"John Prescott would be loving this"

Mandelson? Never met him before

Noting: www.theguardian.com/politics/liv...

What's up ( everywhere ) ? 2398 - From The Guardian - Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor leaves Aylsham police station in Norfolk on the day he was arrested. Credit for Photograph Phil Noble - Reuters

The former Prince Andrew, now officially known as Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor-who-has-repeatedly-denied-any-wrongdoing

Andrew: The Net Tightens The new Private Eye is out now.

What's up. There go the budgets www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

I'm old enough to remember a time when it wasn't fucking raining. And my grandparents used to reminisce about the days when a huge fiery ball which they called "THUSSUN" would traverse the sky

...UK's most senior Civil Servant negotiating exit from govt ✅️ ...

Starmer is holed beneath the waterline, but no potential replacements is a surefire bet. That means initially a messy battle for control of Starmer within govt (no, he is not going to magically develop a vision hitherto lacking) & most likely before too long a battle to replace him. The winner…

What's up? Memories of #MPSExpenses in 2009 ( ht @lynwhitfield.bsky.social )

Could Labour have won in 2024 without McSweeney & Starmer? Very likely yes. Would they have won 400 seats on 34% of the vote? Probably not.

BREAKING: Morgan McSweeney quits as Keir Starmer's chief of staff amid fall-out from the Mandelson scandal

Lord Mandelson in disgrace The new Private Eye is out now.

Reading: bsky.app/profile/lewi...

What's up? Remembering Peter, his friends, his housing problems and then learning quite a bit more about how he resoved them. #Mandelson

It's 1998. Peter Mandleson has resigned in disgrace from Labour. It's 2001. Peter Mandleson has resigned in disgrace from Labour. It's 2025. Peter Mandleson has resigned in disgrace from Labour. It's 2026. Peter Mandleson has resigned in disgrace from Labour.

Noting: The reconstitution of the Boris Johnson era cabinet inside ReformUK is continuing apace. Can Alexander ( Boris ) Johnson resist if asked? Could his ego co-exist with the present patron of Reform, Nigel Farage?

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Applying: UK examples to this. #Hillsborough #GrenfellTower #TaintedBlood #Thalidomide #Camelford #PostOffice - #Fujitsu scandal Sure you can think of more

Starmer goes for short-term difficulties to avoid long-term confrontation.

Entirely unsurprising that Burnham has been blocked but probably increases the chances of a post-May challenge. Rayner has used this weekend to position herself well if she wants it.

What's up? #Trump

there’s always a tweet

Watching the Jenrick Press Conference: Really hoping a journalist asks him in the manner of Mrs Merton: "What was it about losing the Tory leadership contest that helped you realise that the Tories had broken Britain?"

For @dailymaverick.co.za

X really is the everything app! Assuming that all you want to see is AI-generated child abuse images, videos of people being shot and the continued rise of fascism around the world. That's everything, right?

Hearing: bsky.app/profile/anth... and remembering

What's up? Listening to a public reputation cleansing on t'radio.

My cartoon in today's @irishexaminer.bsky.social.

Onwards! youtu.be/x6zypc_LhnM?...

USS EPSTEIN and USS GHISLAINE sighted off Mar-a-Lago

Latest Morning Star cartoon, out in print today!

It's time for that Cartoon of the Year lark. I mean, you COULD vote for this one. But other brands are available. Vote here: www.ellwoodatfield.com/cartoon-of-t...

What's up? Morning. #Trump

Reading: Final Hillsborough report ends investigation with no consequences www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...

GMB getting Kwasi Kwarteng on to discuss the budget feels like they’re trying to make us all go mad now.

The budget after all of the budgets before #budget2025

Budgets? We've known many horrors before

Anytime you are asked to listen to Michael Gove speak about anything

Today, as the #CovidInquiry releases its module 2 report, we are thinking especially of everyone who will have to relive the trauma of that time, who will have to hear of the government failings that led to their loved ones' deaths.  We will never forget our beloved dead. ❤️

Remembering: #Covid #CovidInquiry #UK

My thoughts are with all who lost loved ones or still struggle with effects of #Covid. Tho we knew it at the time, confirmation of the “toxic & chaotic culture” at heart of Govt; that they did “too little, too late” & that faster action could have saved over 20K lives is still horrifying

BBC Under Attack: Pot and Kettle Special The new Private Eye is out now.

Latest Graun toon www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Disappointingly, this #gunpowderplot #cartoon didn't make it... #guyfawkes #bonfirenight #history