Thread 49 Starmer - Cóż to jest 5 milionów funtów między przyjaciółmi

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https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/may/12/farage-faces-questions-over-failure-to-declare-use-of-donors-helicopter

Farage faces questions over failure to declare use of donor’s helicopter

Reform UK leader has used the helicopter to attend rallies across the country, most recently on Friday

I am posting this as my thread tax. One of the loveliest posts I have ever read on here. I hope MNHQ don't mind me linking to it here. It will do your heart good.

www.mumsnet.com/talk/property/5528942-moving-after-30-years-in-our-family-home-is-breaking-me?reply=152264152&utm_campaign=reply&utm_medium=share

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https://bsky.app/profile/garius.bsky.social/post/3mlohnnq6z22k

A fellow Labour Party member once described Wes Streeting to me as Zippy from Rainbow if he'd been radicalized by Mumsnet.

which is a very specific set of references but also disturbingly accurate.

😂

My MP is one of those being a twat. I fully intend to write to him and ask this question when the dust has settled. How does he think causing instability and a rift with the party leadership is helping his constituents?
How is he intending to repair the damage?

Bit random this post - still a bit wired! So saw a street fight tonight with 2 young women being repeatedly thrown to the floor and into walls - it was all loud and aggressive. People walked on by - I asked a guy to help and he walked too - I ran over and shouted with my phone up but that was a fail ha - so called 999 and stood and reported to handler till cops arrived.

I am actually fed up with myself I just stood watching repeated violence, but I’m just more depressed tonight that many just walked on by. I just don’t know where I’m living sometimes 😞

MsJinks, you did the right thing and the only thing you realistically could have done. Please don't beat yourself up. At least you didn't walk on by.

What a horrible thing to witness. Have a hot drink or a stiff drink and try to unwind ❤️

I don't think you could have done any more without getting hurt yourself, @MsJinks

You did exactly the right thing @MsJinks. Nothing would have been any better if you’d been hurt as well.

Love the title

Ds won his first international medal last night. Bronze in the 400m freestyle.

You did what you could. You’d have been no help if you got hurt too.

you didn’t walk on by like many did.

Well done to your DS, I bet he's super pleased 👏 🎉

Brilliant

@MsJinks you did the only safe and sensible thing. Please don't beat yourself up about it.

@itsgettingweird brilliant work from your DS!

Yeeeeessss! He must be pleased as Punch and I assume you’re wearing your proud mum face.

That is amazing, well done your DS. 👏

@MsJinks I hope you are feeling OK this morning.

Well done @itsgettingweird DS!!

You did the sensible thing @MsJinks , how disappointing from the other people

Very well done to your DS. Amazing!

I hope Starmer sacks Streeting unless he comes out and fully backs the PM.

I didn't vote Labour to have petty drama every time the polls are poor.

Don't rate Starmer but the time for him to have gone was last year, on his own terms... maybe he'll go before the next GE but it needs to be done in an orderly way, not like this.

You did the right thing @MsJinks it’s disturbing though, I’ve had a similar experience (though I was in my car driving past it).
Well done to your DS @itsgettingweird!
Here’s something hopeful that has cheered me right up this morning - Rhun ap Iorwerth’s speech to Senedd on being confirmed as FM.
https://www.facebook.com/share/v/1DvYHop46q/?mibextid=wwXIfr

Brilliant news @itsgettingweird - well done to him. And @MsJinks as others have said, you did absolutely the right thing. I hope you're feeling OK this morning.

We started watching the ITV series Secret Service last night, which is proving to be rather prescient. A bit too uncomfortably 'fiction merging with fact'. I just wish what is happening here and now really was fiction though.

I couldn’t agree more. Time for Starmer to make Major’s bastards speech.

You definitely did the only thing you could do to help, @MsJinks. I agree that it’s very depressing that so many people just walked past. Hope you’re feeling better this morning.

Oh, and in other news, our Pom friend has been dispatched (although apparently they have already deregged). To quote Becky:

We expect political discussions to be polarised by their nature but there's a difference between that and deliberately inflammatory behaviour.

Some Others would do well to remember that.

Now if only MNHQ weren't encouraging photos of nude teens, I would begin to have more faith in them.