There is nothing “clean” about the Continuing Resolution that was passed tonight. 
Sure, it reopens the government—but it does nothing to address the healthcare crisis that Republicans created. (1/2)

Republicans have proven over and over again that they can’t govern. It’s a damn shame—and I hope the American people remember who stood with them and who turned their backs on them. (2/2)

Firstly, welcome to all you lovely new listeners! Secondly, a brand new Trawl episode is ready for your eager ears: 💥 Culture war poppy outrage 📺 BBC chaos - a coup from within? 🎖️ Veterans used for clicks New jingles, sound effects & many WTFs… 🎧 Listen here: podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/t...

To knit together two stories: through intimidation, litigation & extortion, Trump is clearly trying to create a media ecosystem where nobody asks him about Epstein - or indeed anything discomfiting. It is appalling to see so many UK media individuals & institutions aiding & abetting his corruption.

Also worth noting that ‘Trump Derangement Syndrome’ is a phrase most useful to people who - or people who shill for people who - share his desperation to keep the Epstein files secret.

Was just talking about exaxctly this in the office.

Oh.

I wonder what the interview process is for jobs like this.

Starmer drama & the now slightly dated news from DC! tinyurl.com/4rrn2mkx

Who?

Let me be clear—House Democrats have been the ones pushing to get the Epstein files out. We’ve been calling for truth and transparency while Republicans drag their feet and play politics. But thanks to House Democrats, the truth’s coming out, one way or another.

It took 50 days and a whole lot of nonsense, but Congresswoman Adelita Grijalva is finally in her seat. Mike Johnson didn’t stall her swearing-in by accident—he did it on purpose. Because protecting predators was apparently more urgent than serving the people.

“On the other hand, she does have a white face. So let’s not be too hasty.”

I find the endless, often pointless drama that has typified UK politics coverage for a decade as draining & unedifying as anyone. But, *as of now* & by every relevant measure, Starmer’s position is perilously close to untenable. Of course people are planning for a future where he’s no longer leader.

That final point is absolutely crucial.

Yes. This ludicrous phrase 'woke right' seems a fairly blatant attempt by people on the actual right to somehow associate the blatant & hideous racism they have ushered in - whether through complacency, incompetence or malice - with the people who warned it was happening.

The political popularity of child poverty. Of course people are intimidated by the proliferation of flags. That’s the point of them. Telling children mum or dad has cancer. tinyurl.com/4rrn2mkx

In these times of rancour & division, it’s comforting to find things on which we can all agree: Kent County Council, for example, really does provide a perfect illustration of how well Reform would run the country. I agree with Nigel! www.bbc.com/news/article...

Very Kenty.

I’m proud to represent a state with more than 1.6 million veterans—including the largest population of women veterans in the country. This resolution is about more than recognition; it’s about ensuring veterans get the care, benefits, and respect they’ve earned. #VeteransDay

Trump's White House & fawning hacks here don't really care about the 0.001% that the BBC gets wrong. They care about all the stuff it gets right.

It was “NO” yesterday. It’s “NO” today. And it’ll be “NO” when it gets to the House. I’m not voting for something that forces millions of Americans to choose between seeing a doctor and putting food on their table.

I feel that the understandable focus on their, erm, hedonism often eclipses the extraordinary musicality (choonery, if you prefer) of the Happy Mondays.

I wonder when he will start suing news outlets for describing his barefaced lies about the 2020 election as barefaced lies…

What’s really going on at the BBC. More income tax incoming. ‘NEETs’ & the casual cruelty of generalising. tinyurl.com/4rrn2mkx

The Supreme Court’s refusal to hear this case says it all. They keep trying to take us backward, but we’re not going. Love always wins.

If you want to sustain your carefully-cultivated fury at the stupid Panorama edit then don’t, whatever you do, read or listen to Trump’s speech in its entirety…

In 'How They Broke Britain', I do a pretty good job of detailing the depth & breadth of Tufton Street/Tory/Murdoch/Mail attempts to scupper the BBC, even as I castigate some presenters for going too easy on precisely the people who seek the Corporation's abolition. But I should have done more. 1/2

Dominic Cummings, in an earlier incarnation, ran a secretly-funded 'think tank' dedicated to attacking the Beeb while Robbie Gibb glided effortlessly from GBNews to the BBC & started lecturing staff on impartiality. Imagine (cos you'll have to) how the 'left-wing' equivalent would be reported.

Two women. Fucked off with the state of politics. So we started a podcast in our bedrooms… And today we sit in the charts snuggled up against The Times, Sky News, The Financial Times, etc

Absolutely LOVE the community of like-minded listeners we’ve built up - THANK YOU to each and every one of you who joins us through this shit-show …and to the amazing @jemmaforte - my political soul sister and radiator for life 💕

A big win for people more outraged by a silly edit at the BBC than by a man impeached by Congress for literally inciting an insurrection being back in the White House. Pathetic.

If you want bollocks and pro reform spin, go watch the BBC. If you want clarity, context and someone that’s willing to roast those twats, this is the place to be. 8:30pm. Live, exasperated but usually merciless. youtube.com/live/oBw33a6...

Irony: People saying the BBC is biased towards the left when a big part of why they’ve all been radicalised to vote Tory and Reform is BECAUSE of (yes you guessed it) the BBC’s right wing bias. Couldn’t make it up. Thicker than a submarine door.

I love it when a review articulates your thoughts better than you have managed to do yourself. observer.co.uk/culture/thea...

EXCL: The Green party is offering “simple solutions to complex problems” and making “undeliverable” promises to voters ahead of next election, PM's chief secretary Darren Jones tells me 👇 www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

Includes this line 🤔 Downing Street insiders are talking openly about an imminent rise in income tax. “You don’t exactly have to be a genius to have worked out we’re doing it". More in our weekend read on how No 10 is buttering up Labour MPs to avoid backlash www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...

‘At one point during cross examination, the prosecutor Peter Wright KC called Barton’s explanations “nonsense”, to which the former player responded by asking: “Are you calling me a nonce?” Wright in turn responded: “No, nonsense.”’

If only the Speaker put half as much energy into governing as he does into avoiding work. He still hasn’t sworn in Representative-elect Grijalva, people are hungry, planes are grounded, and Republicans are on vacation. They’re showing you exactly who they are. Believe them.

The Trump Administration’s cruelty knows no bounds. It’s one thing to spar with your political opponents—but starving children and seniors to make a point? That’s negligence. I’m proud to join @repjahanahayes.bsky.social in prohibiting this administration from playing politics with people’s lives.

Our foreign policy is a joke but the world is not laughing. They are horrified. Syria rejects reports of planned US base near Damascus share.google/wgCBcXVjff8I...

Lovely. 👏👏👏

You’re the one that I want!