He is. But the article was about him leaving the country. I completely agree that other matters are significantly more important.
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He is. But the article was about him leaving the country. I completely agree that other matters are significantly more important.
Probably. Just like the rest of us. The fact that that idiot Clarkson might leave the country is good news - imo. I don’t think it’ll save Starmer’s skin though.
Yes. But they can’t do it if they are competing with the Greens and ‘Your Party’ for the same votes. A form of electoral pact will be needed but that won’t happen. What will happen, I predict at the moment, is that Reform will pick up a lot of seats with a very small percentage of the vote.
What you say in opposition is designed to get you elected at the next GE. What you actually do in Government having done so may have no similarity at all it seems. That’s how British politics has worked for decades if not centuries and it’s why we hate them all so much.
Not that long ago, in opposition, Starmer said he'd abolish the lords. Have all Labour MPs abandoned the principles they held in opposition?
Well that’s a vote winner for Starmer!! He needs some good news and now he’s got it.
It’s your party and you’ll cry if you want to.
Which is probably what they want. Nothing will galvanise the MAGA voters like ‘it’s us against the world.’
Devastating and cruel. Time for them to make way for a real LP.
BREAKING: Yvette Cooper says she is suspending all applications to bring family members to the UK under the asylum system.
That’s how international relations works. If you are nasty to a country then its leaders will find new friends. open.substack.com/pub/reallyam...
This spraks gof itself. substack.com/@martindavie...
So much for the invasion!!
No talk about the fact that immigration is a tiny issue that actually Asylum Seekers make up less than 0.1% of the population and the GDP. And that by going on endlessly about a tiny, tiny issue we are instead missing all the large ones. And this works great for Nigel Farage.
Starmer’s Alan Walters appointment. Likely to be Judy as toxic. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
…. Or it’s not for real which is a distinct possibility.
Corbyn’s disappointing Starmer is terrible I guess the lib dems should form a coalition with the greens
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California stepping up.
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Either Melania has smacked him with his 7 iron or he’s had a fall.
I’m sure Brexit voters love watching this!!
That’s $8 trillion from the pockets of the American public. And where has it gone? Into the Treasury controlled by…..
Let’s hope that these two are charged and successfully prosecuted. Their ilk are despicable and bring shame on our country.
She doesn’t. It that’s not going to stop a politician.
….and why is anyone who doesn’t live in the UK able to stand for Parliament? To be an MP you should pay all you taxes in the UK.
Not very patriotic, is it?!
I was thinking of joining until I read that they voted against VAT on private school fees. I don’t think that private schools should be supported by a left wing party so I’ll probably not join.
There will be more mass shootings and deaths. America prefers guns to children it seems to an outsider.
The onlt type of Farage oubkicity i want to see chatgpt.com/s/t_68b2a0ec...
Exactly. But he won’t be. Do many other Lords have their snouts in the trough? Transparency is the key together with strict enforcement. Until then we won’t know.
Probably a good thing. For too long some small businesses have evaded VAT by setting up connected businesses to stay under the registration threshold. This will now be much more difficult and will create a more level playing field.
Naivety in the extreme to imagine there’d be no fallout from this but probably to be expected. Maybe it’s just a brazen attitude to the public as taxation is ‘for little people.’ Lords and MPs are behaving as if they were in a moral vacuum and it’s time to clean up our Parliament.
I won’t be joining them now.
Richard Dannatt should be stripped of his lordship and removed from the House of Lords for profiteering. The House of Lords as it is must be scrapped.
Good point. Sorry I forgot them. I excluded Labour as I don’t consider them to be progressive any more!! The next election will require a working and successful coalition of the left and centre left. Without one we risk fascism.
We need a seismic shift in UK politics and we’ll only get it if the progressive parties form an electoral pact. The LibDems, Greens and ‘Your Party’ need to divide the constituencies between them and not stand against each other. In that way their number of MPs and influence will increase.
If you’re fed up with the disproportionate coverage that Fartage et al get on the BBC complain!! This video shows you how. m.youtube.com/shorts/2lxpt...
If someone tells you there's nothing we can do about gun violence beyond thoughts and prayers, remind them: —Gun laws in other countries have prevented mass shootings —More guns don't make us safer —A majority of Americans want gun reform We don't have to live like this.
Absolutely right. The most worrying thing is that the present government doesn’t seem interested in doing anything about it.
Does the US want guns or children? Seems like having both results in dead children.
BBC complaint Complaint made to the BBC about the disproportionate amount of coverage given to a party with only 4 MPs. The BBC seems to have forgotten that the Lib Dems have 72 MPs, and what about the Greens and other smaller parties?
Interesting theory. Of course without the evidence it’s only a theory. If there are influential Brits contained therein then we should be told.
Is it something to do with a certain member of the ’royal family’?
I have. They don’t speak my language (I’m English) 😂
Why is he speaking like there’s a prize for saying as many words as possible every second?
Still very high compared to where I come from.
For ‘soft secession’ read the end of the US as we know it. Apart from the obvious internal turmoil the geopolitical fallout will be huge. What happens to the US military and who controls the nuclear arms? Russia and China are watching closely and Europe is trembling.
The Edinburgh Tattoo has changed a bit!!
Donald Trump says he is going to deploy the National Guard to Chicago. This is what weak men do to pretend they’re strong. Stay safe, stand with your community, and most importantly, know your rights:
All trade with Zionist Occupied Palestine (more widely known as ‘Israel’) should be banned in my view.
Then it would be the case of the last person leaving the UK please turn off the lights.
Any tax increases will seem harsh to those affected by them. However, a greater contribution is needed from those who can more easily afford to pay. In my view there are many better ways of doing so which don’t shatter the aspirations of pension savers.
White woman puts Mexican flag on her truck to waste ICE’s time.
Build council homes and control private rents. That is how we would fix the housing crisis. Join us at yourparty.uk.
Education is always the key to the creation of a fairer society. That’s why authoritarian regimes take control of all educational establishments and distort the kinds of young people.
So very true. It’s about what sort of society a nation wants to be, how its people are treated and how they are rewarded for the contribution they make. Every country needs to have that conversation with itself on a regular basis.
Gavin Newsom responds to Fox's OBSESSION with him
President Stubb about the amount of Ukrainian territory Russia wants: The best way to explain its that if you take the relative land mass of what Russia wants right now from 🇺🇦,it would be a little bit like you giving up Florida,Georgia,S.Carolina,N.Carolina,even Virginia,then bumping into Maryland
The system is rigged. We can change it, together. Join us at yourparty.uk.
Great article that poses very probing questions. open.substack.com/pub/carmitag...
Will I be charged with terrorism if I like this post?
Maybe the White House will become the club house for a new golf course.
Palestinian children who have lost parents were overcome with emotion as they graduated in a ceremony at Gaza's al-Wafaa Orphan Village. The UN says Israel has damaged 97% of educational facilities in the besieged enclave.
Quite possibly. Then expulsion would be the humane option.
Sadly you might be right.
I’m happy to chuck Farage out. The 10% can hopefully be ‘re-educated’ (or maybe educated) in some hard facts about Brexit.
Zelensky wore a suit this time.
Well done Australia. Time for the UK to follow their example
European leaders are as one. We will defeat the imperial bear in the east with or without the US.
Trump is as faithful as a pussycat - he’s definitely not on Europe’s side. We need to ditch him and take Putin on ourselves. Only problem is that the US might go to Russia’s aid. inews.co.uk/news/world/t...
I don’t think a horse racing strike will endanger the economy very much. In fact it’s a positive as it means that people will have to spend their money on something rather more beneficial than betting.
The UK can borrow more mainly in the international markets. However, increasing borrowing comes with increased perception of finance risk. That means that higher interest rates will have to be paid. Increases in the amount of borrowing and higher rates creates a huge strain on the fiscal budget.
It’s not terrorism but it is incitement to violence which is a crime. How convenient that it was ignored by the police.
I don’t know why anyone consider visiting the US right now. Much too dangerous.
I am with Ms Rayner on this As usual Farage sides with men who seek to exploit women and girls to pleasure themselves www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
The concentration of wealth in the hands of a few isn't just bad for our economy. It's corrosive to our democracy. When the wealthy and well-connected control our political system, regular people don't have a voice. The result? The demagoguery and corruption we're seeing now.
There you go. #Starmer appeasement of the far right continues unchecked and his party continue to descend further into the electoral abyss .
Surely this is inciting violence, isn’t it? I believe that is a crime on the UK.
John Oliver being Awesome on Nigel Farage Lies #brexit #farage youtube.com/shorts/xcRfP...
The Billionaire Media is whining about NHS staff being paid too much. Funny isn't it that the Billionaire Media never whines about the Billionaires being paid too much? I wonder why.
The upward redistribution of wealth over the past 50 years has shifted $80 trillion from the bottom 90% of Americans to the top 1%. That’s $80 trillion that would have gone into the paychecks of the working class. The greatest trick of all is trickle-down economics.
🇺🇦 Re-upping this one in the name of decency and democracy. Slava Ukraini!
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#farage #Reform #UK
One criminal will be shaking the hand of another. Birds of a feather flock together.
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Bless these Alaskans!
Since 1989 the population has increased 50%. And now suddenly after 36 years of making the situation worse, they are saying "Omg there is a water shortage." The problem is them, as it always was, and will be.
Between 1946 and 1989 England built an average of 2 reservoirs a year. Since 1989 when Water was privatised it has built -35. Built 0 and sold off 35. Worse than useless.
You’re right about the press of course. You might add the BBC bias which is very unhelpful. It’s still early days and we shouldn’t make judgements yet. I just hope that they can learn quickly from their mistakes.
I’m not a big fan of the US political system but there is one thing that merits incorporation into ours (British) and that is the Town Hall meeting. It creates a public forum for issues to be aired and politicians to be held to account. They should be obligatory with consequences if not undertaken.
Looks like it’s Israel and the US vs the rest of the world….again.
I know my rights!