That's the problem, Sunil! You can see that I agreed with you, but I can't see which of you Liked a particularly stupid post (i.e. one I didn't agree with) earlier this afternoon.
I moved the server yesterday, taking full advantage of Cloudflare's caching infrastructure, that should mean that everything is a lot more reliable in the future. However, it's possible that there will be a few gremlins that got introduced. (I know, for example, that a whole bunch of photos from last year seem to have disappeared into the ether... Fortunately, I have backups, so will be restoring them later this evening.)
What would be super helpful would be if anyone could let me know of any issues you see, so I can sort them
Thanks Robert
Thanks Robert - if this is a problem, then it's the most trivial one you will have to deal with. When I hover over the "Like" thumb, I cannot see who has liked the post - just the number of likes. I am sure that I used to be able to see the names.
Is that on a phone or computer?
On a laptop, I can see the ID of likes. On my phone, I can't.
Similarly, if I am in my tablet I can click on the likes to see the names, but not on my phone.
I moved the server yesterday, taking full advantage of Cloudflare's caching infrastructure, that should mean that everything is a lot more reliable in the future. However, it's possible that there will be a few gremlins that got introduced. (I know, for example, that a whole bunch of photos from last year seem to have disappeared into the ether... Fortunately, I have backups, so will be restoring them later this evening.)
What would be super helpful would be if anyone could let me know of any issues you see, so I can sort them
Thanks Robert
Thanks Robert - if this is a problem, then it's the most trivial one you will have to deal with. When I hover over the "Like" thumb, I cannot see who has liked the post - just the number of likes. I am sure that I used to be able to see the names.
I'll take a look.
Thanks, Robert - but I doubt if it's worth much of your time and effort, it's probably just one of those quirks. As a colleague of mine once observed, "Computing is not an exact science".
Like I said PT, for Donald Trump it was about the drama and power trip of the strike and that's it. Move on now. For all that the likes of (lol) Nial Ferguson and other sanewashers pontificate on the strategic 'thinking' behind what Trump does there isn't any. It's about short term personal gratification (attention, news, money, strongman projection) and nothing else.
The constant underestimation of Trump is frankly risible. He won TWO presidential elections. To the highest office in the world. Much as you may wish to believe otherwise, he’s not an idiot. Far from it
An oafish, vulgar, venal old narcissist? Yes. But an idiot? No
He’s cunning and clever and he’s deviously manipulative. One way to keep the Iranians bewildered and on the back foot is to send conflicting messages. Bomb them to hell at the same time as you offer peaceful words
That’s actually the best way to effect regime change in Tehran. It may entice moderates to think “if we kick out the mullahs and sue for peace, America will stop the bombing Trump is showing us a way out”
By all accounts Israel and the USA are going for total obliteration of Iran as a functioning military. They are bombing every asset right down to the tiniest warehouse in the smallest army base
Trump is simultaneously saying “if you surrender, this will stop”
It's not about him being an idiot or a deep-thinking geopolitical genius (he's neither) it's about what drives him and that is the attention/power buzz and the $$$ and the ego gratification. The constant projection onto him of qualities and motives beyond that is what I find risible. And it's counterproductive since it leads to poor analysis and bad predictions.
You’re too intellectually mediocre and personally uninteresting to merit a debate. Next
If it’s truly appalling shouldn’t he just be revealing it now?
Why do I get the feeling this is going to be like that Major Lib Dem Announcement from a few weeks back (what actually was that in the end?)
The Lib Dems proposed replacing the Treasury with the Department of Growth.
So, replacing the Department of Contraction with the Department of Growth. It will only work if they destroy the top several layers and replace them with people with a basic knowledge of the advantages of economic growth.
If the Lib Dems want to encourage growth, then ceasing to stand in the way of growth would be a good first step.
I like liberalism and should naturally be a Lib Dem, but they are the most NIMBY party of all 3 traditional parties.
Until the curse of NIMBYism and opposition to growth and development is removed from our body politic, getting growth is not going to happen.
Like I said PT, for Donald Trump it was about the drama and power trip of the strike and that's it. Move on now. For all that the likes of (lol) Nial Ferguson and other sanewashers pontificate on the strategic 'thinking' behind what Trump does there isn't any. It's about short term personal gratification (attention, news, strongman projection) and nothing else.
Which is why Trump should be replaced by someone more serious.
Israel at least, while led by a crook, is led by someone who understands the military situation and geopolitics.
Hopefully Bibi can prevent Trump from chickening out.
If only he could be replaced. Roll on those midterms which might at least kneecap him.
Netanyahu is in a different league to Trump, yes. And maybe (although I don't myself wish to see it) he can use his manipulative skills to pull Trump into a prolonged campaign. Doubt it but we'll see.
But TACO isn't quite right here. Trump isn't really chickening out of anything. He's achieved his main objective.
Trump is not going to want high gas prices by the mid terms. Irrespective of what Bibi wants.
Just topped up the car at Sainsburys New Cross. No sign of panic buying yet, slightly to my surprise. Just the usual Crusties and Grebos and Goths for which the neighbourhood is noted.
I moved the server yesterday, taking full advantage of Cloudflare's caching infrastructure, that should mean that everything is a lot more reliable in the future. However, it's possible that there will be a few gremlins that got introduced. (I know, for example, that a whole bunch of photos from last year seem to have disappeared into the ether... Fortunately, I have backups, so will be restoring them later this evening.)
What would be super helpful would be if anyone could let me know of any issues you see, so I can sort them
Thanks Robert
Thanks Robert - if this is a problem, then it's the most trivial one you will have to deal with. When I hover over the "Like" thumb, I cannot see who has liked the post - just the number of likes. I am sure that I used to be able to see the names.
I'll take a look.
That’s previous behaviour (on iPhone and iPad anyway).
This kid does seem to get some exclusives, so maybe it’s going to happen
EXCLUSIVE: Prime Minister Keir Starmer is planning to remove Wes Streeting as Health Secretary.
Prime Minister Keir Starmer is preparing to remove Wes Streeting from his position as Health Secretary, viewing him privately as his most significant potential leadership challenger within the Labour Party.
Sources close to Downing Street indicate that the ongoing escalation in the Middle East conflict, including direct involvement in regional tensions with Iran, has dominated media coverage in recent days. This shift in attention is said to have created an opportune moment for the Prime Minister to address internal threats without facing intense public scrutiny.
Members of Starmer's inner circle have described the current international situation as a "blessing in disguise." It has diverted focus away from the recent disastrous by-election result in Gorton and Denton, where Labour was pushed into third place behind the Green Party and Reform UK-a humiliating defeat in a formerly safe seat. Insiders suggest that this distraction allows No. 10 to move against Streeting with minimal immediate damage to the Prime Minister's approval ratings.
The plans extend beyond Streeting. There are also discussions about removing other Cabinet ministers perceived as disloyal to Starmer. This broader reshuffle is framed by Downing Street as an effort to strengthen the government and prevent internal rebellion during a challenging period for the administration.
Sources familiar with the Prime Minister's team have expressed gratitude for the way the Middle East crisis has redirected media attention away from what they describe as difficulties in Starmer's premiership.
What an we do to avoid Wes mounting a leadership challenge?
I know - if we sack him, he'll be good as gold.
Fecking clueless.
The Labour Party doesn’t have a problem with internal loyalty. What this government has is a problem with formulating what needs to be done and doing it.
The Government is working on plans to evacuate hundreds of thousands of Brits from the Middle East More than 76,000 Brits have registered their location and contact details with the Foreign Office
UAE British population is estimated at 250k.
If anyone does know people in the Gulf who are affected by the situation here, please make sure they register themselves with the British embassy. It might help with getting on flights when they do reopen.
The US is claiming it’s sinking every single Iranian warship. This is total degradation of the Iranian military. The entire nation will be powerless to defend itself
The Government is working on plans to evacuate hundreds of thousands of Brits from the Middle East More than 76,000 Brits have registered their location and contact details with the Foreign Office
UAE British population is estimated at 250k.
If anyone does know people in the Gulf who are affected by the situation here, please make sure they register themselves with the British embassy. It might help with getting on flights when they do reopen.
Hmmm. Counted the potholes on the walk home this evening, and the last 200m of my tiny lane (about 5m wide) has between 20 and 25 which I think meet the repair standard of more than 40mm deep.
I need to return with a 50cm x 50cm block and a camera.
This is on a "no traffic except for access" lane which has hundreds and hundreds of rat runners every day.
But I think I can now find a way to Op SNAP some of them.
The osint on this suggests the original evidence being posted (eg in that original tweet) that it was a rogue IRGC missile was fabricated, but there’s no strong current evidence of it being Israel either.
Hmmm. Counted the potholes on the walk home this evening, and the last 200m of my tiny lane (about 5m wide) has between 20 and 25 which I think meet the repair standard of more than 40mm deep.
I need to return with a 50cm x 50cm block and a camera.
I moved the server yesterday, taking full advantage of Cloudflare's caching infrastructure, that should mean that everything is a lot more reliable in the future. However, it's possible that there will be a few gremlins that got introduced. (I know, for example, that a whole bunch of photos from last year seem to have disappeared into the ether... Fortunately, I have backups, so will be restoring them later this evening.)
What would be super helpful would be if anyone could let me know of any issues you see, so I can sort them
Thanks Robert
Thanks Robert - if this is a problem, then it's the most trivial one you will have to deal with. When I hover over the "Like" thumb, I cannot see who has liked the post - just the number of likes. I am sure that I used to be able to see the names.
I'll take a look.
Thanks, Robert - but I doubt if it's worth much of your time and effort, it's probably just one of those quirks. As a colleague of mine once observed, "Computing is not an exact science".
I moved the server yesterday, taking full advantage of Cloudflare's caching infrastructure, that should mean that everything is a lot more reliable in the future. However, it's possible that there will be a few gremlins that got introduced. (I know, for example, that a whole bunch of photos from last year seem to have disappeared into the ether... Fortunately, I have backups, so will be restoring them later this evening.)
What would be super helpful would be if anyone could let me know of any issues you see, so I can sort them
This kid does seem to get some exclusives, so maybe it’s going to happen
EXCLUSIVE: Prime Minister Keir Starmer is planning to remove Wes Streeting as Health Secretary. Prime Minister Keir Starmer is preparing to remove Wes Streeting from his position as Health Secretary, viewing him privately as his most significant potential leadership challenger within the Labour Party...
Much as I dislike the moonfaced Blair avatar, is it a good idea to exile your competitors just because they want your job? What is he doing that Starmer does not want him to do?
If it’s truly appalling shouldn’t he just be revealing it now?
Why do I get the feeling this is going to be like that Major Lib Dem Announcement from a few weeks back (what actually was that in the end?)
The Lib Dems proposed replacing the Treasury with the Department of Growth.
So, replacing the Department of Contraction with the Department of Growth. It will only work if they destroy the top several layers and replace them with people with a basic knowledge of the advantages of economic growth.
If the Lib Dems want to encourage growth, then ceasing to stand in the way of growth would be a good first step.
I like liberalism and should naturally be a Lib Dem, but they are the most NIMBY party of all 3 traditional parties.
Until the curse of NIMBYism and opposition to growth and development is removed from our body politic, getting growth is not going to happen.
Not only that they want to screw the productive economy to reward pensioners and benefits claimants with above inflation rises.
They want to spend billions compensating WASPI women for being morons.
If it’s truly appalling shouldn’t he just be revealing it now?
Why do I get the feeling this is going to be like that Major Lib Dem Announcement from a few weeks back (what actually was that in the end?)
Can’t remember and I suspect you’re right.
Renaming the Treasury. A new brass plaque will solve all our economic woes.
There was rather more to it than that.
Any plans to address their consistent opposition to growth?
You can either oppose growth, or want growth. Saying "we want growth, but not here, or their, or anywhere we want to be elected" does not work.
But that’s another article of faith undermined by actual data on Lib Dem planning policy both nationally and at local level. The national housebuilding policy is almost the most liberal of all the main parties (Labour’s is now even more liberal, albeit with no tangible results so far). There are certainly NIMBY councillors but decidedly fewer as a proportion than in the Conservative Party (and one suspects, though it’s a bit early to know the stats, but they are mainly ex-Tories after all, Reform councillors).
Starmer isn't very good at this politics lark is he. Not only the sacking, its the number of times he has briefed against and signalled he wants to do it, still hasn't done it and when he finally does it, everybody knows why.
This kid does seem to get some exclusives, so maybe it’s going to happen
EXCLUSIVE: Prime Minister Keir Starmer is planning to remove Wes Streeting as Health Secretary. Prime Minister Keir Starmer is preparing to remove Wes Streeting from his position as Health Secretary, viewing him privately as his most significant potential leadership challenger within the Labour Party...
Much as I dislike the moonfaced Blair avatar, is it a good idea to exile your competitors just because they want your job? What is he doing that Starmer does not want him to do?
He's a self confessed far right independent journalist.
This is about as far fetched a load of bollocks as being too unbelievably bad even for the Daily Mail.
Starmer may lack political nous he's not as stupid as to have a reshuffle now.
Streeting will at some point resign to set up a leadership challenge. That will be in mid May probably. If he does he loses.
Hmmm. Counted the potholes on the walk home this evening, and the last 200m of my tiny lane (about 5m wide) has between 20 and 25 which I think meet the repair standard of more than 40mm deep.
I need to return with a 50cm x 50cm block and a camera.
This is on a "no traffic except for access" lane which has hundreds and hundreds of rat runners every day.
But I think I can now find a way to Op SNAP some of them.
The lane from the main road to my house is full of them. It requires an Olympic slalom to avoid them. Unsuccesssfully - another tyre required tomorrow.
I moved the server yesterday, taking full advantage of Cloudflare's caching infrastructure, that should mean that everything is a lot more reliable in the future. However, it's possible that there will be a few gremlins that got introduced. (I know, for example, that a whole bunch of photos from last year seem to have disappeared into the ether... Fortunately, I have backups, so will be restoring them later this evening.)
What would be super helpful would be if anyone could let me know of any issues you see, so I can sort them
Thanks Robert
Thanks Robert - if this is a problem, then it's the most trivial one you will have to deal with. When I hover over the "Like" thumb, I cannot see who has liked the post - just the number of likes. I am sure that I used to be able to see the names.
I'll take a look.
Thanks, Robert - but I doubt if it's worth much of your time and effort, it's probably just one of those quirks. As a colleague of mine once observed, "Computing is not an exact science".
The US is claiming it’s sinking every single Iranian warship. This is total degradation of the Iranian military. The entire nation will be powerless to defend itself
Hmmm. Counted the potholes on the walk home this evening, and the last 200m of my tiny lane (about 5m wide) has between 20 and 25 which I think meet the repair standard of more than 40mm deep.
I need to return with a 50cm x 50cm block and a camera.
Isn't your council now Reform?
Wasn't potholes their key policy?
I think that might have been pot shots. Easy mistake to make.
This kid does seem to get some exclusives, so maybe it’s going to happen
EXCLUSIVE: Prime Minister Keir Starmer is planning to remove Wes Streeting as Health Secretary.
Prime Minister Keir Starmer is preparing to remove Wes Streeting from his position as Health Secretary, viewing him privately as his most significant potential leadership challenger within the Labour Party.
Sources close to Downing Street indicate that the ongoing escalation in the Middle East conflict, including direct involvement in regional tensions with Iran, has dominated media coverage in recent days. This shift in attention is said to have created an opportune moment for the Prime Minister to address internal threats without facing intense public scrutiny.
Members of Starmer's inner circle have described the current international situation as a "blessing in disguise." It has diverted focus away from the recent disastrous by-election result in Gorton and Denton, where Labour was pushed into third place behind the Green Party and Reform UK-a humiliating defeat in a formerly safe seat. Insiders suggest that this distraction allows No. 10 to move against Streeting with minimal immediate damage to the Prime Minister's approval ratings.
The plans extend beyond Streeting. There are also discussions about removing other Cabinet ministers perceived as disloyal to Starmer. This broader reshuffle is framed by Downing Street as an effort to strengthen the government and prevent internal rebellion during a challenging period for the administration.
Sources familiar with the Prime Minister's team have expressed gratitude for the way the Middle East crisis has redirected media attention away from what they describe as difficulties in Starmer's premiership.
This kid does seem to get some exclusives, so maybe it’s going to happen
EXCLUSIVE: Prime Minister Keir Starmer is planning to remove Wes Streeting as Health Secretary. Prime Minister Keir Starmer is preparing to remove Wes Streeting from his position as Health Secretary, viewing him privately as his most significant potential leadership challenger within the Labour Party...
Much as I dislike the moonfaced Blair avatar, is it a good idea to exile your competitors just because they want your job? What is he doing that Starmer does not want him to do?
He's a self confessed far right independent journalist.
This is about as far fetched a load of bollocks as being too unbelievably bad even for the Daily Mail.
Starmer may lack political nous he's not as stupid as to have a reshuffle now.
Streeting will at some point resign to set up a leadership challenge. That will be in mid May probably. If he does he loses.
He's not going to walk now.
But he has a track record of sorts. He has had a couple of scoops he got right on defections to Reform for instance
Streeting being removed is exactly what he wants. Then he can take a run at Starmer.
Starmer is done. End of the road.
Unless it's 5D chess to make sure that Streeting gets the job, it makes no sense at all.
And all I will say about Streeting is that he fails the "anyone who wants the job, especially right now, mustn't get the job" test.
Meanwhile, looking at the scores on the doors, Starmer overtakes Sunak in a fortnight. Clearly Rishi's Premiership became a lemming march over the cliff at some point- even now, I wonder when.
And in six weeks time, Starmer overtakes Eden. Who was eased out for "medical reasons". Let the reader understand.
If it’s truly appalling shouldn’t he just be revealing it now?
Why do I get the feeling this is going to be like that Major Lib Dem Announcement from a few weeks back (what actually was that in the end?)
The Lib Dems proposed replacing the Treasury with the Department of Growth.
So, replacing the Department of Contraction with the Department of Growth. It will only work if they destroy the top several layers and replace them with people with a basic knowledge of the advantages of economic growth.
If the Lib Dems want to encourage growth, then ceasing to stand in the way of growth would be a good first step.
I like liberalism and should naturally be a Lib Dem, but they are the most NIMBY party of all 3 traditional parties.
Until the curse of NIMBYism and opposition to growth and development is removed from our body politic, getting growth is not going to happen.
Not only that they want to screw the productive economy to reward pensioners and benefits claimants with above inflation rises.
They want to spend billions compensating WASPI women for being morons.
They haven’t got a clue
Mrs. F is a Waspi woman. She doesn’t expect compensation. She is not a moron. She proves it by hating Farage.
Streeting being removed is exactly what he wants. Then he can take a run at Starmer.
Starmer is done. End of the road.
Unless it's 5D chess to make sure that Streeting gets the job, it makes no sense at all.
And all I will say about Streeting is that he fails the "anyone who wants the job, especially right now, mustn't get the job" test.
Meanwhile, looking at the scores on the doors, Starmer overtakes Sunak in a fortnight. Clearly Rishi's Premiership became a lemming march over the cliff at some point- even now, I wonder when.
And in six weeks time, Starmer overtakes Eden. Who was eased out for "medical reasons". Let the reader understand.
Going to be either Streeting or Rayner surely? As how is Burnham going to get a seat?
But I think if it were possible to bet on, I suspect Burnham ends up in Parliament by the next election almost certainly.
That's the problem, Sunil! You can see that I agreed with you, but I can't see which of you Liked a particularly stupid post (i.e. one I didn't agree with) earlier this afternoon.
Well it wasn't me, I assure you, Augustus.
I didn't get where I am today on PB, very highly respected, by 'liking' stupid posts.
Streeting being removed is exactly what he wants. Then he can take a run at Starmer.
Starmer is done. End of the road.
Unless it's 5D chess to make sure that Streeting gets the job, it makes no sense at all.
And all I will say about Streeting is that he fails the "anyone who wants the job, especially right now, mustn't get the job" test.
Meanwhile, looking at the scores on the doors, Starmer overtakes Sunak in a fortnight. Clearly Rishi's Premiership became a lemming march over the cliff at some point- even now, I wonder when.
And in six weeks time, Starmer overtakes Eden. Who was eased out for "medical reasons". Let the reader understand.
Starmer is as bad as Eden and much worse than Sunak. He is almost at Truss levels of incompetence. He doesn’t deserve to survive as PM.
If it’s truly appalling shouldn’t he just be revealing it now?
Why do I get the feeling this is going to be like that Major Lib Dem Announcement from a few weeks back (what actually was that in the end?)
The Lib Dems proposed replacing the Treasury with the Department of Growth.
So, replacing the Department of Contraction with the Department of Growth. It will only work if they destroy the top several layers and replace them with people with a basic knowledge of the advantages of economic growth.
If the Lib Dems want to encourage growth, then ceasing to stand in the way of growth would be a good first step.
I like liberalism and should naturally be a Lib Dem, but they are the most NIMBY party of all 3 traditional parties.
Until the curse of NIMBYism and opposition to growth and development is removed from our body politic, getting growth is not going to happen.
Not only that they want to screw the productive economy to reward pensioners and benefits claimants with above inflation rises.
They want to spend billions compensating WASPI women for being morons.
They haven’t got a clue
Mrs. F is a Waspi woman. She doesn’t expect compensation. She is not a moron. She proves it by hating Farage.
But, as you say, she’s not one of those expecting compensation. She clearly knew what was happening.
I’m specifically referencing the WASPI, backto60 and CEDAW lot who are demanding money.
The US is claiming it’s sinking every single Iranian warship. This is total degradation of the Iranian military. The entire nation will be powerless to defend itself
In 1988 the USA sank half of Iran's fleet in one day
This kid does seem to get some exclusives, so maybe it’s going to happen
EXCLUSIVE: Prime Minister Keir Starmer is planning to remove Wes Streeting as Health Secretary.
Prime Minister Keir Starmer is preparing to remove Wes Streeting from his position as Health Secretary, viewing him privately as his most significant potential leadership challenger within the Labour Party.
Sources close to Downing Street indicate that the ongoing escalation in the Middle East conflict, including direct involvement in regional tensions with Iran, has dominated media coverage in recent days. This shift in attention is said to have created an opportune moment for the Prime Minister to address internal threats without facing intense public scrutiny.
Members of Starmer's inner circle have described the current international situation as a "blessing in disguise." It has diverted focus away from the recent disastrous by-election result in Gorton and Denton, where Labour was pushed into third place behind the Green Party and Reform UK-a humiliating defeat in a formerly safe seat. Insiders suggest that this distraction allows No. 10 to move against Streeting with minimal immediate damage to the Prime Minister's approval ratings.
The plans extend beyond Streeting. There are also discussions about removing other Cabinet ministers perceived as disloyal to Starmer. This broader reshuffle is framed by Downing Street as an effort to strengthen the government and prevent internal rebellion during a challenging period for the administration.
Sources familiar with the Prime Minister's team have expressed gratitude for the way the Middle East crisis has redirected media attention away from what they describe as difficulties in Starmer's premiership.
Let's sack one of our key possible replacements from a demanding cabinet job so that a) he becomes a martyr on the backbenches and b) has a load more time on his hands.
Given that we seem to be in an era of five party politics, so it may not take that many seats (possibly sub 200) to be the biggest party, and the likelihood of a Reform implosion... are the Tories too big at 8/1 in the most seats market? My answer is I think so
Streeting being removed is exactly what he wants. Then he can take a run at Starmer.
Starmer is done. End of the road.
Unless it's 5D chess to make sure that Streeting gets the job, it makes no sense at all.
And all I will say about Streeting is that he fails the "anyone who wants the job, especially right now, mustn't get the job" test.
Meanwhile, looking at the scores on the doors, Starmer overtakes Sunak in a fortnight. Clearly Rishi's Premiership became a lemming march over the cliff at some point- even now, I wonder when.
And in six weeks time, Starmer overtakes Eden. Who was eased out for "medical reasons". Let the reader understand.
Starmer is as bad as Eden and much worse than Sunak. He is almost at Truss levels of incompetence. He doesn’t deserve to survive as PM.
Hmmm. Counted the potholes on the walk home this evening, and the last 200m of my tiny lane (about 5m wide) has between 20 and 25 which I think meet the repair standard of more than 40mm deep.
I need to return with a 50cm x 50cm block and a camera.
Isn't your council now Reform?
Wasn't potholes their key policy?
Yes and Yes.
Actually that's a 5cm x 5cm block. They are not 50cm deep .
But I do have my can of spray paint the same colour as the Council's to hand to add a couple of extras if they miss any !
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This kid does seem to get some exclusives, so maybe it’s going to happen
EXCLUSIVE: Prime Minister Keir Starmer is planning to remove Wes Streeting as Health Secretary.
Prime Minister Keir Starmer is preparing to remove Wes Streeting from his position as Health Secretary, viewing him privately as his most significant potential leadership challenger within the Labour Party.
Sources close to Downing Street indicate that the ongoing escalation in the Middle East conflict, including direct involvement in regional tensions with Iran, has dominated media coverage in recent days. This shift in attention is said to have created an opportune moment for the Prime Minister to address internal threats without facing intense public scrutiny.
Members of Starmer's inner circle have described the current international situation as a "blessing in disguise." It has diverted focus away from the recent disastrous by-election result in Gorton and Denton, where Labour was pushed into third place behind the Green Party and Reform UK-a humiliating defeat in a formerly safe seat. Insiders suggest that this distraction allows No. 10 to move against Streeting with minimal immediate damage to the Prime Minister's approval ratings.
The plans extend beyond Streeting. There are also discussions about removing other Cabinet ministers perceived as disloyal to Starmer. This broader reshuffle is framed by Downing Street as an effort to strengthen the government and prevent internal rebellion during a challenging period for the administration.
Sources familiar with the Prime Minister's team have expressed gratitude for the way the Middle East crisis has redirected media attention away from what they describe as difficulties in Starmer's premiership.
What an we do to avoid Wes mounting a leadership challenge?
I know - if we sack him, he'll be good as gold.
Fecking clueless.
The Labour Party doesn’t have a problem with internal loyalty. What this government has is a problem with formulating what needs to be done and doing it.
An objective 'needs to be done' proposition eludes all governments because there's no such thing. Ask any 10 people what it looks like and you'll get 10 different answers. The problem is comms, political acumen and the persona of the leader.
Starmer is a better PM than Sunak and Truss. However that is it.
C'mon- better than Johnson as well.
Which takes us back to May, who is probably the closest to rhyming historically with Starmer; in a better-functioning system, they would have topped out one step lower, and been basically fine.
This kid does seem to get some exclusives, so maybe it’s going to happen
EXCLUSIVE: Prime Minister Keir Starmer is planning to remove Wes Streeting as Health Secretary. Prime Minister Keir Starmer is preparing to remove Wes Streeting from his position as Health Secretary, viewing him privately as his most significant potential leadership challenger within the Labour Party...
Much as I dislike the moonfaced Blair avatar, is it a good idea to exile your competitors just because they want your job? What is he doing that Starmer does not want him to do?
He's a self confessed far right independent journalist.
This is about as far fetched a load of bollocks as being too unbelievably bad even for the Daily Mail.
Starmer may lack political nous he's not as stupid as to have a reshuffle now.
Streeting will at some point resign to set up a leadership challenge. That will be in mid May probably. If he does he loses.
He's not going to walk now.
But he has a track record of sorts. He has had a couple of scoops he got right on defections to Reform for instance
Like I said PT, for Donald Trump it was about the drama and power trip of the strike and that's it. Move on now. For all that the likes of (lol) Nial Ferguson and other sanewashers pontificate on the strategic 'thinking' behind what Trump does there isn't any. It's about short term personal gratification (attention, news, money, strongman projection) and nothing else.
The constant underestimation of Trump is frankly risible. He won TWO presidential elections. To the highest office in the world. Much as you may wish to believe otherwise, he’s not an idiot. Far from it
An oafish, vulgar, venal old narcissist? Yes. But an idiot? No
He’s cunning and clever and he’s deviously manipulative. One way to keep the Iranians bewildered and on the back foot is to send conflicting messages. Bomb them to hell at the same time as you offer peaceful words
That’s actually the best way to effect regime change in Tehran. It may entice moderates to think “if we kick out the mullahs and sue for peace, America will stop the bombing Trump is showing us a way out”
By all accounts Israel and the USA are going for total obliteration of Iran as a functioning military. They are bombing every asset right down to the tiniest warehouse in the smallest army base
Trump is simultaneously saying “if you surrender, this will stop”
It's not about him being an idiot or a deep-thinking geopolitical genius (he's neither) it's about what drives him and that is the attention/power buzz and the $$$ and the ego gratification. The constant projection onto him of qualities and motives beyond that is what I find risible. And it's counterproductive since it leads to poor analysis and bad predictions.
You’re too intellectually mediocre and personally uninteresting to merit a debate. Next
Starmer is a better PM than Sunak and Truss. However that is it.
C'mon- better than Johnson as well.
Which takes us back to May, who is probably the closest to rhyming historically with Starmer; in a better-functioning system, they would have topped out one step lower, and been basically fine.
Johnson achieved more. However he was a truly horrendous man and was always going to end up a failure.
The US is claiming it’s sinking every single Iranian warship. This is total degradation of the Iranian military. The entire nation will be powerless to defend itself
This kid does seem to get some exclusives, so maybe it’s going to happen
EXCLUSIVE: Prime Minister Keir Starmer is planning to remove Wes Streeting as Health Secretary. Prime Minister Keir Starmer is preparing to remove Wes Streeting from his position as Health Secretary, viewing him privately as his most significant potential leadership challenger within the Labour Party...
Much as I dislike the moonfaced Blair avatar, is it a good idea to exile your competitors just because they want your job? What is he doing that Starmer does not want him to do?
He's a self confessed far right independent journalist.
This is about as far fetched a load of bollocks as being too unbelievably bad even for the Daily Mail.
Starmer may lack political nous he's not as stupid as to have a reshuffle now.
Streeting will at some point resign to set up a leadership challenge. That will be in mid May probably. If he does he loses.
He's not going to walk now.
But he has a track record of sorts. He has had a couple of scoops he got right on defections to Reform for instance
We know TACO. There was a reason why the rest of us were being less gung-ho about this than you were!
What reason is that?
Forced choice, between no action or limited action removing the Supreme Leader, many commanders and much military hardware . . . Of course what has already happened is already better than nothing and a win of sorts.
It is just a terrible lack of ambition to pull out now when a much more considerable victory is on the cards.
Hmmm. Counted the potholes on the walk home this evening, and the last 200m of my tiny lane (about 5m wide) has between 20 and 25 which I think meet the repair standard of more than 40mm deep.
I need to return with a 50cm x 50cm block and a camera.
Isn't your council now Reform?
Wasn't potholes their key policy?
Yes and Yes.
Actually that's a 5cm x 5cm block. They are not 50cm deep .
But I do have my can of spray paint the same colour as the Council's to hand to add a couple of extras if they miss any !
Some guys in the next street to me which was horrendously potholed five or so years ago spray painted massive penis shapes on the road surface next to the holes.
This kid does seem to get some exclusives, so maybe it’s going to happen
EXCLUSIVE: Prime Minister Keir Starmer is planning to remove Wes Streeting as Health Secretary.
Prime Minister Keir Starmer is preparing to remove Wes Streeting from his position as Health Secretary, viewing him privately as his most significant potential leadership challenger within the Labour Party.
Sources close to Downing Street indicate that the ongoing escalation in the Middle East conflict, including direct involvement in regional tensions with Iran, has dominated media coverage in recent days. This shift in attention is said to have created an opportune moment for the Prime Minister to address internal threats without facing intense public scrutiny.
Members of Starmer's inner circle have described the current international situation as a "blessing in disguise." It has diverted focus away from the recent disastrous by-election result in Gorton and Denton, where Labour was pushed into third place behind the Green Party and Reform UK-a humiliating defeat in a formerly safe seat. Insiders suggest that this distraction allows No. 10 to move against Streeting with minimal immediate damage to the Prime Minister's approval ratings.
The plans extend beyond Streeting. There are also discussions about removing other Cabinet ministers perceived as disloyal to Starmer. This broader reshuffle is framed by Downing Street as an effort to strengthen the government and prevent internal rebellion during a challenging period for the administration.
Sources familiar with the Prime Minister's team have expressed gratitude for the way the Middle East crisis has redirected media attention away from what they describe as difficulties in Starmer's premiership.
What an we do to avoid Wes mounting a leadership challenge?
I know - if we sack him, he'll be good as gold.
Fecking clueless.
The Labour Party doesn’t have a problem with internal loyalty. What this government has is a problem with formulating what needs to be done and doing it.
An objective 'needs to be done' proposition eludes all governments because there's no such thing. Ask any 10 people what it looks like and you'll get 10 different answers. The problem is comms, political acumen and the persona of the leader.
There is no such thing as objective.
What is needed is a subjective 'needs to be done' proposition, followed by getting your hands dirty and doing it.
Which means telling some people that what they want doing is not your priority.
If you prioritise everything, you prioritise nothing.
The extraordinary assault by Pete Hegseth on Anthropic (makers of Claude) suggests that we could invite them to come over here.
TLDR: Anthropic were not willing to have their tech used to make attack (ie killing) decision without a human-in-the-loop as it was not reliable enough.
Hegseth threatened to ban them from the DOD supply chain, and banning all companies in the supply chain from havign any dealings with them.
Hegseth met with Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei on Tuesday to deliver a warning — give the military unfettered access to its Claude AI model by Friday evening or else have the government label it a “risk” to the supply chain. The designation, typically reserved for foreign firms with ties to U.S. adversaries, could ban companies that work with the government from partnering with Anthropic.
We know TACO. There was a reason why the rest of us were being less gung-ho about this than you were!
What reason is that?
Forced choice, between no action or limited action removing the Supreme Leader, many commanders and much military hardware . . . Of course what has already happened is already better than nothing and a win of sorts.
It is just a terrible lack of ambition to pull out now when a much more considerable victory is on the cards.
This kid does seem to get some exclusives, so maybe it’s going to happen
EXCLUSIVE: Prime Minister Keir Starmer is planning to remove Wes Streeting as Health Secretary.
Prime Minister Keir Starmer is preparing to remove Wes Streeting from his position as Health Secretary, viewing him privately as his most significant potential leadership challenger within the Labour Party.
Sources close to Downing Street indicate that the ongoing escalation in the Middle East conflict, including direct involvement in regional tensions with Iran, has dominated media coverage in recent days. This shift in attention is said to have created an opportune moment for the Prime Minister to address internal threats without facing intense public scrutiny.
Members of Starmer's inner circle have described the current international situation as a "blessing in disguise." It has diverted focus away from the recent disastrous by-election result in Gorton and Denton, where Labour was pushed into third place behind the Green Party and Reform UK-a humiliating defeat in a formerly safe seat. Insiders suggest that this distraction allows No. 10 to move against Streeting with minimal immediate damage to the Prime Minister's approval ratings.
The plans extend beyond Streeting. There are also discussions about removing other Cabinet ministers perceived as disloyal to Starmer. This broader reshuffle is framed by Downing Street as an effort to strengthen the government and prevent internal rebellion during a challenging period for the administration.
Sources familiar with the Prime Minister's team have expressed gratitude for the way the Middle East crisis has redirected media attention away from what they describe as difficulties in Starmer's premiership.
What an we do to avoid Wes mounting a leadership challenge?
I know - if we sack him, he'll be good as gold.
Fecking clueless.
The Labour Party doesn’t have a problem with internal loyalty. What this government has is a problem with formulating what needs to be done and doing it.
An objective 'needs to be done' proposition eludes all governments because there's no such thing. Ask any 10 people what it looks like and you'll get 10 different answers. The problem is comms, political acumen and the persona of the leader.
There is no such thing as objective.
What is needed is a subjective 'needs to be done' proposition, followed by getting your hands dirty and doing it.
Which means telling some people that what they want doing is not your priority.
If you prioritise everything, you prioritise nothing.
Yep. But would people would retain this view if it turned out the priorities didn't match theirs. I think we know the answer to that.
We know TACO. There was a reason why the rest of us were being less gung-ho about this than you were!
What reason is that?
Forced choice, between no action or limited action removing the Supreme Leader, many commanders and much military hardware . . . Of course what has already happened is already better than nothing and a win of sorts.
It is just a terrible lack of ambition to pull out now when a much more considerable victory is on the cards.
The extraordinary assault by Pete Hegseth on Anthropic (makers of Claude) suggests that we could invite them to come over here.
TLDR: Anthropic were not willing to have their tech used to make attack (ie killing) decision without a human-in-the-loop as it was not reliable enough.
As I understand it they didn't just want a human in the loop but wanted to be able to veto any decisions that relied on its models.
This kid does seem to get some exclusives, so maybe it’s going to happen
EXCLUSIVE: Prime Minister Keir Starmer is planning to remove Wes Streeting as Health Secretary.
Prime Minister Keir Starmer is preparing to remove Wes Streeting from his position as Health Secretary, viewing him privately as his most significant potential leadership challenger within the Labour Party.
Sources close to Downing Street indicate that the ongoing escalation in the Middle East conflict, including direct involvement in regional tensions with Iran, has dominated media coverage in recent days. This shift in attention is said to have created an opportune moment for the Prime Minister to address internal threats without facing intense public scrutiny.
Members of Starmer's inner circle have described the current international situation as a "blessing in disguise." It has diverted focus away from the recent disastrous by-election result in Gorton and Denton, where Labour was pushed into third place behind the Green Party and Reform UK-a humiliating defeat in a formerly safe seat. Insiders suggest that this distraction allows No. 10 to move against Streeting with minimal immediate damage to the Prime Minister's approval ratings.
The plans extend beyond Streeting. There are also discussions about removing other Cabinet ministers perceived as disloyal to Starmer. This broader reshuffle is framed by Downing Street as an effort to strengthen the government and prevent internal rebellion during a challenging period for the administration.
Sources familiar with the Prime Minister's team have expressed gratitude for the way the Middle East crisis has redirected media attention away from what they describe as difficulties in Starmer's premiership.
What an we do to avoid Wes mounting a leadership challenge?
I know - if we sack him, he'll be good as gold.
Fecking clueless.
The Labour Party doesn’t have a problem with internal loyalty. What this government has is a problem with formulating what needs to be done and doing it.
An objective 'needs to be done' proposition eludes all governments because there's no such thing. Ask any 10 people what it looks like and you'll get 10 different answers. The problem is comms, political acumen and the persona of the leader.
There is no such thing as objective.
What is needed is a subjective 'needs to be done' proposition, followed by getting your hands dirty and doing it.
Which means telling some people that what they want doing is not your priority.
If you prioritise everything, you prioritise nothing.
Yep. But would people would retain this view if it turned out the priorities didn't match theirs. I think we know the answer to that.
Yes.
That is literally the whole point of representative democracy.
Set out your stall on your priorities and in office implement them.
If someone objects, they can vote for someone else.
Starmer is failing to do that, and its not even as if that failure is causing him to be popular.
The Government is working on plans to evacuate hundreds of thousands of Brits from the Middle East More than 76,000 Brits have registered their location and contact details with the Foreign Office
UAE British population is estimated at 250k.
If anyone does know people in the Gulf who are affected by the situation here, please make sure they register themselves with the British embassy. It might help with getting on flights when they do reopen.
Streeting being removed is exactly what he wants. Then he can take a run at Starmer.
Starmer is done. End of the road.
Sacking Streeting now, about five weeks before the PHE redundancies disaster that he has engineered hits the media, would ironically be a major help for his leadership ambitions.
Unless the idea is to provoke a contest now and have the shitshow unfold during the hustings.
Can't think it wouldn't damage Starmer too, but he may not have thought of that.
Translation: I am bum hurt after badly losing a by election because I was personally a shit candidate and if Reform lose the next election, we will not accept the result
Translation: I am bum hurt after badly losing a by election because I was personally a shit candidate and if Reform lose the next election, we will not accept the result
Translation: I am bum hurt after badly losing a by election because I was personally a shit candidate and if Reform lose the next election, we will not accept the result
The whingeing is unedifying. The Reform vote share was entirely in line with expectations. The only part of the seat that was good for Reform was Denton, which they carried, but that was only 36% of the electorate.
Translation: I am bum hurt after badly losing a by election because I was personally a shit candidate and if Reform lose the next election, we will not accept the result
What is it with the far right that they have real difficulty accepting defeat in elections they were confident of winning?
Is it because they can't believe they're so unpopular they simply don't realise their vote rigging was insufficient?
Horseshoe theory again. The far anything are all the same.
The "never kissed a Tory" brigade have real difficulty accepting defeat. There were protests after Cameron won his majority by those who did not want to accept it.
If you only ever speak with those who agree with you then the other side must have cheated to win as nobody you know voted for them.
If it’s truly appalling shouldn’t he just be revealing it now?
Why do I get the feeling this is going to be like that Major Lib Dem Announcement from a few weeks back (what actually was that in the end?)
The Lib Dems proposed replacing the Treasury with the Department of Growth.
So, replacing the Department of Contraction with the Department of Growth. It will only work if they destroy the top several layers and replace them with people with a basic knowledge of the advantages of economic growth.
If the Lib Dems want to encourage growth, then ceasing to stand in the way of growth would be a good first step.
I like liberalism and should naturally be a Lib Dem, but they are the most NIMBY party of all 3 traditional parties.
Until the curse of NIMBYism and opposition to growth and development is removed from our body politic, getting growth is not going to happen.
Masquerading as a potential Lib Dem is more convincing when you actually know what their policies are.
The policy of replacing the Treasury with a department of growth is the kind of radical change that is needed, which is likely to work, and may even end up genuinely popular.
Just a reminder that It was the Lib Dems that first advocated the independence of the Bank of England, and Labour opposed it throughout the 1997 campaign, before actually doing it within a few days of coming to power.
While the Greens and reform plan economic chaos, and the Tories and Labour economic mediocrity, the Lib Dems are the only party that is thinking constructively about how real change can actually be delivered.
If it’s truly appalling shouldn’t he just be revealing it now?
Why do I get the feeling this is going to be like that Major Lib Dem Announcement from a few weeks back (what actually was that in the end?)
The Lib Dems proposed replacing the Treasury with the Department of Growth.
So, replacing the Department of Contraction with the Department of Growth. It will only work if they destroy the top several layers and replace them with people with a basic knowledge of the advantages of economic growth.
If the Lib Dems want to encourage growth, then ceasing to stand in the way of growth would be a good first step.
I like liberalism and should naturally be a Lib Dem, but they are the most NIMBY party of all 3 traditional parties.
Until the curse of NIMBYism and opposition to growth and development is removed from our body politic, getting growth is not going to happen.
Masquerading as a potential Lib Dem is more convincing when you actually know what their policies are.
The policy of replacing the Treasury with a department of growth is the kind of radical change that is needed, which is likely to work, and may even end up genuinely popular.
Just a reminder that It was the Lib Dems that first advocated the independence of the Bank of England, and Labour opposed it throughout the 1997 campaign, before actually doing it within a few days of coming to power.
While the Greens and reform plan economic chaos, and the Tories and Labour economic mediocrity, the Lib Dems are the only party that is thinking constructively about how real change can actually be delivered.
If it’s truly appalling shouldn’t he just be revealing it now?
Why do I get the feeling this is going to be like that Major Lib Dem Announcement from a few weeks back (what actually was that in the end?)
The Lib Dems proposed replacing the Treasury with the Department of Growth.
So, replacing the Department of Contraction with the Department of Growth. It will only work if they destroy the top several layers and replace them with people with a basic knowledge of the advantages of economic growth.
If the Lib Dems want to encourage growth, then ceasing to stand in the way of growth would be a good first step.
I like liberalism and should naturally be a Lib Dem, but they are the most NIMBY party of all 3 traditional parties.
Until the curse of NIMBYism and opposition to growth and development is removed from our body politic, getting growth is not going to happen.
Masquerading as a potential Lib Dem is more convincing when you actually know what their policies are.
The policy of replacing the Treasury with a department of growth is the kind of radical change that is needed, which is likely to work, and may even end up genuinely popular.
Just a reminder that It was the Lib Dems that first advocated the independence of the Bank of England, and Labour opposed it throughout the 1997 campaign, before actually doing it within a few days of coming to power.
While the Greens and reform plan economic chaos, and the Tories and Labour economic mediocrity, the Lib Dems are the only party that is thinking constructively about how real change can actually be delivered.
Bank of England independence just allowed Gordon Brown to preside over an uncontrolled credit bubble while pretending he was being prudent and had abolished boom and bust.
If it’s truly appalling shouldn’t he just be revealing it now?
Why do I get the feeling this is going to be like that Major Lib Dem Announcement from a few weeks back (what actually was that in the end?)
The Lib Dems proposed replacing the Treasury with the Department of Growth.
So, replacing the Department of Contraction with the Department of Growth. It will only work if they destroy the top several layers and replace them with people with a basic knowledge of the advantages of economic growth.
If the Lib Dems want to encourage growth, then ceasing to stand in the way of growth would be a good first step.
I like liberalism and should naturally be a Lib Dem, but they are the most NIMBY party of all 3 traditional parties.
Until the curse of NIMBYism and opposition to growth and development is removed from our body politic, getting growth is not going to happen.
Masquerading as a potential Lib Dem is more convincing when you actually know what their policies are.
The policy of replacing the Treasury with a department of growth is the kind of radical change that is needed, which is likely to work, and may even end up genuinely popular.
Just a reminder that It was the Lib Dems that first advocated the independence of the Bank of England, and Labour opposed it throughout the 1997 campaign, before actually doing it within a few days of coming to power.
While the Greens and reform plan economic chaos, and the Tories and Labour economic mediocrity, the Lib Dems are the only party that is thinking constructively about how real change can actually be delivered.
The Government is working on plans to evacuate hundreds of thousands of Brits from the Middle East More than 76,000 Brits have registered their location and contact details with the Foreign Office
UAE British population is estimated at 250k.
If anyone does know people in the Gulf who are affected by the situation here, please make sure they register themselves with the British embassy. It might help with getting on flights when they do reopen.
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https://x.com/jacksonhinklle/status/2028164187067761075?s=61&t=LYVEHh2mqFy1oUJAdCfe-Q
I like liberalism and should naturally be a Lib Dem, but they are the most NIMBY party of all 3 traditional parties.
Until the curse of NIMBYism and opposition to growth and development is removed from our body politic, getting growth is not going to happen.
You can either oppose growth, or want growth. Saying "we want growth, but not here, or their, or anywhere we want to be elected" does not work.
I need to return with a 50cm x 50cm block and a camera.
This is on a "no traffic except for access" lane which has hundreds and hundreds of rat runners every day.
But I think I can now find a way to Op SNAP some of them.
Wasn't potholes their key policy?
They want to spend billions compensating WASPI women for being morons.
They haven’t got a clue
Starmer is done. End of the road.
Perun is not very happy that yet another war started on a Saturday.
Just picked up your dinner
This is about as far fetched a load of bollocks as being too unbelievably bad even for the Daily Mail.
Starmer may lack political nous he's not as stupid as to have a reshuffle now.
Streeting will at some point resign to set up a leadership challenge. That will be in mid May probably. If he does he loses.
He's not going to walk now.
And all I will say about Streeting is that he fails the "anyone who wants the job, especially right now, mustn't get the job" test.
Meanwhile, looking at the scores on the doors, Starmer overtakes Sunak in a fortnight. Clearly Rishi's Premiership became a lemming march over the cliff at some point- even now, I wonder when.
And in six weeks time, Starmer overtakes Eden. Who was eased out for "medical reasons". Let the reader understand.
But I think if it were possible to bet on, I suspect Burnham ends up in Parliament by the next election almost certainly.
I didn't get where I am today on PB, very highly respected, by 'liking' stupid posts.
I’m specifically referencing the WASPI, backto60 and CEDAW lot who are demanding money.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Praying_Mantis
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d5v6hlRyeHE
Let's sack one of our key possible replacements from a demanding cabinet job so that a) he becomes a martyr on the backbenches and b) has a load more time on his hands.
Someone wants to lay £1100 at an average of 8.9
Actually that's a 5cm x 5cm block. They are not 50cm deep
But I do have my can of spray paint the same colour as the Council's to hand to add a couple of extras if they miss any !
Reuters
@Reuters
Oil and gas shipments from the Middle East via the Strait of Hormuz have come to a halt. A prolonged shutdown would be a doomsday scenario for global oil markets. Hear more on Reuters Morning Bid podcast
https://x.com/Reuters/status/2028115808748994852
Which takes us back to May, who is probably the closest to rhyming historically with Starmer; in a better-functioning system, they would have topped out one step lower, and been basically fine.
https://x.com/GoodwinMJ/status/2026762095568605188
RFM: 315 (+310), 28.5% (11 Short)
LDM: 83 (+11), 12.4%
LAB: 78 (-333), 19.0%
CON: 53 (-68), 18.6%
SNP: 44 (+35), 2.7%
GRN: 42 (+38), 14.2%
PLC: 10 (+6), 1.3%
Oth: 6 (+1), 3.4%
https://bsky.app/profile/electionmaps.uk/post/3mfz4gdl3fc27
Forced choice, between no action or limited action removing the Supreme Leader, many commanders and much military hardware . . . Of course what has already happened is already better than nothing and a win of sorts.
It is just a terrible lack of ambition to pull out now when a much more considerable victory is on the cards.
Council were there within days.
What is needed is a subjective 'needs to be done' proposition, followed by getting your hands dirty and doing it.
Which means telling some people that what they want doing is not your priority.
If you prioritise everything, you prioritise nothing.
I can’t help but think that he must be a hero of @Dura_Ace
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_Ward
TLDR: Anthropic were not willing to have their tech used to make attack (ie killing) decision without a human-in-the-loop as it was not reliable enough.
Hegseth threatened to ban them from the DOD supply chain, and banning all companies in the supply chain from havign any dealings with them.
US Law - WTF is that?
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cjrq1vwe73po
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/02/26/incoherent-hegseths-anthropic-ultimatum-confounds-ai-policymakers-00800135?utm_content=topic/politics&utm_source=flipboard
Hegseth met with Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei on Tuesday to deliver a warning — give the military unfettered access to its Claude AI model by Friday evening or else have the government label it a “risk” to the supply chain. The designation, typically reserved for foreign firms with ties to U.S. adversaries, could ban companies that work with the government from partnering with Anthropic.
It probably should not be.
That is literally the whole point of representative democracy.
Set out your stall on your priorities and in office implement them.
If someone objects, they can vote for someone else.
Starmer is failing to do that, and its not even as if that failure is causing him to be popular.
Unless the idea is to provoke a contest now and have the shitshow unfold during the hustings.
Can't think it wouldn't damage Starmer too, but he may not have thought of that.
I lost...whine...sniffle...whine...wasn't me...it was others who cheated...whiney, whiney, crying...
Matt Goodwin
@GoodwinMJ
We need a full strategy for saving our democracy
End mass postal voting
Clamp down on family voting
Ban cousin marriage
Only British citizens can vote
End Commonwealth voting
If we do not save our democracy, we will not save our country
https://x.com/GoodwinMJ/status/2028182566591733961
https://x.com/blakeleynixon/status/2028190413278810317
Family voting is already illegal, though postal voting makes that hard to ensure.
Is it because they can't believe they're so unpopular they simply don't realise their vote rigging was insufficient?
The whingeing is unedifying. The Reform vote share was entirely in line with expectations. The only part of the seat that was good for Reform was Denton, which they carried, but that was only 36% of the electorate.
The "never kissed a Tory" brigade have real difficulty accepting defeat. There were protests after Cameron won his majority by those who did not want to accept it.
If you only ever speak with those who agree with you then the other side must have cheated to win as nobody you know voted for them.
The policy of replacing the Treasury with a department of growth is the kind of radical change that is needed, which is likely to work, and may even end up genuinely popular.
Just a reminder that It was the Lib Dems that first advocated the independence of the Bank of England, and Labour opposed it throughout the 1997 campaign, before actually doing it within a few days of coming to power.
While the Greens and reform plan economic chaos, and the Tories and Labour economic mediocrity, the Lib Dems are the only party that is thinking constructively about how real change can actually be delivered.
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cn71mlmjn5mo
Changing the name of the Treasury won't enable growth.
Actually allowing growth to happen by liberalising rules so people don't need permission to build would enable growth.