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Paul Osbourne - News, podcasts, tea drinking Journalist, broadcaster, podcaster. Frequently to be found talking on the radio, or shouting at the television.

I make podcasts, and appear on radio, TV and online talking about stories in the news. I also fiddle with gadgets, spend too much on pens, and drink industrial amounts of tea.

14/08/2026

Nigel Farage won the Clacton by-election... and then ran away from his own count.

He said it was a security threat. The police say they never advised him to stay away.

Perhaps what he couldn’t face was the humiliation of standing alongside 33 fringe candidates, including Count Binface, who took a record 27% share, and nearly 10,000 votes.

What does Farage's no-show says about Reform UK's wobble? Is the shine coming off a little faster than he would like?

13/08/2026

It's by-election night in Clacton — almost certainly the strangest one Britain's had in years.

Nigel Farage is trying to win back the seat he resigned from in July, furious at questions about his finances.

Count Binface is the closest thing to a serious rival, on a three-foot-long ballot paper with 34 names.

Here's what to watch for - on Substack, you can read why it matters more than the novelty headlines would suggest..

12/08/2026

Nigel Farage wanted the Clacton by-election to be a bunfight between the main parties, so people would stop talking about his finances.

It hasn’t quite worked out that way… instead he’s lost an argument with Count Binface, even if he’s almost certainly going to win the by-election.

His lap of honour is turning into an embarrassment… read more on Substack — link in the comments..
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11/08/2026

Only one day of campaigning left in Britain’s weirdest by-election, where Nigel Farage has decided to confront allegations about his finances by losing a moral argument to a man with a bin on his head…

10/08/2026

Melon Madness: Australia's Most Ludicrous Political Row

Two melons lie at the centre of an attempt by newspapers to create a diplomatic incident between Australia and Japan.

The Australian prime minister, Anthony Albanese, is being accused of making offensive remarks on a podcast about the gift he received from his Japanese counterpart.

That’s despite pretty much nothing being said about it in Japan, or Australia, until a newspaper decided to create a non-existent scandal, and the rest of the media just followed along behind.

When the real issues get too hard, a fruit-based non-scandal will do just fine. Desperately unserious.

30/07/2026

Andy Burnham’s opponents are so rattled by this…

The new Prime Minister, being normal, is driving his opponents up the wall. Andy Burnham will feel he’s off to a good start — but the real tests are yet to come…

29/07/2026

Andy Burnham has rattled his opponents. Can he also fix Britain?

Andy Burnham’s early days as Prime Minister have done real damage to Reform, eliminating their long-standing opinion poll lead.

A leader who’s relaxed, talks like a normal person and understands social media has left his opponents visibly rattled.

But cheap bus fares and tiny cuts in energy bills are just a down-payment, not a plan. The real test comes next — whether Burnham can do what so many couldn’t, and fix the fundamental problems affecting millions of people in Britain.

27/07/2026

Andy Burnham’s first few days as Prime Minister were taken up with people-pleasing policies — capping bus fares, slightly cutting energy bills — designed to tell voters he gets their frustrations.

But all the big problems remain, and eventually he’s going to have to show how he’ll solve them as well.

The alternative is to open the door to Downing Street to Nigel Farage…

20/07/2026

Andy Burnham has become the UK’s seventh Prime Minister in a decade — and he’s admitted most people are sick to death of politics.

After taking over from Keir Starmer, Burnham has promised to make politics “work better” for ordinary people.

And, despite the rapid turnover of British leaders, Burnham says he’ll set out a 10-year plan to turn things around.

How long will his honeymoon last? Can Andy Burnham succeed where so many have failed?

20/07/2026

How Long Until Andy Burnham’s Honeymoon Is Over?

Andy Burnham becomes Prime Minister, inheriting every problem that sank Keir Starmer.

He’s talking about a 10-year plan but warns an angry electorate that “change takes time.”

History suggests that time is the one thing voters won’t give their leaders anymore.

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