I always find this whataboutery ridiculous because its chief exponents don't really care all that much about anywhere else in the world, not even Israel. All they care about is mocking a small group of lefties whose chief crime is causing them & their mates embarrassment.

But even worse is his blithe admission that a happy ending is unlikely in Iran come what may. In contrast, we know that the lives of Palestinians could be hugely improved by restraining Israel. If we can only afford a limited amount of protest, where would it best be spent?

I think my heuristic that there are three types of libertarian: racists, paedophiles, and racist paedophiles, broadly holds up here

IIRC Sarwar got the job because donors wanted him to. He's always been a placeman!

No one in Government seems to give a damn about the kids dying in numbers - since Labour came to power I have helped four families who have lost trans kids to suicide - or are resorting to home-brew hormones because the NHS seems to hate them.

But at least Rupert Murdoch is off your back, eh Wes?

They murdered Keith Porter. They murdered Renee Good. They murdered Sylverio Gonzales. They have murdered dozens in ICE custody. They are breaking into people’s homes without a warrant in Minnesota.

I’m profoundly uninterested in the “cultural safety” of the status quo, especially when that culture is predicated on a violent, racist and discriminatory dominance. You do not get to invoke this language to erase those already disadvantaged and discriminated against - it is entirely obscene.