@ejhchess@flying_rodent A whole cadre of people being told their Sadly, Austerity Is Necessary, or We Must Send The Army In To Tottenham takes were a bit shit and lurching rightward in response
@flying_rodent Would anyone save the most nerdy of us differentiate between Blair and Brown, expect to maybe note only one of them hangs round like a messianic Banquos ghost
@flying_rodent Which seems reasonable answer to the question that seems to baffle, for example, the Scottish unionist press/influencers as to why the SNP keeps truckin' along- most people would prefer the dog frothing at the mouth is kept at as reasonable a distance away as possible
@flying_rodent *Me with my notebook and hat with press card, watching the candidate stand in front of a Send The Buggers Back poster* In a way, they reminded me that other great Scot, Adam Smith
@flying_rodent Can this work both ways then, like say if some party has a commitment to tree planting in their next one , can the lads agree to not stop all other discussion for two days to talk about how they dont get it
@flying_rodent Oh 100% he was dong it for the love of the game, but it was a notable instance of one of Starmer's sharpest political instincts- letting your outriders defend your bad policy before immediately u-turning, leaving said outriders holding the bag