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I've finally codified Rhubba's Three Laws of Twitter:
1. If someone's protected their tweet they know they're in the wrong.
2. If I'm getting loads of likes & retweets for a response I've made then the OP is bad.
3. The more virtuous the Twitter bio reads, the worse the person is
Nick Hughes: Rhubba retweeted
"Bond is not a hero, nor is he depicted as being very likable or admirable. He is a Secret Service Agent. He’s not a bad man, but he is ruthless and self-indulgent. He enjoys the fight - he also enjoys the prizes. In fiction people used to have blood in their veins. Nowadays they have pond water. My books are just out of step. But then so are all the people who read them".
~ Ian Fleming (1908-1964)
Nick Hughes: Rhubba retweeted
We need to look at this.
The Double Standard of Poll-Driven Politics.
Politicians across the spectrum are often guilty of selective memory when it comes to polling, but the fallout between Farage and Ashcroft highlights how quickly people change their tune when the numbers stop going their way.
Because Reform’s entire appeal is built on the idea that they are an unstoppable wave, polls are not just data points - they are vital political oxygen.
But there’s a huge issue with this strategy, and we can see it by their shifting reactions to Ashcroft’s tracking.
The fact is when Ashcroft’s unique 0–100 scale put Reform nine points ahead in late 2025, the party raised no alarms about his non-standard methodology.
They didn’t complain about his lack of British Polling Council membership.
They eagerly grabbed the data because it perfectly weaponised their primary claim: that they had become the definitive opposition to Labour.
The “Pinch of Salt” Hypocrisy:
When any political movement celebrates a favorable poll, they are actively telling the public that the data is credible, accurate, and shows what real people are actually thinking.
You have never seen Zia Yusuf proactively advise his supporters to take a winning headline with a pinch of salt ffs.
If you keep quiet and celebrate when you are winning, you lose all credibility when you complain the moment you start losing.
A party like Reform relies completely on the idea that they are winning.
When you make a massive deal out of every single 1% bump to claim you are growing, your supporters start treating those polls as gospel truth.
So, when those exact same models track a later drop down to 18% or 19%, the party cannot easily dismiss the decline without sounding like they are simply making excuses for losing ground.
As a spokesperson for Ashcroft said: “I don’t remember Nigel complaining when we had Reform nine points ahead.”
At the end of the day, you can’t use a poll as proof you’re winning and then call it a rigged setup the second your numbers drop.
Reform loyalists are complaining that Liz Truss was present at the Cenotaph today. She's a former PM, even if it were for a brief time. It's Reform's lack of knowledge about how our traditions and parliamentary systems work that is another red flag. And they refuse to learn.
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Breakfast conversation with Wifey. Various countries are the best in various aspects of culture:
Britain - literature
Germany/Austria- classical music
Russia- dancing
Italy - sculpture
America - jazz
France are good at all of those without being the best. Any other suggestions?
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Nick Hughes: Rhubba retweeted
November 7 is a day for commemorating the victims of communism. Never forget that Karl Marx is the mind behind the poverty, tyranny, and millions of deaths that this sadistic ideology has led to.
What can I say about Russell Brand that hasn't already been said. I was put off right from the start as he was the comedian with no jokes who tried to look like Marc Bolan but had an ugly mouth and jaw and who really put me off when he harassed Andrew Sachs.
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A lot of women swooned over him but I have to caveat that: A certain type of middle class, North London, quinoa munching type swooned over him. I remember my mum found him repulsive not because of that fake rock star chic he tried putting on, she hated his face and voice.
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We can't go round it
We can't go over it
I know, let's block him
Everyone not in Reform has a "Reform member was an abusive weirdo to me" story. I have two such examples, Aaron Banks told me to get into line or I would face the consequences and Mark Mattocks (the guy who used an AI generated image of his face) threatened to shank me.
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Two good friends constantly bickering, going to places they don't want to go, avoiding people who are after them and blaming each other describes both Butch Cassidy & The Sundance Kid and Withnail and I.
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