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Nigel Farage, whose party recently put a teenager with zero work experience of any kind, in charge of running an entire county, is currently giving a speech railing against "unqualified" politicians being put in charge of Government departments

We did a pretty good job of it last time, to be fair.

Sadly, that's true. Even if they're directly affected it's generally still someone else's fault!

Kwasi Kwarteng Wealth taxes will make the UK poorer Labour's logic appears sensible but it defies economic reality

Sorry @theipaper.com but WHY is this guy talking to us about what will make the UK poorer? He was happy to grenade our economy twice…
Brexit and then his batshit budget with Truss.
He should be in political oblivion for the mess he made and the price we all have to pay for his party’s failures.

I do wonder how much their supporters are picking up on the issues at the councils, or if they remain in denial, but hopefully that is starting to cut through.

My thoughts earlier. Even the exit polls at the GE (which are usually accurate) had them on 20-odd seats.

Not understating the danger at all but there does seem to be a bit of a trend.

I signed up for YouGov and got plenty of "what is your favourite margarine brand" questions but no political stuff after the first few weeks. I gave up in the end.

Bailey Head, Oswestry

The Bailey Head, two time CAMRA Pub of the Year, not the easiest to get to but worth the effort. #beersky #Oswestry #Shropshire

I completely agree but I suspect those who support leaving don't care about such details.

Every time a Tory does or says something awful, Andy Street expresses his shock. Fair enough up to a point but maybe it shouldn't be a surprise any more. #Birmingham

Ironic indeed that the most consistent opponents of FPTP are now its biggest beneficiaries.

And still absolutely zero acknowledgement of the far greater number of seats they've lost to the Lib Dems. It makes no sense at all.

Johnson’s cull of MPs prepared to tell the truth about Brexit consigned the Tories to the absurdity & irrelevance they currently enjoy. The media’s pitiful complicity in & failure to explain this lets Farage move in to the vacated space despite embodying the stupidity & bigotry that did for them.

Macron remarks are notable- some quotes: "We have been incredibly naive in entrusting our democratic space to social networks that are controlled either by large American entrepreneurs or large Chinese companies, whose interests are not at all the survival or proper functioning of our democracies."

A ‘freedom fighting’ student said they were going to make their room so British they’d get expelled and of all the A++ comebacks this one said it best If this summer will be remembered for anything it was for the nation’s new found enthusiasm – well, one particular part of the nation – for flags. And it’s still going strong in some parts of the coun...

Please! Make me a victim! #flagshaggers

www.thepoke.com/2025/10/03/a...

Never mind the desperate people on Small Boats….this fucker has cost the UK way more £’s! 🔽

UK government wins £122m pandemic case against Michelle Mone-linked firm over faulty PPE Trial heard 25m surgical gowns supplied by PPE Medpro to protect NHS staff were unusable and could ‘seriously harm or kill patients’

Excellent news.

www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...

The 50% target under Blair was often misunderstood, it was HE in some form not necessarily university degrees. So this sounds like a major upgrade to the target - not necessarily a bad thing as long as the opportunities are there.

Reform UK's ex-Wales leader Nathan Gill admits pro-Russia bribery Nathan Gill admits eight charges of bribery while being a Member of the European Parliament.

Nathan Gill is no fringe politician.

He was the leader of the Reform Party and before that UKIP in Wales.

A Brexit Party MEP.

A friend and ally of Nigel Farage, who in 2016 called him:

"terrific," and "as honest as the day is long."

This is a MASSIVE story

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

Here is the Sun's pitifully small apology for its lie about benefits tourism - a lie that was accepted as truth by millions and helped deliver Brexit.

These lies are perverting our democracy. At a minimum, apologies should be published in the same location and size as the lie.

The Merchants in Rugby is a cracking pub. #beersky

Milei has transformed the Argentinian economy — if only Labour would take note A long-term economic basket case, the country has been revived by the radical policies of its controversial president. So what can we learn from them?

Someone should tell the Standard....

www.standard.co.uk/business/jav...

Don’t you dare call us fascists, they say, as they force people off the airwaves for criticizing them while vowing to crush and criminalize their opposition.

Oof, that's pretty overwhelming.

Nigel Farage (Dulwich), Danny Kruger (Eton), Richard Tice (Uppingham) and Isabel Oakeshott (Gordonstoun) aren't 'standing up to the elite'. They are the elite.

I mean, it was one of the main stories on ITV News last night, so they obviously put it out. If other outlets didn't run it, could more be done? Perhaps but some obviously aren't interested in positive news.

Oh yes, without a doubt.

In any normal time, halving hotel use - a problem they inherited - in a year would be hailed as a huge success. Part of me wonders if RefCon are worried the govt will actually fix this, which is why they're being so hysterical now.

In any normal time, halving hotel use - a problem they inherited - in a year would be hailed as a huge success. Part of me wonders if RefCon are worried the govt will actually fix this, which is why they're being so hysterical now.

Ah the old 'put it in inverted commas and we can say what we want' trick.