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It doesn't "trap" Labour if Starmer doesn't set a policy that a lot of his own members and MPs don't agree with. This slavish devotion and determination to defend Starmer at all costs is odd. The SNP policy on this has been clear for some time, why shouldn't they put their motion before...

Opposition days are always non binding votes, I believe. If you can't see it's an issue that Labour created entirely for themselves then I suspect it's because you're looking at it with one eye closed. The SNP haven't suddenly shifted their principles on this to catch Labour out; that they've...

With apologies mate, that makes no sense to me. Either politics and where parties stand on things matters, or it doesn't. If it doesn't, then what the hell are you doing on this thread? One question. If Sunak came out tomorrow and said, the UK government's position on Gaza is that we couldn't...

Where's the trap? It was the SNP's opposition day and they tabled an amendment calling for a ceasefire. It's something they've been calling for for a while, and the situation in Gaza has become rather critical. Is it their fault that Labour under Starmer struggled with the issue. Labour trapped...

That's an odd take. The trap was entirely one of Labour's own making by dithering on the ceasefire issue and whipping their own MPs to vote against their consciences and the wishes of the majority of their constituents. The SNP, in fairness, has been clear on their opinion on the issue for...

Or it could be reasonably argued that the SNP believed in their own amendment and expected to be able to vote on it. I'm not sure it was just about embarrassing Labour originally, the SNP has been clear on its position for some time. Once it all went off though, then I'd agree that it became...

Anyone who watched the House of Commons in action tonight, would be utterly mystified. A critical debate on a vital foreign policy issue (calling for a ceasefire in Gaza) and all they really care about is scoring points off each other. Labour trying to dodge voting on the SNP amendment to...

Probably just worth restating that the loss of a single town after months of fighting and huge numbers of Russian casualties, is hardly the end for Ukraine. They haven't been routed, it seems they've fallen back to an established defensive line (see link below). Both sides are finding that...

I'm more than happy to apologise if I've descended into ad hominem attacks, we're all fans here after all, but please don't take my shoddy analogies away. 😁

And there, m'lud, rests the case for the defence. 😁

3D chess. If he bothered at all, it would be to support Starmer, because he thinks that the most destabilising mainstream force in British politics is the Tories (and he knows his support is a tombstone in the UK at least). Who he'd really like to see in power, of course, is Farage. Brexit...

I gave it another ten minutes at lunchtime. Worrying, I know. I think I'm getting it now. GB News obviously dislikes anything Labour, but it absolutely hates the Conservatives (too left-wing, obviously). It's bizarre. Adverts: Deals on cremation and a limited edition King Charles and the...

Thank you. So if we leave Ireland out of it, we're back to the question of supporting Ukraine against Russia. Your argument, I think, is that we should leave them to it, and I accept that you're probably coming at it from a humanitarian viewpoint on that rather than as a Putin sympathiser. My...

Condescending my arse. From someone who responded to another post with a laughing emoji? It's a straight question, try a straight answer. Are you saying that we shouldn't support Ukraine against Russia because of elements of our history?

I think you're missing my point entirely. They're not scare quotes, they're punctuation. And let's not get into personal stuff about understanding Labour or the left, I've supported the party for forty years, I think I've got at least some insight. Let's recap. You said there are no credible...

I'm just waiting for the saucepan to come off the simmer, so that I can fish my eyeballs out. 😁

Hypocrisy noted. Just to join the dots here, you're saying that because we as a nation behaved poorly towards Ireland (and not just them!), we've got no business supporting Ukraine against Russia. Or have I got that wrong and in fact they are entirely unrelated matters?

A laughing emoji is usually a good indication of the absence of an intelligent response, imho.

Oh, so you're happy with what Britain did to Ireland in the plantation then. It's because might made right. I see. That's why you're supporting Putin now. Got it.

On a slightly unrelated topic, I found myself switching over to GB News this morning. Call it morbid interest, or maybe an attempt to avoid the leftie woke echo chamber of government-funded or billionaire-owned news channels. 😁 Anyhow... some observations: The presenters are astonishingly...