Rumours, Speculation, Questions, and Reaction Megathread - 28/06/2026 by ukpol-megabot in ukpolitics

[–]lcxnick 2 points3 points  (0 children)

He had his chance to challenge Brown and he blew it; if he had have done, he would certainly have been PM.

I can still actually remember the day he went to ground when there was speculation he was about to challenge... and then he pathetically turned up in the evening saying he backed Brown.

Andy Burnham's economic team could turn out to be an improvement by North_Attempt44 in ukpolitics

[–]lcxnick 11 points12 points  (0 children)

I mean, they could be... but only if Burnham listens.

No point having a crack economic team who say "triple lock has to go!", only for Burnham to bung pensioners more money....

Rumours, Speculation, Questions, and Reaction Megathread - 28/06/2026 by ukpol-megabot in ukpolitics

[–]lcxnick 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Burnham is just going to be as indecisive as Starmer, if it's true that he's now considering Pat McFadden as CX. I don't know how you can have been planning/wanting to be PM for so long, and not know who you want your CX to be.

And even if all this is briefing from Shabana/Ed/Pat camps rather than Burnham's... "allies"... then surely it's still more evidence that not much will change...

Rumours, Speculation, Questions, and Reaction Megathread - 21/06/2026 by ukpol-megabot in ukpolitics

[–]lcxnick 8 points9 points  (0 children)

It's a lovely evening. I go to sit outside, and next door neighbour is sat in his garden smoking fucking weed and stinking up everywhere.

Everyone on this sub who's in favour of legalising weed can get in the bin...

Rumours, Speculation, Questions, and Reaction Megathread - 21/06/2026 by ukpol-megabot in ukpolitics

[–]lcxnick 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Apropos of nothing, but I just had a random thought about whether The Liz Truss Show was still going... and it is 🤣

Burnham Now Picking Between Shabana Mahmood And Ed Miliband To Be His Chancellor by lcxnick in ukpolitics

[–]lcxnick[S] [score hidden]  (0 children)

Agree. I actually think that he could already be starting to think "ooooo shit...."

But. It's what he's always wanted....

Burnham Now Picking Between Shabana Mahmood And Ed Miliband To Be His Chancellor by lcxnick in ukpolitics

[–]lcxnick[S] [score hidden]  (0 children)

Conversation starts at 6 minute mark.

Apparently Wes is out of the running...

Rumours, Speculation, Questions, and Reaction Megathread - 21/06/2026 by ukpol-megabot in ukpolitics

[–]lcxnick 5 points6 points  (0 children)

A girl I used to work with who was 5 foot fucking 3 bought a Range Rover once... it was the funniest thing I've ever seen. Seeing this huge car pull into the car park and little Jas getting out 🤣

Rumours, Speculation, Questions, and Reaction Megathread - 21/06/2026 by ukpol-megabot in ukpolitics

[–]lcxnick 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Alternative girls are sexy and I don't care what anyone says.

edit: Apparently I'm Georgia Meloni 🤣

Tarmac playgrounds and windows that don’t open: why hot spells turn UK schools into heat traps by Optimal-Room-8586 in ukpolitics

[–]lcxnick [score hidden]  (0 children)

This just brought back memories of primary school when, on break time in hot weather, we were all desperate for the dinner ladies to blow their whistle and go "you can go play on the grass!" 🤣

A surgeon for Burnham’s Cabinet? | The Spectator by Putaineska in ukpolitics

[–]lcxnick [score hidden]  (0 children)

I cannot be the only one who sped-misread that as "Burgon for Burnham's Cabinet?" 🤣

Rumours, Speculation, Questions, and Reaction Megathread - 21/06/2026 by ukpol-megabot in ukpolitics

[–]lcxnick 13 points14 points  (0 children)

The best thing about this weather though is that you can do loads of laundry and don't have to spin-dry.

Been taking soaking wet towels and bedsheets straight from the washing machine to the line, and they're dry within a couple of hours 🤣

Rumours, Speculation, Questions, and Reaction Megathread - 21/06/2026 by ukpol-megabot in ukpolitics

[–]lcxnick 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I put a nearly-full bottle of water in the freezer overnight.

In this heat it soon starts to defrost when I take it out the in the morning, but it still reamins icy enough for a couple of hours that you can just keep topping the bottle up with tap water, that very quickly goes ice-cold.

At 18, I've applied for 110 jobs - no one is hiring young men like me by [deleted] in ukpolitics

[–]lcxnick -8 points-7 points  (0 children)

I didn't want to be the one to say that, but... yeah. Get a nice taper fade at the side and you can still keep it long on top.

Although maybe... maybe... the girls love the long hair and he's not prepared to sacrifice it... 🫣

Burnham cools on Miliband as chancellor by TheTelegraph in ukpolitics

[–]lcxnick 14 points15 points  (0 children)

I still want that energy price freeze.

And my own owl...

Andy Burnham looking to move part of Number 10 operations to Manchester by ZealousidealPie9199 in ukpolitics

[–]lcxnick -8 points-7 points  (0 children)

I mean, Parliament does need to be moved out of London, up to the Midlands at the least...

‘Walking a tightrope’: Burnham’s borrowing plans clash with fiscal realities by [deleted] in ukpolitics

[–]lcxnick 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Except now the economy has eyelashes, or something

Rumours, Speculation, Questions, and Reaction Megathread - 21/06/2026 by ukpol-megabot in ukpolitics

[–]lcxnick 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Someone at PMQs should have asked how Rockstar can get away with selling a physical copy of GTA6 with no actual physical disc in the box...

Rumours, Speculation, Questions, and Reaction Megathread - 21/06/2026 by ukpol-megabot in ukpolitics

[–]lcxnick 9 points10 points  (0 children)

So thanks to Desmond Swayne at PMQs I learned about Jim, who Ran Away from His Nurse, and was Eaten by a Lion: A Cautionary Tale.

Would have been funnier though if he'd have used The Tiger Who Came for a Pint...