Charlotte Thompson grrrr
@charlottethompson.bsky.social
Pissed off elderly remainer.
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Wait, what?
The White House has been caught.
The administration inserted a photo of Bill Clinton, Michael Jackson, and Diana Ross into the Epstein files and falsely implied it showed them with victims.
In reality, it’s a publicly available fundraiser photo featuring Jackson and Ross’s own children.
The administration inserted a photo of Bill Clinton, Michael Jackson, and Diana Ross into the Epstein files and falsely implied it showed them with victims.
In reality, it’s a publicly available fundraiser photo featuring Jackson and Ross’s own children.
December 20, 2025 at 4:27 PM
Wait, what?
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Jeffrey Epstein & David Walliams leading all the bulletins but Kemi Badenoch knows that only men from ‘different cultures’ pose a threat to women.
December 19, 2025 at 10:04 PM
Jeffrey Epstein & David Walliams leading all the bulletins but Kemi Badenoch knows that only men from ‘different cultures’ pose a threat to women.
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The FT notes that delusional claims about London from Trump, Musk and others are having a reputational impact.
The paper points out the capital's murder rate is a third of that in Berlin, a quarter of New York's, and 5% of that in Washington DC
The paper points out the capital's murder rate is a third of that in Berlin, a quarter of New York's, and 5% of that in Washington DC
December 19, 2025 at 10:39 PM
The FT notes that delusional claims about London from Trump, Musk and others are having a reputational impact.
The paper points out the capital's murder rate is a third of that in Berlin, a quarter of New York's, and 5% of that in Washington DC
The paper points out the capital's murder rate is a third of that in Berlin, a quarter of New York's, and 5% of that in Washington DC
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December 19, 2025 at 10:32 PM
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I read somewhere that the secret key to postwar British history is that in any incident, meeting, whatever, there’s a high chance that most participants are a bit tipsy and someone round the table is absolutely steaming drunk.
Happy 79th anniversary to this diary entry from Evelyn Waugh, in which he drinks enough to make you wonder how he lived for a further 19 years:
December 19, 2025 at 10:19 AM
I read somewhere that the secret key to postwar British history is that in any incident, meeting, whatever, there’s a high chance that most participants are a bit tipsy and someone round the table is absolutely steaming drunk.
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Scorpion vows no more stinging if frog treats him with respect.
December 19, 2025 at 6:19 PM
Scorpion vows no more stinging if frog treats him with respect.
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There was a time when we were told we didn’t have a strong far right in the UK precisely because the Tories acted as a defence against it
Because our politics is in such a terrible place, I think we downplay quite how awful Kemi Badenoch has been.
In any other era the leader of the Conservatives saying 'only migrants commit sex crimes - mass deportations now' would have not just been career ending but would've sunk the whole party
In any other era the leader of the Conservatives saying 'only migrants commit sex crimes - mass deportations now' would have not just been career ending but would've sunk the whole party
December 19, 2025 at 7:51 AM
There was a time when we were told we didn’t have a strong far right in the UK precisely because the Tories acted as a defence against it
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And what a tedious bit of 'Brexit wasn't done properly' nonsense he has come up with. Tho' I did enjoy the delicious stupidity of: "Post-Brexit, London also could have become more of a hub for blockchain and stablecoins. But many Bitcoin traders prefer Portugal and Milan because of the tax regime."
Paul Marshall, 'a writer' who also owns GB News, Unherd and The Spectator, and is chief stoker of the culture wars.
December 19, 2025 at 8:26 AM
And what a tedious bit of 'Brexit wasn't done properly' nonsense he has come up with. Tho' I did enjoy the delicious stupidity of: "Post-Brexit, London also could have become more of a hub for blockchain and stablecoins. But many Bitcoin traders prefer Portugal and Milan because of the tax regime."
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Ps i don't usually do this even though our causes are always very worthy, but this year's Guardian Christmas appeal is for charities promoting community cohesion & tackling polarisation and I can't think of a better time for that, so should you feel able etc www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
Communities are our defence against hatred. Now, more than ever, we must invest in hope
For this year’s Guardian charity appeal we are asking readers to donate to Citizens UK, The Linking Network, Locality, Hope Unlimited Charitable Trust and Who is Your Neighbour?
www.theguardian.com
December 17, 2025 at 12:05 PM
Ps i don't usually do this even though our causes are always very worthy, but this year's Guardian Christmas appeal is for charities promoting community cohesion & tackling polarisation and I can't think of a better time for that, so should you feel able etc www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
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There’s a long track record in the commons of women MPs working cross party on VAWG *for a reason*, which is firstly that this doesn’t have to be a partisan issue & secondly that ‘cultures that don’t respect women’ has at times felt like a fair description of parliament.
December 18, 2025 at 6:40 PM
There’s a long track record in the commons of women MPs working cross party on VAWG *for a reason*, which is firstly that this doesn’t have to be a partisan issue & secondly that ‘cultures that don’t respect women’ has at times felt like a fair description of parliament.
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Reform tried to dismiss questions on Farage’s racism, saying they should be asked about the ‘substance’ of their policies instead.
Unsurprisingly, their policies are shit too.
“The trouble with power is that it’s exposing, both politically and personally”
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Unsurprisingly, their policies are shit too.
“The trouble with power is that it’s exposing, both politically and personally”
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
My lesson from 2025: Reform is much more vulnerable than it appears | Gaby Hinsliff
The party’s astonishingly speedy growth disguised shallow roots – and its success has brought a level of scrutiny for which it simply isn’t ready, says Guardian columnist Gaby Hinsliff
www.theguardian.com
December 19, 2025 at 7:29 AM
Reform tried to dismiss questions on Farage’s racism, saying they should be asked about the ‘substance’ of their policies instead.
Unsurprisingly, their policies are shit too.
“The trouble with power is that it’s exposing, both politically and personally”
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Unsurprisingly, their policies are shit too.
“The trouble with power is that it’s exposing, both politically and personally”
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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We have now reached the stage where a guy who runs an anti grooming gang campaign is on Twitter denying that rapes and sexual assaults are historically under reported
December 18, 2025 at 9:13 PM
We have now reached the stage where a guy who runs an anti grooming gang campaign is on Twitter denying that rapes and sexual assaults are historically under reported
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If I was an enterprising broadcast journalist seeking to kebab Kemi, I would ask her next time I interviewed her to identify who precisely she means in paragraph two. I mean, we all *know* who she means, but getting her to say “the Muslims” out loud would be somewhat clarifying imho
The thing here is absolutely you could make a sensible critique of the government’s proposed policy on practicality or effectiveness grounds, but instead pivoting directly to “you know, it’s all the fault of the foreigners” is certainly a choice
December 18, 2025 at 10:18 PM
If I was an enterprising broadcast journalist seeking to kebab Kemi, I would ask her next time I interviewed her to identify who precisely she means in paragraph two. I mean, we all *know* who she means, but getting her to say “the Muslims” out loud would be somewhat clarifying imho
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December 18, 2025 at 10:43 PM
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In 2026 it will be fascinating to watch the American and European media establishment come to terms with the possibility that the US President might no longer be sane
December 19, 2025 at 12:10 AM
In 2026 it will be fascinating to watch the American and European media establishment come to terms with the possibility that the US President might no longer be sane
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A quick explanation of how this borrowing to assist Ukraine will work. "Enhanced cooperation" means EU law is being used, but some Member States opt out. The process has been applied a few times before, but never before re the EU budget. 1/
🚨 The latest conclusions say the EU will trigger Article 20 of enhanced cooperation to ensure that any mobilisation of EU resources to guarantee joint debt "will not have an impact on the financial obligations of the Czech Republic, Hungary and Slovakia," as previously reported by Euronews.
🚨 Bombshell at #EUCO at almost 2 am: António Costa has proposed to use common borrowing to meet Ukraine's most immediate financial needs while technical work on the reparations loan continues in the coming months.
Messy mix-match solution. Leaders are still discussing.
Messy mix-match solution. Leaders are still discussing.
December 19, 2025 at 2:50 AM
A quick explanation of how this borrowing to assist Ukraine will work. "Enhanced cooperation" means EU law is being used, but some Member States opt out. The process has been applied a few times before, but never before re the EU budget. 1/
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Hugely important decision that essentially saves Ukraine from having to accept a bad deal through running out of money.
Eurobonds becoming the emergency funding mechanism of choice. Note too that this was (de facto?) enhanced co-operation.
www.ft.com/content/e569...
www.ft.com/content/e569...
EU agrees €90bn loan to Ukraine after frozen Russian asset plan fails
Money to be borrowed against bloc’s budget after leaders fail to agree on proposal using Moscow’s funds
www.ft.com
December 19, 2025 at 7:30 AM
Hugely important decision that essentially saves Ukraine from having to accept a bad deal through running out of money.
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If you needed a better example of the way politicians use and discard young teenage girls, this is it. The stats are there if you’d care to view them, Kemi
December 18, 2025 at 4:21 PM
If you needed a better example of the way politicians use and discard young teenage girls, this is it. The stats are there if you’d care to view them, Kemi
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"dark arts" - or as normal people call it, "lying"
December 18, 2025 at 1:48 PM
"dark arts" - or as normal people call it, "lying"
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Defeated Ted Knight (through the passage of time). Retook Lambeth (through mean reversion after 2002). Beat the BNP (because 2010 was a general election year). Masterminded the 2020 and 2024 elections (by going “just tell them what they want to hear and worry about implementation later”).
Another McSweeney profile talking about rescuing Lambeth from Militant and Ted Knight
By the time McSweeney arrived in London, Militant had gone and Lambeth Council was led by Jim Dickson - a Blairite and now Labour MP for Dartford
It's mad mythology www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/politics/lab...
By the time McSweeney arrived in London, Militant had gone and Lambeth Council was led by Jim Dickson - a Blairite and now Labour MP for Dartford
It's mad mythology www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/politics/lab...
December 18, 2025 at 3:54 PM
Defeated Ted Knight (through the passage of time). Retook Lambeth (through mean reversion after 2002). Beat the BNP (because 2010 was a general election year). Masterminded the 2020 and 2024 elections (by going “just tell them what they want to hear and worry about implementation later”).
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Even by my low expectations for Kemi Badenoch ‘violence against women and girls is something done by immigrants and nobody else’ has shocked me.
Dog-whistle and factually incorrect. Ladies, raise your hand if you were sexually assaulted by a boy at school? I’d wager this or a family member is most women’s first experience of sexual violence
December 18, 2025 at 4:19 PM
Even by my low expectations for Kemi Badenoch ‘violence against women and girls is something done by immigrants and nobody else’ has shocked me.
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That time in 2015 when Owen Paterson, a prominent Leave campaigner and former UK Environment Secretary said in the context of Brexit and the EU’s single market,
"Only a madman would actually leave the market"
"Only a madman would actually leave the market"
December 17, 2025 at 9:40 PM
That time in 2015 when Owen Paterson, a prominent Leave campaigner and former UK Environment Secretary said in the context of Brexit and the EU’s single market,
"Only a madman would actually leave the market"
"Only a madman would actually leave the market"