Brock The Badger

Oil prices surge, stock markets tumble, chances of a UK interest rate cut wiped out.

In 30 or so minutes, the right wing media and those in between will be blaming Keir Starmer and the Labour government.

#iranwar

Awkward one for the King, but he’s not in the best of health after all …

Kuenssberg: it's impossible to report freely and fairly from inside Iran.

What's your excuse for not doing so in the UK, Laura?

#bbclaurak

Composite image of the BBC HQ building in London, a selection of Chris Mason articles listed on the BBC website, and photo of Chris Mason as an insert.

Most people skim headlines. If the headlines say “humiliation” and “fresh concerns” week after week, what story do voters absorb about Keir Starmer? Media bias isn’t always about facts – sometimes it’s about frames. Stephen McNair reports

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Majority of media undermining our PM as our country teeters on the edge of war. They shout ‘dither’ and ‘underprepared’ but it was the Party that they supported without question for 14 years that lead us to where we are.

They disgust me.

I've just watched the first few minutes of the BBC 6pm news and Chris Mason, with his appalling, cynical & negative downer of a report on the Govt. over Iran. His language is unworthy of a professional, unbias news service. I turned over to France24, to get a grown up version of the news.

Twice now Starmer has said he's consulted with "allies AND the United States".

He's a skilled lawyer, he knows what he's saying.

There's no reason for Iran to attack NATO nation Turkey—but a drone did. Iran denies sending it.

There's no reason for Iran to attack a UK base in Cyprus—but a drone did. Iran denies sending it.

Now Azerbaijan has been attacked. Iran denies involvement.

I think this is Israel.

Sun headline about £500k compensation for migrants, discussing human rights, and public outcry over payouts.

Did you see this headline?

Did you feel the requisite anger and rage at asylum seekers that The Sun was asking of you?

Did you maybe blame Starmer because.... um... it was probably his fault🤷‍♀️

Would you like to know the reality behind the headline?

Course you would!😜

Let's take a look

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I've never observed a wider gap between self-confidence and lack of any actual understanding than in Badenoch. On other topics it can be comical, but when it extends to undermining gov't on matters of national security, in breach of established conventions, it is profoundly dangerous. #PMQs

Fines for UK financial crime nosedive to ‘pitiful’ lows Penalties from the FCA drop by 78% in five years as it prepares to take on a new role as 'super-regulator'

strikes me that one of the most obvious things this government should do is properly resource regulators. There’s a gigantic gap between law and its enforcement, yet politicians always focus on announcing new rules rather than applying the old ones www.thebureauinvestigates.com/stories/2026...

I get the strong sense that the bulk of media are calling Starmer's position on Iran entirely wrongly right now. I simply don't believe that most people out there are either as hawkish as the Tories or as anti-everything as the Greens. Being conflicted in the middle seems about right to me.

Obscene.

This is pretty bold stuff from somebody who got 552 more votes than Sir Oink A-Lot.

The Greens will not know what’s hit them as soon as the r/w media properly get their teeth into them

Oi - why not 😂

There has certainly been a change in temperament

What happened to the ‘nice’ Green Party ?

Attempting to, is a foregone conclusion obviously - ‘poor judgement’ by Starmer they’ll howl ..

It’s sadly so juvenile and predictable isn’t it

Lab should kick the Westminster bubble ‘News’ into touch asap - fgs

The end of plastic gets a step closer with this invention, a replacement for food packaging film, made from plants not oil and therefore doesn't hang around, polluting the planet for thousands of years - it just biodegrades. Nice.

happyeconews.com/scientists-c....

Nigel Farage said in 2022 that MPs defecting to another party and then refusing to call a by-election was

“no go, it’s not right, it is dishonorable”

So where are the by-elections for all those MPs who have now joined Reform?

Waiting for the BBC analysis

‘Andrew arrested: Why this could be a big win for Farage’

The BBC seem uncertain how to handle the inflation news - possibly good, but let's attack Starmer anyway.

Farage is now a two trick pony.

First there was Brexit, meant to be the best thing for us since sliced bread - result (amongst many things) a 4% hit to our economy.

www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026....

The west and southwest of #France remained on high alert Tuesday as heavy rainfall continued to cause extreme flooding in many towns.

Hundreds of people have also been evacuated from their homes since last week.

➡️ For more: https://go.france24.com/gud

Thanks to Labour’s work to stabilise the economy, inflation has fallen to its lowest rate in a year.

#Labour

It’s curious how the media have elevated Westminster Bubble ‘news’ into ‘The News’

Maybe the journos ought to get out more often

"The problem is this civil service stuff has become the story" wails radio 4 whilst in the process of making it the story ...

Nigel Farage said in 2022 that MPs defecting to another party and then refusing to call a by-election was

“no go, it’s not right, it is dishonorable”

So where are the by-elections for all those MPs who have now joined Reform?

I thought Reform were all about saving money?

They've just cost us all another £63m....as that is what the government has now been forced to give councils undergoing reorganisation so they can afford to do that AND run & staff elections in this May.

The coucils had asked the government...

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Petition: Require all think tanks to disclose their donors, funding, and media spending Research bodies and representation of specialist interests is important when making policy. However, think tanks go beyond merely brainstorming ideas and presenting data and arguments. They can push s...

Gonna post it again...

Please give it some exposure. It might not result in anything even if it got 100K signatures, but if it doesn't get any it definitely won't and we're seeing more and more evidence rather than conjecture around these murky, opaque orgs.

petition.parliament.uk/petitions/75...