When the writers have no idea how to end the series and start randomly bringing back characters from previous seasons.

Andy Burnham arrives at Euston Station, May 2026:

"The desire not to have an argument means we rarely make an argument..."

Very good and insightful thread here.

Me, Bluesky's most psychotic "Confess, Fletch" fan: Liz Truss!

Hang on a minute, lads, I've got a great idea: Andy, Lord Burnham of Leigh.

This Labour MP needs to realise that they're not IN traffic, they ARE traffic.

Me 🤝 Labour MPs Pleading for an "orderly timetable" for September.

The messaging here makes total sense, but Camden Conservatives taking credit for bringing down Johnson does remind me of Tom Lehrer's line, "Cameron Mackintosh is now a very rich man thanks to the combined profits of 'Tomfoolery' and 'Cats.'"

I can't believe this was the policy substance of Starmer's desperate last stand.

Me, staring at the fire after I mixed together flour, eggs, AAA batteries, clingfilm, and styrofoam in a cake tin and baked it at 220ºC: "Maybe the kitchen is just unusable."

"Hello, my name is Mr Remrats and I'm the Labour MP for ... some constituency far away."

Keir Starmer has one chance left to save his faltering government. But does he have the courage - and the moves?

Important context here: Catherine West is originally from Australia and so (1) has no squeamishness about forcing leadership contests (or 'spills') and (2) has played enough Knifey Spooney to bluff like a champion.

Evergreen headline.

pure, uncut, liquid Sir Keir to write an article about "breaking with the status quo once and for all" on Friday, then announcing new roles for Harriet Harman and Gordon Brown on Saturday

I have a lot of time for Gordon Brown and Harriet Harman, but I'm not persuaded that two reminders of Labour's last death march towards electoral oblivion is the vibe setter this government needs.

Peter Mandelson currently trying to get through to the Downing Street switchboard.

Canvas is down, ye say? Aye lad hearken to me and I'll tell thee of a time when a man might say canvas was down! When the leviathan booms his bulk upon ye an' thy splintered masts surrender their sails to the foaming, merciless drink!! then, lad, ye say might say with some authority that can (1/135)

Birmingham is blazing a trail into our glorious, horrible European future.

Bonkers result here in Newcastle (where all seats were contested b/c of new boundaries). Labour have gone from the majority party (46 seats) to TWO (2) councillors!

Tories watching the results today:

TIL that the chair of the London Green Party is called Eugene McCarthy. 🤯

Edinburgh Central voters:

This is what election coverage should be like. This is what we tune in for.

Do you think the source means that things are "not good everywhere" or "not good everywhere"?

This isn't cute or heartwarming. First past the post electoral systems only do this when they are VERY distressed.

Uh oh, that means someone's getting fired.

Obsessed with the Vatican band playing "Dancing Queen" as Pope Leo arrives for his weekly general audience.

incredibly funny how the outbreak happened after the two main countries involved, the united states and argentina, completely obliterated their public health and regulatory agencies for insane kulturkampf reasons

Christopher Nolan filming the Odyssey.

Another election day without the benefits of Australian-style electoral reforms (ranked-choice ballots, mandatory voting, and sausage sandwiches at all the polling stations).

That late pitch to voters in full:

Is Aaron Sorkin scripting this papacy?

Finally, we created the "make gas prices more expensive" button from the hit political cartoon "What Americans Think the President Does." Turns out people don't like it

Amazing student-made video in support of striking @ucunorthumbria.bsky.social members striking for pay and pension justice - sets out the impact of management plans to cut pay and staff on students @northumbriauni.bsky.social www.instagram.com/reel/DX6wot1...

Hertfordshire runs wonderful history programs & are especially strong on heritage, public and local history, which is exactly what this country needs more of. What's being allowed to happen to humanities in the UK HE sector is going to have dire consequences for generations to come.

University of Hertfordshire closes a swathe of Humanities courses, accelerating the sweeping tide against Human-centred disciples in the UK. Because understanding humans is so yesterday today. With such happy consequences, as we see when we look around us.

The Starmer government, when you ask how they plan to contribute to the "whole-of-society response to antisemitism":

Roses are red, Laundry's a chore,

Not to take this bollocks seriously, but the fact that this is a combo platter available at this halal resturant looks like total American cultural victory to me.

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