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LIVE: Britain Watches Venezuela Get Bombed

Britain Watches Venezuela Get Bombed, Refreshes Live Blogs, Argues About It Anyway A Completely Serious, Deeply British, Absolutely Calm Response to Explosions Abroad Britain woke up to news that Venezuela was being bombed, which in UK terms meant three immediate national reactions occurred simultaneously. First, everyone checked whether it affected petrol prices. Second, everyone refreshed The Guardian live blog until their thumbs cramped. Third, everyone confidently explained Latin American geopolitics to strangers online…

Culture Political

Larry the Downing Street Cat

Larry the Downing Street Cat’s 15-Year Reign: Five Things The Public Quietly Noticed The only official in Westminster whose approval rating improves while unconscious Attended more crises than any minister yet never appeared on television to explain them Has outlasted policies, coalitions, ideologies, and at least three economic plans named “final” The only government figure who openly ignores journalists and gains respect for it Britain’s first leader whose main platform…

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Labour MPs Champion Open Borders

Labour MPs Champion Open Borders, Then Ask Home Office How Long It Takes to Deport an Ex Five warning signs the personal became unexpectedly political The loudest voice in the Commons demanding “compassionate immigration reform” was later seen googling “Home Office hotline for emotional visa violations.” Someone wore a badge reading “Refugees Welcome” and later tried to invoice their ex for overstaying their emotional welcome by approximately nine months. A…