The irony being that if Labour did actually focus on these things, or at least were as loud about them as they are about the awful immigration and asylum seeker policies they've put forward, they'd probably be doing a lot better in the polls

So brilliant that his boss has one of the lowest ever net favourable ratings of any PM.

Obviously the two were in different roles, but McSweeney being useless doesn't mean Corbyn was somehow a misunderstood political genius. He wasn't. And I think the Labour party should think long and hard on how both its left and right wings have been so utterly awful.

Fundamentally, the odds of a Reform government increase with Starmer remaining as PM. That is not something I particularly want to leave to chance. A new leader may well not be able to avoid that fate. But this one almost certainly will not.

Hate-filled fake videos about London are everywhere. We've obtained a recording of a TikToker confessing to secretly filming Londoners in their homes for clicks. He says it's not political. He just wants to make money from far-right anger. Read what he says: www.londoncentric.media/p/london-tik...

Holy, and my I stress this with all my heart, fuck. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

Yes, agree with this. Frankly I'm not enamoured with the alternatives but Labour's McSweeney led strategy has catastrophically failed. Starmer isn't being a politically astute PM (which oddly enough is important) and is unwilling to change, so he needs to go.

Reform is already testing (either through malintent or incompetence) the limits of electoral law. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

I don't disagree. Even as an owner of a Staffy and a bulldog. But XL Bullies are now a banned breed, have to be neutered, muzzled & on lead during walks plus subject to other restrictions. They will eventually die out as a breed. Short of euthanising every last one, what would you do differently?

Probably worth asking the leader of Reform and the leader of the opposition what they think of the US President sharing racist videos, and what exactly is it about our 'special' relationship they're so keen to retain.

Yet another potential housing association merger on the cards. www.housingtoday.co.uk/news/whg-and...

This is a paid post on LinkedIn, if you're wondering how things are going.

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I do fear for some of the good stuff this govt is doing - especially on housing. Tories successfully used perceived failures of New Labour on economy to gut our local govt infrastructure and roll back progress on social housing. Own goals by Labour under Starmer could be used for similar ends.

This comes back to the central issue - leasehold is simply an awful tenure. Add in niche/highly restrictive items, such as age requirements, and new build premiums and you have a perfect storm for those trying to sort out post death practicalities.

Fascist state latest.

At some point governments of all stripes are going to have to realise asylum seekers are people and not political footballs. This is appalling. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Oh, they're not even being subtle about this crap anymore.

New York Times: Mamdani brings back child labour.

It's a minor subplot in all of this, but Nicki Minaj has really gone off the deep end.

Huh. Weird that. When real world consequences hit conspiracy believers, they fold.

I do like Jalibert. A lot.

For no reason thinking about this song, its lyrics and meaning. open.spotify.com/track/0y3aIB...

Really nuts how many men were like "Me Too went too far, and I need to email Jeffrey Epstein about it."

Fine, replace the Labour leader. But unless their successor confronts the trade offs Starmer hasn't, we'll be back here again in a year or two. For the record those are: a need for higher taxes, the need for immigrants, reform of adult social care, aggressively defending progressive politics.

Sir Ian McKellen performing a monologue from Shakespeare’s Sir Thomas More on the Stephen Colbert show. Never have I heard this monologue performed with such a keen sense of prescience. Nor have I ever been in this exact historical moment.TY Sir Ian, for reaching us once again. #Pinks #ProudBlue

I'm very much not a religious guy. But if Mike Johnson tries to correct the *checks notes* Pope on the Bible, think I'm gunna go with the Bishop of Rome, Vicar of Jesus Christ, Successor of the Prince of the Apostles, Supreme Pontiff of the Universal Church, & Sovereign of the State of Vatican City.

It is remarkable how ignorance, fuelled by a need for organisations to drive traffic to their content has created this ecosystem. Fair enough for this councillor to admit their assumptions were wrong. But it should not take them getting elected to reach that conclusion.

This is an excellent piece. And the most complete summary of the root of our traditional political parties' recent struggles I've read. "..a failure of the two traditional parties of government, over many years, to deal with chronic, structural problems in the country’s political economy."

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This is very poor from the Green Party. There's enough lack of trust right now, without them adding to it.

Lads, starting to think having billionaires messing around with ownership of critical media and unrestricted access to politicians is bad, actually.

A remarkable feature of Trump 2.0 has been the lack of senior staff being fired or quitting. That may soon change.

Anyone got the odds for a Rayner return? She's been on the naughty step long enough, right?

McSweeney gone in next week or so? Starmer this year?

We need all our cities to be a little more like Croydon. A local planning reform that allowed developers to replace suburban homes with small blocks of flats that looked like suburban homes led to an unprecedented building boom in Croydon (until it was cancelled):

Oh do fuck off. This isn't American Football.

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If ever you're having a bad day, let the time that the Chief People Officer of Just Eat reinvented the lunch break, and proudly posted about it on LinkedIn, reinvigorate your soul.

She drove me to daytime television I will follow you into the dark I’m Made of Wax, Larry, What Are You Made Of? Guys Like You Make Guys Like Us Look Bad Be Quiet and Drive (far away) Never fight a man with a perm

Farage's positioning had always been a lie. He's a private school educated multimillionaire. He is part of the elite. Now we know he's also heavily linked with some of the wealthiest and most influential fascists. Themselves backed by billionaires.

Aye, this is the critical point. Unintended consequences are well documented following the introduction of rent controls. You cannot overcome supply induced market dysfunction with a sticking plaster.

"The price just doesn't matter if you can't get a home". Good write up here of the problems of trying to use rent controls to force down private rents. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

This geezer is an old mate of my brother. A lovely lad, and well deserving of the plaudits coming his way.

100%. Remember Chris Rock doing a routine on this years ago. Funny then, apt now.

Putin's Puppet, Pedo's President Pal. The P based alliteration for Farage is strong.

Magnifique.

This is how Reform gets in. People don't care about the detail. They see a corrupt mate of a pedophile not getting their comeuppance and go 'sod these guys'.