[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.

[Youngian]

‘Whatabout China, something, something, Barry Gardiner,’ is now a stock answer to Nathan Gil and probably others in Farage’s circle taking Kremlin money.

The geopolitical reality is that if you’re conciliatory to Bejing they see someone they could perhaps do business with. Appease Trump or Putin they see a weak mug they can shake down.

[Boiler]

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

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"What? And have... State-controlled media?!"
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(Best read in that sarcastic, looking for a laugh from the audience manner he uses on HIGNFY}

Seriously, I just cannot see what can be done about the Fourth Estate unless the laws regarding media ownership are radically overhauled but an end to non-dom ownership and off-shoring for tax mitigation purposes would be a start - after all, they'd be the first to cry "no taxation without representation" so let's turn it around to "no publication without taxation".
Today's Express has a whole front page screeching for a "proper" Brexit (whatever that is), thus:

[Youngian]

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.

The dog eating commies of Vietnam are in the CPTPP. How does Duncan-Smith square signing a trade treaty with them, realpolitik by any chance?

[Tubby Isaacs]

I think it’s specifically a China thing with this lot.

I see the Government are trying to restart the negotiations with entering the EU Defence project. Germany is very supportive, so that should happen, at a more reasonable cost than was proposed before.

Are Kemi and Farage going to oppose that? Probably, with some bullshit about whatever the fee is (it’s right there is one to join an EU programme) .

The Jez/ Polanski left will doubtless oppose it too, because “the solution can’t be more war” or something.