How dare the Coward in the White House undermine the bravery and sacrifice of our British troops.

He pretends to be outraged when war memorials are disrespected during marches that pass by them but the actual denigration of British war dead? “Not quite fair.” What an irredeemable shitbag.

Not a statesman. Not strong. Not patriotic. Not principled. Farage is a traitorous little shit who is too compromised and too desperate to please Trump, to serve the best interests of our country. He will only ever betray us because he has to see Brexit through to the bitter, broken end. (iPaper)

Danish prime minister Mette Frederiksen's note to Starmer after visiting Chequers yesterday.

So Blue Skyers, this is chilling nicely in my fridge. Can anyone guess which occasion I’m keeping it for? Ps, I do also have food in my fridge not just alcohol! 😆

It’s a real shame that Nigel Farage is too unwell to do interviews the morning after Donald Trump threatens us with sanctions. Here he is with “the bravest man he ever met”. He campaigned to make Trump President, and has spent the last year enjoying all the chaos he has caused.

www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c1... Dear Americans, he must be stopped NOW! Not next week, or next month or at the midterms. Now!! For all our sakes.

Farage doesn’t care about the NHS. He wants to privatise it and replace it with an American-style insurance system. That’s Trump’s America, don’t let it become Farage’s Britain.

Starmer needs to finally stand up to Trump. He should visit Greenland and show the world that Britain stands with NATO and stands with our allies when it matters.

Mark Miwurdz, I said yesterday that Esther McVey will jump ship to Reform Ltd!

"Couldn't have put it better ourselves."

It’s also forecast to happen in the UK similarly this year, deaths overtaking births. At the same time as average life expectancy in developed countries goes up.

Former Tory Chancellor Nadhim Zahawi defects to Reform UK Tories in Turquoise. Also known as TiTs.

Former chancellor Nadim Zahawi defects to Reform UK Yeah figures..

No Kemi, Trump threatening to invade a NATO ally is not a "second order issue." It’s a direct challenge to Britain’s security and the future of NATO.

Some positivity! Asked how they feel about going into 2026 the most common word offered by the public was optimistic, along with hopeful - the most popular negative words were worried and pessimistic - with only a handful of ‘indifferents’

🔴 Farage is a foot soldier in Trump’s oil war Reform is being advised by the architects of Trump’s oil agenda 👇🏻

Very good editorial in today’s The Independent. How NATO countries can offer to bolster any security threat around Greenland by increasing military presence. And thereby mollifying any desire by Trump to annexe the territory. If indeed it really is about “security”.

FTSE 100 scores best year since 2009 and outperforms Wall Street

In my New Year message I will apologise for being a racist bully at school, launch an inquiry into Russian influence in Reform, publish my tax returns and details of the purchase of my house in Frinton. Just kidding!! I'll talk a load of shit-stirring old bollocks as usual.

Latest Substack from Peter Kellner yields these estimates on Brexit. substackcdn.com/image/fetch/...

news.sky.com/story/politi... Chapter 2 in Trumpism When faced with questions which are tricky to answer, blame the interviewer or accuse their organisation of bias. Always always deflect by turning the table on any media.

news.sky.com/story/politi... Excuse my language but how TFF is this allowed? Unsurprisingly the donor is domiciled in Thailand and donating to a British political party (sic)!! This loophole, if it is such, must be closed immediately! The govt must act on this NOW!! 😡

It’s time to admit what a disaster Brexit has been. Liberal Democrats have a plan to fix our trade with Europe to turbocharge the economy, fix the cost of living crisis and properly fund our public services.

The government must stop blaming Brexit and step up to fix our broken relationship with Europe.

Nathan Gill has been sentenced to 10.5 years for endangering national security and taking Russian bribes. Nigel Farage and Reform are a danger to national security, the Liberal Democrats will continue to hold them to account and defend our democracy.

💥 NEW: ‘Deeply shocking’: Nigel Farage faces fresh claims of racism and antisemitism at school “He would sidle up to me and growl: ‘Hitler was right,’ or ‘Gas them,’ sometimes adding a long hiss to simulate the sound of the gas showers". Read on for more... www.theguardian.com/politics/ng-...

The BBC is ours. It's ours to love. Ours to criticise. Ours to shout at when we feel in the mood. And if Farage thinks that the way to win favour with voters is to stand around cheering as Trump takes down the BBC for $1 billion of personal enrichment then he's a bigger fool than anyone thought.

If Trump does sue the BBC for $1bn it may leave some of his ideological fellow travellers here in a tricky situation. Do the Conservatives and Reform join in with BBC bashing? Or will doing so be seen as unpatriotic? After all, it would be the British public who would ultimately pay for any damages.

ICYMI: Anti-corruption campaigners and the Liberal Democrats are calling for fresh investigations into Russian interference in British politics, after Reform UK’s former leader in Wales admitted to taking bribes to make statements in favour of Russia. ✍🏼 @bylinetimes.bsky.social

Reform UK Ltd aka

Lib Dems say the Tory ground game is collapsing - members are not happy. And attempts by the Conservatives to ape Reform's messaging are not helping their electoral prospects...

The Liberal Democrats are the biggest beneficiaries of Labour's collapse, gaining more switchers than Reform UK. The Greens are also taking large numbers of former Labour backers. (Certainly not what you'd guess given the national narrative.)

Picked up some Lib Dem stats at conference. Some of these surprised me (especially given media coverage): 1. The Liberal Democrats now control more councils than the Conservative Party 2. In May's local elections in England, the LDs elected more councillors than either Labour or the Tories. (1/x)

“Ignorance is Strength”. Was Orwell’s Big Brother right? open.substack.com/pub/kellnerp...

Well we did ask that he drops the facade!

ICYMI: Farage has confirmed he would cut disability benefits, & he has made Lee Anderson, who famously said he could make meals for 30p, the new Welfare Spokesperson. https://www.disabilitynewsservice.com/farage-finally-confirms-a-reform-uk-government-would-slash-spending-on-disability-benefits/

news.sky.com/story/what-a... WTAF Sky News? Is your headline deliberately trying to inflame RW tensions? Seems to it is.

Massive near full page in black on BBC News website and app. Plus additional articles on Angela Rayner. Fair dos so we can also expect similar column inches on Nigel Farage’s avoidance of property tax as featured in today’s Guardian?

app.independent.co.uk/edition/uk.c... At last! The first examination of Fagash’s fag-packet fantasies. And hopefully the first of many!

app.independent.co.uk/edition/uk.c... At last! The first examination of Fagash’s fag-packet fantasies. And hopefully the first of many!

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... Seems to me this article by the BBC political reporter is just one long manifesto. No scrutiny, no balance, no in depth delve into funding, or the how’s and where’s. Paragraph after paragraph of Reform Ltd spin by our lead broadcaster. Shameful

To quote from Nick Thomas-Symonds’ bio of Harold Wilson (who hated racism), “I’m not prepared to stand aside and see this country engulfed by racial conflict which calculated orators or ignorant prejudice can create”. In 1968 it was in response to Enoch Powell. Not come far in 60 years have we?

Putin: I keep all of eastern Ukraine and they never join NATO. Or the pictures will be released. Trump: OK your highness. That’s probably under 2 minutes!

Thousands of Best for Britain’s supporters have made complaints to Sky News about their excessive coverage of Reform UK. 🚫 Be the next one - it takes less than two minutes: buff.ly/fFocxz4 🗞️ Read more here: buff.ly/nUoilWI

www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a... This has a strong whiff of corruption about it, just the fact Trump’s former lawyer is involved, so how is this not conflict of interest? But if he does pardon her my guess is this will be the straw that breaks the MAGA back.