Bara D

You just know that “Did Women Ruin the Workplace?” bit would have done NUMBERS in this little clique

Faced with Starmer or Farage I’m sure most international leaders will be taking a view on how relations develop over the coming months and years.

They like and trust Starmer. But then they aren’t influenced by our media twats.

Starmer and Reeves have a 10 yr plan. I like their plan. I don’t expect it to materialise in 16 months. And I don’t expect it to be without its challenges. I also accept external factors will play a part. That’s why it’s a 10 year plan.

50+ manifesto pledges achieved/on course

1. 5m extra NHS appointments delivered 2. Military driving examiners mobilised to cut test backlog 3. King Charles III coast path now runs through Hampshire 4. Billions to be redirected back into patient care with NHS reform 5. New law to tackle AI child abuse images at source as reports double 6. Tough new laws to strengthen the UK's defences against cyber attacks on NHS, transport and energy 7. Education Secretary sets roadmap to improve attendance levels 8. Tough new powers to clean up local politics  and mayorships 9. Office for the Impact Economy to partner with philanthropists, social investors and businesses 10. Animal testing to be phased out faster UK unveils plan for alternative methods 11. Veterans support centres to be rolled out across the country 12. Independent investigation launched to tackle rising youth inactivity 13.

Oddly enough despite the ‘toxicity’ alleged in Downing Street, Labour continue to deliver time and again every single day. These 11 are all announcements from this week.

Impressive no?

AOC: "It is unconscionable that what we are debating right now is legislation that will give 8 senators over $1 million a piece & we're robbing people of their food assistance & healthcare to pay for it. How can we vote to enrich ourselves by stealing from the American people?"

Good news (but what *age* is she? That necklace . . . . !!!)

Jeffries: We are not going to be lectured by anyone on the other side of the aisle about fiscal responsibility when the bill that you just passed is the most fiscally irresponsible piece of legislation ever…

My post yesterday on the $Ibn Trump legal threat against the BBC has been picked up by newspapers around the world. It would appear few had gone through the letter and spotted that, well, it contained no evidence in support of its claims of damage.

>

Wow - that would be amazing (me being one of those who lost out)!! But I wonder how they would deal with the situation where a waspi woman has died?

Headline from a serious and long working paper on the economic impact of Brexit. Possible that this has been feeding into OBR and HMT discussions?

Why would 8 Democrats do that?

Well done to everyone who remembered to vote.

Once again the Restore Trust group were seen off.

Let's do it all again next year.

More broadly, officials across ICE say Noem and Lewandowski have directed them to use a $170 billion infusion of cash from Congress to launch splashy ideas that have proven ineffective or impractical. Among the examples some ICE officials have cited: A few weeks ago, the pair ordered ICE officials to buy 10 737 jets from Spirit Airlines that they said would be used to boost deportation flights— and for their own travel, according to people familiar with the matter. Some officials warned the pair that the effort would be prohibitively expensive compared with hiring more flight contractors, the people said.

Once the officials looked into the proposal, they learned that Spirit, which filed for bankruptcy for a second time in August, didn't own the planes. The planes also don't have engines, which would need to be purchased separately. The project has since been put on pause, though DHS recently purchased two Gulfstream jets for $200 million, according to Democrats on the House Appropriations Committee, who were notified by the department. A spokesperson for Spirit didn't respond to a request for comment.

The WSJ on how unbelievably stupid Noem and Lewandowski are.

I don’t care that I’m late to this; it’s to good to pass up.

www.wsj.com/politics/pol...

There *is* hope that the US is at last rejecting Trump and his policies.

“woke” is when you acknowledge that black people have contributed to the united states

Iran plans water cuts for Tehran amid worst drought in decades Iranian officials on Saturday were drawing plans for periodic water supply cuts to Tehran neighbourhoods a day after President Masoud Pezeshkian warned that the Iranian capital might have to be evacua...

Iran, facing its worst drought in decades, is planning intermittent cuts to water supplies to try to stave off the evacuation of Tehran.

There’s nothing wrong with it as a policy, other than it just raises much, *much* less money than just raising income tax. And Labour needs to be one and done with tax rises. The way they’re doing this…won’t raise enough.

I always find it interesting how the story changes when a lawyer gets to court. They can say anything they want outside of court without accountability but the rules are vastly different in court where you can get seriously penalized for lying.

Councillor apologises for Facebook post and resigns from party Councillor Pauline Giles apologises for comments on Facebook backing a petition for mass deportations.

Following media reports? You mean by ⁦‪Byline Times? I know we cause you some grief ⁦‪BBCNews‬⁩ by criticising the role of Robbie Gibb - but credit where credit is due

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Mamdani refused to compromise on his values – and was rewarded for it | Moustafa Bayoumi His win is a huge victory for all New Yorkers, but it is also meaningful far beyond the five boroughs of this city

The left won't win any elections by pandering to the right.🚨

"It’s no surprise that the campaign has resonated across the world. In a time when rightwing authoritarianism is rising, Mamdani’s win is a lesson in how left and local politics can win." 🎯

https://bit.ly/47HNvBe

Unbelievable. Yet, now, believable.

Trump is unravelling the EU's climate plans The EU was able to save global climate efforts during Trump's first term. But now European leaders are throwing in the towel, and even cancelling EU climate legislation at America's demand.

Not content to just kill US climate plans, the Trump regime is threatening European officials to drop EU climate action or face American retaliation.

And so far, it's working.
davekeating.substack.com/p/trump-is-u...

Wtf

Great thread. Mr Cox Snr has a good sense of humour and is a talented painter.

*Why* do people vote for these Reform idiots.
Can't believe that Darren Grimes was voted in - I do hope they are learning their lesson.

In case you missed it

This 👇

How many heavily armed Rambo wannabe ICE agents does it take to catch a young unarmed Black man with a bicycle❓

Who knows because a dozen of them haven’t caught him yet❗️🤣

They’re calling in dozens of reinforcements and air support 😂

@libdems.org.uk smash Reform in yet another by-election 🍾🥳✊🏼✊🏼

Hmmm but why isn’t it on BBC & Sky News/MSM considering they report whenever Farage & Reform win anything.. even if it’s a raffle

It’s like they’re Reform’s PR team 🤔

Sky has at least 2 reports in Reeves talk about flog a dead horse🙄 🤷🏼‍♂️