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A day to reflect on the wit and wisdom of Sir Tom Stoppard, not least in the line: ‘I’m with you on the free press, it’s the newspapers I can’t stand…’
November 30, 2025 at 2:02 PM
A day to reflect on the wit and wisdom of Sir Tom Stoppard, not least in the line: ‘I’m with you on the free press, it’s the newspapers I can’t stand…’
Starmer’s tragedy is that he is drawn to failure and humiliation, embracing and nurturing the political mistakes of others in addition of course to making a great many of his own.
I would not be surprised if the calls to join the EU will come from Tory circles before Labour.
The economic damage Brexit has caused is undeniable - even Brexiteers are now admitting it.
https://www.thetimes.com/business/economics/article/we-brexiteers-must-acknowledge-the-costs-of-leaving-europe-p3mhqd66f
https://www.thetimes.com/business/economics/article/we-brexiteers-must-acknowledge-the-costs-of-leaving-europe-p3mhqd66f
November 30, 2025 at 10:15 AM
Starmer’s tragedy is that he is drawn to failure and humiliation, embracing and nurturing the political mistakes of others in addition of course to making a great many of his own.
After praising Trump so publicly and unctuously for his ‘peace deal’ - and seeking to associate himself with it - Starmer should now feel morally obligated to talk about this.
Israel still committing genocide in Gaza, Amnesty International says
Israel still committing genocide in Gaza, Amnesty International says
The NGO’s chief says last month’s ceasefire ‘risks creating a dangerous illusion that life in Gaza is returning to normal’
Amnesty International has said Israel is “still committing genocide” against Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, despite the ceasefire agreed last month.
The fragile, US-brokered truce between Israel and Hamas came into effect on 10 October, after two years of war. Continue reading...
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November 30, 2025 at 9:48 AM
After praising Trump so publicly and unctuously for his ‘peace deal’ - and seeking to associate himself with it - Starmer should now feel morally obligated to talk about this.
Might the Telegraph now consider an apology to ‘the Brexit mutineers’ and consider what it is that constitutes patriotism?
November 30, 2025 at 9:17 AM
Might the Telegraph now consider an apology to ‘the Brexit mutineers’ and consider what it is that constitutes patriotism?
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🔥 The mood in Brexit-world is changing...
November 29, 2025 at 10:19 PM
🔥 The mood in Brexit-world is changing...
From this maelstrom of national self-harm, incompetence, tax dodging self interest, hypocrisy, corruption, treachery and unctuousness to dodgy foreign powers - to the extent of aiding and abetting genocide - something better has to emerge. Our
last best hope is @greenparty.org.uk.
last best hope is @greenparty.org.uk.
November 28, 2025 at 11:02 PM
From this maelstrom of national self-harm, incompetence, tax dodging self interest, hypocrisy, corruption, treachery and unctuousness to dodgy foreign powers - to the extent of aiding and abetting genocide - something better has to emerge. Our
last best hope is @greenparty.org.uk.
last best hope is @greenparty.org.uk.
Take your choice. This is either ongoing misogyny or ongoing incompetence.
November 28, 2025 at 10:25 PM
Take your choice. This is either ongoing misogyny or ongoing incompetence.
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🚨The Petition calling for a public inquiry into Russian influence on UK politics & democracy is now within touching distance of 80,000 signatures!
LET’S KEEP GOING!
If a petition is what it’s going to take let’s get this done!
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
LET’S KEEP GOING!
If a petition is what it’s going to take let’s get this done!
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
November 28, 2025 at 8:34 AM
🚨The Petition calling for a public inquiry into Russian influence on UK politics & democracy is now within touching distance of 80,000 signatures!
LET’S KEEP GOING!
If a petition is what it’s going to take let’s get this done!
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
LET’S KEEP GOING!
If a petition is what it’s going to take let’s get this done!
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
Imagine this question being asked of any other president.
November 23, 2025 at 2:19 PM
Imagine this question being asked of any other president.
Reform’s Nathan Gill should have got a lot longer than ten years. We are talking here about treason. William Joyce, ‘Lord Haw-Haw,’ was executed for it in 1946. It was only after the Crime and Disorder Act 1998 that it was no longer punishable by death.
November 22, 2025 at 6:13 PM
Reform’s Nathan Gill should have got a lot longer than ten years. We are talking here about treason. William Joyce, ‘Lord Haw-Haw,’ was executed for it in 1946. It was only after the Crime and Disorder Act 1998 that it was no longer punishable by death.
This is a significant story and it’s sinister it isn’t getting more significant coverage elsewhere.
November 22, 2025 at 10:43 AM
This is a significant story and it’s sinister it isn’t getting more significant coverage elsewhere.
‘Trump must immediately delete these unhinged social media posts and recant his violent rhetoric before he gets someone killed.’
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Outrage after Trump accuses Democrats of ‘seditious behavior, punishable by death’
US president roundly decried for Truth Social post after lawmakers told military personnel to refuse illegal orders
www.theguardian.com
November 21, 2025 at 6:09 AM
‘Trump must immediately delete these unhinged social media posts and recant his violent rhetoric before he gets someone killed.’
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Johnson should be behind bars for mass murder.
November 20, 2025 at 11:02 PM
Johnson should be behind bars for mass murder.
X is so incensed about the state of the world it has rendered itself speechless today. A mercy.
November 18, 2025 at 1:50 PM
X is so incensed about the state of the world it has rendered itself speechless today. A mercy.
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Just heard someone shout “fuck off you fucking paki” on Tottenham Court Road.
I was surprised at how frightened it made me feel. Can’t imagine how it felt to the person being shouted at.
Well done, Labour. And a particularly special shout out to Mahmood. You’ve made shit a thousand times worse.
I was surprised at how frightened it made me feel. Can’t imagine how it felt to the person being shouted at.
Well done, Labour. And a particularly special shout out to Mahmood. You’ve made shit a thousand times worse.
November 18, 2025 at 12:28 PM
Just heard someone shout “fuck off you fucking paki” on Tottenham Court Road.
I was surprised at how frightened it made me feel. Can’t imagine how it felt to the person being shouted at.
Well done, Labour. And a particularly special shout out to Mahmood. You’ve made shit a thousand times worse.
I was surprised at how frightened it made me feel. Can’t imagine how it felt to the person being shouted at.
Well done, Labour. And a particularly special shout out to Mahmood. You’ve made shit a thousand times worse.
A Labour government saying this. A Labour government. Soon they’ll be checking to see if they have any gold fillings in their teeth.
November 17, 2025 at 9:41 AM
A Labour government saying this. A Labour government. Soon they’ll be checking to see if they have any gold fillings in their teeth.
There used to be a convention that presidents — and prime ministers, for that matter — didn’t sue, but the money-grasping Trump has no class. www.theguardian.com/media/2025/n...
BBC should not pay Trump any money, says former director general Tony Hall
Not ‘appropriate’ to use licence fee payer’s money to pay US president after threat to sue for up to $5bn, says peer
www.theguardian.com
November 16, 2025 at 7:49 PM
There used to be a convention that presidents — and prime ministers, for that matter — didn’t sue, but the money-grasping Trump has no class. www.theguardian.com/media/2025/n...
Succession much more interesting at the Daily Mail than the Murdoch empire…
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With a piece not so long ago by its star columnist Richard Littlejohn headlined “Please don’t pretend two dads is the new normal”, the Daily Mail has scarcely been at the forefront of the campaign for...
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November 15, 2025 at 6:20 PM
Succession much more interesting at the Daily Mail than the Murdoch empire…
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The budget has become a symbol of a government without a clue. What the Chancellor says later this month has to be more than a series of discussion points hoisted up and down the media flag pole on the basis of who, if anyone, salutes them. FT tomorrow.
November 14, 2025 at 11:01 PM
The budget has become a symbol of a government without a clue. What the Chancellor says later this month has to be more than a series of discussion points hoisted up and down the media flag pole on the basis of who, if anyone, salutes them. FT tomorrow.
Seldom if ever known a government so weak and rudderless that every dot and comma of the upcoming budget has had to be shaped and finalised by media reactions to endless Treasury leaks.
November 14, 2025 at 8:35 AM
Seldom if ever known a government so weak and rudderless that every dot and comma of the upcoming budget has had to be shaped and finalised by media reactions to endless Treasury leaks.
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First Brexit .. now the BBC .. to be replaced by Farage and GB News .. what a grotesque shit show it all is 😩
November 11, 2025 at 7:49 PM
First Brexit .. now the BBC .. to be replaced by Farage and GB News .. what a grotesque shit show it all is 😩
Well, fine, let’s get rid of the BBC… but what, if anything, then replaces it? Murdoch? The same siren voices said ‘let’s get the EU out of our lives’ and now want nothing to do with international organisations and law. Easy to deploy the wrecking ball. So much harder to rebuild.
November 11, 2025 at 7:35 PM
Well, fine, let’s get rid of the BBC… but what, if anything, then replaces it? Murdoch? The same siren voices said ‘let’s get the EU out of our lives’ and now want nothing to do with international organisations and law. Easy to deploy the wrecking ball. So much harder to rebuild.
This is no time to attack the BBC. It’s a time to defend it.
November 10, 2025 at 8:20 PM
This is no time to attack the BBC. It’s a time to defend it.
The specifics don’t matter here. The point is it should not be a matter for Trump who runs the BBC. If Starmer had anything about him at all, he’d say something.
November 9, 2025 at 8:21 PM
The specifics don’t matter here. The point is it should not be a matter for Trump who runs the BBC. If Starmer had anything about him at all, he’d say something.