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Our media fixation with Keir Starmer is becoming a literal drag on the country now.
As I write this, I can already see the replies forming below, accusing me of being a Labour shill etc. but, believe it or not, I am not.
Maybe it's worth setting this out — I have no party affiliation. None. I'm not 'on the right' … but that's as far as it goes.
There are policies and people that I admire across the Lib Dems, Greens and Labour. Conversely, there are policies and people I am vehemently against within each of those parties as well.
There are some decent Conservatives left but fewer and fewer in frontline politics and I can have excellent discussions with those moderate Tories that remain.
Where my line in the sand is drawn though, as I'm sure you're all aware, is the far-right. Reform UK and Restore Britain. I have no common ground with their populism — I see through the propaganda.
This doesn't mean that I think every member of Reform UK is a bad person, far from it, but I cannot rationalise their top-line bravado into credible politics.
So, with all that being said, I think the witch-hunt of Keir Starmer is distracting the public from some far more serious crises.
Since the very day Starmer took office, there has been an onslaught from the media; desperation to try and topple him and his principal team. This played out successfully with Angela Rayner, and they have been vicious and relentless pursuing Rachel Reeves.
I listened to Paul Brand on LBC at the weekend continuously comparing Starmer to Boris Johnson in terms of sleaze.
Have we collectively lost our minds? There is no other Prime Minister in history that compares to Johnson for scandal.
The elephant in the room — Peter Mandelson.
But is it really an elephant still? Clearly, Starmer should never have brought the Prince of Darkness into his team, that was a madness and severe failing of judgement. One for which he has accepted responsibility and apologised on multiple occasions.
The vetting process appears to be, pretty much, a non-story, despite what Dan Hodges and GB News are shovelling out.
So … we should be moving on. Shouldn't we?
Kemi Badenoch and her famously robust judgement felt not yesterday, and spent more of her diminishing political currency by pushing Starmer with six questions at PMQs on the subject. She was met with a well briefed lawyer, that, in all honesty, made her look a bit silly for continuing her defeated line of questioning.
While this continues to dominate the headlines, other far more crucial issues are being missed — we're going to run low on fuel soon, the cost of living is about to skyrocket, holidays will be cancelled imminently.
But mainly ... the cost of living is about to skyrocket.
We saw in yesterday's inflation rise that food is already moving upward, if Trump's ludicrous war in Iran continues, then we're all going to suffer the consequences.
Surely, this is a far more pressing matter? One in which the government should be fully engaged in order to help protect the public — it's number one duty.
It is very telling that Reform UK are spending very little time on the Starmer issue. They sent Lee Anderson out to raise this issue, for goodness’ sake. LEE ANDERSON.
Farage is hyper focused on the local elections, safe in the knowledge that the media is obsessing over Keir Starmer, once again. He's making hay while the S*n shines on Labour.
Jeez! This went on a bit, sorry, but it feels critical to me. We are being led around by the nose by the legacy media outlets. They smell blood in the water, but I really don't think the story is there. Not yet.
And while the sharks circle, Reform UK are flying under the radar, ready to swoop on the local elections [sorry for the weird mixed metaphors — it's early!].
Have a lovely sunny day. 🌞
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@Keir_Starmer You hijacked the flag. You are basically saying it’s ok when you say it can be flown. But it’s hate and plastic patriotism when others do. This is the division you have created.
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St George’s flag stands for unity over hatred and decency over division.
Those are the values I will always fight for.
Some try to hijack our flag to spread hate, I reject their plastic patriotism.
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@blakfam @elonmusk @Dayo94253816 @mattvanswol It’s racist to expect poor people from other countries to do the work of feeding your mouth. Disgusting privilege.
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@elonmusk @Dayo94253816 @mattvanswol Your racist ideas are destroying America as the farmers can't find workers because ICE would deport them good luck with finding white Americans that are willing to work in the farms.
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@mattvanswol A friend of mine donated to an orphanage for over a decade and one day he stopped by to check on the orphans.
What he found was a room full of people working the phones for donations and zero kids. Not even one kid for show. Zero.
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We’re facing the second fossil fuel shock in less than 5 years.
Events far away are once again impacting families and businesses here at home.
We can’t go on leaving our country so exposed.
The solution lies in clean homegrown power we control.
bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…
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@JacobCollierMP What for telling the truth about Starmer being a liar?
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Great spending time with New York City’s Cutest. And thanks to @NYCMayor for giving me an excuse to break out my best “Wheels on the Bus”



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NEW: Influencer RielleUK has been arrested after driving her car into 3 pedestrians in central London in the early hours of this morning, reportedly following a confrontation with others.
This incident has left a woman in her 30s fighting for her life in the hospital and a man in his 40s with life-changing injuries. A second woman in her 30s also suffered minor injuries.
She has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder, grievous bodily harm, dangerous driving, and drink driving.
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@ThoughtCrimes80 Those claiming ‘it’s always women they attack’ stop doing shit like this then. It really is piss take worthy and these two are funny 🤣
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Should Britain Rejoin the European Union?
#ExitBrexit
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@DonSauce7 @martinez_clips Nobody wants to be a victim, but victims aren’t only black.
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@martinez_clips Why do white people wanna be victims so bad? Victims of what?? They run every high level position in America and almost everywhere else… am I missing something? Or is it the words people use to describe them and how we use their history to point out facts about them?
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@martinez_clips You did a great job there. ❤️ Next time she dismisses white victims, she will stop herself to prove you wrong. 🤣🤣🤣
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