Archive for February 2026
Andrea Jenkyns threatens to walk out when asked about Reform’s support for Trump following Epstein files release
[ad_1] Reform mayor Andrea Jenkyns almost walked off the Jeremy Vine show after commentator Marina Purkiss asked her about her party’s support for Donald Trump following the release of the Epstein files. Vine had said that allegations about Trump are “horrific and we can’t even say it on the air”. Jenkyns immediately interjected: “If there’s truth in it that’s a…Read More
DL Open Thread: Monday, February 2, 2026
[ad_1] Nobody Wants To Perform There? Close The Kennedy Center for ‘Renovations’. For two years: President Trump said Sunday he will move to close Washington’s Kennedy Center performing arts center for two years starting in July for construction, his latest move to upturn the storied venue since returning to the White House. Trump’s announcement on social […] [ad_2] Source linkRead More
Trump Is Making It a Lot Easier for Polluters to Pollute
[ad_1] To the extent that people think about the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) at all, they likely think of an institution that works to safeguard our health and well-being, and that of our environment. So, The New York Times made quite a splash recently when it reported that the agency had adopted a new policy under which it would…Read More
Labour MP takes apart Reform’s DOGE unit in single post
[ad_1] A Labour MP has taken apart Reform’s DOGE unit in a single post on social media, as the party comes under growing scrutiny over its record in local government. Reform’s DOGE unit, modelled on Elon Musk’s equivalent in the U.S., was supposed to be an innovative cost-cutting machine, aimed at reducing what Farage and his cronies had slammed as…Read More
Peter Mandelson Should Be Stripped of His Peerage
[ad_1] Depraved revelations have been steadily trickling out of the latest Epstein files, released by the US Department of Justice on Friday. The tidal wave of documents – comprising more than three million pages, 180,000 images and 2,000 videos relating to the late paedophile financier Jeffery Epstein – is the final and six-weeks-late release in compliance with Donald Trump’s Epstein…Read More
Immigration is not a real problem
Senator McCormick Responds!
[ad_1] He’s responding (I am guessing) to this blog post from late January. In that post, I reposted how The New York Times described the killing of Alex Pretti. At the bottom, I asked: Have our two US Senators (Senator John Fetterman and Senator Dave McCormick) denounced the government’s killing of Alex Pretti yet? Ask them if they will be…Read More
NC Republicans’ Tax Policy Has Been Tried Before
[ad_1] Under the terms of a 2021 agreement, the North Carolina Legislature has embraced an aggressive regimen of tax cuts that primarily benefit wealthy households. These cuts have deprived citizens of effective and accessible public services as nearly 1 in 5 state jobs have gone unfilled due to low pay. These jobs range from nurses to… The post NC Republicans’…Read More
The Greens’ defence problem
[ad_1] Until Zack Polanski’s election the Greens rarely featured in mainstream political debate. They were stagnant in the polls and had two obscure co-leaders. Now, they average 15 per cent and could win a by-election for the first time in Gorton and Denton (where Andy Burnham was out campaigning for Labour yesterday). But greater prominence has brought greater scrutiny. That’s…Read More
Melania: The Movie. The Bribe. The Shame.
[ad_1] Friends,I haven’t seen it. I hope you don’t, either. This, from one of the kinder reviews:“Across some 104 minutes, the first lady delivers these blatantly scripted and meaningless narrations with all the conviction of someone who just woke up from a two-hour nap and can’t remember what day it is.”Manohla Dargis of The New York Times sees a “glossy,…Read More