Free as a Dodo: UK Politics Welcomes 2021

Imagine having to be at your workplace for a continuous 60+ hours and only two thirds of that time being paid at minimum wage

Scottish politics is an opportunist shitshow. People vote on party lines about whether or not evidence holds up and demand resignations because they can't command votes from the public.

No one gives a shit about the abuse or harassment at the heart of it.

The unionist parties have somehow ended up being cheerleaders for Salmond!

talking of opportunist shitshows, Kieth has been calling for Sturgeon to resign - he speaks straight from the shoulder does this lad - apart when it's tories who are under the spotlight.

Or the police. Whatever, it's another Tory idea Starmer is 100% in favour of.

Srsly? Ffs what a wazzock

lol idk why nobody seems to give a shit that sturgeon has also backed 600m of greensill loans to gupta, this seems like a much bigger shitshow, but i guess if the bbc focussed on this today they'd have to also mention that greensill was getting cameron to lobby the gov for contracts.

Even Kieth isn't pulling at that thread, it's about whether parliamentary codes of conduct have been broken or not that's important to him, lol. But he's a bit more chill about Tories who do much worse or his Longlist of one parachuted in byelection candidate who posts stuff like: which Tory milf would you fancy shagging?. I heard him on the radio saying "that was an unacceptable thing to post, but he's still a very good candidate". Come back and say that when he's lost a seat by 12000+ that has been Labour since 1974.

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EwsVhovWEAIcNNm?format=jpg&name=medium

sum up the Northern Independence Party in a nutshell: idiot bookie shills

Ahead of the curve once again @Keir_Starmer

— Simon Hedges (@Orwell_Fan) March 20, 2021

lool

Wide-legged jeans are back to hide a year of pandemic pounds https://t.co/ZFzyR2fMdU pic.twitter.com/RXoVxLGutv

— New York Post (@nypost) March 19, 2021

pretty sure the pounds haven't gone to my legs

a young kid on an electric scooter called me a fat bastard the other day and sped off. At least it saves buying some digital smart scales!

spirit of community alive and well in hudds

not even looking lol, wish I'd get called a hairy bastard more often

JOKING

perhaps I should have thanked the kid for having the civility and self-restraint in not calling me "paedo" or "baldy"!

people who announce things are 'back' always show their arses

ty for the style tips nypost lol

apparently this was going on in London today

Odd no action by the police in relation to this anti-lockdown protest. Maybe they only feel safe piling in on peaceful women. pic.twitter.com/IeYY632Syv

— Tim Walker (@ThatTimWalker) March 20, 2021

In football terms it's called getting your retaliation in first.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-56461679

Delusional.

Lord Mandelson said Sir Keir "radiates competence" and praised his stance in some of the internal battles during his first year as Labour leader.

as someone who was long term friends with Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell perhaps this arsehole isn't the best one for assessing the qualities of party leaders either.

#killthebill protest in Bristol pic.twitter.com/2PNFHxnZpb

— Chris Rolandsen (@ChrisRolandsen_) March 21, 2021

The Tories and their media allies are undermining democracy. The opposition must win the next General Election and then rebuild our broken democracy. That means electoral cooperation in a Progressive Alliance.

Please put #FBPA (Follow Back #ProgressiveAlliance) in your profile.

— Nick Reeves #FBPE #FBPA #ProgressiveAlliance (@nickreeves9876) March 21, 2021

More like Follow All Re Tweets

at least they are getting their "progressive" message out there. Dodds did another speech today that (at the time of someone posting earlier) had zero likes or shares on the Open Labour FB page and apparently 49 viewers for the live broadcast. The worst thing is she's generally been quite awful but is nowhere near the worst one in the Starmer shadow cabinet.

A PRIVATE company with a North-East MP as director will operate a controversial new scheme that forces GPs to submit referrals to a third party for approval, The Northern Echo can reveal.

Labour MP Dr Paul Williams has confirmed that Hartlepool and Stockton Healthcare Ltd (HASH) will be responsible for assessing referrals made by doctors across Darlington and parts of Teesside.

The Stockton South MP recently stepped down as chief executive of HASH but remains director of the company, a co-operative of North-East GPs which he says operates on a not-for-profit basis.

lol

but not lol at this cunt trying to play the benign caring NHS doctor malarkey while director of a company trying their damndest to undermine free at point of use healthcare.

Call me a liberal but I think the right to peacefully set fire to police vans is an essential foundation of any democracy and should be defended.

— 'No comment' (@MediocreDave) March 21, 2021

Young people, don't riot. If you're angry about something join a political party, vote for someone with your values to lead it, and campaign for that person to be Prime Minister. So we can smear you all as cultists and antisemites.

— Remember Veron? He's Back! In Pogba Form (@NyeBeverage) March 21, 2021

Part of the story here is that the sight of a riot in Trafalgar Square worried fx markets, which was a problem for a govt that wanted a strong pound. https://t.co/ooEvCufMVv

— Chris Dillow (@CJFDillow) March 22, 2021

one for the smug disingenuous pricks who insist protesters are undermining their cause by not being civil enough. The same people who stopped brexit by having having a twee gathering with lots of "where's jeremy?" placards and think putting "European" on their census is a rebellion.

Awful people!

Tracer Hand's posted tweet is spot-on.

Philomena Dunt addresses his many many violent followers. He loves them. They're very special.

Scenes in Bristol very depressing. You shouldn't attack cops. You shouldn't attack anyone, ever, for any reason.

— Ian Dunt (@IanDunt) March 21, 2021

said this the day after the election. it's days like today when you can really see which people that were on the Corbyn train can be comrades and who really can't be trusted at all pic.twitter.com/CL8hx62d21

— michael (@Sisyphusa) March 22, 2021

This is an old story but worth bearing in mind: "Injuries" reported by the police included six insect bites, one officer "stung on finger by possible wasp", three toothaches (!), three officers with heat exhaustion and several with headaches. https://t.co/PY3Q0BQ6q3

— molly smith (@pastachips) March 22, 2021

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— 𝕻𝖗𝖎𝖓𝖈𝖊 𝕻𝖍𝖎𝖑𝖎𝖕 (@papasombra) March 21, 2021

Nicola Sturgeon cleared of breaching ministerial code

doesn't look like she'll be resigning any time soon, Kieth.

He must be so disappointed for Ruth Davidson.

he could have found some common ground with her because she hated Corbyn as well, but his commitment to slavishly imitating the tories is his main game.

(1) Winston Churchill campaigns in the 1945 Election, met with "boos" "Thunder flashes" (a kind of military grade firework or "banger" ) in Lewisham and "Hostile Crowds" in Lewisham, blockading his car, "cat calling" and yelling "Labour slogans". Churchill lost the election pic.twitter.com/imFnIeSnpH

— Solomon Hughes (@SolHughesWriter) March 22, 2021

DT Toby Perkins MP: This looks to me like entirely appropriate use of the baton.

A good example of proportionate policing under extre… https://t.co/iwW2kMZM0n https://t.co/rqlOd6ytkU

— Tweets MPs Delete (@deletedbyMPs) March 22, 2021

I don't why he bothered deleting it, it won't get him into any trouble with the "new management"

The government have inserted a "Stanley Johnson" loophole into travel restrictions which will allow people with 2nd homes to leave the UK to prepare a 2nd home for sale or rent.

Once again, this is the government favouring the privileged.

Everyone else faces a fine of up to 5K.

— Katy (@KatyJayne101) March 23, 2021

some good news for graun columnists/their pals who invariably seem to have empty properties in London.

interesting to see all the predictable "not all of us with 2nd/3rd homes in Provence are rich you know" type responses.

https://www.theguardian.com/society/2021/mar/22/mps-defeat-bid-to-save-leaseholders-from-huge-fire-safety-bills

I'm touched to see the news of Churchill's explosive 1945 reception, 5 minutes from where I am now. The pride of SE13.

the people of E17 booed him as well for his last '45 campaign appearance, they couldn't stand the fucker!

They didn't want him to 'Stay (Prime Minister for) another day'!!!

One of those committee members who claim Nicola Sturgeon misled parliament:

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Didem6lWAAEob-K.jpg

Fraser lives with his wife and two children in Perthshire. He is a fan of Rangers Football Club.[9]

Away wi' ye.