Fatigue of Gentlemen

Photo of Mayor Mamdani smiling at a child holding giant 2k balloons at the Bronx Community College Early Childhood Center.

Photo of Mayor Mamdani coloring with a child, and a photo of a child holding up a drawing in a crowd, at Sugar Hill Children’s Museum Pre-K and 3-K center.

Photos of Mayor Mamdani making rangoli with children at South Richmond Hill Home-Based Child Care.

Photo of Mayor Mamdani reading a book to three children at NYCHA Breukelen Houses Child Care Center.

This week we made a big step to delivering universal child care, announcing the first neighborhoods that’ll receive 2,000 free 2-K seats this fall.

Best part? Spending time with the reason we’re in this fight: the young New Yorkers who deserve the brightest future possible.

Not seen: A farmer with a boat and a bag of grain scrumpling up his plans and throwing them away in a tearful fit of defeated pique

Crackdowns on peaceful protest
Support for Conservative benefit cuts
Blaming migrants for failing public services

As Labour keeps moving right. The question is: How low do they want to go?

It's quite charming!

Not that GoT wasn't absorbing, but some characters' story arcs were more engaging than others.

Finally getting around to watching AKOTSK and really enjoying it! The pace is much slower cf GoT, but I like that it's more focused and the storylines are more confined and absorbing (at this point, anyway).

ian huntley is dead. i'll always remember how the british press attempted to incite hatred against the trans community by reporting he was transitioning, then apologised to him for incorrect reporting instead of apologising to trans people

NO THAT WAS MY EMOTIONAL SUPPORT STUPID FUCKING PLAN

We've just learned that the person at the MHRA whose letter caused Wes 'I follow the clinical evidence' Streeting to cancel the puberty blockers trial is Professor Jacob George, the GC who enjoyed mocking trans people on his social media account.

Why did Wes Streeting cover up his name?

I wonder how Western art will be changed in the future by the fact that we can no longer afford to believe that exposing political corruption or atrocity stops it, that “light is the best disinfectant”, or that “raising awareness” and “providing representation” is an unalloyed good.

Treat yourself to good bedding. You are in bed a lot.

Yeah, quite a lot of abysmal cringe, papering over cracks etc PR-wise

Lmao he's a terf who latched onto Labour when he thought they were on the up. This would have looked like opportunism a year ago. Now it's just embarrassing for Labour and him.

I'm old enough to remember the 2024 GE when the centre offered us growth growth growth on the back of centrist policy and just out of interest, how is that working out?

Have just realised Small Prophets has ruined B&Q shopping for me. Will never look at a bucket the same way again.

All the major British papers, ran this story, clapping like seals, as if this were somehow a huge victory for the axis of evil (yes, US and Israel are).

I doubt @theguardian.com will give this story the front page, it gave the first story.

This is how it begins. Soon women will have to fork out money routinely to prove to rich men that they are female enough.

Women far from being equal to men they will be subjugated and strictly controlled.

Dear Shabana, I notice today that you referred to me in your speech on immigration at the IPPR think tank. You said: “A party leader should not be on the beaches of France encouraging people to make a perilous crossing on small boats.” I suppose I shouldn’t be surprised especially after the hateful Labour campaign in Gorton and Denton, but this is just the latest in a string of lies peddled by a discredited Government who intentionally fan the flames of racism and division. When I went to Calais, I was not there to encourage people to travel to the UK. I was there to see at first hand the suffering your Government and successive Governments have done in demonising migrants in a pathetic bid to pander to the base instincts of Reform and the flawed strategy of Morgan McSweeney. As you will know, if you even bothered to research my visit instead of taking Reform talking points, I was there to witness the brutality of families living in tents in freezing temperatures. I filled water tanks and picked up litter. What that visit did do is confirm my belief that if we are to smash the boat gangs and stop the boats, we need to offer safer and managed routes for migrants to come to this country. Showing compassion as a politician is not a crime. In fact, we need to see much more of it. It reminded me of a young MP who in October 2015 spent three days in Lesbos helping migrants fleeing war-torn Syria. She posted videos on X, talked about handing out water and croissants to refugees and food parcels. When she returned to the UK, she wrote a very moving piece in the New Statesman. She said “we have to work with our European partners and create new, safe, and legal routes for refugees to get to Europe. We cannot abandon them to their fate, left as prey for smugglers whilst risking death on the seas.” She said “maybe we can make ourselves feel better by saying no-one is making them get on the boats. And again, the Home Secretary is not entirely wrong when …

Dear Shabana,

Let's clear some things up around migration and remember we're talking about people's lives.

Shabana Mahmood will be devastated

Its the owners of the homes. I know someone who's wife's family business is care homes. They are...not poor

I'm so sorry - that's so unfair.

Yes, that's what I thought. If care home staff are being paid so little, how can it cost so much?

Hillary Clinton promising to attack Iran on israel's behalf in 2008. There is no magical other presidential candidate who doesn't want war with Iran.

'Average UK nursing home fee (2026) – £1,535 In a care home, nursing care is more expensive than residential care. The average nursing home cost if you are funding your own care is £1,535 per week across the UK. Nursing care in a care home costs on average £6,140 a month. Nursing home care costs on average £79,820 a year.' From https://www.carehome.co.uk/advice/care-home-fees-and-costs-how-much-do-you-pay

The idea of needing to be in full time care terrifies me. Who on earth can afford this?

Chart showing lifetime average GDP growth for Brits by year of birth. 20-year-old Brits have experienced an average of 1.4% growth, compared with 2.4% for 75-year-olds

Part of the issue is a lack of growth. A recent study showed that cohorts who experience more GDP growth in their lifetimes are more likely to trust the government and have positive perceptions of their living standards. academic.oup.com/qje/advance-... In Britain, such voters are dying out

Todd @ Why are we bothering with the Strait of Hormuz when we could simply do this? Explain it to me like I'm 5. Canal RIOS 508 MOUNTAIN HARD AND BIG, WATER NO UP. MANY MANY DIG DIG.

I'm off tomorrow and GUESS what the forecast is saying?

(Trip to the dry cleaners and doing chores weather)

Why am I having to work when it's sitting outside a cafe with a book and elegant little coffee weather?

BBC news alert: Watch live as Keir Starmer gives up...

Righto.