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Not words I say often, but Reeves cooked with this and it should have gotten louder laughs
🚨 BREXIT BUDGET🚨
"And Finally, Madam Deputy speaker, we are ramping up sanctions on Russia and we are freezing known Russian assets."
"But let me be clear. I don't actually mean the Honourable Member for Clacton."
"And Finally, Madam Deputy speaker, we are ramping up sanctions on Russia and we are freezing known Russian assets."
"But let me be clear. I don't actually mean the Honourable Member for Clacton."
November 26, 2025 at 3:17 PM
Not words I say often, but Reeves cooked with this and it should have gotten louder laughs
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I think at this point if you're including Diane Abbott - a woman who has never held government office, has been a backbencher since 2020, and is scarcely a government ally - on your list of political wrongdoers, we all know exactly what your real concerns are
November 26, 2025 at 12:28 PM
I think at this point if you're including Diane Abbott - a woman who has never held government office, has been a backbencher since 2020, and is scarcely a government ally - on your list of political wrongdoers, we all know exactly what your real concerns are
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Side point, but it can’t be said often enough that so much of today’s political debate is taken up with migration, when it is *plunging* 📉 (from OBR docs):
November 26, 2025 at 1:12 PM
Side point, but it can’t be said often enough that so much of today’s political debate is taken up with migration, when it is *plunging* 📉 (from OBR docs):
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Whatever else this government do (and there's plenty of issues with this budget) ministers will always be able to point to this as an incredible important contribution to the country's future. Almost half a million kids taken out of poverty.
Scrapping the two-child limit in full is a monumental decision. Well done to all involved in the Child Poverty Strategy, and everyone who has made the case against the policy.
OBR says scrapping costs £3 billion in 2029-30 and will lift 450,000 out of poverty
OBR says scrapping costs £3 billion in 2029-30 and will lift 450,000 out of poverty
November 26, 2025 at 1:03 PM
Whatever else this government do (and there's plenty of issues with this budget) ministers will always be able to point to this as an incredible important contribution to the country's future. Almost half a million kids taken out of poverty.
The only advantage of the (still current??) model is that it rewards insider-style journalism and leaking. Nah just press release it in advance and have the CX answer questions in Parliament about it after everyone’s read it, that’s proper scrutiny
Tbh even before this morning I was being won over to "what exactly is the case against publishing this properly in advance if we keep leaking it so much anyway"
November 26, 2025 at 1:07 PM
The only advantage of the (still current??) model is that it rewards insider-style journalism and leaking. Nah just press release it in advance and have the CX answer questions in Parliament about it after everyone’s read it, that’s proper scrutiny
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Tbh even before this morning I was being won over to "what exactly is the case against publishing this properly in advance if we keep leaking it so much anyway"
November 26, 2025 at 12:27 PM
Tbh even before this morning I was being won over to "what exactly is the case against publishing this properly in advance if we keep leaking it so much anyway"
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Looks like enough to broadly placate markets and lots of small things to please Labour backbenchers happy.
A safety first budget in terms of shoring up the government’s position.
But against a background of sluggish growth and a tough outlook for living standards.
A safety first budget in terms of shoring up the government’s position.
But against a background of sluggish growth and a tough outlook for living standards.
November 26, 2025 at 12:42 PM
Looks like enough to broadly placate markets and lots of small things to please Labour backbenchers happy.
A safety first budget in terms of shoring up the government’s position.
But against a background of sluggish growth and a tough outlook for living standards.
A safety first budget in terms of shoring up the government’s position.
But against a background of sluggish growth and a tough outlook for living standards.
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More evidence for my belief that “politically impossible” just means no one has done it yet
Im old enough to remember when road pricing and a mansion tax were seen as politically impossible.
November 26, 2025 at 12:59 PM
More evidence for my belief that “politically impossible” just means no one has done it yet
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It was striking IMV that the OBR publishing early meant that Faisal Islam and Helen Miller got to talk *more* and we had less 'how is that gonna play in Fungibleton Central?' style waffle.
Am enjoying BBC pundits' heads exploding over something that is entirely normal in Europe. Pretty sure the German budget (in draft, so not even decided) is just a press release...
November 26, 2025 at 12:23 PM
It was striking IMV that the OBR publishing early meant that Faisal Islam and Helen Miller got to talk *more* and we had less 'how is that gonna play in Fungibleton Central?' style waffle.
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Why the two-child limit has to go, in a chart.
November 25, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Why the two-child limit has to go, in a chart.
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There are two polling questions on tax.
Do you support [x tax] on people who are not you? 60% support.
Do you support [y tax] on people like you? 25% support.
You don't even need to run the surveys- just drop the specific tax name into the above.
Do you support [x tax] on people who are not you? 60% support.
Do you support [y tax] on people like you? 25% support.
You don't even need to run the surveys- just drop the specific tax name into the above.
November 24, 2025 at 4:55 PM
There are two polling questions on tax.
Do you support [x tax] on people who are not you? 60% support.
Do you support [y tax] on people like you? 25% support.
You don't even need to run the surveys- just drop the specific tax name into the above.
Do you support [x tax] on people who are not you? 60% support.
Do you support [y tax] on people like you? 25% support.
You don't even need to run the surveys- just drop the specific tax name into the above.
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You get the reverse of this on the right, where someone dislikes capitalism, but believes that what they object to is 'modernity'.
November 24, 2025 at 12:51 PM
You get the reverse of this on the right, where someone dislikes capitalism, but believes that what they object to is 'modernity'.
“The anti-bedtime left”
November 24, 2025 at 12:20 PM
“The anti-bedtime left”
Dinner today was pan fried sea bass (slightly overdone for certain reasons) on a bed of cavolo nero/ chickpeas and garlicky parsnip pureé. English food is v good
November 23, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Dinner today was pan fried sea bass (slightly overdone for certain reasons) on a bed of cavolo nero/ chickpeas and garlicky parsnip pureé. English food is v good
In what feels like a previous life, I did a book club on the original Blue Labour collection of essays, which, bar a number of exceptions (David Lammy’s was thoughtful!), were on the spectrum between the merely banal and moronic
There are some truly unhinged bits in the piece about Glasman, as to be expected when dealing with Glasman, but seriously what the actual? That's...one hell of a conflation of terminology.
November 23, 2025 at 4:16 PM
In what feels like a previous life, I did a book club on the original Blue Labour collection of essays, which, bar a number of exceptions (David Lammy’s was thoughtful!), were on the spectrum between the merely banal and moronic
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I think this sums up Blue Labour to a tee: someone experiences, or shares a human tragedy, and you feel sad for them, but equally it doesn’t give them license to tear up 600 years of information about what drives prosperity and replace it with saying the word “relational” a lot.
There are some truly unhinged bits in the piece about Glasman, as to be expected when dealing with Glasman, but seriously what the actual? That's...one hell of a conflation of terminology.
November 23, 2025 at 4:11 PM
I think this sums up Blue Labour to a tee: someone experiences, or shares a human tragedy, and you feel sad for them, but equally it doesn’t give them license to tear up 600 years of information about what drives prosperity and replace it with saying the word “relational” a lot.
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Genuinely just a damning indictment on the Labour Party that anyone beyond the usual suspects is forced to pretend this guy is worth taking seriously
November 23, 2025 at 9:21 AM
Genuinely just a damning indictment on the Labour Party that anyone beyond the usual suspects is forced to pretend this guy is worth taking seriously
I do think the absolute lowest point (of many on immigration and race relations) of this Government was when Peter Kyle went on TV and was ambiguous about the largest racist march in recent history.
All the supposed ‘big brains’ in the Labour Party/government have been plotting a grim course that isn’t even based on the feeling in the country. Politicians selling their souls for absolutely zip.
Why do people think England flags have been raised on lampposts?
White adults
National pride: 26%
Anti-migrant/minority sentiment: 49%
Both: 19%
Ethnic minority adults
National pride: 15%
Anti-migrant/minority sentiment: 55%
Both: 20%
yougov.co.uk/society/arti...
White adults
National pride: 26%
Anti-migrant/minority sentiment: 49%
Both: 19%
Ethnic minority adults
National pride: 15%
Anti-migrant/minority sentiment: 55%
Both: 20%
yougov.co.uk/society/arti...
November 22, 2025 at 8:38 PM
I do think the absolute lowest point (of many on immigration and race relations) of this Government was when Peter Kyle went on TV and was ambiguous about the largest racist march in recent history.
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We can only read tea leaves rn but this reads much more like soft launching US abandonment than kite flying a really bad deal imo.
Only Ukrainians can make that choice but I con’t see the current list of concessions leading anywhere.
Only Ukrainians can make that choice but I con’t see the current list of concessions leading anywhere.
⚡️ 'One of the most difficult moments' — Zelensky addresses Ukraine amid controversial US peace plan.
"Ukraine may soon face an extremely difficult choice. Either the loss of dignity or the risk of losing a key partner," he said
"Ukraine may soon face an extremely difficult choice. Either the loss of dignity or the risk of losing a key partner," he said
'One of the most difficult moments' — Zelensky addresses Ukraine amid controversial US peace plan
President Volodymyr Zelensky was responding to growing concerns over a new peace proposal that reportedly reflects Russia's longstanding demands.
kyivindependent.com
November 21, 2025 at 6:51 PM
We can only read tea leaves rn but this reads much more like soft launching US abandonment than kite flying a really bad deal imo.
Only Ukrainians can make that choice but I con’t see the current list of concessions leading anywhere.
Only Ukrainians can make that choice but I con’t see the current list of concessions leading anywhere.
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Rebadged NIBMYism as an entire policy platform. Burn it all
“Social democracy but I never have to pay for it” isn’t even the politics of “bless your heart my 12 year old buddy”, it’s a gaping void where politics should be. It’s adopting affectations of leftism for applause and refusing to accept that economics is even something worth thinking about.
November 21, 2025 at 11:04 AM
Rebadged NIBMYism as an entire policy platform. Burn it all
I find this infuriating. In the day job if my boss asked if a client signed a contract and I responded “no, but I sent them an email”, I’d be laughed out of room
Today’s pet peeve relates to online retailers.
“Your package has shipped” and “we have placed an order with a delivery company and generated a tracking number but not actually given them the package yet” mean different things.
“Your package has shipped” and “we have placed an order with a delivery company and generated a tracking number but not actually given them the package yet” mean different things.
November 20, 2025 at 1:17 PM
I find this infuriating. In the day job if my boss asked if a client signed a contract and I responded “no, but I sent them an email”, I’d be laughed out of room
Well done to the digital team who presumably generated this exceptional 🎣
November 20, 2025 at 11:58 AM
Well done to the digital team who presumably generated this exceptional 🎣
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Kemi Badenoch with the ball at her feet 2 yards out from an open goal:
November 19, 2025 at 12:11 PM
Kemi Badenoch with the ball at her feet 2 yards out from an open goal: