I don't think this is possible, with the way the party machinery is and with the number of good people who have been purged or left of their own accord. Good luck to them, I suppose, but I want no part of it.

I think I'd be A BIT interested in finding out who the Diarrhoea person was.

A conspiracy theory that I wholeheartedly believe is that the film "Now You See Me" was not commercially successful enough to justify two sequels, and the latest film was solely made because "Now You See Me 2" should have been called "Now You Don't," and they're now rectifying that.

It's not the WORST thing about Britain's home secretary, but my autocorrect (which is admittedly Derry-and-its-immediate-environs-specific) keeps changing her name to "Strabane Mahmood."

"And this is why it's essential that we pander to them.." www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...

The new BMW advert does actually feature the 1965 Neue Klasse 2000CS, so I now have to revise this opinion to "Maybe, actually."

God forbid a man should have hobbies. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...

At this point, you're actually surprised by the people who AREN'T in the Epstein emails rather than those who are. Grudging respect to Thomas Friedman, who on the evidence thus presented seems to have had no contact with him at all, despite being exactly the sort of person you'd imagine to.

What we call "laziness" is almost certainly mental illness of some kind, and people who just don't want to work should get disability benefits.

I hope that 'crime commissioners' can go back to being charismatic villains with catchy but succinct nicknames, detailing the style in which they both commission and conduct crimes. For example, in the form of Jokes, or Riddles

John Crace does not appear to know the difference between Cluedo and Guess Who? www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

Surprised and delighted to see Condorman (1981) in here.

The UK does not want to be complicit in attacks on civilians which are in breach of international law. The UK. The UK. www.cnn.com/2025/11/11/p...

Not sure "Action Has Intended Consequence" is a headline, really. www.theguardian.com/society/2025...

Happy "That Time I Took A Photo Of My Infant Son And He Looked Like Mark E Smith From The Fall" Day, to all who celebrate*. (*Me. I'm "all who celebrate.")

Not necessarily regarded as "gay," but a boy who turned up at my school with both straps on his rucksack on his first day in 1987 is still known as "Parachute" nearly forty years later.

Guys! Guys! Stop what you're doing and get a load of what Maurizio Pocchetino looks like these days!

This isn't a TERRIBLE piece by Gaby, but it is an active decision to write about middle-aged people getting radicalised online towards extremism and not mention either Mumsnet, or a lot of people in her staff canteen. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Look, he seems like a nice fella and all, but David Olusoga must surely face some professional consequences for his moronic antics here. I've read three of his books and I feel CHEATED.

Pretty excited about this, actually. Can't wait to see who wins it! www.theguardian.com/football/202...

Young people these days might know their LPs and 12" Singles, but getting your daughter to be interested in there being an article about them in a newspaper does regrettably involve explaining what a "newspaper" is. observer.co.uk/news/opinion...

Congratulations, Andrew Cuomo! I know how hard you worked for this.

This one’s tough.

I regret to inform you that, if this is on the polling station premises itself, this is an inducement to vote, and is an offence under the 1963 Electoral Act. I have alerted the Garda Síochána in Clonmel, and I trust the O'Donovan family will be swiftly arrested and imprisoned.

Just took 93yr Mum to vote, she's registered blind. In a very loud voice she said, "Which box for foxhunting?" A cheer went up from waiting voters

Unless the person she asked that of is a Registered Companion, or the Presiding Officer, I regret to inform you that she has committed an offence under the 1963 Electoral Act. I have alerted the Garda Síochána and I trust she will be arrested immediately.

On today of all days: "I would say to the good people of Ireland: you’ve been independent for more than 100 years. Stop blaming the Brits." Ex NATO Commdr at Westminster #Áras25 #Neutrality #TripleLock #SoldierF

There are fireworks going off in Drumahoe this evening.

"We tried out a British AI. It worked well, until we asked it 'Who is Lance Corporal David James Cleary?'" www.theguardian.com/technology/2...

No British Justice.

www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025... There's no justice. There'll never be justice.

As we await a verdict in the trial of Soldier F, another reminder that in 2010 the Bloody Sunday inquiry found - the killings were unjustified - none of the 14 dead (7 of whom were children) had guns - no warnings were given - no soldiers were under threat - the troops were the first to open fire

This is anything but a Jess Phillips fan account, and there's a darkly comic finger-of-the-monkey's-paw-curls aspect to her finally getting to be the centre of attention, but I do think these staggered resignations are a bit sus. And why would survivors want to limit the scope of an inquiry anyway?

"Well, my perfectly innocent Totenkopf tattoo has upset some people, so I should cover it up. What's something utterly unproblematic, that nobody could possibly be offended by? I know! NORSE MYTHOLOGY! A WOLF from Norse mythology! Nobody could possibly have a problem with that!"

If this gets reskeeted 483,000 times I’ll buy a miniature donkey.

oh sure, we just have to find a candidate who’s “perfect” and “has never done anything wrong” and “isn’t serving consecutive life sentences for a string of brutal murders” do you hear yourself right now? grow up

"It's NBD that someone drunkenly got a Nazi tattoo." "It's NBD that someone had a Nazi tattoo for 18 years and did nothing about it." "It's NBD that someone has a Nazi tattoo that they joke about on television." You end up losing your moral compass if you keep shifting it so.

For a moment I thought this was about @jonathanliew.bsky.social , and I was confused. It was just a Robbie Keane joke!

Yesterday, my social media was hacked, and some distasteful opinions, a bit like the ones I openly have except maybe coarser and more aggressive, you know, like the sort of thing I might say when I was drunk, were posted. I have deleted the posts (because the hackers did not change the password

i see the greens are polling well with their unrealistic policies, and if there’s one thing the british political news media will not stand for it’s a party getting popular by promising things it can’t do. oooh, they hate that.

Apparently, he's planning to revert to his original surname of Mountbatten-Windsor. Which would seem to indicate that there's a PR professional somewhere who thinks adding "Mountbatten" to a surname DISTRACTS from paedophilia...

Mate, that isn't where the border between the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland is AT ALL. You've basically annexed the rest of Uladh and a bit of Connacht on behalf of His Majesty, and I'm not sure he even wants it.

This is absurd. If supporters of an English football club went to another country, committed violent hate crimes and public order offences, and the police in a subsequent country decided they couldn't be doing with it, the Prime Minister and the Leader Of The Opposition would not be caping for them.

When I stopped smoking, the thing that worked best for the cravings was hot pepper sauce. I used to just swig it from the bottle.

One of my great disappointments is that my son Cormac dislikes Caramacs. Won't be think of the pun opportunities!

Also: people make assumptions about my politics because of the car I bought. Correct assumptions, but still! [Editor note: this guy attacked a statue of Lincoln he believed to be a cop on January 6th]

Depressing news for Republicans here: Jenkins' Law means that the monarchy has never been more secure. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

If you can, please read Naoise Dolan writing about her treatment after being illegally abducted by Israel from the Thousand Madleens flotilla. It's pretty chilling, and it's a drop in the ocean compared to what they subject Palestinians to. #spéirgorm