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They'll be ok. They can cut down on take away coffees, cancel their Netflix, get a better paying job, get a second job, buy from value ranges at the supermarket, or go to a cheaper supermarket. There's loads of helpful tips and tricks. They can just Google "shit poor people are told".
November 26, 2025 at 2:03 PM
They'll be ok. They can cut down on take away coffees, cancel their Netflix, get a better paying job, get a second job, buy from value ranges at the supermarket, or go to a cheaper supermarket. There's loads of helpful tips and tricks. They can just Google "shit poor people are told".
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Cue rich people moaning about how they can no longer afford to live in their castles.... God it's all so horribly predictable
🚨 BREXIT BUDGET🚨
"From 2028, I am introducing a high value council tax surcharge in England. An annual £2,500 charge for properties worth more than £2 million, rising to £7,500 for properties worth more than £5 million."
"From 2028, I am introducing a high value council tax surcharge in England. An annual £2,500 charge for properties worth more than £2 million, rising to £7,500 for properties worth more than £5 million."
November 26, 2025 at 1:25 PM
Cue rich people moaning about how they can no longer afford to live in their castles.... God it's all so horribly predictable
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Lib Dem leader Edward Davey calls for a national investigation into Russian political interference in British politics:
"Given Reform won't, he must. So will he know launch a national investigation into Russian infiltration into our politics?"
Starmer: "Reform is riddled with pro-Putin propaganda"
"Given Reform won't, he must. So will he know launch a national investigation into Russian infiltration into our politics?"
Starmer: "Reform is riddled with pro-Putin propaganda"
November 26, 2025 at 12:27 PM
Lib Dem leader Edward Davey calls for a national investigation into Russian political interference in British politics:
"Given Reform won't, he must. So will he know launch a national investigation into Russian infiltration into our politics?"
Starmer: "Reform is riddled with pro-Putin propaganda"
"Given Reform won't, he must. So will he know launch a national investigation into Russian infiltration into our politics?"
Starmer: "Reform is riddled with pro-Putin propaganda"
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Boris Dolgov, 1948
November 26, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Boris Dolgov, 1948
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'Rachel Reeves has done more to help kids in poverty than 7 Tory Chancellors'
Kevin Maguire
www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
Kevin Maguire
www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
'Rachel Reeves transformed herself from Scrooge to Mother Christmas'
'Budget deserves to be remembered as the moment the UK Labour Government found its moral purpose and consigned the callous, cruel and cynical Tory two-child benefit to the dustbin of British history'
www.mirror.co.uk
November 26, 2025 at 5:47 PM
'Rachel Reeves has done more to help kids in poverty than 7 Tory Chancellors'
Kevin Maguire
www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
Kevin Maguire
www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
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The OG Simon's Cat film!
November 26, 2025 at 4:10 PM
The OG Simon's Cat film!
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Rail fares will be frozen for the first time in 30 years. Heidi Alexander says it’s to ease the cost-of-living squeeze, with ministers also moving to bring train firms into public ownership and set up Great British Railways to boost reliability and keep travel affordable. #ukpolitics
November 23, 2025 at 10:50 AM
Rail fares will be frozen for the first time in 30 years. Heidi Alexander says it’s to ease the cost-of-living squeeze, with ministers also moving to bring train firms into public ownership and set up Great British Railways to boost reliability and keep travel affordable. #ukpolitics
We can't let the future of the BBC be decided by its enemies and politicians swayed by billionaires. We have to protect its independence. Sign the petition today and make sure the public has its say on the future of our BBC: you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/sa...
Save Our BBC: Give the public a real say
The BBC isn't perfect, but we must come together to make it better and stronger. We must use the upcoming Royal Charter review to protect our BBC for us, the British public.
For too long, the public h...
you.38degrees.org.uk
November 23, 2025 at 12:04 PM
We can't let the future of the BBC be decided by its enemies and politicians swayed by billionaires. We have to protect its independence. Sign the petition today and make sure the public has its say on the future of our BBC: you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/sa...
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These are Farage’s boats – we must not let him off the hook
We must bring Brexit into the equation
www.newstatesman.com/politics/uk-...
We must bring Brexit into the equation
www.newstatesman.com/politics/uk-...
These are Farage's boats – we must not let him off the hook
We must bring Brexit into the equation
www.newstatesman.com
November 21, 2025 at 8:38 AM
These are Farage’s boats – we must not let him off the hook
We must bring Brexit into the equation
www.newstatesman.com/politics/uk-...
We must bring Brexit into the equation
www.newstatesman.com/politics/uk-...
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Remember: The oligarchs who control our economy and democracy seek to divide us so they can become more powerful.
They want us to turn on each other so we don't look up and see where all the wealth and power have gone.
Don't fall for it.
They want us to turn on each other so we don't look up and see where all the wealth and power have gone.
Don't fall for it.
November 21, 2025 at 12:01 AM
Remember: The oligarchs who control our economy and democracy seek to divide us so they can become more powerful.
They want us to turn on each other so we don't look up and see where all the wealth and power have gone.
Don't fall for it.
They want us to turn on each other so we don't look up and see where all the wealth and power have gone.
Don't fall for it.
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Researching this week's column, I stumbled across something that amazed me:
the near-absence of reliable data about climate impacts over most of the
world. Due to the rich world's failure to fund research. We don't know
because our governments don't care. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
the near-absence of reliable data about climate impacts over most of the
world. Due to the rich world's failure to fund research. We don't know
because our governments don't care. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
There’s a catastrophic black hole in our climate data – and it’s a gift to deniers | George Monbiot
Climate sceptics tell us that more people die of extreme cold than extreme heat. What’s the truth? asks Guardian columnist George Monbiot
www.theguardian.com
November 21, 2025 at 8:07 AM
Researching this week's column, I stumbled across something that amazed me:
the near-absence of reliable data about climate impacts over most of the
world. Due to the rich world's failure to fund research. We don't know
because our governments don't care. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
the near-absence of reliable data about climate impacts over most of the
world. Due to the rich world's failure to fund research. We don't know
because our governments don't care. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Incredible speech from Armando Iannucci about how the U.K. creative industries are enormously valuable to the economy, including the #BBC. Something Lisa Nandy should listen to and actually champion www.instagram.com/reel/DQrCykU...
undefined on Instagram: "wearecreativeuk“The arts aren’t a luxury – they’re an export.”At the Cultural and Creative Industries Pavilion at #Lab25, filmmaker…"
wearecreativeuk“The arts aren’t a luxury – they’re an export.”At the Cultural and Creative Industries Pavilion at #Lab25, filmmaker and satirist Armando Iannucci reminded us that the UK’s Creative Industries are not a side note - they are central to our economy and global identity.“The Creative Industries make up 6% of our economy and 7% of our workforce - that’s the GDP equivalent of the oil and car industries combined. If it were an AI system or a weapon system, ministers would be out all around the world trying to sell it.”Our creative skills, talent and studios are world-class, and it’s time they were recognised as such.🎥 Watch the Cultural and Creative Industries Pavilion Programme from #LAB25 through the link in our bio #CreativeUK #ArmandoIannucci #CreativeEconomy #CulturalIndustries
www.instagram.com
November 10, 2025 at 9:49 PM
Incredible speech from Armando Iannucci about how the U.K. creative industries are enormously valuable to the economy, including the #BBC. Something Lisa Nandy should listen to and actually champion www.instagram.com/reel/DQrCykU...
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BBC has a case against Trump. WhiteHouse Chief Press Officer called the BBC ‘100% fake news.’ Which is defamatory and untrue.
Trump says he will sue BBC for between $1 billion and $5 billion despite apology www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Trump says he will sue BBC for at least $1bn over Panorama edit
The US president told reporters on Air Force One that he will take legal action against the broadcaster and will call Sir Keir Starmer over the weekend.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 15, 2025 at 8:45 AM
BBC has a case against Trump. WhiteHouse Chief Press Officer called the BBC ‘100% fake news.’ Which is defamatory and untrue.
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Self promo is my bane; it makes me feel like an immense tit when I post stuff about my writing (thanks to upbringing - never blow your own horn), but it is increasingly apparent that all it means is that I'm utterly invisible as a writer...
So, anyway.
I have books and stories out there.
So, anyway.
I have books and stories out there.
November 19, 2025 at 9:05 AM
Self promo is my bane; it makes me feel like an immense tit when I post stuff about my writing (thanks to upbringing - never blow your own horn), but it is increasingly apparent that all it means is that I'm utterly invisible as a writer...
So, anyway.
I have books and stories out there.
So, anyway.
I have books and stories out there.
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If you've read this far and appreciate this sort of fearless investigative reporting, please consider supporting my work directly via Patreon. I'm a freelance journalist who regularly faces threats and intimidation. Your support keeps me going.
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November 18, 2025 at 5:14 PM
If you've read this far and appreciate this sort of fearless investigative reporting, please consider supporting my work directly via Patreon. I'm a freelance journalist who regularly faces threats and intimidation. Your support keeps me going.
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![Andy Field, 61, an NHS doctor who said he
knew Farage well because they took the
same train to school, has similarly clear
memories.
"When I became a prefect, he [Farage] said,
Tll show you how to do it,' claimed Field,.
"He took me for a walk up to the lower
school playground, where all the children
from about nine years old to 12 would be.
And he singled out, completely at random, a
kid of Asian extraction, and just put him in
detention for no reason whatsoever. I was
flabbergasted, absolutely stunned. I was just
disgusted, really. No rhyme or reason, just
purely based on the colour of his skin.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:5mqpgxjffcckasqv7h6g7itu/bafkreifwa2hlzevsllsekm44ne6yprkgrfhwryxxclupy3cz2qqj42sxma@jpeg)
November 18, 2025 at 3:30 PM
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Sent to me by a friend
November 18, 2025 at 10:10 AM
Sent to me by a friend
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Also the Telegraph
Honestly, fuck those RW papers, they'll never hold a consistent stance if it means they can just be against something.
Honestly, fuck those RW papers, they'll never hold a consistent stance if it means they can just be against something.
November 14, 2025 at 9:55 AM
Also the Telegraph
Honestly, fuck those RW papers, they'll never hold a consistent stance if it means they can just be against something.
Honestly, fuck those RW papers, they'll never hold a consistent stance if it means they can just be against something.
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Awkward but also an interesting example of what happens/will happen when Reform get into power and have to reckon with the realities of (local) government
Some more awkwardness from Reform at local level:
Six months ago, Farage described doubling council tax on second homes as “madness”
North Northamptonshire, won by Reform in May, is now planning to do just that, say plans seen by @cjayanetti.bsky.social for PolHome
Six months ago, Farage described doubling council tax on second homes as “madness”
North Northamptonshire, won by Reform in May, is now planning to do just that, say plans seen by @cjayanetti.bsky.social for PolHome
A Reform-led council is planning to double council tax on second homes six months after party leader Nigel Farage denounced the idea as “madness” and “extortion”
North Northamptonshire is expected to approve the measure on Tuesday, in plans seen by PolHome
@cjayanetti.bsky.social reports
North Northamptonshire is expected to approve the measure on Tuesday, in plans seen by PolHome
@cjayanetti.bsky.social reports
November 11, 2025 at 8:56 AM
Awkward but also an interesting example of what happens/will happen when Reform get into power and have to reckon with the realities of (local) government
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I wrote a book about this! www.panmacmillan.com/authors/agne...
Nostalgia by Agnes Arnold-Forster
Find out more about Nostalgia by Agnes Arnold-Forster
www.panmacmillan.com
November 14, 2025 at 9:49 AM
I wrote a book about this! www.panmacmillan.com/authors/agne...
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My point here is not that crime, racism, terrorism, pollution etc were all worse in the 70s but that the period 1973-77 in particular was one of crisis, paranoia and hysteria. People were talking about Britain going bankrupt or collapsing into dictatorship. There was a national nervous breakdown
November 14, 2025 at 9:44 AM
My point here is not that crime, racism, terrorism, pollution etc were all worse in the 70s but that the period 1973-77 in particular was one of crisis, paranoia and hysteria. People were talking about Britain going bankrupt or collapsing into dictatorship. There was a national nervous breakdown
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"What is certain, and felt instinctively by almost everybody, is that things cannot go on in their present way" – The Times, May 1975
“It is difficult to imagine a previous period when such an all-pervasive hopelessness was exhibited at all levels of British life” – Professor Stephen Haseler, 1975
“It is difficult to imagine a previous period when such an all-pervasive hopelessness was exhibited at all levels of British life” – Professor Stephen Haseler, 1975
November 14, 2025 at 9:13 AM
"What is certain, and felt instinctively by almost everybody, is that things cannot go on in their present way" – The Times, May 1975
“It is difficult to imagine a previous period when such an all-pervasive hopelessness was exhibited at all levels of British life” – Professor Stephen Haseler, 1975
“It is difficult to imagine a previous period when such an all-pervasive hopelessness was exhibited at all levels of British life” – Professor Stephen Haseler, 1975
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Next time someone tells you that train drivers "just push buttons" show them this from the BBC
November 2, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Next time someone tells you that train drivers "just push buttons" show them this from the BBC
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It irritates me that a lot of the british media are using headlines like 'Thousands of British tourists remain stranded in Jamaica after Hurricane Melissa' Completely over looking the rest of the poor bastards that live there who have lost everything.
October 29, 2025 at 8:56 AM
It irritates me that a lot of the british media are using headlines like 'Thousands of British tourists remain stranded in Jamaica after Hurricane Melissa' Completely over looking the rest of the poor bastards that live there who have lost everything.
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The projections still fall short of the 60% reduction in emissions needed to prevent global temperatures from rising by more than 1.5 degrees Celsius above preindustrial levels.
UN Says Emissions Will Drop In The Next 10 Years But Not ‘Fast Enough’—Bill Gates Urges New Approach
The projections still fall short of the 60% reduction in emissions needed to prevent global temperatures from rising by more than 1.5 degrees Celsius above preindustrial levels.
www.forbes.com
October 28, 2025 at 10:55 AM
The projections still fall short of the 60% reduction in emissions needed to prevent global temperatures from rising by more than 1.5 degrees Celsius above preindustrial levels.