It’s ironic but predictable that the BBC duo -who tried so hard to please the right wing papers-are removed by the right wing papers.

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Compare the description of Faiza Shaheen and Matthew Goodwin…it’s not deliberate bias but yet another example of how -in parts of the BBC -the brainwashers have brainwashed themselves:

Just prepped this slide on party membership numbers for a class. Shout if you think/know I've got it wrong as plenty of time to change it. PS I suspect the Tory figure is below 100,000 now but can't prove it, of course. PPS If anyone has an official/updated figure for Plaid, I'd love to know it!

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One reason Tories lost in 2024 was the awful state of the NHS. They badly need to fess up & say how they plan not to f*ck it up next time. All we got yesterday: "In the NHS, industrial action has kept waiting lists high for far too long. Enough is enough. We will ban doctors from going on strike."

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Steve knows his onions, this’ll be typically insightful. But considering the absolute shower of headlines this morning, I think I already know the answer

Robert Jenrick is a poor speaker.. too obviously over rehearsed and maannered..bad jokes…silly shallow arguments.. ‘four blondes’..reminds me of when Michael Portillo pretended to be a ‘strong’ potential leader by absurdly invoking SAS…all feels so weird.

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@steverichards.bsky.social I discovered Steve's "Rock 'n' Roll Politics" podcast recently. Unusual in that it's just him, not a group discussion, ZooTV, or other cacophony, and my main takeaway from this is if you're into politics and not listening to this, you're missing out. Deeply insightful.

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Tomorrow night…a lot to make sense of:

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I’m not sure it reflects all that well on Mason that the most aggressive interview he’s managed with a politician in quite some time is in defence of his own journalism. It’s also a fairly extraordinary attack to make in response to a fairly mild critique. Not sure his judgment on the money here.

There should be a high bar for politicians attacking the media, but maybe Ed Davey has half a point here? For example, the first three paragraphs of this BBC story repeat Reform's £243bn figure without saying that the thinktank behind the estimate now disowns it. (This is mentioned in paragraph 35)

This Thursday:

This Thursday…a silly amount to make sense of:

This Thursday…a silly amount to make sense of:

Next Thursday:

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Next Thursday:

Heard @steverichards.bsky.social outline his "Hartlepool thesis" on his brilliant RocknRoll podcast earlier in the week. Just as persuasive when written down.

These are always an essential listen and this one is particularly good, not just on the Mandelson saga but the problems that Starmer has created for himself by the strategic discussions he took following the Hartlepool by-election.

Superb episode. Really insightful. Steve at his best.

It’s a must listen, from someone who knows and talks absolute sense. Thanks Steve.