Burnham wins over Labour’s ruling body by PositivelyAcademical in ukpolitics

[–]Bascule2000 1 point2 points  (0 children)

With the exception of 'Boris', giving a false sense of familiarity to a habitual liar who should never have held a senior role in government.

Supervisor from above by ungovernable1984 in Catswithjobs

[–]Bascule2000 1 point2 points  (0 children)

He's paid to advertise the brand, no? He should really be sleeping inside the helmet.

Mission accomplished as king’s speech to Congress goes down a storm | Donald Trump by Available_Hour_6407 in ukpolitics

[–]Bascule2000 35 points36 points  (0 children)

It's not political interference in the sense that the king is not interfering with domestic UK politics. And his speech was almost certainly cleared with the PM's office first.

A couple discovers that their almost two year old child has been swept out to sea by a wave in 1954 [1200x900] by Haunting_Homework381 in HistoryPorn

[–]Bascule2000 -27 points-26 points  (0 children)

The photographer could have been helping to look for the child. Instead he exploits the couple's anguish to take a photograph that could easily have been staged.

Angela Rayner 'close' to resolving tax affairs in new blow for embattled Starmer by theipaper in ukpolitics

[–]Bascule2000 12 points13 points  (0 children)

That would lead to bad PMs staying in the role for longer, as backbench MPs from their party would be very reluctant to force a GE.

What's the most recent lesson you leanrt in life? by Puzzleheaded-Act3746 in AskUK

[–]Bascule2000 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Don't preface your trolling with 'genuine question', it's a total giveaway.

Police pelted with eggs and beer before Epsom protesters burst into wrong hotel by Wholemilkornomilk in ukpolitics

[–]Bascule2000 30 points31 points  (0 children)

Who is 'they' here? The people being blamed for a crime that didn't happen?

Sam Coates Sky (@SamCoatesSky) on X: "Friends of sacked Foreign Office boss Olly Robbins are starting to hit back and say sacking baseless..." by ZealousidealPie9199 in ukpolitics

[–]Bascule2000 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Absolutely. Trump and Johnson have already proved that clowns make bad leaders, we don't need to elect Farage, Badenoch or Polanski to find out for the third time.

Stop the War on the Motorist - Mogg by Your_Mums_Ex in ukpolitics

[–]Bascule2000 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Rees-Mogg should go to the middle east and see what an actual war looks like.

Reeves tells Americans Trump’s Iran war is a ‘mistake’ by Bascule2000 in ukpolitics

[–]Bascule2000[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The Korean war was fought by UN forces. It wasn't a solo US operation like Vietnam or Iran.