Bit more complicated than that

Trump at a smaller scale, but they're just getting going.

#PoliticsLive

Jake Berry complains that the minimum wage has been increased for younger people.

Did he object when his Conservative colleagues did that?

#PoliticsLive

Apparently a YouGov opinion poll saying 82% don't trust the media has been published today, maybe the media could stop their witch hunt against Starmer and ponder why they're not trusted.

And @anassarwar.bsky.social he sucked up to Mandelson when it suited him

It’s their job to get us a new PM as often as they can it seems.

This a long post for a Reuters story, for those who can't read the story itself perhaps.

#R4Today

Reform UK are seeking to fob off blame for their illegal leaflet on a printer error. That won’t stand up with the police - responsibility for making sure the law is followed lies with the party commissioning and distributing the leaflets.

Dan Hodges reckons Starmer should resign over Mandelson.

But, also Dan Hodges...

My unpopular opinion: releasing the emails & messages surrounding Mandelson’s appointment is entirely reasonable.
Releasing every communication between Mandelson and any ministers or Spads over the course of his ambassadorship is disproportionate, unnecessary and sets a really bad precedent.

Patrick isn’t really a reliable source. He has a bit of an agenda.

BBC News headline: Wetherspoon dog policy could be breaking the law, watchdog says

Yeah but he would say that wouldn't he

Nathan Gill, appointed Reform leader in Wales, on 26/9/25 pleaded guilty to all eight counts of accepting Russian bribes.

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Nigel Farage, the revelations about #Mandelson 's links with #Epstein are not the worst political scandal for a century - the're the worst since you appointed Nathan Gill as Reform leader in Wales, now serving 10 years in prison.

#r4today #bbcbreakfast #C4News #bbcaq #Newsnight #toriesgone581
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Isn’t it a problem if they are too specific especially in technology as the problem changes and the law doesn’t apply. It’s more about the outcomes. I do wonder why these crimes can be prosecuted under current law.

Humans are wrecking the place but there's so much energy in the world that we could utilise in a non-destructive way.

#R4Today

Palantir's USP is extracting data from multiple sources using different software and database designs. That's what it's doing for the NHS.

Technological solutions can be politically neutral.

Can be.

#R4Today

#R4Today

Karl Turner MP attempted to defend Starmer yesterday, by blaming advisers - Morgan McSweeney - but he ended up protesting that Starmer keeps *taking* bad advice.

The prime minister will not be thanking him for that one.

#R4Today

I know it doesn't work, but here's an email I've just sent to today @ bbc . co . uk

Whatever my feelings about George, or the ill-advised pregnancy, I feel genuinely sorry for what Amber has had to put up with from her mother. Things start to make more sense. #TheArchers

#TheArchers
Today's episode of The Archers is brought to you by Philip Larkin...

Good to see that BBC Question Time has Lib Dem Munira Wilson MP on the panel this week.👏

Zia Yusuf has appeared on BBCQT 5 times: Sept 26, 2024; Jan 30, 2025; June 12, 2025; Oct 9, 2025; and Dec 4, 2025. With tonight’s episode that’s 6 appearances.
No other panellist has appeared as much. 🤷‍♂️
#BBCQT

#PoliticsLive

the faux outrage is hilarious!

no outrage over
charlotte owen
baroness mone

Evgeny Lebedev in the lords.
farages links to bannon, trump and epstein. nagjan gill!

and of course trumps links!’n

McSweeney ‘asked if Mandelson US embassy role could be pa... PM’s chief of staff sought advice on behalf of disgraced former Labour peer, senior government sources claim

Exclusive: Morgan McSweeney sought official advice about whether Mandelson could be the UK's ambassador to the US on a part-time basis

Officials “had to explain that being His Majesty’s Ambassador in Washington was a full time job… in Washington"

observer.co.uk/news/politic...

Peter Mandelson is telling the truth on one thing: the idea he was bought for a $4k “bursary” or a $75k gift is ridiculous

The real incentive was a post-government payday - one so big he *rejected* a $3–5m-a-year offer

And Epstein enabled that payday

Here’s the evidence. 🧵

Why does the #BBC always include in their introduction to Captain Tax himself, @danneidle.bsky.social that he is a member of the #LabourParty ?
Not aware of them mentioning political party membership of any other commentators or vox pops! (Unless of course Dan requests this.)
#wato #bbcwato

#WATO

The lunatics at the BBC doing a marvellous job covering sleazy Mandelson. Now do Farage ya bunch of dunces. And for that matter, Boris Johnson's illegitimate daughter in the House of Lords. What is she doing there? #WATO #r4today #ShiteBBCnews

How about someone from the BBC who has knowledge of and information about climate change questioning Mr Farage rather than those like Mr Mason who seem more interested in gossip and trivia? Hasn't anyone at the corporation grasped the gravity of the climate emergency? #r4today #wato #bbcpm

Nobody other than the Tories (& so the BBC too by default) believes this Mandelson affair is a government fail #wato

But why is the police looking into a possible misconduct offence when it is obvious he’s guilty of sharing market sensitive information, a clear breach of UK financial conduct laws?

#WATO #R4Today areally worth reading the whole thread, as a former civil servan I remember been gobsmacked that someone a 'Lord' was made Secretary of State. But apparently it was much worse than that.