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Am out and about in 'middle England'. People are not in a permanent frothing rage, in fact bar a few grumbles about late buses they seem quite happy.
At some point we might want to wonder whether it isn't just children who should have limits on their screen time.
At some point we might want to wonder whether it isn't just children who should have limits on their screen time.
December 19, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Am out and about in 'middle England'. People are not in a permanent frothing rage, in fact bar a few grumbles about late buses they seem quite happy.
At some point we might want to wonder whether it isn't just children who should have limits on their screen time.
At some point we might want to wonder whether it isn't just children who should have limits on their screen time.
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Merry gentlefolk, it is time.
Today is the day.
Today is comma-mas.
Today is the day where we contemplate the correct placing of the comma in 'God rest you merry, gentlemen'.
And if we are lucky, we can have a row about it.
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Today is the day.
Today is comma-mas.
Today is the day where we contemplate the correct placing of the comma in 'God rest you merry, gentlemen'.
And if we are lucky, we can have a row about it.
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December 19, 2025 at 10:44 AM
Merry gentlefolk, it is time.
Today is the day.
Today is comma-mas.
Today is the day where we contemplate the correct placing of the comma in 'God rest you merry, gentlemen'.
And if we are lucky, we can have a row about it.
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Today is the day.
Today is comma-mas.
Today is the day where we contemplate the correct placing of the comma in 'God rest you merry, gentlemen'.
And if we are lucky, we can have a row about it.
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"when we embarked on a deluded adventure in trade barrier creation, we naturally assumed the UK governing class that we routinely deride would nevertheless seize the opportunity to turn the country in Singapore and Switzerland combined. They have sadly disappointed us"
December 19, 2025 at 10:12 AM
"when we embarked on a deluded adventure in trade barrier creation, we naturally assumed the UK governing class that we routinely deride would nevertheless seize the opportunity to turn the country in Singapore and Switzerland combined. They have sadly disappointed us"
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Because our politics is in such a terrible place, I think we downplay quite how awful Kemi Badenoch has been.
In any other era the leader of the Conservatives saying 'only migrants commit sex crimes - mass deportations now' would have not just been career ending but would've sunk the whole party
In any other era the leader of the Conservatives saying 'only migrants commit sex crimes - mass deportations now' would have not just been career ending but would've sunk the whole party
December 18, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Because our politics is in such a terrible place, I think we downplay quite how awful Kemi Badenoch has been.
In any other era the leader of the Conservatives saying 'only migrants commit sex crimes - mass deportations now' would have not just been career ending but would've sunk the whole party
In any other era the leader of the Conservatives saying 'only migrants commit sex crimes - mass deportations now' would have not just been career ending but would've sunk the whole party
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Finally, Labour is finding its nerve and getting Britain’s bad Brexit deal undone | Polly Toynbee
Finally, Labour is finding its nerve and getting Britain’s bad Brexit deal undone | Polly Toynbee
Rejoining Erasmus should just be a first step – as the economic evidence piles up, the need for closer ties with Europe could not be clearer, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee
www.theguardian.com
December 19, 2025 at 8:36 AM
Finally, Labour is finding its nerve and getting Britain’s bad Brexit deal undone | Polly Toynbee
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Can't think of a stronger endorsement for Erasmus.
December 19, 2025 at 6:02 AM
Can't think of a stronger endorsement for Erasmus.
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Anyone else beginning to see the similarity between Brexit backers and England cricket team bosses? Ridiculous over-confidence in a plan that falls apart when encountering any serious test... www.ft.com/content/42b3...
The Brexit implementation fiasco
It is not too late to reverse bad policy but that requires good governance
www.ft.com
December 19, 2025 at 7:10 AM
Anyone else beginning to see the similarity between Brexit backers and England cricket team bosses? Ridiculous over-confidence in a plan that falls apart when encountering any serious test... www.ft.com/content/42b3...
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😆
President Trump, "Our country was laughed at from all over the world, but they're not laughing any more"
December 18, 2025 at 1:59 PM
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Even by my low expectations for Kemi Badenoch ‘violence against women and girls is something done by immigrants and nobody else’ has shocked me.
Dog-whistle and factually incorrect. Ladies, raise your hand if you were sexually assaulted by a boy at school? I’d wager this or a family member is most women’s first experience of sexual violence
December 18, 2025 at 4:19 PM
Even by my low expectations for Kemi Badenoch ‘violence against women and girls is something done by immigrants and nobody else’ has shocked me.
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Truly astonishing that the apex of human civilization is providing summaries of what the internet might think and believing this to be god
December 18, 2025 at 7:27 AM
Truly astonishing that the apex of human civilization is providing summaries of what the internet might think and believing this to be god
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So finally this weary football supporter looked to see what “xG“ - “expected goals” - actually meant.
What were these impressive sounding, precise statistics being banded about by ever-so-earnest, knowing pundits?
The answer?
Utter pseudo-scientific subjective flapdoodle.
What were these impressive sounding, precise statistics being banded about by ever-so-earnest, knowing pundits?
The answer?
Utter pseudo-scientific subjective flapdoodle.
December 18, 2025 at 7:12 AM
So finally this weary football supporter looked to see what “xG“ - “expected goals” - actually meant.
What were these impressive sounding, precise statistics being banded about by ever-so-earnest, knowing pundits?
The answer?
Utter pseudo-scientific subjective flapdoodle.
What were these impressive sounding, precise statistics being banded about by ever-so-earnest, knowing pundits?
The answer?
Utter pseudo-scientific subjective flapdoodle.
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Australia are just a better team. But also England have royally screwed this up and it’s wildly disappointing but not that surprising. A combination of emotions I’ve been getting very used to in recent years. #Ashes
December 18, 2025 at 9:01 AM
Australia are just a better team. But also England have royally screwed this up and it’s wildly disappointing but not that surprising. A combination of emotions I’ve been getting very used to in recent years. #Ashes
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About 2-3 times a year I get suddenly and irrationally furious at the Busted lyric “not much has changed but they live underwater”.
SOUNDS LIKE A PRETTY BIG FUCKING CHANGE TO ME, BUSTED. I AM NOT SURE WHY YOU’RE DOWNPLAYING IT JUST TO PERVE ON MY DESCENDENT.
Anyway, today is one of those days.
SOUNDS LIKE A PRETTY BIG FUCKING CHANGE TO ME, BUSTED. I AM NOT SURE WHY YOU’RE DOWNPLAYING IT JUST TO PERVE ON MY DESCENDENT.
Anyway, today is one of those days.
December 17, 2025 at 10:38 AM
About 2-3 times a year I get suddenly and irrationally furious at the Busted lyric “not much has changed but they live underwater”.
SOUNDS LIKE A PRETTY BIG FUCKING CHANGE TO ME, BUSTED. I AM NOT SURE WHY YOU’RE DOWNPLAYING IT JUST TO PERVE ON MY DESCENDENT.
Anyway, today is one of those days.
SOUNDS LIKE A PRETTY BIG FUCKING CHANGE TO ME, BUSTED. I AM NOT SURE WHY YOU’RE DOWNPLAYING IT JUST TO PERVE ON MY DESCENDENT.
Anyway, today is one of those days.
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Customs Union when?
December 17, 2025 at 5:41 PM
Customs Union when?
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Britain rejoining Erasmus+ won’t halt the nativist tide – but it’s a step in the right direction | Julian Baggini
Britain rejoining Erasmus+ won’t halt the nativist tide – but it’s a step in the right direction | Julian Baggini
In an era of rising nationalism, this move represents a brief flicker of hope for the internationalist ideal, says writer and philosopher Julian Baggini
www.theguardian.com
December 17, 2025 at 6:29 PM
Britain rejoining Erasmus+ won’t halt the nativist tide – but it’s a step in the right direction | Julian Baggini
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Great! Now do a Customs Union!
December 16, 2025 at 8:05 PM
Great! Now do a Customs Union!
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I'm glad Keir Starmer has listened to our calls for this inquiry following the Reform Russian bribery scandal.
Nigel Farage should be the first to give evidence.
Nigel Farage should be the first to give evidence.
🚨 BREAKING: Keir Starmer has launched a formal investigation into foreign election interference
It comes after former Reform UK Welsh Leader Nathan Gill was sentenced to over 10 years in prison last month for making pro-Russia statements for bribes
It comes after former Reform UK Welsh Leader Nathan Gill was sentenced to over 10 years in prison last month for making pro-Russia statements for bribes
December 16, 2025 at 2:17 PM
I'm glad Keir Starmer has listened to our calls for this inquiry following the Reform Russian bribery scandal.
Nigel Farage should be the first to give evidence.
Nigel Farage should be the first to give evidence.
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Keir Starmer needs to stand up for the BBC against Trump's outrageous $5bn lawsuit and protect licence fee payers from being hit in the pocket.
Trump wants to interfere in our democracy and undermine our national broadcaster. We cannot let him.
Trump wants to interfere in our democracy and undermine our national broadcaster. We cannot let him.
December 16, 2025 at 8:49 AM
Keir Starmer needs to stand up for the BBC against Trump's outrageous $5bn lawsuit and protect licence fee payers from being hit in the pocket.
Trump wants to interfere in our democracy and undermine our national broadcaster. We cannot let him.
Trump wants to interfere in our democracy and undermine our national broadcaster. We cannot let him.
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So much commentary on the right is just people making up stuff to get angry about.
No idea what telly Lord Sewell is watching, because I can't think of a single show with this plotline let alone it being something that is inescapable for young white men who subsequently now face a crisis of masculinity drawing them to the far right?? 🙃
December 15, 2025 at 2:02 PM
So much commentary on the right is just people making up stuff to get angry about.
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Still in a state of shock trying to process the tragic loss of one of the most gifted men in the entertainment industry & his wife when the Embarrassment-in-Chief disgraces common human decency with this repulsive, deranged statement.
#NoWords 🤮
#NoWords 🤮
December 15, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Still in a state of shock trying to process the tragic loss of one of the most gifted men in the entertainment industry & his wife when the Embarrassment-in-Chief disgraces common human decency with this repulsive, deranged statement.
#NoWords 🤮
#NoWords 🤮
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Drives her mad that the fighting age Magi always have to come from the ‘East’…
What’s wrong with white wise men? Why are we being cancelled?
What’s wrong with white wise men? Why are we being cancelled?
The UK far right is increasingly infiltrating the Anglican church so this is bang on trend.
December 13, 2025 at 10:22 AM
Drives her mad that the fighting age Magi always have to come from the ‘East’…
What’s wrong with white wise men? Why are we being cancelled?
What’s wrong with white wise men? Why are we being cancelled?
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A disastrous consequence of a culture reserving its greatest rewards for commentators with the most pungently expressed opinions is how hard it becomes for them to climb down. By rights, *everybody* writing or speaking in the national interest should be horrified & outraged by Trump’s attacks on us.
December 13, 2025 at 9:08 AM
A disastrous consequence of a culture reserving its greatest rewards for commentators with the most pungently expressed opinions is how hard it becomes for them to climb down. By rights, *everybody* writing or speaking in the national interest should be horrified & outraged by Trump’s attacks on us.
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God this stuff is so embarrassing. There is so much about modern Britain that *should* offend conservative Christians, yet we get this complete wibble instead. The 'true' meaning of Christmas is being cancelled by consumerism, not 'the woke liberati'.
The UK far right is increasingly infiltrating the Anglican church so this is bang on trend.
December 13, 2025 at 11:56 AM
God this stuff is so embarrassing. There is so much about modern Britain that *should* offend conservative Christians, yet we get this complete wibble instead. The 'true' meaning of Christmas is being cancelled by consumerism, not 'the woke liberati'.
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2016 Daily Mail: We want foreigners out! We don’t care if it makes us poorer. Brexit means Brexit!
2025 Daily Mail: Foreigners are leaving Starmer’s Britain because this country is poor and shit!
This country would be so much better off without this hypocritical, incendiary, irresponsible rag.
2025 Daily Mail: Foreigners are leaving Starmer’s Britain because this country is poor and shit!
This country would be so much better off without this hypocritical, incendiary, irresponsible rag.
December 13, 2025 at 10:28 AM
2016 Daily Mail: We want foreigners out! We don’t care if it makes us poorer. Brexit means Brexit!
2025 Daily Mail: Foreigners are leaving Starmer’s Britain because this country is poor and shit!
This country would be so much better off without this hypocritical, incendiary, irresponsible rag.
2025 Daily Mail: Foreigners are leaving Starmer’s Britain because this country is poor and shit!
This country would be so much better off without this hypocritical, incendiary, irresponsible rag.