We can’t all pretend that the only thing happening on any given day is whichever war is making the headlines. Life goes on and it’s good to see that @peterstefanovic.bsky.social hasn’t lost sight of the importance of public health messaging.

I’m sure you’ll patiently point out that we didn’t follow our American friends into Vietnam on an ideological crusade, and there’s really no need to do it this time either.

And this is before most voters have understood anything about their wider policy positions. Once people start noticing “higher taxes for the childless“ “lower the minimum wage” and “our economy needs to be properly sexually regulated“ they will drop a lot of “I’m not racist but“ voters.

There’s not much local choice. Proposals are bound by population requirements & savings assumptions as well as existing lower tier boundaries, NHS boundaries & an assumed population level. There has been a “big 4” independent evaluation of options for MCLGH. It’s pretty clear what outcomes to expect

This is spot on. The proposal will make the Italian approach to defence in the 60s seem adventurous. We’d see the return of sweepers & a level of stoppages similar to NHL, where a 60 minute game takes three hours to play. Wenger is 76 years old. Perhaps no longer at his mental peak, & should retire?

I guess that we’ll see in the coming days. It’s a very messy situation.

I’ve not seen any evidence that the RAF is defending bases other than our own. Nor any that its attacked any launch sites, so it’s looking like a defensive operation at the moment. Have you?

I’ve seen no evidence that the RAF is engaged in anything other than defensive operations. We have participated in defensive action over and around Israel in previous actions, so a logical target for Iran in the circumstances.

Absolutely. I and my family were at Portobello Market today. It was a melting pot of cultures and I enjoyed some Moroccan food. We could have had food from 10 more cultures at least. And I learned something I didn’t know about the area being linked to the anti Francoist international brigades

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We can certainly debate the historical rights & wrongs of why we are there, but we are there, and so ensuring that people and assets we have there aren’t hit by Iranian counter measures is the job the RAF has to do.

Belgian beer is the only rival we have. Them defending the English Channel for us has been a little unexpected.

We have bases in the region. Our supposed allies have started a fight we didn’t want. The RAF is protecting our bases. I don’t think this is particularly controversial. I think it’s also entirely understandable that Iran, in defending itself would attack longstanding allies of the US in the region.

We also make some of the best beer, but I have to be careful not to start an argument with Belgium.

To be fair, we aren’t used to finding Americans that get sarcasm. That aside, our sausages and meat pies are better than anyone else’s.

Thinking about Red Dwarf. Shout out to Rob Grant.

I’m a middle aged white Brit. My partner is European but has British citizenship largely because I persuaded them that it is foolhardy to trust the Home Office. I always tell our friends that rely on settled status the same. Labour’s policy here is morally repugnant and economically illiterate.

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Truly, truly, truly disgusting.

Keep this Trumpist race baiting out of British politics.

I’m not even convinced he can actually hold Clacton given his disdain for doing the work of a constituency MP.

A general election is different from a referendum. There’s a rump of people who are almost like a cult that will vote for Farage come what may. A 6 week election campaign where he has to cover a wide array of policies will not work for him. Plenty of ‘Reform curious’ voters will be put off

That % falls when polled on practically any of Reform’s policies that aren’t about immigration or race. The number of those people for whom their racism is the top priority will be lower. Many of the ‘I’m not racist but’ crowd will back off from his ideas for health, education etc

Farage doesn’t want to win. It would cost him a fortune! He wants to be relevant enough to keep the grift going. There’s no way he can lead 300+ MPs that have responsibility for doing actual work. If Goodwin was the best they can come up with as a candidate they have already hit their ceiling.

I’m getting very skeptical of polling in the UK. It was miles off in Gorton & Denton. Why would an English nationalist borderline fascist party poll so highly in Scotland? It just doesn’t make any sense.

Donald Fucking Trump and Nigel Fucking Farage with their dirty thumbs up and grinning

stick your thumbs up if you make baseless and racist claims of voter fraud & want to restrict postal voting

You really should call racism, racism when you see it @alastaircampbell2.bsky.social

Euphemisms like ‘right wing nationalism’ just don’t cut it. This is a racist headline.

In fairness, the Orange Lunatic may have forgotten all about this by Tuesday, so it may not be a war just yet 🤞

The ridiculous extension of the wait for settled status isn't about putting up barriers to arrival, it's about putting up barriers to integration for people who have already been here for years. It's agreeing with Farage that these people should be treated with suspicion - and leaving it at that.

We sat Vietnam out, we can sit this one out. The Orange Lunatic doesn’t even have congressional approval.

Imagine if you had to hear about it from the other fvcking side of the Atlantic, all of the time.

The longer this goes on, the more I feel that he sees the path that he has walked is a moral path, and the only one that he can understand. It’s a terrible thing that he seems unable to relate to any other experience