Gary

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I like Wales...

Katie Lam, another nail in the Conservative Party’s coffin.

Reform swaggered into Caerphilly, ready for a coronation. An unpleasant surprise lay in store | Will Hayward Predictions of a Reform win were wide of the mark. But Labour’s crushing byelection defeat offers important lessons too, says Guardian columnist Will Hayward

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Plaid have won a massive victory in the Caerphilly by-election beating Reform comfortably.

The Labour vote has totally collapsed.

It seems that in Caerphilly more people feared those who oppose immigration than the immigrants themselves.

About 30% of the population of Wales identify as English or British rather than Welsh. This may, or may not, have a bearing on things.

“When dictatorship is a fact, revolution becomes a right, and laughter becomes a weapon.”
— Albert Camus

Neo-Nazi wants control over robot army. What could possibly go wrong?

Fly well, David. 💔

Musk Heil Tesla projection

If not King, definitely dictator.

Musk is totally full of shit and self interest. In any case, only the very rich can choose to take the long view. The rest of us can’t wait for the future. We need to earn a living in the here and now. AI laying waste to jobs is disastrous without mitigations.

Just awful.

Jesus wept.

Dorries should ask around at Reform HQ. Maybe one of Nathan Gill’s associates knows more about this.

Invest in buses. Get people out of cars. Parking problems solved.

Watch Alex Phillips? No thanks.

What would be a workable idea?

I agree that politically it would be bad to actually cut it. Am trying to understand if the idea is that everyone, including those on the minimum wage, would benefit from it decreasing/being eroded over time.

What would a sensible wage floor be?
The minimum wage seems to be getting a lot of flack on here lately. Just trying to understand if there is a universal benefit to cutting it?

How do the negotiate pedestrians?
I could quite easily resent having to dodge robots on the pavement in addition to being hemmed in by cars.

YouTube video by Big Black - Topic The Ugly American

Big Black - ‘The Ugly American’

Busy - Jawbreaker

Low Self Opinion - Rollins Band

Fucked Up Kid - Crimpshrine

As Reform's Nathan Gill admits taking bribes from Russian 'secret service pawn' Oleg Voloshyn, here’s a nice photo of Nigel Farage with Voloshyn’s wife.

Our research makes it clear: by capitulating to the right, Labour is driving voters to Reform UK | Tarik Abou-Chadi and Stuart Turnbull-Dugarte Mimicking Farage on immigration is senseless. Labour voters feel betrayed; anti-immigration voters see through the ruse, say academics Tarik Abou-Chadi and Stuart Turnbull-Dugarte

For the Guardian, @turnbulldugarte.com and I discuss our research that clearly shows one thing: Labour's anti-immigration strategy will only strengthen Reform and weaken its own electoral prospects. It won't win voters back but ultimately normalizes the far right

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The Far Right really hate being called Far Right don’t they?

He is out to lunch.