Even fully renovated it doesn’t sound like it would be fit for purpose. Maybe time to move on??
"In eight years we’ll be commemorating the 200-year anniversary of the fire that burned down parliament. And MPs will probably still be arguing about how to prevent it burning down again."
Some personal thoughts on the plans for the restoration of parliament
www.newstatesman.com/politics/uk-...
Some personal thoughts on the plans for the restoration of parliament
www.newstatesman.com/politics/uk-...
How long before parliament burns down?
The crumbling Palace of Westminster is a symbol of our broken political mindset
www.newstatesman.com
February 9, 2026 at 9:40 AM
Even fully renovated it doesn’t sound like it would be fit for purpose. Maybe time to move on??
You’re this many days old etc etc
February 8, 2026 at 8:53 PM
You’re this many days old etc etc
ITV can get in the sea with these mid game adverts #sixnations
February 7, 2026 at 6:04 PM
ITV can get in the sea with these mid game adverts #sixnations
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Definitely seems like they destroyed the country on purpose.
February 2, 2026 at 6:30 PM
Definitely seems like they destroyed the country on purpose.
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The man whose firm made the donations will not discuss where the money came from, nor his ties to wealthy Farage allies who may not hold citizenship ⬇️
Churchwarden linked to foreign-born billionaire is behind £200k Reform gift
www.thetimes.com
February 1, 2026 at 9:33 AM
The man whose firm made the donations will not discuss where the money came from, nor his ties to wealthy Farage allies who may not hold citizenship ⬇️
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Far right extremist Tommy Robinson endorses Matt Goodwin.
A vote for Reform is a vote for division, hate, and all that goes with it.
A vote for Reform is a vote for division, hate, and all that goes with it.
January 30, 2026 at 4:15 PM
Far right extremist Tommy Robinson endorses Matt Goodwin.
A vote for Reform is a vote for division, hate, and all that goes with it.
A vote for Reform is a vote for division, hate, and all that goes with it.
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The UK version of “Project 2025” by the Reform party includes a British ICE, a concentration camp for 24,000 people, mass surveillance and withdrawing from refugee, anti-torture and anti-trafficking conventions.
It’s on their website. That’s how comfortable fascists are in the UK today.
It’s on their website. That’s how comfortable fascists are in the UK today.
January 26, 2026 at 1:22 PM
The UK version of “Project 2025” by the Reform party includes a British ICE, a concentration camp for 24,000 people, mass surveillance and withdrawing from refugee, anti-torture and anti-trafficking conventions.
It’s on their website. That’s how comfortable fascists are in the UK today.
It’s on their website. That’s how comfortable fascists are in the UK today.
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This is the first example I’ve seen of an American government using AI to meaningfully misrepresent actual events with the intent to deceive the public. We are at Stalinesque levels of propaganda.
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/past-the-b...
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/past-the-b...
January 23, 2026 at 2:23 PM
This is the first example I’ve seen of an American government using AI to meaningfully misrepresent actual events with the intent to deceive the public. We are at Stalinesque levels of propaganda.
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/past-the-b...
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/past-the-b...
We really chose a great time to leave a huge trade bloc
The UK government needs to wake up, accept Carney's analysis, and begin to shift public opinion NOW:
In a speech to the World Economic Forum, Mark Carney says middle powers such as Canada must accept that the rules-based international order is effectively dead, and great power rivalry with is here to stay. Key excerpt:
January 20, 2026 at 6:08 PM
We really chose a great time to leave a huge trade bloc
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❓"Do you think that Brexit has actually delivered what people were promised?"
⬇️ "An economy that look's like it's 8% smaller. Trade down 18% on 5 years ago. Food and drink down 24%."
❌ "16,500 firms have stopped trading with Europe."
📝 "Paperwork costs appear to be about £8.5 billion/year."
⬇️ "An economy that look's like it's 8% smaller. Trade down 18% on 5 years ago. Food and drink down 24%."
❌ "16,500 firms have stopped trading with Europe."
📝 "Paperwork costs appear to be about £8.5 billion/year."
January 13, 2026 at 7:15 PM
❓"Do you think that Brexit has actually delivered what people were promised?"
⬇️ "An economy that look's like it's 8% smaller. Trade down 18% on 5 years ago. Food and drink down 24%."
❌ "16,500 firms have stopped trading with Europe."
📝 "Paperwork costs appear to be about £8.5 billion/year."
⬇️ "An economy that look's like it's 8% smaller. Trade down 18% on 5 years ago. Food and drink down 24%."
❌ "16,500 firms have stopped trading with Europe."
📝 "Paperwork costs appear to be about £8.5 billion/year."
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If you live in Great Yarmouth, I'd implore you to write to Rupert Lowe MP and ask him directly why he wants to actively protest in support of financial profiting from child pornography
January 9, 2026 at 12:43 PM
If you live in Great Yarmouth, I'd implore you to write to Rupert Lowe MP and ask him directly why he wants to actively protest in support of financial profiting from child pornography
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If a new app was produced which had, as its core features, the generation of sexual deep fake images of children and calls for a violent global far-right revolution, then not only would it be swiftly banned, but you wouldn't have a single mainstream politician willing to associate themselves with it
January 9, 2026 at 10:30 AM
If a new app was produced which had, as its core features, the generation of sexual deep fake images of children and calls for a violent global far-right revolution, then not only would it be swiftly banned, but you wouldn't have a single mainstream politician willing to associate themselves with it
Finally some actual journalism
Forensic analysis of objective video evidence. This is how you serve readers searching for clarity.
January 8, 2026 at 5:17 PM
Finally some actual journalism
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Forensic analysis of objective video evidence. This is how you serve readers searching for clarity.
January 8, 2026 at 1:00 PM
Forensic analysis of objective video evidence. This is how you serve readers searching for clarity.
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Most bonkers part of the story for me is that the Murdoch money was donated via News International (now News UK) - owner of The Times, The Sun, TalkTV etc.
In other words, a media company donating to a political pressure group.
And these same outlets have the gall to whinge about BBC “bias”
In other words, a media company donating to a political pressure group.
And these same outlets have the gall to whinge about BBC “bias”
December 11, 2025 at 9:05 AM
Most bonkers part of the story for me is that the Murdoch money was donated via News International (now News UK) - owner of The Times, The Sun, TalkTV etc.
In other words, a media company donating to a political pressure group.
And these same outlets have the gall to whinge about BBC “bias”
In other words, a media company donating to a political pressure group.
And these same outlets have the gall to whinge about BBC “bias”
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This is wake-up call for Labour MPs. 👋
Vote for our EU customs union bill on Tuesday so we can start to undo the damage done by Brexit.
Vote for our EU customs union bill on Tuesday so we can start to undo the damage done by Brexit.
December 6, 2025 at 11:45 AM
This is wake-up call for Labour MPs. 👋
Vote for our EU customs union bill on Tuesday so we can start to undo the damage done by Brexit.
Vote for our EU customs union bill on Tuesday so we can start to undo the damage done by Brexit.
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This is a good piece and I agree with all of it. But I'd add that a lot of Americans on encountering Actually Existing England come down with a version of "Paris Syndrome" - a widely recognised phenomenon described as....
Why does Tucker Carlson hate Britain?
His garish fantasies about our country are starting to infect our own conservative movement
By @JonnElledge.bsky.social
His garish fantasies about our country are starting to infect our own conservative movement
By @JonnElledge.bsky.social
Why does Tucker Carlson hate Britain?
His garish fantasies about our country are starting to infect our own conservative movement
www.newstatesman.com
December 5, 2025 at 12:14 PM
This is a good piece and I agree with all of it. But I'd add that a lot of Americans on encountering Actually Existing England come down with a version of "Paris Syndrome" - a widely recognised phenomenon described as....
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New analysis by the House of Commons library estimates that Brexit is costing the Treasury up to £90bn a year in lost tax revenue.
To fix our nations finances we must get closer to Europe and fix the problems caused by Brexit...
https://bit.ly/4pobLzs
To fix our nations finances we must get closer to Europe and fix the problems caused by Brexit...
https://bit.ly/4pobLzs
Brexit costing UK up to £90bn in lost tax revenue , new analysis shows
Exclusive: Britons also up to £3,700 worse off, leading to calls for the Labour government to improve relations with the EU
www.independent.co.uk
November 25, 2025 at 10:30 AM
New analysis by the House of Commons library estimates that Brexit is costing the Treasury up to £90bn a year in lost tax revenue.
To fix our nations finances we must get closer to Europe and fix the problems caused by Brexit...
https://bit.ly/4pobLzs
To fix our nations finances we must get closer to Europe and fix the problems caused by Brexit...
https://bit.ly/4pobLzs
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Still reeling from the Stanford report on Brexit. Reduced GDP by up to 8% and investment by as much as 18%. The UK Treasury would have £40 billion more each year if Britain had remained in the EU. Devastating self-immolation.
The Economic Impact of Brexit
Other
siepr.stanford.edu
November 24, 2025 at 11:02 AM
Still reeling from the Stanford report on Brexit. Reduced GDP by up to 8% and investment by as much as 18%. The UK Treasury would have £40 billion more each year if Britain had remained in the EU. Devastating self-immolation.
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Starmer’s anti-asylum policies show how utterly clueless he is about the right-wing media’s role in politics.
He’s trying to fix a “problem” contrived by Farage, GB News and The Telegraph. He’ll never win, because ultimately he’s fighting a ghost – he’s fighting something that doesn’t really exist
He’s trying to fix a “problem” contrived by Farage, GB News and The Telegraph. He’ll never win, because ultimately he’s fighting a ghost – he’s fighting something that doesn’t really exist
November 17, 2025 at 2:57 PM
Starmer’s anti-asylum policies show how utterly clueless he is about the right-wing media’s role in politics.
He’s trying to fix a “problem” contrived by Farage, GB News and The Telegraph. He’ll never win, because ultimately he’s fighting a ghost – he’s fighting something that doesn’t really exist
He’s trying to fix a “problem” contrived by Farage, GB News and The Telegraph. He’ll never win, because ultimately he’s fighting a ghost – he’s fighting something that doesn’t really exist
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🇪🇺 "Since the Brexit referendum in 2016, the UK has become no more open to trade"
⬇️ "Goods trade is now lower, as a share of GDP, than it was in 2019."
✈️ Trade barriers in goods are particularly harmful to regional equality and development .
https://getting-out-of-the-hole.uk
⬇️ "Goods trade is now lower, as a share of GDP, than it was in 2019."
✈️ Trade barriers in goods are particularly harmful to regional equality and development .
https://getting-out-of-the-hole.uk
Getting Britain out of the hole
A plan for the UK economy
getting-out-of-the-hole.uk
November 17, 2025 at 7:15 PM
🇪🇺 "Since the Brexit referendum in 2016, the UK has become no more open to trade"
⬇️ "Goods trade is now lower, as a share of GDP, than it was in 2019."
✈️ Trade barriers in goods are particularly harmful to regional equality and development .
https://getting-out-of-the-hole.uk
⬇️ "Goods trade is now lower, as a share of GDP, than it was in 2019."
✈️ Trade barriers in goods are particularly harmful to regional equality and development .
https://getting-out-of-the-hole.uk
Pretty sure it’s racists that’s causing the division…
"I am the one that is regularly called a fucking Paki and told to go back home" says Shabana Mahmood. "I wish it were possible to say that there isn't a problem here and... it's just extremist right wing talking points. But this system is broken, and it is... creating the division that we all see"
November 17, 2025 at 7:27 PM
Pretty sure it’s racists that’s causing the division…