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Memento (2000)
Keir Starmer must know that it simply can't go on like this Starmer's speech was merciless. It's time for Reform to feel afraid again Getting rid of Keir Starmer as PM is self-obsessed insanity I have always backed Starmer – until now
November 12, 2025 at 2:05 PM
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Montage of immigration tweets from Keir Starmer
November 11, 2025 at 1:53 PM
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Montage of an avalanche of racist tweets from Keir Starmer from summer 2025
November 11, 2025 at 1:26 PM
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Thanks for your help
Google AI response to a spelling query: "The two correct spellings are "maneuvering" (American English) and "maneuvering" (British English), with the latter being the preferred spelling in the US, while "maneuvering" is the preferred spelling in the UK and other English-speaking countries. The spelling "maneuvering" is a variation of both. maneuvering: This spelling is standard in American English and is also used in other countries. maneuvering: This spelling is standard in British English and is also used in countries like Canada, Australia, and New Zealand. "
November 9, 2025 at 6:28 PM
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It has been claimed by sources talking to The Guardian that staff at the Crown Prosecution Service had been in favour of dropping the case, to the point of informing Chambers, via his solicitor, that they would not oppose the final appeal, but had then been overruled by the head of the service, the Director of Public Prosecutions, Keir Starmer.[31] Chambers' MP, Louise Mensch, called for a House of Commons committee to investigate Starmer's behaviour.[31] However, a spokesperson for the CPS said that Starmer had not taken part in decisions about the case.[31]
November 9, 2025 at 1:21 PM
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Trying to win the approval of the Daily Mail by being massively racist seems to be going well
November 5, 2025 at 10:13 AM
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November 5, 2025 at 6:22 AM
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Imagine hitting send on this
James O'Malley: "(If I were writing British politics as an episode of The West Wing, I'd have Starmer activate the "Hail Mary" option of saying he'll rejoin the EU in a second term. Re-polarise the electorate along Brexit lines and hope the shifts in demographics/material reality force a winning coalition.)"
October 28, 2025 at 2:12 PM
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Pat McFadden is on TV again with his latest fascisms
Painting of a turtle with glasses
October 9, 2025 at 9:05 AM
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April 2024 tweet from Sky reporter Alistair Bunkall: "Beautician in Jerusalem to my wife today, as she had nails done: 'better to kill them (Palestinians) as babies now before they grow up to become terrorists'"
October 8, 2025 at 8:44 AM
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They really are hilariously shit
Post from Steve Reed: "Buying a home should be a dream, not a nightmare. Our plans to fix the homebuying process will save first-time buyers £710 on average and cut weeks off the process. This Government is putting money back into working people's pockets." The picture is the worst version of the Drake meme you have ever seen
October 6, 2025 at 10:15 AM
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Good idea
My dog falling asleep
October 5, 2025 at 9:04 PM
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"Please don't say our guy has fucked it. You're not helping"
‪Gaby Hinsliff‬ ‪@gabyhinsliff.bsky.social‬ · 10h Heading home from Green Party conference where I listened to (another) party of the left positioning itself as (another) crucial vehicle to fight Reform, & while in some ways it’s good this marketplace is crowded not empty, can’t help feeling that crowdedness may become a problem 17 6 ‪Leanest Optician‬ ‪@vertigoem.bsky.social‬ · 10h Please can we stop the pretence that Labour are left 2 Gaby Hinsliff ‪@gabyhinsliff.bsky.social‬ This is an absolutely brilliant indication of what I’m talking about
October 4, 2025 at 6:42 AM
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It would be a pretty crazy storyline if the Guardian's deputy political editor's mortgage was to be affected by things she was reporting on. Who's writing my character in this stuff, she asks
Post from Jessica Elgot: "Will really be a twist of fate if my mortgage doubles because Lindsay Hoyle had an ill-timed pop at Rachel Reeves for not answering enough questions in the chamber"
October 2, 2025 at 10:59 AM
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Everything would be OK if we could get back to sensible centrist briefcase politics and sensible centrist briefcase columns about it
Post from Stephen Bush: "I think a lot of this is primarily about what many of us in the media now rewards. I chaired quite a few fringes at Labour conference, and at all of them I walked away impressed by the quality of all the MPs and their contributions."
October 2, 2025 at 9:00 AM
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Pressed for details about what was blocking deportations of foreign criminals, Sir Keir cited Articles 3 and 8 of the ECHR - which ban torture and protect the right to private and family life respectively.
October 1, 2025 at 11:19 AM
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Starmer with the caption "That's real Britain"
October 1, 2025 at 8:18 AM
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A photo of Starmer with the caption "That's real Britain"
October 1, 2025 at 5:41 AM
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Hamas must accept the plan that Netanyahu doesn’t accept
September 30, 2025 at 11:27 AM
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Edited screenshot from the quoted piece to selectively remove text and highlight two phrases which read "It will undoubtedly be harsh for many," and "What it does do, however,"
September 30, 2025 at 8:43 AM
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Probability of Starmer saying "Stick a fork in the sausages": high
BBC News screenshot. Starmer to say Britain 'at a fork in the road' Sir Keir Starmer stands in front of a giant red screen with the slogan Renew Britain. He is wearing a dark suit with a white shirt and a red tie. He is applauding Chancellor Rachel Reeves, not shown. Image source,Reuters ByJennifer McKiernan, Political reporter and Chris Mason, Political editor
September 30, 2025 at 7:22 AM
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Haven't seen this name in a while. Theo used to do a regular little Friday pm "fun anecdote" from the Blair years on Twitter. One week he revealed that they had once had in their possession a recording of a Tory MP making overtly racist remarks, but decided to sit on it! What japes (cont)
‘Labour must offer real change – not incrementalism’ Theo Bertram
September 29, 2025 at 6:40 PM
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Meanwhile in an alternate universe
John Rentoul: "Refreshing from Matthew Syed on how politics has moved to the left in the past 20 years www.thetimes.com/comment/colu..."
September 29, 2025 at 7:27 AM
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MP opposes homes as house building target doubles MP John Whitby. He is wearing a blue suit jacket and a dark red tie tinged with a navy pattern. Image source,UK Parliament Image caption, Derbyshire Dales MP John Whitby spoke against plans for 70 homes in his constituency
September 29, 2025 at 6:45 AM
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Getting mighty tired of sensible centrist commentators not offering grovelling mea culpas for forcing this shitshow onto us
Post from Stepehn Bush: "Getting mighty tired of the meme on here of “oh, it is just so difficult for the government to set the agenda”. The government (which literally employs thousands of press officers) is setting the agenda - it’s just that it is setting it on toxic ground it can’t win."
September 28, 2025 at 6:14 PM