[The Weeping Angel]

[Abernathy]

It is very noticeable just how much the Russian invasion of Ukraine has been more or less completely pushed off the news bulletins by the Israel/Gaza crisis.

[Philip Marlow]

So are we going to see stories about the Tories splits over this?

On this note, and taking some of her recent tweets into account, it genuinely baffles me that Sayeeda Warsi is still a memember of the Conservative Party. She’s been complaining about Islamophobia for even longer and both the party itself and the EHRC have made it very clear that they couldn’t give a solitary toss. I can’t imagine she’d lose anything significant by walking.

[The Weeping Angel]

You could also compare and contrast Sunak sacking a ministerial aide with a Starmer suspending Andy McDonald. The latter has gottenfar more coverage than the former.

[Boiler]

It is very noticeable just how much the Russian invasion of Ukraine has been more or less completely pushed off the news bulletins by the Israel/Gaza crisis.

One of my colleagues at work commented upon this the other day and said I must be pissed off about it. I just shrugged my shoulders.

I note Zelensky has said much the same thing.

[Youngian]

Understandable some conclude there has to someone to stick around to take the party back from the loons.
Rory Stewart gets asked about rejoining the national party (still a Scottish Con member) and he can’t see any point in a party run by the likes of Braverman. He’d be a prisoner like John McCain.

[Malcolm Armsteen]

In the First World War every regiment had a 'cadre' - a group of officers, NCOs and soldiers who were held back from combat. In the event of the destruction of the regiment the cadre was to be the nucleus from which the 'new' regiment would be rebuilt.

Well, the Tories are facing the electoral equivalent of the Battle of the Somme, but their generals (or at least Generalissimo Johnson) shot the cadre in 2016...

[Youngian]

Not even sure this bunch have the traditional Tory thirst for power at any cost if it means dumping their ideological shibboleths.

[Tubby Isaacs]

Sunak/ Hunt deserve a bit of credit for initially taxing their base more to close the fiscal gap. Obviously, the party hate that, and Sunak's now all but promised tax cuts even though the OBR could be about to make that very difficult. I wonder if they're going to think, fuck it, do a Truss, except with fewer spending commitments.

[Youngian]

There’s nothing in the Brexit bag to pull out, no council houses left to flog so tax cuts is their only comfort zone apart from frivolous culture war wedge issue crap.

[kreuzberger]

What about a war, cod or otherwise?

[Youngian]

David Brent popping back to the office. Hope Sky News finds this newsworthy if only to ask the question as to what this daft twat is doing there? Probably didn’t sign any copies of his little known novel Seventy Two Virgins containing crude antisemitic slurs.

[Boiler]

What about a war, cod or otherwise?

Bloody hell, that takes me back...

[Youngian]

Tories don’t do war with Europe anymore due to having no ammo, skills or leverage.

[Bones McCoy]

In the First World War every regiment had a 'cadre' - a group of officers, NCOs and soldiers who were held back from combat. In the event of the destruction of the regiment the cadre was to be the nucleus from which the 'new' regiment would be rebuilt.

Well, the Tories are facing the electoral equivalent of the Battle of the Somme, but their generals (or at least Generalissimo Johnson) shot the cadre in 2016...

The problem being that Reform (or whatever the outside right nut-jobs call themselves this week) consider themselves the cadre.

[Abernathy]

I... I really don't know what to say about this.

[Malcolm Armsteen]

News: cunts are cunts.

[Oboogie]

*pedantic cunt alert* I know it's not at all the point, but Hitler has one of the most famous moustaches in history, the artist appears to be one of, what must be, a tiny number of people who don't know what it looked like.

[Malcolm Armsteen]

Sky News has been very honest in its reporting of the various events in London, won't go down well with Sweller...
Placing the blame for the Tommeeh Trubble firmly on her. Stressing how peaceful the pro-Palestine demo has been so far.

[Boiler]

From BBC News feed;

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I do so want this to pass peacefully: although I suspect Rishi the Invertebrate will do nothing unless his puppeteers tell him to.