ForenSix Opposition - Politics in the Soon To Be Former UK in Autumn 2020

this clown watched that ch4 movie with Cumbersnatch playing him and bought all that "dark genius writing random words on a whiteboard" bollox

Good news.

May I draw people's attention to this small but fine piece of prose in today's Daily Mail?

A free press is a fine thing--when combined with the obligation to tell the truth, and being held to account when that obligation is violated. pic.twitter.com/NusI8xgjpa

— Priyamvada Gopal (@PriyamvadaGopal) November 13, 2020

I know everyone hates it, and often for valid reason, but between this and the constant stream of decisions against Lee Harpin and pals, British libel law has looked pretty effective recently.

Carter Ruck is...good now?

There will be boundary changes with less seats on offer, but broadly this is correct.

The two parties are in effective stalemate. Starmer has done a good job steadying the ship and we're in a period where noises off are just that. Next election will decided by the extent and fairness of a recovery and housing market.
https://t.co/woUddFd5xJ

— Carl Shoben (@Survationpolls) November 13, 2020

the broad correctness is less of a worry than what a winning Labour Party under Kieth might actually be prepared to do, never mind what they might be capable of doing

what ship

take it to ao3, you can find all kinds of ships there

hang on, Cummings is gone immediately? now we're talking

👌

RIP Dom, you hated the Tory party but not enough, obv

rip big man, heaven needed a sneering william gibson misunderstander

Tonight at Downing Street (via Reuters) pic.twitter.com/XArKS5TWvG

— Sebastian Payne (@SebastianEPayne) November 13, 2020

Hope they manage to sort out whatever's wrong with his head 👍

have a word with Shane Waune maybe

i would like to claim that was a typo but my brain just went all old

So I can't keep up, is Carrie Symonds running the country now?

why not?

she is a more likable Tory than Keith tbf!

Can’t be any worse than Johnson.

Suppose someone has to

Someone has been running the country? Ok

Mr Johnson held a 45-minute meeting with Mr Cummings and Mr Cain on Friday to discuss their “general behaviour” this week, according to individuals with knowledge of the conversation.

In tense exchanges, Mr Johnson accused his aides of briefing against him and his partner Carrie Symonds and criticised them for destabilising the government in the midst of tense Brexit negotiations.

Mr Johnson showed the aides text messages that had been forwarded to Ms Symonds, who opposed Mr Cain’s appointment as chief of staff, to show they had briefed against her. He told them to get out and never return.

this seems like real stagemanaged nonsense to me. walking out with a cardboard box. its like a firing from a 90s film.

I love the way Starmer Labour are attacking this from a party disunity angle, lol

Utterly stage managed. Twat to the last (this isn’t the last, ofc)

at least Lord Mandelson liked mushy peas.

a positive of the rona is that it not only killed Peter Sutcliffe but it has also extended my partners top rate PIP award until July '22, a very selfish perspective I know!

KIP! That’s great news.

Narrator: successful parties give voters what they want, not members https://t.co/83q2cSx8k0

— John McTernan (@johnmcternan) November 13, 2020

an ILX lurker who basically agrees with 8/10 policies you do!

A blog..

John McTiernan > John McTernan

oops, the donkey did a whoopsie, soz Mc Tiernan.

BBC news lead story with 'end of an era'

away and shite

Cummings being the era

it's like when that overly ambitious posh cunt at school got sacked from tuck shop duties for getting caught knicking a fucking box of caramacs, who gives a shit?

In the middle of all this, Boris Johnson’s new press secretary appears to have accidentally tweeted a photo of...Tony Pulis pic.twitter.com/RkFjnZvRkz

— Ben Kentish (@BenKentish) November 13, 2020

📢📢 BREAKING: We won our groundbreaking legal challenge against the government about extending health and safety rights to precarious workers!

Workers' rights are a public health issue. The UK government must extend protections to ‘gig economy’ workers! https://t.co/KQKiurX6wE

— IWGB (@IWGBunion) November 13, 2020

oh yeah and Keith is on DID next week!

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Tune in, turn on, nod off.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m000pdqz

I can't wait for the extremely witty and hilarious left-wing twitter responses to whatever shite or even good stuff he has chosen/focus grouped, actually I tell a lie - it will be more tedious than actually listening to DID.

It might have bearable with Kirsty Young but Lauren Laverne? No thanks.

By the way...

UK Viewers - who saw Lauren Laverne on Never mind the Buzzcocks tonight? Pwoooooar! Chris Martin you're shagging the wrong blonde! (started by Calz (Calz) on board I Love Music on 02-Jun-2003)

lol that's not me talking about that gritty daughter of toil, Laurene there - I didn't even come here till 2009. I know there is a certain R4 tory middle England demographic who absolutely hated her appointment to DID, probably out of snobbery or something, and I wouldn't want to be associated with them. But I thoroughly agree with them - I can't bare a minute of that fucking horrible middle-class Sunderland accent and she's a total knobhead!

it’s weird to think that at one time she was The Future of radio at the BBC.

Nah, she’s OK - and probably limits party political comments due to BBC rules for DJs - her brother Pete’s Twitter account is very left and suggests that she’s probably not some kind of Muswell Hill Melt.

Didn't she once call the Spice Girls Tory scum?

wasn't there also a point when some daft NME hacks were saying her godawful indie band were the future of music!

From shit band to regular panel show guest spots to DID presenter is not the wildest of career trajectories. I fully expect Gaz Coombes to be presenting Today when the Beeb start some shedding some more old bastards!

the reboot of sir kenneth clarke of civilisation's civilisation, presented by john squire

Tim from the Charlatans has finally developed enough gravitas and grey hairs to be the new Alistair Cooke, sending a letter from America.