James Cooper
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Lol, BBC apologising to him for damaging his reputation whilst simultaneously publishing breaking news articles about his links to a paedophile sex trafficker
It just doesn’t make any sense anymore
Everyone knows he incited that riot - time to start pointing out that the emperor is in fact naked
It just doesn’t make any sense anymore
Everyone knows he incited that riot - time to start pointing out that the emperor is in fact naked
November 12, 2025 at 5:36 PM
Lol, BBC apologising to him for damaging his reputation whilst simultaneously publishing breaking news articles about his links to a paedophile sex trafficker
It just doesn’t make any sense anymore
Everyone knows he incited that riot - time to start pointing out that the emperor is in fact naked
It just doesn’t make any sense anymore
Everyone knows he incited that riot - time to start pointing out that the emperor is in fact naked
Lol, if Starmer is “Trump’s poodle” what does that make Johnson and Farage?
November 10, 2025 at 9:05 AM
Lol, if Starmer is “Trump’s poodle” what does that make Johnson and Farage?
Sounds like he was going shortly anyway, and if he goes as a result of right wing criticism then it puts pressure on them to avoid appointing someone more neutral and to continue the slide to the right
November 10, 2025 at 8:59 AM
Sounds like he was going shortly anyway, and if he goes as a result of right wing criticism then it puts pressure on them to avoid appointing someone more neutral and to continue the slide to the right
It’s honestly one of the most ingrained myths in our civilisation - the lie that hard work equates with success and money
If anything it’s the opposite. The hardest jobs are often the lowest paid
Musk didn’t get a dad who owned an emerald mine through working hard, he was just born into it
If anything it’s the opposite. The hardest jobs are often the lowest paid
Musk didn’t get a dad who owned an emerald mine through working hard, he was just born into it
November 6, 2025 at 4:23 PM
It’s honestly one of the most ingrained myths in our civilisation - the lie that hard work equates with success and money
If anything it’s the opposite. The hardest jobs are often the lowest paid
Musk didn’t get a dad who owned an emerald mine through working hard, he was just born into it
If anything it’s the opposite. The hardest jobs are often the lowest paid
Musk didn’t get a dad who owned an emerald mine through working hard, he was just born into it
It’s worse than flags because in part the poppy symbolises remembrance of the horrors endured to oppose fascism, and to never let it happen again
Now it is used as a symbol by British fascists
The message of ‘war is bad’ has also been corrupted into ‘support our troops’ which is entirely different
Now it is used as a symbol by British fascists
The message of ‘war is bad’ has also been corrupted into ‘support our troops’ which is entirely different
November 6, 2025 at 12:11 PM
It’s worse than flags because in part the poppy symbolises remembrance of the horrors endured to oppose fascism, and to never let it happen again
Now it is used as a symbol by British fascists
The message of ‘war is bad’ has also been corrupted into ‘support our troops’ which is entirely different
Now it is used as a symbol by British fascists
The message of ‘war is bad’ has also been corrupted into ‘support our troops’ which is entirely different
It also highlights the current extreme polarisation of opinion
The right view Starmer as a dangerous out of control woke socialist, whereas the left view him as a repressive anti-minority right wing red Tory
The language and tone is dialled up so far it’s hard to see the reality underneath
The right view Starmer as a dangerous out of control woke socialist, whereas the left view him as a repressive anti-minority right wing red Tory
The language and tone is dialled up so far it’s hard to see the reality underneath
November 5, 2025 at 8:26 AM
It also highlights the current extreme polarisation of opinion
The right view Starmer as a dangerous out of control woke socialist, whereas the left view him as a repressive anti-minority right wing red Tory
The language and tone is dialled up so far it’s hard to see the reality underneath
The right view Starmer as a dangerous out of control woke socialist, whereas the left view him as a repressive anti-minority right wing red Tory
The language and tone is dialled up so far it’s hard to see the reality underneath
I don’t understand how we can be both
a) living in a cost of living crisis with ordinary people struggling to buy the basics, and;
b) it be reasonable to raise taxes on ordinary people
Either a) is overblown and everyone is richer than they think, or there is plenty of wealth but only at the top
a) living in a cost of living crisis with ordinary people struggling to buy the basics, and;
b) it be reasonable to raise taxes on ordinary people
Either a) is overblown and everyone is richer than they think, or there is plenty of wealth but only at the top
November 4, 2025 at 11:39 AM
I don’t understand how we can be both
a) living in a cost of living crisis with ordinary people struggling to buy the basics, and;
b) it be reasonable to raise taxes on ordinary people
Either a) is overblown and everyone is richer than they think, or there is plenty of wealth but only at the top
a) living in a cost of living crisis with ordinary people struggling to buy the basics, and;
b) it be reasonable to raise taxes on ordinary people
Either a) is overblown and everyone is richer than they think, or there is plenty of wealth but only at the top
Labelling Farage as charismatic is the same as labelling Boris Johnson as charismatic - I just don’t get it.
Both are very boring and are incredibly transparent in their naked self-interest.
Both present carefully curated personas which the media lap up - that is not the same as being charismatic
Both are very boring and are incredibly transparent in their naked self-interest.
Both present carefully curated personas which the media lap up - that is not the same as being charismatic
November 4, 2025 at 9:32 AM
Labelling Farage as charismatic is the same as labelling Boris Johnson as charismatic - I just don’t get it.
Both are very boring and are incredibly transparent in their naked self-interest.
Both present carefully curated personas which the media lap up - that is not the same as being charismatic
Both are very boring and are incredibly transparent in their naked self-interest.
Both present carefully curated personas which the media lap up - that is not the same as being charismatic
It’s pretty clear now what he did and what he was part of. Not very different from the grooming gangs
One causes a national enquiry, endless attention from foreign billionaires etc
The other is no longer a prince but still gets to live in a royal house on public money with a 6 figure allowance
One causes a national enquiry, endless attention from foreign billionaires etc
The other is no longer a prince but still gets to live in a royal house on public money with a 6 figure allowance
November 3, 2025 at 12:00 PM
It’s pretty clear now what he did and what he was part of. Not very different from the grooming gangs
One causes a national enquiry, endless attention from foreign billionaires etc
The other is no longer a prince but still gets to live in a royal house on public money with a 6 figure allowance
One causes a national enquiry, endless attention from foreign billionaires etc
The other is no longer a prince but still gets to live in a royal house on public money with a 6 figure allowance
The ‘NATO is obsolete’ viewpoint was far more understandable before Russia (whom it was set up to guard against) started invading and annexing a democratic European neighbour
It’s a nice notion that we could do without it, but recent years prove it is essential to preserving European democracy
It’s a nice notion that we could do without it, but recent years prove it is essential to preserving European democracy
November 3, 2025 at 11:50 AM
The ‘NATO is obsolete’ viewpoint was far more understandable before Russia (whom it was set up to guard against) started invading and annexing a democratic European neighbour
It’s a nice notion that we could do without it, but recent years prove it is essential to preserving European democracy
It’s a nice notion that we could do without it, but recent years prove it is essential to preserving European democracy
I’ve always thought compulsory voting is a bit problematic and right wing in and of itself
In a liberal democracy if I have the freedom to vote then I should also have the freedom to choose to not vote?
Polarisation is also driven by moderate policies not being as attractive to social media feeds
In a liberal democracy if I have the freedom to vote then I should also have the freedom to choose to not vote?
Polarisation is also driven by moderate policies not being as attractive to social media feeds
November 3, 2025 at 8:33 AM
I’ve always thought compulsory voting is a bit problematic and right wing in and of itself
In a liberal democracy if I have the freedom to vote then I should also have the freedom to choose to not vote?
Polarisation is also driven by moderate policies not being as attractive to social media feeds
In a liberal democracy if I have the freedom to vote then I should also have the freedom to choose to not vote?
Polarisation is also driven by moderate policies not being as attractive to social media feeds
To be honest I don’t think academic success and hard work have anything at all to do with success in politics
Renting out her home whilst she lives in no. 11 is probably one of the few examples of acceptable landlordism - but generating a private profit whilst she lives rent free is questionable
Renting out her home whilst she lives in no. 11 is probably one of the few examples of acceptable landlordism - but generating a private profit whilst she lives rent free is questionable
November 3, 2025 at 8:18 AM
To be honest I don’t think academic success and hard work have anything at all to do with success in politics
Renting out her home whilst she lives in no. 11 is probably one of the few examples of acceptable landlordism - but generating a private profit whilst she lives rent free is questionable
Renting out her home whilst she lives in no. 11 is probably one of the few examples of acceptable landlordism - but generating a private profit whilst she lives rent free is questionable
To me it’s more the growing influence of social media and the decline of traditional news
Right policies are easy to understand and offer simple (if flawed) solutions, perfect for our reduced attention span or a 30 second vid
Left policies however require a bit of thought and explanation
Right policies are easy to understand and offer simple (if flawed) solutions, perfect for our reduced attention span or a 30 second vid
Left policies however require a bit of thought and explanation
November 3, 2025 at 7:23 AM
To me it’s more the growing influence of social media and the decline of traditional news
Right policies are easy to understand and offer simple (if flawed) solutions, perfect for our reduced attention span or a 30 second vid
Left policies however require a bit of thought and explanation
Right policies are easy to understand and offer simple (if flawed) solutions, perfect for our reduced attention span or a 30 second vid
Left policies however require a bit of thought and explanation
Come off it - it’s a completely different scale.
Rayner and Reeves’ errors we’re stupid and unforced, but they’re not exactly handing out public contracts to their pub landlords or ferry companies without ferries
Reeves’ license was less than £1,000 - add a few 0s when looking at Tory corruption
Rayner and Reeves’ errors we’re stupid and unforced, but they’re not exactly handing out public contracts to their pub landlords or ferry companies without ferries
Reeves’ license was less than £1,000 - add a few 0s when looking at Tory corruption
October 30, 2025 at 2:54 PM
Come off it - it’s a completely different scale.
Rayner and Reeves’ errors we’re stupid and unforced, but they’re not exactly handing out public contracts to their pub landlords or ferry companies without ferries
Reeves’ license was less than £1,000 - add a few 0s when looking at Tory corruption
Rayner and Reeves’ errors we’re stupid and unforced, but they’re not exactly handing out public contracts to their pub landlords or ferry companies without ferries
Reeves’ license was less than £1,000 - add a few 0s when looking at Tory corruption
I hope this is true but the difficulty will be the anti-reform vote voting tactically
With the Tories continuing to slide into oblivion and Labour doing their best to lose support both to the left and to the right - Reform can be elected on a tiny % of the vote under FPTP
With the Tories continuing to slide into oblivion and Labour doing their best to lose support both to the left and to the right - Reform can be elected on a tiny % of the vote under FPTP
October 20, 2025 at 12:24 PM
I hope this is true but the difficulty will be the anti-reform vote voting tactically
With the Tories continuing to slide into oblivion and Labour doing their best to lose support both to the left and to the right - Reform can be elected on a tiny % of the vote under FPTP
With the Tories continuing to slide into oblivion and Labour doing their best to lose support both to the left and to the right - Reform can be elected on a tiny % of the vote under FPTP
Just goes to show that the BBC relentlessly platforming Farage over decades probably created much of the attention around Reform rather than reflecting it
October 20, 2025 at 9:33 AM
Just goes to show that the BBC relentlessly platforming Farage over decades probably created much of the attention around Reform rather than reflecting it
No - she’ll have to tax the super-wealthy properly. Given that anyone who is super-wealthy doesn’t do anything approaching actual work, she won’t be raising taxes on working people, so won’t be breaking any pledges
October 17, 2025 at 1:03 PM
No - she’ll have to tax the super-wealthy properly. Given that anyone who is super-wealthy doesn’t do anything approaching actual work, she won’t be raising taxes on working people, so won’t be breaking any pledges
Still amazes how they managed to pull off such a perfect adaptation. Almost everything about it is right, down to the smallest details. And it works so well as a film whilst also being so close to the book.
And I don’t think it has really aged at all. There aren’t any moments that look like bad CGI
And I don’t think it has really aged at all. There aren’t any moments that look like bad CGI
October 13, 2025 at 11:12 AM
Still amazes how they managed to pull off such a perfect adaptation. Almost everything about it is right, down to the smallest details. And it works so well as a film whilst also being so close to the book.
And I don’t think it has really aged at all. There aren’t any moments that look like bad CGI
And I don’t think it has really aged at all. There aren’t any moments that look like bad CGI
The obvious danger being the left/liberal & centre vote is split so Reform are elected under FPTP on a tiny percentage after hoovering up chunks of Tory/Labour votes
I admire what the Greens seem to be achieving (early days yet) but the absolute priority for the next election is keeping Reform out
I admire what the Greens seem to be achieving (early days yet) but the absolute priority for the next election is keeping Reform out
October 13, 2025 at 8:57 AM
The obvious danger being the left/liberal & centre vote is split so Reform are elected under FPTP on a tiny percentage after hoovering up chunks of Tory/Labour votes
I admire what the Greens seem to be achieving (early days yet) but the absolute priority for the next election is keeping Reform out
I admire what the Greens seem to be achieving (early days yet) but the absolute priority for the next election is keeping Reform out
That is the problem with making ‘growth’ the primary objective.
It doesn’t really mean anything for ordinary people. It just means the rich will get a bit richer. Some of them might even deign to pay their workers a bit more, most will probably keep the extra for themselves.
It doesn’t really mean anything for ordinary people. It just means the rich will get a bit richer. Some of them might even deign to pay their workers a bit more, most will probably keep the extra for themselves.
October 11, 2025 at 4:24 PM
That is the problem with making ‘growth’ the primary objective.
It doesn’t really mean anything for ordinary people. It just means the rich will get a bit richer. Some of them might even deign to pay their workers a bit more, most will probably keep the extra for themselves.
It doesn’t really mean anything for ordinary people. It just means the rich will get a bit richer. Some of them might even deign to pay their workers a bit more, most will probably keep the extra for themselves.