Well we missed some moments (or they weren’t reported much), like when corrupt Cameron got a visit from the father in law… parachuted Sunak into a safe seat then years later returned like a floating turd with a peerage.
Burnham doesn’t have enough money or friends in dark corners I guess.
Burnham doesn’t have enough money or friends in dark corners I guess.
December 21, 2025 at 2:22 PM
Well we missed some moments (or they weren’t reported much), like when corrupt Cameron got a visit from the father in law… parachuted Sunak into a safe seat then years later returned like a floating turd with a peerage.
Burnham doesn’t have enough money or friends in dark corners I guess.
Burnham doesn’t have enough money or friends in dark corners I guess.
Indeed. There's a dynamic v similar to under Sunak, where more thoughtful partisans basically read a description of the government's plans, go 'well, that's nuts' and assume that it must be that the reporting is wrong or deliberately skewed. But no, his 2024 re-elect really was that barmy.
December 21, 2025 at 2:16 PM
Indeed. There's a dynamic v similar to under Sunak, where more thoughtful partisans basically read a description of the government's plans, go 'well, that's nuts' and assume that it must be that the reporting is wrong or deliberately skewed. But no, his 2024 re-elect really was that barmy.
At least she might actually visit a local pub for other than a photo opp - unlike this predecessor....
December 21, 2025 at 2:09 PM
At least she might actually visit a local pub for other than a photo opp - unlike this predecessor....
Every time you see the Cass report quoted as some sort of authority on Trans people in the UK remember this, Wes the Weasel & the Govt quote this like it’s the Bible.
Cass was hand picked by Sunak / Bad Enoch to write this biased report, it’s been peer reviewed & debunked by multiple experts since.
Cass was hand picked by Sunak / Bad Enoch to write this biased report, it’s been peer reviewed & debunked by multiple experts since.
Please share this widely. There have been 13 peer-reviewed critiques of the Cass Review, to the extent that academia regards it as pseudoscience, but so far all have been subject to organised censorship by mainstream media. This is the first time one has broken through. Oz Guardian only still.
Worked hard to get this into Guardian Oz & big props to @fiercemum.bsky.social for setting it up & Melissa Davey for publishing it. She will doubtless get loads of hassle from transphobes for it, but it needs to be out there.
Puberty Blocker bans harm trans kids, no-one should pretend they don’t.
Puberty Blocker bans harm trans kids, no-one should pretend they don’t.
December 21, 2025 at 1:24 PM
Every time you see the Cass report quoted as some sort of authority on Trans people in the UK remember this, Wes the Weasel & the Govt quote this like it’s the Bible.
Cass was hand picked by Sunak / Bad Enoch to write this biased report, it’s been peer reviewed & debunked by multiple experts since.
Cass was hand picked by Sunak / Bad Enoch to write this biased report, it’s been peer reviewed & debunked by multiple experts since.
The curse of Rishi Sunak is that everyone has decided to pretend he didn’t happen and thus that Sunak proved that having an honest, hardworking non-lunatic in Number isn’t enough to overcome Brexit fundamentals
So there’s a long queue of candidates whose pitch is “but I’m not Truss or Boris”
So there’s a long queue of candidates whose pitch is “but I’m not Truss or Boris”
December 21, 2025 at 9:47 AM
The curse of Rishi Sunak is that everyone has decided to pretend he didn’t happen and thus that Sunak proved that having an honest, hardworking non-lunatic in Number isn’t enough to overcome Brexit fundamentals
So there’s a long queue of candidates whose pitch is “but I’m not Truss or Boris”
So there’s a long queue of candidates whose pitch is “but I’m not Truss or Boris”
We’ve now done the work to check whether pure ambition is a sufficient quality for a successful PM. After Johnson, Truss, Sunak & Starmer the answer seems to be ‘no’.
If I was a Labour MP I would be looking for someone ambitious to do something with the country & a good record in their department.
If I was a Labour MP I would be looking for someone ambitious to do something with the country & a good record in their department.
December 21, 2025 at 9:25 AM
We’ve now done the work to check whether pure ambition is a sufficient quality for a successful PM. After Johnson, Truss, Sunak & Starmer the answer seems to be ‘no’.
If I was a Labour MP I would be looking for someone ambitious to do something with the country & a good record in their department.
If I was a Labour MP I would be looking for someone ambitious to do something with the country & a good record in their department.
The dynamics weren't quite the same. Truss had an ambition for the country, unfortunately it was a 🦇💩 insane one. I think Sunak had an ambition to take the Tory party back to less insane territory, but the circumstances of his ascension and the insanity of his backbenchers made it impossible.
December 21, 2025 at 9:16 AM
The dynamics weren't quite the same. Truss had an ambition for the country, unfortunately it was a 🦇💩 insane one. I think Sunak had an ambition to take the Tory party back to less insane territory, but the circumstances of his ascension and the insanity of his backbenchers made it impossible.
And how the Tories ended up with Rishi Sunak too?
December 21, 2025 at 9:01 AM
And how the Tories ended up with Rishi Sunak too?
No there is bc UK's finances are dire. Sunak showed huge political ineptitude. Starmer would have to do something radical to control the costs & probs extend timescale of HS2, & would have paid a terrible political price. Instead sunak takes entire political hit & HS2 will probs eventually get built
December 21, 2025 at 6:52 AM
No there is bc UK's finances are dire. Sunak showed huge political ineptitude. Starmer would have to do something radical to control the costs & probs extend timescale of HS2, & would have paid a terrible political price. Instead sunak takes entire political hit & HS2 will probs eventually get built
I am reminded of an interview with Rishi Sunak when he was UK PM
Rishi: "I have working class friends"
Interviewer: "do you?"
Rishi: "well actually... no."
Rishi: "I have working class friends"
Interviewer: "do you?"
Rishi: "well actually... no."
December 21, 2025 at 5:01 AM
I am reminded of an interview with Rishi Sunak when he was UK PM
Rishi: "I have working class friends"
Interviewer: "do you?"
Rishi: "well actually... no."
Rishi: "I have working class friends"
Interviewer: "do you?"
Rishi: "well actually... no."
Nope. The Treasury just hates spending. Remember Sunak represents a Northern constituency.
December 21, 2025 at 1:29 AM
Nope. The Treasury just hates spending. Remember Sunak represents a Northern constituency.
Amazon, Google and Netflix are making competition for football rights ever fiercer, and we’ll all reap the benefits | ✍️ Rishi Sunak
Rishi Sunak: The world’s thirst for UK sport gives us unique power
Amazon, Google and Netflix are making competition for football rights ever fiercer, and we’ll all reap the benefits
www.thetimes.com
December 20, 2025 at 10:01 PM
Amazon, Google and Netflix are making competition for football rights ever fiercer, and we’ll all reap the benefits | ✍️ Rishi Sunak
I know it's pathetic of me, but I've not watched 'Have I Got News For You' since Ian Hislop praised Sunak for this
At least when Keith Joseph didn't believe in the railways he had the excuse that we had had 40 years of decline under British Rail. That Rishi Sunak basically didn't believe in them because he was doing 1980s cosplay is comfortably the worst thing he did as prime minister.
Canceling the northern leg of HS2 was an act of insane self-harm
December 20, 2025 at 9:58 PM
I know it's pathetic of me, but I've not watched 'Have I Got News For You' since Ian Hislop praised Sunak for this
This.
I think Sunak thought "I should argue for business, someone will push back on health grounds, and we'll end up somewhere reasonable in the middle." Unfortunately he overestimated his colleagues.
I think Sunak thought "I should argue for business, someone will push back on health grounds, and we'll end up somewhere reasonable in the middle." Unfortunately he overestimated his colleagues.
December 20, 2025 at 7:57 PM
This.
I think Sunak thought "I should argue for business, someone will push back on health grounds, and we'll end up somewhere reasonable in the middle." Unfortunately he overestimated his colleagues.
I think Sunak thought "I should argue for business, someone will push back on health grounds, and we'll end up somewhere reasonable in the middle." Unfortunately he overestimated his colleagues.
The project was originated by Labour in 2009. The Johnson and Sunak governments cancelled the important links to Leeds and Manchester.
December 20, 2025 at 7:45 PM
The project was originated by Labour in 2009. The Johnson and Sunak governments cancelled the important links to Leeds and Manchester.
The whole vibe I always got from Rishi Sunak was of someone who was very good and quick at applying learned techniques, and who tons of energy, but who had a dearth of creativity and a total inability to see things from another perspective (see this and e.g. "areas like this" in Tunbridge Wells).
December 20, 2025 at 7:06 PM
The whole vibe I always got from Rishi Sunak was of someone who was very good and quick at applying learned techniques, and who tons of energy, but who had a dearth of creativity and a total inability to see things from another perspective (see this and e.g. "areas like this" in Tunbridge Wells).
Amazon, Google and Netflix are making competition for football rights ever fiercer, and we’ll all reap the benefits | ✍️ Rishi Sunak
Rishi Sunak: The world’s thirst for UK sport gives us unique power
Amazon, Google and Netflix are making competition for football rights ever fiercer, and we’ll all reap the benefits
www.thetimes.com
December 20, 2025 at 7:03 PM
Amazon, Google and Netflix are making competition for football rights ever fiercer, and we’ll all reap the benefits | ✍️ Rishi Sunak
Sunak was obsessed with money. The guy has no soul. He just sees everything in pound signs.
December 20, 2025 at 6:47 PM
Sunak was obsessed with money. The guy has no soul. He just sees everything in pound signs.
Amazon, Google and Netflix are making competition for football rights ever fiercer, and we’ll all reap the benefits | ✍️ Rishi Sunak
Rishi Sunak: The world’s thirst for UK sport gives us unique power
Amazon, Google and Netflix are making competition for football rights ever fiercer, and we’ll all reap the benefits
www.thetimes.com
December 20, 2025 at 6:32 PM
Amazon, Google and Netflix are making competition for football rights ever fiercer, and we’ll all reap the benefits | ✍️ Rishi Sunak
All of those reasons again make me rage at Sunak who broke a manifesto commitment in so doing.
December 20, 2025 at 5:09 PM
All of those reasons again make me rage at Sunak who broke a manifesto commitment in so doing.
It's more HS2 is built to European Loading Gauge which is why you could do that. The plan was to have (single-decker) European-standard trains for HS2-only journeys but thanks to Sunak...
December 20, 2025 at 4:46 PM
It's more HS2 is built to European Loading Gauge which is why you could do that. The plan was to have (single-decker) European-standard trains for HS2-only journeys but thanks to Sunak...
It feels like a continuation of the Sunak govt to me in some ways. But def upgrade on Johnson, Truss and May.
December 20, 2025 at 4:45 PM
It feels like a continuation of the Sunak govt to me in some ways. But def upgrade on Johnson, Truss and May.
He was very much pro arming Ukraine, always pushing Sunak about this topic... I think he flipped later on, but still, bad enough
December 20, 2025 at 4:42 PM
He was very much pro arming Ukraine, always pushing Sunak about this topic... I think he flipped later on, but still, bad enough
Meanwhile The Times Scottish ed runs a story which could be called "Why post-Sunak HS2 Scottish services will be a cock-up till everyone realises just how stupid the Sunak cuts were"
www.thetimes.com/uk/scotland/...
www.thetimes.com/uk/scotland/...
Why HS2 may lead to smaller, slower trains on west coast main line
Industry insiders are concerned that fewer, shorter non-tilting trains are on order for HS2 — and that journey times will return to those of the 1990s
www.thetimes.com
December 20, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Meanwhile The Times Scottish ed runs a story which could be called "Why post-Sunak HS2 Scottish services will be a cock-up till everyone realises just how stupid the Sunak cuts were"
www.thetimes.com/uk/scotland/...
www.thetimes.com/uk/scotland/...