Adrian Littlejohn

If you pay any attention to my witterings, you'll know that I'm not the biggest fan of the PM.

But at #PMQs he sounded like a statesman.

Kemi Badenoch (unbelievably) hit a new low. Obsessively asking the grown-up about fuel duty, during a war in the middle east.

She's a goner, surely?

We've already noticed how ludicrous the Telegraph - once a 'proper' newspaper - has become.

And now, with the middle east on fire, and the Strait of Hormuz throttled, it's happily promoting the wild promises of Farage and Jenrick as facts.

Hands up anyone who thinks oil prices will come down...?

So Badenoch, Farage and Blair think the Iran war is a great idea? Hmm … | John Crace Kemi may be all in favour, but at least economic realpolitik is forcing her to take a slightly different tack

No matter how serious the situation, you can always rely on @mrjohncrace.bsky.social to, simultaneously, provide razor-sharp insight and some good laughs!

This piece is no exception... 🤣👍

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Ukraine sent drone experts to protect US bases in Jordan, says Zelenskyy Interceptor drones and operators deployed to Middle East after ‘requests for help from 11 countries neighbouring Iran’

Ukraine is helping to protect US bases.

Will the orange shitgibbon thank President Zelensky? Will he feel the tiniest bit of embarrassment, or even shame?

Will he hell! 🤬 He'll be too busy whispering sweet nothings on the phone to his buddy Vladimir... 🤮

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How on earth can we continue with a World Cup hosted by a nation that is at war with other parts of the world?
It’s crazy! 🤷‍♂️

"It will be a tight fit, Mr President. But if you insert it slowly enough, it should be manageable"... 🤮

I don't always agree with this fella - the editor of the Yorkshire Post - but he's usually worth reading!

This piece is no exception. I, for one, certainly understand the feelings he describes...

Thousands of lawyers oppose jury restriction plan Lawyers including top barristers and retired judges urge the government to drop a plan to abolish some jury trials.

Just suppose this was a Tory plan. Or imagine that Margaret Thatcher had come up with the notion at the time of the miner's strike.

But it's now a *Labour* government that proposes to abolish an 800 year old human right.

We mustn't sleepwalk into this...

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Not that I remember... 🤔

Marillion - Lavender - Official Music Promo Video YouTube video by marilliononline

Derided as a 'Scottish Genesis' - despite being formed in Aylesbury - being incredibly uncool didn't stop neo-prog band Marillion selling shedloads of records in the '80s.

Nor did it stop them making something quietly heartbreaking from a 17th century nursery rhyme...

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Nigel Farage invests £215,000 in Kwasi Kwarteng’s bitcoin firm Reform UK leader strengthens ties with crypto sector with stake in former Tory chancellor’s company Stack BTC

Oh wow! Would you trust £215k of your money to *Kwasi Kwarteng* - Mr Mini Budget himself - of all people?! 🤣🤣

Then again, you probably don't have two hundred thousand quid spare to chuck around - unlike the 'man of the people' himself - do you?

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The Tories oversaw the degradation of UK gas storage capacity - 2010 to 2017.

Thatcher privatised the gas and oil industry - 1982 to 1986.

Thatcher closed the collieries - 1986 to 1991.

This woman is an idiot - 1960 to 2026

Legislation is, rightly, in place to protect children in so many areas.
The fact that it would be difficult, in this case, to make protections foolproof is no reason for not trying.

Social media harms children: what are MPs waiting for? Clauses six and seven of the Editors’ Code of Practice, by which this newspaper and its journalists abide, set out strict guidelines that extend across the industry – and quite right, too.

Thoughts?

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The first lesson of war is ‘know your enemy’ – and Britain’s enemy now is Donald Trump | Simon Tisdall As the Iran disaster escalates, the US president should be seen as an enemy whose actions threaten the lawful, democratic way of life everywhere, says Guardian foreign affairs commentator Simon Tisdal...

It’s time to cut our ties with America and this not so special relationship.

‘This is Trump’s war of choice. But Britain has choices, too. 250 years after the American colonists broke free of empire, it’s time for a British Declaration of Independence.’
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Absolutely right, Reece. The US is, certainly under the current administration, an enemy. It should be treated as such, and kept at arm's length at best.
And if it's not too late to rebuild the bridges with our friends in Europe we should. Urgently.

Campaigners push to protect chalk streams in Carshalton Campaigners say the eco-system rarity does not have enough legal protection.

Not just Carshalton..! Chalk Streams are rare and precious on a global scale. Pure and clean, they are wonderful habitats for all manner of wildlife, and the vast majority of them are in (southern) England.

It is our responsibility to the planet to look after them.

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Spicy Juicy Beef Tripe #shorts #shortvideo #mukbang #asmr YouTube video by Zàicì Mukbang

You mean this isn't him?

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Crossed fingers for you 🤞

Trump accuses Starmer of seeking to 'join wars after we've already won' and says UK aircraft carriers not needed - follow live Meanwhile, Iran continues attacks on Gulf states as UAE officials say a Dubai resident has been killed by falling shrapnel.

Yes, but *we'll* need our aircraft carrier, Donny.

For when we bomb the White House... 🤬

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And now this anti-British rag is cheering on a Russian tool (well, just a tool, actually...) swanning off to sunny Florida to discuss matters with a fellow admirer of Putin.

(Didn't get Orange Donny to come to Clacton, did he?🤣)

I suppose a sudden, lethal, hurricane is too much to ask for?

Nigel Farage piles pressure on US to kill off Chagos surrender Reform UK's leader has vowed to 'reinforce the message' during his trip to the US that Sir Keir Starmer 's deal to hand the Indian Ocean territory to Mauritius is the 'worst deal in history'.

"Labour's Chagos Islands surrender". Also known as 'the agreement negotiated by a Conservative government'.

Still, I suppose we all stopped expecting truth from the vile Daily Mail long ago.

I wonder how many Mail readers could even point to the islands in an atlas? 🤔🤣
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Trump wants to pick Iran's new leader - will a hostile regime under fire agree? The president's vision of Iran's future could meet fierce opposition, writes chief international correspondent Lyse Doucet.

So, rather than have their leader chosen by a small cabal of murderous religious lunatics, the people of Iran might now have him personally selected by Donald Trump instead.

Isn't democracy a wonderful thing? 🤮

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CEFC with Ray Davies - The Kinks, Waterloo Sunset - BBC Electric Proms, The Roundhouse YouTube video by Crouch End Festival Chorus

For me, The Kinks' "Waterloo Sunset" might just be the best three-minute pop song ever written.

This glorious version features its composer, Ray Davies, and the Crouch End Festival Chorus.

Enjoy! ❤️

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The @greenparty.org.uk is the future, Reece. I'm convinced of it.
And I love that their latest MP is, in the most positive way possible, an ordinary person. A plumber, who felt she had to apologise to her customers because another job had come up! 😄👍

215,000 members! ✅✊
It seems I’m not alone in whom I’ve put my trust to take us forward out of the present mire.
#HopeNotHate
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I've already reposted this calm and reasonable response from @zackpolanski.bsky.social. But honestly...

Shabana Mahmood is a *Labour* MP. What happened? What has changed her, and what changed Labour?

I was once proud to be a member. Now I'm a Green. And I didn't leave Labour. They left me...

A brilliant letter from a Party leader who genuinely cares about the plight of humans struggling to make their lives even remotely palatable, to a Home Secretary who once shared the same sentiments.
@zackpolanski.bsky.social… I salute you!
Shabana Mahmood… what happened to you? 😱

Well done for bringing this to wider attention, Reece. And of course to @zackpolanski.bsky.social for being, like you, a concerned and compassionate human being!

Bravo both of you!

Or at least, move matches in the US to Canada and Mexico! 🤣👍🏻

(And publicly ask him to return his ridiculous FIFA peace Prize...)