I must remember that if I’m ever caught speeding. Just say sorry and it’s all alright apparently. I’d have said 17 breaches suggests a deliberate policy of ignoring the rules. Politicians are held to a different standard.

I suppose this is just what Starmer means when he says that Israel must be allowed to defend itself. Is the sexual abuse and torture of civilians ever acceptable. My answer is no but I’m not a politician. www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...

“The prime minister knows that Trump’s commitment and his words are essentially worthless. He can- and often does, go back on them on a whim. And so this is a position we are being forced into by growing American unreliability.” www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...

Jone’s claims that Starmer’s repeatedly secured British interests with Trump. What rubbish! None of the deals have been signed or ratified and the AI deal, announced to great fanfare, has been put on hold by the Americans in order to extract more concessions from us.

Whilst I do understand diplomacy, I do think Ed Davey is right. What has Starmer actually achieved by appeasing Trump? All the deals announced have either not been signed or held up in order to extract more concessions from us.

Isn’t there some amendment that can be invoked to remove the US Pres when the individual is clearly insane? How is the peace holding between Albania and Azerbaijan? Such a bloody war that one, the people of those countries must be so grateful to Trump.

Was there some issue involving Zahawi not paying a huge sum in tax?

This is disgusting, that’s 619 x more than a Lloyds Bank customer service adviser. It’s a feeding frenzy amongst the super rich. I wonder if Charlie Nunn PAYE’s like the customer service adviser?

The media establishment have decided that Peter Mandelson has done his time in the wilderness and he can now be reintroduced to public life. For the BBC, who are so quick to cancel people, to invite him onto a prime time politics show is rank hypocrisy. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

This is a huge indictment on most of our media/press. Instead of repeating the press releases of certain political parties, they should be investigating and reporting. Starmer has a great opportunity to regulate the media/press, why wait for misinformation to get worse?

The last two paragraphs of this article illustrate exactly why this govt are floundering. They give no indication of really having the stomach to tackle the cost of greed crisis which is being driven by corporate greed and greed by individuals like landlords. observer.co.uk/news/politic...

This is just crying out for a National Audit Office review. I can’t understand why the labour govt is not curious to know how two men were able to enrich themselves at the expense of the taxpayer.

LBC sent me a news summary e-mail this morning doing exactly the same thing. They wonder why people don’t trust the gaslighting media.

That was quick! Does this mean that Peter Mandelson has already been rehabilitated? Gove obviously thinks so as Mandelson’s article features in the Spectator. There’s no such thing as cancel culture when it comes to right wing members of the establishment. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

If we elect Farage/Reform, this is what can expect in Britain. Reform and Farage hate London, will we have untrained thugs patrolling the streets?

Farage claims that London is definitely less safe because someone he knows got their laptop nicked and the police didn’t have the resources to investigate. The less safe bit is news to me. Of course, you have always had to be a bit streetwise and I learnt that growing up here but I’m not unsafe.

Conflict of interests, anyone?

But but Keir Starmer cares very much about women and girls and will clamp down on any abuse directed at them* because he’s said so. *Unless you’re obscenely wealthy and able to lobby Trump to impose tariffs. It’s freedom of speech don’t you know?

Do normal people find the deaths of young people funny? ‘When Jeremy Corbyn MP asked the justice minister Jake Richards, in parliament, whether he would meet their legal representatives to try to resolve the situation, Richards answered with a sharp “No”, prompting laughter in the chamber.’

This looks well researched and would explain everything that’s happened in the last few days.

Is it my imagination or are estate agents generally the most amoral, dishonest profession in Britain. How do they get away with it? Not only are they oblivious to the very light laws in this country, but the ones they are aware of, they deliberately flout. The sums of money are huge.

How does Farage get away with this? It’s simple, the right wing press wants him to win the next election so they kill the story. Trump’s media friends did the same thing in the US and look how that turned out. #Levesen2

This was an unexpectedly positive read.

Starmer projecting himself as a strongman. It wasn’t enough that Israel bombed Gaza and it’s civilians back to the stone age or Trump behaves like a pirate, he’ll be very cross if anyone else does anything bad.

Mike Tapp is a good mouthpiece for Starmer because he’s as spineless. These guys make Neville Chamberlain look strong.

The more we align with America, we’ll become poorer and sicker. We’ll also drift further from the EU as they will ensure that none of this poor produce can enter the free market. We cannot let this happen.

Your fact of the day: The US Center for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that one in six American citizens suffers a food-borne illness annually. In the UK, the figure is one in 132. bylinetimes.com/2020/02/28/f...

Today’s politicians are determined to slowly chip away at our hard won rights. I hope the ECHR restores some of them when they eventually rule on the Begum case. observer.co.uk/news/columni...

Here we go again. Trump has told the UK that if we want a UK-US tech deal, we need to buy chlorinated chicken from the US! 🤢🐔 How dare he try and impose poor food standards in Britain. Sign the petition to keep chlorine-washed chicken off our shelves: 38d.gs/cc-df

Can you imagine any other world leader dribbling away like this for the cameras? His hangers on (Marco Rubio et al) should be ashamed of themselves.

I’m just watching Trump’s press conference and he’s rambling like a lunatic. He even started criticising Jimmy Carter. Surely there must have been electoral fraud for Trump to win? How could any half sensible person vote for this guy? It’s bad enough that his surname means fart - Donald Fart.

Starmer’s such a cowardly little weasel. When Trump attacks/invades Greenland (Denmark) is he going to sit on the fence? There’s a reason Mark Carney cancelled his order of American jets and bought from Sweden instead. America is not an ally, if Trump wants something, America will take it.

It wouldn’t surprise me if this was the reason.

I thought Venezuela had Russian air defence. Did it not work? Perhaps it only shoots down civilian airliners.

Trump has essentially given all tyrants permission.

I know she has to be diplomatic but will she be closely monitoring the situation when Trump attacks Greenland? Maduro is a tyrant, however, Trump is too and this sounds far too passive.

This doesn’t surprise me, I knew when Steve Reed replaced Angela Rayner that the legislation would be changed to favour the building industry. This govt are all about profits for corporations. www.theguardian.com/environment/...

If this govt had immediately tackled the cost of greed crisis, schemes/charities like this would have no need to exist. They’ve actually made it worse because govt pander to lobbyists and vested interests.

Another year passes without firm action to reverse the monstrous IPP sentences. We need a govt with courage and humanity to put a stop to the imprisonment of the 2500 victims of IPP.

Ofcom, like so many of our regulators, could be disbanded and we wouldn’t notice the difference. If they do find GB News has breached impartiality rules, they will receive no more than a warning like the previous occasion: #Toothlessandspineless www.theguardian.com/media/2025/d...

Primary care is definitely in need of much needed funding eg - to hire more GPs. However, would you seek medical help for hiccups, minor ailments or a blocked nose? It sounds much more like a stupidity crisis. www.theguardian.com/society/2025...

Claire's beloved horse Tango died in terror when holiday-makers set off a firework display at a nearby cottage. Sign her petition to protect animals and vulnerable people from the shock and terror of unexpected explosions. you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/ba...

The reason Starmer doesn’t hold Farage responsible for the disaster of Brexit is because his key advisers like McSweeney and Maurice Glasman are all Brexiters. Just as McSweeny was the Trojan Horse in Corbyn’s Labour Party, I am beginning to think McSweeney’s actively working for a Reform govt.

How can 16k extra deaths a year due to delays in A&E for a bed be acceptable? Streeting should spend a little less time courting the media and concentrate on the deteriorating situation in healthcare. His private healthcare sponsors can’t fix this. www.theguardian.com/society/2025...

Goodness me, surely this can’t mean that Jenrick is being an opportunistic hypocrite? Whatever next, it’s so unlike him.

A fascinating article in The Observer. There are so many aspects to this that show Starmer, Reeves and their advisers are completely out of their depth. Astonishing that Claire Reynolds, political secretary, didn’t know that it would only take 84 rebels to lose. observer.co.uk/news/politic...

I can’t believe how stupid these Maga people are. Stephen Miller proves a good education and academic achievement does not necessarily make you intelligent.

This govt has got to be the most clueless in history. Sack McSweeney and Dinsmore, hire Alistair Campbell. Even if you disagree, they have to do something positive and continuing to fail will be a disaster for us all. I want this govt to succeed.