[Youngian]

[Andy McDandy]

With friends like that, etc.

Sorry, but no. This is pure horseshit, "too many blacks on Eastenders" crap. If you're offended by the presence of a gay couple or a wheelchair user in a 30 second advert, you're the fucking problem!

And using "progressive" as a slur. Just fuck off.

[Youngian]

It’s the same culture war bollocks Goldwater and Nixon were ranting about 60 years ago.

[Bones McCoy]

Wait till he's finished colouring it in.

I'm here till Pesah folks!

[Philip Marlow]

Mic Wright's latest substack post included the mind boggling information that Goodwin is 41 years old. Which is to say, a year younger than me. I cannot imagine being so drearily joyless at 80, never mind now.

[Youngian]

Mic Wright's latest substack post included the mind boggling information that Goodwin is 41 years old.

What became of Harry Enfield’s Tory Boy?

[The Weeping Angel]

[Tubby Isaacs]

Mic Wright's latest substack post included the mind boggling information that Goodwin is 41 years old. Which is to say, a year younger than me. I cannot imagine being so drearily joyless at 80, never mind now.

Well, indeed. He's 25 years younger than David Goodhart too, who used to be the go to media guy for this stuff. Matt's got a nice long career ahead of him, you'd think.

[Tubby Isaacs]

More genius from Matt. If this weren't true (and I thought the new elite contained lots of gays?) that would be wrong too- "preaching their own luxury beliefs to working class people who can't afford them".

Actually, what does he even mean? The new elite, as I understand it, argue for tolerance of non-traditional families. Does anybody actually say it's better to have lots of kids in your teens, or whatever?

BTL is basically people handing Goodwin his arse, with a couple of predictable exceptions. Paul seems to have located the new elite to my village in Herefordshire. I thought they lived in London, where most people do have more diverse contacts. And anyway, why do I have to be Paul's friend?

[Youngian]

So the new elite live pretty much the same lives as John and Jane Doe in Stevenage but shouldn’t tolerate those who don’t because John allegedly doesn’t? Silly man.

[Bones McCoy]

Another toxic import from the USA.

"The Left don't know any black people / have any black friends".

[Yug]

Another toxic import from the USA.

"The Left don't know any black people / have any black friends".

Tell that to David Lammy

[Bones McCoy]

Another toxic import from the USA.

"The Left don't know any black people / have any black friends".

Tell that to David Lammy

They already told it to the Rev. Al Sharpton.

[Youngian]

A former FBU rep would do wise to stay clear from this subject.
https://amp.theguardian.com/commentisfr ... re-service

[Tubby Isaacs]

What does "preaching diversity" mean? Supporting immigration for economic reasons? Opposing discrimination? A vague sense that we can all enjoy each other's cultural celebrations if the government/council/charities promote them a bit?

How does Paul know that eg Keir Starmer's personal friends are all white law firm poshos? Does he expect Keir to keep posting pictures of his friend the black office clerk?

[Andy McDandy]

"They're not being firebombed, so what are they complaining about? Anyway, can't they stick to their ghettoes and working as cleaners? Besides, have you seen their writing? It's all scribble. And their culture? Load of headhunters going ooga-booga? Call that culture? Not a patch on the Two Ronnies or Alistair Maclean."

[Youngian]

James OB conducted an interview with Hugh Laurie this week instead.

[Tubby Isaacs]

James O'Brien isn't having me on his show either. And I haven't been in the Times, Sun, and on GB News, like Matt.

[Abernathy]

Goodwin is apparently one of Liz Truss’s four nominations for peerages in her somewhat controversial resignation honours list. Which tells its own story.

[Tubby Isaacs]

He isn't.

https://www.lbc.co.uk/news/liz-truss-no ... -peerages/

Mark Littlewood, director general of the Institute of Economic Affairs
Matthew Elliot- founder of Vote Leave
Ruth Porter - Truss's ex-deputy chief of staff
Jon Moynihan - Conservative donor