I wonder what the reaction would have been in the media if Labour invited someone of inciting people to burn a hotel down to their conference.
The fact that the media are ignoring what Reform did today is quite astonishing.
Are they ignoring it? I heard about it via Dan Hodges of the Daily Mail, and he was scathing about it
Let’s see what the BBC and ITV do .
"Patriot and national heroin Lucy Connolly throws her lot in with God's own party"???
If you remember Kenny Everett and Peter Lilley it was the same thing. It seemed like a goood idea at the time but it defined the Tory Party fror the next 20 years. It's really where Mrs May's 'Nasty Party' originated.
Farage has made a rod for his own back and Reform in it's present guise with him and Tice in control have no chance-in my opinion - of even doing better than the Conservatives.
Has anyone actually watched the interview, or are we just clutching our pearls at it?
I wonder what the reaction would have been in the media if Labour invited someone of inciting people to burn a hotel down to their conference.
The fact that the media are ignoring what Reform did today is quite astonishing.
I've always found it a useful maxim that things you think ought to be important, often aren't.
Surely inviting a convicted criminal and then lauding her as the return of Mother Teresa should be a step too far.
Then they topped it off with the anti-vaxxer .
And all the time winning the public over
No point in arguing reason when the public have lost faith in both main parties
You will see a lot more that really upsets you [ and me ] and the way to defeat it is with action not words by Starmer and Reeves who after all they are in government
And Ashton seems to have turned against Rayner in a big way
Actually, I don't think this is true at all. Reform voters are significant outliers on most issues such as this, but even then they aren't as MAGA as you might think - e.g. a majority of Reform voters backed Net Zero policies back in May.
Like all parties, their members are far more extreme than their voters, so I think anti-vaxxer type stuff is likely to put their own voters off. I'm not sure about Lucy Connolly but I vaguely recall a majority of Reform voters being against the rioting, arson etc
What tends to happen is their support becomes more radical . This is what’s happened in the USA and Maga.
Supporters will try and justify their continued allegiance to the party by excusing certain party positions, and downgrading them in importance .
For this reason the opposition parties need to act quickly , there’s no point trying to combat Reform close to the election , the radicalisation would have already taken place by then .
Parties need to wake up , hammer social media and do everything possible to claw back some of those Reform voters who haven’t passed the point of no return .
Yes, agree with that. Precisely what happened with Republicans. They aren't full MAGA - yet.
You can see the transformation by the polling as to the GOP percentage who viewed themselves as Maga . This has gone continually up over the last few years . The UK media who aren’t Reform lickspittles need to stop sanewashing Reform .
I wonder what the reaction would have been in the media if Labour invited someone of inciting people to burn a hotel down to their conference.
The fact that the media are ignoring what Reform did today is quite astonishing.
Are they ignoring it? I heard about it via Dan Hodges of the Daily Mail, and he was scathing about it
Let’s see what the BBC and ITV do .
"Patriot and national heroin Lucy Connolly throws her lot in with God's own party"???
If you remember Kenny Everett and Peter Lilley it was the same thing. It seemed like a goood idea at the time but it defined the Tory Party fror the next 20 years. It's really where Mrs May's 'Nasty Party' originated.
Farage has made a rod for his own back and Reform in it's present guise with him and Tice in control have no chance-in my opinion - of even doing better than the Conservatives.
Has anyone actually watched the interview, or are we just clutching our pearls at it?
You will never placate @Roger as you are both at the extreme ends of the political divide, though at present Reform are beating all before them ably assisted by the failures of Starmer, Reeves, Rayner etc and all
Lmao, Dorries in the Mail urging a Reform Tory pact/coalition (but not with Kemi in charge) I thought the Tories were dead Nads??
The Tory Reform coalition is necessary. Not just for the political expertise that the Tories will bring, but for the mandate. Let's say that Reform get 37% of the vote. That doesn't represent a moral mandate. Add the Tories theoretical 22%, and that is a rock solid mandate to reverse Blair's constitutional vandalism, take all the steps necessary to solve the issue of legal and illegal migration, get the economy going, and the public finances moving back in the right direction.
You do know Reform are a high tax and spend party. They want to give lots of public money to WWC areas as their voter bribe as well as spending huge amounts on immigration deterrence and, I imagine ID cards as well as the costs of deporting hundreds of thousands of people to God knows where.
Reform totally doubling down on Lucy Connolly, a former convict, being the great tribune of our times.
Labour need to go after this on social media relentlessly.
Apparently prospective parliamentary candidate for them
It really is the Trumpification of our politics. Stuff that was once out of bounds (for very good reasons) now being normalised. All sorts of grisly flotsam and jetsam beginning to surface. Grim.
Reform totally doubling down on Lucy Connolly, a former convict, being the great tribune of our times.
Labour need to go after this on social media relentlessly.
Apparently prospective parliamentary candidate for them
It really is the Trumpification of our politics. Stuff that was once out of bounds (for very good reasons) now being normalised. All sorts of grisly flotsam and jetsam beginning to surface. Grim.
Lmao, Dorries in the Mail urging a Reform Tory pact/coalition (but not with Kemi in charge) I thought the Tories were dead Nads??
Yet you listen to Iain Dale and realise there are plenty of Conservatives who loathe Reform and everything for which it stands so selling such a "pact" doesn't look easy. Presumably Dorries is hoping Jenrick will take over the Conservatives in 2026 and will make overtures to Farage.
How many Reform voters would vote for a Conservative candidate absent a Reform candidate - probably more than Tories who would vote Reform if there were no Conservative candidate?
When it was just Nigel, many Tories regarded UKIP etc. merely as the playthings of a wayward son. But it's gone way beyond Nigel now - a serious far-Right movement is emerging, host to no end of dangerous zanies, and I for one don't think even Nigel can control it for much longer. It's understandable that many Tories are now getting queasy, but they should have been wise to this long ago.
Reform totally doubling down on Lucy Connolly, a former convict, being the great tribune of our times.
Labour need to go after this on social media relentlessly.
No, they should stay well away from that.
The more they look like they're after Connolly, the more the grievance narrative will build - look at Labour after this normal everyday woman yadda yadda.
Reform are either going to defeat themselves, or Labour (because it's only really Labour who can, they are the government) are going to defeat them with results. That's not to say Labour's messaging doesn't need to be sharper - it does, but going after Connolly will drag them into a debate they won't come out of well at the moment with a lot of Reform-inclined voters, IMHO.
Is this going to be like these engineering student challenges from back in the day, which finished with cars appearing on top of 10-storey buildings overnight?
Chris Mason thinks it the most interesting Conference he's seen for the last twenty years. That was the view from the BBC. To those watching the coverage it looked like Chris Mason was a case for the men in their flapping white coats as did those leaving the hall.
...... Widdicombe ...Rees Mogg.. Tice ...Farage......anti vaxxers..... stripey blazers...straw hats ....spats..... It's right wing Party time!
Another fawning Reform article on the BBC from Chris Mason .
Not a word about Connolly or the anti-vaxxer . Does the fxckwit realize he’ll be out of a job if Reform win . Wtf is wrong with the BBC , they’re not even impartial anymore .
Lmao, Dorries in the Mail urging a Reform Tory pact/coalition (but not with Kemi in charge) I thought the Tories were dead Nads??
Yet you listen to Iain Dale and realise there are plenty of Conservatives who loathe Reform and everything for which it stands so selling such a "pact" doesn't look easy. Presumably Dorries is hoping Jenrick will take over the Conservatives in 2026 and will make overtures to Farage.
How many Reform voters would vote for a Conservative candidate absent a Reform candidate - probably more than Tories who would vote Reform if there were no Conservative candidate?
When it was just Nigel, many Tories regarded UKIP etc. merely as the playthings of a wayward son. But it's gone way beyond Nigel now - a serious far-Right movement is emerging, host to no end of dangerous zanies, and I for one don't think even Nigel can control it for much longer. It's understandable that many Tories are now getting queasy, but they should have been wise to this long ago.
The right inclined will have a choice to make. Reform, Tory or stay at home. The more feral the arguments become the more some of the grey vote that has jumped and the merely dissatisfied but not white hot angry will start to prevaricate imo. Farage cannot afford Reform to become the 2009 BNP 6.2% redux and expect to get mass support. In other words, whilst the anger at the state of things, especially immigration, boats, crime is driving support to him, he cannot allow the anger to sweep Reform along. He actually has a very important role to play in where we end up
Another fawning Reform article on the BBC from Chris Mason .
Not a word about Connolly or the anti-vaxxer . Does the fxckwit realize he’ll be out of a job if Reform win . Wtf is wrong with the BBC , they’re not even impartial anymore .
They’re scared. Understandably. See USA and journalism for a taste of things to come.
Another fawning Reform article on the BBC from Chris Mason .
Not a word about Connolly or the anti-vaxxer . Does the fxckwit realize he’ll be out of a job if Reform win . Wtf is wrong with the BBC , they’re not even impartial anymore .
That is just appalling.
Not sure the word 'fawning' does justice on that piece.
Chris Mason thinks it the most interesting Conference he's seen for the last twenty years. That was the view from the BBC. To those watching the coverage it looked like Chris Mason was a case for the men in their flapping white coats as did those leaving the hall.
...... Widdicombe ...Rees Mogg.. Tice ...Farage......anti vaxxers..... stripey blazers...straw hats ....spats..... It's right wing Party time!
When Kuennsberg fell on her sword I was hoping for a Vicky Young promotion. Instead they handed the baton to this spanner.
Another fawning Reform article on the BBC from Chris Mason .
Not a word about Connolly or the anti-vaxxer . Does the fxckwit realize he’ll be out of a job if Reform win . Wtf is wrong with the BBC , they’re not even impartial anymore .
They’re scared. Understandably. See USA and journalism for a taste of things to come.
But they’re doing their best to help them. Do they seriously think Reform will thank them if they win .
"'The English don't come any more...we miss their money': How Mallorca's war on British tourists backfired"
What exactly did they expect would happen?
I don't think the Mallorcans campaigning against (British) tourists are the same Mallorcans as the Mallorcans lamenting their disappearance.
It isn't a campaign against British tourists, it is a campaign against excessive drinking, and loud loutish behaviour, which just happens to be Brits on holiday.
Mallorca has decided to move more upmarket, and probably rightly so. It is a lovely island and I have enjoyed a number of holidays there myself over the years. Different resorts cater to different markets and often different nationalities. There is a definite market for cheap booze and all night partying, and while not my thing am happy that this goes on elsewhere. I understand why the local residents get tired of it.
Why do you say “myself” in the sentence “I have enjoyed a number of holidays there myself”?
Clearly you are referring to you when you say “I”, so you don’t need to say “myself”
When I hear this usage of “myself” I can only hear it in the adenoidal tones of Kier Starmer. “I myself have a number of cardigans of different colours”
Another fawning Reform article on the BBC from Chris Mason .
Not a word about Connolly or the anti-vaxxer . Does the fxckwit realize he’ll be out of a job if Reform win . Wtf is wrong with the BBC , they’re not even impartial anymore .
That is just appalling.
Not sure the word 'fawning' does justice on that piece.
Pass the bloody sick bucket.
Hes already written his pieces about the difficult Labour conference, the increasingly sidelined Tory conference and the sombre Lib Dem conference 'lacking in its usual stunts'
I wonder what the reaction would have been in the media if Labour invited someone of inciting people to burn a hotel down to their conference.
The fact that the media are ignoring what Reform did today is quite astonishing.
A strange Any Questions today. Zack Polanski is definitely one to watch. A bit too much student politics about him but an infectious enthusiasm. Could he make a difference? He hasn't got the baggage of the Sultanas and his critique on Farage bordered on hatred and every shot landed
....So its possible. I'm pretty sure Farage is miles from a certainty. There are just to many haters and ridiculers and under any sort of scrutiny he folds.
Mr P had better have lawyered up for everything he's done financially, ever since playing supermarket tellers with plastic coins at kindergarten. That's the right wing media after him now.
The media won’t attack Polanski unless they see him as a threat to Reform. As long as he is a bigger threat to Labour he will get an easy ride.
Another fawning Reform article on the BBC from Chris Mason .
Not a word about Connolly or the anti-vaxxer . Does the fxckwit realize he’ll be out of a job if Reform win . Wtf is wrong with the BBC , they’re not even impartial anymore .
That is just appalling.
Not sure the word 'fawning' does justice on that piece.
Pass the bloody sick bucket.
It's not even just standard anti-vaxxing - it's vaccines killed the Queen and gave Kate cancer.
Perhaps the “mainstream” parties could do a better job. Govern honestly and competently, and Reform would not get a foot in the door.
You sound like one of those sanctimonious Republicans in 2016.
Completely true however. It’s the mainstream parties that have comprehensively misgoverned Britain for 20 years, that have led to Reform having a 10 point lead
Perhaps the “mainstream” parties could do a better job. Govern honestly and competently, and Reform would not get a foot in the door.
You sound like one of those sanctimonious Republicans in 2016.
Completely true however. It’s the mainstream parties that have comprehensively misgoverned Britain for 20 years, that have led to Reform having a 10 point lead
There is no one else to blame. It’s them
And also not treat large parts of the electorate with such disdain.
Another fawning Reform article on the BBC from Chris Mason .
Not a word about Connolly or the anti-vaxxer . Does the fxckwit realize he’ll be out of a job if Reform win . Wtf is wrong with the BBC , they’re not even impartial anymore .
That is just appalling.
Not sure the word 'fawning' does justice on that piece.
Pass the bloody sick bucket.
Hes already written his pieces about the difficult Labour conference, the increasingly sidelined Tory conference and the sombre Lib Dem conference 'lacking in its usual stunts'
The Lib Dem conference is going to be surprisingly argumentative. My prediction.
BREAKING - Shocker of a first full day in office for new Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood after more than 1,000 small boat migrants crossed the Channel illegally on Saturday - a sobering insight into the scale of the challenge she faces. 30,000+ have now crossed so far this year.
Another fawning Reform article on the BBC from Chris Mason .
Not a word about Connolly or the anti-vaxxer . Does the fxckwit realize he’ll be out of a job if Reform win . Wtf is wrong with the BBC , they’re not even impartial anymore .
That is just appalling.
Not sure the word 'fawning' does justice on that piece.
Pass the bloody sick bucket.
Hes already written his pieces about the difficult Labour conference, the increasingly sidelined Tory conference and the sombre Lib Dem conference 'lacking in its usual stunts'
The Lib Dem conference is going to be surprisingly argumentative. My prediction.
Another fawning Reform article on the BBC from Chris Mason .
Not a word about Connolly or the anti-vaxxer . Does the fxckwit realize he’ll be out of a job if Reform win . Wtf is wrong with the BBC , they’re not even impartial anymore .
That is just appalling.
Not sure the word 'fawning' does justice on that piece.
Pass the bloody sick bucket.
Hes already written his pieces about the difficult Labour conference, the increasingly sidelined Tory conference and the sombre Lib Dem conference 'lacking in its usual stunts'
The Lib Dem conference is going to be surprisingly argumentative. My prediction.
"'The English don't come any more...we miss their money': How Mallorca's war on British tourists backfired"
What exactly did they expect would happen?
I don't think the Mallorcans campaigning against (British) tourists are the same Mallorcans as the Mallorcans lamenting their disappearance.
It isn't a campaign against British tourists, it is a campaign against excessive drinking, and loud loutish behaviour, which just happens to be Brits on holiday.
Mallorca has decided to move more upmarket, and probably rightly so. It is a lovely island and I have enjoyed a number of holidays there myself over the years. Different resorts cater to different markets and often different nationalities. There is a definite market for cheap booze and all night partying, and while not my thing am happy that this goes on elsewhere. I understand why the local residents get tired of it.
Why do you say “myself” in the sentence “I have enjoyed a number of holidays there myself”?
Clearly you are referring to you when you say “I”, so you don’t need to say “myself”
When I hear this usage of “myself” I can only hear it in the adenoidal tones of Kier Starmer. “I myself have a number of cardigans of different colours”
It's known as the 'emphatic form' - the writer wants us to know that the fact he has been to Mallorca is the main point of the sentence. But I agree it shouldn't be overdone. Anyway, I'm off for a drink.
BREAKING - Shocker of a first full day in office for new Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood after more than 1,000 small boat migrants crossed the Channel illegally on Saturday - a sobering insight into the scale of the challenge she faces. 30,000+ have now crossed so far this year.
Author of Employment Rights Bill follows Rayner out the door
Justin Madders MP has been sacked as employment rights minister, just a day after his boss Angela Rayner resigned over a tax scandal.
As is being pointed out by our deputy political editor Sam Coates, Madders was the author of the government's flagship Employment Rights Bill, that he was shepherding through parliament with Rayner.
He also notes that Sir Keir Starmer will not be attending the Trades Union Conference this week.
Unions affiliated with the Labour Party have paid tribute to him for playing a "crucial role in bringing forward the ERB in 100 days, and will have a proud legacy in having strengthened the rights of millions of workers".
He was not on No10's list of people who have left the government, so it could be that he has been re-deployed elsewhere. We await confirmation either way...
Perhaps the “mainstream” parties could do a better job. Govern honestly and competently, and Reform would not get a foot in the door.
You sound like one of those sanctimonious Republicans in 2016.
Completely true however. It’s the mainstream parties that have comprehensively misgoverned Britain for 20 years, that have led to Reform having a 10 point lead
There is no one else to blame. It’s them
And also not treat large parts of the electorate with such disdain.
My favourite was @nico679 on here saying “poor old Angela Rayner, she’s a victim of snobbery and misogyny, they don’t like working class women” and then about an hour later saying “Ashton is a shithole full of thickos, I don’t blame her for moving to Hove”
BREAKING - Shocker of a first full day in office for new Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood after more than 1,000 small boat migrants crossed the Channel illegally on Saturday - a sobering insight into the scale of the challenge she faces. 30,000+ have now crossed so far this year.
Britain's ambassador to the United States will use a keynote speech today to underline the UK-US special relationship - while also attempting to 'Reform-proof' his own struggling government.
Lord Mandelson, the architect of New Labour, master of political spin and now Britain's man in Washington, will use the 2025 annual lecture at Ditchley Park to offer a positive spin on a presidency which has proudly upended norms and frayed alliances.
In the speech, parts of which have been released in advance, Mandelson will describe President Trump as a "risk taker" with an "iron-clad stomach".
Lord Mandelson was chosen as ambassador by Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer late last year. He is a political appointee rather than a career diplomat.
And with intriguing language he will offer his take on the parallels between Trump and Starmer's challenges and mandates.
He will say: "I credit President Trump's political instincts in identifying the anxieties gripping not only millions of Americans, but also far more pervasive Western trends: economic stagnation for many, a sense of irreversible decline, the lost promise of meaningful work…
"These American concerns find their mirror image in British society, where Keir Starmer won an electoral mandate for national renewal which is similar to Donald Trump's."
Another fawning Reform article on the BBC from Chris Mason .
Not a word about Connolly or the anti-vaxxer . Does the fxckwit realize he’ll be out of a job if Reform win . Wtf is wrong with the BBC , they’re not even impartial anymore .
That is just appalling.
Not sure the word 'fawning' does justice on that piece.
Pass the bloody sick bucket.
Hes already written his pieces about the difficult Labour conference, the increasingly sidelined Tory conference and the sombre Lib Dem conference 'lacking in its usual stunts'
The Lib Dem conference is going to be surprisingly argumentative. My prediction.
Based on current polling and with a campaign boost and a fair wind, the Lib-Dems could conceivably become the official opposition to a Reform government.
Perhaps the “mainstream” parties could do a better job. Govern honestly and competently, and Reform would not get a foot in the door.
You sound like one of those sanctimonious Republicans in 2016.
Completely true however. It’s the mainstream parties that have comprehensively misgoverned Britain for 20 years, that have led to Reform having a 10 point lead
There is no one else to blame. It’s them
And also not treat large parts of the electorate with such disdain.
My favourite was @nico679 on here saying “poor old Angela Rayner, she’s a victim of snobbery and misogyny, they don’t like working class women” and then about an hour later saying “Ashton is a shithole full of thickos, I don’t blame her for moving to Hove”
In the very same thread
You, of course, being invariably complementary about the less prosperous areas of our nation.
Perhaps the “mainstream” parties could do a better job. Govern honestly and competently, and Reform would not get a foot in the door.
You sound like one of those sanctimonious Republicans in 2016.
Completely true however. It’s the mainstream parties that have comprehensively misgoverned Britain for 20 years, that have led to Reform having a 10 point lead
There is no one else to blame. It’s them
And also not treat large parts of the electorate with such disdain.
My favourite was @nico679 on here saying “poor old Angela Rayner, she’s a victim of snobbery and misogyny, they don’t like working class women” and then about an hour later saying “Ashton is a shithole full of thickos, I don’t blame her for moving to Hove”
In the very same thread
Except I didn’t say that . I simply called Ashton a dump . I also never mentioned anything about misogyny or snobbery . So I’d appreciate it if in future you refrain from making up my posts .
BREAKING - Shocker of a first full day in office for new Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood after more than 1,000 small boat migrants crossed the Channel illegally on Saturday - a sobering insight into the scale of the challenge she faces. 30,000+ have now crossed so far this year.
Perhaps the “mainstream” parties could do a better job. Govern honestly and competently, and Reform would not get a foot in the door.
You sound like one of those sanctimonious Republicans in 2016.
Completely true however. It’s the mainstream parties that have comprehensively misgoverned Britain for 20 years, that have led to Reform having a 10 point lead
There is no one else to blame. It’s them
And also not treat large parts of the electorate with such disdain.
My favourite was @nico679 on here saying “poor old Angela Rayner, she’s a victim of snobbery and misogyny, they don’t like working class women” and then about an hour later saying “Ashton is a shithole full of thickos, I don’t blame her for moving to Hove”
In the very same thread
You, of course, being invariably complementary about the less prosperous areas of our nation.
I can report that Fife is oddly prosperous, yet eerily quiet - at least on this part of the coast (Elie)
Another fawning Reform article on the BBC from Chris Mason .
Not a word about Connolly or the anti-vaxxer . Does the fxckwit realize he’ll be out of a job if Reform win . Wtf is wrong with the BBC , they’re not even impartial anymore .
That is just appalling.
Not sure the word 'fawning' does justice on that piece.
Pass the bloody sick bucket.
Hes already written his pieces about the difficult Labour conference, the increasingly sidelined Tory conference and the sombre Lib Dem conference 'lacking in its usual stunts'
The Lib Dem conference is going to be surprisingly argumentative. My prediction.
No its not! No, hang on, im not going
That’s not an argument - it’s just a contradiction!
“Immigration and asylum are the most important issues facing the country, according to a decisive majority (56 per cent) of respondents to YouGov’s latest poll. This share hasn’t been higher since 2015, at the height of the European migrant crisis.”
Rachel Reeves is considering proposals for a tax raid on GPs and other professionals that would raise almost £2bn a year.
The Treasury has been presented with plans to levy National Insurance (NI) on partnerships as she scrambles for ways to fill a £50bn black hole in the public purse.
Such a move would impact 190,000 workers, with family doctors, lawyers and solicitors, accountants and financial advisers hit the hardest.
Rachel Reeves is considering proposals for a tax raid on GPs and other professionals that would raise almost £2bn a year.
The Treasury has been presented with plans to levy National Insurance (NI) on partnerships as she scrambles for ways to fill a £50bn black hole in the public purse.
Such a move would impact 190,000 workers, with family doctors, lawyers and solicitors, accountants and financial advisers hit the hardest.
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Hiroshi Suzuki is on a one man mission to promote the UK to the Japanese.
Today he was in Manchester.
https://x.com/andyburnhamgm/status/1964224163637268760
Totally not on manoeuvres
Labour need to go after this on social media relentlessly.
Oliver Stirling
@OWS1892
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Freaks. An absolute menagerie of full-blown freaks.
https://x.com/OWS1892/status/1964353905120117045
As Angela Rayner's career crashes to earth for a financial error, Dame Lucy's is in the ascendency.
It's Farage, Badenoch and Burnham for Laura K tomorrow.
The more they look like they're after Connolly, the more the grievance narrative will build - look at Labour after this normal everyday woman yadda yadda.
Reform are either going to defeat themselves, or Labour (because it's only really Labour who can, they are the government) are going to defeat them with results. That's not to say Labour's messaging doesn't need to be sharper - it does, but going after Connolly will drag them into a debate they won't come out of well at the moment with a lot of Reform-inclined voters, IMHO.
https://x.com/inevitablewest/status/1964375892937101605
Is this going to be like these engineering student challenges from back in the day, which finished with cars appearing on top of 10-storey buildings overnight?
...... Widdicombe ...Rees Mogg.. Tice ...Farage......anti vaxxers..... stripey blazers...straw hats ....spats..... It's right wing Party time!
Not a word about Connolly or the anti-vaxxer . Does the fxckwit realize he’ll be out of a job if Reform win . Wtf is wrong with the BBC , they’re not even impartial anymore .
A tip for Kemi. Make sure you are lawyered up so you avoid slandering Rayner.
Farage cannot afford Reform to become the 2009 BNP 6.2% redux and expect to get mass support. In other words, whilst the anger at the state of things, especially immigration, boats, crime is driving support to him, he cannot allow the anger to sweep Reform along.
He actually has a very important role to play in where we end up
Not sure the word 'fawning' does justice on that piece.
Pass the bloody sick bucket.
(That's just a prediction from me.)
They are the Party of the working classes.
Clearly you are referring to you when you say “I”, so you don’t need to say “myself”
When I hear this usage of “myself” I can only hear it in the adenoidal tones of Kier Starmer. “I myself have a number of cardigans of different colours”
It’s very @IanB2, very Ventnor
Reform is a symptom. This should be a wake-up call.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c62zdpke8kko
There is no one else to blame. It’s them
I see Labour are still ending the chaos...
https://x.com/markwhiteTV/status/1964387739274457253
No, hang on, im not going
End of Rayner's worker's right legislation?
Author of Employment Rights Bill follows Rayner out the door
Justin Madders MP has been sacked as employment rights minister, just a day after his boss Angela Rayner resigned over a tax scandal.
As is being pointed out by our deputy political editor Sam Coates, Madders was the author of the government's flagship Employment Rights Bill, that he was shepherding through parliament with Rayner.
He also notes that Sir Keir Starmer will not be attending the Trades Union Conference this week.
Unions affiliated with the Labour Party have paid tribute to him for playing a "crucial role in bringing forward the ERB in 100 days, and will have a proud legacy in having strengthened the rights of millions of workers".
He was not on No10's list of people who have left the government, so it could be that he has been re-deployed elsewhere. We await confirmation either way...
In the very same thread
I went out for a bike ride earlier - I hit 25mph uphill with the wind behind me, was struggling to get 7mph coming back.
Britain's ambassador to the United States will use a keynote speech today to underline the UK-US special relationship - while also attempting to 'Reform-proof' his own struggling government.
Lord Mandelson, the architect of New Labour, master of political spin and now Britain's man in Washington, will use the 2025 annual lecture at Ditchley Park to offer a positive spin on a presidency which has proudly upended norms and frayed alliances.
In the speech, parts of which have been released in advance, Mandelson will describe President Trump as a "risk taker" with an "iron-clad stomach".
Lord Mandelson was chosen as ambassador by Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer late last year. He is a political appointee rather than a career diplomat.
And with intriguing language he will offer his take on the parallels between Trump and Starmer's challenges and mandates.
He will say: "I credit President Trump's political instincts in identifying the anxieties gripping not only millions of Americans, but also far more pervasive Western trends: economic stagnation for many, a sense of irreversible decline, the lost promise of meaningful work…
"These American concerns find their mirror image in British society, where Keir Starmer won an electoral mandate for national renewal which is similar to Donald Trump's."
Surely they'll be buoyant?
Boddingtons
Cream of Manchester
“By’eck, it’s gorgeous”!!!
https://x.com/ambjapanuk/status/1964036493879460038?s=46&t=CW4pL-mMpTqsJXCdjW0Z6Q
7 point lead
How are Labour doing?
Lab 23
Con 18
LD 12
Grn 10
SNP 2
“Immigration and asylum are the most important issues facing the country, according to a decisive majority (56 per cent) of respondents to YouGov’s latest poll.
This share hasn’t been higher since 2015, at the height of the European migrant crisis.”
LD down 2
Grn up 1
The Treasury has been presented with plans to levy National Insurance (NI) on partnerships as she scrambles for ways to fill a £50bn black hole in the public purse.
Such a move would impact 190,000 workers, with family doctors, lawyers and solicitors, accountants and financial advisers hit the hardest.
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/2025/09/06/rachel-reeves-2-billion-national-insurance-gps-tax-budget/
I feel like we are being "anchored" with these leaks.
Starmer 19/59
Badenoch 19/38
Farage 33/40
Davey 21/23