[mattomac]

Problem is even if he just did photocopying you can add that on a CV as a trainee.

It really the arse of a fly in terms of political journalist investigation. If someone does something disgraceful in office then they need to go, if they did what every Law student does when they’ve worked for 2 months in a solicitors then I really can’t be arsed.

It’s for the permanently on twitter, does the general public know that one of Reform’s MPs was arrested for assaulting a woman? Then politically your quality of investigation is in the gutter.

[davidjay]

While Braverman's outright lies are quietly forgotten.

[Samanfur]

I dislike George Galloway on a visceral level, but he had it right when he compared "the special relationship" between the UK and the USA to the one between Monica Lewinsky and a former POTUS.

[davidjay]

I dislike George Galloway on a visceral level, but he had it right when he compared "the special relationship" between the UK and the USA to the one between Monica Lewinsky and a former POTUS.

And the biggest 'patriots' spend the most time on their knees.

[davidjay]

Ten weeks for Mike Amesbury. That's a bye-election we could do without.

[Crabcakes]

Ten weeks for Mike Amesbury. That's a bye-election we could do without.

As something of a silver lining, it will at least be easy to chalk this one up as reaction to local MP being a twat - and even if everything in the world were hunky dory it’d probably still be a lost seat on that basis. Won’t stop the usual types crowing/reading waaaaay too much into it, but as mitigating circumstances go it’s a fairly strong case.

[Tubby Isaacs]

If this is accurate, I'm pleasantly surprised. 25,000 isn't that many, even with Poles being too rich to bother with us, and Germany about to stop cutting its own throat with the debt brake.

Freedom of movement would of course be better (just in terms of filling jobs, never mind the benefits of market access) but I think it's worth swerving for now. Vote Leave ran on control for a reason and it's a big thing to give up. If we can fill these jobs while keeping it, I'm very happy.

[Andy McDandy]

One possible silver lining on the Amesbury situation is that if it leads to a recall petition and by-election, ReFuck may have a problem.

They do have a habit of putting up 'faces' (for want of a better word). Rather than someone local but obscure (and in Runcorn I imagine there'd be plenty), much better to nominate one of the old gang. Get the band back together, like Creme Brulee.

Let it be Nuttals. Nuttles of the Yewkips. Nutty, the hero of Hillsborough.

You can see them doing it, can't you? It's the trifecta - he'll do what he's told by Fargle and co, it's one in the eye for everyone who wrote him off as an incompetent twat, and their egos are so big they'll expect him to walk it.

Think positive thoughts. Think Nuttles. Think of his face when Merseyside tells him to fuck off.

[Tubby Isaacs]

The MP needs to resign ASAP. A petition is just a chance for Kippers to get out there and build up a team of door knockers in advance of the by election. Let them do the by election from a standing start.

[davidjay]

The MP needs to resign ASAP. A petition is just a chance for Kippers to get out there and build up a team of door knockers in advance of the by election. Let them do the by election from a standing start.

Occasions like this will show just how big their grassroots active support is. I don't doubt 30p Lee, Racist Rupert and the other one will be there regularly, but it will be interesting to see how much help Tice and Farage are willing to give now that one of them's being eased out and the other's got his eye on bigger things than leading a minority party,

[Tubby Isaacs]

I think they, more than any party that's ever existed, can do without grassroots because of their media support. But I don't say they can never do some hard yards. And a recall position would be a good place for them to start. Particularly as they don't even have to identify as Reform as they do it. "Do you think MPs shouldn't beat up members of the public? Sign this petition!"

[Youngian]

If this is accurate, I'm pleasantly surprised. 25,000 isn't that many, even with Poles being too rich to bother with us, and Germany about to stop cutting its own throat with the debt brake.

Freedom of movement would of course be better (just in terms of filling jobs, never mind the benefits of market access) but I think it's worth swerving for now. Vote Leave ran on control for a reason and it's a big thing to give up. If we can fill these jobs while keeping it, I'm very happy.

Why not appoint 30p Lee and Rupert Lowe to head up a construction apprenticeship recruitment task force? This is a subject close to their hearts so will have acquired loads of knowledge as to how to go about it. If they can't find enough local white kids to carry out apprenticeships, I'm sure plenty of refugees would be up for it instead of washing cars.

[Tubby Isaacs]

Ha ha.

That's Rupert Lowe of Radley College and Reading University, is it? I see he worked with Nick Leeson at Barings. Say what you like about him, he went into the City as a school leaver. Why didn't Rupes do that?

[Tubby Isaacs]

How many people does he think do Gender Studies? Far more people do vocational degrees, not unlike the one Richard Tice did at Salford. I hope Rupert didn't do anything not directly vocational at Reading, because that would be massively hypocritical.

[Tubby Isaacs]

I see Runcorn is getting one of the big carbon capture projects. Will that help Labour? Certainly gives them more to work with than they would have had in lots of places?

But as with Joe Biden spending money on blue collar projects in Ohio, they'll probably get no benefit from it at all. Actually, it'll probably be worse as they'll have the Greens attacking carbon capture from the other side.

I'm afraid I'm an enormous sceptic that lots of the "bring back proper jobs for men" people really care about that.

[Andy McDandy]

Degree apprenticeship courses contain mandatory sections on "British values" and much that would be classified as woke by twats.

Mainly because - and I don't believe I have to spell this out - you might be working for or with anyone.

You start cracking gay jokes and the customer tells you to pack up and fuck off, your boss won't be too pleased.

And vocational degrees? What, like law and medicine?

[kreuzberger]

David Lammy has dodged the opportunity to criticise the Trumpists for not backing a United Nations resolution condemning the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Is he fucking simple or summink?

[Tubby Isaacs]

Nah, the line agreed is not to criticize Trump directly, even though it's very clear what the UK Government thinks.

It's not over till it's over. In theory, only takes 3 Republicans to decide they can't be arsed with defending this any more, and chuck out the (appalling) Speaker. Or 6 abstentions.

Long shot, not least because any Republicans doing this would have to hire a team of bodyguards sharpish. But as I say, it's not all over yet.

[kreuzberger]

"I can't think of a single instance when we would side with Iran, North Korea, Belarus, and that bloke Vlad who knocks out speed by the weight in the car park of the Travelodge. Ask their mate Nige if you're looking for clues."

He's useless, pointless, and gutless.

[The Weeping Angel]

Nah, the line agreed is not to criticize Trump directly, even though it's very clear what the UK Government thinks.

It's not over till it's over. In theory, only takes 3 Republicans to decide they can't be arsed with defending this any more, and chuck out the (appalling) Speaker. Or 6 abstentions.

Long shot, not least because any Republicans doing this would have to hire a team of bodyguards sharpish. But as I say, it's not all over yet.

I mean we voted against the United States in the UN.