountain Rescue Team after unpaid bill
More than £5,000 is donated to Wasdale Mountain Rescue Team after walkers did not pay for a hotel room.
www.bbc.co.uk
January 27, 2026 at 12:33 AM
Either this rescued pair of walkers pay their hotel bill or I hope the tossers get what they deserve in life.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Braverman, Burnham and Trump mayhem.
Enjoy the latest Pierce Vs Maguire podcast.
youtu.be/EK1IlBQ1lJ8?...
Enjoy the latest Pierce Vs Maguire podcast.
youtu.be/EK1IlBQ1lJ8?...
Episode 22: Is Braverman The New 'Bastard"?
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January 26, 2026 at 6:27 PM
Braverman, Burnham and Trump mayhem.
Enjoy the latest Pierce Vs Maguire podcast.
youtu.be/EK1IlBQ1lJ8?...
Enjoy the latest Pierce Vs Maguire podcast.
youtu.be/EK1IlBQ1lJ8?...
Reform finished fourth in Suella Braverman's Fareham and Waterlooville seat at the last General Election.
The principled, honourable and democratic call by the latest defector from the Conservatives to the Hard Right party would be a by-election.
That's why she and they won't.
The principled, honourable and democratic call by the latest defector from the Conservatives to the Hard Right party would be a by-election.
That's why she and they won't.
January 26, 2026 at 12:37 PM
Reform finished fourth in Suella Braverman's Fareham and Waterlooville seat at the last General Election.
The principled, honourable and democratic call by the latest defector from the Conservatives to the Hard Right party would be a by-election.
That's why she and they won't.
The principled, honourable and democratic call by the latest defector from the Conservatives to the Hard Right party would be a by-election.
That's why she and they won't.
Shameless of Suella Braverman to defect to Reform and the Hard Right party to accept her.
Reminder that Reform's Zia Yusuf blamed her(and Robert Jenrick!) for the £7bn Afghan data leak and thousands of migrants.
Suella's hubby quit Reform!
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Reminder that Reform's Zia Yusuf blamed her(and Robert Jenrick!) for the £7bn Afghan data leak and thousands of migrants.
Suella's hubby quit Reform!
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Rael Braverman quits Reform after attacks on Suella
A day is a long time in politics. Just 24 hours ago, the husband of former Tory Home Secretary Suella Braverman was a signed-up member of Reform UK. This morning, however, Rael Braverman announced tha...
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January 26, 2026 at 12:30 PM
Shameless of Suella Braverman to defect to Reform and the Hard Right party to accept her.
Reminder that Reform's Zia Yusuf blamed her(and Robert Jenrick!) for the £7bn Afghan data leak and thousands of migrants.
Suella's hubby quit Reform!
spectator.com/article/rael...
Reminder that Reform's Zia Yusuf blamed her(and Robert Jenrick!) for the £7bn Afghan data leak and thousands of migrants.
Suella's hubby quit Reform!
spectator.com/article/rael...
Starmer’s line should’ve been he’d love Burnham back as a Labour MP after he’s completed his term as Greater Manchester Mayor.
January 26, 2026 at 11:00 AM
Starmer’s line should’ve been he’d love Burnham back as a Labour MP after he’s completed his term as Greater Manchester Mayor.
This Reform worship of Putin is getting weirder.
"Journalists were barred from reporting on a meeting about an elected Reform UK official allegedly asking a police officer to help organise a Vladimir Putin-style photograph of him with a horse."
www.holdthefrontpage.co.uk/2026/news/pr...
"Journalists were barred from reporting on a meeting about an elected Reform UK official allegedly asking a police officer to help organise a Vladimir Putin-style photograph of him with a horse."
www.holdthefrontpage.co.uk/2026/news/pr...
Press barred from covering Reform PCC's horse photo grilling - Journalism News from HoldtheFrontPage
Council rejects daily's challenge for meeting to be held in public
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January 26, 2026 at 10:49 AM
This Reform worship of Putin is getting weirder.
"Journalists were barred from reporting on a meeting about an elected Reform UK official allegedly asking a police officer to help organise a Vladimir Putin-style photograph of him with a horse."
www.holdthefrontpage.co.uk/2026/news/pr...
"Journalists were barred from reporting on a meeting about an elected Reform UK official allegedly asking a police officer to help organise a Vladimir Putin-style photograph of him with a horse."
www.holdthefrontpage.co.uk/2026/news/pr...
"First they seemed to pursue only violent criminals who were in this country illegally. Then they expanded to include all undocumented immigrants. Then all immigrants were fair game. And now...all Americans...if they oppose the regime's will."
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The ICE killers are Donald Trump's secret police
America is being terrorised into submission
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January 26, 2026 at 10:42 AM
"First they seemed to pursue only violent criminals who were in this country illegally. Then they expanded to include all undocumented immigrants. Then all immigrants were fair game. And now...all Americans...if they oppose the regime's will."
www.newstatesman.com/world/americ...
www.newstatesman.com/world/americ...
When even millionaires and billionaires say tax them higher the case for the wealthiest paying a fairer share is enriched.
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
Nearly 400 millionaires and billionaires call for higher taxes on super-rich
Mark Ruffalo, Brian Eno and Abigail Disney sign letter timed for WEF in Davos saying wealthy are buying political influence
www.theguardian.com
January 21, 2026 at 11:05 AM
When even millionaires and billionaires say tax them higher the case for the wealthiest paying a fairer share is enriched.
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
Tantrum toddler Trump's Greenland grab comparison fails to appreciate the UK is giving up the Chagos Islands while he demands the ice island.
Still, deranged Donald's U-turn is a nightmare for Starmer.
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Still, deranged Donald's U-turn is a nightmare for Starmer.
www.theguardian.com/world/live/2...
Trump says UK’s Chagos deal is an ‘act of great stupidity’ and another reason to take over Greenland – live
US president says the UK’s decision to hand over sovereignity of the islands is among a ‘long line’ of reasons why Greenland ‘has to be acquired’
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January 20, 2026 at 8:18 AM
Tantrum toddler Trump's Greenland grab comparison fails to appreciate the UK is giving up the Chagos Islands while he demands the ice island.
Still, deranged Donald's U-turn is a nightmare for Starmer.
www.theguardian.com/world/live/2...
Still, deranged Donald's U-turn is a nightmare for Starmer.
www.theguardian.com/world/live/2...
No peace prize so it's war.
And mad toddler Trump doesn't grasp the award is made by a group in Norway not the government of Norway.
RIP satire.
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And mad toddler Trump doesn't grasp the award is made by a group in Norway not the government of Norway.
RIP satire.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
Donald Trump links threats to seize Greenland to Nobel prize snub in letter
US president says he no longer feels the need to think ‘purely of peace’ in letter to Norwegian prime minister
www.theguardian.com
January 19, 2026 at 3:57 PM
No peace prize so it's war.
And mad toddler Trump doesn't grasp the award is made by a group in Norway not the government of Norway.
RIP satire.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
And mad toddler Trump doesn't grasp the award is made by a group in Norway not the government of Norway.
RIP satire.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
Why Starmer with Britain's European allies must stand up to Trump, a menacing racketeer using blackmail and threats to get what he wants
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'Trump is a menacing racketeer using blackmail and threats to get what he wants'
Donald Trump's bid to own Greenland is a blessing in disguise for Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer, says Kevin Maguire, as the President uses blackmail and threats to try and get his way
www.mirror.co.uk
January 19, 2026 at 10:44 AM
Why Starmer with Britain's European allies must stand up to Trump, a menacing racketeer using blackmail and threats to get what he wants
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