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I think we can say there’s definitely Noticing Things going on now, at the BBC. You might have got this stuff piecemeal here and there but now they’re just laying it out in blunt terms.
February 8, 2026 at 10:52 PM
I think we can say there’s definitely Noticing Things going on now, at the BBC. You might have got this stuff piecemeal here and there but now they’re just laying it out in blunt terms.
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Indeed, it's oddly engaging the idea that there are two options for Labour: 1) Jeremy Corbyn 2) 'polling at 18 per cent is good actually'.
February 8, 2026 at 8:25 PM
Indeed, it's oddly engaging the idea that there are two options for Labour: 1) Jeremy Corbyn 2) 'polling at 18 per cent is good actually'.
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Just beyond parody at this point
February 8, 2026 at 7:52 PM
Just beyond parody at this point
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No this isn't allowed. We aren't allowed to see systemic corruption in the UK. Once the designated fall guy is picked, we must focus all our efforts into him. Pulling on too many threads runs a risk of unraveling the whole thing.
It would be lovely if the UK press would notice that the rest of the world are reporting that Farage and Mandelson,
are heavily linked through the Epstein files.
are heavily linked through the Epstein files.
February 7, 2026 at 10:34 AM
No this isn't allowed. We aren't allowed to see systemic corruption in the UK. Once the designated fall guy is picked, we must focus all our efforts into him. Pulling on too many threads runs a risk of unraveling the whole thing.
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Like, this is Trevor Phillips talking about the largest fascist mobilisation in Britain since before World War II. And this dickhead was the head of the national equality body! Does this not tell us our problems are somewhat deeper than what arse goes in which chair, in front of whichever TV camera.
January 31, 2026 at 2:27 PM
Like, this is Trevor Phillips talking about the largest fascist mobilisation in Britain since before World War II. And this dickhead was the head of the national equality body! Does this not tell us our problems are somewhat deeper than what arse goes in which chair, in front of whichever TV camera.
Curtis Jones RB at Sunderland.
February 8, 2026 at 6:35 PM
Curtis Jones RB at Sunderland.
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Honestly, some odd right-wing Marxism and DOGE adjacent wibbling - a "plan" apparently. How did his last two big "plans" - Brexit and Boris - go?
February 8, 2026 at 8:40 AM
Honestly, some odd right-wing Marxism and DOGE adjacent wibbling - a "plan" apparently. How did his last two big "plans" - Brexit and Boris - go?
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I mean, the difference between any of these people’s horrible behaviour and e.g. the editorial line of the Times of London is largely an aesthetic one, and not one of sharp political divisions. And that’s been true for most of the last decade.
January 31, 2026 at 2:25 PM
I mean, the difference between any of these people’s horrible behaviour and e.g. the editorial line of the Times of London is largely an aesthetic one, and not one of sharp political divisions. And that’s been true for most of the last decade.
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That this report opens with the opinions of the nameless rich tells you all you need to know about British politics today. That it ends with Pat McFadden decrying the popular belief that politicians are "in it for their own enrichment" is too on the nose.
observer.co.uk/news/nationa...
observer.co.uk/news/nationa...
Get a grip, Labour donors warn Starmer | The Observer
PM under pressure to replace Morgan McSweeney, the chief of staff who paved his way to Downing Street
observer.co.uk
February 8, 2026 at 9:34 AM
That this report opens with the opinions of the nameless rich tells you all you need to know about British politics today. That it ends with Pat McFadden decrying the popular belief that politicians are "in it for their own enrichment" is too on the nose.
observer.co.uk/news/nationa...
observer.co.uk/news/nationa...
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If everyone is acting in the best interests of the public and everyone wants more trust in politics then maybe have fewer articles where almost nobody will put their name to thoughts they still manage to get in the paper.
That this report opens with the opinions of the nameless rich tells you all you need to know about British politics today. That it ends with Pat McFadden decrying the popular belief that politicians are "in it for their own enrichment" is too on the nose.
observer.co.uk/news/nationa...
observer.co.uk/news/nationa...
Get a grip, Labour donors warn Starmer | The Observer
PM under pressure to replace Morgan McSweeney, the chief of staff who paved his way to Downing Street
observer.co.uk
February 8, 2026 at 10:09 AM
If everyone is acting in the best interests of the public and everyone wants more trust in politics then maybe have fewer articles where almost nobody will put their name to thoughts they still manage to get in the paper.
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Kids can't hang out in parks. They can't hang out at the mall. They don't have 3rd spaces because no one wants kids around and then we are surprised when they rely on SM for connection.
If you take that away, what do they have left?
If you take that away, what do they have left?
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
The impacts of locking under 16 yos from their social media networks are now beginning to bite for those young people who relied on them for social connection
The impacts of locking under 16 yos from their social media networks are now beginning to bite for those young people who relied on them for social connection
‘I’ve lost my friends’: advocacy groups warn Australia’s social media ban risks isolating kids with disabilities
Despite the ban’s aim to protect young people, experts are concerned that those in marginalised communities or living with disabilities could lose vital support networks
www.theguardian.com
February 8, 2026 at 1:14 AM
Kids can't hang out in parks. They can't hang out at the mall. They don't have 3rd spaces because no one wants kids around and then we are surprised when they rely on SM for connection.
If you take that away, what do they have left?
If you take that away, what do they have left?
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The public are IMO fully entitled to ask “why was this abysmal cunt everyone hates ever put in charge of anything” and the unfortunate answer is: he told maybe fifty of the country’s most awful journalists exactly what they wanted to hear, with no regard for what was real. And that’s all it takes.
Morgan McSweeney is on the brink of resigning "on his own terms," according to the Sunday Times www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...
February 7, 2026 at 11:39 PM
The public are IMO fully entitled to ask “why was this abysmal cunt everyone hates ever put in charge of anything” and the unfortunate answer is: he told maybe fifty of the country’s most awful journalists exactly what they wanted to hear, with no regard for what was real. And that’s all it takes.
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The British press, ladies and gentlemen
February 8, 2026 at 1:11 AM
The British press, ladies and gentlemen
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Wes Streeting has never met a weird little Nazi that he wouldn't immediately hand all of your nan's private healthcare information to.
February 8, 2026 at 8:54 AM
Wes Streeting has never met a weird little Nazi that he wouldn't immediately hand all of your nan's private healthcare information to.
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I think the bookers have probably looked at the overt Twitter fascists and then at - say - guests such as Douglas Murray, Mel Phillips, Nigel Farage and Nick Timothy, and they have quite accurately concluded there is very little difference between them. In politics, rhetoric and behaviour.
January 31, 2026 at 2:21 PM
I think the bookers have probably looked at the overt Twitter fascists and then at - say - guests such as Douglas Murray, Mel Phillips, Nigel Farage and Nick Timothy, and they have quite accurately concluded there is very little difference between them. In politics, rhetoric and behaviour.
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Fucking *bonkers* that Trevor Phillips can shred every journalistic ethic and go out to bat for his personal friend Mandelson, and then just blithely continue to 'report' on the issue, interview ministers about it etc.
One might wonder if this is an extremely obvious cover-up by Mandelson's allies.
One might wonder if this is an extremely obvious cover-up by Mandelson's allies.
February 8, 2026 at 9:33 AM
Fucking *bonkers* that Trevor Phillips can shred every journalistic ethic and go out to bat for his personal friend Mandelson, and then just blithely continue to 'report' on the issue, interview ministers about it etc.
One might wonder if this is an extremely obvious cover-up by Mandelson's allies.
One might wonder if this is an extremely obvious cover-up by Mandelson's allies.
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No need for the word "fully" here. The word "fucking" would be far more appropriate and accurate.
Powerful & comprehensive call to action from former PM Gordon Brown:
‘Every few years, our country has suffered a major scandal that shakes us to the core but from which lessons are never fully learned’
#AntiCorruption #UKPolitics
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
‘Every few years, our country has suffered a major scandal that shakes us to the core but from which lessons are never fully learned’
#AntiCorruption #UKPolitics
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
We owe it to Epstein’s victims and to British democracy to demand historic change | Gordon Brown
The abuse of women by figures such as Epstein, and of political power by the likes of Mandelson, must be confronted. As far as I am able, I will play my part, says former UK prime minister Gordon Brow...
www.theguardian.com
February 7, 2026 at 3:40 PM
No need for the word "fully" here. The word "fucking" would be far more appropriate and accurate.
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The idea that The Times is “the newspaper of record” has long, long been the worst kind of sick joke
What's worth dwelling on is The Times were running this in the first place. Place the Finkelstein and Parris pieces of the 3rd in this context.
You should never trust The Times. But our political class are obsessed with it, in part because of what people like Mandelson have done.
You should never trust The Times. But our political class are obsessed with it, in part because of what people like Mandelson have done.
Gosh.
February 7, 2026 at 1:15 PM
The idea that The Times is “the newspaper of record” has long, long been the worst kind of sick joke
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What's worth dwelling on is The Times were running this in the first place. Place the Finkelstein and Parris pieces of the 3rd in this context.
You should never trust The Times. But our political class are obsessed with it, in part because of what people like Mandelson have done.
You should never trust The Times. But our political class are obsessed with it, in part because of what people like Mandelson have done.
February 7, 2026 at 12:53 PM
What's worth dwelling on is The Times were running this in the first place. Place the Finkelstein and Parris pieces of the 3rd in this context.
You should never trust The Times. But our political class are obsessed with it, in part because of what people like Mandelson have done.
You should never trust The Times. But our political class are obsessed with it, in part because of what people like Mandelson have done.
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I mean, what? Is the Labour Party *not* just crackdowns, means-testing, flag-fucking and bungs to energy companies, all designed to support the influence-peddling careers of its senior members? Of course it is that, it’s been that way for well over thirty years. Open a newspaper for details.
February 7, 2026 at 12:27 PM
I mean, what? Is the Labour Party *not* just crackdowns, means-testing, flag-fucking and bungs to energy companies, all designed to support the influence-peddling careers of its senior members? Of course it is that, it’s been that way for well over thirty years. Open a newspaper for details.
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So you see why it’d be difficult for these people to meaningfully stand up against the fascist wave *now*. Doing so is admitting past wrongs, and it raises very awkward questions that have no good answers. And those people have no great ideas for how to now save the world they’ve helped to break.
February 5, 2026 at 4:08 PM
So you see why it’d be difficult for these people to meaningfully stand up against the fascist wave *now*. Doing so is admitting past wrongs, and it raises very awkward questions that have no good answers. And those people have no great ideas for how to now save the world they’ve helped to break.
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Are we still really pretending to be shocked whenever Trump and his team do something racist?
The ability to constantly give the far right the benefit of the doubt is truly impressive...
The ability to constantly give the far right the benefit of the doubt is truly impressive...
February 7, 2026 at 8:41 AM
Are we still really pretending to be shocked whenever Trump and his team do something racist?
The ability to constantly give the far right the benefit of the doubt is truly impressive...
The ability to constantly give the far right the benefit of the doubt is truly impressive...
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I’m sure nothing suspect was going on here, just as there was nothing at all dubious about the way the national press screamed hateful abuse at the main opposition party in unison until it put Peter and his friends back in charge, at which point they became extremely friendly and laudatory
February 7, 2026 at 10:26 AM
I’m sure nothing suspect was going on here, just as there was nothing at all dubious about the way the national press screamed hateful abuse at the main opposition party in unison until it put Peter and his friends back in charge, at which point they became extremely friendly and laudatory
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The Corbyn era gave people the idea that politics should be about improving society somewhat for everyone. Absolutely intolerable shit for the party’s Squillionaire Bribes Officer and his media friends, who teamed up in secret to wreck the fuck out of that stuff and put the crooks back in charge.
February 7, 2026 at 10:42 AM
The Corbyn era gave people the idea that politics should be about improving society somewhat for everyone. Absolutely intolerable shit for the party’s Squillionaire Bribes Officer and his media friends, who teamed up in secret to wreck the fuck out of that stuff and put the crooks back in charge.
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And the current moment, where the right are revealed as what they are - fascists, thugs, criminals, grasping swine who would loot the fillings from your teeth - means the death of Sensible Centrism. Because if your opponents are Nazi sex offenders, then who are you supposed to compromise with?
February 5, 2026 at 4:01 PM
And the current moment, where the right are revealed as what they are - fascists, thugs, criminals, grasping swine who would loot the fillings from your teeth - means the death of Sensible Centrism. Because if your opponents are Nazi sex offenders, then who are you supposed to compromise with?