I can think of several better people to replace Burnham with. His obsession with buses will soon become the next “son of a toolmaker” meme
September 26, 2026 at 8:52 AM
I can think of several better people to replace Burnham with. His obsession with buses will soon become the next “son of a toolmaker” meme
Even though the sons of respectively, a toolmaker and a phone technician becoming prime ministers would have been a dream outcome for the people who founded a movement dedicated to ending the inherited class system
(Although youd have to translate phone engineer to telegraph engineer to tell them!)
(Although youd have to translate phone engineer to telegraph engineer to tell them!)
September 26, 2026 at 8:40 AM
Even though the sons of respectively, a toolmaker and a phone technician becoming prime ministers would have been a dream outcome for the people who founded a movement dedicated to ending the inherited class system
(Although youd have to translate phone engineer to telegraph engineer to tell them!)
(Although youd have to translate phone engineer to telegraph engineer to tell them!)
“There’s a big difference between:
•Vote for me because my father was a toolmaker
•My parents died when I was young and I have a disabled son, which has given me a deep, personal motivation to reform social care”
•Vote for me because my father was a toolmaker
•My parents died when I was young and I have a disabled son, which has given me a deep, personal motivation to reform social care”
Why did “my father was a toolmaker” become a punchline?
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September 25, 2026 at 11:01 AM
“There’s a big difference between:
•Vote for me because my father was a toolmaker
•My parents died when I was young and I have a disabled son, which has given me a deep, personal motivation to reform social care”
•Vote for me because my father was a toolmaker
•My parents died when I was young and I have a disabled son, which has given me a deep, personal motivation to reform social care”
While I detest Starmer as a man without a shred of principle and puppet of the malign McSweeney, I think people hated the Toolmaker story, not because it was a self-aggrandising myth, but because it wasn't about a baronet or other aspirational figures. Pure snobbery, basically.
September 25, 2026 at 7:08 AM
While I detest Starmer as a man without a shred of principle and puppet of the malign McSweeney, I think people hated the Toolmaker story, not because it was a self-aggrandising myth, but because it wasn't about a baronet or other aspirational figures. Pure snobbery, basically.
Andy Burnham should start going on about his dad being a toolmaker, cos if nothing's going to get better it might as well be funnier.
September 24, 2026 at 9:47 PM
Andy Burnham should start going on about his dad being a toolmaker, cos if nothing's going to get better it might as well be funnier.
This is from 2009, earliest mention of his father being a toolmaker I can find www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
Profile - Keir Starmer - BBC Sounds
Keir Starmer, the Director of Public Prosecutions, is in the spotlight.
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September 24, 2026 at 2:58 PM
This is from 2009, earliest mention of his father being a toolmaker I can find www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
I did not have #Evangelion shovels on either my garden essentials list or my #anime merch list. But now, maybe ...
mainichi.jp/english/arti...
mainichi.jp/english/arti...
Centuries-old Japanese toolmaker digs up surprise hit with 'Evangelion'-themed shovels - The Mainichi
SAKAI, Osaka -- A manufacturer in this western Japan city has sold 9,800
mainichi.jp
September 24, 2026 at 10:34 AM
I did not have #Evangelion shovels on either my garden essentials list or my #anime merch list. But now, maybe ...
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This is a symptom of Burnham's embarrassing would-be Andy Capp pitch at popular appeal. Has he learned nothing from Sir Keir Dad-Was-A-Toolmaker-You-Know Starmer?
September 24, 2026 at 10:14 AM
This is a symptom of Burnham's embarrassing would-be Andy Capp pitch at popular appeal. Has he learned nothing from Sir Keir Dad-Was-A-Toolmaker-You-Know Starmer?
birthright means nothing to this man
his father was no toolmaker i can tell you that
his father was no toolmaker i can tell you that
September 24, 2026 at 7:42 AM
birthright means nothing to this man
his father was no toolmaker i can tell you that
his father was no toolmaker i can tell you that
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All the Manchester shit is starting to become Burnham's "my father was a toolmaker" really fast, any fool can see this.
My man needs to stop mining this particular vein before the Hack Pack make it a focus of ridicule.
My man needs to stop mining this particular vein before the Hack Pack make it a focus of ridicule.
September 23, 2026 at 10:13 PM
All the Manchester shit is starting to become Burnham's "my father was a toolmaker" really fast, any fool can see this.
My man needs to stop mining this particular vein before the Hack Pack make it a focus of ridicule.
My man needs to stop mining this particular vein before the Hack Pack make it a focus of ridicule.
I'm quite variable really depending on th mood, pretty close to the middle, maybe a little more of a toolmaker but somewhat silly too
September 23, 2026 at 7:35 PM
I'm quite variable really depending on th mood, pretty close to the middle, maybe a little more of a toolmaker but somewhat silly too
Doing this from the sub perspective, though it's honestly fairly accurate for my (very rare) dom moods as well :3
(In reality, either end of this is nuanced and depends on the other party etc etc etc, for those reading this who don't know me well lol)
(In reality, either end of this is nuanced and depends on the other party etc etc etc, for those reading this who don't know me well lol)
September 23, 2026 at 5:30 PM
Doing this from the sub perspective, though it's honestly fairly accurate for my (very rare) dom moods as well :3
(In reality, either end of this is nuanced and depends on the other party etc etc etc, for those reading this who don't know me well lol)
(In reality, either end of this is nuanced and depends on the other party etc etc etc, for those reading this who don't know me well lol)
today's hypnotist taxonomy tag yr location
(I'm neutral on tool/pet,slight dip into silly but not too far)
(I'm neutral on tool/pet,slight dip into silly but not too far)
September 23, 2026 at 5:21 PM
today's hypnotist taxonomy tag yr location
(I'm neutral on tool/pet,slight dip into silly but not too far)
(I'm neutral on tool/pet,slight dip into silly but not too far)
14.4 Burnhams? My god, that's over 2.3x10^4 Starmers. Or 144 Toolmaker Sons, if you still use imperial.
September 23, 2026 at 1:19 PM
14.4 Burnhams? My god, that's over 2.3x10^4 Starmers. Or 144 Toolmaker Sons, if you still use imperial.
“Yes, his dad was a toolmaker”
September 23, 2026 at 8:58 AM
“Yes, his dad was a toolmaker”
Is it wrong that I kind of want one of the purple ones? #evangelion #shovel
https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20260918/p2a/00m/0bu/028000c
https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20260918/p2a/00m/0bu/028000c
Centuries-old Japanese toolmaker digs up surprise hit with 'Evangelion'-themed shovels - The Mainic…
SAKAI, Osaka -- A manufacturer in this western Japan city has sold 9,800
mainichi.jp
September 23, 2026 at 5:06 AM
Is it wrong that I kind of want one of the purple ones? #evangelion #shovel
https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20260918/p2a/00m/0bu/028000c
https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20260918/p2a/00m/0bu/028000c
There's lots of internet rumours that Starmer will do white collar boxing, to get all of this out of his system.
..."and in the blue corner...from London England...the son of a toolmaker... Keir 'Too Tough' Starmer"
..."and in the blue corner...from London England...the son of a toolmaker... Keir 'Too Tough' Starmer"
September 22, 2026 at 6:02 PM
There's lots of internet rumours that Starmer will do white collar boxing, to get all of this out of his system.
..."and in the blue corner...from London England...the son of a toolmaker... Keir 'Too Tough' Starmer"
..."and in the blue corner...from London England...the son of a toolmaker... Keir 'Too Tough' Starmer"
Snap-on is a well-known toolmaker, but few know just how many brands it controls.
11 Brands Owned By Snap-On Tools - SlashGear
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September 22, 2026 at 11:04 AM
Snap-on is a well-known toolmaker, but few know just how many brands it controls.
Your Dad Was A Naughty Toolmaker, It's 10:00PM
September 21, 2026 at 9:00 PM
Your Dad Was A Naughty Toolmaker, It's 10:00PM
Snap-on is a well-known toolmaker, but few know just how many brands it controls.
11 Brands Owned By Snap-On Tools - SlashGear
www.slashgear.com
September 21, 2026 at 2:02 AM
Snap-on is a well-known toolmaker, but few know just how many brands it controls.
'My father was a toolmaker' - Andy Burnham
September 20, 2026 at 3:10 PM
'My father was a toolmaker' - Andy Burnham
US chip toolmaker Forge Nano bets on Taiwan for production: CEO
https://asia.nikkei.com/editor-s-picks/interview/us-chip-toolmaker-forge-nano-bets-on-taiwan-for-production-ceo
https://asia.nikkei.com/editor-s-picks/interview/us-chip-toolmaker-forge-nano-bets-on-taiwan-for-production-ceo
US chip toolmaker Forge Nano bets on Taiwan for production: CEO
Samsung-backed atomic deposition specialist eyes batteries and chipmaking market
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September 18, 2026 at 5:20 AM
US chip toolmaker Forge Nano bets on Taiwan for production: CEO
https://asia.nikkei.com/editor-s-picks/interview/us-chip-toolmaker-forge-nano-bets-on-taiwan-for-production-ceo
https://asia.nikkei.com/editor-s-picks/interview/us-chip-toolmaker-forge-nano-bets-on-taiwan-for-production-ceo
German baritone Hartmut Welker has died aged 84.
A former toolmaker who began studying singing at 28, Welker built an international career and appeared at Bayreuth as Klingsor, Wotan, Alberich, Telramund and Kurwenal between 2000 and 2006.
Read more at moto-perpetuo.com/hartmut-welk...
A former toolmaker who began studying singing at 28, Welker built an international career and appeared at Bayreuth as Klingsor, Wotan, Alberich, Telramund and Kurwenal between 2000 and 2006.
Read more at moto-perpetuo.com/hartmut-welk...
September 17, 2026 at 8:47 PM
German baritone Hartmut Welker has died aged 84.
A former toolmaker who began studying singing at 28, Welker built an international career and appeared at Bayreuth as Klingsor, Wotan, Alberich, Telramund and Kurwenal between 2000 and 2006.
Read more at moto-perpetuo.com/hartmut-welk...
A former toolmaker who began studying singing at 28, Welker built an international career and appeared at Bayreuth as Klingsor, Wotan, Alberich, Telramund and Kurwenal between 2000 and 2006.
Read more at moto-perpetuo.com/hartmut-welk...