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James O’Brien @mrjamesob.bsky.social · 38m

I sometimes worry I exaggerate the collective madness of our media but the people who cheered Brexit, Boris Johnson & Liz Truss's mini-budget are now applauding Kemi Badenoch's speech. 'Parallell universe' doesn't come close. I suppose her not falling over is a win of sorts for them at the moment.

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Glen O'Hara @gsoh31.bsky.social · 1h

PS. A political and journalistic class so insulated it's lost complete touch with the impact of policy on real people, therefore impressed by a bit of Badenoch authentically Being Herself. Who cares if your gran can't get Motability and yet another round of promises have gone down in flames? 🤷‍♂️

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David Beech @davidbeech.bsky.social · 1h

This. Hacks are desperate for another 'narrative' shift - the Badenoch come back. At this stage, I can't see many negatives in just disbanding the "lobby." Let specialist correspondents - or anyone who's met someone outside Westminster- explain the *impact* of what politicians are proposing.

Glen O'Hara @gsoh31.bsky.social · 1h

Coverage of Badenoch's speech was one of the worst examples ever of Westminster Brain and Lobbythink. A litany of nonsense applauded by a policy elite that can't even think three moves ahead. (1/3)

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David Beech @davidbeech.bsky.social · 1h

Yes but the audience in the hall went wild for it all and it's "bought her some time" which is important for some reason...

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David Beech @davidbeech.bsky.social · 12h

Honestly, the hacks with their 'could this be the turn around Badenoch was looking for pieces' are just messy bitches. It's pathetic

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David Beech @davidbeech.bsky.social · 12h

Gonna be one hell of a come down for those tories creaming themselves over the fantasy policies/ spending cuts announced today when they are still polling sub 20s in a month's time.

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David Beech @davidbeech.bsky.social · 13h

The people are more often than not lovely and they still often have pride but it's for a past version of the place they live in. And a pride in the community they have, helping each other, but honestly, they've been let down. Badly. Lots of places like this, and they deserve better.

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David Beech @davidbeech.bsky.social · 13h

The kind of place who I could see voting Reform. And tbh who could blame them? Neglected for *decades*, their probably once industrious area left to go to ruin, no investment, no one actually giving a fuck about the state of the place and the lives people are living. 2/

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David Beech @davidbeech.bsky.social · 13h

I travel a lot for work and often it's really nice places and then....it's shit holes. Like the place I'm in today. A ghost town of a shopping centre, awful 70s buildings that need knocking down, no decent jobs, no real prospects if you're young and stay 'home', just awful. 1/

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Fourth Crown War FPV Drone Operator 🇺🇦🇱🇹🇵🇸🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 @dov.bsky.social · 20h

If your entire argument for why Jews should be protected is not because they are human beings and deserve respect but that they have been "a model minority," then congratulations, you have actually implied that if they weren't, that would justify a mass expulsion.

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Ben Newmark @bennewmark.bsky.social · 17h

1. A thread about the very serious young woman who told me off for allowing my learning disabled eight year old daughter to dance in front of the big screens at a modern art installation.

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David Beech @davidbeech.bsky.social · 14h

Lol no I don't think that's on his cv

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David Beech @davidbeech.bsky.social · 15h

Nah, I don't think many Tories would agree with you there. I just think his view on the speech is daft. The fact it went down in the hall is meaningless

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Joel Clark @mrjoelclark.bsky.social · 17h

When/if Jenrick becomes Tory leader, he may not wish to be reminded of his racist statements. He should never stop being reminded of them.

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David Beech @davidbeech.bsky.social · 15h

One of the reasons the tories are no longer trusted on *anything* is they spent years getting drunk on fantastical promises to the electorate that they had no way of actually implementing. They got found out. They remain found out.

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David Beech @davidbeech.bsky.social · 15h

If you suspend critical thinking, the concept of maths and facts Lewis makes a good point here.

Lewis Goodall @lewisgoodall.com · 17h

Strong speech from Badenoch. Well delivered. Sharp critique of government. Focussed on politically fertile territory on the economy. Eye catching policy which will get a lot of v positive press attention.

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Stephen Bush @stephenkb.bsky.social · 15h

I’m gonna defend Liz Truss, because I like to be blocked by two or so people every day, and say that her plans were 100 times more reasonable than these, in that she thought she would have enough time to bounce Tory MPs into backing spending cuts. Much less daft than anything Badenoch has said.

Chairman Moët @chairmanmoet.bsky.social · 16h

There's a touch of the Liz Truss about Kemi Badenoch. Both in the tax cut paid for by fantasy figures and also a belief there's This One Special Trick The British State Doesn't Want You To Know About! that will somehow solve everything.
Be rude to some civil servants and the UK's problems vanish!

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Lewis Goodall @lewisgoodall.com · 1d

Birmingham, my home city, is a fantastic city, with fantastic people- a success story. It has its problems, like anywhere. But the obsession the online right has with it is as transparent as it gets.

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David Beech @davidbeech.bsky.social · 18h

It's a premier inn, and I didn’t have high expectations to start with, but.....well.

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David Beech @davidbeech.bsky.social · 18h

Back working in Glasgow for a week and just checked into the hotel and the reception was like '7 nights here? Are you sure about that!?'. Sounds like work is spoiling me this time.

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Peter Smith @redpeter99.bsky.social · 21h

What Badenoch doesn't understand is that many so called rip off degrees are proudly displayed on the mantelpieces of parents and grandparents who were denied the opportunity to enjoy HE.
It's known as aspiration.

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JWexTheSpa @jwsidders.bsky.social · 22h

The poisonous Robert Jenrick absolutely and inarguably nailed by @stephenkb.bsky.social. Shame on all those inside the Tory party and beyond who make excuses for his race-baiting.

Good morning. The big story of the final days of Conservative party conference has been provided by Robert Jenrick, who complained of not seeing a single white face while spending an hour and a half in Birmingham.

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David Beech @davidbeech.bsky.social · 21h

Has Labour accused Badenoch of being Liz Truss mark 2 yet? Can't be long and would be entirely accurate after that speech.

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Sam Freedman @samfr.bsky.social · 22h

Good to see the Conservative Party committed to keeping the deficit down by *checks notes* spending £2 billion giving tax breaks for private education, creating a massive new deportation force and pledging to maintain pensioner benefits.

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Stephen Bush @stephenkb.bsky.social · 21h

Once again, I am asking where on earth the Short money *goes* and what they are spending it on. They are not doing meaningful parliamentary scrutiny. They are somehow less credible, spending-wise, than Reform, who are are a shoestring operation!

Sam Freedman @samfr.bsky.social · 22h

Good to see the Conservative Party committed to keeping the deficit down by *checks notes* spending £2 billion giving tax breaks for private education, creating a massive new deportation force and pledging to maintain pensioner benefits.

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