Actually relatively good by Ronay's recent standards
https://www.theguardian.com/football/blog/2022/mar/07/manchester-united-derby-reaction-roy-keane-media
though it includes his bad and annoying tic: "There are two things worth saying about this. First, no useful purpose is served here."
― the pinefox, Friday, 11 March 2022 09:20 (two years ago) link
Wondering what they have planned for us tomorrow
― plax (ico), Saturday, 19 March 2022 15:12 (two years ago) link
I know Hadley Freeman writes utter tripe during the weekdays but The Observer houses an astonishing amount of shit by itself.
― xyzzzz__, Saturday, 19 March 2022 15:15 (two years ago) link
just like clockwork: https://www.dumptheguardian.com/commentisfree/2022/mar/20/observer-view-cass-review-gender-identity-services-young-people?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
― plax (ico), Sunday, 20 March 2022 17:31 (two years ago) link
Well ok now. Detailed thread from OJ on Suzanne Moore and office Pol re: trans rights.
OK everyone, this is boring, there's one trillion more important things in the world, and I'm sorry to inflict this on your timeline!For the last few years, Telegraph columnist Suzanne Moore has had, let's say, a bit of a grudge against me.— Owen Jones đš (@OwenJones84) April 6, 2022
― xyzzzz__, Wednesday, 6 April 2022 15:44 (two years ago) link
So this is the second time that The Guardian has simultanously published a piece by Susanna Rustin (broadly against trans equality) and a counter-piece by Zoe Williams (broadly pro). This is clearly how The Guardian plans to triangulate around the whole issue. pic.twitter.com/6tETuPgK5r— Elvis BuĂąuelo (@Mr_Considerate) April 7, 2022
― xyzzzz__, Thursday, 7 April 2022 11:57 (two years ago) link
ironically both articles criticise Labour for not having a consistent policy
― TWELVE Michelob stars?!? (seandalai), Thursday, 7 April 2022 14:06 (two years ago) link
Quite the final sentence in this: https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2022/apr/06/jimmy-savile-a-british-horror-story-review-a-welter-of-devastating-detail
― ledge, Thursday, 7 April 2022 16:27 (two years ago) link
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/apr/08/trans-people-mental-health-crisis-point-uk-warn-experts
Trans peopleâs mental health is at crisis point in UK, warn expertsHelplines report rising demand, as conversion practices decision follows years of ânegativity from government, media and othersâ
Helplines report rising demand, as conversion practices decision follows years of ânegativity from government, media and othersâ
― rob, Friday, 8 April 2022 16:53 (two years ago) link
ffs
― imago, Friday, 8 April 2022 17:00 (two years ago) link
đ¤
― Tracer Hand, Monday, 11 April 2022 16:31 (two years ago) link
This is grim.
Former Labour press chief Alastair Campbell has written an open letter in this week's The New European asking why politicians canât be more like Jurgen Klopp.đ Campbell also says he can see the Reds boss is 'much more than just a football man.' pic.twitter.com/O1G7HnylHK— Liverpool FC News (@LivEchoLFC) April 27, 2022
― the pinefox, Thursday, 28 April 2022 10:38 (two years ago) link
Why have they done Klopp as the donkey from shrek? Mind this is the same art department that did Starmer as Bond.
― calzino, Thursday, 28 April 2022 10:47 (two years ago) link
Take it to the Ronaldinho Bottle Opener thread
― Long enough attention span for a Stephen Bissette blu-ray extra (aldo), Thursday, 28 April 2022 15:04 (two years ago) link
it seems a bit at odds to be paired with an article where Campbell is suggesting that Klopp possesses the competent managerialism𤢠skillz to be a top sensible, but also it's correct because they are all donkeys!
― calzino, Thursday, 28 April 2022 15:27 (two years ago) link
Dining Across The Divide strikes polarisation gold yet again! pic.twitter.com/eOJZs3cTSs— Elvis BuĂąuelo (@Mr_Considerate) May 5, 2022
it's a very interesting match up here, one of the white middle-class graun-reader blokes doesn't wear spectacles, the other does.
― calzino, Thursday, 5 May 2022 13:00 (two years ago) link
'throw one out there for the Greens'
if he actually used those words, this is a very bad start.
― the pinefox, Thursday, 5 May 2022 14:29 (two years ago) link
I don't like the sound of his voting booth etiquette, he should be arrested!
― calzino, Thursday, 5 May 2022 14:47 (two years ago) link
Tug one out 4 Winston McKenzie
― very interesting piece by (Bananaman Begins), Thursday, 5 May 2022 15:16 (two years ago) link
Charles Booker, a Black former state lawmaker who emerged as a powerful voice against racial justice in the aftermath of the fatal police shooting of Breonna Taylor in 2020, won the Democratic Senate primary in the state.
― recovering internet addict/shitposter (viborg), Wednesday, 18 May 2022 12:03 (two years ago) link
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2022/may/29/britain-political-future-milton-keynes-brexit
Want to see where Britainâs political future will be decided? Head to Milton KeynesJohn Harris
― the pinefox, Monday, 30 May 2022 08:01 (two years ago) link
Can't be bothered to drive more than an hour up the A1 is it now? Looking forward to his pieces on Watford next year.
― Portrait Of A Dissolvi Ng Drea M (Camaraderie at Arms Length), Monday, 30 May 2022 09:34 (two years ago) link
https://i.imgur.com/WexpSvr.png
https://i.imgur.com/B0WzIGs.png
guardian branching out into hourly updates of what Johnny Depp happens to be doing at that particular moment
― soref, Friday, 3 June 2022 10:29 (two years ago) link
tbf it was news to me when i found out this ludicrous cunt and domestic abuser is "on tour"
― hello duckness my old friend (Noodle Vague), Friday, 3 June 2022 11:09 (two years ago) link
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2022/jun/04/as-we-unite-for-the-jubilee-lets-believe-britains-best-days-are-ahead-not-behind
Must be Sunday! Leaving the ludicrous message aside, wtf is this indigestible word salad?
In order to succeed in the rapidly changing world, moving to a net zero and digital future, we need an audacious plan to take the lead in the industries of the future so we can sell goods and services that deliver the carbon-neutral world everyone needs and provide good jobs in every part of the country. Labourâs bold climate investment pledge is just that.
Never, ever let the politicians draft the articles themselves!
― the classic emerson lake & palmer line-up (Matt #2), Sunday, 5 June 2022 00:31 (two years ago) link
"Labourâs bold climate investment pledge"
just a lonely women talking bout things that don't exist
― calzino, Sunday, 5 June 2022 00:55 (two years ago) link
I'm sort of looking forward to finding out how ravaged the environment can get while these people cling to the idea of a green capitalism
― hello duckness my old friend (Noodle Vague), Sunday, 5 June 2022 07:16 (two years ago) link
"Our country has always led the way as a measured and decent example to the world", although there was that time we colluded with France and Israel to bomb Egypt and attack Port Said in order to regain control of the Suez Canal. That was a while back, though. And there's something queasy about name-dropping "my good friend Jo Cox" but I'm sure she means well.
"If 10 years ago we had invested in our own capacity for 5G technology, say, we would not find ourselves at the mercy of Huawei and the Chinese Communist party today" - are we at the mercy of Huawei? Isn't 5G technically a private sector thing? The government assigns the spectrum but the actual exploitation of the technology is up to the private sector, which can still remember the massive overbidding on 3G. Would higher-speed internet really make us independent from China?
I mean, technically this is party communication broadcast by The Guardian, as a contractual obligation, so it's not really The Guardian's voice. Wasn't there a chap a while back who was raising his dogs with a vegan diet? Not necessarily a bad idea, but it inevitably led to a flood of comments about how he was monster because he owned a pet. The constant tension between the environmental columnists and the people in the Comments section who want to reduce the human population with forced sterilisation is hilarious.
Didn't one of the columnists turn out to be working for Harvey Weinstein? The one who looked like Joe Strummer.
― Ashley Pomeroy, Sunday, 5 June 2022 20:36 (two years ago) link
Labour comms seems to be fixated on presenting the party as being more reactionary, more conservative, more authoritarian, more committed to hardcore fiscal austerity than the Conservatives. Powell is probably one of the worst people in the shadow cabinet in terms of trying to spin this as something that might appeal to the electorate, because she can only do platitudes in series and is a complete fuckwit. It's so fucking empty and bleak it makes Cameron's feigning of being a One Nation Tory 10 years ago actually look more hopeful and progressive.
― calzino, Sunday, 5 June 2022 20:58 (two years ago) link
I may be wrong but I think Boris Johnson is done for. I canât see his Tory cult survivingPolly Toynbee
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2022/jun/06/boris-johnson-tory-cult
What is the point of a columnist offering such an opinion with the qualification 'I may be wrong' ??
My column tomorrow: 'I may be wrong but I think Polly Toynbee is wrong, though she could be right - we'll have to wait and see!'
― the pinefox, Monday, 6 June 2022 10:42 (two years ago) link
Polly Toynbee being right would be like Charlie Brown hoofing the football into orbit
― hiroyoshi tins in (Sgt. Biscuits), Monday, 6 June 2022 10:44 (two years ago) link
When will Top Gear get back to its best? No time soon
https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2022/jun/04/when-will-top-gear-get-back-to-its-best-no-time-soon
― Ward Fowler, Monday, 6 June 2022 10:59 (two years ago) link
Is there a Guardian style guide that says all melty opinion pieces must mention how unpopular Corbyn was? I hate-read these things tensing for the inevitable.
― the classic emerson lake & palmer line-up (Matt #2), Monday, 6 June 2022 12:16 (two years ago) link
They have found a Tory staffer who reads like a Guardian columnist, and is therefore a good Tory.
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2022/jun/06/tory-mps-boris-johnson-ministers-pm
― xyzzzz__, Monday, 6 June 2022 14:31 (two years ago) link
A lot of them donât have especially good non-political careers to fall back on, so being an MP is all they have.
secret Tory staffer describes a lot of the 17-19 intake as "low quality" because they aren't highly paid second job MPs!
― calzino, Monday, 6 June 2022 14:57 (two years ago) link
it's a good time to make a stand for one's principles
Asked about the conduct described in the Sue Gray report, Boris Johnson told MPs: "I'd do it again."— Patrick Maguire (@patrickkmaguire) June 6, 2022
― TWELVE Michelob stars?!? (seandalai), Monday, 6 June 2022 16:16 (two years ago) link
A lot of awful northerners who can't speak properly, is what he meant to say.
― Doodles Diamond (Tom D.), Monday, 6 June 2022 17:12 (two years ago) link
it also sounds like they are saying that if they were more corrupt and greedy and less satisfied with the lot of the humble constituency MP then they'd be more likely to hold the government to account, rather than keeping a low profile.
― calzino, Monday, 6 June 2022 17:33 (two years ago) link
I will be joining this boycott. and I would advise all trans, non-binary, LGBTQ+ people and allies to join this. The @Guardian should not be publishing fact-free mendacity about trans people in the way it does. I was beginning to think the paper was...https://t.co/RTKq2C6YGo— Protect Trans Kids đłď¸ââ§ď¸ (@natachakennedy) June 9, 2022
― xyzzzz__, Friday, 10 June 2022 10:40 (two years ago) link
Guardian:
Starmerâs allies say people should not underestimate the challenges he has faced since become leader: mending shattered party morale, fixing the antisemitism problem, and struggling to get Labourâs message across during the pandemic.âI think he doesnât get enough credit for segueing out of Corbynism without being pulled into a betrayal narrative,â said one senior party figure. âThe membership know what heâs trying to do. Heâs taken them on a journey and theyâre now his members and theyâre his people.â
âI think he doesnât get enough credit for segueing out of Corbynism without being pulled into a betrayal narrative,â said one senior party figure. âThe membership know what heâs trying to do. Heâs taken them on a journey and theyâre now his members and theyâre his people.â
― the pinefox, Saturday, 11 June 2022 09:25 (two years ago) link
i stand in solidarity with the trans journalists who have expressed disgust over recent editorial decisions by the guardian.i have pulled my upcoming pride article with them, as a cis ally itâs my responsibility to work towards enacting change. sending love x https://t.co/KhmBuYBxko— buy my book, link in bio đŞ (@sharandhaliwal_) June 10, 2022
― xyzzzz__, Saturday, 11 June 2022 09:57 (two years ago) link
Kieth is such a smooth operator that apart from the 100000+ members that cancelled their debit/cut their cards or got purged, they are on a journey and barely even noticed his pivot towards a depressingly vacuous brand of politics that is even more negative and unappealing than 2nd term to late blairite Labour (austerity, racism, authoritarianism, ...etc). lol there was a type out there that was enthusiastically "his people" but now they've had their head turned by another bland PLP centre-right machine politician cos he's taller than him or more *talented* or something like that
― calzino, Saturday, 11 June 2022 10:11 (two years ago) link
âI think he doesnât get enough credit for segueing out of Corbynism without being pulled into a betrayal narrative,â
this is maybe the stupidest thing i've ever read
― Armenian Idol (Noodle Vague), Saturday, 11 June 2022 12:09 (two years ago) link
Yes.
― the pinefox, Saturday, 11 June 2022 12:14 (two years ago) link
From the same article:
In the meantime, as one shadow minister put it, âI think weâre all a bit puzzled, really. Everyone wants to help and wants to make it succeed, but how do we do that?â
The puzzlement of people who stand for nothing and believe in nothing, wondering why potential Labour voters don't display the same levels of Blairite vacuousness in their own worldviews.
― the classic emerson lake & palmer line-up (Matt #2), Saturday, 11 June 2022 12:28 (two years ago) link
xp
the Graun will uncritically quote anything from seasoned old bullshit merchants in the PLP, no matter how implausible and stupid it is. Most of their more senior writers built their careers on doing a lot of this. But also it says they don't really think that the 10k per week members Labour were haemorrhaging at various points of his leadership is part of any narrative, because they simply don't count as people.
― calzino, Saturday, 11 June 2022 13:15 (two years ago) link
Iâm fed up with discussions positing that various cohorts of voters are more ârealâ than others.
― put a VONC on it (suzy), Saturday, 11 June 2022 15:48 (two years ago) link
the realness vibe is the essence of Nu Lab's patronising, social worker/missionary excuse system
― Armenian Idol (Noodle Vague), Saturday, 11 June 2022 15:53 (two years ago) link
when i started at SureStart i piped up in an early team meeting that we weren't fucking missionaries and the point was to support people not rescue them
it didn't really play, sadly
― Armenian Idol (Noodle Vague), Saturday, 11 June 2022 15:54 (two years ago) link
"Experts say that no matter how righteous, extremist protests are risky: they may turn people against the cause"
i can't think of a better epitaph for the guardian
― Kate (rushomancy), Saturday, 11 June 2022 23:40 (two years ago) link