19 Dec
4:19pm, 19 Dec 2024
523 posts
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DaveG
I suspect Musk's vision for Reform isn't built around Farage. If they want real power, they need Boris Johnson as leader. Trump's people have links to Farage and Johnson, and I suspect they would see one as more capable of winning floating voters than the others. Both use the same playbook (taking back control and opposing elites by having strong connections to rich Americans pulling their strings) and that's the game I suspect is being played here.
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11:54am
11:54am, 20 Dec 2024
22,519 posts
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Chrisull
Mandelson as US ambassador. Head in hands. Epstein's close buddy, (and not adverse to hanging around Russian oligarchs) sacked twice and really a good reason never to vote Labour again. Has his own eponym "Mandelsonian", which he must have paid the NY Times to give a good definition, but really means devious, dishonest, vacuous and empty. Spends his time attacking workers rights ier.org.uk |
12:28pm
12:28pm, 20 Dec 2024
7,134 posts
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paulcook
Glad someone else said that.
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1:27pm
1:27pm, 20 Dec 2024
71,703 posts
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LindsD
I had to look twice to make sure I wasn't seeing things
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1:33pm
1:33pm, 20 Dec 2024
33,501 posts
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Johnny Blaze
It feels like a terrible pick to me, and not just because he was on my "list" in the Blair Years. However... given the likely binfire shitshow of the next Trump term, perhaps a devious shitbag isn't too bad of a pick to navigate the minefield. |
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1:44pm
1:44pm, 20 Dec 2024
71,709 posts
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LindsD
Yeah I was wondering that
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2:00pm
2:00pm, 20 Dec 2024
18,264 posts
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jdawayinamanger
There’s possibly quite a short list of people prepared to lick Trump’s arse. Did anyone here apply for the job?
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2:16pm
2:16pm, 20 Dec 2024
22,522 posts
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Chrisull
The current ambassador had good links with the Trump team...
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3:43pm
3:43pm, 20 Dec 2024
33,502 posts
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Johnny Blaze
You'd think they'd at least pick someone on the Sex Offenders Register. Just to fit in, like.
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3:50pm
3:50pm, 20 Dec 2024
33,503 posts
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Johnny Blaze
Toby Young and Therese Coffey for the House of Lords. Lovely.
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