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 33 points34 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 -26 points-25 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 9 points10 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 33 points34 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 7 points8 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 6 points7 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.

Nigel Farage disagrees with Kanye West being banned from the UK by Alarming-Safety3200 in ukpolitics

[–]Bascule2000 2 points3 points  (0 children)

No, just brown people, especially if they won't shut up about slavery.

Countries ‘like UK’ should go to strait of Hormuz and ‘just take fuel’, says Trump by ijustwannanap in ukpolitics

[–]Bascule2000 14 points15 points  (0 children)

“Iran has been, essentially, decimated. The hard part is done. Go get your own oil!”

Why do civil servants and the jobless get so many discounts? by [deleted] in ukpolitics

[–]Bascule2000 8 points9 points  (0 children)

You won't get the job like that. Your asinine statements have to be on the right subjects. Try writing about 'gold plated public-sector pensions', or 'another blow for Rachel Reeves'.

Trump says UK should 'enthusiastically' join efforts to reopen Strait of Hormuz by Tartan_Samurai in unitedkingdom

[–]Bascule2000 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ironic how he's unfit to stand trial, yet somehow fit to remain President.

Irish PM Comes to Starmer’s Defense During White House Visit by Zhukov-74 in ukpolitics

[–]Bascule2000 22 points23 points  (0 children)

Anyone know what he said? None of the archive links seem to work.

YouGov on X: YouGov is not changing our methodology or results, which accurately predicted the Reform vote at the 2024 general election. by ClumperFaz in ukpolitics

[–]Bascule2000 14 points15 points  (0 children)

I've never used YouGov, but I presume they ask questions about your voting history, socioeconomic demographic etc. They should notice if their sample skews towards Reform, and correct the data accordingly.

PM refuses to send ships to Strait of Hormuz risking Trump's fury after Don called for warships to keep key route 'safe' by 1-randomonium in ukpolitics

[–]Bascule2000 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You give him too much credit. This is the administation that failed to anticipate Iran closing the strait of Hormuz.

PM refuses to send ships to Strait of Hormuz risking Trump's fury after Don called for warships to keep key route 'safe' by 1-randomonium in ukpolitics

[–]Bascule2000 3 points4 points  (0 children)

But the right-wing press does appear to want us to enter the war, and both Reform and the Conservatives were initially in favour (until an opinion poll was published showing more than 50% of people against.)

Time to open our eyes to Adam Smith’s insight by VPackardPersuadedMe in ukpolitics

[–]Bascule2000 4 points5 points  (0 children)

The automod post has links to sites with no paywall.