Takes some fairly elaborate massaging to think that's all going to come from Reform none from Labour.
Not really, they're a NOTA party. There will be low information voters who are frustrated with the current government and know that they're left wing rather than right wing so will just tick that box.
You might think there's enough Faragistes out there who've really just been waiting for Jezza and Sultana; I am extremely skeptical. You'd have to be low information bordering on retarded not to know that Farage's party are to the right of the Tories.
A one percent decline in Reform to the Tories I believe. Labour staying level combined with a 3 percent drop in Reform strikes me as having the whiff of a methodology change toward more weighting on past vote or something of that type.
"Tulip Siddiq to face corruption trial in Bangladesh Former anti-corruption minister is alleged to have illegally received land from despot aunt’s government"
The area has more LibDem councillors than Green ones. I think it goes Lab, LibDem, Con, Green. The local LibDems have selected a candidate already.
At the general election, it was...
Labour 48% Conservative 17% Green 14% Liberal Democrats 13% Reform UK 6% Rejoin EU 1% Independent 1%
In by-election conditions, I think that the Lib Dems would take it.
In theory, Reform might hit second place, but I expect any increase in their vote will lag far behind the national average.
No, this is not a Reform UK-y type of place. And do you know how many Gail's we have?
(I don't know how many Gail's we have, but I think it's 5.)
I thought Gails were the Sydney Sweeney of bakeries these days for progressives?
We don’t have Gail’s in North Britain but I presume you mean the product rather than Ms Sweeney? American Eagle jeans are shit and I’d assumed that Gail’s were a step above that.
I've never known any man in this country to even have heard of American Eagle let alone tried their jeans. You must have been quite the dedicated fan at some point.
I know the Tory party is shit despite never having voted for them. The point about knowing about stuff is to be able to tell the good from the bad. I wouldn’t wear AE if I was paid to (unlike Ms Sweeney).
Hilariously all the red blooded MAGAs exciting themselves over true blue Sydney are doing it over cheap foreign muck.
'American Eagle jeans are primarily made in countries like China, Vietnam, Bangladesh, and Mexico'
Dearie me, this is just pathetic. I disagree with Ben and Jerries from a political viewpoint but it doesn't make their ice cream shit, a couple of flavours are excellent. At least be honest enough to say you don't know what the products are like if you haven't tried them.
Admit you don't know and made a stupid comment and stop digging a hole for yourself.
"Tulip Siddiq to face corruption trial in Bangladesh Former anti-corruption minister is alleged to have illegally received land from despot aunt’s government"
The area has more LibDem councillors than Green ones. I think it goes Lab, LibDem, Con, Green. The local LibDems have selected a candidate already.
At the general election, it was...
Labour 48% Conservative 17% Green 14% Liberal Democrats 13% Reform UK 6% Rejoin EU 1% Independent 1%
In by-election conditions, I think that the Lib Dems would take it.
In theory, Reform might hit second place, but I expect any increase in their vote will lag far behind the national average.
No, this is not a Reform UK-y type of place. And do you know how many Gail's we have?
(I don't know how many Gail's we have, but I think it's 5.)
I thought Gails were the Sydney Sweeney of bakeries these days for progressives?
What's wrong with Gail's? (I mean, I'm sure there are plenty of things wrong with Gail's,* but to what are you referring?)
* I can't eat gluten. Like the SNP on votes on English matters, I excuse myself from taking a view.
The owner of Gails has views that many of the left don't like and also the general gentrification / squeezing out local businesses has led to some backlash.
I never liked Gail’s but that’s not why I’m opposed’: Walthamstow’s revolt
last week this desirable corner of north-east London hit the news with a change.org petition to prevent the upmarket cafe and bakery chain Gail’s,
Gail's is just a bit basic isn't it. It's Clapham in bakery form.
Perfect description of Gail's.
But the bread is so much better than supermarket loaves, and there's not exactly a surplus of independent bakeries in my corner of SW London. Why the hate?
Are we all not still making our own sourdough bread at home every day?
I don't make sourdough but I do use a bread machine to make our own bread and buy 16kg sacks of organic flour online to keep costs down - good quality fresh bread without additives, inexpensive, delicious and takes about a minute to prepare.
It's quite a stretch to say that sticking a bunch of ingredients into a machine constitutes "mak[ing y]our own bread".
My precise words were "I do use a bread machine to make our own bread" so I'm not sure I really see the misrepresentation here. Seems like rather extreme pedantry, even by your impressive standards.
And anyway it is making your own bread. It is cooking. How is it any different from mixing ingredients and putting them in an oven. Admittedly making a loaf from a recipe and putting it in a bread maker is easy (although I have seen and had a few failures), but so are many other cooking recipes and you can be very creative with a bread maker. I use it to do simple bread (I made one tonight straight out of a recipe book) but also experiment with recipes. I also use it just to make dough so as to make naans, pizzas, stollen, french bread, ciabatta, rolls, so I am just taking the boring bit out of the creation eg mixing the dough with still a lot more stuff to do to get to the final product
Am I not cooking if I make a Spag Bol with dried pasta or if I didn't grow the Seville oranges I used in the marmalade I make.
It is all cooking. Just some more difficult than others. And a bread maker is a fantastic machine which makes the best bread, or an excellent dough, which is fortunate as it happens to be one of my favourite foods.
I’m not criticising anybody who makes their own bread (shop-bought bread is awful regardless of how much they dress it up as ‘artisan’) but… I’ve never been a fan of using a bread maker. It’s never been that appetising. Too much sweetener for me and, having had a colectomy, bread maker bread causes more hassle.
More than that, I don’t see the point of them. I have a bread maker - it’s me, my mixer and the oven. I can make three (farmhouse) loaves in under two hours. Mix the ingredients, knead the dough, cover to prove, answer some emails, put the laundry on, have a Teams meeting, divide and knock back the dough, put in the tins and bake when ready. I don’t see why people say they don’t have time to cook. If you have time to cook a some pasta for dinner and make some tomato sauce, err… make extra for lunch the next day.
"Tulip Siddiq to face corruption trial in Bangladesh Former anti-corruption minister is alleged to have illegally received land from despot aunt’s government"
The area has more LibDem councillors than Green ones. I think it goes Lab, LibDem, Con, Green. The local LibDems have selected a candidate already.
At the general election, it was...
Labour 48% Conservative 17% Green 14% Liberal Democrats 13% Reform UK 6% Rejoin EU 1% Independent 1%
In by-election conditions, I think that the Lib Dems would take it.
In theory, Reform might hit second place, but I expect any increase in their vote will lag far behind the national average.
No, this is not a Reform UK-y type of place. And do you know how many Gail's we have?
(I don't know how many Gail's we have, but I think it's 5.)
I thought Gails were the Sydney Sweeney of bakeries these days for progressives?
We don’t have Gail’s in North Britain but I presume you mean the product rather than Ms Sweeney? American Eagle jeans are shit and I’d assumed that Gail’s were a step above that.
I've never known any man in this country to even have heard of American Eagle let alone tried their jeans. You must have been quite the dedicated fan at some point.
I know the Tory party is shit despite never having voted for them. The point about knowing about stuff is to be able to tell the good from the bad. I wouldn’t wear AE if I was paid to (unlike Ms Sweeney).
Hilariously all the red blooded MAGAs exciting themselves over true blue Sydney are doing it over cheap foreign muck.
'American Eagle jeans are primarily made in countries like China, Vietnam, Bangladesh, and Mexico'
Dearie me, this is just pathetic. I disagree with Ben and Jerries from a political viewpoint but it doesn't make their ice cream shit, a couple of flavours are excellent. At least be honest enough to say you don't know what the products are like if you haven't tried them.
Admit you don't know and made a stupid comment and stop digging a hole for yourself.
I have picked up dozens of American Eagle jeans and dropped them in horror.
Why don’t you stick to your strong suite of megaphoning conspiracy theories about Dem crazies shooting Dem politicians?
Economic confidence falls to record low as tax rises loom
Business confidence has plummeted to its lowest level since the Brexit referendum, according to a think tank, as the wealthy fear Rachel Reeves’s tax rises
"Tulip Siddiq to face corruption trial in Bangladesh Former anti-corruption minister is alleged to have illegally received land from despot aunt’s government"
The area has more LibDem councillors than Green ones. I think it goes Lab, LibDem, Con, Green. The local LibDems have selected a candidate already.
At the general election, it was...
Labour 48% Conservative 17% Green 14% Liberal Democrats 13% Reform UK 6% Rejoin EU 1% Independent 1%
In by-election conditions, I think that the Lib Dems would take it.
In theory, Reform might hit second place, but I expect any increase in their vote will lag far behind the national average.
No, this is not a Reform UK-y type of place. And do you know how many Gail's we have?
(I don't know how many Gail's we have, but I think it's 5.)
I thought Gails were the Sydney Sweeney of bakeries these days for progressives?
We don’t have Gail’s in North Britain but I presume you mean the product rather than Ms Sweeney? American Eagle jeans are shit and I’d assumed that Gail’s were a step above that.
I've never known any man in this country to even have heard of American Eagle let alone tried their jeans. You must have been quite the dedicated fan at some point.
I know the Tory party is shit despite never having voted for them. The point about knowing about stuff is to be able to tell the good from the bad. I wouldn’t wear AE if I was paid to (unlike Ms Sweeney).
Hilariously all the red blooded MAGAs exciting themselves over true blue Sydney are doing it over cheap foreign muck.
'American Eagle jeans are primarily made in countries like China, Vietnam, Bangladesh, and Mexico'
Dearie me, this is just pathetic. I disagree with Ben and Jerries from a political viewpoint but it doesn't make their ice cream shit, a couple of flavours are excellent. At least be honest enough to say you don't know what the products are like if you haven't tried them.
Admit you don't know and made a stupid comment and stop digging a hole for yourself.
I have picked up dozens of American Eagle jeans and dropped them in horror.
Why don’t you stick to your strong suite of megaphoning conspiracy theories about Dem crazies shooting Dem politicians?
Where though? They don't have any shops here. I guess you could have made a special trip to the US just to pick up and drop said jeans.
Labour ‘cronyism’ as firm linked to tech secretary wins contracts
Public Digital, a member of whose staff was seconded to Peter Kyle before the election, has had a fourfold increase in the value of awarded government contracts
Labour ‘cronyism’ as firm linked to tech secretary wins contracts
"Tulip Siddiq to face corruption trial in Bangladesh Former anti-corruption minister is alleged to have illegally received land from despot aunt’s government"
The area has more LibDem councillors than Green ones. I think it goes Lab, LibDem, Con, Green. The local LibDems have selected a candidate already.
At the general election, it was...
Labour 48% Conservative 17% Green 14% Liberal Democrats 13% Reform UK 6% Rejoin EU 1% Independent 1%
In by-election conditions, I think that the Lib Dems would take it.
In theory, Reform might hit second place, but I expect any increase in their vote will lag far behind the national average.
No, this is not a Reform UK-y type of place. And do you know how many Gail's we have?
(I don't know how many Gail's we have, but I think it's 5.)
I thought Gails were the Sydney Sweeney of bakeries these days for progressives?
We don’t have Gail’s in North Britain but I presume you mean the product rather than Ms Sweeney? American Eagle jeans are shit and I’d assumed that Gail’s were a step above that.
I've never known any man in this country to even have heard of American Eagle let alone tried their jeans. You must have been quite the dedicated fan at some point.
I know the Tory party is shit despite never having voted for them. The point about knowing about stuff is to be able to tell the good from the bad. I wouldn’t wear AE if I was paid to (unlike Ms Sweeney).
Hilariously all the red blooded MAGAs exciting themselves over true blue Sydney are doing it over cheap foreign muck.
'American Eagle jeans are primarily made in countries like China, Vietnam, Bangladesh, and Mexico'
Dearie me, this is just pathetic. I disagree with Ben and Jerries from a political viewpoint but it doesn't make their ice cream shit, a couple of flavours are excellent. At least be honest enough to say you don't know what the products are like if you haven't tried them.
Admit you don't know and made a stupid comment and stop digging a hole for yourself.
I have picked up dozens of American Eagle jeans and dropped them in horror.
Why don’t you stick to your strong suite of megaphoning conspiracy theories about Dem crazies shooting Dem politicians?
Where though? They don't have any shops here. I guess you could have made a special trip to the US just to pick up and drop said jeans.
Didn’t @Theuniondivvie work in menswear as a career? Or for some time anyway? He had an anecdote about selling some apparel to Geo Galloway
And his occasional part-selfies show man with dapper qualities
Otherwise do carry on. An enjoyable wee PB stushie
Peter Hitchens suggesting Farage was to blame for the post Southport riots, and seemingly calling for Reform inclined Tory voters to cling to nurse. It’s hard to fathom Hitchens at times, he calls for the destruction of the Conservative Party then tries to save it
Check your veins for sufficency of patriotism, lads. You 1st, 2nd & 3rd generation immigrants don't need to bother obviously.
Ant Middleton @antmiddleton 1st, 2nd & 3rd generation immigrants SHOULD NOT hold top tier government positions! Our great nation, our culture and our great people are not naturally at the forefront of their hearts & minds! It’s just not in their nature or DNA! Patriotism can not be taught or bought and needs to run through the veins of those at the very top to ensure our country and our peoples needs and demands are not only understood but prioritised. Khan is a prime example of this and as witnessed over time his true alliances have come out and his innate nature and culture naturally surfaces and takes precedent! (Which we all know is very un-british). Our Capital City of our Christian country needs to be run by a native Brit with generational Christian values, principles and morals coursing through their veins from which our very society was built, thrived and was forged upon. 🫡🇬🇧 Look what has happened since we stopped this practice! #asteadydecline Last edited 5:52 pm · 31 Jul 2025
Check your veins for sufficency of patriotism, lads. You 1st, 2nd & 3rd generation immigrants don't need to bother obviously.
Ant Middleton @antmiddleton 1st, 2nd & 3rd generation immigrants SHOULD NOT hold top tier government positions! Our great nation, our culture and our great people are not naturally at the forefront of their hearts & minds! It’s just not in their nature or DNA! Patriotism can not be taught or bought and needs to run through the veins of those at the very top to ensure our country and our peoples needs and demands are not only understood but prioritised. Khan is a prime example of this and as witnessed over time his true alliances have come out and his innate nature and culture naturally surfaces and takes precedent! (Which we all know is very un-british). Our Capital City of our Christian country needs to be run by a native Brit with generational Christian values, principles and morals coursing through their veins from which our very society was built, thrived and was forged upon. 🫡🇬🇧 Look what has happened since we stopped this practice! #asteadydecline Last edited 5:52 pm · 31 Jul 2025
Check your veins for sufficency of patriotism, lads. You 1st, 2nd & 3rd generation immigrants don't need to bother obviously.
Ant Middleton @antmiddleton 1st, 2nd & 3rd generation immigrants SHOULD NOT hold top tier government positions! Our great nation, our culture and our great people are not naturally at the forefront of their hearts & minds! It’s just not in their nature or DNA! Patriotism can not be taught or bought and needs to run through the veins of those at the very top to ensure our country and our peoples needs and demands are not only understood but prioritised. Khan is a prime example of this and as witnessed over time his true alliances have come out and his innate nature and culture naturally surfaces and takes precedent! (Which we all know is very un-british). Our Capital City of our Christian country needs to be run by a native Brit with generational Christian values, principles and morals coursing through their veins from which our very society was built, thrived and was forged upon. 🫡🇬🇧 Look what has happened since we stopped this practice! #asteadydecline Last edited 5:52 pm · 31 Jul 2025
Check your veins for sufficency of patriotism, lads. You 1st, 2nd & 3rd generation immigrants don't need to bother obviously.
Ant Middleton @antmiddleton 1st, 2nd & 3rd generation immigrants SHOULD NOT hold top tier government positions! Our great nation, our culture and our great people are not naturally at the forefront of their hearts & minds! It’s just not in their nature or DNA! Patriotism can not be taught or bought and needs to run through the veins of those at the very top to ensure our country and our peoples needs and demands are not only understood but prioritised. Khan is a prime example of this and as witnessed over time his true alliances have come out and his innate nature and culture naturally surfaces and takes precedent! (Which we all know is very un-british). Our Capital City of our Christian country needs to be run by a native Brit with generational Christian values, principles and morals coursing through their veins from which our very society was built, thrived and was forged upon. 🫡🇬🇧 Look what has happened since we stopped this practice! #asteadydecline Last edited 5:52 pm · 31 Jul 2025
For context - who is the post from? I don't have 'X' so can only see a brief bio that suggests 'nutter'.
Ant, of the Saturday night Ant and Dec variety show duo.
I can only presume that he has fried his brain on drink, drugs and Social Media. While it is possible to recover his marbles, it's hard to see him getting another TV job.
Check your veins for sufficency of patriotism, lads. You 1st, 2nd & 3rd generation immigrants don't need to bother obviously.
Ant Middleton @antmiddleton 1st, 2nd & 3rd generation immigrants SHOULD NOT hold top tier government positions! Our great nation, our culture and our great people are not naturally at the forefront of their hearts & minds! It’s just not in their nature or DNA! Patriotism can not be taught or bought and needs to run through the veins of those at the very top to ensure our country and our peoples needs and demands are not only understood but prioritised. Khan is a prime example of this and as witnessed over time his true alliances have come out and his innate nature and culture naturally surfaces and takes precedent! (Which we all know is very un-british). Our Capital City of our Christian country needs to be run by a native Brit with generational Christian values, principles and morals coursing through their veins from which our very society was built, thrived and was forged upon. 🫡🇬🇧 Look what has happened since we stopped this practice! #asteadydecline Last edited 5:52 pm · 31 Jul 2025
For context - who is the post from? I don't have 'X' so can only see a brief bio that suggests 'nutter'.
Ant, of the Saturday night Ant and Dec variety show duo.
I can only presume that he has fried his brain on drink, drugs and Social Media. While it is possible to recover his marbles, it's hard to see him getting another TV job.
No it’s not him . Look at the pic in the tweet . He used to do a programme on Channel 4 before being fired.
"Tulip Siddiq to face corruption trial in Bangladesh Former anti-corruption minister is alleged to have illegally received land from despot aunt’s government"
The area has more LibDem councillors than Green ones. I think it goes Lab, LibDem, Con, Green. The local LibDems have selected a candidate already.
At the general election, it was...
Labour 48% Conservative 17% Green 14% Liberal Democrats 13% Reform UK 6% Rejoin EU 1% Independent 1%
In by-election conditions, I think that the Lib Dems would take it.
In theory, Reform might hit second place, but I expect any increase in their vote will lag far behind the national average.
No, this is not a Reform UK-y type of place. And do you know how many Gail's we have?
(I don't know how many Gail's we have, but I think it's 5.)
I thought Gails were the Sydney Sweeney of bakeries these days for progressives?
We don’t have Gail’s in North Britain but I presume you mean the product rather than Ms Sweeney? American Eagle jeans are shit and I’d assumed that Gail’s were a step above that.
I've never known any man in this country to even have heard of American Eagle let alone tried their jeans. You must have been quite the dedicated fan at some point.
I know the Tory party is shit despite never having voted for them. The point about knowing about stuff is to be able to tell the good from the bad. I wouldn’t wear AE if I was paid to (unlike Ms Sweeney).
Hilariously all the red blooded MAGAs exciting themselves over true blue Sydney are doing it over cheap foreign muck.
'American Eagle jeans are primarily made in countries like China, Vietnam, Bangladesh, and Mexico'
Dearie me, this is just pathetic. I disagree with Ben and Jerries from a political viewpoint but it doesn't make their ice cream shit, a couple of flavours are excellent. At least be honest enough to say you don't know what the products are like if you haven't tried them.
Admit you don't know and made a stupid comment and stop digging a hole for yourself.
Like when you were claiming it was left on left when the Hortman's were murdered?
Check your veins for sufficency of patriotism, lads. You 1st, 2nd & 3rd generation immigrants don't need to bother obviously.
Ant Middleton @antmiddleton 1st, 2nd & 3rd generation immigrants SHOULD NOT hold top tier government positions! Our great nation, our culture and our great people are not naturally at the forefront of their hearts & minds! It’s just not in their nature or DNA! Patriotism can not be taught or bought and needs to run through the veins of those at the very top to ensure our country and our peoples needs and demands are not only understood but prioritised. Khan is a prime example of this and as witnessed over time his true alliances have come out and his innate nature and culture naturally surfaces and takes precedent! (Which we all know is very un-british). Our Capital City of our Christian country needs to be run by a native Brit with generational Christian values, principles and morals coursing through their veins from which our very society was built, thrived and was forged upon. 🫡🇬🇧 Look what has happened since we stopped this practice! #asteadydecline Last edited 5:52 pm · 31 Jul 2025
For context - who is the post from? I don't have 'X' so can only see a brief bio that suggests 'nutter'.
Ant, of the Saturday night Ant and Dec variety show duo.
I can only presume that he has fried his brain on drink, drugs and Social Media. While it is possible to recover his marbles, it's hard to see him getting another TV job.
"Tulip Siddiq to face corruption trial in Bangladesh Former anti-corruption minister is alleged to have illegally received land from despot aunt’s government"
The area has more LibDem councillors than Green ones. I think it goes Lab, LibDem, Con, Green. The local LibDems have selected a candidate already.
At the general election, it was...
Labour 48% Conservative 17% Green 14% Liberal Democrats 13% Reform UK 6% Rejoin EU 1% Independent 1%
In by-election conditions, I think that the Lib Dems would take it.
In theory, Reform might hit second place, but I expect any increase in their vote will lag far behind the national average.
No, this is not a Reform UK-y type of place. And do you know how many Gail's we have?
(I don't know how many Gail's we have, but I think it's 5.)
I thought Gails were the Sydney Sweeney of bakeries these days for progressives?
We don’t have Gail’s in North Britain but I presume you mean the product rather than Ms Sweeney? American Eagle jeans are shit and I’d assumed that Gail’s were a step above that.
I've never known any man in this country to even have heard of American Eagle let alone tried their jeans. You must have been quite the dedicated fan at some point.
I know the Tory party is shit despite never having voted for them. The point about knowing about stuff is to be able to tell the good from the bad. I wouldn’t wear AE if I was paid to (unlike Ms Sweeney).
Hilariously all the red blooded MAGAs exciting themselves over true blue Sydney are doing it over cheap foreign muck.
'American Eagle jeans are primarily made in countries like China, Vietnam, Bangladesh, and Mexico'
Dearie me, this is just pathetic. I disagree with Ben and Jerries from a political viewpoint but it doesn't make their ice cream shit, a couple of flavours are excellent. At least be honest enough to say you don't know what the products are like if you haven't tried them.
Admit you don't know and made a stupid comment and stop digging a hole for yourself.
Like when you were claiming it was left on left when the Hortman's were murdered?
Was that down to someone having bad jeans? Or bad genes?
Check your veins for sufficency of patriotism, lads. You 1st, 2nd & 3rd generation immigrants don't need to bother obviously.
Ant Middleton @antmiddleton 1st, 2nd & 3rd generation immigrants SHOULD NOT hold top tier government positions! Our great nation, our culture and our great people are not naturally at the forefront of their hearts & minds! It’s just not in their nature or DNA! Patriotism can not be taught or bought and needs to run through the veins of those at the very top to ensure our country and our peoples needs and demands are not only understood but prioritised. Khan is a prime example of this and as witnessed over time his true alliances have come out and his innate nature and culture naturally surfaces and takes precedent! (Which we all know is very un-british). Our Capital City of our Christian country needs to be run by a native Brit with generational Christian values, principles and morals coursing through their veins from which our very society was built, thrived and was forged upon. 🫡🇬🇧 Look what has happened since we stopped this practice! #asteadydecline Last edited 5:52 pm · 31 Jul 2025
For context - who is the post from? I don't have 'X' so can only see a brief bio that suggests 'nutter'.
Ant, of the Saturday night Ant and Dec variety show duo.
I can only presume that he has fried his brain on drink, drugs and Social Media. While it is possible to recover his marbles, it's hard to see him getting another TV job.
Peter Hitchens suggesting Farage was to blame for the post Southport riots, and seemingly calling for Reform inclined Tory voters to cling to nurse. It’s hard to fathom Hitchens at times, he calls for the destruction of the Conservative Party then tries to save it
Hitchens loves being contrarian, he hated the Tories when they were riding high in the polls and in government and hated Blair and now he dislikes Farage too. His ideal PM would I suspect be a combination of Gordon Brown and IDS, as dull and serious as possible and relatively socially conservative, so not a million miles from Kemi who IDS is a big backer of
Hmm, that's not really what the article says. Marr is pointing out the lack of storytellers and explainers. It's not true - there are tons on youtube - but what we are missing is a mythos. One of the guys I follow on YouTube is called Damien Walter, who is convinced that we do not have a 21st century mythos and the gap is filled by complaining or older mythos such as fascism
Once again why I strongly believe we should legalise assisted dying and offer it to everyone who wants it, subject to a cooling off period. Not just the terminally ill.
Nobody should ever be so miserable they think that stepping in front of a train is their only solution.
Support, counselling etc should be offered to those who need it, but for anyone who wants to terminate their life, there should be a safe, humane way for them to peacefully do that at a time of their choosing, rather than jumping off a bridge or stepping in front of a train or cutting themselves or a number of other really terrible options.
Check your veins for sufficency of patriotism, lads. You 1st, 2nd & 3rd generation immigrants don't need to bother obviously.
Ant Middleton @antmiddleton 1st, 2nd & 3rd generation immigrants SHOULD NOT hold top tier government positions! Our great nation, our culture and our great people are not naturally at the forefront of their hearts & minds! It’s just not in their nature or DNA! Patriotism can not be taught or bought and needs to run through the veins of those at the very top to ensure our country and our peoples needs and demands are not only understood but prioritised. Khan is a prime example of this and as witnessed over time his true alliances have come out and his innate nature and culture naturally surfaces and takes precedent! (Which we all know is very un-british). Our Capital City of our Christian country needs to be run by a native Brit with generational Christian values, principles and morals coursing through their veins from which our very society was built, thrived and was forged upon. 🫡🇬🇧 Look what has happened since we stopped this practice! #asteadydecline Last edited 5:52 pm · 31 Jul 2025
For context - who is the post from? I don't have 'X' so can only see a brief bio that suggests 'nutter'.
Ant, of the Saturday night Ant and Dec variety show duo.
I can only presume that he has fried his brain on drink, drugs and Social Media. While it is possible to recover his marbles, it's hard to see him getting another TV job.
Not that Ant, he's another Ant.
Yep, Middleton is the racist from SAS who dares wins who wants to be the Reform candidate for London Mayor and failed to pay over £1m in taxes owed to HMRC.
Check your veins for sufficency of patriotism, lads. You 1st, 2nd & 3rd generation immigrants don't need to bother obviously.
Ant Middleton @antmiddleton 1st, 2nd & 3rd generation immigrants SHOULD NOT hold top tier government positions! Our great nation, our culture and our great people are not naturally at the forefront of their hearts & minds! It’s just not in their nature or DNA! Patriotism can not be taught or bought and needs to run through the veins of those at the very top to ensure our country and our peoples needs and demands are not only understood but prioritised. Khan is a prime example of this and as witnessed over time his true alliances have come out and his innate nature and culture naturally surfaces and takes precedent! (Which we all know is very un-british). Our Capital City of our Christian country needs to be run by a native Brit with generational Christian values, principles and morals coursing through their veins from which our very society was built, thrived and was forged upon. 🫡🇬🇧 Look what has happened since we stopped this practice! #asteadydecline Last edited 5:52 pm · 31 Jul 2025
For context - who is the post from? I don't have 'X' so can only see a brief bio that suggests 'nutter'.
Ant, of the Saturday night Ant and Dec variety show duo.
I can only presume that he has fried his brain on drink, drugs and Social Media. While it is possible to recover his marbles, it's hard to see him getting another TV job.
Once again why I strongly believe we should legalise assisted dying and offer it to everyone who wants it, subject to a cooling off period. Not just the terminally ill.
Nobody should ever be so miserable they think that stepping in front of a train is their only solution.
Support, counselling etc should be offered to those who need it, but for anyone who wants to terminate their life, there should be a safe, humane way for them to peacefully do that at a time of their choosing, rather than jumping off a bridge or stepping in front of a train or cutting themselves or a number of other really terrible options.
I’m pro assisted dying for those terminally ill . The vast majority of people suffering from severe depression and possible suicidal thoughts can be treated and that’s a totally different matter .
Hmm, that's not really what the article says. Marr is pointing out the lack of storytellers and explainers. It's not true - there are tons on youtube - but what we are missing is a mythos. One of the guys I follow on YouTube is called Damien Walter, who is convinced that we do not have a 21st century mythos and the gap is filled by complaining or older mythos such as fascism
I very much agree with this point. Trump.got in partly because he had a mythos, as I talked about at the time. The left and left-of-centre urgently need to find a new mythos, as strong as those that they had between the late eighteenth century and the late 20th.
Hmm, that's not really what the article says. Marr is pointing out the lack of storytellers and explainers. It's not true - there are tons on youtube - but what we are missing is a mythos. One of the guys I follow on YouTube is called Damien Walter, who is convinced that we do not have a 21st century mythos and the gap is filled by complaining or older mythos such as fascism
People don't believe facts, they believe stories. Narratives. But the 20th century narratives died: nobody believes in a Star Trek future any more. What is the future we are building towards? Labour had its corporatism, Thatcher had her freedom in capitalism. Both failed. Without an optimistic narrative people resort to negative or nihilistic ones, such as antiwoke or Ant's theocracy. Starmer doesn't get this and isn't providing one.
Check your veins for sufficency of patriotism, lads. You 1st, 2nd & 3rd generation immigrants don't need to bother obviously.
Ant Middleton @antmiddleton 1st, 2nd & 3rd generation immigrants SHOULD NOT hold top tier government positions! Our great nation, our culture and our great people are not naturally at the forefront of their hearts & minds! It’s just not in their nature or DNA! Patriotism can not be taught or bought and needs to run through the veins of those at the very top to ensure our country and our peoples needs and demands are not only understood but prioritised. Khan is a prime example of this and as witnessed over time his true alliances have come out and his innate nature and culture naturally surfaces and takes precedent! (Which we all know is very un-british). Our Capital City of our Christian country needs to be run by a native Brit with generational Christian values, principles and morals coursing through their veins from which our very society was built, thrived and was forged upon. 🫡🇬🇧 Look what has happened since we stopped this practice! #asteadydecline Last edited 5:52 pm · 31 Jul 2025
For context - who is the post from? I don't have 'X' so can only see a brief bio that suggests 'nutter'.
Ant, of the Saturday night Ant and Dec variety show duo.
I can only presume that he has fried his brain on drink, drugs and Social Media. While it is possible to recover his marbles, it's hard to see him getting another TV job.
Not that Ant, he's another Ant.
Yep, Middleton is the racist from SAS who dares wins who wants to be the Reform candidate for London Mayor and failed to pay over £1m in taxes owed to HMRC.
Using his twisted logic Reforms Zia Yusuf if he became an MP and was in a position to get a top job in a Reform government would be barred .
Hmm, that's not really what the article says. Marr is pointing out the lack of storytellers and explainers. It's not true - there are tons on youtube - but what we are missing is a mythos. One of the guys I follow on YouTube is called Damien Walter, who is convinced that we do not have a 21st century mythos and the gap is filled by complaining or older mythos such as fascism
I very much agree with this point. Trump.got in partly because he had a mythos, as I talked about at the time. The left and left-of-centre urgently need to find a new mythos, as strong as those that they had between the late eighteenth century and the late 20th.
Trump's mythos is however "the politics of eternity"
So asking MAGA Americans when was America great is very revealing. Many different eras and communities, and no recognition of why America wanted change from those times.
Once again why I strongly believe we should legalise assisted dying and offer it to everyone who wants it, subject to a cooling off period. Not just the terminally ill.
Nobody should ever be so miserable they think that stepping in front of a train is their only solution.
Support, counselling etc should be offered to those who need it, but for anyone who wants to terminate their life, there should be a safe, humane way for them to peacefully do that at a time of their choosing, rather than jumping off a bridge or stepping in front of a train or cutting themselves or a number of other really terrible options.
I’m pro assisted dying for those terminally ill . The vast majority of people suffering from severe depression and possible suicidal thoughts can be treated and that’s a totally different matter .
Maybe they can be, but that should be their choice.
I'm not suggesting cyanide should be available over the counter, but subject to safeguards such as a cooling down period, if someone really wants to end their life there should be a humane and legal option available to them.
Not telling people that their only choice is to step in front of a train. Nobody should ever find themselves in that situation, and far too many people do.
Hmm, that's not really what the article says. Marr is pointing out the lack of storytellers and explainers. It's not true - there are tons on youtube - but what we are missing is a mythos. One of the guys I follow on YouTube is called Damien Walter, who is convinced that we do not have a 21st century mythos and the gap is filled by complaining or older mythos such as fascism
I very much agree with this point. Trump.got in partly because he had a mythos, as I talked about at the time. The left and left-of-centre urgently need to find a new mythos, as strong as those that they had between the late eighteenth century and the late 20th.
Trump's mythos is however "the politics of eternity"
So asking MAGA Americans when was America great is very revealing. Many different eras and communities, and no recognition of why America wanted change from those times.
Indeed. But it's important that the aspiration is towards eternity, even if the means is total cobblers. The modern Left could learn a bit from that, I think, in contrast to some of the recent tendency to here-and-now judgementalism.
Hmm, that's not really what the article says. Marr is pointing out the lack of storytellers and explainers. It's not true - there are tons on youtube - but what we are missing is a mythos. One of the guys I follow on YouTube is called Damien Walter, who is convinced that we do not have a 21st century mythos and the gap is filled by complaining or older mythos such as fascism
I very much agree with this point. Trump.got in partly because he had a mythos, as I talked about at the time. The left and left-of-centre urgently need to find a new mythos, as strong as those that they had between the late eighteenth century and the late 20th.
Trump's mythos is however "the politics of eternity"
So asking MAGA Americans when was America great is very revealing. Many different eras and communities, and no recognition of why America wanted change from those times.
Indeed. But it's important that the aspiration is towards eternity, even if the means is total cobblers. The Left could learn from thar, I think, rather than its recent endency to focus on judgementalism.
Oh, I agree.
Politics needs vision. That is something that Blair exuded, and Corbyn too, but Starmer has none.
Mind you, I don't think any of our other party leaders show much vision either. Politics is now mostly about negativity and the people and things that we don't want.
Hmm, that's not really what the article says. Marr is pointing out the lack of storytellers and explainers. It's not true - there are tons on youtube - but what we are missing is a mythos. One of the guys I follow on YouTube is called Damien Walter, who is convinced that we do not have a 21st century mythos and the gap is filled by complaining or older mythos such as fascism
I very much agree with this point. Trump.got in partly because he had a mythos, as I talked about at the time. The left and left-of-centre urgently need to find a new mythos, as strong as those that they had between the late eighteenth century and the late 20th.
Trump's mythos is however "the politics of eternity"
So asking MAGA Americans when was America great is very revealing. Many different eras and communities, and no recognition of why America wanted change from those times.
Most political movements rely on myths to motivate their supporters. Just picking on one political movement and saying "look how silly they are to invoke myths" doesn't really make any sense, because you could just as easily say the same thing about the others. Also, we keep hearing how populists are making promises they can't keep, etc, but — again — the same thing could be said about most of the other political parties as they've attempted to win votes and elections over the years.
Trump is using trade tariffs to interfere in a countries judicial system in relation to Brazil aswell as their foreign affairs re Canada .
The UK government is now in the position of rolling the red carpet out for Trump as he continues to attack Canada . The King must be extremely worried . The optics of a state visit for the stain on humanity are appalling .
Once again why I strongly believe we should legalise assisted dying and offer it to everyone who wants it, subject to a cooling off period. Not just the terminally ill.
Nobody should ever be so miserable they think that stepping in front of a train is their only solution.
Support, counselling etc should be offered to those who need it, but for anyone who wants to terminate their life, there should be a safe, humane way for them to peacefully do that at a time of their choosing, rather than jumping off a bridge or stepping in front of a train or cutting themselves or a number of other really terrible options.
I’m pro assisted dying for those terminally ill . The vast majority of people suffering from severe depression and possible suicidal thoughts can be treated and that’s a totally different matter .
Maybe they can be, but that should be their choice.
I'm not suggesting cyanide should be available over the counter, but subject to safeguards such as a cooling down period, if someone really wants to end their life there should be a humane and legal option available to them.
Not telling people that their only choice is to step in front of a train. Nobody should ever find themselves in that situation, and far too many people do.
Once again why I strongly believe we should legalise assisted dying and offer it to everyone who wants it, subject to a cooling off period. Not just the terminally ill.
Nobody should ever be so miserable they think that stepping in front of a train is their only solution.
Support, counselling etc should be offered to those who need it, but for anyone who wants to terminate their life, there should be a safe, humane way for them to peacefully do that at a time of their choosing, rather than jumping off a bridge or stepping in front of a train or cutting themselves or a number of other really terrible options.
I’m pro assisted dying for those terminally ill . The vast majority of people suffering from severe depression and possible suicidal thoughts can be treated and that’s a totally different matter .
Maybe they can be, but that should be their choice.
I'm not suggesting cyanide should be available over the counter, but subject to safeguards such as a cooling down period, if someone really wants to end their life there should be a humane and legal option available to them.
Not telling people that their only choice is to step in front of a train. Nobody should ever find themselves in that situation, and far too many people do.
The humane method you speak of would probably be a morphine overdose. Methods such as nitrogen or helium inhalation can go wrong. The usual methods - drowning, paracetamol overdose, bleach drinking, hanging, firearms, train - can be hideously painful and distressing for the suicide and those who clean up after or during. There are few cries so plaintive as those from a deliberate overdose who no longer wants to die but will inevitably do so due to organ damage and collapse. Life is sometimes very bad.
Once again why I strongly believe we should legalise assisted dying and offer it to everyone who wants it, subject to a cooling off period. Not just the terminally ill.
Nobody should ever be so miserable they think that stepping in front of a train is their only solution.
Support, counselling etc should be offered to those who need it, but for anyone who wants to terminate their life, there should be a safe, humane way for them to peacefully do that at a time of their choosing, rather than jumping off a bridge or stepping in front of a train or cutting themselves or a number of other really terrible options.
I’m pro assisted dying for those terminally ill . The vast majority of people suffering from severe depression and possible suicidal thoughts can be treated and that’s a totally different matter .
Maybe they can be, but that should be their choice.
I'm not suggesting cyanide should be available over the counter, but subject to safeguards such as a cooling down period, if someone really wants to end their life there should be a humane and legal option available to them.
Not telling people that their only choice is to step in front of a train. Nobody should ever find themselves in that situation, and far too many people do.
Once again why I strongly believe we should legalise assisted dying and offer it to everyone who wants it, subject to a cooling off period. Not just the terminally ill.
Nobody should ever be so miserable they think that stepping in front of a train is their only solution.
Support, counselling etc should be offered to those who need it, but for anyone who wants to terminate their life, there should be a safe, humane way for them to peacefully do that at a time of their choosing, rather than jumping off a bridge or stepping in front of a train or cutting themselves or a number of other really terrible options.
I’m pro assisted dying for those terminally ill . The vast majority of people suffering from severe depression and possible suicidal thoughts can be treated and that’s a totally different matter .
Maybe they can be, but that should be their choice.
I'm not suggesting cyanide should be available over the counter, but subject to safeguards such as a cooling down period, if someone really wants to end their life there should be a humane and legal option available to them.
Not telling people that their only choice is to step in front of a train. Nobody should ever find themselves in that situation, and far too many people do.
The humane method you speak of would probably be a morphine overdose. Methods such as nitrogen or helium inhalation can go wrong. The usual methods - drowning, paracetamol overdose, bleach drinking, hanging, firearms, train - can be hideously painful and distressing for the suicide and those who clean up after or during. There are few cries so plaintive as those from a deliberate overdose who no longer wants to die but will inevitably do so due to organ damage and collapse. Life is sometimes very bad.
Yes, its absolutely awful for all those affected, not just the individual. Including often loved ones who have to find the body and potentially need to clean up the mess.
Morphine, in a controlled, professional, safeguarded manner is far more humane way to say goodbye.
Once again why I strongly believe we should legalise assisted dying and offer it to everyone who wants it, subject to a cooling off period. Not just the terminally ill.
Nobody should ever be so miserable they think that stepping in front of a train is their only solution.
Support, counselling etc should be offered to those who need it, but for anyone who wants to terminate their life, there should be a safe, humane way for them to peacefully do that at a time of their choosing, rather than jumping off a bridge or stepping in front of a train or cutting themselves or a number of other really terrible options.
I’m pro assisted dying for those terminally ill . The vast majority of people suffering from severe depression and possible suicidal thoughts can be treated and that’s a totally different matter .
Maybe they can be, but that should be their choice.
I'm not suggesting cyanide should be available over the counter, but subject to safeguards such as a cooling down period, if someone really wants to end their life there should be a humane and legal option available to them.
Not telling people that their only choice is to step in front of a train. Nobody should ever find themselves in that situation, and far too many people do.
Once again why I strongly believe we should legalise assisted dying and offer it to everyone who wants it, subject to a cooling off period. Not just the terminally ill.
Nobody should ever be so miserable they think that stepping in front of a train is their only solution.
Support, counselling etc should be offered to those who need it, but for anyone who wants to terminate their life, there should be a safe, humane way for them to peacefully do that at a time of their choosing, rather than jumping off a bridge or stepping in front of a train or cutting themselves or a number of other really terrible options.
I’m pro assisted dying for those terminally ill . The vast majority of people suffering from severe depression and possible suicidal thoughts can be treated and that’s a totally different matter .
Maybe they can be, but that should be their choice.
I'm not suggesting cyanide should be available over the counter, but subject to safeguards such as a cooling down period, if someone really wants to end their life there should be a humane and legal option available to them.
Not telling people that their only choice is to step in front of a train. Nobody should ever find themselves in that situation, and far too many people do.
The humane method you speak of would probably be a morphine overdose. Methods such as nitrogen or helium inhalation can go wrong. The usual methods - drowning, paracetamol overdose, bleach drinking, hanging, firearms, train - can be hideously painful and distressing for the suicide and those who clean up after or during. There are few cries so plaintive as those from a deliberate overdose who no longer wants to die but will inevitably do so due to organ damage and collapse. Life is sometimes very bad.
Paracetamol overdose is particularly nasty. A couple of days later, once they have had time to regret it their liver packs up, and liver failure is a pretty unpleasant way to die.
Suicides are often impulsive, which is why restricting access to fatal drugs, firearms etc works fairly well at prevention.
Trump now has his press secretary telling the Nobel committee that it is well past the time he should receive the peace prize.
It is just pathetic.
Um - given that he became President (again) in January and awards are announced in October - they've not had an opportunity to turn him down yet.
They should bring forward the announcement. I mean it's not like anyone else is going to get it is it?
Might as well go the whole hog and give him the Physics Prize as well. Just because.
MAGA twitter is already arguing that he must get the economics prize because his tariffs, we were told by proper economists, would crash the economy and raise inflation and actually eggs have never been cheaper and there has never been so much importation etc etc.
Check your veins for sufficency of patriotism, lads. You 1st, 2nd & 3rd generation immigrants don't need to bother obviously.
Ant Middleton @antmiddleton 1st, 2nd & 3rd generation immigrants SHOULD NOT hold top tier government positions! Our great nation, our culture and our great people are not naturally at the forefront of their hearts & minds! It’s just not in their nature or DNA! Patriotism can not be taught or bought and needs to run through the veins of those at the very top to ensure our country and our peoples needs and demands are not only understood but prioritised. Khan is a prime example of this and as witnessed over time his true alliances have come out and his innate nature and culture naturally surfaces and takes precedent! (Which we all know is very un-british). Our Capital City of our Christian country needs to be run by a native Brit with generational Christian values, principles and morals coursing through their veins from which our very society was built, thrived and was forged upon. 🫡🇬🇧 Look what has happened since we stopped this practice! #asteadydecline Last edited 5:52 pm · 31 Jul 2025
For context - who is the post from? I don't have 'X' so can only see a brief bio that suggests 'nutter'.
Ant, of the Saturday night Ant and Dec variety show duo.
I can only presume that he has fried his brain on drink, drugs and Social Media. While it is possible to recover his marbles, it's hard to see him getting another TV job.
No it’s not him . Look at the pic in the tweet . He used to do a programme on Channel 4 before being fired.
Isn’t he also the Reform candidate for Mayor of London?
The UK government is now in the position of rolling the red carpet out for Trump as he continues to attack Canada . The King must be extremely worried . The optics of a state visit for the stain on humanity are appalling .
Why would King Prince Charles give a fuck? It doesn't effect his position in the slightest and he'll be dead soon anyway.
Once again why I strongly believe we should legalise assisted dying and offer it to everyone who wants it, subject to a cooling off period. Not just the terminally ill.
Nobody should ever be so miserable they think that stepping in front of a train is their only solution.
Support, counselling etc should be offered to those who need it, but for anyone who wants to terminate their life, there should be a safe, humane way for them to peacefully do that at a time of their choosing, rather than jumping off a bridge or stepping in front of a train or cutting themselves or a number of other really terrible options.
I’m pro assisted dying for those terminally ill . The vast majority of people suffering from severe depression and possible suicidal thoughts can be treated and that’s a totally different matter .
Maybe they can be, but that should be their choice.
I'm not suggesting cyanide should be available over the counter, but subject to safeguards such as a cooling down period, if someone really wants to end their life there should be a humane and legal option available to them.
Not telling people that their only choice is to step in front of a train. Nobody should ever find themselves in that situation, and far too many people do.
Once again why I strongly believe we should legalise assisted dying and offer it to everyone who wants it, subject to a cooling off period. Not just the terminally ill.
Nobody should ever be so miserable they think that stepping in front of a train is their only solution.
Support, counselling etc should be offered to those who need it, but for anyone who wants to terminate their life, there should be a safe, humane way for them to peacefully do that at a time of their choosing, rather than jumping off a bridge or stepping in front of a train or cutting themselves or a number of other really terrible options.
I’m pro assisted dying for those terminally ill . The vast majority of people suffering from severe depression and possible suicidal thoughts can be treated and that’s a totally different matter .
Maybe they can be, but that should be their choice.
I'm not suggesting cyanide should be available over the counter, but subject to safeguards such as a cooling down period, if someone really wants to end their life there should be a humane and legal option available to them.
Not telling people that their only choice is to step in front of a train. Nobody should ever find themselves in that situation, and far too many people do.
The humane method you speak of would probably be a morphine overdose. Methods such as nitrogen or helium inhalation can go wrong. The usual methods - drowning, paracetamol overdose, bleach drinking, hanging, firearms, train - can be hideously painful and distressing for the suicide and those who clean up after or during. There are few cries so plaintive as those from a deliberate overdose who no longer wants to die but will inevitably do so due to organ damage and collapse. Life is sometimes very bad.
Paracetamol overdose is particularly nasty. A couple of days later, once they have had time to regret it their liver packs up, and liver failure is a pretty unpleasant way to die.
Suicides are often impulsive, which is why restricting access to fatal drugs, firearms etc works fairly well at prevention.
Yet it is the leading cause of death for under 50s.
Reform UK John Roddy 752 43.7 N/A Labour Maitane Akpan 631 36.6 −17.4 Liberal Democrats David Crowther 223 13.0 −9.0 Conservative Stephen Howard Taylor 116 6.7 −12.4
Once again why I strongly believe we should legalise assisted dying and offer it to everyone who wants it, subject to a cooling off period. Not just the terminally ill.
Nobody should ever be so miserable they think that stepping in front of a train is their only solution.
Support, counselling etc should be offered to those who need it, but for anyone who wants to terminate their life, there should be a safe, humane way for them to peacefully do that at a time of their choosing, rather than jumping off a bridge or stepping in front of a train or cutting themselves or a number of other really terrible options.
I’m pro assisted dying for those terminally ill . The vast majority of people suffering from severe depression and possible suicidal thoughts can be treated and that’s a totally different matter .
Maybe they can be, but that should be their choice.
I'm not suggesting cyanide should be available over the counter, but subject to safeguards such as a cooling down period, if someone really wants to end their life there should be a humane and legal option available to them.
Not telling people that their only choice is to step in front of a train. Nobody should ever find themselves in that situation, and far too many people do.
Once again why I strongly believe we should legalise assisted dying and offer it to everyone who wants it, subject to a cooling off period. Not just the terminally ill.
Nobody should ever be so miserable they think that stepping in front of a train is their only solution.
Support, counselling etc should be offered to those who need it, but for anyone who wants to terminate their life, there should be a safe, humane way for them to peacefully do that at a time of their choosing, rather than jumping off a bridge or stepping in front of a train or cutting themselves or a number of other really terrible options.
I’m pro assisted dying for those terminally ill . The vast majority of people suffering from severe depression and possible suicidal thoughts can be treated and that’s a totally different matter .
Maybe they can be, but that should be their choice.
I'm not suggesting cyanide should be available over the counter, but subject to safeguards such as a cooling down period, if someone really wants to end their life there should be a humane and legal option available to them.
Not telling people that their only choice is to step in front of a train. Nobody should ever find themselves in that situation, and far too many people do.
The humane method you speak of would probably be a morphine overdose. Methods such as nitrogen or helium inhalation can go wrong. The usual methods - drowning, paracetamol overdose, bleach drinking, hanging, firearms, train - can be hideously painful and distressing for the suicide and those who clean up after or during. There are few cries so plaintive as those from a deliberate overdose who no longer wants to die but will inevitably do so due to organ damage and collapse. Life is sometimes very bad.
Paracetamol overdose is particularly nasty. A couple of days later, once they have had time to regret it their liver packs up, and liver failure is a pretty unpleasant way to die.
Suicides are often impulsive, which is why restricting access to fatal drugs, firearms etc works fairly well at prevention.
Once again why I strongly believe we should legalise assisted dying and offer it to everyone who wants it, subject to a cooling off period. Not just the terminally ill.
Nobody should ever be so miserable they think that stepping in front of a train is their only solution.
Support, counselling etc should be offered to those who need it, but for anyone who wants to terminate their life, there should be a safe, humane way for them to peacefully do that at a time of their choosing, rather than jumping off a bridge or stepping in front of a train or cutting themselves or a number of other really terrible options.
I’m pro assisted dying for those terminally ill . The vast majority of people suffering from severe depression and possible suicidal thoughts can be treated and that’s a totally different matter .
Maybe they can be, but that should be their choice.
I'm not suggesting cyanide should be available over the counter, but subject to safeguards such as a cooling down period, if someone really wants to end their life there should be a humane and legal option available to them.
Not telling people that their only choice is to step in front of a train. Nobody should ever find themselves in that situation, and far too many people do.
Once again why I strongly believe we should legalise assisted dying and offer it to everyone who wants it, subject to a cooling off period. Not just the terminally ill.
Nobody should ever be so miserable they think that stepping in front of a train is their only solution.
Support, counselling etc should be offered to those who need it, but for anyone who wants to terminate their life, there should be a safe, humane way for them to peacefully do that at a time of their choosing, rather than jumping off a bridge or stepping in front of a train or cutting themselves or a number of other really terrible options.
I’m pro assisted dying for those terminally ill . The vast majority of people suffering from severe depression and possible suicidal thoughts can be treated and that’s a totally different matter .
Maybe they can be, but that should be their choice.
I'm not suggesting cyanide should be available over the counter, but subject to safeguards such as a cooling down period, if someone really wants to end their life there should be a humane and legal option available to them.
Not telling people that their only choice is to step in front of a train. Nobody should ever find themselves in that situation, and far too many people do.
The humane method you speak of would probably be a morphine overdose. Methods such as nitrogen or helium inhalation can go wrong. The usual methods - drowning, paracetamol overdose, bleach drinking, hanging, firearms, train - can be hideously painful and distressing for the suicide and those who clean up after or during. There are few cries so plaintive as those from a deliberate overdose who no longer wants to die but will inevitably do so due to organ damage and collapse. Life is sometimes very bad.
Paracetamol overdose is particularly nasty. A couple of days later, once they have had time to regret it their liver packs up, and liver failure is a pretty unpleasant way to die.
Suicides are often impulsive, which is why restricting access to fatal drugs, firearms etc works fairly well at prevention.
Absolutely, a paracetamol overdose really is particulary nasty because far too many people seeking to use it as a cry for help see it as a harmless go to pain relief drug and don't understand the incredible serious and damaging side effects of taking an overdose of just about the most common over the counter pain relief medication. Again, this should be another regular Government health warning advertising campaign.
Check your veins for sufficency of patriotism, lads. You 1st, 2nd & 3rd generation immigrants don't need to bother obviously.
Ant Middleton @antmiddleton 1st, 2nd & 3rd generation immigrants SHOULD NOT hold top tier government positions! Our great nation, our culture and our great people are not naturally at the forefront of their hearts & minds! It’s just not in their nature or DNA! Patriotism can not be taught or bought and needs to run through the veins of those at the very top to ensure our country and our peoples needs and demands are not only understood but prioritised. Khan is a prime example of this and as witnessed over time his true alliances have come out and his innate nature and culture naturally surfaces and takes precedent! (Which we all know is very un-british). Our Capital City of our Christian country needs to be run by a native Brit with generational Christian values, principles and morals coursing through their veins from which our very society was built, thrived and was forged upon. 🫡🇬🇧 Look what has happened since we stopped this practice! #asteadydecline Last edited 5:52 pm · 31 Jul 2025
For context - who is the post from? I don't have 'X' so can only see a brief bio that suggests 'nutter'.
Ant, of the Saturday night Ant and Dec variety show duo.
I can only presume that he has fried his brain on drink, drugs and Social Media. While it is possible to recover his marbles, it's hard to see him getting another TV job.
No it’s not him . Look at the pic in the tweet . He used to do a programme on Channel 4 before being fired.
Isn’t he also the Reform candidate for Mayor of London?
His scheme would have blocked Boris, so let's not dismiss it out of hand.
Reform UK John Roddy 752 43.7 N/A Labour Maitane Akpan 631 36.6 −17.4 Liberal Democrats David Crowther 223 13.0 −9.0 Conservative Stephen Howard Taylor 116 6.7 −12.4
Check your veins for sufficency of patriotism, lads. You 1st, 2nd & 3rd generation immigrants don't need to bother obviously.
Ant Middleton @antmiddleton 1st, 2nd & 3rd generation immigrants SHOULD NOT hold top tier government positions! Our great nation, our culture and our great people are not naturally at the forefront of their hearts & minds! It’s just not in their nature or DNA! Patriotism can not be taught or bought and needs to run through the veins of those at the very top to ensure our country and our peoples needs and demands are not only understood but prioritised. Khan is a prime example of this and as witnessed over time his true alliances have come out and his innate nature and culture naturally surfaces and takes precedent! (Which we all know is very un-british). Our Capital City of our Christian country needs to be run by a native Brit with generational Christian values, principles and morals coursing through their veins from which our very society was built, thrived and was forged upon. 🫡🇬🇧 Look what has happened since we stopped this practice! #asteadydecline Last edited 5:52 pm · 31 Jul 2025
The UK government is now in the position of rolling the red carpet out for Trump as he continues to attack Canada . The King must be extremely worried . The optics of a state visit for the stain on humanity are appalling .
Why would King Prince Charles give a fuck? It doesn't effect his position in the slightest and he'll be dead soon anyway.
What a wrong headed and poisonous comment. Anyone with an IQ above room temperature can give you an answer, but the stupidity you so probably means you wouldn't understand anyway.
I'd say that's Ant Middleton ruled out of becoming Reform's Mayoral candidate then - it's a very Tommy Robinson-esque post, almost like he wants to be booted from Reform and join whatever Robinson's vehicle is.
"The main internship scheme designed to attract university students to the civil service will now only be available for students from "lower socio-economic backgrounds", judged by what jobs their parents did when they were 14."
"The main internship scheme designed to attract university students to the civil service will now only be available for students from "lower socio-economic backgrounds", judged by what jobs their parents did when they were 14."
Does toolmaker count?
Internships, often unpaid, have become a way of entrenching class privilege and reducing upwards social mobility. They are far easier to arrange by those families with social connections in the field.
We do a similar organised programme for Sixth Formers applying to Medical School, restricted to state school students from deprived backgrounds.
"The main internship scheme designed to attract university students to the civil service will now only be available for students from "lower socio-economic backgrounds", judged by what jobs their parents did when they were 14."
Does toolmaker count?
Internships, often unpaid, have become a way of entrenching class privilege and reducing upwards social mobility. They are far easier to arrange by those families with social connections in the field.
We do a similar organised programme for Sixth Formers applying to Medical School, restricted to state school students from deprived backgrounds.
"The main internship scheme designed to attract university students to the civil service will now only be available for students from "lower socio-economic backgrounds", judged by what jobs their parents did when they were 14."
Does toolmaker count?
Internships, often unpaid, have become a way of entrenching class privilege and reducing upwards social mobility. They are far easier to arrange by those families with social connections in the field.
We do a similar organised programme for Sixth Formers applying to Medical School, restricted to state school students from deprived backgrounds.
In the same way that everyone agrees that people richer than them should pay more taxes and get fewer things from the state, everyone agrees that it's a disgrace that elites go round doing favours for each others children.
Where elite = one notch above them in the social scale.
Check your veins for sufficency of patriotism, lads. You 1st, 2nd & 3rd generation immigrants don't need to bother obviously.
Ant Middleton @antmiddleton 1st, 2nd & 3rd generation immigrants SHOULD NOT hold top tier government positions! Our great nation, our culture and our great people are not naturally at the forefront of their hearts & minds! It’s just not in their nature or DNA! Patriotism can not be taught or bought and needs to run through the veins of those at the very top to ensure our country and our peoples needs and demands are not only understood but prioritised. Khan is a prime example of this and as witnessed over time his true alliances have come out and his innate nature and culture naturally surfaces and takes precedent! (Which we all know is very un-british). Our Capital City of our Christian country needs to be run by a native Brit with generational Christian values, principles and morals coursing through their veins from which our very society was built, thrived and was forged upon. 🫡🇬🇧 Look what has happened since we stopped this practice! #asteadydecline Last edited 5:52 pm · 31 Jul 2025
For context - who is the post from? I don't have 'X' so can only see a brief bio that suggests 'nutter'.
Ant, of the Saturday night Ant and Dec variety show duo.
I can only presume that he has fried his brain on drink, drugs and Social Media. While it is possible to recover his marbles, it's hard to see him getting another TV job.
No it’s not him . Look at the pic in the tweet . He used to do a programme on Channel 4 before being fired.
Isn’t he also the Reform candidate for Mayor of London?
It's Middleton, or seems to be on X, who came to fame as the ex-SAS officer who did a game show on Ch4 where they recreated some of the tests for being in SAS and put ordinary peeps through them.
"The main internship scheme designed to attract university students to the civil service will now only be available for students from "lower socio-economic backgrounds", judged by what jobs their parents did when they were 14."
Does toolmaker count?
Internships, often unpaid, have become a way of entrenching class privilege and reducing upwards social mobility. They are far easier to arrange by those families with social connections in the field.
We do a similar organised programme for Sixth Formers applying to Medical School, restricted to state school students from deprived backgrounds.
It pays £430 per week, and appears at least to have a proper application process.
Yes, Internships should be paid. Only the wealthy can afford to work for months for free in order to get a foot on the career ladder. Unpaid internships are intrinsically discriminatory.
Check your veins for sufficency of patriotism, lads. You 1st, 2nd & 3rd generation immigrants don't need to bother obviously.
Ant Middleton @antmiddleton 1st, 2nd & 3rd generation immigrants SHOULD NOT hold top tier government positions! Our great nation, our culture and our great people are not naturally at the forefront of their hearts & minds! It’s just not in their nature or DNA! Patriotism can not be taught or bought and needs to run through the veins of those at the very top to ensure our country and our peoples needs and demands are not only understood but prioritised. Khan is a prime example of this and as witnessed over time his true alliances have come out and his innate nature and culture naturally surfaces and takes precedent! (Which we all know is very un-british). Our Capital City of our Christian country needs to be run by a native Brit with generational Christian values, principles and morals coursing through their veins from which our very society was built, thrived and was forged upon. 🫡🇬🇧 Look what has happened since we stopped this practice! #asteadydecline Last edited 5:52 pm · 31 Jul 2025
Compare this to the 'working class' being selected above others. It's well and truly the silly season.
Comparison... Exhibit (a) is outright racism Exhibit (b) is quite normal practice, work experience for under-represented groups to encourage them to consider that career. Another example, some counties run state school only cricket coaching programmes
I'd say that's Ant Middleton ruled out of becoming Reform's Mayoral candidate then - it's a very Tommy Robinson-esque post, almost like he wants to be booted from Reform and join whatever Robinson's vehicle is.
It's a very weird thing to say - given that I suspect 40%+ of Londoners would be ruled out by his rules...
I'd say that's Ant Middleton ruled out of becoming Reform's Mayoral candidate then - it's a very Tommy Robinson-esque post, almost like he wants to be booted from Reform and join whatever Robinson's vehicle is.
It's a very weird thing to say - given that I suspect 40%+ of Londoners would be ruled out by his rules...
However your comment does support why people are not very happy with the constant flow into England, far too many far too quickly without any thought to services , infrastructure etc. Add the largesse on benefits to all people and you see why England is in the shit. At some point they will not be able to borrow more to give away on benefits to an ever growing part of the population. Trouble at some point when the largesse hits the buffers and millions find that everything is not free and you actually should have to work for it and support yourself.
I'd say that's Ant Middleton ruled out of becoming Reform's Mayoral candidate then - it's a very Tommy Robinson-esque post, almost like he wants to be booted from Reform and join whatever Robinson's vehicle is.
It's a very weird thing to say - given that I suspect 40%+ of Londoners would be ruled out by his rules...
As well as many within Reform. Ant Middleton doesn't seem wholly unintelligent so he must know this. Which makes me think he just wants out for whatever reason.
That leaves Reform at square 1 and the Tories with a bit of opportunity. I think the Tories will field Cleverly and that his Shadow Cabinet role has been arranged to give him a bit of profile. He's quite vulnerable to Reform, but not if they can't field a candidate.
It's official @ONS baby name day! Here are the names that are dying out – A mere 9 boys called Norman last year – Rodney = 8 – Nigel = 5 – Giles = 3 And not a single Piers was registered! (If it's 2 or fewer, it's not released for data reasons, so it's possible 2 were)
In contrast there were 161 boys called Zorawar Zakariyya = 63 Theo-James = 22 Paris = 14 London = 7 Lucifer = 7
I'd say that's Ant Middleton ruled out of becoming Reform's Mayoral candidate then - it's a very Tommy Robinson-esque post, almost like he wants to be booted from Reform and join whatever Robinson's vehicle is.
It's a very weird thing to say - given that I suspect 40%+ of Londoners would be ruled out by his rules...
However your comment does support why people are not very happy with the constant flow into England, far too many far too quickly without any thought to services , infrastructure etc. Add the largesse on benefits to all people and you see why England is in the shit. At some point they will not be able to borrow more to give away on benefits to an ever growing part of the population. Trouble at some point when the largesse hits the buffers and millions find that everything is not free and you actually should have to work for it and support yourself.
You’re not wrong and I think that time is coming sooner rather than later.
The Boriswave imported lots of low skilled workers, with numerous economically inactive dependents, who will never pay their way and be a net burden. Kate Lam is right. They should not get ILR.
Meanwhile a deported knife offender, who re entered the country illegally and was deported a second time is now welcome to come back a he’s ’matured’. 😂
It's official @ONS baby name day! Here are the names that are dying out – A mere 9 boys called Norman last year – Rodney = 8 – Nigel = 5 – Giles = 3 And not a single Piers was registered! (If it's 2 or fewer, it's not released for data reasons, so it's possible 2 were)
In contrast there were 161 boys called Zorawar Zakariyya = 63 Theo-James = 22 Paris = 14 London = 7 Lucifer = 7
They are lucky they did not end up with Neasdon Beckham and Penge Beckham.
The Beckhams named their kid Brooklyn because that is where he was conceived. I have always wondered about people named Otis.
Better Otis than John or Lou.
Was not the most famous Otis (ie Miss Otis) hanged?
I remember a cover of Miss Otis regrets by Kirsty MacColl on the Red Hot and Blue album which was put together to raise money for AIDS charities. There were some really interesting covers of Cole Porter songs done for it and remember hearing U2 cover Night and Day in a very electronic move away from their previous sound which was an early signal for how Achtung Baby was going to sound a year later.
It's official @ONS baby name day! Here are the names that are dying out – A mere 9 boys called Norman last year – Rodney = 8 – Nigel = 5 – Giles = 3 And not a single Piers was registered! (If it's 2 or fewer, it's not released for data reasons, so it's possible 2 were)
In contrast there were 161 boys called Zorawar Zakariyya = 63 Theo-James = 22 Paris = 14 London = 7 Lucifer = 7
"The main internship scheme designed to attract university students to the civil service will now only be available for students from "lower socio-economic backgrounds", judged by what jobs their parents did when they were 14."
Does toolmaker count?
Internships, often unpaid, have become a way of entrenching class privilege and reducing upwards social mobility. They are far easier to arrange by those families with social connections in the field.
We do a similar organised programme for Sixth Formers applying to Medical School, restricted to state school students from deprived backgrounds.
When I was in hospital recently, a work experience lad accompanied the surgeon on his rounds one day.
"The main internship scheme designed to attract university students to the civil service will now only be available for students from "lower socio-economic backgrounds", judged by what jobs their parents did when they were 14."
Does toolmaker count?
That's not good. I used to be a civil servant and from a "lower socioeconomic background" and even I balk at this. It can't be legal surely?
It's official @ONS baby name day! Here are the names that are dying out – A mere 9 boys called Norman last year – Rodney = 8 – Nigel = 5 – Giles = 3 And not a single Piers was registered! (If it's 2 or fewer, it's not released for data reasons, so it's possible 2 were)
In contrast there were 161 boys called Zorawar Zakariyya = 63 Theo-James = 22 Paris = 14 London = 7 Lucifer = 7
They are lucky they did not end up with Neasdon Beckham and Penge Beckham.
The Beckhams named their kid Brooklyn because that is where he was conceived. I have always wondered about people named Otis.
Better Otis than John or Lou.
Was not the most famous Otis (ie Miss Otis) hanged?
I remember a cover of Miss Otis regrets by Kirsty MacColl on the Red Hot and Blue album which was put together to raise money for AIDS charities. There were some really interesting covers of Cole Porter songs done for it and remember hearing U2 cover Night and Day in a very electronic move away from their previous sound which was an early signal for how Achtung Baby was going to sound a year later.
On Jools ...
I'm not sure why there are so many pipers and drummers. Preparing for Auld Lang Syne?
I'd say that's Ant Middleton ruled out of becoming Reform's Mayoral candidate then - it's a very Tommy Robinson-esque post, almost like he wants to be booted from Reform and join whatever Robinson's vehicle is.
It's a very weird thing to say - given that I suspect 40%+ of Londoners would be ruled out by his rules...
However your comment does support why people are not very happy with the constant flow into England, far too many far too quickly without any thought to services , infrastructure etc. Add the largesse on benefits to all people and you see why England is in the shit. At some point they will not be able to borrow more to give away on benefits to an ever growing part of the population. Trouble at some point when the largesse hits the buffers and millions find that everything is not free and you actually should have to work for it and support yourself.
You’re not wrong and I think that time is coming sooner rather than later.
The Boriswave imported lots of low skilled workers, with numerous economically inactive dependents, who will never pay their way and be a net burden. Kate Lam is right. They should not get ILR.
Meanwhile a deported knife offender, who re entered the country illegally and was deported a second time is now welcome to come back a he’s ’matured’. 😂
Interesting one, with bits left out of the snippet by the Telegraph - presumably as per habit to make it black and white, not grey.
There's some normal Telegraph style misleading reporting there, too. T reports the Judge saying the case was not that “extreme”. That portrays "extreme" as a normal descriptor of the offence. "Extreme" actually refers to a legally defined test the case would have to meet for her to be able legally to allow the Home Office's Appeal against the lower court ruling that the exclusion would stand; it did not meet the test in her assessment, so she could not rule that way. Case report: https://tribunalsdecisions.service.gov.uk/utiac/ui-2024-005195
Context: offences committed when he was 18. Deported. Came back illegally. Short prison sentence - no one is saying how long, then redeported. He tried a few years ago, and the verdict was the other way.
He is now 30, married, and seems from reporting to have a career.
How do you call it? I'm not sure where the correct line, or risk of reoffending, lies.
I'd say that's Ant Middleton ruled out of becoming Reform's Mayoral candidate then - it's a very Tommy Robinson-esque post, almost like he wants to be booted from Reform and join whatever Robinson's vehicle is.
It's a very weird thing to say - given that I suspect 40%+ of Londoners would be ruled out by his rules...
However your comment does support why people are not very happy with the constant flow into England, far too many far too quickly without any thought to services , infrastructure etc. Add the largesse on benefits to all people and you see why England is in the shit. At some point they will not be able to borrow more to give away on benefits to an ever growing part of the population. Trouble at some point when the largesse hits the buffers and millions find that everything is not free and you actually should have to work for it and support yourself.
You’re not wrong and I think that time is coming sooner rather than later.
The Boriswave imported lots of low skilled workers, with numerous economically inactive dependents, who will never pay their way and be a net burden. Kate Lam is right. They should not get ILR.
Meanwhile a deported knife offender, who re entered the country illegally and was deported a second time is now welcome to come back a he’s ’matured’. 😂
Interesting one, with bits left out of the snippet by the Telegraph - presumably as per habit to make it black and white, not grey.
There's some normal Telegraph style misleading reporting there, too. T reports the Judge saying the case was not that “extreme”. That portrays "extreme" as a normal descriptor of the offence. "Extreme" actually refers to a legally defined test the case would have to meet for her to be able legally to allow the Home Office's Appeal against the lower court ruling that the exclusion would stand; it did not meet the test in her assessment, so she could not rule that way. Case report: https://tribunalsdecisions.service.gov.uk/utiac/ui-2024-005195
Context: offences committed when he was 18. Deported. Came back illegally. Short prison sentence - no one is saying how long, then redeported. He tried a few years ago, and the verdict was the other way.
He is now 30, married, and seems from reporting to have a career.
How do you call it? I'm not sure where the correct line, or risk of reoffending, lies.
Correction: This statement by me is incorrect. The case 5.5 years ago is a part of the current process ! "He tried a few years ago, and the verdict was the other way."
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A one percent decline in Reform to the Tories I believe. Labour staying level combined with a 3 percent drop in Reform strikes me as having the whiff of a methodology change toward more weighting on past vote or something of that type.
Admit you don't know and made a stupid comment and stop digging a hole for yourself.
https://www.thejc.com/news/uk/yahya-soars-up-baby-name-leaderboard-orqwu1vp
More than that, I don’t see the point of them. I have a bread maker - it’s me, my mixer and the oven. I can make three (farmhouse) loaves in under two hours. Mix the ingredients, knead the dough, cover to prove, answer some emails, put the laundry on, have a Teams meeting, divide and knock back the dough, put in the tins and bake when ready. I don’t see why people say they don’t have time to cook. If you have time to cook a some pasta for dinner and make some tomato sauce, err… make extra for lunch the next day.
Why don’t you stick to your strong suite of megaphoning conspiracy theories about Dem crazies shooting Dem politicians?
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Festa_de_São_João_do_Porto
Delightfully mental. Everyone hits each other over the head with disposible plastic hammers.
Apparently it was the successes of FC Porto which led to increased tourism, many europeans having never head of the place before.
Business confidence has plummeted to its lowest level since the Brexit referendum, according to a think tank, as the wealthy fear Rachel Reeves’s tax rises
https://www.thetimes.com/article/7dd60b3f-ccd4-4a2f-8c3d-9a7e5aded711?shareToken=729730a1c9f681d00af316758073c4fc
Public Digital, a member of whose staff was seconded to Peter Kyle before the election, has had a fourfold increase in the value of awarded government contracts
Labour ‘cronyism’ as firm linked to tech secretary wins contracts
https://www.thetimes.com/article/0e96f21b-a0ee-420e-9124-cbc93a0ca6e1?shareToken=4f843128d3f640c664f6910e01d6beeb
And his occasional part-selfies show man with dapper qualities
Otherwise do carry on. An enjoyable wee PB stushie
"Britain’s decline is as much intellectual as political
Where are our storytellers to shake us or point a way ahead?
By Andrew Marr"
https://www.newstatesman.com/politics/uk-politics/2025/07/britains-decline-is-as-much-intellectual-as-political
You 1st, 2nd & 3rd generation immigrants don't need to bother obviously.
Ant Middleton
@antmiddleton
1st, 2nd & 3rd generation immigrants SHOULD NOT hold top tier government positions! Our great nation, our culture and our great people are not naturally at the forefront of their hearts & minds! It’s just not in their nature or DNA! Patriotism can not be taught or bought and needs to run through the veins of those at the very top to ensure our country and our peoples needs and demands are not only understood but prioritised.
Khan is a prime example of this and as witnessed over time his true alliances have come out and his innate nature and culture naturally surfaces and takes precedent! (Which we all know is very un-british).
Our Capital City of our Christian country needs to be run by a native Brit with generational Christian values, principles and morals coursing through their veins from which our very society was built, thrived and was forged upon. 🫡🇬🇧
Look what has happened since we stopped this practice! #asteadydecline
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https://x.com/antmiddleton/status/1950962852363215195
Lucy Sara LEE (Lab) 334
Paul David POWLESLAND (Green) 277
Lewis Reece HOLMES (Reform) 197
Andrew BOFF (Conservative) 117
Lab 36.11%
Grn 29.95%
Ref 21.30%
Con 12.65%
Lab -25.93%
Grn +29.95%
Ref +21.30%
Con -10.62%
I can only presume that he has fried his brain on drink, drugs and Social Media. While it is possible to recover his marbles, it's hard to see him getting another TV job.
https://x.com/kharveyproctor/status/1951011535498911862?s=46&t=CW4pL-mMpTqsJXCdjW0Z6Q
The time has come for a national conversation about the link between immigration and crime.
https://x.com/nigel_farage/status/1951048495219220641?s=46&t=CW4pL-mMpTqsJXCdjW0Z6Q
https://damiengwalter.com/2025/03/18/lost-found/
https://www.youtube.com/@DamienWalter
Once again why I strongly believe we should legalise assisted dying and offer it to everyone who wants it, subject to a cooling off period. Not just the terminally ill.
Nobody should ever be so miserable they think that stepping in front of a train is their only solution.
Support, counselling etc should be offered to those who need it, but for anyone who wants to terminate their life, there should be a safe, humane way for them to peacefully do that at a time of their choosing, rather than jumping off a bridge or stepping in front of a train or cutting themselves or a number of other really terrible options.
I very much agree with this point. Trump.got in partly because he had a mythos, as I talked about at the time. The left and left-of-centre urgently need to find a new mythos, as strong as those that they had between the late eighteenth century and the late 20th.
https://eastangliabylines.co.uk/politics/the-politics-of-eternity-weaponising-moments-that-never-were/
So asking MAGA Americans when was America great is very revealing. Many different eras and communities, and no recognition of why America wanted change from those times.
I'm not suggesting cyanide should be available over the counter, but subject to safeguards such as a cooling down period, if someone really wants to end their life there should be a humane and legal option available to them.
Not telling people that their only choice is to step in front of a train. Nobody should ever find themselves in that situation, and far too many people do.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c78z69x61e6o
So the lawyers want the Government to hold to a definition of a state that can be recognised.
In a 1933 treaty that the U.K. isn’t a signatory of.
I know stretching the law is fashionable. But surely we have to sign up to it first? Or is the next step getting rid of that voting-on-laws crap?
Politics needs vision. That is something that Blair exuded, and Corbyn too, but Starmer has none.
Mind you, I don't think any of our other party leaders show much vision either. Politics is now mostly about negativity and the people and things that we don't want.
The UK government is now in the position of rolling the red carpet out for Trump as he continues to attack Canada . The King must be extremely worried . The optics of a state visit for the stain on humanity are appalling .
https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/44835/resume-56d2241505225
The humane method you speak of would probably be a morphine overdose. Methods such as nitrogen or helium inhalation can go wrong. The usual methods - drowning, paracetamol overdose, bleach drinking, hanging, firearms, train - can be hideously painful and distressing for the suicide and those who clean up after or during. There are few cries so plaintive as those from a deliberate overdose who no longer wants to die but will inevitably do so due to organ damage and collapse. Life is sometimes very bad.
Morphine, in a controlled, professional, safeguarded manner is far more humane way to say goodbye.
Suicides are often impulsive, which is why restricting access to fatal drugs, firearms etc works fairly well at prevention.
LIB DEM HOLD
🔶LD - Josh Rutty - 505
➡️ RefUK - 383
🔵CON- 205
🟢GRN- 154
LD 40.50%
Ref 30.71%
Con 16.44%
Grn 12.35%
LD +0.46%
Ref +30.71%
Con -6.11%
Grn -2.44%
RefUK gain from Lab
Reform UK John Roddy 752 43.7 N/A
Labour Maitane Akpan 631 36.6 −17.4
Liberal Democrats David Crowther 223 13.0 −9.0
Conservative Stephen Howard Taylor 116 6.7 −12.4
Russia spying on foreign embassies? Say it ain't so
https://www.theregister.com/2025/07/31/kremlin_goons_caught_abusing_isps/
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c3ez3v9v8jqo
"The main internship scheme designed to attract university students to the civil service will now only be available for students from "lower socio-economic backgrounds", judged by what jobs their parents did when they were 14."
Does toolmaker count?
An exciting new way in which the Online Safety Act is a steaming pile of shit:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cj3l0e4vr0ko
"Tech giants blocking some Ukraine and Gaza posts under new online rules"
We do a similar organised programme for Sixth Formers applying to Medical School, restricted to state school students from deprived backgrounds.
It pays £430 per week, and appears at least to have a proper application process.
Where elite = one notch above them in the social scale.
Exhibit (b) is quite normal practice, work experience for under-represented groups to encourage them to consider that career.
Another example, some counties run state school only cricket coaching programmes
NEW THREAD
That leaves Reform at square 1 and the Tories with a bit of opportunity. I think the Tories will field Cleverly and that his Shadow Cabinet role has been arranged to give him a bit of profile. He's quite vulnerable to Reform, but not if they can't field a candidate.
The Boriswave imported lots of low skilled workers, with numerous economically inactive dependents, who will never pay their way and be a net burden. Kate Lam is right. They should not get ILR.
Meanwhile a deported knife offender, who re entered the country illegally and was deported a second time is now welcome to come back a he’s ’matured’. 😂
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/07/30/deported-knifeman-can-return-to-britain-because-he-matured/
I'm not sure why there are so many pipers and drummers. Preparing for Auld Lang Syne?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N4sZUfQ97po
There's some normal Telegraph style misleading reporting there, too. T reports the Judge saying the case was not that “extreme”. That portrays "extreme" as a normal descriptor of the offence. "Extreme" actually refers to a legally defined test the case would have to meet for her to be able legally to allow the Home Office's Appeal against the lower court ruling that the exclusion would stand; it did not meet the test in her assessment, so she could not rule that way.
Case report: https://tribunalsdecisions.service.gov.uk/utiac/ui-2024-005195
Context: offences committed when he was 18. Deported. Came back illegally. Short prison sentence - no one is saying how long, then redeported. He tried a few years ago, and the verdict was the other way.
He is now 30, married, and seems from reporting to have a career.
How do you call it? I'm not sure where the correct line, or risk of reoffending, lies.
"He tried a few years ago, and the verdict was the other way."