October 1, 2026 at 12:46 PM
Prof John Curtis is being excellent on #bbcwato just now over posible options for electoral reform, given he has been touted by some as the obvious lead for any electoral reform commission as promised by Burnham. In particular is the first question: what are elections for, because ...
October 1, 2026 at 12:32 PM
Prof John Curtis is being excellent on #bbcwato just now over posible options for electoral reform, given he has been touted by some as the obvious lead for any electoral reform commission as promised by Burnham. In particular is the first question: what are elections for, because ...
Did we just have Darth Vader on BBC Radio 4 World at One (#BBCWatO)?
He was arguing for retaining Brexit & apparently has some other fairly extreme politics so he may not be far from the Emperor.
(I just looked him up in case he has a breathing problem and apparently no.)
He was arguing for retaining Brexit & apparently has some other fairly extreme politics so he may not be far from the Emperor.
(I just looked him up in case he has a breathing problem and apparently no.)
September 30, 2026 at 1:00 PM
Did we just have Darth Vader on BBC Radio 4 World at One (#BBCWatO)?
He was arguing for retaining Brexit & apparently has some other fairly extreme politics so he may not be far from the Emperor.
(I just looked him up in case he has a breathing problem and apparently no.)
He was arguing for retaining Brexit & apparently has some other fairly extreme politics so he may not be far from the Emperor.
(I just looked him up in case he has a breathing problem and apparently no.)
If National Rally win power in France, and the AfD make progress in Germany, the UK's Brexiteers will probably want back in. 😄
#bbcWATO #wato #bbcPM
#bbcWATO #wato #bbcPM
Marine Le Pen hails RN senate surge as ‘milestone’ towards French presidency
National Rally and allies gain record 14 seats and can form senate group for first time after indirect vote by local officials
www.theguardian.com
September 30, 2026 at 12:40 PM
September 30, 2026 at 12:30 PM
There's a defeatist Labour MP on #bbcwato just now who's pro Brexit. Before he says we get no say on things, no ability to buy British in EU, he should go on a rail trip and see how France, Italy, Germany do it etc. Its preposterous - part of the old Tory gold plating of EU rules.
September 30, 2026 at 12:29 PM
There's a defeatist Labour MP on #bbcwato just now who's pro Brexit. Before he says we get no say on things, no ability to buy British in EU, he should go on a rail trip and see how France, Italy, Germany do it etc. Its preposterous - part of the old Tory gold plating of EU rules.
it's been a while, but Graham Stringer is on #bbcwato *again*
there are 403 labour MPs. why do they keep having this crank on the programme?
there are 403 labour MPs. why do they keep having this crank on the programme?
this is about the fourth time i've heard Graham Stringer on #bbcwato in the last four months
would it be fair to describe him as a crank? www.desmog.com/graham-strin...
would it be fair to describe him as a crank? www.desmog.com/graham-strin...
Graham Stringer
Graham Stringer Credentials Background Graham Stringer is a Labour MP for Blackley and Broughton and trustee of the UK climate science denial think tank the Global Warming Policy Foundation. Stringer ...
www.desmog.com
September 30, 2026 at 12:27 PM
it's been a while, but Graham Stringer is on #bbcwato *again*
there are 403 labour MPs. why do they keep having this crank on the programme?
there are 403 labour MPs. why do they keep having this crank on the programme?
#AndyBurnham doing his I'm just an ordinary guy like you. My parents were more working class than #KierStarmer. Here we go, we are getting traditional #Labour touchstones Working Class aspirations, solidarity & Labour patriotism. No more running Britain down.
#PoliticsLive #wato ##bbcwato #bbcpm
#PoliticsLive #wato ##bbcwato #bbcpm
September 29, 2026 at 1:12 PM
#AndyBurnham doing his I'm just an ordinary guy like you. My parents were more working class than #KierStarmer. Here we go, we are getting traditional #Labour touchstones Working Class aspirations, solidarity & Labour patriotism. No more running Britain down.
#PoliticsLive #wato ##bbcwato #bbcpm
#PoliticsLive #wato ##bbcwato #bbcpm
Actually, it would be better if Burnham did choke up while on stage. Media is still thinks leaders need to appear stoic.
#bbcWATO
#LabourConference
#bbcWATO
#LabourConference
September 29, 2026 at 12:43 PM
Actually, it would be better if Burnham did choke up while on stage. Media is still thinks leaders need to appear stoic.
#bbcWATO
#LabourConference
#bbcWATO
#LabourConference
If inflation remains higher for longer (entirely possible in an uncertain world), it's possible that the state pension benefit ends up worth more than in-work benefits.
#bbcWATO
#bbcWATO
September 29, 2026 at 12:32 PM
If inflation remains higher for longer (entirely possible in an uncertain world), it's possible that the state pension benefit ends up worth more than in-work benefits.
#bbcWATO
#bbcWATO
September 29, 2026 at 12:24 PM
Europe needs to step away from the #AI race.
AI race is rigged so Europe is locked into US tech stack.
Rush to build means Europe is at risk of exposure to US law (Cloud Act/ FISA).
Europe must prioritize tech sovereignty.
europe-ai-race.scopernia.com
#r4today #bbcPM #bbcWATO
#LabourConference
AI race is rigged so Europe is locked into US tech stack.
Rush to build means Europe is at risk of exposure to US law (Cloud Act/ FISA).
Europe must prioritize tech sovereignty.
europe-ai-race.scopernia.com
#r4today #bbcPM #bbcWATO
#LabourConference
September 29, 2026 at 8:34 AM
Europe needs to step away from the #AI race.
AI race is rigged so Europe is locked into US tech stack.
Rush to build means Europe is at risk of exposure to US law (Cloud Act/ FISA).
Europe must prioritize tech sovereignty.
europe-ai-race.scopernia.com
#r4today #bbcPM #bbcWATO
#LabourConference
AI race is rigged so Europe is locked into US tech stack.
Rush to build means Europe is at risk of exposure to US law (Cloud Act/ FISA).
Europe must prioritize tech sovereignty.
europe-ai-race.scopernia.com
#r4today #bbcPM #bbcWATO
#LabourConference
Swap CA for UK.
Does the boyfriend know what he actually wants though. What if the hot girl starts shifting her politics more to the right.
#bbcWATO #bbcPM
#LabourConference
Does the boyfriend know what he actually wants though. What if the hot girl starts shifting her politics more to the right.
#bbcWATO #bbcPM
#LabourConference
September 28, 2026 at 1:00 PM
Swap CA for UK.
Does the boyfriend know what he actually wants though. What if the hot girl starts shifting her politics more to the right.
#bbcWATO #bbcPM
#LabourConference
Does the boyfriend know what he actually wants though. What if the hot girl starts shifting her politics more to the right.
#bbcWATO #bbcPM
#LabourConference
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Rejecting rejoining or, if you prefer, joining the EU because other member states have regular elections, and their govts' political colours have changed, and will continue to do so, is a specious argument, that at best implies all EU member states should be dictorships.
#wato #bbcwato
#wato #bbcwato
France, Italy and several other EU member states will have general elections before the UK does. What will the EU be like then?
#WATO
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September 28, 2026 at 12:46 PM
Hard agreeing with Alistair Campbell and others on #bbcwato on the attitude we need to *join* the EU, emphasis that its forming a whole new relationship for the EU unbound by what we previously had, informed by it, but not seeking to simply pick up where we left on in 2016. The world has moved on.
September 28, 2026 at 12:46 PM
Hard agreeing with Alistair Campbell and others on #bbcwato on the attitude we need to *join* the EU, emphasis that its forming a whole new relationship for the EU unbound by what we previously had, informed by it, but not seeking to simply pick up where we left on in 2016. The world has moved on.
Problem with #Labour & #Conservative #Brexit types like Chapman( #JennyChapman) is they live in fantasy world. UK choice isn't a choice either you're putting your eggs on whim of US Voter or you're not. Jenny mentions JLR deal? The one #Trump had on again & off again multiple times. #wato #bbcwato
September 28, 2026 at 12:44 PM
Problem with #Labour & #Conservative #Brexit types like Chapman( #JennyChapman) is they live in fantasy world. UK choice isn't a choice either you're putting your eggs on whim of US Voter or you're not. Jenny mentions JLR deal? The one #Trump had on again & off again multiple times. #wato #bbcwato
September 28, 2026 at 12:44 PM
It has to be another referendum (not now, maybe in another five years). The EU itself will have changed.
#LabourConference #bbcWATO #wato #bbcPM
#LabourConference #bbcWATO #wato #bbcPM
September 28, 2026 at 12:38 PM
It has to be another referendum (not now, maybe in another five years). The EU itself will have changed.
#LabourConference #bbcWATO #wato #bbcPM
#LabourConference #bbcWATO #wato #bbcPM