Laura F (Atticus & Arturo)
@laurafranchi.bsky.social
Married childless cat woman of a certain age.
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Why the 2026 Holyrood election matters more than you think. 🧵
In my latest Sunday Mail column, I’m digging into the rise of Reform UK and what it means for Scotland. We can’t afford to ignore the threat of "populism" that offers easy slogans but zero solutions for the working class.
In my latest Sunday Mail column, I’m digging into the rise of Reform UK and what it means for Scotland. We can’t afford to ignore the threat of "populism" that offers easy slogans but zero solutions for the working class.
December 21, 2025 at 11:31 AM
Why the 2026 Holyrood election matters more than you think. 🧵
In my latest Sunday Mail column, I’m digging into the rise of Reform UK and what it means for Scotland. We can’t afford to ignore the threat of "populism" that offers easy slogans but zero solutions for the working class.
In my latest Sunday Mail column, I’m digging into the rise of Reform UK and what it means for Scotland. We can’t afford to ignore the threat of "populism" that offers easy slogans but zero solutions for the working class.
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I have always liked Cher, and she has now gone up in my rankings.
December 20, 2025 at 2:18 PM
I have always liked Cher, and she has now gone up in my rankings.
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Entertaining as this spat is, it contains not-a-flicker of recognition as to WHY this might be happening.
For 16 months, a tax-exile-oligarch-owned, mostly right-wing press, has abused the privilege of these exclusive private sessions, to misrepresent the gov't on every issue. This is the FO stage.
For 16 months, a tax-exile-oligarch-owned, mostly right-wing press, has abused the privilege of these exclusive private sessions, to misrepresent the gov't on every issue. This is the FO stage.
Broadcaster backs televised briefings shocker
See the Government followed @lewisgoodall.com advice.. 👍🏻
December 20, 2025 at 1:59 PM
Entertaining as this spat is, it contains not-a-flicker of recognition as to WHY this might be happening.
For 16 months, a tax-exile-oligarch-owned, mostly right-wing press, has abused the privilege of these exclusive private sessions, to misrepresent the gov't on every issue. This is the FO stage.
For 16 months, a tax-exile-oligarch-owned, mostly right-wing press, has abused the privilege of these exclusive private sessions, to misrepresent the gov't on every issue. This is the FO stage.
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I think, if you are reporting a press release, quite literally sent to you, as "sneaking out", and the 18th of December as "the last day before Christmas", you sort of asked and answered your own question.
No10 has sneaked out, at 4.50pm on the last day before Christmas, that they are cancelling the daily afternoon lobby briefing for journalists.
And they'll sometimes be cancelling the morning one too, to in favour of a televised press conference, to which "content creators" will be invited.
And they'll sometimes be cancelling the morning one too, to in favour of a televised press conference, to which "content creators" will be invited.
December 19, 2025 at 4:59 PM
I think, if you are reporting a press release, quite literally sent to you, as "sneaking out", and the 18th of December as "the last day before Christmas", you sort of asked and answered your own question.
@ciaraandzoppy.bsky.social thank you for our lovely card🎄
December 17, 2025 at 4:57 PM
@ciaraandzoppy.bsky.social thank you for our lovely card🎄
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The Lords blocked the Employment Right's Bill again last night.
Thanfully on just one point about unfair dismissal...but it's still delaying the WHOLE bill further!
244 to 220.
So who is among the 244?
202 Tories
26 crossbenchers
9 non-affiliated
3 DUP
3 UUP
1 bishop
Look at the names...
1/3
Thanfully on just one point about unfair dismissal...but it's still delaying the WHOLE bill further!
244 to 220.
So who is among the 244?
202 Tories
26 crossbenchers
9 non-affiliated
3 DUP
3 UUP
1 bishop
Look at the names...
1/3
December 11, 2025 at 11:10 AM
The Lords blocked the Employment Right's Bill again last night.
Thanfully on just one point about unfair dismissal...but it's still delaying the WHOLE bill further!
244 to 220.
So who is among the 244?
202 Tories
26 crossbenchers
9 non-affiliated
3 DUP
3 UUP
1 bishop
Look at the names...
1/3
Thanfully on just one point about unfair dismissal...but it's still delaying the WHOLE bill further!
244 to 220.
So who is among the 244?
202 Tories
26 crossbenchers
9 non-affiliated
3 DUP
3 UUP
1 bishop
Look at the names...
1/3
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Another depressingly tone-deaf performance by Badenoch at #PMQs. Our continent is threatened from East and West, and Kemi wants to talk Westminster gossip. Rarely have I seen anyone as witless, be so pleased with themselves. Truss springs to mind. Johnson. Cameron.
WAIT - I think I see a pattern.
WAIT - I think I see a pattern.
December 10, 2025 at 1:42 PM
Another depressingly tone-deaf performance by Badenoch at #PMQs. Our continent is threatened from East and West, and Kemi wants to talk Westminster gossip. Rarely have I seen anyone as witless, be so pleased with themselves. Truss springs to mind. Johnson. Cameron.
WAIT - I think I see a pattern.
WAIT - I think I see a pattern.
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Once more for the haters...
December 9, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Once more for the haters...
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Last year Sky News was rending its garments over Starmer's free eyeglasses: WHAT INFLUENCE DID LORD ALLI BUY?
Now, RefUK get £9m from a crypto bro, they have not one word about the donor's interests; just BRAVO NIGEL, barely concealed glee, and "what a huge boost... money goes where momentum is". 🤡
Now, RefUK get £9m from a crypto bro, they have not one word about the donor's interests; just BRAVO NIGEL, barely concealed glee, and "what a huge boost... money goes where momentum is". 🤡
December 4, 2025 at 12:49 PM
Last year Sky News was rending its garments over Starmer's free eyeglasses: WHAT INFLUENCE DID LORD ALLI BUY?
Now, RefUK get £9m from a crypto bro, they have not one word about the donor's interests; just BRAVO NIGEL, barely concealed glee, and "what a huge boost... money goes where momentum is". 🤡
Now, RefUK get £9m from a crypto bro, they have not one word about the donor's interests; just BRAVO NIGEL, barely concealed glee, and "what a huge boost... money goes where momentum is". 🤡
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I don’t recall as much fuss when the Tories were caught actually lying about their final Budget and keeping the truth from the OBR. What became of this investigation? www.theguardian.com/business/202....
Treasury may have broken law by failing to reveal £9.5bn spend in Tory budget, MPs told
Head of OBR says spending commitment would have ‘materially changed’ its forecast on Jeremy Hunt’s pre-election budget
www.theguardian.com
December 1, 2025 at 7:09 PM
I don’t recall as much fuss when the Tories were caught actually lying about their final Budget and keeping the truth from the OBR. What became of this investigation? www.theguardian.com/business/202....
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This is the most alarming story I’ve read today. Giving up the fight before it’s started
November 30, 2025 at 9:57 AM
This is the most alarming story I’ve read today. Giving up the fight before it’s started
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I’m calling on the UK Government to seriously review its presence on X (formerly Twitter) and then leave. It’s not just a communication channel anymore. Read more:
www.politicshome.com/news/article... 1/10
www.politicshome.com/news/article... 1/10
Labour MPs Call For A More Serious Review Of The Government's Use Of X
Labour MPs are calling for ministers to take control of decisions over the government’s continued use of X, as concerns grow about the platform’s s...
www.politicshome.com
November 20, 2025 at 12:04 PM
I’m calling on the UK Government to seriously review its presence on X (formerly Twitter) and then leave. It’s not just a communication channel anymore. Read more:
www.politicshome.com/news/article... 1/10
www.politicshome.com/news/article... 1/10
Put my dodgy shoulder out again when KT’s goal went in. That was very emotional Scotland. Well done boys #ScoDen
a group of soccer players are in a locker room and one has the number 6 on his jersey
ALT: a group of soccer players are in a locker room and one has the number 6 on his jersey
media.tenor.com
November 18, 2025 at 10:23 PM
Put my dodgy shoulder out again when KT’s goal went in. That was very emotional Scotland. Well done boys #ScoDen
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Love this!
Our government are, for the first time in 15 years, human.
They are like you and me.
They know how to talk to everyday people, including children.
And it's for all of us they are working to improve the country.
www.instagram.com/p/DRCFzttFvoY/
Our government are, for the first time in 15 years, human.
They are like you and me.
They know how to talk to everyday people, including children.
And it's for all of us they are working to improve the country.
www.instagram.com/p/DRCFzttFvoY/
November 14, 2025 at 7:56 PM
Love this!
Our government are, for the first time in 15 years, human.
They are like you and me.
They know how to talk to everyday people, including children.
And it's for all of us they are working to improve the country.
www.instagram.com/p/DRCFzttFvoY/
Our government are, for the first time in 15 years, human.
They are like you and me.
They know how to talk to everyday people, including children.
And it's for all of us they are working to improve the country.
www.instagram.com/p/DRCFzttFvoY/
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So this is interesting from Robert Peston.
The claims of people inside No 10 briefing the press about the PM fighting for his leadership appear to be wrong.
As I speculated this morning, it appears to have been nothing more but a response to a question from a journalist!
@mrjamesob.bsky.social
The claims of people inside No 10 briefing the press about the PM fighting for his leadership appear to be wrong.
As I speculated this morning, it appears to have been nothing more but a response to a question from a journalist!
@mrjamesob.bsky.social
November 12, 2025 at 12:50 PM
So this is interesting from Robert Peston.
The claims of people inside No 10 briefing the press about the PM fighting for his leadership appear to be wrong.
As I speculated this morning, it appears to have been nothing more but a response to a question from a journalist!
@mrjamesob.bsky.social
The claims of people inside No 10 briefing the press about the PM fighting for his leadership appear to be wrong.
As I speculated this morning, it appears to have been nothing more but a response to a question from a journalist!
@mrjamesob.bsky.social
And tonight also with The Guardian and the smirking cretin Peston on ITV news.
November 11, 2025 at 10:23 PM
And tonight also with The Guardian and the smirking cretin Peston on ITV news.
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If we're talking about bias, why do BBC politics programmes, from Politics Live to the Laura Kuennsberg Show, still always begin with a look at the newspaper front pages, which are overwhelmingly biased in one direction. Helps frame the entire news agenda and debate in their favour
November 11, 2025 at 1:09 PM
If we're talking about bias, why do BBC politics programmes, from Politics Live to the Laura Kuennsberg Show, still always begin with a look at the newspaper front pages, which are overwhelmingly biased in one direction. Helps frame the entire news agenda and debate in their favour
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It’s already started - the BBC allows Newsmax boss to opine about bias, suggest some of the Jan 6 mob were merely innocent tourists visiting Congress, without pushback
November 11, 2025 at 8:35 AM
It’s already started - the BBC allows Newsmax boss to opine about bias, suggest some of the Jan 6 mob were merely innocent tourists visiting Congress, without pushback
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The BBC when there is a real scandal: takes years to do anything, drags its feet, is very defensive
The BBC when the right wing goes for it: has a panic attack then throws itself on its sword immediately
The BBC when the right wing goes for it: has a panic attack then throws itself on its sword immediately
November 9, 2025 at 7:36 PM
The BBC when there is a real scandal: takes years to do anything, drags its feet, is very defensive
The BBC when the right wing goes for it: has a panic attack then throws itself on its sword immediately
The BBC when the right wing goes for it: has a panic attack then throws itself on its sword immediately
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Chris Mason is what happens when a Hospital Radio DJ, whose sole qualification appears to be a sort of soporific inoffensiveness, is somehow promoted to BBC Politics Editor - a position that demands unflinching insight, objectivity, and sharpness. It's like a puddle trying to be the ocean.
November 7, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Chris Mason is what happens when a Hospital Radio DJ, whose sole qualification appears to be a sort of soporific inoffensiveness, is somehow promoted to BBC Politics Editor - a position that demands unflinching insight, objectivity, and sharpness. It's like a puddle trying to be the ocean.
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This is what is happening. It is cynical. It is strategic. It is organised. It is well funded.
And we need to pay attention.
The far right - and their cheerleaders, mimics, tribute acts, and handmaidens have identified two presentational frameworks that give them cut-through and traction. 1/7
And we need to pay attention.
The far right - and their cheerleaders, mimics, tribute acts, and handmaidens have identified two presentational frameworks that give them cut-through and traction. 1/7
November 6, 2025 at 1:44 PM
This is what is happening. It is cynical. It is strategic. It is organised. It is well funded.
And we need to pay attention.
The far right - and their cheerleaders, mimics, tribute acts, and handmaidens have identified two presentational frameworks that give them cut-through and traction. 1/7
And we need to pay attention.
The far right - and their cheerleaders, mimics, tribute acts, and handmaidens have identified two presentational frameworks that give them cut-through and traction. 1/7
Imagine having such a twisted little mind that this seems an acceptable thing to say. People like Pauline are the danger to society.
Conservative Councillor says "young black males" are "flooding" the UK
Contacted by Byline, she defended her comments, saying “we cannot sustain the volume of.. black males” that “jeopardises [our] security"
Asked why their skin colour matters, she replied “because they are [black], aren’t they?"
Contacted by Byline, she defended her comments, saying “we cannot sustain the volume of.. black males” that “jeopardises [our] security"
Asked why their skin colour matters, she replied “because they are [black], aren’t they?"
Conservative Councillor Accused of 'Old-Fashioned Racism' After Saying 'Young Black Males' Are 'Flooding' the UK
EXCLUSIVE: Pauline Giles defended her comments to Byline Times, saying that "we cannot sustain the volume of young black males" that "jeopardises the security of our country"
bylinetimes.com
November 5, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Imagine having such a twisted little mind that this seems an acceptable thing to say. People like Pauline are the danger to society.