Owain Sutton

The Trump administration is unsatirisible. (I guess you could satirise Trump/Hegseth renaming English as American, but they will prob do that by next year)

Reform UK Leader in Notts Mick Barton advised that 1000 potholes could have been fixed with the £75k wasted on putting flags up. His response 'Shut up about the flags, listen we've run out of money'.

there's so much bad in the world but there's also people who lift up and carry an elderly bat around every day so he can pretend he's flying again, and that's the part of the world I think is worth fighting for

There are a lot of posts out there with the close-up visual of Markwayne Mullin on January 6, but this is a better perspective.

He’s not protecting others; he’s protecting himself and hiding. You can see plenty of people at the entry door, ready to take on the insurrectionists, but not Markwayne.

A distinction without a difference. Prestwick is being used as part of this illegal war, as the spike in US military aircraft use shows.

Will the Scottish Government be fobbed off by this smoke & mirrors, or will they do the right thing and ban Trump's troops from their airport?

Chartering a private jet (to enter a war zone) to avoid paying tax.

A Starmer fan (?) on Threads think it is jumping on a right wing media bandwagon to point out that Labour just made its first gain ever in a council by-election from Reform.

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kevinrkirk 2d @ Threads Why are we bothering with the Strait of Hormuz when we could simply do this? Explain it to me like l'm 5. (Drawing of chopping of part of land) suahuatica 2d MOUNTAIN HARD AND BIG, WATER NO UP. MANY MANY DIG DIG.

Happy Friday. Don’t skip school.

Over 1000 civilians dead, and we're letting Trump use UK bases to further his war.

Britain should stand firm against Trump's illegal warmongering, and stop these bombers landing on UK soil.

Wes Streeting to don an "adult human male" badge and Shabana Mahmood to appoint Tommy Robinson as Labour's immigration Tsar.

a black and white British Rail poster titled "The argument for electrifying our railways, will become clearer in time." with four panels showing scenes from 1978, 1987, 1995 and 2005 with oil running out over that period

"The argument for electrifying our railways will become clearer in time."
British Rail, 1979.

Coffee, straight out of my nose.

I can't stop watching this, it might be the most Kemi thing I've ever seen. The assumptions about other people's motives. The implication that obviously she knows better than everyone else and that everyone else recognises it. Just incredible levels of Badenoch.

One website automatically age verified me because my account was over 18.

The Rowling Tax - and only women are required to pay it.

Heartless bastards.

'Starmerism' is being unbothered by such trivial concerns as 'is that even true, though?' or even follow-up questions like 'is this lie even a useful one for us to tell?'

To choose to present a gay man in this way, against a pink backdrop and holding hands with his political opponent has some connotations that the editorial staff at the Economist may want to unpack.

Really poor stuff here.

Tate was trying to get to Dubai on a bus.

When they got to the Saudi border everyone was told to get off for passport and baggage checks and Tate decided to stay on - presumably because the bus was air conditioned and he didn't want to stand in a queue.

He then got detained by Saudi guards.

Something is happening in Birmingham Green Party! More than 100 people came to our campaign launch for the local elections in May! We have about 80 people signed up for an Action day in just one ward on Saturday It's amazing to see the party grow so quickly! www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/2026-start...

if i was Kristi Noem i simply would not quote Orwell

AHA! Zack has weaponised the left's ability to Remember Things... Something the British press is rarely capable of when it comes to holding government accountable.

The complaint about "foreign-born voters" from Reform has a long history.

Very well put. Particularly like the info about the young MP who helped migrants. Wonder what happened to her.

"I spent three days at a refugee camp. Here’s what I learned"
www.newstatesman.com/politics/201... From Oct 2015.
"Shabana Mahmood, MP for Birmingham Ladywood, reflects on her recent visit to refugee camps in Greece." @newstatesman1913.bsky.social article Referred to by @zackpolanski.bsky.social

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.

Wealthy Dubai residents race back to UAE to avoid tax bills Some risk spending too few days in the emirate and too many in the UK

Tax exiles stuck in London desperately trying to get *back* to Dubai to avoid becoming tax resident in the UK? Just great stuff. giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/...

I cannot wait for the insights on this! He's going to:

1. Sample some local street food.
2. Ride a train.
3. Visit a temple.
4. Not mention the pogroms that the serving Prime Minister presided over.
5. Smile at some elephants.
6. Top up his kids' private school fees.
7. Say "India is changing".

Labour recycling <checks notes> BNP policy from 15 years ago.
How's that massive slide to the right feeling Labour pals?

Cause I'm not even in the Labour Party and it makes me feel sick.🤮

That's all that the 'Labour' bit of 'Labour Party' stands for, nowadays. Ableism, with a light sprinkling of eugenics.