I guess Suella simply forgot that May, Johnson, Truss, and Sunak all became PM without standing as the Tory Party leader in a general election. Perhaps it's a little harder to explain why she forgot that she too attempted to become de facto PM in precisely the same way when Johnson resigned.

Starmer was the most transphobic prime minister by a very wide margin. Add Gaza, self-ID, attacks on neurodivergent & disabled people and harming refugees & immigrants tells us he was the biggest bully too. Yet some centrist journalists can’t figure out why he became so unpopular.

‘Morally bankrupt’ says the man who actively supported genocide. He thinks ethics is between thuthex and middlethex.

‘What do you mean Burnham isn’t in the Epstein Files? Look again!’

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Keir Starmer is a bad person who used his power to make the United Kingdom a more unequal place and dismantle the possibility of opposing oppression and genocide, and to drive trans people from public life. If you think he is decent, I have news for you about your own moral judgement.

Good evening Bluesky, …Imagine playing heavy riffs, no diminisheds or fancy fifths… UK: #10. US: #55. 1981. Hit 21/24.

Burnham just needs to do Labour things. Redistribution of wealth, nationalise utilities, prioritise the NHS, eradicate child poverty, look after the vulnerable. It’s not hard. And if that means swallowing the taxation pill, so be it. We’ve been scared of tax since Thatcher, time to kill that fallacy

‘Why oh why do people hate Keir so much?’ cry the clever, sensible, mature adults. 🤡🤣

Same car, different driver.

Congratulations to Andy Burnham. If he wants to be taken seriously, he needs to sack McSweeney, release the pensioners from jail and embargo arms sales to Israel. Otherwise, he’s just Starmer 2.0 but with Mark E Smith vowels.

Trip Advisor. Holiday. West Indies Cruise. Vessel: John B. Home Port: Nassau. Nature of complaint. First Mate drunk, Chef confused and irrational. Diet poor and insufficient. Would not recommend. One Star. Yours Mr. B. Wilson.

My mate does a great Eric Morecambe and he asked me to play Ernie for a charity show. I was rubbish on the night but have got pretty good since then. But it’s easy to be Wise after the event. #LunchPun

Consistency is an admirable quality so, in some ways, it was good to see Starmer’s resignation speech was as stuffed with outright lies and half - baked drivel as his campaign speeches. #Starmer

So long Keir Starmer. You were easily the worst Labour PM of my 72 years. A liar, a racist and a fascist appeaser, you reduced a great progressive movement to an ugly, repressive mob. And you couldn’t resist peddling your vile aNtIsEmItIsM BS one last time, could you? Fuck off. Prick.

Bielsa considering bringing Tyler Adams on.

Trip Advisor. Holiday. West Indies Cruise. Vessel: John B. Home Port: Nassau. Nature of complaint. First Mate drunk, Chef confused and irrational. Diet poor and insufficient. Would not recommend. One Star. Yours Mr. B. Wilson.

What did I just see? #CaboVerde

What do batteries run on?

I’m Not Your Stepping Stone. Look Out (Here Comes Tomorrow) For Pete’s Sake. Pleasant Valley Sunday. Shades Of Grey.

Iranian singer sentenced to 74 lashes for performing without hijab, says human rights group. Solidarity with the women of Iran. State power and religion always make a toxic mix of intolerance and obedience. Yet the far-right in the USA, UK, West pursuing religious nationalism.

Good evening Bluesky, …It’s not there now, the ground is all flat and beneath it is the bloke in the bowler hat… UK: #9. US: # N/A. 1962. Hit 1/3.

RIP Irony.

And not a squeak from Farage, Lowe, Robinson or Tice. Nothing. Literally nothing.

Nigel, shall I direct my ‘cold rage’ at white Christian folk today? Pop into town and stab a few Reform councillors while shouting horsehit about ‘shaving my cuntree’ and ‘protektin are wimmin?’ Let me know as soon as Putin’s off the phone, yeah? Yours, A Brutish Paytoriot.

‘My extended family are meeting in a French overseas territory’ ‘Reunion?’ ‘No, Martinique.’ #LunchPun

The attacks in Edinburgh, in which an armed bare-chested white man terrorised Muslims, leaving five people injured, don't feature on a single newspaper front page this morning. Two tier journalism

Clive was undecided. He could watch Prussia v Gold Coast and Austria-Hungary v Cathay but was it worth staying up til two for Siam v Tanganyika… #GirlsOwnCC

Let's be very clear that vicious anti Muslim hatred by politicians and their trillionaire mate Elon Musk create the conditions for this kind of vile attack. Sending huge solidarity to the Muslim community in Edinburgh and beyond.

Who radicalised him? Should we deport him and his family? Close the churches? Arrest everyone in his WhatsApp group? Tell me Nigel…Rupert….Lee…anyone!

The BBC, like all corporate mainstream media is NOT news, it's Zionist propaganda #UKfasciststate #MainstreamMediaLies

Good evening Bluesky, …Tauamatatangihangakuayuoi… UK: #5. US: #18. 1979. One hit wonder.

🤔 Reform - send back migrants and stop the boats Labour - stop migrants entering/settling and stop the boats Reform - concentration camps in Green only areas Labour - concentration camps currently in use Reform - remove the UK from the ECHR Labour - remove access to certain Articles of ECHR

Starmer, Badenoch, Mogg and Bobby the Jobby all go to a party hosted by the same master peddler of lies, hypocrisy and disinformation, and it's not really a uniparty, oh no. Not at all. Nope. No chance.

I’m surprised he’d go anywhere near a needle that size.

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Good evening Bluesky, …Hiding in shadows where we don’t belong, living in darkness to hide our wrong… Amazingly, never a hit but multiple versions abound from Van Morrison to Christy Moore and Pet Shop Boys.

See also: New Statesman. A House Of Cards Not The Nine O’ Clock News TW3

via Helen Spedding-Lowe

The Cotton Genesis (Cotton MS Otho B VI, 5th century) was one of the tragic victims of the Ashburnham House fire in 1731. Today, we’re delighted to release new multispectral imaging of the manuscript, allowing us to read its texts for the first time in hundreds of years. www.bl.uk/stories/blog...

Congratulations to Andy Burnham. If he wants to be taken seriously, he needs to sack McSweeney, release the pensioners from jail and embargo arms sales to Israel. Otherwise, he’s just Starmer 2.0 but with Mark E Smith vowels.

I used to go out with a woman called Jacqueline Hyde. God, the mood swings.

Good evening Bluesky, …Charleston once was the rage ah ha, history has turned the page ah ha… UK: #29. US: #7 1967. Hit 7/8.

James O’Brien has the classic centrist mindset. They’re never wrong…it’s dirty tricks that make it look like they were suckered into backing a guy who declares grannies with placards to be terrorists but nods at pogroms.

Fascinating

England’s biggest shit in England’s shittest kit.

Trump: "A couple of years ago our country was dead. Now it's respected across the world."

Of course, you’d rather vote for a paedophile. What Reform voter wouldn’t? Anyway, it’s time you were off to the play area….school’s out in half an hour.

My comment on the Oxford Union Society's behaviour - and our city's response to it 👇

Does anyone know why you can’t press on a pic to create a sleet? Really sick of having to screenshot everything.