icowden
Shaman
Yup - it's gone up a bit since last I looked. Ignore the middle class at your peril!
Starmer's vision quest
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icowden
Shaman
Poor people. That's always the plan for people like Stevo.
Mind you, Reeves and Starmer seem to think the poor are the problem as well. I don't think many saw that coming.
bobzmyunkle
Über Member
F*ck Stevo, f*ck Starmer's attempts to attract Reform voters and whilst we're on about Reform and the TVs on, f*ck Rod Stewart.
icowden
Shaman
Well that certainly *used* to be a desired outcome for many ladies, and possibly some gentlemen, although I fear now that Rod is more in need of a cup of cocoa.
matticus
Guru
briantrumpet
Veteran
I think this is a good analysis of Starmer's problems:
https://bsky.app/profile/bestforbritain.bsky.social/post/3lstclatap22z
https://bsky.app/profile/bestforbritain.bsky.social/post/3lstclatap22z
Ian H
Squire
https://kmflett.wordpress.com/2025/...ice-to-investigate-john-betjeman-slough-poem/
Avon and Somerset are reportedly investigating global comments on several performances at Glastonbury at the weekend that the Government and various lobby groups did not like. Since they clearly have a very wide remit now, perhaps they could take a look at this John Betjeman poem which advocates violence on the citizens of Slough
Come friendly bombs and fall on Slough!
It isn’t fit for humans now,
There isn’t grass to graze a cow.
Swarm over, Death!
Come, bombs and blow to smithereens
Those air -conditioned, bright canteens,
Tinned fruit, tinned meat, tinned milk, tinned beans,
Tinned minds, tinned breath....
Avon and Somerset are reportedly investigating global comments on several performances at Glastonbury at the weekend that the Government and various lobby groups did not like. Since they clearly have a very wide remit now, perhaps they could take a look at this John Betjeman poem which advocates violence on the citizens of Slough
Come friendly bombs and fall on Slough!
It isn’t fit for humans now,
There isn’t grass to graze a cow.
Swarm over, Death!
Come, bombs and blow to smithereens
Those air -conditioned, bright canteens,
Tinned fruit, tinned meat, tinned milk, tinned beans,
Tinned minds, tinned breath....
swee'pea99
New Member
Spot on I'd say. It brings to mind some journo's comment from not long after the election that Labour's support was about a mile wide and an inch deep. At the risk of going off-piste, one of the comments below gave food for thought, I thought:
Just been listening the "The News Agents" podcast where they had a long interview with the Starmer whisperer, Tom Baldwin (Starmer's biographer?) and, good grief, nothing but a cheerleader for Starmer. The biographer just acting as a Starmer spokesperson, about how great he is. Waste of time for a biographer as absolutely no independent thought, no seeing and shortcomings. Beggared belief (and fortunately the podcast interviewers did ask some searching questions and the answers just further highlighted his cheerleading).
Ian
Ian
secretsqirrel
Regular
Sounds like you didn’t get what you hoped for.
To be honest I wasn't looking for anything. it was Just a podcast on my list and part of it was this interview and I was shocked/disappointed as one would hope a biography would be an independent view not cheerleading, a bit of independence bit of critical thought.
Ian
Pross
Active Member
Assuming it's an authorised biography that's pretty much what I would expect. They claim 'warts and all' but usually the subject has enough control that you only see the warts they want and the genital version stays well hidden.
