“I take my responsibilities seriously. I did not lie” - UK politics June 23 on

they believe that a Labour government would be a good thing, so obv not people with any kind of principles or political convictions at all.

The Chief culture writer at The Guardian has predictably low standards for language:

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2024/mar/15/labour-leader-arts-keir-starmer-background-culture

"He spoke about playing the flute in his childhood – of all the effete-sounding instruments! – and talked about the arts as something enriching, personal, transformational. “Everyone here will know that feeling,” he said. “Of losing yourself, and finding something new in that space art creates. These encounters with art and culture change us for ever. They certainly changed me for ever.”"

When not only reversing austerity, but showing the merest hint of ambition for the people, is a fantasy.

"Rayner, of course, had been Corbyn’s shadow education secretary; the James Joyce-loving former Labour leader actually did have an arts strategy, however much of a fantasy, with its promise to increase funding for the arts to European levels, some may consider it now."

The vibes consent machine is in full gear now, it's only gonna get more nauseating until the election

Like spraying air freshener over a dog turd

of all the effete-sounding instruments

it's a pretty eyebrow-raising thing to say for a "culture writer"

I think an arts or culture journalist should also be au fait with popular forms of expression and Chig really isn’t. I would’ve liked to see what a Miranda Sawyer take on this would be, since she’s married to a character actor, has been a Turner Prize judge, and would’ve mentioned the PPCs coming from various pop groups at the very least.

Kieth loves football grass, flutes and ethnic cleansing. One hell of a combo

I bet the little shit has never heard of raahsan roland kirk

Did you know that Hitler could paint a bit?

that was a fun moment a few weeks back when alt-fash twitter tried to make out that hitler was a brilliant artist, actually.

you'd have have to take that argument to its logical conclusion and ask why is there no Ashley Jackson retrospective at MOMA, another brilliant artist

This was: bad. We should: <message ends>

https://www.theguardian.com/media/2024/mar/18/gb-news-breached-impartiality-rules-says-ofcom-but-will-face-no-sanctions

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Good to see "Sir" Ed Davey getting hammered over the Post Office scandal on Sky this morning. I hope there's more of that to come for the cunt.

Isn’t he the Lib Dem leader for the GE? That’s going to go well.

Yes. I feel like we haven't heard anything at all from the Lib Dems for about 2 years - which I'm sure is deliberate on their part - but he's going to have to stick his head above the parapet this year. Load rifles.

both main parties are in such a deathly and stagnant state and are led by universally despised morons. And the LibDems are saddled with this useless arsehole and wont be able take any political advantage from this at all.. it's just like thethickofit lol

It feels like everyone who wants to be the Lib Dem leader has been at this point

on the flipside, had their 2020 election gone the other way I'd probably be quietly supporting them cos I actually quite like Layla Moran, so at least we've dodged that one

she really is in the wrong gig though

They're trailing behind Reform in the polls but as long as they can nibble away at some Tory seats in the Home Counties they're happy. Worthless shower.

Lib Dem strategy will be "shut up and take the disaffected Tory votes" I guess

It's all they've got with this numpty they've got leading them.

Moran would have made like Kennedy and pushed them substantially to the left of Labour at least, but yeah, that is the strategy under Davey, it's craven

Despite my fondness for Charlie they were never exactly substantially left under his leadership.

no, it's relative sure, they weren't exactly challenging thatcherite economic consensus, but the foreign policy was at least not labour's

they will never be so bold to have distinctly LibDem policies (skills packets lol, cancel brexit lol) again after that fit of hubris in 2019 ended up unseating their leader. In two recent by-elections the LibDem candidates lost their deposits, they don't even seem to be able to mop up disaffected tory voters at the moment.

Shostakovich and The Smiths : the Starmer hinterland less trodden

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— Patrick Maguire (@patrickkmaguire) March 22, 2024

If Starmer plays the flute during the campaign I might vote Lab

I Swear, I Really Wanted to make a “Lab” Manifesto But This Is The Way The Wind Blew Me This Time

Neolibs should not be allowed to like staunchly communist Shostakovich. Hate the way he's been coopted by them

kinda sad that nike didn't actually design a 'woke' england kit. maybe with 'reparations now' printed on the back instead of a players name. starmer unsurprisingly wants it changed back and equally unsurprisingly seems to have made not a peep about the fucking thing costing £120 for a kids size.

imagine a flute stamping on a human face forever

Woke:
Broke:

he actually did mention the price fwiw

i stand corrected

To understand Starmer "look to Jamaica"

He just makes policies for himself and if anybody else likes them that's a miracle

I could actually imagine a horribly weird and vile paedophile like Heath having strong feelings and heightened emotions about music, couldn't imagine Starmer feeling anything about anything.

Of course Starmer's sister makes her own England shirt to wear to the ballgame

"It is a unifier. It doesn't need to be changed. We just need to be proud of it."

well how about publically burning it - if you detest it and everything it represents. That would also be a unifier.

listened to OJ's leaving Labour upload, he is right about Reeves' economically illiterate hard-right ideas (that they can somehow fund tax cuts/make savings/grow the economy by cruelly targeting disabled ppl and benefits) not working for Gideon and closer to Trussenomics than even the current UK Tory govt is. Which makes me think even if you are in a constituency with one of the *nice* SCG MP's - voting pro-genocide transphobic Labour has become an untenable position because of at least how dangerous and deranged they are going to be in govt.

(xp) Trying and failing to imagine a Scottish politician saying the same thing about the Scottish flag.

i was talking to a lad last night who's a stereotypical "b-b-b-b-but the Tories" guy and i didn't even have it it me to laugh, he sincerely thinks any cunt in a red tie is gonna be an improvement

xp the ones who feel like that largely feel it about the Union Jack, imo

if you have feeling about flags get tae fuck is how i break it down to an extent

(xp) Yes, but at least they couldn't get away with claiming it's a unifier.

Well now

Since October 2022 I have stayed silent, seeking to right the wrong done to me and the people of Ilford. I want to be absolutely clear - the Anonyvoter system was used to deselect me, rigged to change the result against the wishes of my local Labour Party. https://t.co/YrnibwloRZ

— Sam Tarry MP (@SamTarry) March 23, 2024