It still shocks me every day that the boundary between this sort of slurry and the ‘mainstream’ right in this county has completely collapsed. And that there has been so little pushback. I fear for the future.
Yeah similar experience growing up. First few times out on the gay scene as a teenager I was astonished at the racism - why would you be prejudiced when you experience it yourself? Was eye opening to that and the hypocrisy of some on the left when it comes to this stuff.
Totally agree and it's also just accepting reality
Different point but flashbacks to the times Labour people would object to the tory lgbt group joining Pride marches on the assumption sexuality would define your politics in one direction . Plenty of right wing, immigration disliking misogynists who also happen to be gay out there, unfortunately.
"My biggest fear is the market is still working under the assumption that this will not get out of control.”
Are markets being too complacent about the Iran war?
Me, 300 free clicks: - as.ft.com/r/0c0e8ae1-b...
I signed this letter. A lot of harm has been caused by ideological approaches to birth.
“We are a democratic party and our policies are determined by our members.” is a pretty terrible way to approach health policies.
Who cares about Blair, really? Much more importantly, if either Farage or Badenoch were in charge we’d be in this absolute clusterfuck up to our eyeballs. Andrew Neil and the rest of the right-wing punditry would have cheered them on.
sort of feel like this flipped a switch in my head.
“Ed Davey has visited an alpaca farm” - that’s great, that’s what we need the biggest socially liberal party in parliament to be focused on just now
'Where does Jem stand on Israel , though?' All that bs. From the 'good' people. Self declared progressives, actually!
And a year later I was in a relationship with a Jewish man I had the crash course introduction to antisemitism in the Labour party and the left....
Well over a decade ago when I was living Prestwich I tweeted how I was genuinely taken aback and saddened by the sight of security guards outside a Jewish school. And then the replies came in 'what about the Palestinian children!!' and just why? Why would you even *think* like that?
Going into my workplace saying someone like Rishi Sunak can't be English or we should deport all Muslims would get you on the very short road to getting sacked and yet it's absolutely fine for broadcasters to platform people like this for, well, what reasons precisely?
Can confirm this kind of behaviour would get you sacked from the business I work for. As would going on GB News saying a black presenter can't be British, as would numerous statements from 'leading' British politicians around immigration recently. I'm very pro sacking people like this.
“I lost my job after harassing a complete stranger in the street because he’s Jewish”
Hegseth - a pumped up, deeply inadequate, violent, alcoholic, war criminal - believes the US has the absolute right to kill anyone at anytime in any place across the world. You, me, our families, anyone. It is shameful he holds the position he does. He should be in prison.
"Other than that, Mrs Lincoln, how was the play?"
And this may be rose-tinted glasses on my part, but the fact that Michael Forsyth and George Robertson visited the scene together, and then John Major and Tony Blair did the same, in the dying days of a deeply unpopular Conservative government, speaks to a decency in politics that today feels lost.
For some reason she's decided voters want a hard faced, ball braking take no prisoners PM when what they really want is effective government that improves their lives. British politics is drunk, totally wasted atm.
Kemi Badenoch has no intentions of being "nice" with the British public the tories tried that and look where it got them! 🤣
She really is a child.
How on earth was this company awarded any contracts by UK government and why on earth have they not been kicked out?
No, definitely no easy answers but we should have been more pro business at the start and delayed- at least - some of the changes we brought in for businesses. We stiffed them fir billions in the first budget fgs!
I do it too, but if I'm really honest the hone secretary's immigration plans are wrong, yes, but no sorry it's not my top concern.
Do I think immigration would be *as important* an issue if the cost of living was going in the right direction? No, I do not.
There are honorable exceptions of course. Labour people love talking about Labour *even* the people who say Labour needs to stop talking to itself can't stop talking about labour people and Labour problems. (Guilty too).
Even people who wang on about how important the cost of living is and how Labour should be focused on it only seem to pay lip service to it on here really before moving back to *favoured gripe with the government/Starmer*. Honestly lads, it's *the* issue. Even more important than immigration 😱
Is this the same Andrew Neil who eviscerated Keir Starmer for not joining Trump's attack? It can't be, surely.
My column in tomorrow’s paper:
Gosh thank the lord he didn't decide to light up a cig could have been disastrous consequences...
Yeah some properly vicious stuff was about when McSweeny was in post oddly that seems to have died out now hmmm
The online lot are mostly unhinged Corbynites tbh. Labour would never get their vote whoever is in charge...
