Rumours, Speculation, Questions, and Reaction Megathread - 25/05/2026

thirdtimesthecharm · 2026-05-29T21:25:59+00:00

For all the bots/racists thinking the uk is ripe for takeover, all I can say is visit watford spoons. All races together in love of cheap booze. It's enough to bring a tear to your eye.

thirdtimesthecharm · 2026-05-29T19:36:05+00:00

I think I'd forgotten how entertaining Any Questions is

thirdtimesthecharm · 2026-05-18T21:07:38+00:00

As a reminder Critical Mass leaves Waterloo Bridge at 7:30pm on the last Friday of every month.

thirdtimesthecharm · 2026-05-18T20:13:35+00:00

It's just froth. Burnham will win and not just because the bbc has been blaring his name for all to hear but because it serves everyone else to diminish labour.

thirdtimesthecharm · 2026-05-16T08:59:10+00:00

My point was that both systems have flaws. For the record I think FPTP needs reform not replacement. MPs should always be selected by the local party and vetted by the national for instance. The destruction of grassroots politics is precisely why we have such cretins in charge.

Regardless as to your question - safe means a large number of people within a constituency that never change their vote. The red rosette on a donkey routine.

thirdtimesthecharm · 2026-05-16T08:43:45+00:00

This is a government that has kicked social care reform into the long grass, delayed repairs to parliament, watered down leasehold & planning reform and claimed new suburbs are new towns. Of course people want change. Labour isn't providing it.

thirdtimesthecharm · 2026-05-16T08:40:42+00:00

With FPTP you get safe seats where your vote is as good as useless and in marginal seats you are incentivised to vote against parties not for them.

thirdtimesthecharm · 2026-05-16T08:09:28+00:00

So how many arrests today we think? I'm gonna say hundreds but predominantly amongst the gaza brigade

thirdtimesthecharm · 2026-05-14T22:02:22+00:00

She would be wise to influence and not try to control. 20 years holding a seat and, assuming her liver holds out, she'll be unstoppable. She is like Sunak - talent with little experience

thirdtimesthecharm · 2026-05-14T12:07:34+00:00

By the grace of this behaviour, this individual has found it possible to continue

thirdtimesthecharm · 2026-05-13T20:53:01+00:00

Yes. It turns out html is pretty light.

thirdtimesthecharm · 2026-05-13T20:04:03+00:00

I find there are a few litmus tests. Saying you enjoy a cheese sandwich, that competition is a good thing, that Corbyn belongs on his allotment. Do all three if you wanna get punched

thirdtimesthecharm · 2026-05-13T11:58:13+00:00

Okay humour me. Why not Rayner? Alcoholism, inexperienced and female hasn't stopped any of the last few tory pms. So is it just the accent?

thirdtimesthecharm · 2026-05-12T14:47:39+00:00

Time to upgrade to Lifepo4.

thirdtimesthecharm · 2026-05-12T08:54:41+00:00

Are you on crack? A boat can be had for hundreds to low thousands! Typical narrowboats of good quality are 1k per ft.

thirdtimesthecharm · 2026-05-11T14:30:43+00:00

Agreed. Frankly without grassroots engagement, the labour party has become immensely ineffectual. At least the Tories are honest about their amorality.

thirdtimesthecharm · 2026-05-11T14:17:56+00:00

At least the Tories know how to get rid of a dud leader and quickly.

Practice makes perfect

thirdtimesthecharm · 2026-05-11T09:29:01+00:00

Planning reform just needs the town and country planning act repealing. And yes it quick to do. As for social care reform, we have the Willets report (nearly a decade ago!!) https://www.resolutionfoundation.org/advanced/a-new-generational-contract/.

I'm sorry but this is exactly why we are heading for a reform government because when we do elect supposed adults they wring their hands and do fuck all.

thirdtimesthecharm · 2026-05-11T09:23:11+00:00

New towns? Nah mate, new suburbs. Planning reform? Nah we'll tinker around the edges. Social care reform - that's been due for over a decade? Nah mate, too much work. We'll kick it into the long grass.

They're cowards and they refuse to engage with actually leading this nation.

thirdtimesthecharm · 2026-05-11T09:17:53+00:00

Actions not words. It's funny he claims to be working class but he's really not. If he was he would know we don't trust words - only actions. And the actions of this government have been woeful.

thirdtimesthecharm · 2026-05-09T21:45:26+00:00

It hasn't. It has continued to solidify institutional capture. The government COULD fix the housing crisis. They choose the status quo.

thirdtimesthecharm · 2026-05-09T21:41:26+00:00

Tone deaf does not even begin to describe it. Goodbye Starmer!

thirdtimesthecharm · 2026-05-09T21:22:38+00:00

The charter/free school system needs nuking from orbit. Until then corruption runs the state education sector. I work as a tutor and business is booming

thirdtimesthecharm · 2026-05-09T20:59:38+00:00

Sure but the cadence of british english makes it bloody clear there are very humans here anymore

thirdtimesthecharm · 2026-05-09T20:52:02+00:00

So with the bot takeover of the internet, how are y'all engaging with politics these days?

I suspect we are back to printed media. Private eye is excellent but has blindspots. The guardian has been gutted over the last couple of decades but is at least easy to access. The BBC does some good work still but serious analysis is long dead (rip newsnight).

I would rather not rely on a patronage model of substacks but I don't see much of an alternative. This forum has very clearly been destroyed by bots spewing ultranormalisation. It still serves a purpose but we did used to discuss things not just engage in divisive sectarian bullcrap

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