Jon

A hilariously predictable YouGov poll showing the Greens overtaking Labour in national voting intention for all adults.

Oh, Duncan.

He doesn't really have a point, his aim here (and so often Reforms more widely) is to twang the nostalgia string of older people.

As you say, banknotes are disappearing and Reform will frame any natural progression as their world being ‘taken away’ from them.

Predictable but effective.

Even the half a dozen people in the UK who still use banknotes don't give a fuck about this.

Move to Holborn.

Ed, I quite like you, so I say this with the best of intentions… stick to paddleboarding.

I don’t think it’s supposed to.

I for one wouldn’t be too keen on that side effect even if it helped my IBS.

That’s a part of it but it’s mainly directed at the gut.

Whether you or I ‘consider’ it as treating IBS is irrelevant.

The NHS does.

Thanks for the explanation of a condition I’ve suffered from for over 20 years.

I’m pretty sure the NHS don’t use it for breast enlargement.

I’m absolutely certain they do use it for IBS, which concerns the functioning of the human body.

A physiological function.

Shit, these Mandelson files are damaging.

Shit, shit need to deflect.

Erm…erm…shit…erm…ah got it…hypnotits.

My job here is done.

Wait until you hear that the NHS already use hypnotherapy.

You assume every politician puts career before country.

There is still a long way to go until the next GE, the country deserves an effective leader.

The houses or their occupants?

Obviously the ‘streamers’ are a more recent development but I had a Saturday job in the late 80s that occasionally sent me leafleting in and around the gardens and it was like the wild west even back then.

They could have designed the chaos away by now but I think they prefer to keep it contained.

Has anyone told him it's best not to turn up dressed as a British soldier?

Fast forward 35 years and much of the world is cheering the same actions on.

We have regressed.

Influenceders

When you are too racist for ‘spoons it might be time for some quiet contemplation.

It can't be easy still trying to cheerlead for these characters.

But hey, at least it's looking like you will get your wish for fewer Tories at the next election…even if it's of the red variety.

I don't suppose we ever got our money back?

Yeah, it's loopy.

They appear to be bringing this case under the Equality Act, I presume under the protected characteristic of ‘belief’ but that belief is that another protected characteristic doesn't rightfully exist.

I would like to think it will get swiftly binned but honestly, who knows?

Up the Islamo-Woke alliance. ✊

It's the (self-proclaimed) serious publications version of Snowmegadon.

The legal correspondence alleges this refusal was "a deliberate and unlawful attempt to prevent women from expressing gender-critical views" and says the decision was "consistent with the historical attitudes" of the party towards the group's members.

If it has been consistently clear that you are not wanted why not take the hint and fuck off?

Well, good luck to him, and anyone else who believes we can (and should) court influence with these people.

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A particularly odd choice given Wallace was fighting against invasion from a colonialist power led by a vindictive megalomaniac.

And white dog shit.

Dear Shabana, I notice today that you referred to me in your speech on immigration at the IPPR think tank. You said: “A party leader should not be on the beaches of France encouraging people to make a perilous crossing on small boats.” I suppose I shouldn’t be surprised especially after the hateful Labour campaign in Gorton and Denton, but this is just the latest in a string of lies peddled by a discredited Government who intentionally fan the flames of racism and division. When I went to Calais, I was not there to encourage people to travel to the UK. I was there to see at first hand the suffering your Government and successive Governments have done in demonising migrants in a pathetic bid to pander to the base instincts of Reform and the flawed strategy of Morgan McSweeney. As you will know, if you even bothered to research my visit instead of taking Reform talking points, I was there to witness the brutality of families living in tents in freezing temperatures. I filled water tanks and picked up litter. What that visit did do is confirm my belief that if we are to smash the boat gangs and stop the boats, we need to offer safer and managed routes for migrants to come to this country. Showing compassion as a politician is not a crime. In fact, we need to see much more of it. It reminded me of a young MP who in October 2015 spent three days in Lesbos helping migrants fleeing war-torn Syria. She posted videos on X, talked about handing out water and croissants to refugees and food parcels. When she returned to the UK, she wrote a very moving piece in the New Statesman. She said “we have to work with our European partners and create new, safe, and legal routes for refugees to get to Europe. We cannot abandon them to their fate, left as prey for smugglers whilst risking death on the seas.” She said “maybe we can make ourselves feel better by saying no-one is making them get on the boats. And again, the Home Secretary is not entirely wrong when …

Dear Shabana,

Let's clear some things up around migration and remember we're talking about people's lives.

There are more members in The Cult (the band).