'The Epstein files reveal a patriarchy in action. This is a world where the men are rich and powerful, and the women are not. The emails showcase the private behaviour of a male ruling class, as they network, joke and trade information.'

There’s a v cynical media and political blindspot in the Epstein shitshow. A feeding frenzy to get rid of Starmer while red-carpeting Farage into No10. Who is named in the files. As is Candy, Reform’s treasurer. With Bannon. And Brexit. Don’t cry about abuses of power and then do nothing about him.

Amen.

And yet, in the House of Lords, we still have Lebedev - a national security risk if ever there was one; Mone - who defrauded all of us of tens of millions - and countless other unsavoury characters elevated by Johnson, Cameron and all the rest of their corrupt ilk.

The same people who failed so utterly to ask ‘what’s the worst that could happen with a design like this?’ are at the forefront of developing AI.

Radical change, led by the people who broke Britain. Really?

I cannot get this image out of my head. May this scandal take down the entire royal family.

Astonishing piece.

I couldn't have said it better myself

I think witnessing Brexit as both insider & outsider had a profound effect on Mark Carney. His resolve in the face of the next stage of the attempted destabilisation of the West might even be described as a ‘Brexit benefit’!

Carol is a hero, she has risked so much to get the truth out. She has been proved right about everything else - I dearly hope people listen to her about Farage.

He’s right, this is excellent.

On any other day this would have been a big story. No wonder Farage loves Trump so much - he keeps him out of the headlines.

This sounds like it's part of a Two Ronnies sketch

The Trump disbelief that the Norwegian govt doesn't control the Nobel process is deeply indicative of his thinking. He can't conceive that an institution could (or should) be genuinely independent of coercion or political power. That's the change he represents.

People keep trying to claim Trump is some master deal maker, playing 4D chess with the world. He isn't, he's a stupid bully. He's as easy to understand as the bully that terrorises every school playground. Everyone needs to stand up to the bully and stop giving him their lunch money.

Omg, yes please. Excellent idea!

Great post - it’s quite a feat to say something genuinely funny about the current situation 👏

Excluding the United States, there are 30 NATO member countries. Most of these NATO members hold United States, Treasury bonds. I wonder what the Federal Reserve would say if those 30 NATO member states told the Federal Reserve, if the US invaded Greenland that they would dump their bonds.

“My rule as a social psychologist is: If one person does something really bad, that might be a bad person; if everybody in a situation is doing something bad, that’s guaranteed to be a bad situation” www.nytimes.com/2026/01/16/p...

Thanks to Brexit, we no longer have to put up with unelected bureaucrats. In other news, the new leader of Reform in Scotland is Lord Malcolm Offord, totally unelected in any capacity whatsoever and appointed as leader by me alone. Still, it's only Scotland.

"In this daunting geopolitical context, Brexit no longer looks like just a stupid mistake. It looks almost suicidal." In this age of rising autocracy the choice facing European democracies is not just whether to speak truth to power, it is to unite or to die! www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

www.spiked-online.com/2026/01/09/w... I’m not a fan of Brendan O’Neill’s writing, or his politics. But “Two cheeks of the same arse” seems about right to me. We’re drowning in digital hatred.

Indeed. The legacy of Trump will be paid by the entire world.

Indeed. Scary times lie ahead for the whole world, thanks to the unchecked greed of one man.

It’s a dark night when you look at the news and are forced to admit that you no longer believe in the power of the FIFA peace prize

I’ve been quieter than usual this week due to a weird mix of work commitments and falling asleep on the sofa at every opportunity. In my defence, I may have overcorrected by writing the mother of all year-end posts. This is fair warning, it is long - but, then again, so was 2025.

This. Blocklists are a danger to tolerance and social cohesion. And they make sites like this one unusable.

Joy to the world etc etc www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

RIP an absolute legend xx ‘Asked the a day before the European Cup final how Forest would deal with Hamburg’s Manny Kaltz, then considered one of the best right-backs in the world, Clough replied: “We have got a little fat guy who will turn him inside out.”’ www.theguardian.com/football/202...

"Shame must change sides" - #GisèlePelicot

This is a cracking film about a local non-league club

Why do we ignore women? millihill.substack.com/p/everyone-k...

I think we’ve found the most British crime: Four people have been arrested after custard and apple crumble were flung at a display case containing part of the Crown Jewels at the Tower of London.

Pretty striking to see these two pieces, side-by-side, in the Telegraph and Times last week. ~AA #BrexitDisaster

Nooooooo. RIP legend x

Broadcasters - especially the BBC - have been working hard to ensure they give a voice to the 25-35% of people willing to vote Reform (and harder groups within that, like anti-asylum protest and Tommy protest) Need to pay as much attention to the unheard majority who fear that form of politics

www.theguardian.com/commentisfre... This is worth a share as it’s simply the most joyless, needlessly pretentious review ever written. Tiff Bakker seems to think that unless telly is made with her in mind then it’s not good enough. Dreadful writing @theguardian.com

Most of the replies on this post are proving the MP’s point about the levels of toxicity on social media pretty well….

This is beautiful! Tommy Robinson's decision to support banned Maccabi Tel Aviv fans by wearing was the 'final straw' for the club and it decided not to sell tickets for Aston Villa. Now Birmingham won't have to deal with the thugs. Starmer also looks like a fool (again). Beautiful.

Ange Postecoglou has Out-LizTrussed Liz Truss, and like her we also lost a Royal in that time. Nice work, #NFFC!

Goodness. Surely that was the best goal ever scored? #NUFC

Private Eye offers up an excellently scornful commentary on the relentless polling. It’s become ridiculous and has oversimplified our politics to dangerous levels of stupid and irresponsible.

I could not agree more. Labour have been left in the dust on their comms strategy and it will be unforgivable if they don’t address it - the whole country will suffer from their complacency in future.

Farage couldn't care less about the safety of teenage girls.

This whole thread is absolutely peak Bluesky. Dear Americans, not everything is about you.

Dad’s books are full of empathy, common sense, and a healthy suspicion of the powerful. But at its heart his work is also about how systems keep people poor while pretending it’s their own fault. So I hope Kemi’s taking notes as well as reading the jokes.

A thread of inspirational quotes from two of my idols: Kemi Badenoch and Ange Postecoglou (uh-oh, I may have gotten some mixed up... or have I??) 🧵

It helps to be able to spell the country you say only you are competent enough to run.