Mark Breeze

I hope the soup was great, Cat.
I'm sorry to hear about the back - I hope the pain is gone now 🙏

I thought this was a valuable perspective that cut through the hype & noise.
It's bleak though.
Time for Starmer to step up and lead, rather than be led.
The alternative looks like (more) abject failure.

I think it's time for Starmer to reshuffle his cabinet to better reflect the wider PLP.
Nobody voted for blue Labour.
He has a simple choice - lead, or fail.

Jeffrey Epstein survivors speak out
#SuperBowl #SuperBowl2026 #SuperBowlXL

"I was 14"
"I was 16"
"I was 16"
"17"
"14"

"There are about a thousand of us"

"It's time to bring the secrets out of the shadows"

"It's time to shine a light into the darkness"

"Release all of the Epstein files"

Instead of focusing on the plight of rich and powerful men, bring them all down because of what happened to these girls. Put the men in jail.

Unbelievable! 😡😡😡
Here's the founder of Blue Labour, Maurice Glasman, spouting far-right bile about the European Convention on Human Rights. His arrogance, populism and intellectual laziness echo Farage, Bannon, Musk, Thiel and Reform. The "she" he's referring to is Mahmood, who's also Blue Labour.

US government to fund Maga-aligned think-tanks and charities in Europe State department grants to spread ‘American values’ are part of Washington’s 250th anniversary celebrations

Das US State Dept (Ausw. Amt) vergibt Zuschüsse an europäische Denkfabriken, die 'amerikanisches (MAGA) Gedankengut' vertreten & verbreiten.

Liebe öffentl-rechtl #Medien: Ich will niemanden mehr in politischen #Talkshows sehen, bei dem nicht vorher geklärt ist, wie er finanziert wird. #ARD #ZDF

Oh no😥 Lindsey is such an amazing competitor 🙏🙏🙏

Epstein survivor rejects Starmer’s apology.

Pls share.

After years spent documenting state terror, I know it when I see it. And I see it now in the US and Israel | Janine di Giovanni It’s chilling to watch as Trump and Netanyahu adopt the methods of regimes their countries once condemned, says war correspondent and author Janine di Giovanni

If you think this couldn't happen in the UK under a Farage government, you haven't been paying attention.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

I'm furious too.
The behaviour of too many members of the ruling elite is totally unacceptable.
If they think we're going to forget, they're in for a nasty surprise.

Stomach-churning.

Agreed - they're all very good.
I listen to The Newsagents too - and The Trawl to preserve my sanity.

Maybe not a complete mystery - they already had the habit?
As I recall, our office car park had a mains point for each parking space.
I asked why: "In winter you plug your car in - it powers the engine heater. If you forget, you come and collect your car in spring".

Exclusive: Detention Center Captives Are Throwing Lotion Bottles Wrapped With Notes to Organizers Outside Otay Mesa Facility ~ L.A. TACO “For 280 days we haven’t eaten a single piece of fruit, banana, apple, orange, or anything fresh," an Otay Mesa captive communicated through handwritten note. "We are all in one big room with no doors...

Concentration camps:

“For 280 days we haven’t eaten a single piece of fruit, banana, apple, orange, or anything fresh. We are all in one big room with no doors or windows. We can’t see any grass or trees. We are all constantly sick."

Palantir, yet again. 🤬🤬🤬

I know which of the two (Theil/ Thunberg) is like an anti-Christ. (Hint. It isn’t Thunberg).

I don't agree with a lot of Anthony's politics, but he has excellent insights on Trump. I also think he has integrity - which is probably why he didn't last very long in the Trump Whitehouse.

"The result has been a government alienated from its base that doesn’t understands how to do anything let alone what it should be doing."

That line has more than a ring of truth about it.
It's a provocative piece, but a thought provoking read.

The Rest is Politics USA was particularly useful this week - well worth a listen.

Nigel Farage’s Epstein Hypocrisy The Reform leader's own connections to the Jeffrey Epstein story are far deeper than he now pretends

Why Nigel Farage’s reaction to the Epstein and Mandelson scandal has been deeply hypocritical, and how his own connections to the story are much closer than he now admits

www.adambienkov.co.uk/p/nigel-fara...

NSA detected phone call between foreign intelligence and a person close to Trump Whistleblower says that Tulsi Gabbard blocked agency from sharing report and delivered it to White House chief of staff

The US is run by traitors.

I'm sorry, I hope you can get some rest soon.

I guess 3 and a half years is an eternity in politics?
Feels like they're going to need that long if they want to stage a comeback.

Yes, I think that sums it up nicely, Brian.

"What he does NOW" - would feel more appropriate?

Reform are going to finish this country if they get in. Look at what’s happening in the US. We do not want this in the UK! They also platformed an antivaxxer Doctor at their conference.

You may recall that in January of 2025, artist Ann Telnaes announced that she had quit The Washington Post after editors killed a cartoon that depicted owner Jeff Bezos, among others, genuflecting to Trump.

This cartoon feels even more relevant this week.

Fun fact: Trump is mentioned in the Epstein files more than Jesus is mentioned in the bible.

And that’s just the unredacted version.

Wrt to your first point, I suspect it's a bit of both.
And yes, McSweeney has to go. He's toxic, and he's caused immense damage to the government's standing.
Serious though this scandal is, it's nothing like the scale of the web of deceit that is Reform.