The notable thing about the populist right is that they are no longer a theoretical threat. They are in government in various places and, with one exception, abysmal. We're not talking Starmer l… (View Post)

Lucy Connolly is an unpleasant individual but she isn't two-faced, unlike the main inciter to violence Nigel Farage, who chooses his words carefully and "only asks the legitimate questions&… (View Post)

Me too. I don't think people trying to do the right thing in difficult circumstances get the support they need from those that should be giving it. (View Post)

Undoubtedly. Why that is the case should cause introspection in some of the louder parts of political commentary, but obviously won't. "Actually he wasn't brown, a refugee or a Muslim,… (View Post)

He sort of admits it in a recent article on Gary Lineker. https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/may/21/gary-lineker-was-once-my-rival-i-feel-no-shame-in-saying-i-was-beaten-by-the-best (View Post)