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In the early 1960s a senior Conservative minister, John Profumo, resigned and inflicted perhaps decisive damage to the electoral prospects of his party for a decade ….. for far less than this
In Britain, a former far-right Reform party politician has been convicted of taking bribes to promote Russian viewpoints.

Another scandal that should be the end of Reform but will be ignored unless we make a lot of noise about it.
Ex-Reform UK Wales leader Nathan Gill pleads guilty to bribery charges
Nathan Gill admits eight charges of bribery while being a Member of the European Parliament.
www.bbc.com
September 26, 2025 at 9:16 PM
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Why in this Mandelson saga are we ignoring the elephant in the room? That we’re about to welcome and honour a man who was a great pal of Epstein and who continues to lie about that every day?
September 12, 2025 at 5:40 AM
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The BBC is our national broadcaster yet Nigel Farage dominates 60% of the BBC’s website mentions of opposition leaders.
The BBC mustn’t boost his divisive politics.
Ofcom’s rules for election time balance should apply all year round.
Support our campaign to balance the BBC.

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The BBC must balance their political news so it doesn’t boost Nigel Farage’s dangerous, divisive politics.
September 9, 2025 at 2:49 PM
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Rayner is gone so where is the media outrage at Farage and his taxing dodging scams? Home bought in his partners name avoiding stamp duty, GB News pay via a company to avoid 40% tax rate on his 92k pay from them.
September 5, 2025 at 11:19 AM
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Memories from the Future – a genealogical novel that reveals the true stories of Exmoor and its people. Pre-WWI, Arthur travels around the area and meets many of the people who lived there, including in Lynmouth. Did Arthur meet your ancestors?
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July 21, 2025 at 9:08 PM
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ARIA, Britain’s equivalent of DARPA, is funding Cambridge researchers developing tech that interacts with the brain - including a project to help people with Parkinson’s
July 22, 2025 at 7:23 AM
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As we move into the peak of summer, I’m continuing my campaign to ban disposable BBQs.
This weekend, my comments featured in a Standard article highlighting the serious risks these BBQs pose in London.

Read article here.
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Please support my campaign here.
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Just 27 fines issued over disposable BBQs despite hundreds of London fire callouts
Exclusive: Just three boroughs handed out 27 penalties over the use of throwaway grills in three years
buff.ly
July 21, 2025 at 4:00 PM
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WORK REQUEST: Do I know anyone who's married to a man who loves Lego, or model-making, or train sets, or any fiddly hobby that takes up space? Please make yourself known if so, as I would LOVE to interview you for my feature. Thank you! Reposts also greatly appreciated x
a boy is laying in a pile of lego bricks with a sticker that says ' lego ' on it
ALT: a boy is laying in a pile of lego bricks with a sticker that says ' lego ' on it
media.tenor.com
July 16, 2025 at 10:15 AM
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Oh wow! 86 to go!
July 16, 2025 at 5:50 PM
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Just 23 short of 90,000 - go on, be the person who tips us over so we can then focus on 100,000. petition.parliament.uk/petitions/71...
July 10, 2025 at 12:08 PM
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Wakey wakey #sophiefromromania - we’re going to push #parkypetition100K through 90,000
today! petition.parliament.uk/petitions/71...
July 10, 2025 at 5:02 AM
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Yaaay the #parkypetition100K busted through 80K overnight. The pace is still manic but has slowed a little so keep on signing and sharing petition.parliament.uk/petitions/71...
July 6, 2025 at 7:30 AM
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The pace has slowed over the last 24 hours but this time last week we were at around 55,000 signatures! So what caused the #ParkyPetition100K to go viral? Find out in half an hour on my Substack. open.substack.com/pub/rorycell...
July 7, 2025 at 6:11 AM
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36 hours after I published a piece asking how we could make #parkypetition100K go viral it went…viral. So what happened? Read this to find out open.substack.com/pub/rorycell...
July 7, 2025 at 6:58 AM
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Just 19 to go at 2230!
June 16, 2025 at 9:34 PM
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open.substack.com/pub/rorycell... Today’s a bit of a #Parkinsons day - on my way to my annual check up with my neurologist and we’re launching a big drive to get to 100,000 signatures on our petition for better care. You can help- please sign and if you already have get a friend to do it!
Gamifying the Parky Petition
Help us get to 100,000 signatures
open.substack.com
June 12, 2025 at 8:01 AM
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Left #sophiefromromania on security duty for the prof while I’m off to see my neurologist. Sophie says- sign the #parkypetition !
June 12, 2025 at 8:06 AM
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🚨Just 2% of the population - under 800,000 people sustained the whole of England's blood supply over the past 12 months

The NHS has put out an urgent call for 200,000 donors to come forward

Book an appointment or register today ❤️🙏👇
blood.co.uk
June 10, 2025 at 7:24 AM
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Repost please.
May 30, 2025 at 1:09 AM
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So beautiful…it quite takes your breath away…
Remembering the late Lawrence Anthony, otherwise known as The Elephant Whisperer.

After his death, the herd of Elephants that he rescued from certain death trudged for 12 hours through the night to say goodbye to him.
May 16, 2025 at 6:22 PM
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open.substack.com/pub/rorycell... On Channel 4 tonight, the remarkable story of Guy Deacon, the retired army officer who drove the length of Africa, sopping along the way to talk about #Parkinsons
Guy Deacon - tonight on Channel 4
Regular readers of Always On - and listeners to Movers and Shakers - will be familiar with the story of Guy Deacon, the retired army officer who drove the length of Africa, stopping along the way to t...
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April 10, 2025 at 2:56 PM
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What's that, Lassie? Nearly Mothers' Day and you haven't got her a present yet?
Mums of all ages LOVE Dreams of the Scottish Highlands. Give her an escape, romance, handsome lairds and a crumbling castle...
Maybe some flowers, too.
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March 27, 2025 at 2:59 PM
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March 14, 2025 at 9:30 AM
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Feeling energetic and free next Sunday? want to win an incredible prize (all entries can win a cool prize not just the winner) & raise funds for @fndhope.bsky.social

Final date to enter is Wednesday
I will be marshalling and cheering you on!
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March 7, 2025 at 1:10 PM