Mike Robson
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I have heard stories floating around that Reform did a similar “letter from voter” leaflet in the Caerphilly by election. If that was also lacking the legally required identification it would make their current claims about printer error on the Gorton and Denton leaflet rather less plausible
February 8, 2026 at 12:25 PM
I have heard stories floating around that Reform did a similar “letter from voter” leaflet in the Caerphilly by election. If that was also lacking the legally required identification it would make their current claims about printer error on the Gorton and Denton leaflet rather less plausible
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Since #bbclaurak is trending, let’s remind ourselves that ONE MONTH ago, the BBC invited Mandelson on for a soft-ball interview on her show. While HIS CLIENT , Palantir’s Louis Moseley appeared as a pundit
Both, as I wrote at time, were ‘abject failures of journalism’
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Both, as I wrote at time, were ‘abject failures of journalism’
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February 8, 2026 at 10:13 AM
Since #bbclaurak is trending, let’s remind ourselves that ONE MONTH ago, the BBC invited Mandelson on for a soft-ball interview on her show. While HIS CLIENT , Palantir’s Louis Moseley appeared as a pundit
Both, as I wrote at time, were ‘abject failures of journalism’
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Both, as I wrote at time, were ‘abject failures of journalism’
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Reform UK are seeking to fob off blame for their illegal leaflet on a printer error. That won’t stand up with the police - responsibility for making sure the law is followed lies with the party commissioning and distributing the leaflets.
February 8, 2026 at 8:51 AM
Reform UK are seeking to fob off blame for their illegal leaflet on a printer error. That won’t stand up with the police - responsibility for making sure the law is followed lies with the party commissioning and distributing the leaflets.
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By the way, for those of you not in MN: Homan’s strategy was to withdraw some agents, so it felt like we were in the denouement of the crisis, and then escalate hard against observers. They’re being incredibly aggressive with observers now. National media may not want to check out just yet
February 7, 2026 at 3:38 AM
By the way, for those of you not in MN: Homan’s strategy was to withdraw some agents, so it felt like we were in the denouement of the crisis, and then escalate hard against observers. They’re being incredibly aggressive with observers now. National media may not want to check out just yet
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for better or worse, people will forget about that video by the end of the year, if not end of the month. but when trump finally kicks the bucket, there were be orgasmic celebrations across the US & around the world. he will be remembered as the most despised US president since WWII for generations
February 6, 2026 at 6:53 PM
for better or worse, people will forget about that video by the end of the year, if not end of the month. but when trump finally kicks the bucket, there were be orgasmic celebrations across the US & around the world. he will be remembered as the most despised US president since WWII for generations
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Hey @thetimes.com what is ’racism’ - surely depicting the Obamas as monkeys is just old fashioned racism?
February 6, 2026 at 7:38 PM
Hey @thetimes.com what is ’racism’ - surely depicting the Obamas as monkeys is just old fashioned racism?
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There's no reason to accept this as normal, though. Much of Starmer and Labour's unpopularity is not misfortune but his own doing. Mandelson was a choice. Consistently pursuing policy positions designed to appeal to people who will not vote for you - and alienating core supporters - is a choice.
Starmer's reported condition - incredibly unpopular, shorn of authority, probably un-reelectable and yet will stagger on for want of an alternative - is just the new normal of how Britain is governed. It was also true for two-thirds of May's premiership, half of Johnson's and all of Sunak's.
February 6, 2026 at 11:48 AM
There's no reason to accept this as normal, though. Much of Starmer and Labour's unpopularity is not misfortune but his own doing. Mandelson was a choice. Consistently pursuing policy positions designed to appeal to people who will not vote for you - and alienating core supporters - is a choice.
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Trump is a vile racist bully
We should all condemn this without hesitation. But something tells me Farage will find a way to make excuses for his best mate Trump. I hope I’m wrong.
We should all condemn this without hesitation. But something tells me Farage will find a way to make excuses for his best mate Trump. I hope I’m wrong.
February 6, 2026 at 10:46 AM
Trump is a vile racist bully
We should all condemn this without hesitation. But something tells me Farage will find a way to make excuses for his best mate Trump. I hope I’m wrong.
We should all condemn this without hesitation. But something tells me Farage will find a way to make excuses for his best mate Trump. I hope I’m wrong.
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So true. Also, many of the Americans doing literally nothing about Epstein’s American ‘associates’ are precisely the ones lying about Europe & particularly the UK being overrun with child-rapists. It’s insane.
This is preying on my mind a bit. Jeffrey Epstein was not primarily a British scandal! So far we've removed a Prince from the Royal family, fired our US ambassador who was one of the most important political figures of the last few decades and banned the CEO of Barclays from the financial industry..
One by one, Europeans mentioned in the Epstein files who still hold political office are beginning to resign or are being forced out of office.
Meanwhile, ruled by an administration almost entirely made up of Epstein associates, the US carries on as if nothing really happened.
Meanwhile, ruled by an administration almost entirely made up of Epstein associates, the US carries on as if nothing really happened.
February 5, 2026 at 6:10 PM
So true. Also, many of the Americans doing literally nothing about Epstein’s American ‘associates’ are precisely the ones lying about Europe & particularly the UK being overrun with child-rapists. It’s insane.
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“If I am killed doing this, throw my body at the White House, martyr the shit out of me & raise hell. Do not be sad. Do not think I would do anything differently. I would do it over & over again — this is too important to sit down & shut up and not do anything.” www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
Pursued by federal agents, suburban ICE observers remain resolved
After a frightening pursuit by federal agents, suburban ICE observers say fear hasn’t stopped them from protecting their communities.
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February 4, 2026 at 3:45 PM
“If I am killed doing this, throw my body at the White House, martyr the shit out of me & raise hell. Do not be sad. Do not think I would do anything differently. I would do it over & over again — this is too important to sit down & shut up and not do anything.” www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
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February 4, 2026 at 7:57 PM
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Is there any man with money that isn’t a repellent human? A short list.
February 4, 2026 at 7:44 PM
Is there any man with money that isn’t a repellent human? A short list.
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Breaking news: Kettle has strong thoughts about blackness of pot
Farage calls for EU to probe Mandelson’s time in Brussels ft.trib.al/eAGo2wa
Farage calls for EU to probe Mandelson’s time in Brussels
Reform UK leader claims former trade commissioner may have misused his position for personal gain
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February 4, 2026 at 7:21 PM
Breaking news: Kettle has strong thoughts about blackness of pot
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BREAKING: Peter Mandelson expresses remorse and vows to atone for past lies, by walking the Salt Path.
February 4, 2026 at 2:07 PM
BREAKING: Peter Mandelson expresses remorse and vows to atone for past lies, by walking the Salt Path.
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PMQs:
Kemi Badenoch raises the fact that I asked Starmer in January 2024 about our 2023 FT story showing Mandelson staying at Epstein’s Manhattan mansion while he was in prison for soliciting prostitution from a minor
(Starmer shrugged off my question)
Kemi Badenoch raises the fact that I asked Starmer in January 2024 about our 2023 FT story showing Mandelson staying at Epstein’s Manhattan mansion while he was in prison for soliciting prostitution from a minor
(Starmer shrugged off my question)
February 4, 2026 at 12:07 PM
PMQs:
Kemi Badenoch raises the fact that I asked Starmer in January 2024 about our 2023 FT story showing Mandelson staying at Epstein’s Manhattan mansion while he was in prison for soliciting prostitution from a minor
(Starmer shrugged off my question)
Kemi Badenoch raises the fact that I asked Starmer in January 2024 about our 2023 FT story showing Mandelson staying at Epstein’s Manhattan mansion while he was in prison for soliciting prostitution from a minor
(Starmer shrugged off my question)
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I had a great time talking about Helen of Troy with Evan on BBC Radio 4’s PM just now, and if you want to hear more about the Odyssey, here’s my 28-minute version!
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Natalie Haynes Stands Up for the Classics - Series 8 - Homer: The Odyssey - BBC Sounds
Natalie retells Homer's epic story of homecoming, adventure and passion.
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February 3, 2026 at 5:36 PM
I had a great time talking about Helen of Troy with Evan on BBC Radio 4’s PM just now, and if you want to hear more about the Odyssey, here’s my 28-minute version!
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www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
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1. Trump certainly wants to fully rig elections.
2. He has no actual plausible plan to do so.
3. We should absolutely take the threat very seriously and actively do what's possible to protect elections and democracy.
4. What's actually likely is success or failure at the margins; every bit counts.
2. He has no actual plausible plan to do so.
3. We should absolutely take the threat very seriously and actively do what's possible to protect elections and democracy.
4. What's actually likely is success or failure at the margins; every bit counts.
The last time he started talking like this, his allies minimized the risks and we ended up with January 6. This time we must take him literally and seriously. These comments are a five-alarm fire for democracy. In a functioning republic, he would be impeached and removed from office today.
February 2, 2026 at 9:13 PM
1. Trump certainly wants to fully rig elections.
2. He has no actual plausible plan to do so.
3. We should absolutely take the threat very seriously and actively do what's possible to protect elections and democracy.
4. What's actually likely is success or failure at the margins; every bit counts.
2. He has no actual plausible plan to do so.
3. We should absolutely take the threat very seriously and actively do what's possible to protect elections and democracy.
4. What's actually likely is success or failure at the margins; every bit counts.
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Dear US federal agents, the 1765 case of Entick v Carrington on warrants being required to enter properties was decided *before* your revolution and so forms part of your common law too.
ICE is now claiming it can arrest people without a warrant.
This comes after another internal memo asserting ICE agents can forcibly enter homes without a judicial warrant.
Hello? Democrats cannot let these blatantly unconstitutional actions continue. Not another penny for ICE.
This comes after another internal memo asserting ICE agents can forcibly enter homes without a judicial warrant.
Hello? Democrats cannot let these blatantly unconstitutional actions continue. Not another penny for ICE.
February 2, 2026 at 7:04 PM
Dear US federal agents, the 1765 case of Entick v Carrington on warrants being required to enter properties was decided *before* your revolution and so forms part of your common law too.
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Plaid Cymru Westminster leader, Liz Saville Roberts MP:
“Losing the Labour whip alone does not deliver accountability for a scandal of this gravity," she said.
“In the interests of public confidence and the integrity of public office, I am joining calls for a formal police investigation."
“Losing the Labour whip alone does not deliver accountability for a scandal of this gravity," she said.
“In the interests of public confidence and the integrity of public office, I am joining calls for a formal police investigation."
February 2, 2026 at 4:15 PM
Plaid Cymru Westminster leader, Liz Saville Roberts MP:
“Losing the Labour whip alone does not deliver accountability for a scandal of this gravity," she said.
“In the interests of public confidence and the integrity of public office, I am joining calls for a formal police investigation."
“Losing the Labour whip alone does not deliver accountability for a scandal of this gravity," she said.
“In the interests of public confidence and the integrity of public office, I am joining calls for a formal police investigation."
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Epstein's predators were men. There are probably more rapists in the Epstein files than there are trans people in the UK. And yet the pearl-clutching TERFS are playing useful idiots to fascism by working to drive trans people out of public life, and worse.
February 1, 2026 at 9:13 PM
Epstein's predators were men. There are probably more rapists in the Epstein files than there are trans people in the UK. And yet the pearl-clutching TERFS are playing useful idiots to fascism by working to drive trans people out of public life, and worse.
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I hate the captive princess narrative so much. It tends to be applied disproportionately to women who are considered conventionally attractive, eg Melania Trump. The fact is that women who choose to marry awful men are usually awful themselves. That’s why they like those men. Adult women have agency
I would like everyone to understand that Talulah Riley was with Elon Musk because she wanted to be there and they had much in common. She was not some poor put upon woke darling trapped with a monster.
February 1, 2026 at 9:52 PM
I hate the captive princess narrative so much. It tends to be applied disproportionately to women who are considered conventionally attractive, eg Melania Trump. The fact is that women who choose to marry awful men are usually awful themselves. That’s why they like those men. Adult women have agency
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read online that someone set-up a premium rate phone number where callers get charged $3.99/ min. then they posted flyers in their neighborhood that said "call this number to report illegal aliens," but the number just puts them on hold with music. so far, they've made $17,000
February 1, 2026 at 8:28 PM
read online that someone set-up a premium rate phone number where callers get charged $3.99/ min. then they posted flyers in their neighborhood that said "call this number to report illegal aliens," but the number just puts them on hold with music. so far, they've made $17,000
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One of the most disgusting, brutal and unpunished child‑abuse networks in the world…
And the usual voices who claim to care about ‘women and girls’ have nothing to say.
We see you.
And the usual voices who claim to care about ‘women and girls’ have nothing to say.
We see you.
February 1, 2026 at 11:48 AM
One of the most disgusting, brutal and unpunished child‑abuse networks in the world…
And the usual voices who claim to care about ‘women and girls’ have nothing to say.
We see you.
And the usual voices who claim to care about ‘women and girls’ have nothing to say.
We see you.
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