@bobhudson.bsky.social
@bobhudson.bsky.social
Visiting Professor in Public Policy, Sunderland University. Sunderland AFC loyalist. Inveterate Remainer. Durham City, UK.
https://www.theguardian.com/profile/bob-hudson
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Watching Sarwar praising Starmer
as ‘a friend’ while simultaneously plunging the dagger. It will bring them both down. Shakespearean stuff!
as ‘a friend’ while simultaneously plunging the dagger. It will bring them both down. Shakespearean stuff!
Ah…Louise Casey. Again! Meanwhile the weeping policy wound that is social care awaits her solutions in 2028. Just hopeless.
Slim to vanishing..,
Politics latest: Morgan McSweeney resigns from government - and admits decision to appoint Mandelson was 'wrong'
Work and Pensions Secretary Pat McFadden has told Sky's Trevor Phillips that prime ministers must take responsibility for their decisions - and called for Peter Mandelson to return a pay-off he receiv...
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Here we go!! Few will shed any tears. Starmer now needs to act boldly and distinctively - domestically, constitutionally and globally, especially on the EU…
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Sickening and truly dangerous.
A post on FB from Newcastle MP @chionwurah.bsky.social…what is going on here? Are these bots? Surely this level of hatred isn’t genuine?
As goes the Washington Post: US democracy takes another hit under Trump
Jeff Bezos’s axing of more than 300 jobs at the storied newspaper has renewed fears about the resilience of America’s democracy to withstand Trump’s attacks
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Dear God! You truly worry for the USA don’t you? www.theguardian.com/news/ng-inte...
Listening to Gordon Brown on #r4today discussing Epstein, Mandelson, power, corruption and accountability. Can we have him back as PM please?
Routine stuff on Planet Trump….
Donald Trump accused of 'disgusting behaviour' after sharing image of Obamas as apes
The White House defended the post, saying it was part of a longer meme depicting various politicians as different animals.
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The usual response from Trump - it was somebody else’s fault, he knows nothing about it, blah blah. He’s devoid of any redeeming human qualities isn’t he? news.sky.com/story/donald...
It’s tragic that a decent PM will be brought down by Mandelson’s sleaze – but it’s a matter of when, not if | Polly Toynbee
With three years left and a huge majority, Labour can govern with more humility and deliver real change. But with Starmer at the helm? I can’t see it, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee
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We’ve had tweaks not change; an opportunity lost instead of grasped - dismal analysis by @pollytoynbee.bsky.social here.
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Mandelson has made a career out of lying - Starmer outsourced his judgement to McSweeney. Fatal!
Circling the wagons to protect McSweeney looks desperate.
‘If I think about what this means, I want to cry’: what happens when a city loses its university?
When Essex University’s Southend campus opened, it was a message of hope for a ‘left behind’ UK seaside town. Its closure will be felt far beyond its 800 students, some of whom will not get their degr...
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Some people advocate closing 'weaker' universities completely - they should read this...
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Newcastle’s Saudi vision is shrouded in bleak suspicion and unfulfilled promises | Jonathan Liew
Vivid dreamscape sold to fans in 2021 is yet to materialise amid layers upon layers of economics and geopolitics
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‘…the fate of a club and a city turns on the whims of the global oil market’ - every #NUFC fan should read this piece by @jonathanliew.bsky.social…
www.theguardian.com/football/202...
www.theguardian.com/football/202...
Last chance, Keir? MPs in despair as crisis engulfs Downing Street
No 10’s misjudgment over Mandelson has left Labour MPs increasingly aware of the fallibility of the PM and his team
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Starmer - a decent man who fatally outsourced his political judgement to his Chief of Staff… www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
He carries on regardless of the evidence against him - notwithstanding your best efforts.
Labour MPs say Starmer’s days as PM are numbered amid fury over Mandelson
MPs say release of papers on Mandelson’s appointment as US ambassador could trigger leadership challenge
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Politics is a rough trade: Starmer (not mentioned in Epstein files) could lose his position. Trump (mentioned c5000 times) carries on regardless… www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Too embarrassing to contemplate. His ignorance will be providing cover for his lack of self-awareness.
This looks like utter chaos doesn’t it? Starmer’s confident assertions at PMQs in ruins; his misplaced loyalty to McSweeney undermining him; Mandelson’s duplicity crucifying him. Where’s Sue Gray when you need her?
We’re both far too polite!
Farage puts the price of a pint above public safety and child poverty…populist politics at work, serious governing jettisoned.
‘I had to learn very quickly’: Reform UK leader, 19, defends council tax rise
Party accused of breaking election promise – but officials in Warwickshire say George Finch’s 3.89% rise still not enough to balance budget
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19 yr old leading a Reform council claims ‘council workers and bureaucrats’ have obstructed him. But ‘they realised George isn’t going anywhere’ - what a silly, precocious youth! www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
#PMQs: ‘he lied and lied and lied again’ says Starmer of Mandelson’s appointment as US ambassador. It’s as if everyone just took his word for it. Shouldn’t due diligence be more diligent?
#PMQs: Starmer gives his full backing to McSweeney from the despatch box. Is he totally untouchable?
#PMQs: Starmer laying into Mandelson as having ‘betrayed the country’. Trying to put as much distance between them as he can. Still awkward questions hanging in the air about what was known and when.
Lee Anderson on #r4today blithely saying Reform would revive the 2-child benefit cap and use the proceeds to keep more pubs open. The prospect of this lot in office doesn’t bear thinking about.
