Andy Croy

I only saw a clip where he mentioned "the greatest civilisation ever" which seemed to me a direct play into the white supremecy/civiliasational erasure fascism that seems ro underlie the US approach to Europe.

Everyone in the room thinking "we are a liberal democracy - you are not".

We will not go back to a time when racist language was tolerated.

London stands united. If we see racism, we call it out.

🚨 CAMPAIGN WIN - LATE NIGHT TRAINS 🚨 

From mid-April this year, late night services from Bracknell and Martins Heron will run every half hour, instead of hourly 

Trains will also stop at Vauxhall throughout the day 

SWR is back in public ownership and that means passengers are put first

Downing Street weighing in on Jim Ratcliffe's comments about immigration. A Number 10 spokesperson said “Jim Ratcliffe should immediately apologise. His offensive remarks are wrong and play into the hands of those who want to divide our country.”

Nothing says “we’re not fascist” like threatening to defund organisations that disagree with you.

Scrapping and replacing Lords would be a bold statment of change that would not only flush out a lot of wastrels and worse, would be relatively cheap and be a good chance to make government better.

Government to write of 90% of councils' SEND deficits Local authorities will get a grant to cover all but 10% of deficits accrued by the end of 2025-26

Breaking: The government has pledged write off 90 per cent of councils’ historic SEND deficits – estimated to be worth £5 billion

https://schoolsweek.co.uk/government-to-write-off-90-of-councils-send-deficits/

Time to move Parliament to somewhere more central in the country.

Well that election went under the radar.

Oh.

Yang did a rap at Labour List karaoke at conference 2024 that made me feel something unnervingly close to national pride

Her seat is very marginal - even on the best of days. It is good she is focussing on that.

I await the counter-briefings with some anticipation.

As a former senior advisor to Sir Keir* it pains me to say this, but I think at the present time, our country would be better served by placing the names of every Labour MP in a tombola and picking a new PM at random.

I tried it and got Yuan Yang.

*before he became unpopular

Me too!

I reject this proposed process, but endorse this proposed outcome

Needs an extra clause or two to sort out Andrew.

#PubsforPovety

If the government is finding parliamentary time to take away Mandelson's peerage they can fit in an extra clause or two to remove whatever non-common 'rights' Andrew Mountbatten retains.

Two CBP Agents Identified in Alex Pretti Shooting The two federal immigration agents who fired on Minneapolis protester Alex Pretti are identified in government records as Border Patrol agent Jesus Ochoa and Customs and Border Protection officer Raym...

BREAKING: The two federal immigration agents who fired on Minneapolis protester Alex Pretti are identified in government records as Border Patrol agent Jesus Ochoa and Customs and Border Protection officer Raymundo Gutierrez.

Mandelson told Epstein JPMorgan should ‘threaten’ UK government over banker tax Then business secretary advised sex offender on how Jamie Dimon should lobby chancellor

Extraordinary: Mandelson told Epstein that JP Morgan should "threaten" then cabinet colleague and chancellor Alistair Darling over tax on bankers' bonuses. In plain language: "Minister conspired with US bank against own government".
More brilliant FT reporting
www.ft.com/content/91e8...

She's almost uniquely badly placed to capitalise on the extreme elements leaving the Conservatives and its subsequent detoxification because she is one of them.

Just a waiting game for Clverley now.

The King shouldn't be making a 'private' provision for his brother.

The protections to the Royal income provided by law exist only because of the grace of Parliament. There is no 'droight' to this.

Parliament should not be protecting this.

OK, so Musk was planning to go to Epstein's island, but it's not like he went there with the intent to go to a wild party or something, it was probably just some business. Excuse me, an email just came in.

*Reads:* "What day/night will be the wildest party on your island?"

A screenshot of a Bristol Green Party post reading “Big thanks to Cllr Barry Parsons and all of our Green councillors for building over 280 affordable homes in just six months”

Every one of homes was under construction during the Labour administration

All Councillor Parsons has done is attend ribbon-cutting ceremonies, pat himself on the back, and cut over 2,000 homes from the council housebuilding programme…

Good thing he created a Board of Peace!

Presumably it will be meeting soon.

Jan. 28
Fulton County Commissioner Mo Ivory, Esq.

The Gorton and Denton by-election: a tale of two Manchesters? Unpopular incumbent + fragmented opposition + unusual seat = unpredictable contest

New Swingometer post now out - my look at the Gorton and Denton by-election, taking place down the road from me swingometer.substack.com/p/the-gorton...

When Cleverley is leader she is going to have to join Reform.

Miss Nuremberg, 2026

I brought my parents into Parliament again – and surprised them by winning the New Labour MP of the Year Award by the Patchwork Foundation!