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johndalston.bsky.social
Political Theatrics
@johndalston.bsky.social
Well it looks like the threat of suing the BBC has done the job. Could they dance more gingerly around the missing Donald Trump from the Epstein files this morning? Some people are surprised. Some people are saying let's be clear. Appearing in them doesn't make you guilty. Wow!
December 20, 2025 at 7:07 AM
You wonder why he has such a problem apologising for it then don't you.
December 15, 2025 at 8:17 AM
You noticed my underlying plan. Do you think he would have done? Probably not since he probably wouldn't have cared. It's similar to my policy that anything that bears the flags of the Union,Saltaire, St. George or Y Ddraig Goch has to be manufactured in the country it denotes. Underlying plan?
December 13, 2025 at 1:32 PM
We really should have put him in the lords after Brexit as his reward. He could have used it to make himself. Richer entertained a few Bankers on the terrace at the river, but really he would have been by that decision. A busted flush
December 12, 2025 at 7:31 AM
We so should have put Farage into the lords straight after the referendum. That would have been him done
December 11, 2025 at 1:07 AM
Fair comment and autocorrect is a drag. Unlike this person though, I'm not paid for this. If you'd like to pay me for it, I'll do a little better in my proofreading. 😉 I'm here all week. Tell me Tim. Did you write the headline?
December 11, 2025 at 1:05 AM
It does astonish me that people who are paid to write English as their job can still write a completely obtuse headline. Is John Smythe the abuser or is John Smythe's wife the abuser? I think I can guess the answer but why leave anything to question?
December 10, 2025 at 8:08 PM
I certainly think we should stop buying their weapons. We should start having our own missile systems and buy European armaments. With all our eggs in one basket the USA it just takes one fascist....
December 10, 2025 at 8:37 AM
Well that's a very misleading sign. You look at it and think no it's not. It's to someone else. I think it would have been more revealing for us to be able to see what they did say about him and for the sign to be beside it. Like a sort of note in an Excel spreadsheet. But it's a step
December 10, 2025 at 8:35 AM
I do think our weapon systems should be entirely European based. We can't trust the Americans now with regard to control of trident. We need to build our own guidance and miss our system sadly. We could do that easily with the EU
December 10, 2025 at 8:30 AM
Yes but the Americans wanted to be in charge. It was their choice and we were prepared to let them fit the bill seeing as we were rebuilding after a long war.
December 10, 2025 at 8:30 AM
No more refererenda!! You are politicians. Get elected and do stuff. Start with proportional representation and abolishing referenda. Then get elected and do stuff We the public can not reasonably be asked to choose on complex questions. We have lives to get on with. You do your job and we ours.
December 8, 2025 at 7:38 AM
For the avoidance of confusion by the other problem I mean the rise of fascism
December 7, 2025 at 7:23 AM
I know you mean well. And indeed, correlation is not causation as the cliche goes. Fix housing and the other problem goes away. No matter what, housing has not been fixed with the poorest in society. And even my own children. You have parents with houses. Look down the barrel of expensive rent
December 7, 2025 at 7:21 AM
Yes, it's one of the reasons the Scots have a positive approach to immigration. They're actually looking at and discussing this question. There are alternatives but that's been their choice. Here we just pretend none of it's happening South of the border
December 6, 2025 at 9:05 AM
Yes but we can't be doing with some referendum. For me, the way to do this is to change our electoral system to a proportional representation system, a proper one. And to outlaw referenda at the same time. I believe Germany outlawed referenda after WW2 for being too easily manipulated by fascists
December 6, 2025 at 7:57 AM
In straight inflationary terms should be about $23
December 6, 2025 at 7:11 AM
Oh I forgot Nigel farage
December 6, 2025 at 12:42 AM