Left: David Cameron, Tory, Prime Minister
Middle: Nick Clegg, Liberal Democrat, Auxiliary Backup Prime Minister
Right: Ed Miliband, Labour, wants to be Prime Minister.
All identikit Oxbridge droids.
Kinda. This was a month or two back, and I'd had a horribly stressful day at work, personal shite was getting on top of me, and I'd for some reason decided to read Animal Farm in basically one sitting, which as I'm sure everyone is aware isn't the most uplifting book at the best of times. Got absolutely no sleep that night.
I'm not regretting returning my leadership ballot back uncompleted. There just wasn't a choice, or at least a decent, meaningful one.
Still, it is disturbing how quickly the right-wing press have been to decry E. Miliband as some crypo-communist menace. And that's literally no exaggeration, based on yesterday's Sun.
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Hatey McHateface on A Stitch In Timing: “Ah C’moan noo, Lorna. One of them’s got ADHD and one of them’s (could be the same one) got a…” Feb 8, 16:31
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Hatey McHateface on A Stitch In Timing: “@YL Thanks for the complement. The reality though, unpalatable as it may be, is that sometimes what looks to the…” Feb 8, 16:10
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Short Changed on A Stitch In Timing: “He can appeal to the King of England, Scottish coronation oath extract – They shall preserve and keep inviolate the…” Feb 8, 15:39
Cynicus on A Stitch In Timing: “YL: “Heck, by the time of Chucky 1 he had become (à la Teflon Tony) more English than the English…” Feb 8, 15:30
Chas on A Stitch In Timing: “I was feeling far too positive today therefore decided to read the comments for a healthy dose of bitterness and…” Feb 8, 15:28
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James on A Stitch In Timing: ““Your rugby league is another example of colonialism that cannot be allowed. William Webb Ellis was another of these privileged…” Feb 8, 13:28
Northcode on A Stitch In Timing: “For those Scots who wander this place and who don’t already know… there can be no doubt Scotland IS a…” Feb 8, 13:15
TURABDIN on A Stitch In Timing: “LES MAINS SALES. The foundations of the British state were laid when frenchified norsemen arrived on Englands southern shores and…” Feb 8, 13:02
Northcode on A Stitch In Timing: ““I think we all get the message” I suspect the ‘message’ is far beyond the ability of your Yankee program…” Feb 8, 12:26
David Holden on A Stitch In Timing: “@Alf Baird 10.33 am. When you are in a hole Alf best to stop digging. Not sure at what point…” Feb 8, 11:37
James Cheyne on A Stitch In Timing: “Alf Baird, Some people may confuse wealth and Colonialism, As i explained in my post a morale compass and integrity…” Feb 8, 11:34
TURABDIN on A Stitch In Timing: “BEHOLD! the veil of Britannia’s insular temple is rent from top to bottom, its gods exposed as childish myth, its…” Feb 8, 11:21
Aidan on A Stitch In Timing: “Well Alf, on this one post you’ve commented no less than 10 separate times with this “Scotland is a colony”…” Feb 8, 11:19
Willie on A Stitch In Timing: “So Mandelson got sacked as ambassador and it now emerges that he got a £55,000 pay off You couldn’t make…” Feb 8, 11:13
Alf Baird on A Stitch In Timing: “Aye James, it would help if those who claim to have “campaigned for Indy all my adult life” actually understood…” Feb 8, 10:33
Young Lochinvar on A Stitch In Timing: “H McH You’re projecting again “old boy”..” Feb 8, 10:21
Hatey McHateface on A Stitch In Timing: “Love it when you ardent republicans start wanging oan aboot our rich, complex, and above all SCOTTISH monarchy. It’s as…” Feb 8, 10:05
Young Lochinvar on A Stitch In Timing: “Subscription AND circulation numbers. I have long given up wondering how that rag (in its latest editorial form) pays its…” Feb 8, 09:25
factchecker on A Stitch In Timing: “James says: 8 February, 2026 at 12:00 am “Oh dear. Poor “fact checker”…he doesn’t even know that it’s rugby union…” Feb 8, 09:24
100%Yes on A Stitch In Timing: “Over the years Wings has posted the newspapers subscription figures, have you stopped doing that? It would also be interesting…” Feb 8, 09:04
Young Lochinvar on A Stitch In Timing: “Cynicus @ 1.02am Yes, however the Henry VII quote I noted was the response to one of his close advisers…” Feb 8, 08:57
Sven on A Stitch In Timing: “Young Lochinvar @ 21.48. “Hot Patootie – Bless My Soul”. And, surely many of us recall how being thawed out…” Feb 8, 07:07
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James on A Stitch In Timing: ““…have campaigned for Indy all my adult life.” LOLZ. That right, aye?” Feb 8, 00:03
James on A Stitch In Timing: “Oh dear. Poor “fact checker”…he doesn’t even know that it’s rugby union at Murrayfield next week, not rugby league. What…” Feb 8, 00:00
Brrrr.
Sorry, I really have no idea who these (this?) gentlemen are. Who are we seeing here?
Left: David Cameron, Tory, Prime Minister
Middle: Nick Clegg, Liberal Democrat, Auxiliary Backup Prime Minister
Right: Ed Miliband, Labour, wants to be Prime Minister.
All identikit Oxbridge droids.
Oh Stuart. You had to go there, didn't you. I've just got back to being able to sleep properly after reading that blessed thing.
Judge Cal,
Animal Farm gave you nightmares?
Malc
Kinda. This was a month or two back, and I'd had a horribly stressful day at work, personal shite was getting on top of me, and I'd for some reason decided to read Animal Farm in basically one sitting, which as I'm sure everyone is aware isn't the most uplifting book at the best of times. Got absolutely no sleep that night.
I'm not regretting returning my leadership ballot back uncompleted. There just wasn't a choice, or at least a decent, meaningful one.
Still, it is disturbing how quickly the right-wing press have been to decry E. Miliband as some crypo-communist menace. And that's literally no exaggeration, based on yesterday's Sun.
I bet the Daily Fail is rubbing its fucking hands in glee.