Thread 27 Starmer: He's a very clever cat

[DuncinToffee]

A nod to the Chief Mouser

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I've just been in the US. Was heartened by all the anti Trump banners and posters and the two anti Trump protests I saw in little American towns.

They pass Reform's vetting process

What does need looking at is sentencing for violent and sexual offending. Particularly against women and girls. Now that is pathetic, and sex offending should be getting you custody. The fact it doesn’t in many cases is outrageous. So too with domestic violence. That isn’t deal with properly either.

Agree with you 100%. The focus shouldn't be on the ethnicity of those who commit the crimes, it should be on ensuring that serious crimes have serious consequences for the offender.

Under this government, more people were deported than in any year since 2016. So you are talking nonsense.

It was the previous government who gave nice big handouts of money to the tiny handful of people who volunteered to go to Rwanda. Don't let the facts hit you in the backside on the way out.

https://www.blogpreston.co.uk/2025/07/new-lancashire-county-council-role-to-tackle-violence-against-women-and-girls/

This seems fortuitous then. Proposed by Labour, brought forward by Reform. I’m going to suspend a natural and understandable cynicism for now, given the experience claimed by the Reform cabinet member.

I was overtaken when in a car (hire car) on holiday doing 70mph by several white vans. I did not look or know who was driving them though.

I think you'll find that's America.

With the example of America reverting back to 1930s Germany, you would have to be very hard of thinking to vote for Farage who is keen to follow it.

I don't think that the silent majority is that stupid.

Also, it was the tories that slowed the processing rate of refugees so that they could pay their mates to house them. Labour are actually returning them, without the payments the tories used.

I hope he or she was not exhausted with the long journey to the nearest post office. Presumably if it was not mysteriously out of order the stamps were bought out of the machine with its twenty steps.

We have a post office! If you count a van for half an hour, first thing Friday and Tuesday lunchtime as a post office.

I am not sure which scheme you are talking about? Voluntary return schemes have existed for over 20 years. Has Starmer introduced a new one?

Here in the cesspit of Labour Run Wales I have two post offices within walking distance.

Awful.

My cat is looking for a girlfriend🙄

Only two? I can stroll to three!

edit: Make that four!

I can buy stamps in the two local Co Ops I can walk to and there's 3 post boxes on the way there. Utterly shocking.

Also it has been known that there's a service via the Post Office online where they pick up your parcel from your own home. You have to answer the door. Totally awful.

Sometimes they even come on the arranged day.

It's Tory re-shuffle day

Cleverly is returning to the front bench.

It's Tory re-shuffle day !

What are you getting your DP ?

I had forgotten he existed until this moment.

Meanwhile, in the real world, my rather naive Labour MP has - sadly - fucked up big time.

I did complain (passim) about the phone book that I received as a reply to my digital enquiry (cost to the environment = 1/10th a polar bear).

Rather than actually read my complaint, and address it, they brushed me of with a "most people like it, so you can shut up" and just ended with a mealy mouthed "we'll reply to you by email then".

I replied noting the swerve from the point. And have just received a reply which is basically a rephrasing of the previous with a "I am sorry you feel that way" type of preamble.

Oh. Dear. Oh. Dear.

Battle has commenced. I won't rest until I have the exact carbon footprint for each letter, plus an explanation of why I should pay more for my energy just so they can carry on killing the planet.

Exactly what a massive zzzz

Very late tax payment haven’t been able to post glitch on MN my username not being recognised only way I could communicate with MN via email or weirdly could start a thread.
thanks for new thread Duncin & all contributors you’ve kept me informed & entertained Yy also forgotten about Cleverly
a photo of my summer planted pots & newly painted front door (had a notion for a lilac door so painted it rather than totally twiddling my thumbs whilst unable to post)

Front door looks lovely @dontcallmelen !

Reapplying for a postal vote. Bit of a faff, hope it doesn’t put off less tech-minded people who can’t get to the polling station.

Maybe the return of James Cleverly will mean less airtime for honest Bob.

Sorry for the lack of input, but Labour are making some sensible smart moves in the last few days. I particularly like the new ministerial pay out restrictions and this from Philipson. This will really help schools with budget setting. https://www.tes.com/magazine/news/general/bridget-phillipson-asks-for-future-teacher-pay-recommendations-strb