I think Alan may be on holiday, so I'll just wait until I get a notification or hear from him.

@AlanF Would you like me to take over moderation or become a joint moderator?

https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/world/why-is-the-far-right-gaining-popularity-among-young-people-in-europe/ss-BB1plPeD?ocid=msedgntp&pc=DCTS&cvid=acefc2f5139243a784a46bae7eab607f&ei=39#image=1

These Reform candidates that have been announcing they have suddenly discovered Reform might be a bit racist are in fact Conservative plants making it all up.

https://www.standard.co.uk/news/politics/richard-tice-reform-reform-uk-tories-trojan-horse-b1168256.html

https://amp.theguardian.com/politics/article/2024/jul/02/tory-attacks-keir-starmer-work-hours-disgrace-labour

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/crgg8kdw190o

The Tories say reform is a wasted vote and will let Labour in but could it be the other way around and we’ll end up back with the Tories ?

What do you think?

But makes an interesting read from start to finish

https://socialistworker.co.uk/features/clacton-left-at-sea-by-the-system/

Also how does he compare to other Labour prime ministers?

Takes a bet on the date of the election when he is one of Sunak’s right hand men

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/article/2024/jun/13/david-cameron-rishi-sunak-aide-craig-williams-bet-election-date-foolish

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c2881jmwjlmo.amp

https://metro.co.uk/2024/05/31/ex-police-officer-wife-jailed-sharing-murder-scene-footage-20948122/?ico=related-posts

Not completed as expected but pushed through half baked at the last minute
Still they have had only 14 years to do it all. Of this and many others that were promised but didn’t get through due to the call for an election

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cw00j4x5nnyo.amp

https://www.disabilitynewsservice.com/dwp-silent-over-whether-sunak-was-wrong-to-say-pip-was-being-exploited-as-fraud-falls-to-zero/

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13457019/Michael-Gove-QUITS-parliament-election.html?ito=pull-notification&ci=11XPci7RyZ&xi=5cd6a8c4-8e93-4ce9-9ee5-59cab17d42cc&ai=13457019

Superb reporting last night on tv

Take time to watch

https://youtu.be/d9Rv9xTdUHY?si=gHRu5AvsCrH-6XJH

https://vm.tiktok.com/ZGeCCethn/

https://www.mylondon.news/news/london-assembly-member-quits-after-29128577?int_source=nba

https://amp.theguardian.com/education/article/2024/may/09/university-chiefs-show-leadership-gaza-protests-gillian-keegan

https://news.sky.com/story/tory-mp-natalie-elphicke-defects-to-labour-party-13131581?authId=1*1khybd2*_a*d0JnX29USDdzZXpuYjJpZ19fQV9mSm9nQ0lwWkdGWUJoTnhQam9wWU1HMl9SWlNMRzRsS1ZOVDV1ZTB5XzIyZw..

https://news.sky.com/story/amp/conservative-andy-street-suffers-shock-loss-to-labour-in-west-midlands-mayoral-race-in-blow-to-rishi-sunak-13128865

https://www.standard.co.uk/comment/hamas-gaza-abuse-october-7-london-b1155511.html?dicbo=v2-hnsST4c

https://amp.theguardian.com/world/2024/may/01/dublin-ireland-police-buses-dismantle-tent-city-asylum-seekers

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c72pz0vjd57o.amp

https://freespeechunion.org/sex-is-biological-fact-nhs-declares-in-landmark-pushback-against-gender-ideology/

But where and when is this consultation?

Precautionary?

https://www.lbc.co.uk/news/holocaust-memorial-hyde-park-covered-palestine-march/

In a GB News poll the viewers put Labour ahead of Conservative when asked which party will win the General Election.
They also put Keir Starmer ahead of Rishi Sunak when asked who will make best Prime Minister.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-68626430

https://news.sky.com/story/steven-spielberg-warns-of-rising-antisemitism-and-extremism-in-wake-of-israel-hamas-war-13102080

https://vm.tiktok.com/ZGeyrfVLw/

Probably the craziest by-election in years. Safe Labour seat with no Labour candidate. Former Labour candidate disqualified for saying something about the Gaza conflict that may well be true.
By-election won by George Galloway of the Workers Party. 2nd in the voting was an independent candidate. All the main parties finished well down.
The was a funny moment when a young person equated Gaza with Gazza. "we have to support Gaza because he once played for England".
But what I thought was most noticeable about the result was what sore losers Reform UK are. Richard Tice, their leader, moaning the result was unfair and this was not democracy.
Discuss.

Clarence Thomas has a life-long appointment to the US Supreme Court.

In 2023 "ProPublica" uncovered evidence that this senior Supreme Court justice took hundreds of thousands of dollars in undisclosed gifts over a long period.

Thomas had wealthy buddies cover private school tuition for his family on his behalf, provide his mother rent-free housing, funnel money from a right-wing advocacy group to his wife under the table, and buy him an RV. [ Recreation Vehicle ]

He has now been offered $1million a year pension and a £2 million vehicle to retire by John Oliver, a TV show host.

Thomas has denied wrongdoing and said he was advised that he did not need to disclose trips and gifts from wealthy donors, who are some of his “dearest friends.”

“Early in my tenure at the court, I sought guidance from my colleagues and others in the judiciary, and was advised that this sort of personal hospitality from close personal friends, who did not have business before the court, was not reportable,” Thomas said in a statement in April, The Washington Post previously reported.

In the wake of deep scrutiny, the Supreme Court announced in November that it had adopted a new code of conduct, but that it did not have a way to enforce those standards against those who fall short.

Clarence Thomas has for years claimed income from a defunct real estate firm

It was for that reason that Oliver decided it was time to put his own pocket on the line. And if $1 million a year until either of the men die is not enough, Oliver said, then taking the deal is probably “the perfect way to find out who your real friends actually are.”

What question would you like to ask President Putin?

They lied their a…s off when questioned and in court but only got conditional discharges

Firstly “someone stuck the images on us”
Secondly “ we were handed the images but didn’t realise what they were”
Thirdly “ they stood for peace”

What utter rubbish

https://amp.theguardian.com/world/2024/feb/13/three-guilty-of-terror-offence-over-paraglider-images-at-uk-palestine-march

Let’s hope, if they work/worked, they’ve been sacked because I wouldn’t work or even want to live next to such rotten liars

Trump wants Putin as his Vice President.

Putin already has Trump as his...

Your thoughts.

https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-politics-67863380.amp

https://news.sky.com/story/home-secretary-james-cleverly-apologises-after-joking-about-spiking-his-wifes-drink-13037198

https://vm.tiktok.com/ZGeFX3QdP/

With who is minister for what, with so many resignations and reshuffles here’s the latest

https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-politics-67640833.amp

A very interesting view. Your thoughts?

https://moderndiplomacy.eu/2023/11/29/why-west-fears-trumps-return-but-the-rest-of-the-world-does-not/

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12649181/amp/citi-husainova-gaza-israel-citibank.html?ico=amp_articleRelated_with_images

https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/politics/breaking-police-fine-24-people-31184673

https://vm.tiktok.com/ZGJ3SA8Wt/

Wonderful speech - Rishi 😂

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2023/oct/08/hs2-announced-transport-project-were-just-examples-says-minister

So are you calling the prime minister Pinocchio 🤥

https://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/news/north-east-news/fury-government-u-turns-fairytale-27848664?int_source=nba

https://inews.co.uk/news/politics/rishi-sunak-lay-spending-trap-labour-expensive-long-term-policy-plans-2663515

https://www.standard.co.uk/news/politics/nicola-sturgeon-rishi-sunak-prime-minister-scotland-police-b1111440.html

https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-politics-66852723.amp

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-66839314

I have always believed what the Mayor has said in this article is the real truth behind all the repeated negative press given to Ulez but I am sure there will be plenty of ‘Sadiq’ haters who have rarely even seen a non compliant car that will continue to rant their bias or say “the Guardian would say that”

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/sep/03/sadiq-khan-ulez-motorists-conservative-party