As Explained By The Thick Of It

A blog dedicated to the 2005-2012 sitcom The Thick of It and contemporary UK politics. Fight with me against Nigel Farage and Reform and the rising fascism we're currently seeing in the Labour government (and left over from the Tory government) None of the gifs are mine. I grab them from Google Images.

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Just so people know how serious this is

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Did you hear about the whale mural in Dallas that FIFA painted over?

Awww that’s shite, it looked so nice. FIFA are such a corrupt organisation of scumbags.

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The artist is sueing.

‘They picked the wrong artist’: how a Dallas mural cover-up led to a $25m lawsuit against Fifa

Robert Wyland’s depiction of ocean life was covered up for a World Cup promotion – now he wants retribution

Rightfully so.

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very telling that even if you’re not allowed to view content related to self harm/suicide/eating disorders due to not giving up your ID on the uk internet you will still be shown relentless ads for weight loss drugs and fad diets showing unrealistic/AI generated bodies and unhealthy methods and time frames for weight loss that can only be achieved by starvation. oh and also so so many gambling ads. relentless ads for gacha and gambling services. almost like it’s not actually about protecting kids at all or something

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The UK government is completely happy for you to see ads for a dozen different online casinos and betting shops on primetime TV and plastered across the internet at large, but heaven forbid Tarquin sees a nipple

I fucking hate it here

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“Omar Abdulkadir Artan, Africa’s 2025 referee of the year, was turned away at Miami International Airport on Saturday due to unspecified vetting concerns despite carrying valid documents and a diplomatic passport. He would have been the first Somali referee at a men’s FIFA World Cup, but FIFA confirmed Monday he’s been removed from the tournament’s 52-referee roster.”

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Ground News - Somali Referee Denied US Entry Before World Cup

He carries a DIPLOMATIC PASSPORT.

Fuck Trump. Fuck ICE. Fuck everything about this. 

But, more than anything else, fuck the people who voted for this.

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Homes set on fire in Belfast night of violence as MP says people targeted based on skin colour - follow live

On one street, hundreds of masked men carrying bottles and bricks set bins on fire and shouted "foreigners out", our reporter says.

i really don't have the words for how things have escalated to outright race riots in the last few weeks. just to collect a few of the stories the bbc is reporting in their live thread:

Families led to safety through flames (Dan Johnson) Homes were targeted and burned. Families had to be led to safety through the flames - rescued by emergency services risking their lives in the most dangerous situation. It’s what the authorities feared all day. What they warned against and pleaded not to see. The condemnation came quickly and was widespread. It wasn’t just homes, cars were also torched by young masked man in these predominantly unionist streets but the target here was immigrants and the message to entirely innocent families was: "You’re not welcome". In the north of the city, more people were forced to flee including an African family who’ve lived here for 20 years.

People being put out 'because they're black' - pastor A pastor who has been helping those in houses targeted in tonight's violence says people were being put out of their homes "because they're black". Pastor Jack McKee was at the scene where multiple houses were on fire around the Crumlin Road in north Belfast - he says some members of his church "who have been with us for 20 years" were "getting put out of their home, had their house attacked, windows smashed, houses beside them burned". "They're good Christian people and they're getting put out just because they're black," he says. "I'm doing my best to help them, it's as simple as that." [...]

Masked men shouting 'foreigners out' (Kelly Bonner) Last night on the Lower Newtownards Road in Belfast hundreds of masked men walked down the street carrying bottles, bricks and masonry. They set bins on fire and shouted "foreigners out". As they walked street to street, they were banging on doors, kicking doors down and breaking windows. Masked man set cars alight and at one point I witnessed them trying to burn a car until a woman came out of her home and told them it belonged to a "local and not a foreigner" and they stopped. A young family had to be moved from their home by police. The scenes of this young family fleeing their home were really quite shocking.

We're seeing a 'race-based pogrom' in Belfast, MP tells BBC Claire Hanna, Belfast MP and leader of the Social Democratic & Labour Party, has spoken to Newsnight about the "nightmarish" attack on Monday, which she says has "understandably revulsed and shocked" people in Belfast. However, she condemned the scenes that erupted on Tuesday afternoon, suggesting that "negative actors online and politicians locally who don't really care what communities in north Belfast have been through" have used the knife attack to incite violence and seed division. "What you're seeing is a race-based pogrom. We are seeing men going door to door asking to get the foreigners out based exclusively on the colour of their skin," she has said. "It's not based on what they're contributing to society, what their status here is and it's terrifying for people in Belfast who want this sort of politics to be far beyond them."

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Oh so it’s even more serious

Andrew investigation police renew call for information

The former prince was arrested in February on suspicion of misconduct in public office.

He’s being investigated not only for sharing state information with Jeffrey Epstein, but ALSO his sex crimes

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very telling that even if you’re not allowed to view content related to self harm/suicide/eating disorders due to not giving up your ID on the uk internet you will still be shown relentless ads for weight loss drugs and fad diets showing unrealistic/AI generated bodies and unhealthy methods and time frames for weight loss that can only be achieved by starvation. oh and also so so many gambling ads. relentless ads for gacha and gambling services. almost like it’s not actually about protecting kids at all or something

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Andy Burnham to try to run for Parliament after Labour MP says he'll stand down for him

Keir Starmer will not seek to block the Greater Manchester mayor from becoming the Labour candidate in Makerfield, the BBC understands.

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If anyone was wondering my stance on the Labour thing, it’s that I don’t like Wes Streeting. I cannot put into words how much I despise him. He is nothing but a trans hating, pro-NHS privatisation, pro-Netanyahu, sycophantic, ableist wanker.

I wish him no harm, I just don’t want him to become the next prime minister.

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Please stop trying to make Wes Streeting as PM happen, literally no one wants it to happen

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Standards watchdog launches probe into £5m Farage gift

Parliamentary Standards Commissioner has decided to begin an inquiry into Reform leader Nigel Farage, the BBC understands.

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Hmm. “Ally of Wes Streeting”.

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And another one.

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Interesting.

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