I think this is a great argument, beautifully constructed
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I think this is a great argument, beautifully constructed
Oh! I lived here 1993-2004 and it was never going to match my politics but even so it looks like it's been on a wild ride since then
this post deserves to be presented to you by having an index card moved down word by word with photos taken of your face after every new reveal
The sad thing is, without having any qualms about any of our councillors back then, if I had had to guess which would happen last, I would still have guessed the station entrance
I did wonder about the discrepancy with the BBC's figure, but I could see the other figure on the official report so decided it wasn't misleading enough to call out while still wondering who was throwing their money away – but thanks for clearing up the difference, makes sense!
Travelling back in time to 2015 when I tweeted this, to ask myself to guess which would happen last: Lewisham station getting another entrance; one of these councillors hitting national headlines over being 'banned' from a school; or another's spouse being arrested for allegedly spying for China
"you can't spend years insulting liberals and pandering to right-wing idiocy then expect progressive voters to support you - please subscribe to the new statesman!"
That Tory money has to be mostly bequests, right? Surely no-one who's actually alive is thinking "You know where I should put my money? On the Keminaissance!"
The BBC today advocating that other PSBs could use iPlayer for their programmes in the future.
How 20 years ago a similar idea was blocked by the regulator, before the streamers came along.
What I will never understand is....Twitter was *never* a good gauge of public opinion! I genuinely cannot understand the people who have clearly been using it as a measure of something other than 'internal leadership contests' (where it was genuinely useful' or 'ways to discover cool links'.
Tax exiles stuck in London desperately trying to get *back* to Dubai to avoid becoming tax resident in the UK? Just great stuff. giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/...
Wow. Well, that's dystopian as hell.
The headline reads "Meta workers say they're seeing disturbing things through users' smart glasses."
In a moment of uncharacteristic incredulity I assumed it was badly written. Why would Meta *workers* being seeing things through Meta *users'* glasses?
SILLY ME.
www.msn.com/en-us/news/t...
I really care about men's rights, and having given it much thought, I have decided the best way to advance them is to deny women help in the face of violence
Our electoral model is predicting a chaotic set of results: • Labour to lose at least 1 in 3 councillors. • Labour to lose control of at least 11 local authorities. • 10 local authorities to have no majority party (No Overall Control). • Reform to control at least 3 local authorities. • 9 local authorities controlled with majorities of fewer than 10.
London local election predictions. campaigns.cavendishconsulting.com/hubfs/London...
There’s no better sign of how unqualified large parts of the UK press are for their jobs than them trying to fit an illegal regional war in the Middle East into their usual set up of political gossip & framing being the only things that matter
Good question - the answer is that it's about halfway between my house and some other countries
www.thetimes.com/travel/advic...
That really was the local council candidate selection meeting that's just kept on… giving?
Joani Reid who suggested Corbyn was a Russian asset despite zero evidence? Her husband? Ah fuck, she's gonna be LIVID.
metro.co.uk/2026/03/04/l...
How Reform's extended tantrum over losing the Gorton and Denton by-election reveals exactly why they are on course for an even bigger defeat at the next general election
www.adambienkov.co.uk/p/how-nigel-...
AHAHAHHAHAHAHHAHAHA literally the WORST cunt to run a Labour council this century, and that is saying a LOT
...a man repeatedly characterised by local government insiders as being unpleasant, abrasive, and having a runaway ego.
He'll fit right in.
What they’re basically saying is that Starmer and the UK isn’t allowed to operate an even moderately independent foreign policy outside of the United States. That is both ahistoric, wrong and weird for people who constantly tell us how sovereignty is what matters most.
Asif Aziz evictions story is going mainstream. Telegraph and Independent have covered in recent days. Now the FT has done a brilliant piece - including finding another property affected, where a Ukrainian refugee and their disabled son are being evicted by Aziz. giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/...
Think there is something to be written about how bad the news environment has got for people who want to keep up with politics but don't have the time/knowledge to go beyond the flagships.
Poland and La La Land suggest the possibility of Dipsyland and TinkyWinkyland
3 panel comic Panel 1: Two characters are lying on a conveyor belt that is slowly feeding them into a meat grinder. A Pink Guy is closest to the grinder. He is duct taped and tied up. A Blue Guy in sun glasses is next to him. He is not tied up and there is a lever saying “Stop” above his head. Pink Guy yells, “HELP! PULL THE LEVER!” Blue Guy casually says “No can do, bro. Empathy is toxic” Panel 2: The Pink Guy is crushed by the grinder as the Blue Guy folds his arms across his chest and says “Caring is weakness, bro” Panel 3: The Blue Guy starts to get crushed by the grinder. His agonised last words are “What’s in it for me, bro?”
empathy is toxic, bro
It is frankly ridiculous that so many people who’ve lived here for decades *cant* vote in general elections (only in locals) the obvious sensible answer is to *expand* the franchise from commonwealth-born voters to everyone who’s resident here for more than a certain period