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2015-19 centrism: corbynite populism presents a Trumpian threat to our democracy!
2026 centrism: starmer's support for trump is very wise and sensible
2026 centrism: starmer's support for trump is very wise and sensible
January 4, 2026 at 12:32 PM
2015-19 centrism: corbynite populism presents a Trumpian threat to our democracy!
2026 centrism: starmer's support for trump is very wise and sensible
2026 centrism: starmer's support for trump is very wise and sensible
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“We urge on all parties to follow international law” when one party is flagrantly breaking it is a thriving genre in British political comms.
January 4, 2026 at 10:57 AM
“We urge on all parties to follow international law” when one party is flagrantly breaking it is a thriving genre in British political comms.
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Do we think they were more honest than this in 2003, or 2011, 2018, 2024? Or were they always exactly this bad, and lying throughout.
January 4, 2026 at 11:14 AM
Do we think they were more honest than this in 2003, or 2011, 2018, 2024? Or were they always exactly this bad, and lying throughout.
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There’s not even a pretence here that this is about justice or freedom, just gleeful cackling about the abuse of power. So let’s bear that in mind, when the excuses start.
January 3, 2026 at 9:26 AM
There’s not even a pretence here that this is about justice or freedom, just gleeful cackling about the abuse of power. So let’s bear that in mind, when the excuses start.
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I do have to underline here: Britain is internationally unique in having a national press that acts like a protection racket run by the most disgusting and repellent people in the country. It isn’t like this elsewhere, it’s just us.
January 2, 2026 at 10:58 AM
I do have to underline here: Britain is internationally unique in having a national press that acts like a protection racket run by the most disgusting and repellent people in the country. It isn’t like this elsewhere, it’s just us.
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The Times is the worst. People reading the Sun and the Mail do on some level understand they are the Beano and the Dandy, for bigoted cunts. The Times is the British ruling class talking to itself in increasingly Mein Kampfy terms, and readers believe they’re getting the unvarnished truth.
January 2, 2026 at 11:02 AM
The Times is the worst. People reading the Sun and the Mail do on some level understand they are the Beano and the Dandy, for bigoted cunts. The Times is the British ruling class talking to itself in increasingly Mein Kampfy terms, and readers believe they’re getting the unvarnished truth.
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Not only that, they've also managed to make their talking points an obsession for the mainstream media and politicians, thus feeding their panics
It is a small, unpopular movement by and large but it's been given incredible agenda setting power for various reasons and that is extremely concerning
It is a small, unpopular movement by and large but it's been given incredible agenda setting power for various reasons and that is extremely concerning
January 2, 2026 at 8:45 AM
Not only that, they've also managed to make their talking points an obsession for the mainstream media and politicians, thus feeding their panics
It is a small, unpopular movement by and large but it's been given incredible agenda setting power for various reasons and that is extremely concerning
It is a small, unpopular movement by and large but it's been given incredible agenda setting power for various reasons and that is extremely concerning
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And that's why this matters. This is the level of the people at the very top of government. Sounding like angry toddlers who've learned some big words, blaming everyone else for their own failings. It's dreck. Written by dregs.
January 2, 2026 at 8:29 AM
And that's why this matters. This is the level of the people at the very top of government. Sounding like angry toddlers who've learned some big words, blaming everyone else for their own failings. It's dreck. Written by dregs.
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Does he think the political challenges to mass housebuilding are all just green ink and meddling bureaucrats? And does he think those backing housebuilding - Yimby activists/lobbyists, housing developers, pro-deregulation think tanks - are somehow *not* stakeholders?
This is his grand theory?
This is his grand theory?
January 2, 2026 at 8:13 AM
Does he think the political challenges to mass housebuilding are all just green ink and meddling bureaucrats? And does he think those backing housebuilding - Yimby activists/lobbyists, housing developers, pro-deregulation think tanks - are somehow *not* stakeholders?
This is his grand theory?
This is his grand theory?
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In case the name Paul Ovenden rings a bell, here's the bell: www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Senior Starmer adviser quits over offensive Diane Abbott messages
Departure of political strategy director Paul Ovenden is yet another setback for PM after Mandelson and Rayner exits
www.theguardian.com
January 2, 2026 at 7:45 AM
In case the name Paul Ovenden rings a bell, here's the bell: www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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Yeah the other thing is these freaks are like 'oh we have to be anonymous or we'd be fired from our jobs'
Oh OK. And you're going to expel millions of people with that bravery and aptitude?
bsky.app/profile/youn...
Oh OK. And you're going to expel millions of people with that bravery and aptitude?
bsky.app/profile/youn...
yeah I used to get a lot of these freaks in my mentions on Twitter going "don't worry, we'll deport you soon :)" and obviously it was somewhat unpleasant but also like, quite literally..........you and whose army?
January 1, 2026 at 11:36 AM
Yeah the other thing is these freaks are like 'oh we have to be anonymous or we'd be fired from our jobs'
Oh OK. And you're going to expel millions of people with that bravery and aptitude?
bsky.app/profile/youn...
Oh OK. And you're going to expel millions of people with that bravery and aptitude?
bsky.app/profile/youn...