We need a Fabrizio Romano of the left.

Sooo many egs of "Labour sources" saying things this last year. Only a marginal factor in why everyone hates them, but v odd behaviour that is worth remembering!

The settlement thing is definitely killable imo. Not actually popular, a solution to a "problem" that is already solved (migration might be going net negative!), toxic with various key Labour demographics and also a relic of the McSweeney regime.

Funny how he's still just going to the pub right now though.

In 2026 - one portcullis house strictly come dancing event with a sound level that interfered with other business in the building

"I have scrupulously avoided any mention of the country my husband has been arrested for spying for" not the most convincing defence imo

me and my partner saw you from across the bar and wanted to ask what gametes your body was organised around the production of, all things being well

Good question - the answer is that it's about halfway between my house and some other countries www.thetimes.com/travel/advic...

Apropos of nothing in particular, just resharing this chart showing why North Sea gas is drying up (we burned it all already)

Oo remembers the Contract with the British People

Real heads invested in the Brewdog Bond

Russia's invasion of Ukraine was a huge shout in the face, through a megaphone, that we need to replace gas boilers with heat pumps and gas-fired power stations with solar, wind, interconnection and batteries. Perhaps two "shocks" in four years might get the message through?

He's also transphobic so Labour very much a natural home

The woke mob is just closing down letterboxes now

Of course, viewers in Scotland will already be familiar with this sort of sudden suspension of "never tell the voters they're wrong" norms

I think it's because every time I've ever visited Oxford, a baroque assemblage of weird and bad things have happened in my life, implying it is a city built on the Unheimlich which brings out the grotesque nightmares shadowing our very existence. but it could also be the housebuilding thing idk

Enjoyed the following sentence too. An unironic "least vile Labour strategist"

the Labour party trying to paint a picture of why you shouldn't vote Green and it's "everyone will take drugs all the time and also engage in fundamentalist Islam" of course people voted for that, it's Dune. you've invented Dune!

That meme is never not relevant.

Matt Goodwin hearing there might be another "Revolt on the" commission in the works

In the words of James Maxton, "Sit down, man, you're a bloody tragedy."

Really good of him to hammer home that message of 'I have learned nothing and will learn nothing and any road to change must go through removing me personally', saves me the effort

One thing about Labour (all variants) is they are incredibly bad losers.

Still the same guy who three years ago said "if you don't like it you can leave" except now he's saying "if you don't like it you're an extremist".

What can I say, don’t bet against a tradie who has the opportunity to make an early morning broadcast to the entire nation that she’s calling all her jobs off

Good point imo: at the general election Labour already had a "bad" result here (vote fell by 16%) so in a pre-Gaza context the fall is more like 40% (two thirds of their entire vote!). Back in 2024 ofc McSweeney and co were all too busy high fiving about their "efficient result" to care

lol

Wrote this a year ago on Labour's missing housing strategy (we're still waiting for it!) builtplace.com/still-search...

One of the many depressing things this year was realising that there is no clear strategy across the whole of government and not just with housing. (1.5m new homes is a target, not a strategy)

Not going to call this another Tomstradamus moment as I might as well have predicted that the sun will rise in the morning

I think they should make Matt Goodwin give a concession speech in Urdu

He turned up to block Burnham personally (knowing it meant they would lose) and then turned up days before the by election so he could take personal credit (for them losing). Phenomenal stuff

Gorton and Denton by-election result: GRN: 40.7% (+27.5) REF: 28.7% (+14.7) LAB: 25.4% (-25.3) CON: 1.9% (-6.0) LDEM: 1.8% (-2.1) Green GAIN from Labour.

Greens got over 40% is that right? Cor

the people of manchester have spoken: britain demands trans rights and drug liberalisation

Me being up at 3am to watch a by-election result

Not even going to be close then? Lovely stuff

This is probably true but there's another reason imo: until very recently elites weren't talking about it, and for all it's bullshit about being "laser focused on working people", this government's agenda has been fundamentally driven by elite lobbying.

Sort of, but they've done plenty of stuff in the past that has directly affected British people - non-UK spouse visa salary thresholds, for example - and the response to the complaints by British people has been "ha, ha, fuck you!"

Correct! Important to remember this.

Wednesday... too good

Your Party getting 1% in a poll rigged especially for small parties is funny though.

Funny to think that as recently as... January 2026... Mandelson was getting write ups of his commentary as if he was still a serious and influential figure, with Epstein's name going politely unmentioned www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

I know the Reform tactical moderation stuff (on 2 child etc) was always bullshit designed for gullible lobby journos but it's interesting they're not even trying any more - just very openly a "Thatcherite Tories unleashed" operation now

One of the problems Labour has is they don't even imagine they need to apologise for a year of McSweenyism. You have been pandering to the worst people in Britain, you have no moral authority left. If you want a hearing you need to start with an actual apology. Throwing Glasman out would help too.

A thing that stands out in Coren's article here are the many aspects of liberalism and/or decency he finds 'boring', including being disgusted by sex crimes. This exact mindset brought the world Trump 2024 and you can expect it will bring the world PM Farage for much the same reason.

Ah Bluesky, where it is ableist to suggest that people don't have to order Doordash but people with Toruette's just aren't putting in the effort.

Hi, somebody with only a passing familiarity with the Equality Act 2010 here. Excluding a disabled person from an event on the grounds of their disability would most likely be found ENTIRELY CONTRARY to the Equality Act 2010 by any court