This is a Labour government? Words fail me. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

Worth a read....

John Crace nails it. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

This made me cry. Tommy Robinson, Nigel Farage and all of you who dare to call yourselves patriots saying you're defending English culture, Shakespeare called out your vile hypocrisy 4 centuries ago.

I'm struggling to understand why so many here are defending Starmer. He was willing to turn a blind eye to the known Epstein connections. There was a moral judgement involved as well as a political one, and it was a failure on both counts. Of course he has to go.

In the UK the Epstein files are bringing down the govt, and possibly threatening the existence of the monarchy. In the US it's claiming a few peripheral scalps like this one, but the one man whose name is redacted innumerable times? Radio silence. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

We live in a post satire age....

By searching for "Farage" in the Epstein Files database (justice.gov/epstein), 38 results come up. In one, Steve Bannon suggests to Epstein that his advisory roles to European political parties means he can influence European Parliament…. 1/3

For someone who loves seeing his name on everything, it's telling that Trump doesn't like that he appears thousands of times in the #EpsteinFiles.

Starmer admits he knew that Mandelson was in contact with Epstein after his conviction for sex trafficking, but appointed him anyway. So, the bottom line is that abusing women isn't such a big deal and political expediency takes proirity. Sickening.

After the revelations that innumerable filthy rich and/or influential people were on Epstein's client list does anyone still believe that he killed himself?

Reform competence. New recruits Braverman and Jenrick are so switched on that they went through the wrong lobby and inadvertently voted WITH the government to end the two child benefit cap.

Well being as forgetful as this if Farage ever made PM he could disarm the forces and give the UK to Putin and have no recollection of it whatsoever.. 🤷🏼‍♂️ Odd though how he remembers to collect his £94K a year MPs salary plus expenses, and his MEP pension 🤔

Marina on the money as usual. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Depressing but true. I only wish I still believed in a day of judgement, both temporal and eternal. There will be a few scalps of the relatively 'little people', like Mandelson or ex Prince Andrew, but the worst of them will never face justice. Twas ever thus.

Trump's threatening to sue Trevor Noah for a crack at the Grammy's about his alleged visits to Epstein island with Clinton. Tricky things lawsuits, you never know what they might throw up.

In 1970 the Government owned Energy, it owned Water, it owned Rail, it owned Mail, it owned Steel, it owned Shipbuilding, it owned Oil and Gas. There was a 100% tax on these industries profits. Now many of them pay 0% tax. That is where all the money has gone.

Im reading these clips with both shock and disgust and trying to hope they aren't *all* accurate. Then I think about how old many claims are and think what teenager makes up stories like this? Then what group of complainants would make up SIMILAR complaints?

"I feel it is my noble duty not to allow my chains of office to be put through a process.” And another one bites the dust... www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...

Can't say I feel any happier about being under the heel of China with its dire human rights record and ruthless repression of political dissent than I do about our 'special relationship' with a US ruled by King Donald, and going the same way. www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/chines...

Hey Nigel, whatever happened to all those mega trade deals we were going to have if only we escaped the clutches of the evil EU? FAFO, as they say. ☹️ www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

So Trump's ratings are plummeting, even Republicans and the NRA are protesting about the murders in Minneapolis, the Epstein files are still a threat, and the Greenland debacle has alienated all America's NATO allies,what better distraction than starting WW3? www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...

"Some will see the sudden ramping up of the threat as a useful piece of distraction at a time when Trump is under domestic political pressure over the violence administered by homeland security officers in Minnesota." No shit, Sherlock. www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...

In an increasingly dark world we need our moments of light. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...

The UK version of “Project 2025” by the Reform party includes a British ICE, a concentration camp for 24,000 people, mass surveillance and withdrawing from refugee, anti-torture and anti-trafficking conventions. It’s on their website. That’s how comfortable fascists are in the UK today.

Heartbreaking. I remember reading about an elderly Jewish woman in Nazi Germany literally pulled from her death bed by the Gestapo as her daughters wept and pleaded with them to let her die in peace. Is there any difference?

I'm sorry, but what the actual...? www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

"In such a dark moment for democracy in the US, a different, decent America must now find ways and means to reassert itself." 🇬🇧🇺🇸 www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

True or not, it's an excellent idea! 😜

@bearlypolitics.co.uk on the money, as usual. "His explanation is accepted, apology noted, commitment to do better is recorded, and just like that - BAM! - file closed. Not a single sanction in sight..just a public report and a polite request that he must try harder next time."

Thought for the day, and the days to follow.

America has more guns per capita than any other nation in the world. School shootings happen with tragic regularity, and suddenly the NRA are the good guys? Looks like he might be on the skids at last... 🤞🙏 www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

Shameful. If you want to complain to the BBC this is how to do it: Make A Complaint | Contact the BBC share.google/54bBEHX30e7x...

When we bring up similarities with Nazis, it’s a given that people will just think Holocaust & assume you’re overreacting, what they fail to grasp is that the Nazis didn’t start with gassing people, it started exactly how it’s playing out in America right now. It will escalate. We’re under reacting.

Just signed this, but it needs 5 more signatures to go live. Please add yours and circulate.

Not a statesman. Not strong. Not patriotic. Not principled. Farage is a traitorous little shit who is too compromised and too desperate to please Trump, to serve the best interests of our country. He will only ever betray us because he has to see Brexit through to the bitter, broken end. (iPaper)

Confident this will be one of the best things you'll see today.

Reform with a side helping of lettuce? Yep, that's one that'll really get voters on board 🤣 www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

Stephen Kinnock, 8.56am: "very disappointing" Yvette Cooper, 2.10pm: "just wrong" Farage, 3.15pm: "wrong" Keir Starmer, finally, 4.24pm: "appalling and insulting" Starmer should have got up much earlier to condemn Trump, especially when Farage was so clearly hesitating. Not good enough.

From the Guardian: "Farage has decided to speak out this morning on his social media feed – about his record supporting businesses in Clacton. He has not said anything on that platform (or anywhere else, it appears) about the latest statement from his US friend."

I’ve just been talking on a WhatsApp group of old army friends who are angry to remember all the people who pretend to be pro British and pro British military who are also pro Trump and want us to be apart of his clown show. Have the usual suspects said anything yet?

The Government is planning to send King Charles to the US to celebrate with Trump. Giving him a royal visit right now sends a terrible message that his behaviour is acceptable. We can stop this if enough of us speak up. Will you add your name to the petition? you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/ca...

We won't get an apology, but we don't have to send the King to lick his boots as if he never said it.

“Serbia’s prosecutor for organized crime on Monday charged a government minister and three others with abuse of office and falsifying of documents to help pave the way for a real estate project linked to Jared Kushner, U.S. President Donald Trump’s son-in-law.” apnews.com/article/serb...

If he survives James nice but dim is so wonderfully chaotic he might even win.