Andrew Lawrence
@altimeuk.bsky.social
Opinions based on fact; Brexit is nonsense.
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Some of the people in this article have shared their recollections with me before - but on condition of anonymity. Coming forward now is an act of patriotism. Farage’s claim that it never happened is the opposite.
(Note also the line about pronouncing his name.)
www.theguardian.com/politics/ng-...
(Note also the line about pronouncing his name.)
www.theguardian.com/politics/ng-...
‘Deeply shocking’: Nigel Farage faces fresh claims of racism and antisemitism at school
Bafta-winning director among contemporaries urging contrition and apology from Reform UK leader, who denies the allegations
www.theguardian.com
November 18, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Some of the people in this article have shared their recollections with me before - but on condition of anonymity. Coming forward now is an act of patriotism. Farage’s claim that it never happened is the opposite.
(Note also the line about pronouncing his name.)
www.theguardian.com/politics/ng-...
(Note also the line about pronouncing his name.)
www.theguardian.com/politics/ng-...
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Starmer’s anti-asylum policies show how utterly clueless he is about the right-wing media’s role in politics.
He’s trying to fix a “problem” contrived by Farage, GB News and The Telegraph. He’ll never win, because ultimately he’s fighting a ghost – he’s fighting something that doesn’t really exist
He’s trying to fix a “problem” contrived by Farage, GB News and The Telegraph. He’ll never win, because ultimately he’s fighting a ghost – he’s fighting something that doesn’t really exist
November 17, 2025 at 2:57 PM
Starmer’s anti-asylum policies show how utterly clueless he is about the right-wing media’s role in politics.
He’s trying to fix a “problem” contrived by Farage, GB News and The Telegraph. He’ll never win, because ultimately he’s fighting a ghost – he’s fighting something that doesn’t really exist
He’s trying to fix a “problem” contrived by Farage, GB News and The Telegraph. He’ll never win, because ultimately he’s fighting a ghost – he’s fighting something that doesn’t really exist
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My granddad was a refugee, my wife, our close friends and those of our kids are either immigrants or the children of immigrants.
Do ministers ever think about the message their rhetoric on "handouts" and "golden tickets" for migrants sends about whether this is a government for people like us?
Do ministers ever think about the message their rhetoric on "handouts" and "golden tickets" for migrants sends about whether this is a government for people like us?
November 16, 2025 at 4:02 PM
My granddad was a refugee, my wife, our close friends and those of our kids are either immigrants or the children of immigrants.
Do ministers ever think about the message their rhetoric on "handouts" and "golden tickets" for migrants sends about whether this is a government for people like us?
Do ministers ever think about the message their rhetoric on "handouts" and "golden tickets" for migrants sends about whether this is a government for people like us?
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Problem with Mahmoud seeking to introduce a ‘Danish style’ immigration system is, as explained to me last night by an expert- relatively few ppl speak Danish & Denmark is right next to Germany, so the ‘disincentives’ can be gentleish. We’d have to make Britain REALLY GRIM to disincentivise.
November 16, 2025 at 11:48 AM
Problem with Mahmoud seeking to introduce a ‘Danish style’ immigration system is, as explained to me last night by an expert- relatively few ppl speak Danish & Denmark is right next to Germany, so the ‘disincentives’ can be gentleish. We’d have to make Britain REALLY GRIM to disincentivise.
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Research on this is clear: the uncertainty created by this policy will lead to people integrate less into British society. It is trading-off the reasonable policy goal of integration for the useless symbolism of immigration numbers. Bad policy to appease the far right.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
UK set to limit refugees to temporary stays
Shabana Mahmood is expected to say the era of permanent protection for refugees is over, in major changes to the UK's asylum and immigration system.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 15, 2025 at 1:09 PM
Research on this is clear: the uncertainty created by this policy will lead to people integrate less into British society. It is trading-off the reasonable policy goal of integration for the useless symbolism of immigration numbers. Bad policy to appease the far right.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Labour grandee tells Starmer to sack No 10 chief McSweeney
Labour grandee tells Starmer to sack No 10 chief McSweeney
Labour grandee tells Starmer to sack No 10 chief McSweeney
www.independent.co.uk
November 15, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Labour grandee tells Starmer to sack No 10 chief McSweeney
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Marjorie Taylor Greene and Donald Trump have had a falling out over Jeffrey Epstein.
If he's lost Marge, Donald is in real trouble over the Epstein Files.
If he's lost Marge, Donald is in real trouble over the Epstein Files.
November 15, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Marjorie Taylor Greene and Donald Trump have had a falling out over Jeffrey Epstein.
If he's lost Marge, Donald is in real trouble over the Epstein Files.
If he's lost Marge, Donald is in real trouble over the Epstein Files.
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Alan Dershowitz is one of those claiming Epstein was not a pedophile because he pleaded guilty to one count of having sex for money with a 17-year-and-10-month-old person. "That’s not a pedophile." See this important response from Julia Brown, the brave reporter who broke the news on this
November 15, 2025 at 1:52 PM
Alan Dershowitz is one of those claiming Epstein was not a pedophile because he pleaded guilty to one count of having sex for money with a 17-year-and-10-month-old person. "That’s not a pedophile." See this important response from Julia Brown, the brave reporter who broke the news on this
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Well done Reform UK Kent! 👀
November 15, 2025 at 3:14 PM
Well done Reform UK Kent! 👀
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A study by the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) shows that estimates about the damage done by Brexit have underestimated its impact over the course of a decade. Data now suggests that Brexit has reduced UK GDP by 6%–8%, reduced investment 12%–18%, and reduced productivity by 3%–4%.
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November 14, 2025 at 11:46 PM
A study by the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) shows that estimates about the damage done by Brexit have underestimated its impact over the course of a decade. Data now suggests that Brexit has reduced UK GDP by 6%–8%, reduced investment 12%–18%, and reduced productivity by 3%–4%.
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Ken Clarke demolishing Reform UK with harsh facts on Question Time is a must-watch moment
www.thepoke.com/2025/11/14/k...
www.thepoke.com/2025/11/14/k...
Ken Clarke demolishing Reform UK with harsh facts on Question Time is a must-watch moment
With a lot of talk about whether the BBC has a left-wing bias, we were all completely unsurprised to see Reform UK represented on last night’s Question Time, in the form of recently defected Danny Kru...
www.thepoke.com
November 15, 2025 at 6:40 AM
Ken Clarke demolishing Reform UK with harsh facts on Question Time is a must-watch moment
www.thepoke.com/2025/11/14/k...
www.thepoke.com/2025/11/14/k...
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Y'all I need you to focus on one thing...
Please
Elon Musk admitted he knew Trump was a paedophile when he bankrolled and won him the presidency. Elon Musk knowingly put a paedophile in the Whitehouse.
Please. As one hive voice project that out here, and on X.
As Loud as you fucking can.
That.
Please
Elon Musk admitted he knew Trump was a paedophile when he bankrolled and won him the presidency. Elon Musk knowingly put a paedophile in the Whitehouse.
Please. As one hive voice project that out here, and on X.
As Loud as you fucking can.
That.
I remember a lawyer friend in around 2005 saying there were rumours of a big pedophile ring that involved every level of government and we were like no way, how would they hide that
and now I'm like well, i see
and now I'm like well, i see
November 12, 2025 at 8:19 PM
Y'all I need you to focus on one thing...
Please
Elon Musk admitted he knew Trump was a paedophile when he bankrolled and won him the presidency. Elon Musk knowingly put a paedophile in the Whitehouse.
Please. As one hive voice project that out here, and on X.
As Loud as you fucking can.
That.
Please
Elon Musk admitted he knew Trump was a paedophile when he bankrolled and won him the presidency. Elon Musk knowingly put a paedophile in the Whitehouse.
Please. As one hive voice project that out here, and on X.
As Loud as you fucking can.
That.
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Nigel Farage said their flagship council in Kent would be a "shop window" for how they would run the country.
Just months after taking over they're now set to slash multiple council committees as they struggle to fill posts after sacking nine of their own councillors
bylinetimes.com/2025/11/12/r...
Just months after taking over they're now set to slash multiple council committees as they struggle to fill posts after sacking nine of their own councillors
bylinetimes.com/2025/11/12/r...
Reform Council in Chaos as It Prepares to Slash Scrutiny Committees Following Wave of Councillor Suspensions
EXCLUSIVE: Reform's flagship Kent administration is planning to shut down multiple council committees as it struggles to fill posts after suspending nine of its own councillors
bylinetimes.com
November 12, 2025 at 9:36 AM
Nigel Farage said their flagship council in Kent would be a "shop window" for how they would run the country.
Just months after taking over they're now set to slash multiple council committees as they struggle to fill posts after sacking nine of their own councillors
bylinetimes.com/2025/11/12/r...
Just months after taking over they're now set to slash multiple council committees as they struggle to fill posts after sacking nine of their own councillors
bylinetimes.com/2025/11/12/r...
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Nigel Farage: "Small businesses shouldn't trust politicians who get freebies from big corporations."
*3 MINUTES LATER*
Nigel Farage: Lord Bamford and JCB, the Tories' old donors, are giving Reform UK £200,000!
*3 MINUTES LATER*
Nigel Farage: Lord Bamford and JCB, the Tories' old donors, are giving Reform UK £200,000!
Farage admits Big Business funding during Small Business launch!
YouTube video by Femi - F Politics!
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November 11, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Nigel Farage: "Small businesses shouldn't trust politicians who get freebies from big corporations."
*3 MINUTES LATER*
Nigel Farage: Lord Bamford and JCB, the Tories' old donors, are giving Reform UK £200,000!
*3 MINUTES LATER*
Nigel Farage: Lord Bamford and JCB, the Tories' old donors, are giving Reform UK £200,000!
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The Telegraph had to correct its multiple lies about "illegal immigrants" in London at least three separate times.
It takes an obscene amount of hubris to lecture the BBC when you have The Telegraph’s record on truth-telling.
Some of the paper’s errors this year are so bad they’re almost laughable 👇🏻
Some of the paper’s errors this year are so bad they’re almost laughable 👇🏻
The Telegraph’s BBC hypocrisy
A paper that knows a thing or two about editorial f*ck-ups...
writesbright.substack.com
November 10, 2025 at 8:06 PM
The Telegraph had to correct its multiple lies about "illegal immigrants" in London at least three separate times.
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When Boris Johnson was Prime Minister one of his senior advisers confided to me that one of the only things in politics his boss actually cared about was “killing off the BBC”.
Five years on, and it is a campaign that appears to be finally coming to fruition.
bylinetimes.com/2025/11/10/t...
Five years on, and it is a campaign that appears to be finally coming to fruition.
bylinetimes.com/2025/11/10/t...
The BBC’s Attempts to Appease the 'Right-Wing Coup' Against It Are Now Seeding Its Own Destruction
By attempting to appease those forces seeking to destroy them, the BBC has helped trigger a crisis that now threatens its very future, argues Adam Bienkov
bylinetimes.com
November 10, 2025 at 12:49 PM
When Boris Johnson was Prime Minister one of his senior advisers confided to me that one of the only things in politics his boss actually cared about was “killing off the BBC”.
Five years on, and it is a campaign that appears to be finally coming to fruition.
bylinetimes.com/2025/11/10/t...
Five years on, and it is a campaign that appears to be finally coming to fruition.
bylinetimes.com/2025/11/10/t...
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In law, you don’t just say (in fact, you very rarely say) how much you’re suing someone for. You say what you’re suing for, under what law, in what jurisdiction and so forth.
Saying “I’m suing for a billion dollars” is meaningless.
Saying “I’m suing for a billion dollars” is meaningless.
November 10, 2025 at 4:21 PM
In law, you don’t just say (in fact, you very rarely say) how much you’re suing someone for. You say what you’re suing for, under what law, in what jurisdiction and so forth.
Saying “I’m suing for a billion dollars” is meaningless.
Saying “I’m suing for a billion dollars” is meaningless.
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I mean, what kind of legal action would this be exactly? Defamation? I would truly love to see it. 'They made it look like I instigated a coup during my very well recorded coup attempt.'
The US president has sent a letter to the corporation threatening legal action.
Donald Trump Preparing To Sue BBC Over Panorama Speech Row
The US president has sent a letter to the corporation threatening legal action.
www.huffingtonpost.co.uk
November 10, 2025 at 2:12 PM
I mean, what kind of legal action would this be exactly? Defamation? I would truly love to see it. 'They made it look like I instigated a coup during my very well recorded coup attempt.'
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Mind you, Richard Tice would have lost when he threatened to sue the BBC for calling Reform Far Right. But still the BBC caved: it's strong with the weak and weak with the strong.
November 10, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Mind you, Richard Tice would have lost when he threatened to sue the BBC for calling Reform Far Right. But still the BBC caved: it's strong with the weak and weak with the strong.
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The BBC isn't perfect, but it belongs to Britain not Trump.
Political leaders across the UK must unite in defending its independence from the White House.
Political leaders across the UK must unite in defending its independence from the White House.
November 10, 2025 at 4:24 PM
The BBC isn't perfect, but it belongs to Britain not Trump.
Political leaders across the UK must unite in defending its independence from the White House.
Political leaders across the UK must unite in defending its independence from the White House.
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I’ve written to Keir Starmer, Kemi Badenoch and Nigel Farage urging them to condemn Donald Trump’s attack on the BBC.
The BBC belongs to Britain, not Trump. We must defend it together.
The BBC belongs to Britain, not Trump. We must defend it together.
November 10, 2025 at 11:29 AM
I’ve written to Keir Starmer, Kemi Badenoch and Nigel Farage urging them to condemn Donald Trump’s attack on the BBC.
The BBC belongs to Britain, not Trump. We must defend it together.
The BBC belongs to Britain, not Trump. We must defend it together.