Post by @statsguy@mas.to

2026-05-13 06:58 UTC

@PGBeattie@mastodonapp.uk @RichardJMurphy@mas.to I agree. You can either govern for the benefit of the country, or you can govern for the benefit of the people who own the right wing media. If you do the latter, people will be screwed and they'll hate you. If you do the former, the right wing media will crucify you and find a way to make people hate you anyway.

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@PGBeattie@mastodonapp.uk 2026-05-13 07:06

@statsguy@mas.to @RichardJMurphy@mas.to Good morning Adam I suspect the job belongs to the person who can keep both happy to a certain extent Anyhoo... keep safe and have a great day

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@spanghero@ioc.exchange 2026-05-13 07:34

@statsguy@mas.to @PGBeattie@mastodonapp.uk @RichardJMurphy@mas.to The system is stacked so that anyone in the former group is excluded from power as the existing party structure means such people are rooted out before they become MPs or consigned to permanent back bench status if they do sneak through media-suitability vetting. It’s a cynical outlook but the last PM who came at it with a public service outlook was May and she was undermined by the vested interest, the ambitious and useful idiots. Since her it’s been selfish ambition, bucket list or plants for puppet masters.

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@H4Heights@mstdn.social 2026-05-14 09:36

@statsguy@mas.to @PGBeattie@mastodonapp.uk @RichardJMurphy@mas.to Ain’t that the truth!

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