Month: October 2024
Reform Fan Art | The art gets worse, the politics nastier
A couple of months on from the riots and Reform/Farage social media is taking on an increasingly hysterical tone. Overheated conspiracy theories, weird suspicions all jumbled together. The death of Peter Lynch – a rioter who sadly committed suicide in prison – has given them a martyr. There is increased radicalisation and lots of Islamaphobia. … Read more
Tommy Robinson | Treason or business?
(Tommy Robinson was previously know as Stephen Christopher Yaxley-Lennon, and possibly by other names) Tommy Robinson is currently locked up on remand under section 7 of the Terrorism Act, and faces other contempt of court charges. Last week he briefly held the number one spot in Amazon’s best selling books with his version of the … Read more
Why are Labour such a mess? | What is going on?
Labour have been in power for 100 days. The reason why we fixate on the first 100 days is because of Napoleon; 100 days was how long it took for him to escape from Elba, return to France, seize the country, become Emperor (again), invade Belgium and lose the battle of Waterloo. Having come to … Read more
Conservative leadership election | Halloween comes early
We are down to the last 2 of the Conservative leadership contest: Badenoch and Jenrick. Two authoritarian right wingers, two cosplay Farages in Halloween fancy dress. The most sensible candidate left in the race, James Cleverley, lost out by 2 votes, apparently a cock up by his supporters who thought he was certain of a … Read more