Michael
@mickennedy.bsky.social
Politics. music. reading. football. national hunt racing. Pro European 🇪🇺🇺🇦
youtube.com/watch?v=doKk... Here's a blast from the past. Hannity going destroyed.
Christopher Hitchens on Hannity & Colmes about Rev. Falwell's Death
YouTube video by William Fischer
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November 26, 2025 at 11:43 PM
youtube.com/watch?v=doKk... Here's a blast from the past. Hannity going destroyed.
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Fancy listening to a podcast series where you will hate absolutely everyone involved? Here you go: www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
Shadow World - Anatomy of a Cancellation - 1. Kate’s Story - BBC Sounds
When a prize-winning author was accused of racism, she asked her online followers to help.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 26, 2025 at 5:23 PM
Fancy listening to a podcast series where you will hate absolutely everyone involved? Here you go: www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
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They are taking the piss now.
The King has released a £100 English single-malt whisky ahead of Christmas 👀
King Charles unveils £100 English whisky crafted 'from his own barley'
www.thenational.scot
November 26, 2025 at 11:08 PM
They are taking the piss now.
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The founder of an investment company who bought an £8.5 million London flat after supplying 50 million faulty PPE masks during the pandemic has had a criminal restraint order imposed on the property.
www.thetimes.com/uk/crime/art...
www.thetimes.com/uk/crime/art...
Financier’s £8.5m flat frozen amid tax investigation over PPE deal
Tim Horlick bought the Pimlico property shortly after his company was awarded the now-contentious £255m contract by the government
www.thetimes.com
November 26, 2025 at 7:41 PM
The founder of an investment company who bought an £8.5 million London flat after supplying 50 million faulty PPE masks during the pandemic has had a criminal restraint order imposed on the property.
www.thetimes.com/uk/crime/art...
www.thetimes.com/uk/crime/art...
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“How many refugees have been granted asylum in the UK?”
Most people overestimate the number - by a lot. With far-right figures spreading misinformation, it’s hard for the public to know the truth.
Watch the video to see just how wide the gap is between perception and reality.
Most people overestimate the number - by a lot. With far-right figures spreading misinformation, it’s hard for the public to know the truth.
Watch the video to see just how wide the gap is between perception and reality.
November 17, 2025 at 1:10 PM
“How many refugees have been granted asylum in the UK?”
Most people overestimate the number - by a lot. With far-right figures spreading misinformation, it’s hard for the public to know the truth.
Watch the video to see just how wide the gap is between perception and reality.
Most people overestimate the number - by a lot. With far-right figures spreading misinformation, it’s hard for the public to know the truth.
Watch the video to see just how wide the gap is between perception and reality.
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Rachel Reeves just thanked Joe Powell in the budget for his representations on high street tax evasion and pledged more resources to track down "fraudulent business owners who vanish without paying their taxes". This is one of the issues Joe raised with the chancellor.
What's up with the Harry Potter shops in central London?
London Centric's investigation into their finances was raised in the House of Commons by Kensington and Bayswater Labour MP Joe Powell. He asked ministers what it will take to get HMRC officials to check the shops are paying their taxes.
London Centric's investigation into their finances was raised in the House of Commons by Kensington and Bayswater Labour MP Joe Powell. He asked ministers what it will take to get HMRC officials to check the shops are paying their taxes.
November 26, 2025 at 1:12 PM
Rachel Reeves just thanked Joe Powell in the budget for his representations on high street tax evasion and pledged more resources to track down "fraudulent business owners who vanish without paying their taxes". This is one of the issues Joe raised with the chancellor.
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Thread
There are theses to be written.
Not comprehensive, but here are some thoughts on Ireland and Brexit.
It pays to take a wide-angle lens for this type of thing.
The story is nevertheless informative
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Not comprehensive, but here are some thoughts on Ireland and Brexit.
It pays to take a wide-angle lens for this type of thing.
The story is nevertheless informative
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There's a good thread to be written about ireland responded brexit.
November 26, 2025 at 7:51 AM
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Every time morrissey is given a microphone, Rick Astley grows stronger.
November 22, 2025 at 3:07 PM
Every time morrissey is given a microphone, Rick Astley grows stronger.
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Three unrelated things
November 25, 2025 at 6:51 PM
Three unrelated things
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Currently reading @kathyburke.bsky.social’s book and it’s so fucking good. Easily one of my favourite ever memoirs. I know this sounds hyperbolic but books like these are vital to documenting the lives of working class people. They *are* our social history. This just happens to be one of the best.
November 23, 2025 at 11:11 AM
Currently reading @kathyburke.bsky.social’s book and it’s so fucking good. Easily one of my favourite ever memoirs. I know this sounds hyperbolic but books like these are vital to documenting the lives of working class people. They *are* our social history. This just happens to be one of the best.
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CNBC: My understanding is the White House said that China was gonna buy 12 million tons of soybeans from the US by January. That's approaching and they've only purchased 332,000. China has not confirmed that pledge.
BROOKE ROLLINS: Your point is salient. We've got a significant way to go
BROOKE ROLLINS: Your point is salient. We've got a significant way to go
November 24, 2025 at 1:40 PM
CNBC: My understanding is the White House said that China was gonna buy 12 million tons of soybeans from the US by January. That's approaching and they've only purchased 332,000. China has not confirmed that pledge.
BROOKE ROLLINS: Your point is salient. We've got a significant way to go
BROOKE ROLLINS: Your point is salient. We've got a significant way to go
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Jesse Watters thinks the murder of Jamal Khashoggi is hilarious. He also seems to think the pledges of investment made by foreign governments mean much of anything. The entire GDP of Saudi Arabia is only $1.24 trillion. The Crown Prince's pledge means nothing.
November 25, 2025 at 2:46 PM
Jesse Watters thinks the murder of Jamal Khashoggi is hilarious. He also seems to think the pledges of investment made by foreign governments mean much of anything. The entire GDP of Saudi Arabia is only $1.24 trillion. The Crown Prince's pledge means nothing.
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How Farage feels about Putin: in his own words | LBC
YouTube video by LBC
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November 25, 2025 at 1:16 PM
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I wonder if I spent all day, every day, for years, calling Graham Linehan - or the judge - a nonce and then, when I saw him in the street screamed it in his face and smashed his phone, would a judge find I had done no harassing?
And that's not even factoring in the age of his victim
And that's not even factoring in the age of his victim
November 25, 2025 at 11:59 AM
I wonder if I spent all day, every day, for years, calling Graham Linehan - or the judge - a nonce and then, when I saw him in the street screamed it in his face and smashed his phone, would a judge find I had done no harassing?
And that's not even factoring in the age of his victim
And that's not even factoring in the age of his victim
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Sky Bet now has a full copy of our report. We've told them that, if they identify any errors, we'll correct them promptly.
Don't hold your breath.
Don't hold your breath.
November 23, 2025 at 9:34 AM
Sky Bet now has a full copy of our report. We've told them that, if they identify any errors, we'll correct them promptly.
Don't hold your breath.
Don't hold your breath.
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In case you missed it: our investigation into how Sky Bet relocated to Malta to avoid £55m of tax/year This kind of thing is often reported as "perfectly proper, and there's no suggestion that any laws were broken".
But here it looks improper. Laws may have been broken.
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But here it looks improper. Laws may have been broken.
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November 23, 2025 at 9:34 AM
In case you missed it: our investigation into how Sky Bet relocated to Malta to avoid £55m of tax/year This kind of thing is often reported as "perfectly proper, and there's no suggestion that any laws were broken".
But here it looks improper. Laws may have been broken.
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But here it looks improper. Laws may have been broken.
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Gibb; “ I had no editorial role whatsoever at the Jewish Chronicle”. Lee Harpin, reporter at the paper; “RG made a habit of calling into the office on print days to check up on what stories were topping the news list, and offering a view’”
November 24, 2025 at 5:55 PM
Gibb; “ I had no editorial role whatsoever at the Jewish Chronicle”. Lee Harpin, reporter at the paper; “RG made a habit of calling into the office on print days to check up on what stories were topping the news list, and offering a view’”
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Of course the Kremlin preferred “Trump’s original proposal.” They wrote it.
November 24, 2025 at 4:23 PM
Of course the Kremlin preferred “Trump’s original proposal.” They wrote it.
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Nothing makes me more interested in something than being told it’s no longer relevant/I should move on.
See also: Brexit, Farage’s home ownership, Farage’s income streams, Reform’s funding and racism, their links to Russia, MAGA and the mountain of evidence that they’re traitorous lying bastards.
See also: Brexit, Farage’s home ownership, Farage’s income streams, Reform’s funding and racism, their links to Russia, MAGA and the mountain of evidence that they’re traitorous lying bastards.
November 24, 2025 at 1:16 PM
Nothing makes me more interested in something than being told it’s no longer relevant/I should move on.
See also: Brexit, Farage’s home ownership, Farage’s income streams, Reform’s funding and racism, their links to Russia, MAGA and the mountain of evidence that they’re traitorous lying bastards.
See also: Brexit, Farage’s home ownership, Farage’s income streams, Reform’s funding and racism, their links to Russia, MAGA and the mountain of evidence that they’re traitorous lying bastards.
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Jimmy Cliff's legacy shines brighter than ever. From "Many Rivers to Cross" to the global impact of 'The Harder They Come', here are 50 things you didn't know about the reggae legend. zurl.co/s8vAK
50 Facts You Didn't Know About Jimmy Cliff - That Eric Alper
Jimmy Cliff was more than a reggae giant. He was a storyteller, a bridge between Jamaica and the world, and a voice that carried hope, struggle, and joy with every note. His music opened doors globally, reshaping how people understood Jamaica, reggae, and the soul of an island that changed music forever. Here are 50 […]
zurl.co
November 24, 2025 at 1:40 PM
Jimmy Cliff's legacy shines brighter than ever. From "Many Rivers to Cross" to the global impact of 'The Harder They Come', here are 50 things you didn't know about the reggae legend. zurl.co/s8vAK
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Brexit.
Ten years have passed. Arguments raged. Our economic issues were due to global shocks.
But no, new data shows UK falling behind 33 comparable countries.
We took back control - straight into a self inflicted economic slowdown.
Ten years have passed. Arguments raged. Our economic issues were due to global shocks.
But no, new data shows UK falling behind 33 comparable countries.
We took back control - straight into a self inflicted economic slowdown.
New: Boris Johnson’s ‘Brexit Titanic success’ was half right
Nearly ten years on, the first full assessment of Brexit confirms what millions warned: Britain made itself poorer
eastangliabylines.co.uk
November 23, 2025 at 7:09 AM
Brexit.
Ten years have passed. Arguments raged. Our economic issues were due to global shocks.
But no, new data shows UK falling behind 33 comparable countries.
We took back control - straight into a self inflicted economic slowdown.
Ten years have passed. Arguments raged. Our economic issues were due to global shocks.
But no, new data shows UK falling behind 33 comparable countries.
We took back control - straight into a self inflicted economic slowdown.
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Johnson spent years charming, bluffing, and backstabbing his way to the top.
Positioning himself as a latter-day Churchill when the moment came and leadership was desperately needed, he showed us who he was...
And thousands died.
@noosphere.app
www.noosphere.app/boris-johnso...
Positioning himself as a latter-day Churchill when the moment came and leadership was desperately needed, he showed us who he was...
And thousands died.
@noosphere.app
www.noosphere.app/boris-johnso...
Boris Johnson: The Covid Tragedy and England's Clown King
Get news direct from reporters you trust.
www.noosphere.app
November 22, 2025 at 8:16 AM
Johnson spent years charming, bluffing, and backstabbing his way to the top.
Positioning himself as a latter-day Churchill when the moment came and leadership was desperately needed, he showed us who he was...
And thousands died.
@noosphere.app
www.noosphere.app/boris-johnso...
Positioning himself as a latter-day Churchill when the moment came and leadership was desperately needed, he showed us who he was...
And thousands died.
@noosphere.app
www.noosphere.app/boris-johnso...
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Matt Goodwin getting his arse handed to him by Mehdi Hassan. Demonstrating how journalists are supposed to grill these charlatans
youtu.be/Q5bnSQ2_1n4?...
youtu.be/Q5bnSQ2_1n4?...
Mehdi Hasan DISMANTLES Matthew Goodwin in Brutal Exchange
YouTube video by INFORMED WAY
youtu.be
November 22, 2025 at 6:16 PM
Matt Goodwin getting his arse handed to him by Mehdi Hassan. Demonstrating how journalists are supposed to grill these charlatans
youtu.be/Q5bnSQ2_1n4?...
youtu.be/Q5bnSQ2_1n4?...