So True! "Starmer had been an empty receptacle in which voters placed their hopes of renewal. Without momentum in any direction, he then became the repository for all the cumulative resentment of politicians who promise everything and deliver nothing" www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Interesting reference just now to "the left-leaning Daily Mirror" on the Today Programme. I hope this practice is going to become routine, & that we'll be reminded of the political affiliations of The Daily Telegraph, The Mail, The Sun, The Express & The Times. It would actually be quite healthy.

Reform is investigating a number of candidates over social media posts as the party once again becomes embroiled in a vetting scandal.

"The poor and middle pay taxes, the rich pay accountants, the very rich pay lawyers – and the ultra-rich pay politicians." www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Let's do the right thing www.theguardian.com/environment/...

"Having fought for emancipation from phantom colonisation by Brussels, Reform UK and the Tories are stuck with a policy of total submission to Washington – vassals in trade, mercenaries in war." www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Be warned! www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

"the US government is more dependent on the WHO than vice versa. That’s a wise lesson for the British public to learn before following Farage down a self-destructive anti-WHO path" www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Why do we still have them? www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

"https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/feb/10/peter-mandelson-new-labour-jeffrey-epstein-corporate-power

An Irish man held by ICE for five months despite having a valid work permit and no criminal record says he fears for his life and has appealed for help from Ireland’s government. “I’m not in fear of the other inmates. I’m afraid of the staff. They’re capable of anything.”

One of the maddest elements of Brexit - and there are *many* - is the rewards that continue to be lavished on the blithering idiots who sold it & continue to be proved wrong about everything every day…

The man who told reporters it’s time to move on from the Epstein files won’t shut up about the 2020 election.

Looking for evidence of Trump's guilt in the Epstein files is NOT like looking for a needle in a haystack. It's like looking for a needle in a barrel of needles.

"This Week in Democracy – Week 55: Trump's Racism Isn't Distraction. It's Policy" Zeteo's weekly round-up, documenting the growth of authoritarianism in Trump's second term.

Ossoff: "You're seeing what I'm seeing, right? The president posting about the Obamas like a Klansman."

Have a read of this. Great scoop, obviously, but it’s also an absolute masterclass in how to report on these jokers. Plenty of London-based hacks could learn a lot from Martin Shipton here. If they actually wanted to… nation.cymru/news/the-new...

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Every American needs to watch this:

I was just denied entry to the Dilley detention facility while my constituent, seven-year-old Diana, remains inside. What kind of sick, horrific conditions are children being forced to endure in there? I will be back tomorrow. Accountability can’t wait.

This is just gross! "“How is freedom feeling?” asked Mandelson. “She feels fresh firm and creamy,” Epstein said." www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

Sadly, this is NOT satire.

James Comer is bringing Hillary Clinton before his committee to testify about Epstein despite having zero contact with him, but not Epstein’s neighbor Howard Lutnick who lied about his connections to Epstein over many years which is proven in the files.

I’d rather stick a red hot poker in my eyes than watch MELANIA, the Movie. How about you?

I guess he just got lucky.

Trump’s Board of Peace logo is basically the UN logo, except dipped in gold and edited so the world only includes America.

Would be amazing if European leaders would also start throwing out truth bombs like this. bsky.app/profile/atru...

Even the super-rich understand the need to address inequality "It is beyond comprehension that the richest 1% now own three times more than the world’s total public wealth combined." www.theguardian.com/business/202...

#Epstein #EpsteinFiles

It will not surprise you to learn that Toby Youngs 'Free Speech Union' has obtained a High Court injunction banning the publication of a list of its donors open.substack.com/pub/democrac...

There is a reason he’s forced to cause all of this chaos. He has NO PLAN. He funds no programs, no healthcare, no education, no lower prices, money coming in only supports more chaos. He envies other dictators. I challenge ANYONE to tell me just one single thing he’s accomplished? Discussion open

This guy is basically inviting China to take Taiwan.

AOC: I want everybody to understand that the cuts to your health care are what’s paying for this. You get screwed over to pay a bunch of thugs in the street that are shooting mothers in the face.

"Fudge (Farage’s nickname) is someone I remember as being nothing but a racist, antisemitic, obnoxious bully." www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

The same people who spent yesterday, and the past five years, insisting a Black police officer who shot an insurrectionist breaking into the Capitol should be prosecuted are today bending over backwards to defend an ICE agent who shot a woman in her car in cold blood. Scum.

I am impeaching Secretary Kristi Noem, who is an incompetent leader and a disgrace to our democracy. She wreaked havoc in the Chicagoland area and has brought her reign of terror to Minneapolis. One of her rogue ICE agents shot and killed an innocent woman today. It must come to an end.

Make it viral.

Excellent analysis from Aditya Chakrabortty @mrjamesob.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Paul Singer, whose firm owns the US subsidiary of Venezuela's state-owned oil company, spent millions in 2024 to re-elect Trump. Now, after Trump's invasion of Venezuela on behalf of Big Oil, he's set to cash in on his investment. A government of, by, and for the billionaires.

So Capitol Police officers were assaulted and injured on Jan 6th, the White House today is blaming them for the violence, and the people who attacked them have been pardoned and are back to mock and abuse them on the 5th anniversary. And the GOP is the party of the police? Really? REALLY??

In what sense is Tommy Robinson a genuine Christian? None that I can see | Ravi Holy

Every part of this is bonkers. The intro is bonkers. The transition to his health is bonkers. The mention that other presidents didn't need cognitive exams is bonkers. The claim that this screening test is somehow hard is bonkers. The idea that criticism of him is treason is bonkers. All of it.

Time to tax the wealthy? www.theguardian.com/inequality/2...

“I’d have no problem releasing the video” “I didn’t say that, you said that. Fake news.” 5 days apart 😬 (From @therecount.com )