WAFC Rob
@wafcrob.bsky.social
SEND Worker, Wigan Athletic and Warriors fan, wrestling fan, movie buff. May post a lot about politics. I have a blog. He orchestrated it. Jimmy!
https://thecircledsquare.blog/author/wafcrob101/
https://thecircledsquare.blog/author/wafcrob101/
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There's plenty of demand for left-leaning economic populism among the British public.
The Green Party's proposal for a wealth tax on 1% of assets above £10m and 2% on assets above £1bn comes top of our list of tax reforms that Britons would support, with 75% giving it their backing
yougov.co.uk/economy/arti...
yougov.co.uk/economy/arti...
October 23, 2025 at 11:40 AM
There's plenty of demand for left-leaning economic populism among the British public.
Made a ranking list of all of Britain's Prime Ministers that served at least 1.5 years a year and a bit ago. Recently looked at it again and tweaked it. Bumped Blair down to D tier and Cameron to the bottom 10 as he deserves.
thecircledsquare.blog/2024/07/13/w...
thecircledsquare.blog/2024/07/13/w...
Where Does Rishi Sunak Rank in the History of British Prime Ministers?
With the Conservative Party suffering a disastrous defeat at the 2024 UK general election, bringing to an end a hideously grim and destructive 14 years in Government, here’s how our outgoing …
thecircledsquare.blog
October 23, 2025 at 8:30 AM
Made a ranking list of all of Britain's Prime Ministers that served at least 1.5 years a year and a bit ago. Recently looked at it again and tweaked it. Bumped Blair down to D tier and Cameron to the bottom 10 as he deserves.
thecircledsquare.blog/2024/07/13/w...
thecircledsquare.blog/2024/07/13/w...
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Anyone remember Reform promising to go into their new councils with DOGE-style units to slash “waste” and stop taxes from rising? Yeah, it went exactly as you’d expect if you put people in charge who have no idea how anything works.
October 6, 2025 at 8:42 AM
Anyone remember Reform promising to go into their new councils with DOGE-style units to slash “waste” and stop taxes from rising? Yeah, it went exactly as you’d expect if you put people in charge who have no idea how anything works.
It might be time for leftists to reckon with the idea that Jeremy Corbyn killed the left movement in this country
September 19, 2025 at 7:10 AM
It might be time for leftists to reckon with the idea that Jeremy Corbyn killed the left movement in this country
Starmer and Company bending over to defend Mandelson is confusing until you remember they were put in the positions they were in by old egomaniac New Labour hacks like him who wanted one last day in the sun, and otherwise they'd be nowhere near power.
September 10, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Starmer and Company bending over to defend Mandelson is confusing until you remember they were put in the positions they were in by old egomaniac New Labour hacks like him who wanted one last day in the sun, and otherwise they'd be nowhere near power.
If we had Australia style preference voting and I was ranking my election choices tommorow:
1. Green
2. Lib Dems
3. Your Party
4. Labour
5. Conservative
6. Reform
1. Green
2. Lib Dems
3. Your Party
4. Labour
5. Conservative
6. Reform
September 9, 2025 at 7:42 PM
If we had Australia style preference voting and I was ranking my election choices tommorow:
1. Green
2. Lib Dems
3. Your Party
4. Labour
5. Conservative
6. Reform
1. Green
2. Lib Dems
3. Your Party
4. Labour
5. Conservative
6. Reform
This is lovely
September 9, 2025 at 4:17 PM
This is lovely
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Israel just targeted and successfully eliminated high level Hamas leadership in Qatar
This is evidence that starving & targeting innocent Gazans was completely unnecessary and likely radicalized millions of Palestinians - very poor strategy unless you need a distraction to stay in power
This is evidence that starving & targeting innocent Gazans was completely unnecessary and likely radicalized millions of Palestinians - very poor strategy unless you need a distraction to stay in power
September 9, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Israel just targeted and successfully eliminated high level Hamas leadership in Qatar
This is evidence that starving & targeting innocent Gazans was completely unnecessary and likely radicalized millions of Palestinians - very poor strategy unless you need a distraction to stay in power
This is evidence that starving & targeting innocent Gazans was completely unnecessary and likely radicalized millions of Palestinians - very poor strategy unless you need a distraction to stay in power
For those keeping track, that's France's THIRD Prime Minister in 1 year
President Emmanuel Macron seems to be getting nearer to naming Armed Forces Minister Sébastien Lecornu as France’s next prime minister.
Macron inches closer to tapping Lecornu as prime minister
The French president’s office was game-planning the Lecornu option Monday evening amid the collapse of Prime Minister François Bayrou’s government.
www.politico.eu
September 9, 2025 at 12:45 PM
For those keeping track, that's France's THIRD Prime Minister in 1 year
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If you want to keep #FarageOut you need to help build a strong opposition to defeat him.
Pretending to be him isn't going to work.
Pretending to be him isn't going to work.
September 9, 2025 at 12:27 PM
If you want to keep #FarageOut you need to help build a strong opposition to defeat him.
Pretending to be him isn't going to work.
Pretending to be him isn't going to work.
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When you first get home and your significant other tells you all of the drama that happened that day.
September 9, 2025 at 3:05 AM
When you first get home and your significant other tells you all of the drama that happened that day.
So now it's basically fully proven that Trump is a nonce and a friend of Epstein, it remains to be seen whether this will cause one of the rare "below 40%" ratings for Trump before it rebounds once everyone forgets about it
September 9, 2025 at 6:58 AM
So now it's basically fully proven that Trump is a nonce and a friend of Epstein, it remains to be seen whether this will cause one of the rare "below 40%" ratings for Trump before it rebounds once everyone forgets about it
Fascinating that back in September 2020 Chomsky predicted Farage emerging as the UK's next PM if Boris didn't live up to the right wings wishes. And people dismissed this as ludicrous at the time saying Farage would never even become an MP lmao
www.newstatesman.com/politics/202...
www.newstatesman.com/politics/202...
September 8, 2025 at 12:08 PM
Fascinating that back in September 2020 Chomsky predicted Farage emerging as the UK's next PM if Boris didn't live up to the right wings wishes. And people dismissed this as ludicrous at the time saying Farage would never even become an MP lmao
www.newstatesman.com/politics/202...
www.newstatesman.com/politics/202...
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Elon Musk is a global purveyor of hate and disinformation and governments should treat him and his companies as such.
Simon Harris and his family have faced credible death threats in recent days.
This morning Elon Musk piles in by falsely claiming Harris is stopping McGregor from running for president.
This morning Elon Musk piles in by falsely claiming Harris is stopping McGregor from running for president.
September 8, 2025 at 10:02 AM
Elon Musk is a global purveyor of hate and disinformation and governments should treat him and his companies as such.
Far too late but a good precedent from Spain
Spain has imposed a permanent ban on the sale of weapons and ammunition to Israel as part of a package of measures aimed at "stopping the genocide" in Gaza.
Spain imposes permanent weapons embargo on Israel
PM Pedro Sánchez announces that ships transporting fuel and planes carrying defense materiel to the country will be banned from Spanish ports and airspace.
ow.ly
September 8, 2025 at 9:36 AM
Far too late but a good precedent from Spain
Mightily impressed by AJ Lee's ability to look exactly the same as she did 10 years ago
September 8, 2025 at 8:07 AM
Mightily impressed by AJ Lee's ability to look exactly the same as she did 10 years ago
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CM Punk with two different moods
September 8, 2025 at 2:14 AM
CM Punk with two different moods
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1 huge reason why Tories didn't stop the boats. That’s Brexit, you mugs. Tories burned every deal with Europe, turned the Channel into a budget Uber, and left Farage wanking over a Union Jack. #ukpolitics
September 8, 2025 at 7:27 AM
1 huge reason why Tories didn't stop the boats. That’s Brexit, you mugs. Tories burned every deal with Europe, turned the Channel into a budget Uber, and left Farage wanking over a Union Jack. #ukpolitics
We are getting a Reform majority government whether the election happens now or in 2029. We are fucked beyond belief.
August 30, 2025 at 11:15 AM
We are getting a Reform majority government whether the election happens now or in 2029. We are fucked beyond belief.
Demanding the instant release of ethnicities of suspects is just OBJECTIVELY racist and I've no fucking clue how we've reached this point where it somehow is not considered racist
August 14, 2025 at 12:48 PM
Demanding the instant release of ethnicities of suspects is just OBJECTIVELY racist and I've no fucking clue how we've reached this point where it somehow is not considered racist
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The UK mostly has really good airports by the standards of their peers. I have never been to a British airport that was by any reasonable international standard 'bad'.
Honestly, I'm full Alan Partridge on this, Gatwick. Door to door from Crystal Palace in less than an hour. Direct access from the train station. Speedy security and if you're lucky you can use the monorail!
Actually, you know what? Let’s stop complaining for a second. QT this with a GOOD airport. Defend that title as much or as little as you like. But let’s hear about airports that don’t suck.
August 14, 2025 at 9:49 AM
The UK mostly has really good airports by the standards of their peers. I have never been to a British airport that was by any reasonable international standard 'bad'.
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Every day is #InternationalWolfDay in our eyes, but today’s a great reminder of how amazing wolves are! 🐺 Support wolf recovery and conservation by donating or advocating for stronger protections. 🌎🐾
Learn more about ways to make an impact: nywolf.org
Learn more about ways to make an impact: nywolf.org
August 13, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Every day is #InternationalWolfDay in our eyes, but today’s a great reminder of how amazing wolves are! 🐺 Support wolf recovery and conservation by donating or advocating for stronger protections. 🌎🐾
Learn more about ways to make an impact: nywolf.org
Learn more about ways to make an impact: nywolf.org
Delighted to see that Happy Gilmore 2 has got decent enough reviews so far.
July 25, 2025 at 4:42 PM
Delighted to see that Happy Gilmore 2 has got decent enough reviews so far.
Whopping 10 point drop for Trump in approval in just 6 months back in office
news.gallup.com/poll/203198/...
news.gallup.com/poll/203198/...
Presidential Approval Ratings -- Donald Trump
Do you approve or disapprove of the way Donald Trump is handling his job as president?
news.gallup.com
July 24, 2025 at 9:36 PM
Whopping 10 point drop for Trump in approval in just 6 months back in office
news.gallup.com/poll/203198/...
news.gallup.com/poll/203198/...
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Reform: opinion poll lead is well below what a successful UK opposition party needs, its leader trails badly on “do you actually want this guy in Downing Street tho?”
Labour: leader hated, on c23 per cent
Conservatives: need I say more?
Labour: leader hated, on c23 per cent
Conservatives: need I say more?
July 24, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Reform: opinion poll lead is well below what a successful UK opposition party needs, its leader trails badly on “do you actually want this guy in Downing Street tho?”
Labour: leader hated, on c23 per cent
Conservatives: need I say more?
Labour: leader hated, on c23 per cent
Conservatives: need I say more?