Brock The Badger

With every passing day, the decision of Starmer and his cabinet a) not to join the Iranian war b) to delay access to bases looks wiser and wiser. Trump’s press conference last night shows he has no real idea what the objectives are and its duration is arbitrary.

Nigel Farage's Humiliating Iran U-Turn Should Be a Lesson for Keir Starmer By sticking to the correct and popular position on Donald Trump's Iran war, the Prime Minister has now forced his political opponents into an embarrassing reversal, argues Adam Bienkov

"In the last 24 hours both Farage and Badenoch have U-turned on their previous support for Britain joining Trump’s war, with both even daring to suggest that they had never really backed joining it in the first place."
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Reform UK really are so lucky.

For a party of eight MPs they have the UK’s biggest news broadcaster on retainer.

Here we see their political editor doing the job of a local newspaper reporter.

For Farage.

EIGHT MPs.

I wonder if this u-turn is being reported as breathlessly by Chris Mason as it would be were it regarding Keir Starmer.

Most economists were talking about 2 more interest rate cuts in the next few months. Now they are saying we will probably have a rise. All because of Trumps war with Iran.

My photo shows a Roman floor mosaic depicting an octopus. The octopus is composed of small black tesserae (tiles) and has eight writhing arms with suckers and narrow curling tips. It is set against a white tesserae background. Octopus detail from a monochrome marine mosaic featuring Triton with a cherub and various sea creatures, including the octopus, dolphins and a cuttlefish, at the women’s changing room at the Central Baths in Herculaneum.

Spectacular octopus from the floor of the women’s changing room at the Central Baths in ancient Herculaneum.

📷 by me

#MosaicMonday
#Archaeology

Oil prices surge, stock markets tumble, chances of a UK interest rate cut wiped out.

In 30 or so minutes, the right wing media and those in between will be blaming Keir Starmer and the Labour government.

#iranwar

Awkward one for the King, but he’s not in the best of health after all …

Kuenssberg: it's impossible to report freely and fairly from inside Iran.

What's your excuse for not doing so in the UK, Laura?

#bbclaurak

Composite image of the BBC HQ building in London, a selection of Chris Mason articles listed on the BBC website, and photo of Chris Mason as an insert.

Most people skim headlines. If the headlines say “humiliation” and “fresh concerns” week after week, what story do voters absorb about Keir Starmer? Media bias isn’t always about facts – sometimes it’s about frames. Stephen McNair reports

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Majority of media undermining our PM as our country teeters on the edge of war. They shout ‘dither’ and ‘underprepared’ but it was the Party that they supported without question for 14 years that lead us to where we are.

They disgust me.

I've just watched the first few minutes of the BBC 6pm news and Chris Mason, with his appalling, cynical & negative downer of a report on the Govt. over Iran. His language is unworthy of a professional, unbias news service. I turned over to France24, to get a grown up version of the news.

Twice now Starmer has said he's consulted with "allies AND the United States".

He's a skilled lawyer, he knows what he's saying.

There's no reason for Iran to attack NATO nation Turkey—but a drone did. Iran denies sending it.

There's no reason for Iran to attack a UK base in Cyprus—but a drone did. Iran denies sending it.

Now Azerbaijan has been attacked. Iran denies involvement.

I think this is Israel.

Sun headline about £500k compensation for migrants, discussing human rights, and public outcry over payouts.

Did you see this headline?

Did you feel the requisite anger and rage at asylum seekers that The Sun was asking of you?

Did you maybe blame Starmer because.... um... it was probably his fault🤷‍♀️

Would you like to know the reality behind the headline?

Course you would!😜

Let's take a look

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I've never observed a wider gap between self-confidence and lack of any actual understanding than in Badenoch. On other topics it can be comical, but when it extends to undermining gov't on matters of national security, in breach of established conventions, it is profoundly dangerous. #PMQs

Fines for UK financial crime nosedive to ‘pitiful’ lows Penalties from the FCA drop by 78% in five years as it prepares to take on a new role as 'super-regulator'

strikes me that one of the most obvious things this government should do is properly resource regulators. There’s a gigantic gap between law and its enforcement, yet politicians always focus on announcing new rules rather than applying the old ones www.thebureauinvestigates.com/stories/2026...

I get the strong sense that the bulk of media are calling Starmer's position on Iran entirely wrongly right now. I simply don't believe that most people out there are either as hawkish as the Tories or as anti-everything as the Greens. Being conflicted in the middle seems about right to me.

Obscene.

This is pretty bold stuff from somebody who got 552 more votes than Sir Oink A-Lot.

The Greens will not know what’s hit them as soon as the r/w media properly get their teeth into them

Oi - why not 😂

There has certainly been a change in temperament

What happened to the ‘nice’ Green Party ?

Attempting to, is a foregone conclusion obviously - ‘poor judgement’ by Starmer they’ll howl ..

It’s sadly so juvenile and predictable isn’t it

Lab should kick the Westminster bubble ‘News’ into touch asap - fgs

The end of plastic gets a step closer with this invention, a replacement for food packaging film, made from plants not oil and therefore doesn't hang around, polluting the planet for thousands of years - it just biodegrades. Nice.

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Nigel Farage said in 2022 that MPs defecting to another party and then refusing to call a by-election was

“no go, it’s not right, it is dishonorable”

So where are the by-elections for all those MPs who have now joined Reform?

Waiting for the BBC analysis

‘Andrew arrested: Why this could be a big win for Farage’

The BBC seem uncertain how to handle the inflation news - possibly good, but let's attack Starmer anyway.

Farage is now a two trick pony.

First there was Brexit, meant to be the best thing for us since sliced bread - result (amongst many things) a 4% hit to our economy.

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The west and southwest of #France remained on high alert Tuesday as heavy rainfall continued to cause extreme flooding in many towns.

Hundreds of people have also been evacuated from their homes since last week.

➡️ For more: https://go.france24.com/gud