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Rose Byrd
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"I am not defined by my scars
But by the incredible ability to heal"

Lemn Sissay
If Farage were to get into No. 10 and things get really nasty with Russia exactly whose hands will be on the UK's nuclear codes?

www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cw...
Russia-Ukraine war live: Putin says Russia doesn't want war with Europe but 'is ready to fight'
Meanwhile, Zelensky says some things
www.bbc.co.uk
December 2, 2025 at 5:08 PM
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I wonder if Your Party members are going to have an argument at the conference about what to have for breakfast this morning.
November 30, 2025 at 9:06 AM
A bus stop at the end of my road goes directly to the hospital where I had chemo radiotherapy 5 times a week for 6 weeks. By the end I could hardly stand, and my immune system was non existent. I had to rely on friends and taxis.

Absolutely shameful.

www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
UK asylum seekers to be banned from taking taxis to medical appointments
Move, which is part of crackdown on costs, comes after it emerged Home Office spends £15.8m a year on service
www.theguardian.com
November 29, 2025 at 12:01 PM
Less than 8 thousand to go, keep signing and circulating, and it'll reach the threshold for a debate by tomorrow morning!
November 29, 2025 at 12:14 AM
How about the Hokey-Cokey Party? It's a triumph of hope over adversity that they imagine anyone can take them seriously after the red in tooth and claw infighting of the last few weeks.

www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Jeremy Corbyn and Zara Sultana’s Your Party reveals shortlist for official name
Leftwing party asks members to pick between Your Party, Our Party, Popular Alliance and For The Many
www.theguardian.com
November 29, 2025 at 12:11 AM
Given the way they're trying to turn the UK into the 51st State* with Farage as Trump's de facto PM we need to do this too.

*If he doesn't annex Greenland or Canada first and make us the 52nd/53rd
Robert Reich—

A grassroots movement is calling on all Americans to abstain from shopping at Target, Amazon, and Home Depot during the holiday weekend over their support for Trump's authoritarian policies.

I encourage you to join — and shop small.
November 27, 2025 at 8:39 PM
"Jacob Kaarsbo, a former chief analyst at the Danish defence intelligence agency, said the idea that the US was Denmark’s largest and most important ally was dead. “Alliances are built on common values and a common threat perception, Trump shares neither."

Sad.

www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
Denmark sets up ‘night watch’ to monitor Trump after Greenland row
US president’s threat to seize territory prompts intelligence briefings reminiscent of Game of Thrones patrol
www.theguardian.com
November 27, 2025 at 4:29 PM
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Today's migration stats illustrate the migration doom loop in action...

(from my presentation at the IMF last week)
November 27, 2025 at 11:02 AM
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November 27, 2025 at 8:57 AM
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How could any American feel anything other than deep shame at the behaviour of this so-called "President"?
Montage of 19 clips of Trump insulting, berating, demeaning and attacking female reporters over the past few months. Part 1.
November 19, 2025 at 4:25 PM
What an absolute shambles! America's reputation worldwide lies in tatters, while China laughs its head off.

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
‘Traitor’: US representatives call for Trump envoy Witkoff to be fired after leaked Kremlin call
Republicans and Democrats warn Witkoff ‘cannot be trusted’ after reportedly advising officials on peace plan
www.theguardian.com
November 26, 2025 at 9:55 PM
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There was a time when the United States looked down its nose at the countries in South America for being lawless banana republics. Who's the banana republic now, bitches?
November 25, 2025 at 11:56 PM
Wealth inequality is the most common and crucial element in societal collapse. It corrodes the social fabric … hollows out societies, leaving them to be a brittle shell which can be cracked asunder by numerous different shocks.”

21st century take note...

www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio...
Civilisations: Rise and Fall review – TV that will make you despair for our own plummeting society
The mightily stressful and incredibly close-to-the-bone BBC show traces the demise of four ancient worlds – and it’s wildly prescient stuff. Will we never learn?
www.theguardian.com
November 25, 2025 at 9:22 AM
This is a shocking expose of the Free Birth Society's shameless quackery, but it's deeply worrying to find how many women have fallen for it, and judging by the btl comments on Instagram are still doing so despite it.

www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
NHS directed pregnant women to controversial Free Birth Society via charity
Exclusive: NHS websites pointed women to factsheet featuring podcast by ‘dangerous’ influencers linked to baby deaths
www.theguardian.com
November 25, 2025 at 9:09 AM
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America first?????
November 23, 2025 at 9:38 AM
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The opening of Poland's prime minister, Donald Tusk, in reference to the 28 point paper is quite something.

This is trolling on the most professional level politics can give. It is even questionable whether the US side will be understanding this subtlety. Hilarious!
November 23, 2025 at 9:51 AM
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100%!
November 22, 2025 at 4:46 PM
If Ukraine's European allies accept Trump and Putin's appalling ’peace' plan it will be the worst capitulation since Chamberlain waved his little piece of paper about the Munich Agreement.
November 22, 2025 at 2:50 PM
We don't know, as good ol' Nige is so fond of saying, we're just asking the question....
Anyone know why Nigel Farage and his fellow MEPs voted against plans to tackle Russian propaganda?

Coincidently, it was around the time Nathan Gill was taking bribes from Russia.

www.theguardian.com/world/2019/o...
Brexit party MEPs vote against plans to tackle Russian propaganda
Resolution seeking upgrade of EU counter-disinformation unit nevertheless passes easily
www.theguardian.com
November 22, 2025 at 12:03 AM
On Thursday evening, Cummings said the inquiry had “enabled a vast rewriting of history”.

Of course it has, Dom, of course it has. Your trip Barnard Castle to test your eyesight was a matter of national importance.

www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
Dominic Cummings ‘poisoned the atmosphere’ of Boris Johnson’s No 10, Covid inquiry finds
Report from inquiry’s second module also says Johnson as PM ‘at times actively encouraged’ chaotic culture
www.theguardian.com
November 21, 2025 at 9:49 AM
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Don’t be a grifter like Nigel Farage.
November 20, 2025 at 7:08 AM
Something makes me think that Farage's hardcore supporters (not to mention Tommy Robinson's) won't find this troubling at all...

www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
No 10 calls on Farage to urgently address ‘disturbing allegations’ of past racist behaviour
Keir Starmer ramps up pressure on Reform leader, who has dismissed claims as ‘one person’s word against another’
www.theguardian.com
November 20, 2025 at 8:27 AM
“Everyone in Reform is a lot more hardline on immigration than is typically stated publicly, to get a majority government we have to be tactical.”

Gosh, who could've guessed?

www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Reform UK councillor suspended over WhatsApp group featuring extremist posts
Tom Pickup confirms he was member of group in which one participant allegedly called for ‘mass Islam genocide’
www.theguardian.com
November 19, 2025 at 8:14 PM