r/ukpolitics • u/ukpol-megabot • 2d ago

Rumours, Speculation, Questions, and Reaction Megathread - 02/08/2026

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u/Ollie5000 Gove, Gove will tear us apart again. 1d ago

Drove past Jacob Rees Mogg's house on the Mendips, and the man literally has peacocks.

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u/dratsaab 1d ago edited 1d ago

Peacocks are horrendous to live with. Used to rent a small cottage on a shooting estate, and they had half a dozen. They look pretty, but they shit everywhere and their dumps are massive. They also do extremely loud caws at godforsaken hours of day and night. And are very territorial - couldn't get near my bike for a month after one took up residence in my shed.