I am annoyed that nobody will just say
Mandelson was picked precisely because of his flawed character, his record, and especially his links to Epstein and Trump. Starmer hinted at it before, but now he's weaselling away from it all. Better to be thought of as a failed risk taker than disengaged and incompetent, I'd have thought.
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brb Monkhouse Stampede, Tue 21 Apr 2026, 21:47,
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Along the lines of
He may be a bastard, but he's our bastard.
Also this quote:-
It's probably better to have him inside the tent pissing out, than outside the tent pissing in.
Lyndon B. Johnson
On FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover, as quoted in The New York Times (31 October 1971).
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FeralCatMan Long ads need comments sections, Wed 22 Apr 2026, 0:45,
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You have to respect the world ranked #1 snooker player.
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brb Monkhouse Stampede, Wed 22 Apr 2026, 2:00,
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The problem is that they won't recognise
the Trump-Epstein link, isn't it? If nothing else, Farage should be getting a lot of shit for his connections too.
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monkeon schmonkeon, Wed 22 Apr 2026, 12:38,
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Which 'they'?
I find the lack of communication from this government frustrating, you can see Starmer doing some old fashioned Yes Minister gamesmanship which impresses a wonk like me, but he seems to be doing nothing to control the narrative to the masses. He seems detached from the whole propaganda side of politics, which is kind of admirable but also deeply exploitable. Starmer needs a good spin doctor.
The way Starmer's blaming The Blob for this scandal could either be pre-empting or seeding a future Farage premiership destroying the civil service. Interesting times, damn it.
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brb Monkhouse Stampede, Wed 22 Apr 2026, 19:40,
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