I bought the Times yesterday in paper form because my parents are visiting; was quite an auspicious day to do this as it turns out I have one of the pre-suppression copies. A moment - a very peculiar moment - in media history.
Lewis Baston
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Lewis Baston
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Author; ‘Borderlines’ (Hodder, 2024). History. London. Travel. Cats. Elections when I have to. Sarcastic comments as the world burns. Also at @BastonBorders
- Hello from the departure area of Singapore airport, with a few thoughts on why anyone talking about ‘Singapore on Thames’ doesn’t know what they’re talking about…
- Recently a Conservative MP. Finds arson and attempted murder funny.
- Just a reminder of what Johnson said in the House of Commons on 8 December 2021 after the Stratton video appeared. I can’t see how it’s possible to conclude that this was other than deliberately misleading the House.
- It’s clear that senior BBC management roles are now entirely political appointments. Labour should clear the lot out. We have a state broadcaster answerable to the government, responsive to bullying. It’s a great shame.
- The number of people signing the Revoke petition (3.92m) has now overtaken the number of people voting UKIP in 2015 (3.88m).The number of people signing the Revoke petition (610k) has now overtaken the number of people who voted UKIP in 2017 (594k). petition.parliament.uk/petitions/2415…
- Hello from Poland 🇵🇱 where there’s supposedly a lorry driver shortage but life goes on, the corner shops are full of goods and there’s petrol readily available.
- This always happens. The narrative of ‘Labour underperforms’ gets established on the basis of overnight results from a skewed selection of areas. Then the Friday counts contribute large numbers of Con seat losses but the narrative sticks anyway.
- Replying to @lewis_baston1. Yes, Singapore is a free-market open economy. But it has an extremely active state. There is little hesitation in managing people’s lives in considerable detail. People comply. British-style libertarians (ie entitled rich loudmouths) would hate it.
- Interesting that Daniel Kawczynski hasn’t retracted or deleted his ridiculous and deplorable ‘Marshall Aid’ comments. Unless he does, it makes him a shameless liar rather than merely an idiot.
- Replying to @lewis_bastonPS oh yes, masks. Everyone wears masks indoors (rule to be lifted soon exc on public transport) and quite a lot of people do outdoors as well (entirely voluntarily) because of a collectivist understanding of public health and because people trust the govt.
- The Home Office warps people, but I think there has to be something rotten in someone’s character anyway to behave like this. msn.com/en-gb/news/wor…
- The one redeeming feature I thought Johnson had, his support for Ukraine, just casually abandoned. No matter how low the bar, Johnson will be a squalid disappointment. A worthless man.Boris Johnson endorses Donald Trump and says he believes he won't abandon Ukraine trib.al/39a3wvO
