A lot of people spent days going "OMG OMG OMG popcorn at the ready SiR kEiTh obvs lying; Olly Robbins has the receipts". Now they're like "too clever to get caught, they did it with VIBEZ."
From "Starmer is really bad at politics" straight to "Starmer is Machiavelli reincarnated" - like every week.
This morning I’ve seen Olly Robbins’s appearance before the select committee described as ‘box office’, while a commentator flagged up another key political moment with the words ‘bring the popcorn’.
That’s one of our main problems right there.
#OtD 21 Apr 1834 30,000 marched for the freedom of the Tolpuddle Martyrs, agricultural workers from the Dorset town of Tolpuddle who were transported to Australia as punishment for their trade unionism stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/9336...
And, of course, after the BBC spends a week obsessively promoting their disgraceful dog-whistle "sting", Reform promises to review and revoke the asylum decisions of thousands of people already granted it.
With zero mentions of the BBC's "undercover investigation" anywhere in the piece. A
OMFG I had to go and check that this ACTUALLY happened.
Since when does the BBC ever do chyrons with a political party's branding, rather than their own? Not to mention this is during a pre-election campaign purdah.
(h/t @iainsol.bsky.social)
Brexit broke Britain's economy but Farage benefited.
USA was conned twice by Trump. He's now destroying the planet.
British voters please don't be fooled by Farage again.
Just like Trump, he's a bad, greedy, selfish troublemaker.
Please read and share. What really matters to Farage is money.
Reform candidate for Dundee - Arthur Keith - was selected to represent the party despite calling Farage "deplorable" and his team "a complete set of c*nts" just last year.
www.thecourier.co.uk/fp/politics/...
@pimlicat.bsky.social on our latest report that shows that a majority of Brits support EU membership:
"There has been a shift, both demographically but also just consciously, from evaluating our two key allies in the world, the EU and Washington, and realising that Europe offers more stability."
🟨 Print Edition — ‘Funnily Enough, What Matters to People is Other People’
Contrary to what big organisations in the sector say, housing is not the answer. It’s useful, but it’s not the answer.
I recommend @quietriotpod.bsky.social @privateeyenews.bsky.social and @bylinetimes.bsky.social if you value your sanity 😉
It does feel very Westminster village suddenly and I think this is probably right.
There’s snooker on BBC2
I recommend @quietriotpod.bsky.social @privateeyenews.bsky.social and @bylinetimes.bsky.social if you value your sanity 😉
Families who lost loved ones in the Covid pandemic have written to Nigel Farage, after a @bylinetimes.bsky.social investigation revealed that one of the party’s local election candidates branded the coronavirus crisis a “staged event” and an “operation” led by the US military
The 🦌🦌🦌 ?!
God bless @bylinetimes.bsky.social - I’ve supported them for years, don’t agree with absolutely everything they print (although near as dammit…) and it’s money very well spent. Subscribe if you can!
Coming up on Tue, 21 Apr at 5pm UKT, the JST #JacobiteStudies Virtual Workshops will welcome @nts-archaeology.bsky.social, who will be sharing some of his team’s material and historical findings from their recent surveys of numerous late-17thC townships in Glencoe.
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And if you have read and like #HardStreets please do rate and (if possible) review - all support and enthusiasm gratefully received, particularly ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 😉 😀 🎉
Fascinating Q&A earlier this week with @jacriding.bsky.social about her new book "Hard Streets: Working-Class Lives in Charlie Chaplin’s London." I regret not sticking around to natter in the pub later!
profilebooks.com/work/hard-st...
Many thanks Liam, great to meet you
Oh come on @theguardian.com, no need to over analyze this. It's about one thing: the Pope criticized him. There's nothing deeper or religious about it.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
God bless @bylinetimes.bsky.social - I’ve supported them for years, don’t agree with absolutely everything they print (although near as dammit…) and it’s money very well spent. Subscribe if you can!
Did Viktor Orban fund Farage’s purchase of his house in Clacton?
It doesn't take a forensic accountant to work out whose interests Nigel Farage really serves
Didn't Simon McDonald claim that the process for vetting is defined by law - the Constitutional Reform and Governance Act 2010?
But that law doesn't say anything about the process, and explicitly excludes it from government control.
#R4Today
Smiling older guy with glasses on his head Laurence Williams's policies Party manifesto Laurence Williams is the Green Party candidate. Find out more about their policies in the Green Party manifesto.
Laurence Williams's elections Date Election Party Results Position 2026 Sidcup: Bexley local election Green Party (Results due after 07 May 2026) Position not available 2024 London Assembly: London Assembly elections (Additional) Rejoin EU Not elected (vote count not available) Position not available 2022 Sidcup: Bexley local election Social Democratic Party 100 votes (not elected) 11th / 11 candidates 2021 Monmouth: Senedd Cymru elections (Constituencies) Gwlad 90 votes (not elected) 10th / 10 candidates 2021 South Wales East: Senedd Cymru elections (Regions) Gwlad Not elected (vote count not available) Position not available 2019 Vale of Glamorgan: UK Parliamentary general election Gwlad 508 votes (not elected) 4th / 4 candidates 2018 Sidcup: Bexley local election The Liberal Party 82 votes (not elected) 13th / 13 candidates 2015 Old Bexley and Sidcup: UK Parliamentary general election Christian Party "Proclaiming Christ's Lordship" 245 votes (not elected) 7th / 8 candidates 2014 London: European Parliament (UK) elections Christian Peoples Alliance Not elected (vote count not available) Position not available 2010 Erith and Thamesmead: UK Parliamentary general election English Democrats
Well this Green candidate has been on an interesting political journey...
- 2026 – Green Party (Bexley, local election)
[Previously, many parties inc...]
- 2015 – Christian Party (Old Bexley & Sidcup, UKGE)
- 2014 – Christian Peoples Alliance (London, MEP seat)
- 2010 – English Democrats (UKGE)
