Hang on, I thought the real reason they were deserting the government was because Zack and Nigel have a better TikTok game.....

Bluesky is never beating the allegations

Just watching the Bluey cinema episode and I don't think I've ever watched a more viscerally relatable piece of TV

This is worse than the Tories. They really wanted to cut taxes for ideological reasons. This lot know what they should do and aren't doing it because they are cowards.

Ok so the tally so far - saving £200 a month into a pension: bad. - electric bikes: bad - heat pumps: bad - being a very well paid lawyer or accountant: good This-is-fine.gif

When I'm trying to win someone round to my choice of printer

Have we ruled out a complex bet on who can brief the daftest thing without losing it?

To expand on this, I think taking away the salary sacrifice policies that high earners use to soften the 100k childcare limit without also softening the limit will have unpredictable labour market effects both directly via the high earners themselves and indirectly via their lower-earning spouses

The really sad thing about the Epstein files is no-one seems to really care, except for what political impact it has.

I feel like this budget is going to backfire in weird and unexpected ways

Between this and the fall of El Fasher it's hard to confront the evil in the world

Streeting is a transphobe who's kicked the difficult bits on the NHS *and social care* brief into the long grass so I hope he doesn't become PM but I will concede this is funny

If this BBC thing is what topples Starmer it will be Lisa Nandy that brought him down in the end and on the basis of 'since it's never good can it at least be funny' this is now what I'm hoping for

This government has a truly uncanny ability to absorb political pain before u-turning at a point when they'll derive no benefit whatsoever

Well, this is quite a serious allegation. I do hope the BBC shows true impartiality and investigate whether or not some of its Board members are systemically biased. www.theguardian.com/media/2025/n...

This does feel like key information tbh. Wonder why budding tyrant Donald Trump would want to muzzle a trusted independent news source 🤔

Let's be generous: this person is technically correct, the best kind of correct, that at the time the majority of Huguenots arrived in London the UK did not yet exist. It's natural to be confused when you're 300 years old like Alexander must be.

This is only partially true IMV. Young people like to hang out with other young people but the kind of weirdos who join political parties ALSO often enjoy hanging out with people of other ages IF THEY ARE TREATED WITH RESPECT

"The problem with the 2024 Westminster selections is that they weren't centralized or factional enough..."

I haven't laughed this much since traitors finished two hours ago. Let the woman off, this is funny enough!

Ok I'm starting NZ series 2 tomorrow, that'll tide me over till Ireland comes on iPlayer #TheTraitors

"We voted Joe Marler out by mistake!" #TheTraitors #CelebrityTraitors

David was very bad but he's not Sarah levels (if you know you know)

Counterpart: who torched their rep? Poor Kate Garraway and lovely David Olusoga leading this category I fear

Ok so who do we think the real winners are? Alan, obviously. Joe Marler, funny traitor hunting hero. Cat Burns, dead classy. Anyone else?

"Accepting that the world has changed is hard, whether it comes to fiscal policy or throwing out a pair of skinny jeans." This article is a hate crime against me personally and I am reporting Duncan to prevent

This is excellent

In the interests of writing down your bad takes: 1. The tax pledge was irresponsible and dishonest 2. Reeves is right to rat on it 3. Labour can still recover to win the next election 4. But they may have to ditch Starmer and Reeves to do so 5. That's a good thing (see 1)

Donald Trump is banning cricket, is there no end to his crimes???

Coming home drunk at night, stopped by a police officer in [country having a civil war]. He asks for my ID card. I show my passport. He says, no, your national ID. Instead of just showing him my driver's licence I decide to launch into The British Attitude To ID Cards in no-doubt impeccable French.

And another thing, has anyone else found it absurdly hard to find sparklers this year? Went to about five shops before Aldi came to my rescue!

Worrying - this could drive a collapse in the export market which would be devastating for Labour's ability to deliver key manifesto commitments

This.... just isn't true? Raising employer NICs, immigration restrictions, refusal to revisit Brexit, apparent lack of interest in nurturing the university or creative sectors (both big exports). This is not a government focused on growth and if it was they'd be in a lot less trouble

I think there's been a murder

@stephenkb.bsky.social this is quite funny (and fair play to her!)

The hypocrisy of Reform going on TV to allege that certain groups are constantly over represented on TV is truly epic.

Something I can't get over with the Sarah Pochin comments is that it's not just racist, it's also pathetic? Like oh wittle Sarah doesn't like the wittle adverts is it? Get a grip, you're a grown woman and member of parliament, stop being a snowflake and find a real problem to deal with

This is worse than her doing it IMV

Why is Substack sending me a push notification of a note by Lucy Connolly (yes that one) when I don't follow her or anyone like her? Are there ANY platforms except this one that don't push racism?

If your child uses a Gro Clock CHANGE IT NOW it won't work but it might give you a chance

The trouble with the discourse is that everyone is underestimating Lucy (a take which is actually about #CelebrityTraitors but which also works for Labour 🤣)

This is a good result for Phillipson considering ~everything~ bodes well for her prospects if she were to stand for leader in future IMV

Apparently the contact had a prominent moustache and went by the name Stres Weeting

Genuinely loving the rotation of #CelebrityTraitors cast on the cbeebies bedtime story (today: Cat Burns)

HOW can none of them listen to logic AT ALL??? #CelebrityTraitors

Genuinely don't understand why no one wants to make these anymore

It's just absolutely nuts that if a relatively small proportion of completely disengaged voters flips the other way we are in a Harris presidency and none of this happens

2020 called, it wants it's story back (Black lives still matter. But I just don't buy that BBC reporters are showing up to work in BLM t-shirts en masse. I do believe Davie has cooked himself on twitter and somehow believes this is a thing)

I will never, ever, be 'culturally coherent' with Katie Lam or anyone else who thinks like this