It's no surprise that Farage, Badenoch and Starmer don't want to be in the same room as Zack Polanski. He'd wipe the floor with all of them.
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It's no surprise that Farage, Badenoch and Starmer don't want to be in the same room as Zack Polanski. He'd wipe the floor with all of them.
I began to have doubts about Starmer when he very quietly forgot about, one by one, each of his 6 tests for Labour supporting Brexit.
I lost respect for him when he announced about 18 months ago that there "is no case for rejoining the EU, SM or CU.". There could hardly be a more compelling case.
I lost respect for him when he received thousands of pounds of free clothing and glasses - not dignified for a leader.
Should we ban the over 65s from social media?
The government are considering banning the elderly from social media as their brains haven't properly developed. But is a ban a step too far?
Being blocked seems to me optimal for Burnham. He gets to "would have easily won" without actually having to contest the seat, establishes himself as the contender Starmer fears most and, if Labour lose, gets "Keir would rather hurt the party by losing a seat, than have a rival win it" as a bonus.
Lab to DK is a group twice as large as Lab to Ref (and losses to DK are often easiest to win back)
Lab to Grn/LD is a group three times as large as Lab to Ref (and on multiple metrics this group looks more open to returning to Labour)
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Have you tried asking @seatsixtyone.bsky.social?
Should add that I've no quarrel with the presenters or the reporters. They are all just trapped in a terrible format that hasn't changed for years and desperately needs to - not least by dropping the regular timed slots (especially for the paper review, which should be dumped completely).
Impressive and interesting photo. Well worth keeping.
Starmer seems always to be trying to please those who will never support him, whether voters or media, whilst ignoring, offending or dispiriting his natural supporters. Of course the result is contempt. He appears empty and foolish.
A nice example of how not to use the word 'formally'.
'Immigrants should be required to adapt to the customs of this country'.
This presumably means lessons in morris dancing; queueing; using an eye-roll as a formal complaint; going 'waa-hey' when someone drops a load of plates in a restaurant; saying 'sorry' if someone bumps into you. Etcetera.
I agree with a lot in this article.
The secret weapon is a referendum on European accession.
This would be transformative.
And Labour does sorely need a game-changer.
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You get a bonus point for not allowing the railing to distract you from the need for the horizon to be level.
So will I.
Don't blame the Japanese for something too banal and obvious to be even a proverb, let alone a 'legend'. It's obviously fake.
There's a typo. It should read 'A beautifully put-together and elegant 17'.
Why temporary EFTA membership is the UK’s quickest and best route back to the single market and rejoining the EU.
That's why politicians need to focus on persuasion rather than trying to figure out exactly what their target voters think and then parrot it back.
People are open to different arguments!
The photo pf the huge container ship run aground in the garden of a small coastal house. I've photoshopped an arrow to the house with 'House to Live in', and another arrow to the ship that says 'a room to keep books in'. of course writing the alt text has warned me this may be a joke that only I find funny.
Exciting and practical house designs coming out of Scandinavia
We knew. Only an idiot or McSweeney would think otherwise.
Pro-growth policy idea: UK govt offers to cover the cost of transferring all of Harvard’s international students to top UK universities, provides them a stipend and a guaranteed visa to stay post-graduation. It’d cost the Treasury next to nothing and restore the UK’s reputation as a talent hub.
The EU - UK reset is a good start, but too cautious. Without at least rejoining the single market we won’t turn the corner on the 4 to 5 percent of GDP we lost due to Brexit & its consequential annual £40billion lost tax revenue - just think about what a difference that would to our public finances!
You would think that Starmer now must see that whatever he does with the EU, he will still receive the same deranged, hostile media response. So he can be more ambitious in his future dealings. If he can't see this, surely his advisors can?
Superb and very useful analysis. Thank you.
cc @fascinatorfun.bsky.social (in case you missed it.)
If Starmer can U-turn on pensions, he can U-turn on Europe too.
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Friends with benefits: the legal elements of the UK/EU reset: eulawanalysis.blogspot.com/2025/05/frie...
The extreme hostility of the media to the summit should convince Starmer that he might as well be more ambitious. Whatever he does with EU will cause frenzy, so he should be bold. Also, if he argued the case eg on mobility, then not only would it undermine hostility, it would enhance his reputation.
