Alex Wickham: Essential @PhilAldrick analysis...
Essential @PhilAldrick analysis The Bank of England and by extension Andy Burnham have a Trump problem as the Iran war blocks interest rate cuts It means homeowners have to live with higher interest costs and jobs will be lost, bad news for the “cost of living government”. Read between the lines and the BoE’s message today is that it’s all Trump’s fault Should the war persist “it’s likely that we will have to tighten policy to counter inflationary pressures in the UK economy,” Andrew Bailey said today Without the war we’d have had one or two more rate cuts already, @KallumPickering reckons. Domestically things are better than expected but Brits aren’t feeling it thanks to Iran Bailey indicated the bank doesn’t want to raise rates but will if it has to. The market sees at least one hike this year. It all comes down to Trump
Bushra Shaikh: Apparently, Saudi Arabia's definition...
Apparently, Saudi Arabia's definition of "de-escalation" is joining the US in bombing Iran-backed groups in Iraq. That's a fascinating interpretation of the word.
Andrew Bridgen: Another brave medical doctor...
Another brave medical doctor, this time in Ireland, struck off for trying to protect his patients from the Covid shots. I was in Dublin last year speaking outside the Irish Medical Board HQ in support of Dr Marcus De Brun and others being victimised by the IMB. Shame on those who cover up the crimes committed by Big Pharma. Justice is coming for them.
Adam Brooks: When the general public...
When the general public realise what these savages do to women on these channel dinghies, they’ll realise why people like me have been so vocal. And now they’ll be in a hotel, HMO or barracks near your family. Our Government are a disgrace.
David Icke: This would be the same...
This would be the same Trump that she helped to elect in 2024 when it had been clear for many years that he was a best mate of Epstein and owned by Israel? This was the Epstein convicted of soliciting a minor for prostitution in 2008 and indicted for sex trafficking minors in 2019.David Icke: They are walking you back...
They are walking you back into the Cult political lair and cesspit from where Trump emerged. Vance is the creation and protégé of Cult operative Peter Thiel at Palantir. Yep, keep the people believing that politics changes anything as the Cult agenda unfolds whatever the 'party' and they'll go on being misdirected into cul-de-sacs while the AI-digital control system is built all around them. Pathetic beyond words. Remember how both these ‘influencers’ told you to vote for Trump to unleash the ‘golden age’?
Pouria Zeraati: Sounds of explosions...
Important/ Sounds of explosions at several points in southern Iran, including Ahvaz. U.S. attacks have resumed.
Patrick Christys: Sudanese illegal immigrant...
‘Manchesterism’ - A Sudanese illegal immigrant went into a school in Greater Manchester with a knife, a hammer, a hatchet and half a litre of petrol. He’d been living in an HMO.
Anthony Costello: At last brave serious journalists at the Telegraph...
At last brave serious journalists at the Telegraph like Ambrose Evans Pritchard + Tim Stanley are calling out the anti net-zero nonsense of Badenoch, the right wing MSM, and all the other climate deniers. The future for our children is grim if the world’s politicians don’t act.Alex Wickham: Domestically, these assessments have obvious...
Domestically, these assessments have obvious consequences for Andy Burnham’s “cost of living government” in that they suggest the economic impact of the Iran war will be prolongedPatrick Christys: More people moved out of London...
More people moved out of London last year than any year (except Covid) since 1988. The boroughs seeing the biggest net outflows are Newham, Brent, Redbridge, Southwark, Tower Hamlets, Lambeth and Hillingdon. It doesn’t take a genius to work out why.Alex Wickham: Andy Burnham’s social care speech signals...
Andy Burnham’s social care speech signals that a major new policy will come in autumn 2027 at the earliest, indicating tax rises will likely be needed to pay for it He says Louise Casey will expedite her review so it’s completed a year from now. The review will consider how to pay for a new social care policy. Casey is launching a national conversation about it From the fiscal perspective this suggests no new policy until at least autumn 2027 and therefore that Burnham and John Healey will not need to find new money for it at this year’s budget Asked about tax rises, he says he thinks it’s possible to do “much more” within existing budgets but that “difficult decisions” will be required. That suggests he accepts tax rises are likely needed to pay for the policy. He recommits to Labour’s manifesto pledges There were no real details today about what sorts of options Burnham and Casey are looking at, but a cast iron commitment to fix social care He says “it is a major dereliction of public duty” that successive governments have not fixed social care, calling it “shameful.” Says “social care in England is as unfair as American healthcare” He says people may be feeling deja vu, criticising 22 social care reviews in the last three decades, but vows “this time we are going to do it” Burnham says he’ll look at how to improve working standards for care workers, and hold talks with other parties to try to build a consensus (although the Tories and Reform say they won’t support new tax rises)
Aaron Bastani: Greens are still doing politics as if Burnham...
Greens are still doing politics as if Burnham wasn’t PM, and their job was stopping Reform. But Labour is coming for your votes! Perfectly reasonable to focus relentlessly on two things: climate change and classic green issues, and foreign policy. Burnham v vulnerable on both.
James Foster: Why would @andyburnham invite @Nigel_Farage...
Why would @andyburnham invite @Nigel_Farage ? Nigel, you chose to resign as an MP to spend your summer fighting a man who wears a bin over his head.
Aaron Bastani: Seen some extraordinary wishcasting...
Seen some extraordinary wishcasting in last few days saying reform is over (and no, it’s not joking with the Tucker Carlson meme). As long as migration is a top 2 issue that simply isn’t happening (even if they aren’t the largest party at next GE).
Alice Smith: This is further proof that leftists...
This is further proof that leftists are neither principled nor clever people. Zero conception of secondary or longer-term consequences. Their only concern is sound bites in the moment and votes at the next election - that’s it, that’s all.Adam Brooks: And Labour wanted Digital ID...
And Labour wanted Digital ID… with ALL your details held in one place. No. Never.
Pat Condell: There’s nothing liberal about the people...
There’s nothing liberal about the people Americans refer to as liberals. They are what has become known as ‘progressive,’ a deceptive word which disguises a multitude of vicious authoritarian evils. They are about as illiberal as it’s possible to be.Patrick Christys: British taxpayers are paying for French...
British taxpayers are paying for French police to stand there and wave off the illegal migrants. Are they charity workers in the shoreline as well just helping them on their way? These charity groups need to be sanctioned and face prosecution.Adam Brooks: Andy Burnham refused questions...
Andy Burnham refused questions from @GBNews … the NO.1 news station in Britain. Says it all … different Labour PM, same lefty arrogance and agenda.David Icke: Government is organised crime...
Government is organised crime stealing the income of the population who have no idea where much of it goes. Tax goes up and up while services get worse and worse. Where does the money go? To the mobsters who long ago hijacked government through their gofers like Burnham. Al Capone would have been embarrassed at the staggering levels of corruption.David Icke: It's a BIG CLUB and the rest is theatre...
It's a BIG CLUB and the rest is theatre. Netanyahu and Zelensky both visiting the Trump gofer White House after Ukraine attacked an Iranian ship? Just a coincidence, nothing to worry about. Zelensky's love-in with Israel-owned Burnham on the way takes on new context. I wonder what Israel-owned Farage will say in Britain's one-party state?
Pouria Zeraati: Trump said attacks against the IRI...
Important/ Trump said attacks against the IRI will happen: 'We're going to hit them really hard. Now I'm saying this with certainty, because practically, they can't do much about it. The group we used to deal with is different from the one we're dealing with now. They even apologized, but well… we need to teach them a little lesson.'This Is No Longer English Football
England’s defeat to Argentina in the World Cup semi-final became a major national drama, experienced by millions of people in their homes, pubs and flag-decorated community centres. The reasons for the loss were actively discussed not only over a pint of beer but also on social media.
Patrick Henningsen: Press-ganging...
Press-ganging: This is what US and UK governments are supporting on a daily basis in ‘democratic’ Ukraine…
Carl Benjamin: The left has demonstrated time...
The left has demonstrated time and time again that they celebrate their own assassins when they murder a right-winger.
Cameron Hudson: Drone Strikes Are Destroying the Infrastructure...
Drone Strikes Are Destroying the Infrastructure of Survival in the Heart of Sudan. This is literally the textbook definition of genocide: "intentionally inflicting conditions of life designed to destroy the group."Alex Wickham: Exclusive by @ChaplainChloe...
Exclusive by @ChaplainChloe Labour MPs warn Andy Burnham he’ll lose their support if he makes “punitive” welfare cuts. It’s the first warning to the new PM from the party’s left After Burnham’s comments about cutting the welfare bill on Monday, one MP says he has to be careful not to repeat Keir Starmer’s mistake of focusing on savings rather than fairness. Without proper engagement with MPs he risks having cuts blocked by the party, they say Another Labour MP, Kim Johnson, says she’s concerned the appointment of John Healey as chancellor “signals a return to a ‘warfare, not welfare’ approach” “If the new leadership believes it can revive the failed politics of welfare cuts instead of asking the wealthiest to pay their fair share, it will be repeating not only Keir Starmer’s mistakes but fourteen years of Tory austerity,” Johnson said. “If the first instinct of a new leadership is to target disabled people and low-income families rather than challenge the wealth and inequality at the top of society, then nothing has been learned” John McDonnell says welfare reform “must be based upon a strategy of providing positive support to people rather than punitive sanction”Aaron Bastani: Iranian sailor killed by Ukraine in Caspian...
Iranian sailor killed by Ukraine in Caspian, and Iraqi govt claims Ukraine involved in terrorist activities within its borders (unconfirmed). Looks like US and Israeli have a useful new outlet to fight proxy war.Read more