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I've never understood why US politicians are allowed to add random, irrelevant amendments to legislation. You realise this stuff isn't allowed in most democracies right?
November 19, 2025 at 6:51 AM
I've never understood why US politicians are allowed to add random, irrelevant amendments to legislation. You realise this stuff isn't allowed in most democracies right?
Excellent - only another 21 years to go until your original point is valid.
November 18, 2025 at 8:16 AM
Excellent - only another 21 years to go until your original point is valid.
You think this image will look a lot better if it says "4.3 million" on the cheese wheel?
November 18, 2025 at 4:49 AM
You think this image will look a lot better if it says "4.3 million" on the cheese wheel?
They're not chasing votes. They're doing what they really believe in. These aren't left wing politicians pursuing a misguided electoral strategy - they're right wing politicians using "pragmatism" to sell right wing policies to left wing voters.
November 18, 2025 at 4:47 AM
They're not chasing votes. They're doing what they really believe in. These aren't left wing politicians pursuing a misguided electoral strategy - they're right wing politicians using "pragmatism" to sell right wing policies to left wing voters.
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I'm just glad that The Labour Party aren't alive to see this.
November 16, 2025 at 11:21 AM
I'm just glad that The Labour Party aren't alive to see this.
It's also a strategy with diminishing returns. If you always aim policy at right wing voters in swing seats it hollows out your support. THAT is the point. The number of people willing to show up for Labour has been in decline for years. Eventually it doesn't matter how wisely you spread resources.
November 16, 2025 at 10:40 PM
It's also a strategy with diminishing returns. If you always aim policy at right wing voters in swing seats it hollows out your support. THAT is the point. The number of people willing to show up for Labour has been in decline for years. Eventually it doesn't matter how wisely you spread resources.
I keep seeing people say this but Starmer's approach on immigration and asylum has been extremely conistent, and the direction is very clear.
November 16, 2025 at 10:12 PM
I keep seeing people say this but Starmer's approach on immigration and asylum has been extremely conistent, and the direction is very clear.
I think you need to seriously consider that this is in fact what he patently believes.
November 16, 2025 at 10:07 PM
I think you need to seriously consider that this is in fact what he patently believes.
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November 16, 2025 at 10:00 PM
*undersells. Not Cinderella. Bloody useless autocorrect.
November 15, 2025 at 9:45 PM
*undersells. Not Cinderella. Bloody useless autocorrect.
The article kind of Cinderella now glorious Arkell vs. Pressures is:
November 15, 2025 at 9:44 PM
The article kind of Cinderella now glorious Arkell vs. Pressures is:
Doesn't say on the original, but other graphs based on similar data suggest it's probably Japan. (Not in Europe, obvs.)
November 14, 2025 at 7:29 PM
Doesn't say on the original, but other graphs based on similar data suggest it's probably Japan. (Not in Europe, obvs.)
Finally tracked down the source for this: www.ft.com/content/e1a2...
How we made it: will China be the first electrostate?
Beijing dominates in solar, wind, electric cars, rail and batteries
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November 14, 2025 at 7:24 PM
Finally tracked down the source for this: www.ft.com/content/e1a2...
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It's a genius move because you get all the popularity that comes with announcing an income tax rise, all the credibility with the markets that comes with doing a screeching U-turn, and all the revenue that comes with tinkering with the cycle to work scheme instead.
November 14, 2025 at 7:04 AM
It's a genius move because you get all the popularity that comes with announcing an income tax rise, all the credibility with the markets that comes with doing a screeching U-turn, and all the revenue that comes with tinkering with the cycle to work scheme instead.
Probably concerned about what would happen if they take the shot and it doesn't work. Not sure I'd have confidence in the US electorate and political system to deal with him if he were committing these crimes on live prime time television at this point.
November 13, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Probably concerned about what would happen if they take the shot and it doesn't work. Not sure I'd have confidence in the US electorate and political system to deal with him if he were committing these crimes on live prime time television at this point.
To put it another way, the release of that film is closer in time to the Kennedy assassination than it is to now.
November 13, 2025 at 3:13 PM
To put it another way, the release of that film is closer in time to the Kennedy assassination than it is to now.
Don't think of it as 33 years - just think of it as a third of a century. Hope this helps.
November 13, 2025 at 11:37 AM
Don't think of it as 33 years - just think of it as a third of a century. Hope this helps.
Magnificently horrible.
November 13, 2025 at 8:46 AM
Magnificently horrible.
Whataboutery doesn't help. They were elected on "change", not "essentially more of the same".
November 12, 2025 at 9:49 AM
Whataboutery doesn't help. They were elected on "change", not "essentially more of the same".
I think that might be it's mouth?
November 10, 2025 at 8:19 PM
I think that might be it's mouth?
The Labour Party here in the UK is currently learning the same lesson. It sort of worked during the election because everyone was sick of the Tories, but they've spent decades hollowing out their base and are now spread so thin they're in genuine danger of annihilation.
November 10, 2025 at 6:53 PM
The Labour Party here in the UK is currently learning the same lesson. It sort of worked during the election because everyone was sick of the Tories, but they've spent decades hollowing out their base and are now spread so thin they're in genuine danger of annihilation.
No, but they think the people who vote for them are. Not without justification.
November 10, 2025 at 6:34 PM
No, but they think the people who vote for them are. Not without justification.
The surprise is that your periodic table is 30 years out of date.
November 10, 2025 at 7:29 AM
The surprise is that your periodic table is 30 years out of date.