Hugh Osborne
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Actor/playwright, waiting for both acting agent and literary agent to get on #BlueSky so I can link to them
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I've just had the Great God Pan on the phone asking if we can reopen today's Headline of the Day contest.
November 14, 2025 at 2:25 PM
I've just had the Great God Pan on the phone asking if we can reopen today's Headline of the Day contest.
If you prefer an alternative headline:
"Would You Be-Reeves It? Chancellor Free To Ditch Income Tax Plans As Fiscal Hole Shrinks By A Whopping 33%!!!"
"Would You Be-Reeves It? Chancellor Free To Ditch Income Tax Plans As Fiscal Hole Shrinks By A Whopping 33%!!!"
November 14, 2025 at 10:44 AM
If you prefer an alternative headline:
"Would You Be-Reeves It? Chancellor Free To Ditch Income Tax Plans As Fiscal Hole Shrinks By A Whopping 33%!!!"
"Would You Be-Reeves It? Chancellor Free To Ditch Income Tax Plans As Fiscal Hole Shrinks By A Whopping 33%!!!"
I've planted a tree in memory of Mike Graham
November 12, 2025 at 5:07 PM
I've planted a tree in memory of Mike Graham
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Documents published last week revealed that the "estimated contract value" has actually been set at "up to £30 million" as a whole, with the £1.4 million audit just phase one of that contract.
Reform-run Leicestershire could pay £90m to consultancy firm
Last week I wrote that Leicestershire County Council, which is run by a Reform UK minority administration, is to pay £1.3m to consultants. T...
liberalengland.blogspot.com
November 12, 2025 at 11:42 AM
Documents published last week revealed that the "estimated contract value" has actually been set at "up to £30 million" as a whole, with the £1.4 million audit just phase one of that contract.
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The leak of Prescott’s document appears part of a co-ordinated effort to undermine public confidence in the BBC, advancing a long-running campaign to reshape – or even dismantle – the UK’s public-service broadcaster from within. bylinetimes.com/2025/11/11/b... #PMQs
'BBC Bias' Memo Was Authored by Lobbyist Tied to Pro-Trump Tech Giants
The leaked memo that fuelled Trump’s attack on the BBC was written by a lobbyist at a firm paid by US tech giants tied to the President
bylinetimes.com
November 12, 2025 at 12:12 PM
The leak of Prescott’s document appears part of a co-ordinated effort to undermine public confidence in the BBC, advancing a long-running campaign to reshape – or even dismantle – the UK’s public-service broadcaster from within. bylinetimes.com/2025/11/11/b... #PMQs
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Good morning to all those people who wasted the last decade saying, "there's no point tackling climate change in the UK, because China."
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
China’s CO2 emissions have been flat or falling for past 18 months, analysis finds
World’s biggest polluter on track to hit peak emissions target early but miss goal for cutting carbon intensity
www.theguardian.com
November 11, 2025 at 7:08 AM
Good morning to all those people who wasted the last decade saying, "there's no point tackling climate change in the UK, because China."
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
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Nowhere in the hysterical pile-on against the BBC in the British press has anyone mentioned that BBC News now has 77 million viewers & listeners in the US and has established itself as the second most trusted news source there.
November 11, 2025 at 8:37 AM
Nowhere in the hysterical pile-on against the BBC in the British press has anyone mentioned that BBC News now has 77 million viewers & listeners in the US and has established itself as the second most trusted news source there.
Come for Joyce Carol Oates' takedown of Musk; stay for the semi-colons.
November 10, 2025 at 11:23 PM
Come for Joyce Carol Oates' takedown of Musk; stay for the semi-colons.
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Trump wants to destroy the BBC and take our money. And Nigel Farage is egging him on.
All true patriots should tell them both: hands off our BBC.
All true patriots should tell them both: hands off our BBC.
November 10, 2025 at 10:07 PM
Trump wants to destroy the BBC and take our money. And Nigel Farage is egging him on.
All true patriots should tell them both: hands off our BBC.
All true patriots should tell them both: hands off our BBC.
Dear me, Trump has done the BBC *such* a favour.
November 10, 2025 at 10:39 PM
Dear me, Trump has done the BBC *such* a favour.
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"Okay. So you got a buffet car ..."
Have never been so excited to step on a train as I was when this one pulled into Reading earlier
November 7, 2025 at 6:05 AM
"Okay. So you got a buffet car ..."
What they haven't told Trump is that the "FIFA" in the "FIFA Peace Prize" stands for "Frankly, It's F*ck All"
FIFA has announced the creation of a peace prize, which it plans to award for the first time at the World Cup draw on Dec. 5 in Washington. n.pr/4968Bvg
FIFA head says 'you will see' at World Cup draw if Trump receives new peace prize
FIFA has announced the creation of a peace prize, which it plans to award for the first time at the World Cup draw on Dec. 5 in Washington.
n.pr
November 7, 2025 at 11:56 AM
What they haven't told Trump is that the "FIFA" in the "FIFA Peace Prize" stands for "Frankly, It's F*ck All"
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this looks like a trick daffy duck would put up to get bugs bunny into "the oval office"
November 5, 2025 at 11:04 PM
this looks like a trick daffy duck would put up to get bugs bunny into "the oval office"
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Today is only the beginning.
Our time has come, New York. Our time is now.
Our time has come, New York. Our time is now.
Today is only the beginning.
YouTube video by Zohran Mamdani for NYC
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November 4, 2025 at 1:18 PM
Today is only the beginning.
Our time has come, New York. Our time is now.
Our time has come, New York. Our time is now.
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The party who claim to be patriots literally had a Reform leadership member caught red handed taking bribes from Russia.
This article details the speeches Nathan Gill gave that he was paid to give.
How are Reform getting away with this?
www.theguardian.com/news/ng-inte...
This article details the speeches Nathan Gill gave that he was paid to give.
How are Reform getting away with this?
www.theguardian.com/news/ng-inte...
Reform UK, the Russian spy and rolls of Kremlin cash: the inside story of Nathan Gill
How did a former Mormon bishop end up pleading guilty to taking bribes to make statements in favour of Russia in the European parliament?
www.theguardian.com
November 3, 2025 at 3:11 PM
The party who claim to be patriots literally had a Reform leadership member caught red handed taking bribes from Russia.
This article details the speeches Nathan Gill gave that he was paid to give.
How are Reform getting away with this?
www.theguardian.com/news/ng-inte...
This article details the speeches Nathan Gill gave that he was paid to give.
How are Reform getting away with this?
www.theguardian.com/news/ng-inte...
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This postcard I wrote to a young reader, Sasha Stephenson, was returned to me, as she no longer lives at the address she gave me. Please help me to get it to her if you can!
November 3, 2025 at 3:28 PM
This postcard I wrote to a young reader, Sasha Stephenson, was returned to me, as she no longer lives at the address she gave me. Please help me to get it to her if you can!
Trump shows off his new Lincoln bathroom, in a desperate attempt to show he hasn't lost his marbles
October 31, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Trump shows off his new Lincoln bathroom, in a desperate attempt to show he hasn't lost his marbles
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If you're a member of the National Trust remember to vote for council members by midnight tonight.
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Entryist pressure group Reform Trust is trying to seize control. Stop them
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October 31, 2025 at 2:19 PM
If you're a member of the National Trust remember to vote for council members by midnight tonight.
Use the Quick Vote option.
Entryist pressure group Reform Trust is trying to seize control. Stop them
Voting is quick and easy if your membership card is at hand
secure.cesvotes.com/V3-3-0/nt25/...
Use the Quick Vote option.
Entryist pressure group Reform Trust is trying to seize control. Stop them
Voting is quick and easy if your membership card is at hand
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This is Mick Barton, the cost-cutting Deform leader of Nottinghamshire Council.
He's planning to spend £75k on flags on lampposts across the county because it will “provide a feel good factor”.
Not SEND services, not youth clubs, not even pot holes.
Deform are not safe with your money.
He's planning to spend £75k on flags on lampposts across the county because it will “provide a feel good factor”.
Not SEND services, not youth clubs, not even pot holes.
Deform are not safe with your money.
October 25, 2025 at 5:58 PM
This is Mick Barton, the cost-cutting Deform leader of Nottinghamshire Council.
He's planning to spend £75k on flags on lampposts across the county because it will “provide a feel good factor”.
Not SEND services, not youth clubs, not even pot holes.
Deform are not safe with your money.
He's planning to spend £75k on flags on lampposts across the county because it will “provide a feel good factor”.
Not SEND services, not youth clubs, not even pot holes.
Deform are not safe with your money.
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The Caerphilly narrative is already skewed.
If Reform win it's because they got "their" voters out.
If Plaid win it's because of borrowed votes not really earned.
If Reform win it's because they got "their" voters out.
If Plaid win it's because of borrowed votes not really earned.
October 23, 2025 at 11:02 PM
The Caerphilly narrative is already skewed.
If Reform win it's because they got "their" voters out.
If Plaid win it's because of borrowed votes not really earned.
If Reform win it's because they got "their" voters out.
If Plaid win it's because of borrowed votes not really earned.
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Margaret Thatcher won her last election 38 years ago.
Kemi Badenoch speaks to Thatcher voters, MP Victoria Atkins says - BBC News
Victoria Atkins MP says the Conservative leader appeals to those who voted for the party in 1979.
www.bbc.co.uk
October 21, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Margaret Thatcher won her last election 38 years ago.
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This is just the sort of television that they don't make any more - there's now a strong aversion to "talking heads". But if the heads are interesting enough, there is nothing more riveting. #philsky
BBC4 is repeating Bryan Magee's series The Great Philosophers
Good news. BBC4 is repeating Bryan Magee's 1987 television series The Great Philosophers . The first three programmes – on Plato, Aristotle ...
liberalengland.blogspot.com
October 10, 2025 at 10:53 AM
This is just the sort of television that they don't make any more - there's now a strong aversion to "talking heads". But if the heads are interesting enough, there is nothing more riveting. #philsky
Jenrick entertains the #ToryPartyConference with his well-known Shari Lewis impersonation
October 7, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Jenrick entertains the #ToryPartyConference with his well-known Shari Lewis impersonation