Ben McKenna is Unwell
@benmckenna.bsky.social
Digital information and infrastructure consultant. Southerner in the north, builds things both virtual and real, accidental gardener and 🏴🇮🇪🇪🇸 mongrel. North London is red, and so am I. ¡Venceremos!
Christ they must hate the post-war Labour Party.
February 4, 2026 at 4:52 PM
Christ they must hate the post-war Labour Party.
I mean, I do, but I also don't work for arms manufacturers so...
February 4, 2026 at 4:38 PM
I mean, I do, but I also don't work for arms manufacturers so...
Alright, he couldn't resist a wee dig.
bsky.app/profile/saul...
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@jeremycorbyn.bsky.social : "I can just confirm to the House, under my leadership [of Labour] Mandelson had no role, no influence & no part to play"
It was precisely because Corbyn didn't represent the interests of the ruling class (like Mandelson did), that his leadership had to be destroyed
It was precisely because Corbyn didn't represent the interests of the ruling class (like Mandelson did), that his leadership had to be destroyed
February 4, 2026 at 4:37 PM
Alright, he couldn't resist a wee dig.
bsky.app/profile/saul...
bsky.app/profile/saul...
Ah that makes so much sense. The ghoul.
February 4, 2026 at 4:34 PM
Ah that makes so much sense. The ghoul.
Of course, Jeremy Corbyn is too nice and decent to point out that he wouldn't have been stupid enough to appoint Mandelson as ambassador to the US for services rendered.
@jeremycorbyn.bsky.social : "The question is, fundamentally, one for the Prime Minister.. I cannot believe that when he was about to appoint Mandelson he wasn't made fully aware of all of Mandelsons record.. he would have known.."
February 4, 2026 at 4:33 PM
Of course, Jeremy Corbyn is too nice and decent to point out that he wouldn't have been stupid enough to appoint Mandelson as ambassador to the US for services rendered.
Well, I guess Diddy had his own line 🤷♂️
February 4, 2026 at 4:31 PM
Well, I guess Diddy had his own line 🤷♂️
I mean, you'd hope they can do both, like just as a basic competency baseline.
Seems almost quaint to think that, I know. Sixth form politics and all that. Eat your gruel.
Seems almost quaint to think that, I know. Sixth form politics and all that. Eat your gruel.
February 4, 2026 at 4:30 PM
I mean, you'd hope they can do both, like just as a basic competency baseline.
Seems almost quaint to think that, I know. Sixth form politics and all that. Eat your gruel.
Seems almost quaint to think that, I know. Sixth form politics and all that. Eat your gruel.
I think the only thing stopping them is a lack of suitable replacement.
It cant be Wesley with the 500 vote majority.
It cant be Wesley with the 500 vote majority.
February 4, 2026 at 4:16 PM
I think the only thing stopping them is a lack of suitable replacement.
It cant be Wesley with the 500 vote majority.
It cant be Wesley with the 500 vote majority.
I’m not a headwear guy - I look like a simpleton in hats and I have a decent head of hair - but I always find myself fascinated by just how uniform hats, the exact same hat at that, were.
February 4, 2026 at 3:49 PM
I’m not a headwear guy - I look like a simpleton in hats and I have a decent head of hair - but I always find myself fascinated by just how uniform hats, the exact same hat at that, were.
And Merse, bless him. My idol, the dopey fucker.
February 4, 2026 at 3:41 PM
And Merse, bless him. My idol, the dopey fucker.
I swear it's just there to make sure their RADA mates are sorted with something low-effort
February 4, 2026 at 3:39 PM
I swear it's just there to make sure their RADA mates are sorted with something low-effort
That truly was the nadir of shit-I’ve-left-the-radio-on action
February 4, 2026 at 3:28 PM
That truly was the nadir of shit-I’ve-left-the-radio-on action
This was bang in my first flush of going. Great day. youtu.be/EMiHEpGm75E?...
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February 4, 2026 at 3:04 PM
This was bang in my first flush of going. Great day. youtu.be/EMiHEpGm75E?...
He was always a huge favourite. Looked like a Rottweiler but by all accounts a lovely man.
February 4, 2026 at 2:52 PM
He was always a huge favourite. Looked like a Rottweiler but by all accounts a lovely man.
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So when we all sober up are we going to realise what this is all about and why mcsweeney is protected. And why no transcripts were taken and this bypassed parliament
Just checking in, that we are aligned
Just checking in, that we are aligned
Mandelson’s embassy fixed Starmer’s visit to spytech firm | Good Law Project
The British Ambassador to the United States is at the centre of a web connecting Palantir and the prime minister. But what did they all discuss?
goodlawproject.org
February 4, 2026 at 2:41 PM
So when we all sober up are we going to realise what this is all about and why mcsweeney is protected. And why no transcripts were taken and this bypassed parliament
Just checking in, that we are aligned
Just checking in, that we are aligned
One thing I've learned from my relationship with my partner, is never EVER cross a gobby northern redhead.
February 4, 2026 at 2:25 PM
One thing I've learned from my relationship with my partner, is never EVER cross a gobby northern redhead.
One of the blessed few
February 4, 2026 at 1:25 PM
One of the blessed few
My current name inspiration
February 4, 2026 at 1:21 PM
My current name inspiration
'Look, guys, we needed someone who could speak nonce'
February 4, 2026 at 12:54 PM
'Look, guys, we needed someone who could speak nonce'
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Pleased to see the jury make this decision.
We need to have eyes wide open this is exactly why the Government wants to abolish juries.
People protesting against a genocide are not the criminals here - it's the politicians who continue to provide cover.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
We need to have eyes wide open this is exactly why the Government wants to abolish juries.
People protesting against a genocide are not the criminals here - it's the politicians who continue to provide cover.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Palestine Action protesters not guilty of defence firm burglary
The group are cleared of aggravated burglary over the alleged raid at an Elbit Systems warehouse.
www.bbc.co.uk
February 4, 2026 at 12:54 PM
Pleased to see the jury make this decision.
We need to have eyes wide open this is exactly why the Government wants to abolish juries.
People protesting against a genocide are not the criminals here - it's the politicians who continue to provide cover.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
We need to have eyes wide open this is exactly why the Government wants to abolish juries.
People protesting against a genocide are not the criminals here - it's the politicians who continue to provide cover.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
He's getting battered by Kemi Badenoch, no less.
February 4, 2026 at 12:46 PM
He's getting battered by Kemi Badenoch, no less.
I would hope the brown sauce is free at least.
February 4, 2026 at 12:45 PM
I would hope the brown sauce is free at least.
"Morgan McSweeney is an essential part of my team... Of course I have full confidence in him,"
February 4, 2026 at 12:26 PM
"Morgan McSweeney is an essential part of my team... Of course I have full confidence in him,"
Sorry, but I would've sacked him for dressing like Trigger from Only Fools and Horses.
The growing Mandelson scandal has resulted in renewed pressure on the position of Keir Starmer's chief of staff, Morgan McSweeney, who was instrumental in the decision to bring him into government, reports PolHome's Tom Scotson
Starmer Faces Renewed Pressure To Remove Chief Of Staff Over Mandelson Affair
Prime Minister Keir Starmer is under pressure from Labour MPs to sack his chief of staff, Morgan McSweeney, over his role in the appointment of Pet...
www.politicshome.com
February 4, 2026 at 12:21 PM
Sorry, but I would've sacked him for dressing like Trigger from Only Fools and Horses.
He's an incredibly unconvincing man. Literally the only people who see anything in him are money-grubbing machine politicians with no principles, because for them he is a mirror.
February 4, 2026 at 11:49 AM
He's an incredibly unconvincing man. Literally the only people who see anything in him are money-grubbing machine politicians with no principles, because for them he is a mirror.