RIP Barney Frank. Barney Frank was an historic figure in a lot of ways, but I will primarily remember him for this very funny string of insults he lobbed at one of his own constituents https://x.com/… (View Post)

I was either too busy to comment, or too polite. But I've scoured the header and can find no reference to Streeting being Labour's demolition man, (View Post)

Whatever the demerits of Streeting's proposal, I don't think it includes taxing unrealised gains. He specifically put it forward as an alternative to that idea, which he criticised. (View Post)

And the immigration obsessed are in denial of reality. ..Net migration dropped from a peak of 944,000 in the year to March 2023 to 204,000 in the year to June 2025, according to government figures. T… (View Post)

The NYT also reports the original plan was to install Ahmadinejad as replacement leader. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/19/us/politics/iran-israel-us-leader-ahmadinejad.html Completely nuts to take … (View Post)