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Still thinks truth matters and, despite everything, reason will prevail - eventually. Let's hope we're not all living in caves again by then.
A half way house at least would be to restore the old practice of purdah, rather than the current media circus, particularly where it has been handled so abysmally. Hard to imagine that we'll get anything other than a dog's breakfast today.
November 26, 2025 at 8:10 AM
A half way house at least would be to restore the old practice of purdah, rather than the current media circus, particularly where it has been handled so abysmally. Hard to imagine that we'll get anything other than a dog's breakfast today.
It is only woke lefties like Genghis Khan that would suggest that Gibb is injecting massive right-wing bias into the BBC by making employees afraid to report impartially.
November 24, 2025 at 6:07 PM
It is only woke lefties like Genghis Khan that would suggest that Gibb is injecting massive right-wing bias into the BBC by making employees afraid to report impartially.
That is my problem with the Greens: without suggesting any moral equivalence, they are just as prone to magical thinking as Reform.
November 24, 2025 at 10:44 AM
That is my problem with the Greens: without suggesting any moral equivalence, they are just as prone to magical thinking as Reform.
Ah just the kind of story of human suffering that presumably made Mahmood sit up and say, "We'll have more of that please..."
November 23, 2025 at 8:01 AM
Ah just the kind of story of human suffering that presumably made Mahmood sit up and say, "We'll have more of that please..."
Guess what... Doctors are in demand everywhere...
November 21, 2025 at 3:41 AM
Guess what... Doctors are in demand everywhere...
Seems straightforward, just avoid anyone on LinkedIn claiming to be an entrepreneur.
November 19, 2025 at 7:55 PM
Seems straightforward, just avoid anyone on LinkedIn claiming to be an entrepreneur.
Or there are solutions but they don't want to use them for political reasons, so fall back on these sorts of lazy half-truths.
November 16, 2025 at 12:31 PM
Or there are solutions but they don't want to use them for political reasons, so fall back on these sorts of lazy half-truths.
Unsurprised by this. I would hazard a guess that the principle barriers are the costs of labour and materials, which now present a significant barrier to building anything. Of course those are problems that governments don't have any easy solutions for.
November 16, 2025 at 12:30 PM
Unsurprised by this. I would hazard a guess that the principle barriers are the costs of labour and materials, which now present a significant barrier to building anything. Of course those are problems that governments don't have any easy solutions for.
Remember when we thought Yvette Cooper was too extreme?
November 15, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Remember when we thought Yvette Cooper was too extreme?
The concept is bonkers not least because it ignores that international student fees are already a subsidy for our education system.
November 15, 2025 at 10:34 AM
The concept is bonkers not least because it ignores that international student fees are already a subsidy for our education system.
I think this is probably correct. In the end it is all about power.
November 15, 2025 at 9:44 AM
I think this is probably correct. In the end it is all about power.
Excellent notion. I've already got some programming ideas, how about Wotan Wednesdays and Schopenhauer Saturdays? With special programming for Good Friday and St. Johns Day.
November 15, 2025 at 8:28 AM
Excellent notion. I've already got some programming ideas, how about Wotan Wednesdays and Schopenhauer Saturdays? With special programming for Good Friday and St. Johns Day.
Can you give us a clue?
November 15, 2025 at 7:58 AM
Can you give us a clue?
Presumably they are remembering that in 1975 the Prime Minister was Harold Wilson and we voted to stay in the EEC by a massive majority.
November 15, 2025 at 7:55 AM
Presumably they are remembering that in 1975 the Prime Minister was Harold Wilson and we voted to stay in the EEC by a massive majority.
Not sure about Council Tax, but for VAT, yes I think. See e.g. taxpolicy.org.uk/2025/06/27/u...
Are UK workers over-taxed? The answer in three infographics
Explore OECD data on wage taxes: how UK workers rank internationally, how the tax wedge has shifted since 1979, and why many still feel over-taxed.
taxpolicy.org.uk
November 14, 2025 at 7:22 PM
Not sure about Council Tax, but for VAT, yes I think. See e.g. taxpolicy.org.uk/2025/06/27/u...
Controversial view: the problem of low and average earners is not that their income tax is too high - by comparison with countries with similar welfare states it is low - it is other costs such as housing, consumables that are high.
November 14, 2025 at 10:20 AM
Controversial view: the problem of low and average earners is not that their income tax is too high - by comparison with countries with similar welfare states it is low - it is other costs such as housing, consumables that are high.
Personally, I would say it is more of a No. 2 source of news.
November 14, 2025 at 8:27 AM
Personally, I would say it is more of a No. 2 source of news.
A toxic combination of indecision which eventually resolves into the wrong decision. Every single time.
November 14, 2025 at 8:25 AM
A toxic combination of indecision which eventually resolves into the wrong decision. Every single time.
Or in other words, Burnham decides that his competition isn't Starmer and more, it's Streeting.
November 14, 2025 at 8:16 AM
Or in other words, Burnham decides that his competition isn't Starmer and more, it's Streeting.
Totally agree. Without the subsidy the cost is more than double.
November 13, 2025 at 8:21 PM
Totally agree. Without the subsidy the cost is more than double.
I wonder what "ancestral voices" prompted Daniel "nobody is talking about leaving the single market" Hannan to behave the way he does.
November 13, 2025 at 1:42 PM
I wonder what "ancestral voices" prompted Daniel "nobody is talking about leaving the single market" Hannan to behave the way he does.
I think the answer is reform and governance. Getting rid of the BBC simply plays into the hands of the bad guys, or rather the guys who can pay to control what we see.
November 11, 2025 at 8:08 AM
I think the answer is reform and governance. Getting rid of the BBC simply plays into the hands of the bad guys, or rather the guys who can pay to control what we see.
They don't look dressed for camping or hiking but maybe Farage will be able to remember some songs to sing as they march along.
November 10, 2025 at 3:45 PM
They don't look dressed for camping or hiking but maybe Farage will be able to remember some songs to sing as they march along.
The only sensible answer is to send Emily Maitlis in to run the BBC.
November 10, 2025 at 3:37 PM
The only sensible answer is to send Emily Maitlis in to run the BBC.