bojo is king, brexit is on, stuff is fvcked, tomorrow starts here -- new govt new thread new battle

Could see myself foating down the Rhine gawping at the occasional Schloss.

... foating = floating + boating

Get Sloshed At A Schloss - possible strapline for one of these cruises.

Sadly, everyone who has ever gone on a cruise will be pushed into the pit, starting with belle&sebastian.

Yeah this should really be laid at the door of the developers but short of a successful class action lawsuit I don't know what can be done.

On the upside if we do get hundreds of thousands of deaths the electoral impact will probably be favourable, time for a second peasants revolt mb

― ogmor, Monday, 2 March 2020 16:03 (one hour ago) bookmarkflaglink

when adam delved and eve treadled, who then was the superspreader

i kinda fancy one of those holidays

I don't even like boats but when we steal the local pub's Torygraph to do the big weekend general knowledge crosswords there are usually ads opposite for central European river cruises which always set me daydreaming of having thousands of pounds to spare for one, even though how good can it really be to be trapped on a boat full of Telegraph readers (eek) and have hurried route marches round like 3 cities which I could probably see individually in a more leisurely fashion for a tenth of the price

> Most of the victims have been the over 65s

did you hear about the plan to bring doctors *out of retirement* to help?

Maybe, if the laws on assisted dying are relaxed, these companies can offer "death cruises" (they'd call them something different I guess), where participants get a glorious river tour of European capitals, ending with a visit to the Dignitas clinic.

In the old days we called them “coffin ships”

It's the similarity to the Narrenschiff that's half the attraction

Starmer still hasn't disclosed who is funding his campaign, he said all would be released today in his fucking pathetic voice!

i thought we'd established it's the Jim Henson Company

Well, Henson Company is in Camden (and was by the canal for many years - my friend lives in one of the social housing flats built at the old HQ).

the pieces are coming together

Starmer has an incredibly annoying voice, but considering that he's English, he is pretty much middle of the pack.

Only Kermit and Scooter have come out for Starmer IIRC.

Idk, is his voice really worse than Johnson’s, which has that constant hoarseness?

There's a lot of fraggle rocks being smoked by the membership rn. That much is fucking right!

Statmer's voice is the sort of Pathetic Sharks in Viz. The masochist lumpen electorate like being lied to in a posh rp accent.

Idk, is his voice really worse than Johnson’s, which has that constant hoarseness?

I am starting to develop a perma-hoarse voice which I find unfair bcz I don't even smoke, and it's "kid with blocked nose hoarseness" rather than any more seductively husky variant

Starmer's nasal drone does kind of remind me of my most annoying or at least most annoyingly boss-beloved coworker, which OK that's just my work, but it also seems like a very "annoying coworker whom managers love" kind of voice, or the uncle who corners you to tell you long stories about car insurance at every family do

but Johnson's voice, like Trump's voice, now just makes me feel sick until I turn the thing off, dunno what % because of their voice and what % just who they are obv

Ian Austin showing up at AIPAC to brag about defeating Corbyn and warn about Bernie, is it?

Absolutely correct James. For about 10 years, I have refused to call a cooked breakfast a "full English" even where it is labelled as such on a menu. I call it the "full international" and I've had many a blazing row with tearful waitresses. It's like people want to be stupid. pic.twitter.com/0jipCc7n8s

— Dr Robert 'Rob' Zands PhD (@DrRobertZands) March 3, 2020

I know some say lefty parody twitter isn't funny anymore or never was, but I lolled.

the govt plans to crack down on travellers will effectively increase the ability of the police to give everyone shit, as well as being part of the continued disgraceful treatment of travellers in the uk. there's a consultation you can respond to til midnight tmw: https://www.gypsy-traveller.org/campaigns/how-to-respond-to-government-plans-to-strengthen-police-powers-against-gypsies-and-travellers/

https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/strengthening-police-powers-to-tackle-unauthorised-encampments
summarised here: https://www.gypsy-traveller.org/how-to-say-no-to-governments-plan-to-strengthen-police-powers-against-travellers/

Hi I helped cause the issue of rough sleeping through voting for the introduction of the bedroom tax, Universal Credit and the benefit cap as well as cuts in Mental Health services and did nothing on spiralling Housing costs.

But I’m a cuddly centrist now so I’ll sort it out 🤮 https://t.co/6HUt2eDV3h

— ((( Alex Sobel MP ))) (@alexsobel) March 3, 2020

the state of that cunt, nice tie though!

Alex Sobel is sometimes too soft left I think but I really like him

he's better than my nearest uber melt MP Tracy Brabin who refers to Labour First as "a welcome plurality of voices returning to the party".

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/ERiiOFKWoAENal7?format=jpg&name=small

he's got strong natural twee "come on tim!" energy to him and I have grown v fond of him

Compared to most of the PLP he's a superstar

at least when he fucks up he apologises rather than digging in and doubling down. He seems like a sensitive soul.

🖼

he's got strong natural twee "come on tim!" energy to him and I have grown v fond of him

Absolutely delighted to have been elected Vice-Chair of the All Party Parliamentary Group for Music. This will enable me to step up my support for live music and artists which I’ve been doing this year. Here’s me in the moshpit reflecting my commitment! pic.twitter.com/lye0vxR8Zw

— ((( Alex Sobel MP ))) (@alexsobel) July 10, 2018

that pigeon detectives gig was lit

looks like passion's back in fashion

Is he the most ilx mp?

We're hitting the drum machine at @shireoakce music festival. Great first full day as an MP for Leeds NW pic.twitter.com/mdxjP0khr8

— ((( Alex Sobel MP ))) (@alexsobel) June 10, 2017

Godawful music, the achilles heel of many a decent human.

at least he genuinely loves the shite music he is into and it isn't like Broon pretending he has the Chilly Marmosets on his car stereo rather than Classic FM.

or like when Liz Kendall pretended to like Public Enemy for about 10 seconds!

Just checked baggy(former)mp's LastFM and looks like he went on a The Who binge last night, seems to have laid off the grime in his dotage

Aaaah, fucks sake, I was listening to Patrice Rushen this time yesterday as well

https://www.last.fm/user/baggymp/library/music/Patrice+Rushen/_/All+We+Need

Should probably brace for "This excellent Australia-style Brexit would be a roaring success if not for the Coronavirus!"

Separately, I think I'm surprised that there aren't any MPs with a Livejournal past.

https://newsocialist.org.uk/why-sadiq-khans-call-associate-eu-citizenship-wrong/

But “London is Open” rings rather hollow considering Sadiq Khan’s ambivalent comments about the Londoners scheduled for deportation to Jamaica, or his failure to speak up against facial recognition cameras on London’s streets—another weapon most frequently deployed against Black and minority ethnic communities in the service of the hostile environment.

good short piece piece here that highlights how lame Khan's largely gestural and self-interested 'associate citizenship' scheme is.

NEW: Keir Starmer’s latest donations are in…

£100k from Robert Latham, who appears to be a housing barrister
£5,000 from Richard Hermer
£2,500 from Iain Simpson
£2,700 of hotel stays kind from a firm led by Farah Sassoon, once dubbed ‘Sally Bercow’s drinking pal’

However...

— Dan Bloom (@danbloom1) March 3, 2020

It's likely there are donations that are *not* on today's list, because Sir Keir has a 28-day window to declare each one to the Commons.

omg the slippery fuck is hiding the donations

so he's got something to be embarrassed about here and it won't come out in the wash until the competition is over.

his huge mailshot operation isn't even accounted for yet

Feels like a waste of money to me, the way things are going he'd win just by sitting there.

might as well start as you intend to continue, by being a slippery fucking lying melt cunt!

Separately, I think I'm surprised that there aren't any MPs with a Livejournal past.

"Jeremy is Nice and So is Keir Apolitical Left"

Owen Hatherley astutely gives a handle to the main body of the Labour membership in 2020.