The tactical voting attack ads for other parties basically write themselves.
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Are Reform UK *sure* they want to yoke themselves to people like Daniel “Danny Tommo” Thomas? Nigel Farage was adamant for years that most voters instantly recognise and intensely dislike football thug types like him and Tommy Robinson.
My last Labour conference Airbnb (which I was in solo) had eight double beds, a dance floor in the bedroom, and two stripper poles. It was still cheaper than a hotel room.
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"The early days of Andy Burnham’s government have made Starmer’s look positively energetic: a PM who usually loves nothing more than being on camera has studiously avoided saying a word as he loses control of law and order in Britain, and his home secretary seems determined to appease the thugs."
If Shabana Mahmood is tough, why is she so slow to crack down on Danny Tommo and the far right?
Weeks of what looks like blatant lawbreaking have finally resulted in an arrest. But the home secretary seems happy to look elsewhere
thenewworld.co.uk
A new trailer for Alex Gibney's documentary about Elon Musk was just released. gizmodo.com/elon-musk-do...
Looks like Andy Burnham's remarks on AI regulation at the UN general assembly may not have gone down too well...
LiveSquawk@livesquawknews.bsky.social · 19h agoWhite House Asks OpenAI And Anthropic To Hold New Models From UK Testers Until US Review – POLITICO subscriber.politicopro.com/article/2026...
I do think you basically charge a few of them with the cybercrimes they're committing and the "alignment" problem does suddenly start to disappear.
The Independent@the-independent.com · 20h agoAn OpenAI system has gone rogue again – and it is the most panic-inducing yet
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Josh Gerstein@joshgerstein.bsky.social · 20h agoJUST IN: Trump White House says it is complying with Judge Timothy Kelly's order to restore passes/access to CNN/MSNOW/POLITICO reporters. Guidance was given to reverse ban at 710AM and they were back on by 907AM. Confiscated badges will be returned. Doc: storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
Yes, this is the Sinema paramour whose ex-wife is suing Sinema using a "homewrecker" law. Its a rich text.
David Roberts@volts.wtf · 23h agoHoo boy.
There's a movie in this, but it also feels like it should've been made in about 2009 and been fairly problematic.
fesshole 🧻@fesshole.bsky.social · 24h agoI'd met a man in a gay club and gone back to his place for some together time. It went well, then his sister brought us tea and toast in bed the next morning. And that's how I met my wife. She still makes an excellent cup of tea.
BREAKING: A POLITICO reporter was denied access to the White House Thursday and his press credentials confiscated after a judge ordered the Trump admin to immediately restore access for news organizations that Trump banned.
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Two MRPs show Labour losing 100 plus seats and their majority and still everyone is going “DOES THIS MEAN EARLY ELECTION???”
Life of Brian: He Is the Messiah!
ALT: Life of Brian: He Is the Messiah!
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Sometimes people ask how my cat came to become called Cersei. This is why.
"The early days of Andy Burnham’s government have made Starmer’s look positively energetic: a PM who usually loves nothing more than being on camera has studiously avoided saying a word as he loses control of law and order in Britain, and his home secretary seems determined to appease the thugs."
If Shabana Mahmood is tough, why is she so slow to crack down on Danny Tommo and the far right?
Weeks of what looks like blatant lawbreaking have finally resulted in an arrest. But the home secretary seems happy to look elsewhere
thenewworld.co.uk
"Shabana Mahmood is the cabinet minister responsible for the UK’s policing and its national security – as well, of course, as managing the country’s borders…I include this reminder because Mahmood increasingly seems to be operating under the assumption that her job only concerns the latter."
If Shabana Mahmood is tough, why is she so slow to crack down on Danny Tommo and the far right?
Weeks of what looks like blatant lawbreaking have finally resulted in an arrest. But the home secretary seems happy to look elsewhere
thenewworld.co.uk
Weeks of what looks like blatant lawbreaking have finally resulted in an arrest. But the home secretary seems happy to look elsewhere ✏️ @jamesrball.com
If Shabana Mahmood is tough, why is she so slow to crack down on Danny Tommo and the far right?
Weeks of what looks like blatant lawbreaking have finally resulted in an arrest. But the home secretary seems happy to look elsewhere
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1/ This is bottom-up, not top-down, and reflects choices MPs (and their staff) are making. I spoke to several. Reactions ran the gamut from denial to defence: "for every half hour saved on speechwriting, 'that is another 30 minutes we can put into supporting my constituents.'"
My latest for @economist.com: AI writing is taking over politics. 10% of what was is said in Parliament is now AI-drafted, per Pangram. Yet more in the House of Representatives, or in Australia and Canada. Link: www.economist.com/britain/202... And a 🧵 below, w/ some main offenders
"The Mail has no obvious route back to the kind of dominant position it once held. The business model that made it a giant no longer works. Print is diminishing, its website is adrift, and the brand no longer speaks to the modern right"
The decline of the Daily Mail
Its strident right wing views have dominated British discourse for years – and it seemed set to rule the digital age too. But suddenly, it is struggling to find its place in a new Britain and a change...
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"As Britain’s right fragments and radicalises, the newspaper that used to speak for it is struggling to find its voice … the Mail, with its dwindling, ageing readership, feels increasingly out of touch with the modern British right. Is its time coming to an end?"
The decline of the Daily Mail
Its strident right wing views have dominated British discourse for years – and it seemed set to rule the digital age too. But suddenly, it is struggling to find its place in a new Britain and a change...
thenewworld.co.uk
This is happening now! The Daily Mail – the dominant force in right-wing media for the last several decades – is suddenly in decline. What's happened? What does it mean? Come find out (and ask a question or two, if you like)
The New World@thenewworldmag.bsky.social · yesterdayLIVE SOON 🎥 Join The New World’s political editor @jamesrball.com and Lucy Reade live on 24 September at 10am BST as they discuss the decline of the Daily Mail. JOIN AT 10AM BST: buff.ly/SxqPBa9
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The biggest menaces facing the nation are asylum seekers, foreign criminals and…hot tubs? Only lots of pictures of famous women in nice dresses can save us.
The New World@thenewworldmag.bsky.social · yesterdayI read the paper every day for seven days straight. It is a lurid stew of gruesome crime reporting, anti-Labour rants and stories about hot tubs ✏️ @jamesrball.com
two party politics is back baby awooooo
YouGov@yougov.co.uk · yesterdayYouGov's September 2026 MRP projects that Labour would be the largest party in a hung parliament, were an election held tomorrow Labour: 241 (-170 from 2024) Conservatives: 130 (+9) Reform UK: 123 (+118) Lib Dems: 71 (-1) SNP: 40 (+31) Plaid Cymru: 15 (+11) Greens: 9 (+5) Others: 3 (-3)
