I’m away now for a while. I’ll still post some but no time to reply or read replies. Feel free to talk amongst yourselves though. I’m off to see Radiohead in 🇮🇹🇮🇹🇮🇹 🎉🎉

Farage, Boris Johnson & Rees-Mogg apparently plotting assaults on UK democracy with Bannon, who was reporting back to Epstein. Nothing to see here, newspaper folk… www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Reeves and Starmer committed to a Manifesto. If they can keep to that despite the headwinds from US and elsewhere then I expect them to. That’s what I voted for. I voted for the Country they’re rebuilding and investing in. Good job. In my opinion.

New pollsters popping up daily. No track record. No data about who polled. Just some random numbers. Touted by people with a vested interest. ITS DODGY.

My Labour top ten in order: Keir Starmer Rachel Reeves Angela Rayner Wes Streeting Bridget Phillipson Darren Jones John Healey Steve Reed Yvette Cooper Lisa Nandy I’m grateful to you all 👏👏👏

Show of hands please. How many women could lay their hands on £900,000 cash to buy their fella a house in his constituency ? Asking for a country still wanting an answer. #Farage #Frintongate

Apparently I fall into the ultra Starmer camp for shouting out that you can’t U-Turn on an announcement you never made. I can live with that.

The beginning of some positive things coming through from EU. As I mentioned yesterday. It’s my view we will see more of this in the coming months.

So my second List this week. 10 this time. A total of 21 announcements or pieces of positive information by our Labour Government in 1 week. Some big news next week and more info on a better than expected OBR analysis. Well done Labour #FixingBritain

Do you think the journalists have been dumbed down to appeal to a dumber audience? Because it sure looks that way to me.

"The latest update from the Office for Budget Responsibility moved in a better direction due to the strength of receipts and stronger wage performance. As well as filling the £20 billion gap, Reeves is still expected to deliver headroom against her fiscal rules investinglive.com/news/british...

Gilt Markets respond to rumours then when the cool heads think about it they stabilise. I know nothing but it’s happened multiple times lately.

I’ll be honest I can’t abide any of the ‘leading’ political journalists. Not one stands up as someone with integrity and impartiality. The ones we see daily and on Sundays look bought and paid for and it’s obvious they’re on a mission. 🤮🤮

Drip, drip, drip. More and more good news and positivity coming into the public domain. So much of it for our young people and families. This really matters. And no other Party can achieve this because they don’t look after our young. They look after their donors.

Message to the Media: Try as hard as you might the government cannot be changed until there’s an election. Get on with it and shut the hell up and let them get on with rebuilding our country. Don’t like it go get a different job and let someone who likes our country do yours.

Tell me how you make a U-turn when you never made an announcement?

I honestly hope this is the last ever Budget. Going forward just announce changes as and when needed like everything else. We don’t need it all saved up. The world has changed. The media has become feral. No one can be trusted.

I am sure the last thing the EU wants is Farage in power. I’d like to think they’ll be upping the ante and starting to make things happen for Britain/Starmer. Maybe not being so firm just because they hold all the cards. I can but hope.

Starmer and Reeves have a 10 yr plan. I like their plan. I don’t expect it to materialise in 16 months. And I don’t expect it to be without its challenges. I also accept external factors will play a part. That’s why it’s a 10 year plan. 50+ manifesto pledges achieved/on course

Do you think the released files might mean some men get held accountable for abusing their power and wealth by using girls Epstein trafficked. Or is that just wishful thinking

Do you think the released files might mean some men get held accountable for abusing their power and wealthy by using girls Epstein trafficked. Or is that just wishful thinking?

I’m in a betting mood. 1. Starmer will remain as PM up to and hopefully passed summer 2029 2. Trump will not be President by end 2026

Growth figures at 0.1% for Q3. The markets hoped for more.

Faced with Starmer or Farage I’m sure most international leaders will be taking a view on how relations develop over the coming months and years. They like and trust Starmer. But then they aren’t influenced by our media twats.

UK Gilt Yields Drop to 11-Month Low It’s not all good news but this is good for our interest costs Third quarter GDP figures tomorrow tradingeconomics.com/united-kingd...

£10bn to WASPI women? As a WASPI woman i would prefer it went to young people. AND pension credits to help those Pensioners that need the help. Male or Female.

It is not for the media to get rid of this Government. It is for the people to vote them in again or out based on their 5 years in office. As we do every election. Usually confounding the media and the polllsters.

Tories completed 4 manifesto pledges from 2019-2024. Let that sink in,4. And they have the cheek to bang on about Labour not getting on with the job.

So this is interesting from Robert Peston. The claims of people inside No 10 briefing the press about the PM fighting for his leadership appear to be wrong. As I speculated this morning, it appears to have been nothing more but a response to a question from a journalist! @mrjamesob.bsky.social

I am beyond pleased that Labour have committed to this. I’d like to see animal testing wiped out in UK/world. But: - £75million funding to develop non-animal testing - End of animal testing for skin & eye products within 14months - Drug testing on dogs & primates much reduced by 2030.

I cannot fathom how any one person would prefer Farage and his incompetents over Starmer and his very competent government. They have met, or are on course to meet, 58 of their Manifesto commitments. And they’re only 16 months into their term.

Oddly enough despite the ‘toxicity’ alleged in Downing Street, Labour continue to deliver time and again every single day. These 11 are all announcements from this week. Impressive no?

I remember someone in politics saying that when a politician becomes the news story they need to go. Does that apply to senior BBC people??

I hear @mrjamesob.bsky.social saying how the liars attack our capital city. I agree with him. Yet he can’t see exactly the same is true about people slagging off Labour

And yet the FTSE continues to march towards 10,000 mark. And markets continue with their support of Starmer and Reeves. Despite our media. 🤣🤣🤣

This is the Full Fact status of Labour’s adherence to their Manifesto. This is what they were elected on. Could this be what everyone hates? Success by Labour.

The news agenda has the stench of a dead cat story. What’s going on behind it?

I try to bring some balance to the site. I’m continually confounded by the media & people who fall hook, line & sinker for their spin. Fact: Changing a person does not change how much money we have, improve markets, reduce interest rates/bills or grow a money tree

No Labour PM has ever been forced out of Downing Street. And they won’t be now. The media hysteria will not bring Starmer down.

Oh my goodness. Now they’re ranting about Streeting in a coup for PM. I like Wes and he will have his day. But it’s not now. He could never do what Starmer is doing. And I doubt he wants to. The Bond markets would have a hissy fit. As you were Media Twats.

I see the media are trotting out the same old shit about Starmer fighting for his job. Either after the Budget or maybe after the May elections. When will they realise this is a Labour gov. Not the backstabbing Tories. Starmer gave them an election victory no one thought possible. He’s going nowhere

There’s a significant number of high profile politicians, media people etc who really, really want this Country to fail. I find it shocking that there are so many of them. Are they all in hock to the billionaires and Russia? Rhetorical question. I know the answer.

I applaud Labour for tackling the cleaning up of local Politics and mayorships. 👏👏👏

I’m 100% behind ending the 2 child cap. I’m also 100% behind Reeves collecting more tax. Be great it’s by the higher paid that pay the most. But fully expect to chip in myself as a Pensioner and as a 20% tax payer. I want my Country to succeed for all. 🇬🇧🇬🇧

In support of that, there's this:

On Remembrance day Labour delivers for veterans not just fine words.

Manifesto Commitment: Animal testing to be phased out faster as UK unveils roadmap for alternative methods. New plan backs researchers to seize on new and developing opportunities to phase out animal tests with specific commitments for the coming years. www.gov.uk/government/n...

People still claim Labour do nothing to help our armed forces & veterans. But that is not true. To mark the launch of the government's new Veterans Strategy, here is veterans minister Louise Sandher-Jones telling you what it is all about & how it's a joined up approach to helping veterans.

Been asked for info on specific things Labour are doing for Scotland and Wales. These are not complete, many projects include one or more of the Home Nations. But it’s a few to be aware of. All searchable for the detail. Usually on Gov website.