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Lapsed Ginger. Scottish. Internet Routers. Photography. Snark. MDANT. Santa Cruz. Kendal.
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Scott Mackie
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I don’t understand the apparent reluctance to make Thames Water a massive poster child for state oversight correction and re-acquisition. The board, at the very least, should be looking at life-long corporate sanctions. No one involved in this mess should ever hold a fiduciary position again
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Marie Phillips
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We’re all just trying to find the guy who did this
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Scott Mackie
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It’s the Daily Mail, isn’t it? This is very much their in-house style…
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Tim Onion
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—"We need you to make a decision about staying in the race." —"I'm staying in the race." —"No I mean a different decision"
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Iain Soutar
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The effect of that ban is starkly laid out in this chart:
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Scott Mackie
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Definitely. You need a mix of old hands who know the ropes and fresh faces who provide the energy and drive. With neither readily on hand, they’re definitely in uncharted and dangerous territory
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Scott Mackie
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This is a really excellent and thoughtful analysis. The point about atrophy in the local organisations is well made; remember that they’ve also lost hundreds and hundreds of councilors. The local organiser cupboard is bare. Thanks for posting this!
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Scott Mackie
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“What am I qualified for?” What indeed. Because, based on the comments about her opponents, colleagues and electorate, Fay doesn’t really sound suited to political life at *all*. Or effective. Or qualified.
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Dave Levitan
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It will be very funny if this counter never gets higher than six and they just have to leave it up there
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Scott Mackie
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Scott Mackie
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Told ya 😉
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Scott Mackie
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Absolutely *cannot* wait for 5 years of his declared interests, expense claims and attendance record. They’re going to be epic once he thinks no one is looking
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Twlldun
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Every single picture I see of Lee Anderson, I’m left thinking there’s a flat roof pub that doesn’t serve away fans somewhere in the north of England missing a landlord.
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Scott Mackie
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Bangs top of country with hand. “One careful owner, mate. You can fit so many hopeless Tory governments in it too. Nice little runner and every so often, a competent government shows up to fix it.”
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Scott Mackie
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Sunak has a chance to really, really enjoy himself for once, and throw Braverman out of the Tories. She’ll obviously end up with Farage but that might actually be a smart move for the rump, bloodied Tories if they ever want to claw their way out of the US culture wars
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Scott Mackie
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So which tech company / private equity fund is bankrolling this particular jamboree? Because he’s got to have a tidy payday lined up here now that the BBC et al are returning his calls following the return of a Labour government. I’m sure Starmer et al are just *thrilled* at the crypt opening again…
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Scott Mackie
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You’re absolutely going to have to use it tomorrow. Today was just Glasgow having a laugh and taunting everyone with what Summer could be…
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Scott Mackie
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He does appear to have some time on his hands now tho…
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Scott Mackie
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Just a parp in the first one…
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John Bull
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I am still finding it incredibly odd watching the government appoint people to roles based on their competence and knowledge of that domain.
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Stephen Bush
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I worry I will never be able to get Rishi Sunak’s 2024 campaign out of my head. How did they end up with a line on the NHS which was essentially “constant junior doctor strikes are an inevitable part of life, dumbass”?
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Scott Mackie
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Yes, this. “Like the heat death of the Universe, strikes within the NHS are inevitable and completely outside of human control”. Just utterly baffling as a governmental position, let alone an active election one.
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Scott Mackie
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Same here! It’s amazing how many of Trump’s weird obsessions are driven by planning battles surrounding his golf courses
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David Noll
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BREAKING: Upside side down French flag spotted outside the Alitos' summer residence
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Scott Mackie
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You have to admire the blissful confidence of the person I just saw striding up to the Avanti West Coast buffet car and asking for a “macchiato with oat milk”… They declined the Americano with UHT sachet counter proposal…
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The Foggy Jew
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George Galloway *losing* his seat in an election where a bunch of single-issue pro-Palestine Independents were elected is really, really funny
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Pete Birkinshaw
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Unfortunately FPTP is like The One Ring of UK politics: whoever wins does a Boromir/Isildur and thinks "Maybe we shouldn't destroy it, maybe we should use its terrible power for good?"
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Scott Mackie
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Kinnock’s obvious glee on the BBC last night when he heard Galloway had lost was one of my favorite moments. He gave absolutely *no* fucks and just threw punch after punch at Gorgeous George…
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Scott Mackie
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JFC. That’s abhorrent, even from him
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Scott Mackie
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Yup. There were a lot of overseas right-wing ghouls hanging around Clacton last night. If the unusual structural corporate arrangements of Reform and a ready supply of external money doesn’t demand some kind of attention, I’m not sure what does. Even the Tories might want a bit of oversight here
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Scott Mackie
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There’s one line about political donations in the Labour Manifesto. We’ll see whether Labour have the intestinal fortitude to actually deliver change here, especially given the dwindling in union funding. They have an real opportunity to do the right thing *and* cause Reform/Tory actual trouble
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Scott Mackie
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There are a lot of images to treasure from last night but this one just warms the cockles of my heart
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Scott Mackie
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If I’m Labour, I immediately table a Restoring Integrity In Politics Act to add legal and enforceable interest checks for MPs and their declared accounting and financing. Pretty sure the LibDems would sign on too. That’d be fun.
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Ian Martin
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A deeply uncharismatic Labour PM who nevertheless got quite a lot done in under six years. Cabinet of driven people on a mad pirate mission. It was like a traffic warden had got the Beatles together.
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Scott Mackie
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DRINK!
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Scott Mackie
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DRINK!
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Scott Mackie
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Joel, I think we both know the plug is for his 1930s electric Everest And Jackson Manly Pleasurator Pulsating Tunnel for those, um, self care moments. And the Thatcher photo is self-explanatory. Although the Churchill one is an interesting deviation…
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Scott Mackie
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“Why won’t they just eat cake?!l
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Dave Hutchinson
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And the Telegraph winds up its election coverage with one last ‘fuck all of you’.
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Scott Mackie
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Understated as always
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Scott Mackie
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Oh god, 100% this. Whenever I hear any Tory MP talking about business, all I can hear is the Fry And Laurie sketches about business. I just need someone to shout “Dammit, Marjory!” and the illusion will be complete… youtu.be/nHuR5eslKhQ?...
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James Barr
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Otto English
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"Voting doesn't change anything" "They're all the same" "I'm going to spoil my ballot"
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Scott Mackie
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I’m in the process of clearing my office out for a move and I appear to have the *motherlode*of chargers. If you want an Ericsson, Sony or Motorola charger, I’m apparently yer guy…
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Scott Mackie
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Just wait til they see Kid Rock’s new Tesla Cybertruck painted in Dukes Of Hazzard colors, complete with Confederate flag, and spinning in circles in the Monster Truck rally to celebrate traditional American Family Values!(*) Then they’ll be hooked. Ahem (*) Actually true 🙄
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Scott Mackie
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Can’t believe Crosse & Blackwell still aren’t advertising their “Copper Free!” benefits. Obviously Big Copper got to them…
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Scott Mackie
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He’S cRaCkEd ThE CoDeZ!
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Scott Mackie
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Jo - here you go. It’s actually too stupid to force myself to type out but did result in Professional Stunt Asshat Kid Rock refusing to drink Budweiser again…
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