Indeed. We need a nuanced, credible hope narrative.
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Indeed. We need a nuanced, credible hope narrative.
Every single time the BBC mentions Mandelson, even just en passant, they give the full "Lord Mandelson denies any wrongdoing and no personal gain" disclaimer. Mishcon must've put the fear of god into them.
Neil has been ridiculous for years.
Hi Diane, yeah, some things they're getting plain wrong, and it's hard to fathom.
By how much are you happy to see your fuel bills, food bills, rent or mortgage go up in order to pay for Trump and Netanhayu's war against Iran?
(Me: not one penny.)
Labour government's comms have been woeful, and they've got a lot of stuff just plain wrong. But also:
The 'austerity' Tories won popular support by telling the people they couldn't deliver what the people wanted.
The 'change' Labour government is losing popular support by telling people it CAN deliver what they want (when it patently can't).
We need a grown-up narrative for the role of government.
Lazy of me not to check, but surely the writers of the brilliant Weetabix adverts (rebuild Britain "bix by bix") are the same inspired folk who came up with Pepsi's "See it, say it, sip it." Top work.
But his views and theirs are so different! 🤔
I just can't think.🤔
That NF fella gets multiples more airtime than he deserves, but with a fraction of the scrutiny.
He's so used to getting away with spouting bollocks that when Beth Rigby politely challenged him on the war and broken council tax promises, he totally lost his sh*t and threatened to end the interview.
Apart from her volte face on the war, what was Badenoch on about today, accusing Starmer of putting up the price of fuel? Strange.
Almost funny to see nutty right wing politicians - chief among them Farage, but also Badenoch - running away from their bellicose pro-Trump positions in light of public opinion and ramifications for cost of living.
In the words of Logan Roy, these are not serious people.
My question was more about whether it is right to say he's better on the international stage than the domestic one....
Nigel Farage in answering Nick Robinson's question about why he believes Britain is broken gave an analysis of falling net migration that is demonstrably factually inaccurate. "It is so broken and its declining so quickly that anybody with a dispassionate view can see it. It is quite interesting. Just look at the net migration numbers. 'Oh isn't it good net migration is coming down?' But do you know why? It is because there is an exodus. There is now an exodus.Those who are of a situation and a financial position to have a choice are now fleeing the country in numbers". This is factually incorrect. Net migration fell year on year by 465,00 in the most recent Official of National Statisitcs figures: the year to June 2025. This was not because of an "exodus" (an increase in emigration). It is because immigration fell by 401,000 (to 898,000 from 1.299 million the previous year). That accounts for 90% of the big drop in net migration. The increase in emigration by 41,000 was a minor component. Most of the increase in emigration was of non-EU nationals. British citizens made up a third of emigrants, but there was no significant increasse in British emigration, which was at very similar levels in 2022, 2023, 2024 and 2025: it is not a significant cause of the drop in net migration. Nick Robinson did tell Mr Farage that he was exaggerating the number of people who don't speak English - and BBC Verify did produce an analysis showing that was a five-fold exaggeration. But this central incorrect claim about immigration and net migration was not caught in the programme, or before broadcast. It should at least be scrutinised and corrected afterwards - so that an accurate account of why net migration fell (primarily a reduction in immigration visas to the UK) can be communicated to the audience.
I have asked the BBC to scrutinise + correct the factually inaccurate claims made by Mr Nigel Farage about why net migration fell in 'Political Thinking with Nick Robinson'
Here is the link if you want to do something like this.
www.bbc.co.uk/contact/comp...
I wonder what excising one's spine does to MAGA politicians?
They're discussing this today on LBC/James O'Brien. Of all the available options - including the King pulling a 'sickie' - nobody phoning in is saying he should go.
You'd think the US, which has plenty of oil, would be insulated from the Iran war's price hike.
You'd be wrong.
open.substack.com/pub/paulkrug...
Ooh jealous! (Of you - and him!)
"Jews don't belong in American society."
Imagine a sitting member of Congress tweeting that. You can't. Thankfully, it'd never happen. And *if* it did, it'd be the end of their career and the biggest story in America.
But Ogles can say this about Muslims without any censure.
Thirdly, do you respect Starmer more for his refusal to join the offensive against Iran, and if so, would you respect him more for standing up to Trump in other ways, even if there were a potential direct cost, like Spain/Canada?
Secondly, was it right to offer Trump an unprecedented State Visit, and is right to stick with plans to send the King to the US on a State Visit next month? The LibDems have called for it to be cancelled.
Instead of pronouncing, some questions:
Conventional wisdom has it that Starmer has been weak domestically but stronger (canny and measured) internationally. I even heard someone say he should be the Foreign Secretary. But is this analysis actually correct?
Both real and surreal at the same time.
"We are freeing Iran from religious fanatics".
A prayer for Trump in the White House.
Even a casual snap shows there was something truly special about John Thaw.
Yes Rosendale. Glad you had a happy time. Us too.
Ratepayers? Showin' yer age there, David!
Nigel Farage has cried fraud every single time he has lost an election. Oldham. Peterborough. Rochdale. Gorton and Denton.
Every time, no evidence. Every time, the result stood. The man calling postal voting a threat to democracy voted by post himself in 2024. Reform Watch launches Friday.
