@discoveryplusuk.bsky.social you have put in an appalling performance this evening. Failing to resume the stream for West Ham-Brentford since the beginning of the second half. I demand a refund for this month.
Discovery plus seem to have completely screwed up their coverage of West Ham-Brentford. Nothing since the beginning of the second half.
New MP Hannah Spencer was given a police escort after an anti-hate demonstration turned violent. The Green Party MP had made a speech at the Greater Together Manchester event on Sunday afternoon in Piccadilly Gardens.
I try very hard not to use the word Orwellian too much but it’s the best adjective for the mauling of language at the start of this BBC News report. “… an anti-hate demonstration that turned violent”. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
I think their fans would be happy for them to evolve to football.
It's not what you know, it's who you knew.
Awful.
A bunch of aggressive men trying to intimidate a woman, presumably in the name of, um, "protecting women and girls".
Commiserations - but not exactly a sense of urgency from Sunderland at the end?
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.
Oh yes
Loved it! But have to say, Carrick should be the next Man Utd manager.
Balint to Noem: "You're the secretary of DHS -- for now. And you think you're immune from accountability. But I promise you this: one day he is not gonna be president anymore. And when that day comes, we will still be here. And in hearings like this, we are going to continue to prove your guilt."
Horrible bloke. I mean, funny and perfectly cast as Cardinal Wolsey in Carry On Henry but horrible bloke.
Having said that, it was when I tried to put up a post about Trump and Netanyahu burning in hell . . .
I think there are general Facebook difficulties
Not just me then
I hope Trump and Netanyahu burn in hell.
One of my favourite sides of politics/media.
NEW | A look at how newspapers polish Donald Trump’s babbling as he makes the case for his latest war…
US WAR ON IRAN: A TALE OF TWO TRUMP INTERVIEWS
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Hahahahahaha!
I think about this Tony Benn speech much more than I used to
Total bothsides rubbish from a known fucking idiot. Still, she crosses her arms so she must be serious. Shttps://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cd037p0z1gxo
Well, they've always operated in a very clandestine way.
Mandelson, McSweeney, Simons. One by one, the insidious claque of fixers, liars and criminals who have led Labour to their present, atrocious pass are being exposed and going down. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
"Assemble the Board of Peace - I'm starting a war".
I'm so sorry! (I have none of Dara's teeth . . . . )
If I did not know you better, I would suspect you of "accidentally" breaking this tooth just so that you could make this joke. But you are much better than that . . .
What utterly superb political news to wake up to (then go back to bed for a while). Fuck the fascists, fuck the cowardly pragmatists.
Only following a conversation today in which the point was raised about the irony of Tommy Robinson sharing his "name" with Tom Robinson, leftist agitpopper of "Glad To Be Gay" fame - only today that this occurred to me. Like the leader of Britain First being called Willy Bragg.
Totally agree, Wonderful piece.
