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I wonder if Sawar thought being a former MP and shadow cabinet minister gave him more clout than he actually has
February 10, 2026 at 12:38 PM
I wonder if Sawar thought being a former MP and shadow cabinet minister gave him more clout than he actually has
Would be nice if my "Keir Starmer is Boris Johnson with a sensible haircut" joke would stop becoming less of a joke with every news article I read
February 7, 2026 at 4:43 PM
Would be nice if my "Keir Starmer is Boris Johnson with a sensible haircut" joke would stop becoming less of a joke with every news article I read
Lots of people like living in London and would change jobs rather than move. Which I also think motivates a lot of the opposition to plan "move parliament to Birmingham" as most people would rather do neither of those things
February 6, 2026 at 10:20 AM
Lots of people like living in London and would change jobs rather than move. Which I also think motivates a lot of the opposition to plan "move parliament to Birmingham" as most people would rather do neither of those things
At the absolute minimum the hairs fake cos he's been wearing a wig since the 60s. He's always been a very vein man. I'll agree it's very good work
January 31, 2026 at 4:38 PM
At the absolute minimum the hairs fake cos he's been wearing a wig since the 60s. He's always been a very vein man. I'll agree it's very good work
Amazing what cosmetic surgery you can buy you these days
January 31, 2026 at 4:28 PM
Amazing what cosmetic surgery you can buy you these days
Dunfermline used to have it's own city council (well, district council but what's the difference really) as my dad used to work for it. Till it disappeared in the mid 90s...
January 30, 2026 at 5:40 PM
Dunfermline used to have it's own city council (well, district council but what's the difference really) as my dad used to work for it. Till it disappeared in the mid 90s...
But THEY all went to university so would have to pay a graduate tax. This way it's other people who have to pay
January 30, 2026 at 9:40 AM
But THEY all went to university so would have to pay a graduate tax. This way it's other people who have to pay
Yes you can see how well it's stuck by all the terrible polling and by election results the greens have been getting the last few months. But carry on having fun making boob jokes
January 29, 2026 at 12:22 PM
Yes you can see how well it's stuck by all the terrible polling and by election results the greens have been getting the last few months. But carry on having fun making boob jokes
It's 100% cos it's about boobs. Which is also why it's not really sticking because whenever one of the labour faithful gleefully bring it up they're the ones who look juvenile
January 29, 2026 at 12:12 PM
It's 100% cos it's about boobs. Which is also why it's not really sticking because whenever one of the labour faithful gleefully bring it up they're the ones who look juvenile
It's an institutionally corrupt institution
January 27, 2026 at 8:11 PM
It's an institutionally corrupt institution
Or going further back, Argentina 78 with the thousands of "disappeared" dissidents that didn't affect the tournament at all or England 66 where the whole continent of Africa (except one obvious exception) boycotted the world cup because of apartheid and nobody says a thing.
January 27, 2026 at 8:11 PM
Or going further back, Argentina 78 with the thousands of "disappeared" dissidents that didn't affect the tournament at all or England 66 where the whole continent of Africa (except one obvious exception) boycotted the world cup because of apartheid and nobody says a thing.
A re-armed Europe with a defence strategy independent of America would almost certainly be giving more military backup to Ukraine than it is under the current arrangement. If I know this then you can be damn sure Russia does
January 21, 2026 at 11:36 AM
A re-armed Europe with a defence strategy independent of America would almost certainly be giving more military backup to Ukraine than it is under the current arrangement. If I know this then you can be damn sure Russia does
Well, that was basically what the 1930s equivalents of Tim Stanley were saying back then
January 18, 2026 at 12:58 PM
Well, that was basically what the 1930s equivalents of Tim Stanley were saying back then
Though "wanting to invest in Glasgow Rangers" should tell you exactly what their views are in regards to the constitution....
January 17, 2026 at 10:13 AM
Though "wanting to invest in Glasgow Rangers" should tell you exactly what their views are in regards to the constitution....
Back when the McGills were trying to invest in Rangers there were loads of allegations on the Scottish football forums about apparent links they have to organized crime. Which I have no evidence of beyond "randoms saying things on the internet"
January 17, 2026 at 10:13 AM
Back when the McGills were trying to invest in Rangers there were loads of allegations on the Scottish football forums about apparent links they have to organized crime. Which I have no evidence of beyond "randoms saying things on the internet"
It's because Nicola Sturgeon was pretty good on Trans rights (at least superficially - She probably could and should have done more about the Joanna Cherry types in the SNP) and they HATE Nicola Sturgeon
January 13, 2026 at 7:10 PM
It's because Nicola Sturgeon was pretty good on Trans rights (at least superficially - She probably could and should have done more about the Joanna Cherry types in the SNP) and they HATE Nicola Sturgeon
But if he is a fool what does that say about the great and the good of the British Labour party who keep giving him senior positions of influence for him to burn through with corruption scandals?
January 11, 2026 at 6:16 PM
But if he is a fool what does that say about the great and the good of the British Labour party who keep giving him senior positions of influence for him to burn through with corruption scandals?
His plan is to do a deal with reform because they have the most union jacks
January 11, 2026 at 11:14 AM
His plan is to do a deal with reform because they have the most union jacks
I've been jokingly calling Starmer "Boris Johnson with a sensible haircut" for a while now. Only it's becoming less and less of a joke
January 9, 2026 at 2:46 PM
I've been jokingly calling Starmer "Boris Johnson with a sensible haircut" for a while now. Only it's becoming less and less of a joke
Scottish Labour MPs also tend to be complete wankers so that's probably a plus in their eyes
January 6, 2026 at 10:18 AM
Scottish Labour MPs also tend to be complete wankers so that's probably a plus in their eyes
Instinctively I agree with this, but then I remember finding a video on YouTube of a blogger doing exactly that to the pars support at the last fife derby and you better believe I watched that video right through so I suppose I'm part of the problem
January 5, 2026 at 1:40 PM
Instinctively I agree with this, but then I remember finding a video on YouTube of a blogger doing exactly that to the pars support at the last fife derby and you better believe I watched that video right through so I suppose I'm part of the problem
Everything you've said here is true but I think there's still a chance they'd try for it anyway
January 1, 2026 at 12:00 PM
Everything you've said here is true but I think there's still a chance they'd try for it anyway