Simon Goodwin
@goodwinst.bsky.social
Fact - the rivers are still brown. Fact - northern rail is still a mess. Fact - the House of Lords is still unreformed. Fact - Starmer is the most unpopular PM in living memory. Not a fact - the gangs have been smashed. Not a fact - Morgan Mcsweeney could organise a piss up in a brewery
January 25, 2026 at 3:19 PM
Fact - the rivers are still brown. Fact - northern rail is still a mess. Fact - the House of Lords is still unreformed. Fact - Starmer is the most unpopular PM in living memory. Not a fact - the gangs have been smashed. Not a fact - Morgan Mcsweeney could organise a piss up in a brewery
Tory-Boy and Gossip- Monger Shipman rubbing his hands with glee
January 18, 2026 at 7:43 AM
Tory-Boy and Gossip- Monger Shipman rubbing his hands with glee
I guess Iain didn’t want to ask that question 😉
January 17, 2026 at 3:18 PM
I guess Iain didn’t want to ask that question 😉
Dear Mr Pants - let’s try to avoid the stereotypes about Britain ❤️
January 16, 2026 at 5:32 PM
Dear Mr Pants - let’s try to avoid the stereotypes about Britain ❤️
I’d like to know the backstory behind Daniel Craig’s comedy accent 😂
December 14, 2025 at 5:55 PM
I’d like to know the backstory behind Daniel Craig’s comedy accent 😂
I’m concerned that he posted his article at 2am 😬
December 11, 2025 at 8:58 PM
I’m concerned that he posted his article at 2am 😬
We need more regulation of how political parties are financed NOW before we end up like the USA. Various European countries do it well
December 4, 2025 at 6:38 PM
We need more regulation of how political parties are financed NOW before we end up like the USA. Various European countries do it well
Hard to feel any sympathy for these rags. The decline of local and regional press is a tragedy, however
December 3, 2025 at 10:15 PM
Hard to feel any sympathy for these rags. The decline of local and regional press is a tragedy, however
You must have more money than me ❤️🤣
November 29, 2025 at 1:36 PM
You must have more money than me ❤️🤣
My experience of HL is that you cannot easily get your money back. You have to speak to a Hooray Henry on the telephone and then wait 48 hours. They don’t trust northerners
November 28, 2025 at 10:28 PM
My experience of HL is that you cannot easily get your money back. You have to speak to a Hooray Henry on the telephone and then wait 48 hours. They don’t trust northerners
“By blaming junior member of staff so the chief gets to keep his job”
November 27, 2025 at 2:11 PM
“By blaming junior member of staff so the chief gets to keep his job”
Reading through this thread, I’m inclined to be more sympathetic to the person who puts his name to his opinions, rather than hiding behind anonymity
November 26, 2025 at 7:32 PM
Reading through this thread, I’m inclined to be more sympathetic to the person who puts his name to his opinions, rather than hiding behind anonymity
Reminded me of David Currie there
November 25, 2025 at 9:21 PM
Reminded me of David Currie there
It was not a good advert for our parliamentarians
November 25, 2025 at 9:11 PM
It was not a good advert for our parliamentarians
Think you need to have a word with the editorial team
November 23, 2025 at 8:36 AM
Think you need to have a word with the editorial team
It’s a cess pit of lies and hate. The world would be safer and happier without it. Let’s hope more people jump to this site instead
November 18, 2025 at 2:04 PM
It’s a cess pit of lies and hate. The world would be safer and happier without it. Let’s hope more people jump to this site instead
You do realise that you are a centrist, and therefore partly to blame?
November 15, 2025 at 11:40 AM
You do realise that you are a centrist, and therefore partly to blame?
Great Beatles book, by the way
November 11, 2025 at 5:54 PM
Great Beatles book, by the way
It’s also really badly run, tough. No clear accountability at middle leadership level
November 10, 2025 at 4:25 PM
It’s also really badly run, tough. No clear accountability at middle leadership level
Nandy seems clueless on this (as on most things) - www.theguardian.com/media/2025/n...
Lisa Nandy says she still has confidence in BBC leaders after Trump speech edit
Culture secretary has spoken to BBC chair Samir Shah about criticised edit of US president’s 6 January 2021 speech
www.theguardian.com
November 10, 2025 at 4:19 PM
Nandy seems clueless on this (as on most things) - www.theguardian.com/media/2025/n...
Missing the point entirely. Out of touch with the way politics is developing
November 8, 2025 at 10:53 AM
Missing the point entirely. Out of touch with the way politics is developing
Love fritters me, like
November 7, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Love fritters me, like
Just listened to the latest podcast. Rory’s supercilious self righteousness is really starting to grate. How dare a BBC presenter question a friend of the King about Andrew? Pathetic attempt to distract with Mandelson and the US senator
November 7, 2025 at 2:21 PM
Just listened to the latest podcast. Rory’s supercilious self righteousness is really starting to grate. How dare a BBC presenter question a friend of the King about Andrew? Pathetic attempt to distract with Mandelson and the US senator