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Maybe Keir should demand the heads of major US news networks any time they imply Britain is on the brink of civil war or that we live under sharia law. Or does it not work both ways?

'Jesus Christ Superstar, doesn't even know what condoms are' and the rest I (possibly thankfully) don't recall

"She did some really bad, unprofessional things. I won't mention a single example, you'll have to trust me. Did I tell you about that time I took on Nike and won?"

Feels like the voters forgot what they hated about Trump after four years, found him funny again, thought "sod it, why not" then found out?

Train company LNER 'extremely proud' of rail worker in critical condition after mass stabbing as family call him 'hero' The "extraordinary bravery" of the LNER worker who intervened during the train mass stabbing attack on Saturday has been hailed by his company.

I’m sure Matt Goodwin will be along shortly to tell us all whether LNER Customer Service Host Samir Zitouni counts as British or not. news.sky.com/story/train-...

I am not hearing much from the ASI today about how train drivers and crew are all overpaid, workshy socialists.

Sod Rachel Reeves, have you just seen what India have done in the cricket?

We don't know what Kemi thinks about the new Harry Potter show, though. Knowing her, she probably thinks it's going to be a guaranteed success.

Bet you they're more wiling to admit to voting Reform than being mates with Tom.

Bob Jenrick’s entire political character is Alan Partridge trying to bond with the builders.

Sadly, any avid Chelsea fan gave up their ethics and morals a long time ago.

if you’ve ever watched the apprentice, that’s the world without arts or humanities degrees

See also the drop-off in apprenticeships for 16-18 year olds in general since 2018/19, and the subsequent proliferation of business and management level apprenticeships at Level 6 and 7 for people already in work who, frankly, don't really need them. Guess who was in charge?

The speed at which things that not very long ago would have had a politician expelled from any party except the BNP have become normalised is, frankly, terrifying

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I'm not saying this is the best thread I've ever seen, but it's definitely in the top one.

We usually are, but we can't be anything but nice about it.

With so much of the Beeb's output now I just think, can the Licence Fee.

Only problem being, I think that's what Tim Davie and Robbie Gibb are angling for.

Rimmer in Red Dwarf, trying to convince Lister he's his long lost female love (and failing): "Look, look, I'm a bit out of sorts at the moment... I'm having a woman's period"

James Frayne in a chippy when asked if he wants salt and vinegar: "Mmmm?... no, just lemon juice, thank you"

Certainly the most 'Allo 'Allo Bluesky has ever been, zut alors

'Suicidal Energy Ideas', the title of my difficult third album

Every single bit of disappointment Peter Kyle feels about UK students is magnified tenfold by the amount of disappointment UK students feel about the farcical government Kyle represents.

Yep, see also: being working class. People earning £80k+ who started out working class who still feel working class, so it must be the case.

Sums up his leadership so far. Totally reactive, never gets ahead of things (apart from foreign policy), and seems to lack both ethical judgment and a bit of backbone (disturbing given he ran the CPS!)

Agree, but I'd give Deathloop a pass as 'save anywhere' doesn't really fit with the flow of the game.

Secretary of State for Diminishing Returns

Tax Evasion from anyone male with an RP accent = just the way things are done, dear boy

Tax Evasion from someone female/a Stockport accent = immediate resignation matter

#HowBritainWorks

(For the avoidance of doubt, making lots of GCSEs exercises in remembering vast volumes of information/making schools drop vocational quals and teach all GCSEs/lionising schools with hideous behaviour management schemes like Michaela are all key drivers of the outcomes they write about here imo)

Really interesting report, thanks for bringing it to my attention.

I do wonder whether Public First co-founders Rachel Wolf and James Frayne, who both worked for Gove in the DfE in the early 2010s, might be able to clarify why kids feel more disengaged from school and the national curriculum...?

Genuinely agog. As many others have pointed out, what does Aris think will happen to people with the surname 'Roussinos' in this brave new far-right dawn?