Philip Proudfoot: Part of why Britain feels miserable...
Part of why Britain feels miserable, the actual feeling of decline, is caused by empty high-streets and loss of community assets. Anything to address this is good.
Philip Proudfoot: Remember when every US president...
Remember when every US president was warned that war with Iran would engulf the region and unleash economic consequences far beyond the region? Yeah.Philip Proudfoot: I want to see an official independent...
I want to see an official independent inquiry into Keir Starmer’s government and their participation in the genocide. That inquiry should have the possibility of leading to criminal cases against Starmer, Lammy and all ministers who ignored offical warnings on atrocity crimes.Philip Proudfoot: There's a non-zero chance...
There's a non-zero chance that Israel's predictably insane response to Britain finally following a single article of international law is going to lead to Britain taking a much harder position.Philip Proudfoot: We cannot go back to this stuff...
We cannot go back to this stuff; when the left is in retreat it always ends up in morphing into this very weird scolding movement, when’re 99% of what’s discussed is just making stuff up that people think.Philip Proudfoot: Argentinians pretending they're not settler...
Argentinians pretending they're not settler-colonialists. American leftists pretending other socialists think everyone has to be a gym bro or they're worthless. Quite enough time spent on the pretending app today.Philip Proudfoot: Emily Thornberry ran cover...
Emily Thornberry ran cover for the previous incumbent, appearing on Newsnight to defend Starmer’s remarks that Israel has the right to starve Gaza and cut off water. Starmer promptly dropped her from the shadow cabinet and she became, overnight, a champion of Palestine.Philip Proudfoot: The only place you should be...
The only place you should be standing shoulder to shoulder with Starmer is when you’re both in the dock at The Hague.Philip Proudfoot: Keir Starmer should not be allowed...
Keir Starmer should not be allowed to waltz out of parliament into some international organisation sinecure. Everywhere he goes, he should be reminded he made our country an active participant in genocide and arrested those who sought to stop it. He should be in The Hague.Philip Proudfoot: Not driven by helping his constituents...
Not driven by helping his constituents, but more interested in standing on a podium at NATO conferences This is always who Keir Starmer was: a shallow, hollow, vacuous man who is, somehow, also filled with self-importance.Adam Brooks: This is obviously why it’s absolutely...
This is obviously why it’s absolutely insane to now leverage more of our public finance into AI, and that Labour ministers and MPs suggesting we should are either already bought by tech and/or they’re criminally irresponsible and inadequate for their jobs.Philip Proudfoot: Burnham’s Labour government...
Burnham’s Labour government — without a mandate — are going to fill the AI bubble with public money to the tune of £100 million, further exposing us to financial catastrophe when it pops This is money that could have been spent on climate adaptation. Not pissed away on tech brosPhilip Proudfoot: Labour MPs who think they’re policy wonks...
Labour MPs who think they’re policy wonks: “hey, you know that massive overinflated AI bubble with trillions of dollars leveraged that will never be recovered — what if we put EVEN MORE public money into the bubble? We’ll call it a sovereign bubble! — yes, I’m very smart indeed”Philip Proudfoot: It’s crazy how often you discover...
It’s crazy how often you discover a new Labour MP, completely unfit for the job. Starmer really did pack Parliament with total non-entities. Best they can do is pretending to not understand this is explicitly about AI and not “servers in general” — embarrassing stuff.Philip Proudfoot: Zelenskyy is apparently quite...
Zelenskyy is apparently quite pleased to align himself with a state that has committed genocide and a man wanted by the ICC for crimes against humanity.Philip Proudfoot: Amid the year’s endless horror...
Amid the year’s endless horror, it’s easy to forget its most spectacular world-historical development: Iran humiliated the US — again, and again, and again. The era of infinite US military-power is over. Trump didn’t just not make America great, he caused its final decline.Philip Proudfoot: It is clear we need a public...
It is clear we need a public inquiry into the British media, covering everything from its funding model that encourages harmful click-bait, to the over representation of nepo-elites. Media is sick in Britain. It does not not “speak truth to power” — it upholds and defends it.Philip Proudfoot: If we want to talk about “cons”...
If we want to talk about “cons” then let’s start with “elite professions” in Britain. Anyone who interacts with said professionals knows they’re full of mediocre, and indeed often quite stupid, posh white men. Their accents, networks, and bank accounts — now that’s a con.Philip Proudfoot: The claim that “Cambridge”...
The claim that “Cambridge” or “DEI” drove Arday to suicide is unhinged. It was the media bloodsport of hunting and humiliating a man whose case should never, ever, have been front page news. Whatever gutter journalists scream, they can’t wash their hands of this.Philip Proudfoot: Jason Arday is dead...
Jason Arday is dead. Right-wing reactionary media did this. Relentless public attacks on what should have been an internal university matter and not the subject of a mass media frenzy. Blood on their hands.Philip Proudfoot: The vandalism of the British university...
The vandalism of the British university sector is unforgivable — years of our institutions punching above their weight — trashed by successive governments. One of the few things we still did well was education and research. Another leading British industry is collapsing.Philip Proudfoot: Labour accounts celebrating...
Labour accounts celebrating the Burnham bounce by belittling The Greens is wild. We gave you Burnham. And it is only Green leftward pressure that keeps Labour at 1 point left of centre instead of 2 points right of it.Philip Proudfoot: One of the odd things about Britain...
One of the odd things about Britain is that so much of our infrastructure is bad but for some reason the http://Gov.uk webpage is actually good? It’s so clean, simple, and easy to use. And if you compare it to other gov webpages around the world, it’s even better.Philip Proudfoot: Without government intervention...
Without government intervention, this will mean food price increases. I don't think people truly grasp the vast political, economic, and social consequences of the accelerating climate emergency. We are not ready — no anticipatory action. No planning. We're in deep shit.Philip Proudfoot: Are you happy @andyburnham about the arrest...
Are you happy @andyburnham about the arrest of decedents of holocaust survivors as terrorists? Is this woman the same as a member of Islamic State? Sort it out.Philip Proudfoot: If @andyburnham really wants...
If @andyburnham really wants to differentiate himself from Starmer and rebuild the absolute mess he left, maybe just stopping this absolute shite? Maybe we shouldn’t arrest people for words on card anymore?Philip Proudfoot: The right don't know how to react to Burnham...
The right don't know how to react to Burnham. He's not prime ministerial enough! He's buying expensive clothes! He's like David Brent. Much easier being on the left: if you promise to end neoliberalism, do it.Philip Proudfoot: Starmer is just this fainting memory...
Starmer is just this fainting memory, hardly occupying any part of my brain. It’s nice isn’t it. The quiet.Philip Proudfoot: Burnham should've ignored...
Burnham should've ignored the noise and appointed Miliband. Instead, by surrendering the treasury, his entire agenda is destined to fail before he's even in No. 10. It's all just staggeringly stupid, no lessons learned, and a bad sign of what's to come.Philip Proudfoot: Credit where it’s due...
Credit where it’s due: Burnham is more dynamic than Starmer. Starmer waited until he was in No. 10 before abandoning any pretence of progressive politics. Burnham hasn’t even measured the curtains and he’s already capitulated.Philip Proudfoot: Why would anyone support Argentina...
Why would anyone support Argentina — they play so dirty. I know basically nothing about football but even I can tell they’re just appalling.Philip Proudfoot: There are British citizens...
There are British citizens who have fought in Gaza for the IDF, and likely committed horrendous war crimes, just walking around our country with zero attempts to even interview or investigate their actions. Meanwhile, our new Prime Minister 👇Philip Proudfoot: Nobody who is intending...
Nobody who is intending to vote Reform will now vote Labour because of a needlessly cruel and stupid anti-refugee bill. Burnham has learned nothing and we’re back on the road to Wigan Keir.Philip Proudfoot: Burnham — like Starmer...
Burnham — like Starmer — thinks we must “wait” for a court to rule on genocide 1. That’s not how genocide designation works. 2. The ICJ has already ruled that Palestinians must be protected from genocide. You do not wait until till everyone is dead to stop genocide.Read more