@macdonwald
Former university administrator; happily married step-dad to three, and cat-servant to two. Also a “middle-class leftie remoaner lunatic" (wtt Dan Wootton). There are places to visit, books to read, guitars to play, and songs to sing.
Note that the electoral side is that important given how awful this proposal is but... I am sure the sight of sobbing children being handcuffed and dragged onto planes will boost the Government's standing with the progressive voters we're losing.
Fuck. This.
Trump’s War now providing a massive influx of cash for Iran’s ally Russia so they can continue to bomb civilians in Ukraine while we ask Ukraine for help against Iranian drones. Trump’s foreign policy in a nutshell.
The vitriol displayed by the right wing papers against the Government for its sane & reasoned approach to events in the Middle East, which enjoys overwhelming public support, is something to behold. They cant bear to support Keir Starmer on anything, even when they & their readers know he’s right.
The lack of media coverage about the bombing of the girls elementary schools is shocking.
FML.
Crooks and fuckwits, every last one of them.
One theocracy toppling another.
I love Marylebone. It’s like stepping back fifty years.
What we see here is Donald Trump, acting as he always does, as a global chaos generator.
The further we stand away from that, the better off we will be.
Well said @georgemonbiot.bsky.social 👏
#bbcqt #IranWar
The US is a rogue state that murders innocent men women and children. It is about time world leaders stood up and said it loud and clear.
You can take the Ayatollah out of Iran, but you can't take Trump out of the Epstein Files. My favourite quote of the day.
That’s hardcore, Hugo.
It’s enough to make one puke.
I’m sure Todger Strank wouldn’t object to it. I’m amazed he’s not serving life for killing his parents.
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/...
Time for a bit of old-style entryism. Come on liberals!
Brilliant. An expat im Dubai has a startling revelation, by @stephencollins.bsky.social
The @ipso.co.uk ruling of Telegraph’s preposterous “We earn £345k but soaring private school fees mean we can’t go on five holidays”, reveals the article to have been a fabrication. There is no such family as Al, Alexandra, Ali, Harry and Barry Moy. Glad to have acted as lead complainant on this.
I may have my frustrations and disappointments about Starmer as a domestic politician, but internationally, I think he’s serious, responsible and trying to do his best for U.K. in unbelievably complex int’l environment, despite treasonous ghouls like Farage doing their best to undermine him.
Green MP Ellie Chowns on the elections bill last night: "It is really quite extraordinary that the Thailand-based crypto investor Christopher Harborne has been allowed to donate £9 million to Reform UK. I notice that its Members are still not here" (2/3rds of the way into the debate)
Well, that explains the erratic delivery times.
Maybe it’s a bad idea to put people in charge of government who are eager for the rapture.
Isn’t it lovely?
Verily, they walk among us, in more ways than one.
MPs’ basic salary to rise to £110,000 by end of parliament, watchdog says.
This should be accompanied by a total ban on second jobs, which in most cases is a corporate bribe. Must end all conflict of interests.
Being a MP is a full time job. MPs must act exclusively as MPs.
Evening.
All the food groups.
It’s up there with Let it Bleed and Blood on the Tracks.
