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Thread 35 Starmer: Old and smelling of roses

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DuncinToffee · 14/10/2025 20:26

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placemats · 26/10/2025 13:14

SerendipityJane · 26/10/2025 12:19

Pedantically it's more accurate to say the MSM reporting was not of the same quality and depth that would have been applied had (for example) Angela Rayner made those comments.

The conclusion being that Reform MPs are inherently racist - so it's not news.

Which in and of itself should be news. But isn't.

We are greasing the slipway for all the -isms : racism and fascism certainly. And we are doing it by saying "well racists will be racists, bless them".

Rather controversially (and I don't want to offend any racists or fascists reading - that's the last thing I'd want to do) I'm not on board with that.

It's a strange concept considering that people fought died and were injured in wars to defend against the growth of Fascism. Lest we forget eh?

Karistyleaftea · 26/10/2025 14:03

I remember Mhairi Black's impassioned speech from over 3 years ago saying that the then Tories were fascists.
She is no longer an MP (shame) and things are worse now, not better .

BIWI · 26/10/2025 14:17

Penblwydd hapus @cardibach!

SerendipityJane · 26/10/2025 14:46

Following on the theme of hidden news, what you weren't told

https://www.standard.co.uk/news/uk/london-police-asylum-seeker-metropolitan-police-essex-police-b1254913.html

A delivery driver described seeing Kebatu return to HMP Chelmsford in a “very confused” state “four or five times”, only to be turned away by prison staff and directed to the railway station.

The driver, named only as Sim, told Sky News that he saw Kebatu come out of the prison saying: “Where am I going? What am I doing?”

He said that Kebatu knew that he should be deported but the prison staff were “basically sending him away” and saying to him “Go, you’ve been released, you go”.

Asylum seeker tried to return to prison ‘several times’ after release in error

Police said Ethiopian national Hadush Kebatu is carrying a ‘distinctive white bag with pictures of avocados on it’.

https://www.standard.co.uk/news/uk/london-police-asylum-seeker-metropolitan-police-essex-police-b1254913.html

SerendipityJane · 26/10/2025 15:27

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cardibach · 26/10/2025 16:18

Thanks for all the birthday wishes - having a great time.

LittleBowSheep · 26/10/2025 16:33

cardibach · 26/10/2025 16:18

Thanks for all the birthday wishes - having a great time.

Penblwydd hapus Cardi 🎉

placemats · 26/10/2025 16:37

Cheers 🥂 @cardibach

I've been sorting out clothes for storing (spring summer) and the clothes bin - not fit for the charity shop - did that a few weeks ago. Plus a good clean of the bathroom which is becoming a weekly occurrence. My sadness at the loss of my mum is lifting so back to usual almost.

I raise you a glass of Le Petit Poulet from Aldi which is rather lovely. Not a Mumsnet reference, because it's Carbonara tonight with linguine.

Enjoy: iechyd da!

Evenstar · 26/10/2025 17:00

Happy birthday @cardibach 🥳

pointythings · 26/10/2025 17:02

Hartelijk gefeliciteerd, @cardibach !

I'm only just back from a day in the wood flinging pointy sticks, had a lovely time in a group with some old friends and shot very respectably. And we even finished before the rain set in.

On a more annoying note, I came down this morning to find my fridge had died, so a new one is coming on Wednesday. The current one had been an utter PITA since pretty much the start, so good riddance.

Evenstar · 26/10/2025 17:09

We’ve just got back from a couple of nights in the Lake District, weather awful today but Friday afternoon and yesterday were beautiful with that golden autumn sunshine lighting the leaves 🍁

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Spandauer · 26/10/2025 17:33

Late to (cardibach's) the party... Happy Birthday Evening @cardibach 🥳

BestIsWest · 26/10/2025 18:18

Penblwydd hapus annwyl @cardibach.

Raising a glass of Gower gin.

cardibach · 26/10/2025 18:22

BestIsWest · 26/10/2025 18:18

Penblwydd hapus annwyl @cardibach.

Raising a glass of Gower gin.

My niece makes gin near Cardigan. In The Welsh Wind. Totally recommend. My favourite gin ever, and the Palo Cortado one is also fab. They make whisky too. The gin is sold in selected M&S food halls.

Grumpyoldpersonwithcats · 26/10/2025 18:46

Spandauer · 26/10/2025 17:33

Late to (cardibach's) the party... Happy Birthday Evening @cardibach 🥳

Even later 🤣.

Hope you've had a great birthday @cardibach. 🥂

itsgettingweird · 26/10/2025 19:23

cardibach · 26/10/2025 11:25

Yuliia’s post is spot on and very well written. But distracted here as it’s my birthday and I’m doing social things in real life (mostly drinking, not going to lie).

Happy birthday.

have another on me GinFlowers

Notonthestairs · 26/10/2025 19:25

Happy birthday Cardi.
I’ll definitely add that gin to my list!

LlttledrummergirI · 26/10/2025 19:40

Happy birthday Cardi. Hope it's been a lovely day for you xxx

cardibach · 26/10/2025 21:13

thanks all! Having a lovely time

placemats · 26/10/2025 21:13

I'm watching The Chatterley Affair BBC4. It seems ludicrous now. I'm logging out for 24 hours as I have just had to verify that I'm human. Feck and schisse.

cardibach · 26/10/2025 21:15

placemats · 26/10/2025 21:13

I'm watching The Chatterley Affair BBC4. It seems ludicrous now. I'm logging out for 24 hours as I have just had to verify that I'm human. Feck and schisse.

Mine said I needed to but just did it without my intervention.

DuncinToffee · 26/10/2025 22:06

Oops Braverman

https://bsky.app/profile/number10cat.bsky.social/post/3m44uvyostc2h

Braverman deleted this tweet which made me wonder who that previous prisoner was. His name was Junead Ahmed. He was a conman mistakenly released in 2023. She was Home Secretary at the time. Oh.

https://news.sky.com/story/migrant-sex-offender-is-second-person-to-be-freed-by-mistake-from-hmp-chelmsford-13457947

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PandoraSocks · 26/10/2025 22:09

Oh, she is such a twit!

Notonthestairs · 26/10/2025 22:10

Presumably that also made front page news.

Evenstar · 26/10/2025 22:31

What an idiot that woman is 🤣