BlogHide Resteemsmxmagpie (25)in general-election • 5 years agoHazlerigg goes it aloneHazlerigg, on the northern edge of Newcastle, decided to leave the EU without a deal anyway, despite Johnson ditching his ditch plan. The Parish Authorities released the following memo on the…mxmagpie (25)in general-election • 5 years agoUKGE2019: Blue on BlueSerious blue on blue with Farage and Trump shooting down Johnson’s brexit deal and making it explicitly clear that they intend to flog off the NHS and race us all to the bottom. Delightful…mxmagpie (25)in general-election • 5 years agoDaily Mail Runs DryDaily Mail has ran out of slurs on Corbyn: reporting on the front page yesterday that Johnson and Corbyn are neck and neck on the NHS (36% and 34% respectively), among their own readers. This is a…mxmagpie (25)in poachers • 7 years agoPoachers are desperate people......desperate people risking their lives to provide ridiculously rich people with stuff they don’t need and only want because they can afford to throw money away in pursuit of status-giving products.…mxmagpie (25)in trump • 7 years agoIm not sure what the rationale in insulting a POTUS is.What is to be gained? Trump appears to be on the verge of some historic peace deals, with Korea and Russia. How will [the blimp] look if he actually pulls them off? I was anyone but Clinton, which…mxmagpie (25)in trump • 7 years agoHow bad can Trump be if he has been bad for all these bad things?Bad things Trump has been bad for: Free trade: TPP, TTIP, NAFTA, WTO. European institutions: NATO, EU. European Leaders: Merkel, May and Macron. In Ukraine: Poroshenko. In Syria: ISIS…mxmagpie (25)in future • 7 years agoSomewhere near Cambridge 2The Prime Minister dismissed her security council with a simple “thankyou, gentlemen” and was in her chambers within moments. She rolled up her skirt and ripped the patches off her thighs. She lit…mxmagpie (25)in future • 7 years agoSomewhere Near Cambridge 1Half-way between royal hall and nuclear bunker the room was splendid but lacking windows. Concrete and steel showed between the ornate décor and furnishings. ‘When was it built?’ ‘How many more were…mxmagpie (25)in brexit • 7 years agoResponse to calls for Brexit2First of all, opposition to Brexit doesn't need to involve a second referendum: Brexit was a non-binding plebiscite and moreover in the UK parliament is sovereign. Secondly, various European…mxmagpie (25)in brexit • 7 years agoAm I still happy about my Brexit vote?First of all, what could happen that would make me regret my vote? If the Tories recover from Brexit and go on to dominate British politics for the coming decade, somehow managing to win the next…mxmagpie (25)in brexit • 7 years agoThe fall of Cameron-Clinton, and the rise of Brexit-TrumpGood–press bad-press You’ve got two arms of the main-stream media (MSM) the right and the supposedly centre-left. The right arm gets people fired-up with a mixed message of overt racism…mxmagpie (25)in corbyn • 7 years agoUK General Election 2017(Original published 06/07/2017 here: and here: A rapid succession of electoral events in the UK has led to an early and polarizing General Election; whilst May risks all for a…mxmagpie (25)in putin • 7 years ago07/04/2017: The Least Bad, The Bad, and The Lesser Bad.(Originally published here: Ever since I became a reasonably radical person, it’s been fairly straightforward who the bad guys were, and other people seemed to get it too. I mean some people got…mxmagpie (25)in brexit • 7 years ago29/07/2016: UK Politics 2016: Everything to Play For;(Originally published here: and here: War and austerity serve the interests of the British establishment, and are contrary to the vast majority of the UK population. If we define ‘war’ as the…mxmagpie (25)in corbyn • 7 years ago15/07/2016: Looking down from Northern England...(Original: Back in 2015 we were all moving to Scotland. Ed Milliband had just suffered a crushing defeat at the hands of polish-faced Cameron. After years of austerity actually driving the…mxmagpie (25)in labour • 7 years ago1/07/2016; The Labour Party; Awakening from its Slumber.The #ChickenCoup is backfiring dramatically, with Corbyn now strengthened by: A Progressive Shadow Cabinet (Anti-trident, anti-austerity) 10,000 demonstrators in Parliament Square (they ll be…mxmagpie (25)in brexit • 7 years agoWhy Brexit:Many people have asked me why, of all people, am I voting Brexit. So here it is. Fundamentally, I just cant see the Tories managing to deal with Brexit, continue austerity, and win the next…
