Martin Warne
@martinwarne.net
Spurs fan, digital consultant. Labour & Co-op Party member. Fabian. Labour Movement for Europe. SERA. Republic. UTAW (CWU). Occasional MAMIL 🚴♂️
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Used to have this argument with fellow Cons and, ultimately, unless and until I am a member of the Cabinet, I'm undo no obligation not to publicly oppose dumb things my party does.
Labour is going to introduce safe routes for those claiming refugee status while everybody here is talking about ‘jewellery theft’ proposals. I strongly suspect the latter was meant to divert Sun readers’ attention from clocking the former while you are meant to be welcoming the former. 🫤
“Until I am [bound by some form of collective responsibility], I'm under no obligation not to publicly oppose dumb things my party does.”
I am adopting this as my position regarding the Labour Party.
I am adopting this as my position regarding the Labour Party.
Another greedy American corporation wanting to sticks its hands in our pockets. www.bbc.co.uk/sport/footba...
Champions League: Paramount wins rights to show games in UK from 2027
Champions League matches in the UK will be shown by Paramount from 2027 after the US company wins the broadcast rights for the tournament.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 20, 2025 at 5:59 PM
Another greedy American corporation wanting to sticks its hands in our pockets. www.bbc.co.uk/sport/footba...
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Tell us your views on cycling TV coverage after a year of a lot of change in the UK
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A year of cycling on TNT Sports
After a season of live cycling on TNT Sports, the closure of Eurosport, and the end of ITV's coverage of the Tour de France in the UK, we wanted to know how it has been for you, and what your viewing ...
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November 20, 2025 at 12:11 PM
Tell us your views on cycling TV coverage after a year of a lot of change in the UK
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I swear a lot of the Government's problems would be solved by just taking themselves off of Twitter
November 19, 2025 at 11:00 AM
I swear a lot of the Government's problems would be solved by just taking themselves off of Twitter
Government announces first ever Men's Health Strategy for England: www.gov.uk/government/n...
Government unveils England's first ever Men's Health Strategy
The government launches bold plan to tackle physical and mental health challenges faced by men and boys, and reduce inequalities.
www.gov.uk
November 19, 2025 at 10:38 AM
Government announces first ever Men's Health Strategy for England: www.gov.uk/government/n...
Cllr Nur Begum was not reselected by the NEC panel tasked with picking candidates for next year’s elections, so she promptly defected to the Newham Independents. As a buy-to-let landlord she’ll feel right at home on their benches.
November 17, 2025 at 6:05 PM
Cllr Nur Begum was not reselected by the NEC panel tasked with picking candidates for next year’s elections, so she promptly defected to the Newham Independents. As a buy-to-let landlord she’ll feel right at home on their benches.
“Until I am [bound by some form of collective responsibility], I'm under no obligation not to publicly oppose dumb things my party does.”
I am adopting this as my position regarding the Labour Party.
I am adopting this as my position regarding the Labour Party.
Used to have this argument with fellow Cons and, ultimately, unless and until I am a member of the Cabinet, I'm undo no obligation not to publicly oppose dumb things my party does.
Labour is going to introduce safe routes for those claiming refugee status while everybody here is talking about ‘jewellery theft’ proposals. I strongly suspect the latter was meant to divert Sun readers’ attention from clocking the former while you are meant to be welcoming the former. 🫤
November 17, 2025 at 1:52 PM
“Until I am [bound by some form of collective responsibility], I'm under no obligation not to publicly oppose dumb things my party does.”
I am adopting this as my position regarding the Labour Party.
I am adopting this as my position regarding the Labour Party.
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A strong immigration system doesn't need to be a cruel one.
It shouldn't need saying - but refugees & asylum seekers are real people, fleeing war and persecution.
This daughter of an immigrant is proud of our British and Labour values of respect and not turning our backs on people in real need.
It shouldn't need saying - but refugees & asylum seekers are real people, fleeing war and persecution.
This daughter of an immigrant is proud of our British and Labour values of respect and not turning our backs on people in real need.
November 17, 2025 at 11:02 AM
A strong immigration system doesn't need to be a cruel one.
It shouldn't need saying - but refugees & asylum seekers are real people, fleeing war and persecution.
This daughter of an immigrant is proud of our British and Labour values of respect and not turning our backs on people in real need.
It shouldn't need saying - but refugees & asylum seekers are real people, fleeing war and persecution.
This daughter of an immigrant is proud of our British and Labour values of respect and not turning our backs on people in real need.
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Good statement from the US conference of Catholic Bishops
November 14, 2025 at 2:17 AM
Good statement from the US conference of Catholic Bishops
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New statement from Labour MP Simon Opher, who is not very happy at the proposed asylum plans: "We should stop the boats because it's dangerous, and we should stop the scapegoating of immigrants because it's wrong and cruel…. We should push back on the racist agenda of Reform rather than echo it."
November 17, 2025 at 11:24 AM
New statement from Labour MP Simon Opher, who is not very happy at the proposed asylum plans: "We should stop the boats because it's dangerous, and we should stop the scapegoating of immigrants because it's wrong and cruel…. We should push back on the racist agenda of Reform rather than echo it."
And the party still expects members to go out on the doorstep and ask for people’s votes in May? www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
Asylum seekers’ jewellery could be seized to pay for processing costs, says Home Office minister
Idea borrowed from Denmark is latest attempt to reduce number of people seeking asylum in UK
www.theguardian.com
November 17, 2025 at 9:37 AM
And the party still expects members to go out on the doorstep and ask for people’s votes in May? www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
And yet the PM still insists he can “make Brexit work”…
➡️ Brexit reduced UK GDP by 6-8%
➡️ Investment reduced by between 12-18%
➡️ Employment reduced by 3-4%
➡️ Productivity reduced by 3-4%
"Combination of elevated uncertainty, reduced demand, diverted management time, and increased misallocation of resources from a protracted Brexit process"
➡️ Investment reduced by between 12-18%
➡️ Employment reduced by 3-4%
➡️ Productivity reduced by 3-4%
"Combination of elevated uncertainty, reduced demand, diverted management time, and increased misallocation of resources from a protracted Brexit process"
November 17, 2025 at 7:01 AM
And yet the PM still insists he can “make Brexit work”…
If Biden had had an MRI and couldn’t say what it was for it would have been the lead story on Fox and every RW talk radio show for weeks. But Trump? *crickets*
The search continues.
Trump on Airforce One: “I had an MRI and the result was outstanding.”
Reporter: “Is it your brain?”
Trump: “I have no idea what they analysed, but whatever they analyse, they analysed it well.”
Trump on Airforce One: “I had an MRI and the result was outstanding.”
Reporter: “Is it your brain?”
Trump: “I have no idea what they analysed, but whatever they analyse, they analysed it well.”
November 15, 2025 at 11:13 AM
If Biden had had an MRI and couldn’t say what it was for it would have been the lead story on Fox and every RW talk radio show for weeks. But Trump? *crickets*
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NEW: Pope Leo XIV will share a meal this Sunday with Alessia Nobile and four fellow transgender Catholic activists, during the Vatican’s Jubilee of the Poor — marking the most significant public encounter shared between a pope and the trans community.
NEW: Transgender Activists to Dine with Pope Leo XIV during Sunday's Jubilee for the Poor
Papal luncheon with trans advocate Alessia Nobile set for Sunday at Vatican’s Jubilee of the Poor, highlighting a legacy of outreach and hopes for continued inclusion.
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November 14, 2025 at 1:05 AM
NEW: Pope Leo XIV will share a meal this Sunday with Alessia Nobile and four fellow transgender Catholic activists, during the Vatican’s Jubilee of the Poor — marking the most significant public encounter shared between a pope and the trans community.
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BBC Under Attack: Pot and Kettle Special
The new Private Eye is out now.
The new Private Eye is out now.
November 12, 2025 at 8:06 AM
BBC Under Attack: Pot and Kettle Special
The new Private Eye is out now.
The new Private Eye is out now.
AI-powered Nimbyism. FFS, is there anything that cursed technology can't make worse? www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
AI-powered nimbyism could grind UK planning system to a halt, experts warn
Tools that help people scan applications and find grounds for objection have potential to hit government’s housebuilding plans
www.theguardian.com
November 11, 2025 at 10:01 AM
AI-powered Nimbyism. FFS, is there anything that cursed technology can't make worse? www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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Between the Democrats caving yesterday and the BBC’s capitulation, I fear liberal democracy is done. At least in countries with United in their name.
November 10, 2025 at 1:53 PM
Between the Democrats caving yesterday and the BBC’s capitulation, I fear liberal democracy is done. At least in countries with United in their name.
No great sympathy for Davis, who never should have been appointed in the first place, but having to resign over this is utterly ridiculous.
So the BBC director general has had to resign because Panorama suggested that Trump tried to overturn the result of the 2020 presidential election? Because obviously that never happened …
November 9, 2025 at 7:52 PM
No great sympathy for Davis, who never should have been appointed in the first place, but having to resign over this is utterly ridiculous.
November 8, 2025 at 2:28 PM
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Hands up, I wrote this partly as a wind-up. But, you know, London does need a moderate, positive centre-Right party in its democratic mix. And at the moment the city's Tories are down in the sewer with Musk, Farage and Jenrick: www.onlondon.co.uk/dave-hill-lo.... #london #conservatives
Dave Hill: London's Tories need to learn from Zohran Mamdani
The British Left is exulting in his New York mayoral win, but it has big lessons for the British capital's Conservatives
www.onlondon.co.uk
November 8, 2025 at 7:53 AM
Hands up, I wrote this partly as a wind-up. But, you know, London does need a moderate, positive centre-Right party in its democratic mix. And at the moment the city's Tories are down in the sewer with Musk, Farage and Jenrick: www.onlondon.co.uk/dave-hill-lo.... #london #conservatives
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The state of the US summed up in a single image...
November 7, 2025 at 1:46 PM
The state of the US summed up in a single image...
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The government must remove its accounts from X.
It’s colluding with a threat to national security.
It’s colluding with a threat to national security.
A magnificent piece of work. Comprehesive, revelatory & shocking. Journalism this good is always rare & precious but never moreso than at times like this. Latter day Lord Haw Haws being plumped, preened & delivered to your doorstep in plain sight by a Nazi-saluting goon
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Elon Musk is boosting the British right - and this shows how
Elon Musk is boosting the British right - and this shows how
news.sky.com
November 6, 2025 at 4:43 PM
The government must remove its accounts from X.
It’s colluding with a threat to national security.
It’s colluding with a threat to national security.