[Tubby Isaacs]

Outlier, most likely. But I like it.

[Youngian]

‘Starmer changes his shirt.’ I’m at a loss as to what this slur is about

[Andy McDandy]

Because it's still quite hot in a lot of places, and if you're crammed into public transport or a packed media room (with the cameras and lights adding their own heat), you'll be sweating like a 70s DJ hearing hard knocking on the front door early in the morning.

So rather than be dubbed as "sweaty starmpits" or something by twats, maybe carry some changes of clothing? Or have we got to the stage where two shirts is the surefire giveaway sign of the urban intelligentsia elite?

[soulboy]

A black shirt? Clearly pandering to the Daily Mail who are quite the fans of that look.

[mattomac]

There is a level of desperation not yet reached I feel.

[Youngian]

Or have we got to the stage where two shirts is the surefire giveaway sign of the urban intelligentsia elite?

Yes

[The Weeping Angel]

[Abernathy]

And your point is, caller?

Let’s just remember that Tony Blair did someting similar before Labour’s landslide victory of 1997, entirely understandably to draw the fangs of the hitherto deadly Murdoch media serpent in order that The Sun et al, would not torpedo Labour’s still uncertain (not over till the votes are counted) passage back to government. Starmer would appear to have learned a lesson from this and is engaged on something similar.

Cue apoplexy from the Trots, etc. But fuck them.

[davidjay]

And your point is, caller?

Let’s just remember that Tony Blair did someting similar before Labour’s landslide victory of 1997, entirely understandably to draw the fangs of the hitherto deadly Murdoch media serpent in order that The Sun et al, would not torpedo Labour’s still uncertain (not over till the votes are counted) passage back to government. Starmer would appear to have learned a lesson from this and is engaged on something similar.

Cue apopley from the Trots, etc. But fuck them.

For people obsessed with politics they don't know much about politics.

[Malcolm Armsteen]

That was obvious when they took over our CLP.

[Andy McDandy]

They know what they want it to be. Bit like Sun readers and Shakespeare.

[The Weeping Angel]

First there was beergate

Now it's Ice Cream gate

[Andy McDandy]

Funny fuckers, aren't they?

[Spoonman]

These days he might have 99 problems but an ice cream ain't one.

[Yug]

The Grauniad's report on the criminal ice creams:

https://amp.theguardian.com/politics/20 ... ch-riviera

Why the hell are they wasting space on this total non-story?

[Youngian]

Was he running donkey rides as well?

[davidjay]

The Grauniad's report on the criminal ice creams:

https://amp.theguardian.com/politics/20 ... ch-riviera

Why the hell are they wasting space on this total non-story?

I would guess he's let it go out as a bit of a "Look, he's human after all" story. The only people to take it seriously will be the Jezzerati.

[Tubby Isaacs]

It's official. Sir Keir doesn't get everything right, but my money was always on him here.

I see that (and you'll be amazed to hear this) civil servants aren't expected to resign their jobs before trying to find a new one.

[Tubby Isaacs]

Hilariously, it seems the government are still going for this. WMA is Written Ministerial Answer. "Prima facie" is as good as saying "we've got nothing, but..."

If there's a winning issue for the government it's "we insist on the highest standard of abiding by rules".

[Boiler]

Seems you can't read Twitter now unless you have an account.