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Sensible lefty, former trade union activist, now an apprentice novelist and politics junkie. Proudly woke. Disobedient. Music. Cycling. Words. Science. Grandchildren. Living the dream in Brighton.
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The 25th Amendment exists for a reason.
January 6, 2026 at 5:53 PM
The 25th Amendment exists for a reason.
A few certain facts:
US theft of Venezuelan oil won't make a long-term difference to America - which is moving away from outdated tech, despite the nonsense Trump spouts.
By contrast, Chinese theft of the Taiwanese semiconductor industry will give the Chinese control of tomorrow's tech.
US theft of Venezuelan oil won't make a long-term difference to America - which is moving away from outdated tech, despite the nonsense Trump spouts.
By contrast, Chinese theft of the Taiwanese semiconductor industry will give the Chinese control of tomorrow's tech.
January 6, 2026 at 12:10 PM
A few certain facts:
US theft of Venezuelan oil won't make a long-term difference to America - which is moving away from outdated tech, despite the nonsense Trump spouts.
By contrast, Chinese theft of the Taiwanese semiconductor industry will give the Chinese control of tomorrow's tech.
US theft of Venezuelan oil won't make a long-term difference to America - which is moving away from outdated tech, despite the nonsense Trump spouts.
By contrast, Chinese theft of the Taiwanese semiconductor industry will give the Chinese control of tomorrow's tech.
Amazing how quickly the question of whether or not the US military would obey illegal orders has disappeared from public conversation.
We had our answer over the weekend.
We had our answer over the weekend.
January 4, 2026 at 8:02 PM
Amazing how quickly the question of whether or not the US military would obey illegal orders has disappeared from public conversation.
We had our answer over the weekend.
We had our answer over the weekend.
1. The US has removed Maduro, but not Maduro's government.
2. No-one seems to have asked the Venezuelan people what they think of US oil corporations taking their oil.
3. Oil corporations paid Trump's election campaign close to $100 billion. That wasn't charity; Venezuelan oil is the payback
2. No-one seems to have asked the Venezuelan people what they think of US oil corporations taking their oil.
3. Oil corporations paid Trump's election campaign close to $100 billion. That wasn't charity; Venezuelan oil is the payback
January 4, 2026 at 6:15 PM
1. The US has removed Maduro, but not Maduro's government.
2. No-one seems to have asked the Venezuelan people what they think of US oil corporations taking their oil.
3. Oil corporations paid Trump's election campaign close to $100 billion. That wasn't charity; Venezuelan oil is the payback
2. No-one seems to have asked the Venezuelan people what they think of US oil corporations taking their oil.
3. Oil corporations paid Trump's election campaign close to $100 billion. That wasn't charity; Venezuelan oil is the payback
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I remember when they were saying they were powerless to return a man they illegally sent to an El Salvador gulag because it would violate that country's national sovereignty.
January 3, 2026 at 5:46 PM
I remember when they were saying they were powerless to return a man they illegally sent to an El Salvador gulag because it would violate that country's national sovereignty.
The US is not at war with Venezuela because Congress has not authorised a war with Venezuela.
Anything Trump and Hegseth have done - everything from murdering random fishermen, to invading a third country that didn't present a threat, to kidnapping and renditoning its leader - are simpy illegal.
Anything Trump and Hegseth have done - everything from murdering random fishermen, to invading a third country that didn't present a threat, to kidnapping and renditoning its leader - are simpy illegal.
January 4, 2026 at 5:24 PM
The US is not at war with Venezuela because Congress has not authorised a war with Venezuela.
Anything Trump and Hegseth have done - everything from murdering random fishermen, to invading a third country that didn't present a threat, to kidnapping and renditoning its leader - are simpy illegal.
Anything Trump and Hegseth have done - everything from murdering random fishermen, to invading a third country that didn't present a threat, to kidnapping and renditoning its leader - are simpy illegal.
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"I'm not going to start a war, I'll stop wars."
-- Donald J. Trump, lying on the campaign trail in 2024
-- Donald J. Trump, lying on the campaign trail in 2024
January 3, 2026 at 6:26 PM
"I'm not going to start a war, I'll stop wars."
-- Donald J. Trump, lying on the campaign trail in 2024
-- Donald J. Trump, lying on the campaign trail in 2024
We've learned that the US is quite comfortable kidnapping a president widely thought to have cheated the electoral process to win power, a felon grifting his economy for personal financial benefit, an authoritarian who has cracked down on dissent, the press, the judiciary.
Join the dots.
Join the dots.
January 4, 2026 at 12:11 PM
We've learned that the US is quite comfortable kidnapping a president widely thought to have cheated the electoral process to win power, a felon grifting his economy for personal financial benefit, an authoritarian who has cracked down on dissent, the press, the judiciary.
Join the dots.
Join the dots.
Where will Trump's son get his cocaine from now?
January 3, 2026 at 5:28 PM
Where will Trump's son get his cocaine from now?
Because Venezuela isn't a major drugs exporter to the US, the volume of narcotics entering the US won't be affected by yesterday's illegal invasion.
They'll have to do something more.
Mexico is next.
They'll have to do something more.
Mexico is next.
January 3, 2026 at 5:23 PM
Because Venezuela isn't a major drugs exporter to the US, the volume of narcotics entering the US won't be affected by yesterday's illegal invasion.
They'll have to do something more.
Mexico is next.
They'll have to do something more.
Mexico is next.
How is Trump going to 'run' Venezuela without sending in ground troops?
January 3, 2026 at 5:15 PM
How is Trump going to 'run' Venezuela without sending in ground troops?
Venezuela is to divert attention from his ankles.
January 3, 2026 at 4:12 PM
Venezuela is to divert attention from his ankles.
Kidnapping Maduro is only part one - the easy part.
How does Trump parlay this into something he actually wants.
Here's my guess.
1. Maduro will be tried, found guilty and sentenced to a long stretch.
2. Trump will then offer Maduro a pardon, in return for access to Venezuelan oil.
How does Trump parlay this into something he actually wants.
Here's my guess.
1. Maduro will be tried, found guilty and sentenced to a long stretch.
2. Trump will then offer Maduro a pardon, in return for access to Venezuelan oil.
January 3, 2026 at 2:23 PM
Kidnapping Maduro is only part one - the easy part.
How does Trump parlay this into something he actually wants.
Here's my guess.
1. Maduro will be tried, found guilty and sentenced to a long stretch.
2. Trump will then offer Maduro a pardon, in return for access to Venezuelan oil.
How does Trump parlay this into something he actually wants.
Here's my guess.
1. Maduro will be tried, found guilty and sentenced to a long stretch.
2. Trump will then offer Maduro a pardon, in return for access to Venezuelan oil.
Wish people would stop asking why Trump has invaded Venezuela and kidnapped its president. The reason is obvious: Trump wants Venezuelan oil
January 3, 2026 at 2:17 PM
Wish people would stop asking why Trump has invaded Venezuela and kidnapped its president. The reason is obvious: Trump wants Venezuelan oil
US gun deaths in 2026 = 56.
Today is 3rd January 2026.
Today is 3rd January 2026.
January 3, 2026 at 12:48 PM
US gun deaths in 2026 = 56.
Today is 3rd January 2026.
Today is 3rd January 2026.
By rights, FIFA should now cancel Trump's peace prize.
January 3, 2026 at 12:35 PM
By rights, FIFA should now cancel Trump's peace prize.
Heads up America: either you have laws or you don't.
January 3, 2026 at 11:58 AM
Heads up America: either you have laws or you don't.
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"we're here to inspect your daycare center"
January 1, 2026 at 3:35 PM
"we're here to inspect your daycare center"
The Tories are going to make a lot of noise in coming days - blaming Labour for allowing Alaa Abd El-Fattah into the UK and shouting for him to be stripped of his UK citizienship.
Reminder: he was granted citizenship in 2022 by the very Tories who now want to throw him out of the UK.
Reminder: he was granted citizenship in 2022 by the very Tories who now want to throw him out of the UK.
December 29, 2025 at 12:01 PM
The Tories are going to make a lot of noise in coming days - blaming Labour for allowing Alaa Abd El-Fattah into the UK and shouting for him to be stripped of his UK citizienship.
Reminder: he was granted citizenship in 2022 by the very Tories who now want to throw him out of the UK.
Reminder: he was granted citizenship in 2022 by the very Tories who now want to throw him out of the UK.
Now watch as the Tories (Chris Philp, #r4today) line up to call for Alaa Abdel Fattah to be stripped of his citizenship - for a tweet.
How many examples are there of Tories complaining about people being jailed for disagreeable tweets and dooming about the end of free speech?
How many examples are there of Tories complaining about people being jailed for disagreeable tweets and dooming about the end of free speech?
December 29, 2025 at 10:23 AM
Now watch as the Tories (Chris Philp, #r4today) line up to call for Alaa Abdel Fattah to be stripped of his citizenship - for a tweet.
How many examples are there of Tories complaining about people being jailed for disagreeable tweets and dooming about the end of free speech?
How many examples are there of Tories complaining about people being jailed for disagreeable tweets and dooming about the end of free speech?
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A year of reasons why Ofwat should just say NO to Thames Water's outrageous deal: a licence to pollute our water for the next 15 years.
JULY: Thames Water gives £2.5m in fat cat payouts despite Ofwat's bonus ban.
Tell Ofwat to reject the Thames Water deal. #OFWATsayNO
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JULY: Thames Water gives £2.5m in fat cat payouts despite Ofwat's bonus ban.
Tell Ofwat to reject the Thames Water deal. #OFWATsayNO
vist.ly/4jur7
December 27, 2025 at 9:21 AM
A year of reasons why Ofwat should just say NO to Thames Water's outrageous deal: a licence to pollute our water for the next 15 years.
JULY: Thames Water gives £2.5m in fat cat payouts despite Ofwat's bonus ban.
Tell Ofwat to reject the Thames Water deal. #OFWATsayNO
vist.ly/4jur7
JULY: Thames Water gives £2.5m in fat cat payouts despite Ofwat's bonus ban.
Tell Ofwat to reject the Thames Water deal. #OFWATsayNO
vist.ly/4jur7
December 24, 2025 at 3:17 PM
Just as well that Mountbatten Windsor referred to 'inappropriate friends' in the email to Maxwell to throw everyone off the scent, because absolutely no-one knows what he was talking about.
December 24, 2025 at 2:36 PM
Just as well that Mountbatten Windsor referred to 'inappropriate friends' in the email to Maxwell to throw everyone off the scent, because absolutely no-one knows what he was talking about.
When Trump complians that people who “innocently met” Epstein could have their reputations destroyed, he is, of course, thinking aloud.
December 24, 2025 at 2:33 PM
When Trump complians that people who “innocently met” Epstein could have their reputations destroyed, he is, of course, thinking aloud.
