Paul Sandham

Farage’s MO is ‘to ask questions’ the answers to or relevance of which he has no idea and to pretend that things would be different if he were in charge.

Misdirection and smoke and mirrors.

A screenshot of a tweet by Paul Blest responding to another tweet by The Bulwark. Paul Blest’s tweet reads: “My precious little 31 year old boys were just joshing around when they said ‘I love Hitler.’ My baby children. They're so little.” Below, The Bulwark’s tweet quotes JD Vance discussing backlash over an “I love Hitler” group chat, saying people should “Grow up!” and not focus on what “kids say in group chats,” claiming “kids do stupid things” and make “edgy, offensive jokes.” The image below shows JD Vance speaking at a podium with microphones, standing in front of U.S. flags and a “Real America’s Voice” logo, with a caption bar identifying him as “JD Vance, Vice President of the United States.”

It’s all just so gross and absurd. Words that also happen to describe the VP.

Exactly.

Globally, people are on the move - because of war, climate change, poverty etc - and the numbers will only increase.

Pulling up the drawbridge is futile.

A solution requires rich countries to confront the causes.

We must find a way to reduce global inequality.

On Saturday October 18th, I’m asking you to attend the No King’s March in your local communities. We have witnessed the increasing authoritarianism and its policies in our country. We dissent.

*to make*

Let’s hope you don’t need a walking stick, House has no idea how to walk with his.

*can’t*

Extraordinary! Even the financial whiz kids in Reform can find the savings they feel are so easy make.

Surely not?! You mean apeing Trump's America doesn't work??

‘None forgot to pay execs’.

Of course they didn’t.

RFK Jr makes himself look silly every time he opens his mouth.
He’s not an asset for people of the US.

True, but that was your original question I think? And I think that this article is suggesting that the UK is a net importer for oil and gas - the EU exports are for the refinement into products that we can actually use - we don’t refine our own products.

I think we’re 2nd, closest to France - a little ahead - but some way behind Germany
Does that help?

Yebbut sovvrinty, and flags up lampposts

Clarkson speaks deliberately inflammatory stuff not infrequently with tongue in cheek, but is right on both counts here. The NHS is creaking and yet most patients are rightly eternally grateful for it.
I suggest, though, on cost - that ‘afford’ and ‘willing to pay for’ are not the same thing.

Oh dear!

Whoops!

Kinnock is one of the finest proponents of progressive thought in this country and the best prime minister we never had.

😉

Well, *without* people, maybe?

I posted this replying to a different point but it’s just as relevant here:

‘Crucial to.. caring for people - ….ill (especially) or not - is that the essential component is *people*. All the technology in the world doesn’t change that.
That means investing in and training of people.” (Edited)

This is such an important point. Sadly, hard work - for many - brings relatively very poor rewards.
If only things were different.

Crucial to the practice of caring for people - whether they are ill (especially) or not - is that the essential component is *people*. All the technology in the world will never provide a substitute for the human touch.
That means investing in people. And training of people.

Whoa!! But what about Reform voters top three??
Thatcher
Johnson!!!!!!!
Wilson 🧐

Making life more difficult for migrants helps nobody.
Making it harder for people fleeing war and persecution to find safety helps nobody.
Labour pushing xenophobia as policy helps nobody.
Pandering to far right politics doesn't combat far right rhetoric or "build trust in politicians"
#r4today

UK faces highest inflation in G7 this year and next, IMF warns According to fund’s World Economic Outlook, Britain is on course to average 3.4% this year and 2.5% in 2026

UK faces highest inflation in G7 this year and next, IMF warns.

Biggest cause is profiteering led by energy, water and food businesses. No govt checks it.

Real average wage stuck at 2008 level. 1% have more wealth than 70% of the population combined. Govts needs to remove cash from the rich.

This is the ‘offensive’ tweet that the right wing press/current Reform Party spokespersons like to tell everyone about.
On a scale of 1-10 in the context of today’s climate of ‘protection of freedom of speech’ how far past one would you score this for a) offensiveness and b) hypocritical response?

She certainly seems practised in that particular art.

Alex Philips: “It’s not provocative, it’s ’ordinary’ ‘working class’ people fed up with being told that flying the flag is ‘racist’ saying well OK then here’s a flag on the roundabout and on zebra crossings - take offence at that.”

Which is being provocative. Isn’t it?

So, immigrants will be obliged to have A level standards of English to qualify for right to reside.
A level standards!!!!!
That’ll put them at a higher qualification level than very many ‘indigenous’ Brits.

Won’t it?