Larry the Cat

"My message to the people of the UK is that I'll train the new guy but you're going to have to stick with one of them eventually."

The family of that young guard should be very proud of him. Hegseth never misses an opportunity to besmirch his office and should apologise immediately.

Reform care so much about free speech that when they hold a press conference about free speech they tell off a journalist for asking a question:

Today is Remembrance Day, when we pause to remember the horrific sacrifices of war made on our behalf by the generations that came before. Donald the draft dodger has demanded that we do not use that name. As with so much else, he should be ignored.

I very much doubt Lowe wrote this, but whoever did should show him the replies so he can see the vile antisemitism that supporters of his party are willing to post publicly. He is their useful, cheque-writing idiot.

If you've spent years successfully avoiding them, being confronted with severe consequences for despicable behaviour must be very scary. Good.

"Whatever women wear, wherever they go, whatever they drink, they retain the right to say no and demand justice in the criminal courts when sexual predators act without their consent" Mr Justice Bennathan, while sentencing Russell Brand to a decade in prison for rape and sexual assault. Amen.

Wishing a very happy Diwali to all my friends celebrating around the world. May light always triumph over darkness.

Remembrance Sunday is a time to think about those who often had no choice but to perform heroic acts on our behalf. I’m thinking of my hero, Simon. "Despite shrapnel wounds to his legs and burns to his back and face, Simon was all that stood between the rats and the crew’s essential supplies" pdsa.org.uk/what-we-do/anima…

We don't have a problem with immigrants, just those who are criminals... We don't have a problem with immigrants, just those who entered the country illegally... We don't have a problem with immigrants, just those who don't speak English... We don't have a problem with immigrants, just those who don't work... We don't have a problem with immigrants, just those who claim benefits... We don't have a problem with immigrants, just those who don't integrate... We don't have a problem with immigrants, just those who don't contribute enough... We don't have a problem with immigrants, just those who don't earn enough... We don't have a problem with immigrants, just those who aren't patriotic... We don't have a problem with immigrants, just those who aren't grateful... We don't have a problem with immigrants, just those who aren't Christian... We don't have a problem with immigrants, just those who aren't white... They have a problem with immigrants. The slippery slope of the racist right.

I wrote this two years ago. Seems I was right.

Rare W

1 in 4 women in the UK have been raped or sexually assaulted since the age of 16 6 in 7 rapes against women in the UK are carried out by someone they know
 5 in 6 women who are raped in the UK don’t report it to the police
 Fewer than 3 in 100 rapes recorded by UK police in 2024 resulted in someone being charged that same year It is an abhorrent crime committed by cowards. Every perpetrator put in prison is a blessing.

421 years ago today Robert Catesby, Guy Fawkes and others attempted a plot to destroy Parliament with gunpowder. Their failure is celebrated every year with bonfires and fireworks, making them the sworn enemy of pets across the country.

Trump pictured with all the Republicans he helped get elected in the midterms:

1. Donald Trump 3. - 5. See above

Farage with his finger on the pulse as ever

Donald Trump told Americans to vote as if his name was on the ballot. They did.

"The American people have spoken and what they've said is mainly curse words aimed at Donald Trump"