The left: The Labour right wrecked Labour's chances
The Labour Right: haha yes we did it we crushed the left and we love that we did
Adam Langleben: The left blames the Jews for their defeat
Most people didn't read it.
On my Starmer arc because I'm breaking a pledge and doing a quick politics video, but I promise it's for a good reason. Which is that no, the Greens didn't win that by-election because of Sectarianism, what are you on about? youtu.be/EmMOhb2cbEI
Crikey. If the government is going to use the argument "because we've not been raped," they should have been absolutely 100% sure it wasn't going to come back to bite them. It looks - and is - absolutely awful.
After being convicted by a magistrate FFS, restricted appeal.
Another half baked authoritarian quick fix that won't fix the underlying problem but will generate a bunch of new injustices.
Honestly in a government that's produced nothing but outrage, this has to rank very highly. The kind of thing that ought to see the leadership hounded out of politics forever, even without all the other stuff they've done.
This is just astonishingly great reporting.
All of the crises the White House has claimed over the last 14 months were planned in advance. All of them.
And however much contempt you have for media outlets who reverently relayed Trump's claim to have no relation to Project 2025, it isn't enough.
We are facing an energy crisis. Britain is the worst exposed in Europe with only 2 days gas supply stored. If only we had our own gas to exploit. Or our own oil. Or our own coal.... Blame @Ed Miliband (Allison Pearson on X)
If only we had clean, renewable energy and were not beholden to a dirty, expensive, dangerous commodity that pollutes our environment and is the source of most of our geopolitical woes.
Where is ofcom with this stuff? And could there be a case for inciting racial hatred?
From mandatory ID cards to arresting pensioners for holding up cardboard signs to cosy deals with US tech spy firms:
It's good to see lawyers pushing back on their increasingly authoritarian Govenrment.
We must protect jury trials.
Or people apparently
The reporting of Israel's bombing of Beirut is hugely problematic. It's described as if this is something perfectly normal, rather than bombing built up areas full of civilians in the capital of another country. It's the equivalent of France bombing Elephant and Castle or Peckham bc "terrorists".
I'm forced to the conclusion that a certain type of pro-Israeli Western Christian doesn't actually see the place as real, and certainly doesn't see the Christians of the Middle East whose lives have been made much, much harder by the policies they back.
It's just a sort of apocalyptic theme park.
I deal with students every day and this sort of thing still happens to me.
The finest take down of the institution of monarchy and "class" and the grasping, greedy, venal, entitled, and very stupid people it enables that you will read today or any day.
www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
How the hell is Labour not leaning on ofcom to address this? Rather than addressing some of the causes of whipping up hatred, they seem keener on legitimating it.
Can you imagine Alistair Campbell just sitting back and letting this continue?
Blue Labour: idiots and bigot enablers.
There's nothing like the courage of a US television sofa warrior. Truly inspiring.
"It took Trump 10 days to create an energy crisis reminiscent of the 1970s, replace Ayatollah Khamenei with Ayatollah Khamenei, and weaken our alliances worldwide.”
A Golf club firm owned by Trump’s sons is merging with a drone manufacturer.
But nothing to see here, right? Cause a golf club manufacturing company and drone manufacturer with Israeli ties merger is perfectly fucking normal.
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
His Dad was a do nothing Minister who had minimal impact on any of his portfolios or Queensland politics. No surprise about the nepo MP.
Not something I know much about, but the headline SEND proposals appear sensible. The key is obviously going to be if it gets funded properly and that the appeals process is workable, and kids don't lose legal protections.
BlueLab's authoritarian tendencies make me skeptical about the last two.
Sounds about right. Generally with Labour recently, even things that sound reasonable to start off with, like reforming send provision, come with a little authoritarian "and fuck you if you disagree" that will inevitably mean bad decisions don't get fixed, ever.
Public support for US attack on Iran down 10 points since last week. 59% oppose to 25% support. Tory supporters now evenly split. Another Keminaissance triumph.
A reminder that Nigel Farage, Kemi Badenoch and the entire Conservative-supporting press have spent the past week lambasting Keir Starmer for not joining the Iran war.
Here's what has happened since then to public opinion
If you’re a Labour MP who doesn’t want to be called transphobic or be tarred with the bigoted stench this Labour government’s policies leave behind?
Leave Trans kids alone you absolute freaks.
Have said this several times today but my point isn't that trans people are treated worse than other groups being mistreated, but that the NHS consistently fails to discriminate in favour of coproductive healthcare models, a focus on consent in healthcare, patient centred approaches.
Daily mail beware the green menace
Didn't expect Daily Mail to be doing free branding.
Lower bills, protect the NHS and fund public services.
Can imagine why Lord Rothermere isn't so keen....
Join.greenparty.org.uk
A trans person drawing on a statue with chalk got comment from the Home Secretary and coverage on TV and in all the main papers.
A female Green MP being harassed and abused in the street by transphobes gets nothing...
#JustProtectingWomen
