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You would think the alleged indiscretions of the schoolboy Nigel Farage would have drawn outrage from a just, impartial British media. Strangely, it seems they have not.
This week’s column by Stewart Lee
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This week’s column by Stewart Lee
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November 30, 2025 at 4:27 PM
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You would think the alleged indiscretions of the schoolboy Nigel Farage would have drawn outrage from a just, impartial British media. Strangely, it seems they have not.
This week’s column by Stewart Lee
www.thenerve.news/p/stewart-le...
This week’s column by Stewart Lee
www.thenerve.news/p/stewart-le...
November 30, 2025 at 11:37 AM
You would think the alleged indiscretions of the schoolboy Nigel Farage would have drawn outrage from a just, impartial British media. Strangely, it seems they have not.
This week’s column by Stewart Lee
www.thenerve.news/p/stewart-le...
This week’s column by Stewart Lee
www.thenerve.news/p/stewart-le...
Is the current generation of leading men our best ever?
No longer dreaming of playing Bond, today’s group of young British and Irish actors are fun, thoughtful and helping to redefine masculinity. Let's celebrate, says Nerve film critic @ellenejones.bsky.social
www.thenerve.news/p/new-genera...
No longer dreaming of playing Bond, today’s group of young British and Irish actors are fun, thoughtful and helping to redefine masculinity. Let's celebrate, says Nerve film critic @ellenejones.bsky.social
www.thenerve.news/p/new-genera...
November 29, 2025 at 1:44 PM
Is the current generation of leading men our best ever?
No longer dreaming of playing Bond, today’s group of young British and Irish actors are fun, thoughtful and helping to redefine masculinity. Let's celebrate, says Nerve film critic @ellenejones.bsky.social
www.thenerve.news/p/new-genera...
No longer dreaming of playing Bond, today’s group of young British and Irish actors are fun, thoughtful and helping to redefine masculinity. Let's celebrate, says Nerve film critic @ellenejones.bsky.social
www.thenerve.news/p/new-genera...
The Recommender: writer and poet Derek Owusu – whose new book Borderline Fiction has just been published by @canongate.co.uk – on his recent cultural tips, from Lana Del Rey to David Szalay
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www.thenerve.news/p/the-recomm...
November 29, 2025 at 10:06 AM
The Recommender: writer and poet Derek Owusu – whose new book Borderline Fiction has just been published by @canongate.co.uk – on his recent cultural tips, from Lana Del Rey to David Szalay
www.thenerve.news/p/the-recomm...
www.thenerve.news/p/the-recomm...
Which politician beats all others for genuine love of English football? New York's Gooner mayor-elect. John Mulholland on lifelong @arsenalfc.bsky.social fan @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social
#arsenal #gooners @arseblog.com
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#arsenal #gooners @arseblog.com
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November 28, 2025 at 5:44 PM
Which politician beats all others for genuine love of English football? New York's Gooner mayor-elect. John Mulholland on lifelong @arsenalfc.bsky.social fan @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social
#arsenal #gooners @arseblog.com
www.thenerve.news/p/zohran-mam...
#arsenal #gooners @arseblog.com
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One-pot Tuscan salmon: the Nerve weekend dish, by Michelin-trained chef and TikTok star Poppy O’Toole
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November 28, 2025 at 3:52 PM
One-pot Tuscan salmon: the Nerve weekend dish, by Michelin-trained chef and TikTok star Poppy O’Toole
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Big business has had enough of your money. This Black Friday, we have an alternative...🧵
November 28, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Big business has had enough of your money. This Black Friday, we have an alternative...🧵
”Reform UK's barrister tried to scare us. Our advice to other news sites: don't play the bullies game." Martin Shipton from @nation.cymru on being bullied by Reform's lawyers: www.thenerve.news/p/reform-nat...
Reform UK’s barrister tried to scare us. Our advice to other news sites: don’t play the bully’s game
My news organisation, Nation.Cymru, was threatened with legal action over a story involving Nigel Farage’s party in the Senedd. Instead of hiring our own lawyer, we simply told them to go away, writes...
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November 28, 2025 at 11:51 AM
”Reform UK's barrister tried to scare us. Our advice to other news sites: don't play the bullies game." Martin Shipton from @nation.cymru on being bullied by Reform's lawyers: www.thenerve.news/p/reform-nat...
“The state needs to be prepared...this is no longer a cold war - it’s an actual war that is being waged against Europe, against democracy.”
November 27, 2025 at 2:36 PM
“The state needs to be prepared...this is no longer a cold war - it’s an actual war that is being waged against Europe, against democracy.”
The idea that if you keep teaching the word guessing programme words it will wake up is like if you keep breeding horses to run faster one of them will give birth to a locomotive”
Cory Doctorow on why AI singularity is a stoopid idea
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Cory Doctorow on why AI singularity is a stoopid idea
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Surpassing human capabilities isn’t the biggest threat that AI poses, says activist and author of “Enshittification” Cory Doctorow.
November 26, 2025 at 7:05 PM
The idea that if you keep teaching the word guessing programme words it will wake up is like if you keep breeding horses to run faster one of them will give birth to a locomotive”
Cory Doctorow on why AI singularity is a stoopid idea
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Cory Doctorow on why AI singularity is a stoopid idea
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Surpassing human capabilities isn’t the biggest threat that AI poses, says activist and author of “Enshittification” Cory Doctorow.
November 26, 2025 at 6:10 PM
Surpassing human capabilities isn’t the biggest threat that AI poses, says activist and author of “Enshittification” Cory Doctorow.
Ahead of the budget, here’s a message for Rachel Reeves from British creatives like @philippullman.bsky.social @khalidabdalla.bsky.social @nathanpowell.bsky.social @katemossewriter.bsky.social @carolmorleyfilm.bsky.social
November 26, 2025 at 12:32 PM
Ahead of the budget, here’s a message for Rachel Reeves from British creatives like @philippullman.bsky.social @khalidabdalla.bsky.social @nathanpowell.bsky.social @katemossewriter.bsky.social @carolmorleyfilm.bsky.social
Review of the week: Wes Anderson: The Archives @designmuseum.bsky.social
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Emily LaBarge is charmed by a deep dive into the pastel-hued world of the American film director, through the lens of his costumes, props, scripts and more
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Emily LaBarge is charmed by a deep dive into the pastel-hued world of the American film director, through the lens of his costumes, props, scripts and more
www.thenerve.news/p/review-of-...
November 24, 2025 at 11:00 AM
Review of the week: Wes Anderson: The Archives @designmuseum.bsky.social
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Emily LaBarge is charmed by a deep dive into the pastel-hued world of the American film director, through the lens of his costumes, props, scripts and more
www.thenerve.news/p/review-of-...
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Emily LaBarge is charmed by a deep dive into the pastel-hued world of the American film director, through the lens of his costumes, props, scripts and more
www.thenerve.news/p/review-of-...
November 23, 2025 at 7:41 PM
A pile of toxic filth has been dumped in the British countryside. This has put me in mind of Nigel Farage
This week’s column by Stewart Lee, on Reform poisoning our national discourse
www.thenerve.news/p/stewart-le...
This week’s column by Stewart Lee, on Reform poisoning our national discourse
www.thenerve.news/p/stewart-le...
November 23, 2025 at 12:03 PM
A pile of toxic filth has been dumped in the British countryside. This has put me in mind of Nigel Farage
This week’s column by Stewart Lee, on Reform poisoning our national discourse
www.thenerve.news/p/stewart-le...
This week’s column by Stewart Lee, on Reform poisoning our national discourse
www.thenerve.news/p/stewart-le...
NEW There's no overstating how significant the Nathan Gill case is. On Friday, the close associate of Nigel Farage was jailed for over 10 years for taking bribes ultimately from a friend of Putin. It's a complex, detail-heavy story that raises questions about Farage’s claim Gill was ‘one bad apple’🧵
November 23, 2025 at 11:53 AM
NEW There's no overstating how significant the Nathan Gill case is. On Friday, the close associate of Nigel Farage was jailed for over 10 years for taking bribes ultimately from a friend of Putin. It's a complex, detail-heavy story that raises questions about Farage’s claim Gill was ‘one bad apple’🧵
On the frontline of a deluge on the Welsh borders, @juderogers.bsky.social heard local stories of devastation and heroism – but incredibly, the disaster was barely referred to in Westminster and the national press
www.thenerve.news/p/storm-clau...
www.thenerve.news/p/storm-clau...
November 22, 2025 at 6:41 PM
On the frontline of a deluge on the Welsh borders, @juderogers.bsky.social heard local stories of devastation and heroism – but incredibly, the disaster was barely referred to in Westminster and the national press
www.thenerve.news/p/storm-clau...
www.thenerve.news/p/storm-clau...
The Recommender: Oyinkan Braithwaite
The award-winning author of My Sister, the Serial Killer – whose latest book Cursed Daughters @atlanticbooks.bsky.social has just been shortlisted for the 2025 #NeroBookAwards – shares her latest cultural discoveries
www.thenerve.news/p/the-recomm...
The award-winning author of My Sister, the Serial Killer – whose latest book Cursed Daughters @atlanticbooks.bsky.social has just been shortlisted for the 2025 #NeroBookAwards – shares her latest cultural discoveries
www.thenerve.news/p/the-recomm...
November 22, 2025 at 9:47 AM
The Recommender: Oyinkan Braithwaite
The award-winning author of My Sister, the Serial Killer – whose latest book Cursed Daughters @atlanticbooks.bsky.social has just been shortlisted for the 2025 #NeroBookAwards – shares her latest cultural discoveries
www.thenerve.news/p/the-recomm...
The award-winning author of My Sister, the Serial Killer – whose latest book Cursed Daughters @atlanticbooks.bsky.social has just been shortlisted for the 2025 #NeroBookAwards – shares her latest cultural discoveries
www.thenerve.news/p/the-recomm...
Anyone want to see the video of Nathan Gill being interviewed by police?
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NEW: Former Reform MEP Nathan Gill is sentenced to 10.5 years at the Old Bailey on 8 counts of bribery by a Russian agent.
The "ultimate source" of the funds came from "a close friend of Vladimir Putin," said Mrs Justice Cheema-Grubb. Here is the evidence…
The "ultimate source" of the funds came from "a close friend of Vladimir Putin," said Mrs Justice Cheema-Grubb. Here is the evidence…
November 21, 2025 at 6:54 PM
Anyone want to see the video of Nathan Gill being interviewed by police?
‘Do you know what the ‘Xmas gifts’ [refers to]?’
‘No comment’
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Funchoza (Uyghur Noodles With Minced Lamb): the Nerve weekend dish, by Anna Ansari
Interview by Lisa O’Kelly
www.thenerve.news/p/the-nerve-...
Interview by Lisa O’Kelly
www.thenerve.news/p/the-nerve-...
November 21, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Funchoza (Uyghur Noodles With Minced Lamb): the Nerve weekend dish, by Anna Ansari
Interview by Lisa O’Kelly
www.thenerve.news/p/the-nerve-...
Interview by Lisa O’Kelly
www.thenerve.news/p/the-nerve-...
@johnsweeneyroar.bsky.social again with the latest on the Nathan Gill sentencing...and a personal message.
November 21, 2025 at 2:19 PM
@johnsweeneyroar.bsky.social again with the latest on the Nathan Gill sentencing...and a personal message.
NEW: Former Reform MEP Nathan Gill is sentenced to 10.5 years at the Old Bailey on 8 counts of bribery by a Russian agent.
The "ultimate source" of the funds came from "a close friend of Vladimir Putin," said Mrs Justice Cheema-Grubb. Here is the evidence…
The "ultimate source" of the funds came from "a close friend of Vladimir Putin," said Mrs Justice Cheema-Grubb. Here is the evidence…
November 21, 2025 at 1:18 PM
NEW: Former Reform MEP Nathan Gill is sentenced to 10.5 years at the Old Bailey on 8 counts of bribery by a Russian agent.
The "ultimate source" of the funds came from "a close friend of Vladimir Putin," said Mrs Justice Cheema-Grubb. Here is the evidence…
The "ultimate source" of the funds came from "a close friend of Vladimir Putin," said Mrs Justice Cheema-Grubb. Here is the evidence…
BREAKING: Former Ukip / Reform MEP Nathan Gill is sentenced to ten and a half years at the Old Bailey on 8 counts of bribery by a Russian agent... MORE SOON
November 21, 2025 at 1:00 PM
BREAKING: Former Ukip / Reform MEP Nathan Gill is sentenced to ten and a half years at the Old Bailey on 8 counts of bribery by a Russian agent... MORE SOON
@johnsweeneyroar.bsky.social at the Old Bailey, waiting to hear ex-Reform politician Nathan Gill’s sentence, armed with a detailed timeline of his relationship with pro-Russian figures and the bribery involved. Follow along here, full breakdown soon.
November 21, 2025 at 12:22 PM
@johnsweeneyroar.bsky.social at the Old Bailey, waiting to hear ex-Reform politician Nathan Gill’s sentence, armed with a detailed timeline of his relationship with pro-Russian figures and the bribery involved. Follow along here, full breakdown soon.