It's very true. They like some idea of Britain but seem to hate large parts of the reality. Farage's decision to go to the US to ask them to punish the UK was particularly egregious. A poundland Lord… (View Post)

It's perfectly possible to feel empathy for people while believing that political extremism will only make their plight worse. Populism never ends well, and it is usually the most vulnerable who suff… (View Post)

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/live/2025/sep/08/labour-deputy-leadership-election-contest-keir-starmer-angela-rayner-uk-politics-live?filterKeyEvents=false&page=with%3Ablock-68bea8df8f08f88… (View Post)

London notable for quantity and ineptitude of cyclists this morning. Monday is usually one of the quieter days of the week on the morning commute but the roads were heaving this morning. (View Post)

Carnforth is also where they filmed Brief Encounter. (View Post)