[Tubby Isaacs]

In fairness to most of these, they only voted against here when the treaty was passing anyway because Labour accepted that it couldn’t amend the bill and add the social chapter, so abstained.

But that hardcore within this group who kept opposing John Major, even in a confidence vote, were in a different league altogether of madcap. There was nowhere near a majority for voting down the treaty.

[Boiler]

[Tubby Isaacs]

We never identified that chap at the front in the middle, did we?

[Tubby Isaacs]

This is a longstanding project but, damn it, the other lot took credit for those. So I'm putting it here.

UK’s first rapid-charging battery train ready for boarding this weekend
Great Western Railway service recharges in three and a half minutes between trips on west London line

It's a very short line- West Ealing to Greenford shuttle- but hopefully it can be scaled up to in due course to commuter lines that aren't electrified.

https://www.theguardian.com/business/20 ... tery-train

[Boiler]

Isn't this the line that basically runs a 'parly' service as it's cheaper than applying for a closure order?

[Tubby Isaacs]

There are two trains an hour, I'm surprised to see. I suppose that there aren't many other trains that stop at some of the intermediate stations.

[Tubby Isaacs]

Starmer signals support for Trump’s aggressive approach towards Iran

Did he?

Keir Starmer has signalled support for Donald Trump’s aggressive approach towards Iran, saying it is vital the Iranian leadership is not able to develop nuclear weapons.

While the prime minister did not comment directly on the idea of possible new US military strikes on Iran, he said allies needed to face up to the nuclear issue and “deal with” the deadly repression of anti-government protests.

So not really. From the paper that's apparently never heard of diplomacy.

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/202 ... wards-iran

[kreuzberger]

With these headlines, it looks like the subs are out of control.

Proper scribes must be rather frustrated with these turn of events, but are doubtless too scared to speak out.

[The Weeping Angel]

That's odd, I could have sworn being told that Starmer's trip to China was a waste of time and he'd capitulated to the Chinese.

[kreuzberger]

I woke early yesterday, albeit rather groggy to wholly recall what R4Today were reading out of their side-hustle press mates.

"Useless cunt gets humiliated" just about covers it. It was a personal and nasty as it was wholly untrue.

The fourth estate is edging ever closer to Haw-Haw territory. Fuck Leveson 2, 3 and 4. Let's go Leveson DefCon.

[Tubby Isaacs]

That's odd, I could have sworn being told that Starmer's trip to China was a waste of time and he'd capitulated to the Chinese.

It's funny how it's a deeply principled stand when the likes of IDS does it about China, but "naive student politics" when anybody on the left or in the centre does it. See eg the Chagos deal.