My mistake - thought the suggestion was that anyone could do it. Gow my leshtal - accept my apologies, in Manx.My mistake - thought the suggestion was that anyone could do it. Gow my leshtal - accept my apologies, in Manx.

Meanwhile BadEnoch takes to the Sunday Telegraph to explain that "not all cultures are equally valid". This is supremacist talk, as close as you get to talk about "subhumans" without saying the word

This statement from Badenoch is very very ugly…. It should serve as a warning to the Tory party, but it will probably be a rallying cry. If this is what you choose, you choose viciousness, racism, division, anger and, ultimately, failure.

The best bits in the Boris Johnson memoirs are the unintentional revelations. Here, we learn that the Queen read government briefings, and he didn't.

Yep, if there's one way I would describe Johnson being dragged out of Downing Street yelling "You'll want me back! You've never had better! You total bastards!", it's "general lack of bitterness".

And how many people do you think are able to do that?And how many people do you think are able to do that?

Duffield is on Kuenssberg tomorrow, talking about Labour’s “greed and power” just as the Conservative conference opens. In case anyone thinks this is all random.

The Conservative campaign to degrade Keir Starmer appears to be working. A new Opinium poll for tomorrow’s Observer has his net approval ratings at -30%, down 17 points from a fortnight ago and down by 49 points from +19% in his first approval rating as prime minister.

Shipman always Johnson's faithful servant. Still hoping for a comeback.Shipman always Johnson's faithful servant. Still hoping for a comeback.

Can't read it, but I know it will be Shipman. Faithful until the end.Can't read it, but I know it will be Shipman. Faithful until the end.

TScolumnist.bsky.socialSep 28, 2024 8:06pm

A truly awful piece. ‘Johnson is not attending Conservative conference. Nonetheless, the shadow of the “Big Dog”, as he was dubbed in Downing Street, looms large over the puppies.’ www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...

‘My mistake was apologising’: Boris Johnson bites back on partygate

In his memoir Unleashed, the old ‘Big Dog’ of Downing Street has few regrets besides ‘grovelling’ — and reveals a brush with death on an inflatable kayak