‘Dropping Lord Mandelson as the nominee for the Washington post would have caused "quite an issue" with US President Donald Trump's incoming administration’
Who’s in charge? Is Trump running this country too?
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See,what did I say?
I’ve had family arguments that have lasted more than 21 hours. Did they really expect discussions to end an international war to be completed that quickly?
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America! Why aren’t you thoroughly embarrassed?
With the Anguses gone, surely Tony needs another hobby, perhaps a train set or vintage tractor? #TheArchers
In one week the boss of M&S has called for more protection for shop workers and a committee wants more protection for MPs. I wonder which will happen.
Same time as America was great
Number crunching: Pay rise for nurses v pay rise for MPs
From the new Private Eye, out now.
Question: if this shitshow does end in #WorldWar 3 which side will we be on?
We tracked down the superyacht owned by the world’s sixth richest man. Larry Ellison won’t like what we did to it 🛥️🏴☠️
We have been to war to depose dictators, but what is Trump?
Did the acronym #TACO do great harm? When it came to #Iran he was determined not to be accused of chickening out?
Does #Reform mean ‘illegal immigration emergency’ or ‘illegal-immigrant emergency’ - or are they too thick to know the difference?
…and 70 years ago he would have taken us into Vietnam?
#Mandelson Resigned from the Cabinet having not declared a loan. Resigned again following accusations of using his position to influence a passport application. Known associate of #Epstein
Just how much ‘due diligence’ was required before he was appointed ambassador?
What’s the difference between an Ambridge cricket team and an Ambridge pub cricket team?
#TheArchers
Tony Blair has evidently learned nothing I - and others - have never forgiven him for Iraq ‘You should show up for your ally’, and if he invades Greenland? www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article...
What kind of society needs to put thief protection on baby formula?
Are people who chose to work in countries where they pay NO taxes expecting the British taxpayer to repatriate them? I hope they are going to reimburse us.
Bill Clinton shared a hot tub with a woman he did not know - yeah, we’ve all done that, and he did not have sex with her. That’s okay , then, it’s not as if he’s ever lied about that sort of thing before. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Suppose some people are arrested and jailed and go on hunger strike, then it’s ruled that the law under which they were arrested was itself illegal. How much compensation are they due? #justAsking
I would not normally quote J D Vance, however:
‘I do believe in conspiracy theories - the ones that are true.’
Prompted by @aiannucci.bsky.social I have just read Politics and the English Language, which prompts me to wonder: what would Orwell make of predictive text? (Which, of course, I have used to compose this.)
I can’t quite remember. Did a convicted criminal give me $75,000 a few years ago? 🤔
Jellyfish dream!
Prince Harry in combat uniform, carrying a gun.
Remind me: how many Trumps served in Afghanistan?
As I understand it, the #Nato Treaty says that if one member country is attacked they must all defend it. What if the attacker is also a member? #JustAsking
