@ayowhose.bsky.social
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Paul Golding of Britain First has endorsed Rupert Lowe's Restore Britain
"We wish them all the best. We won't stand against them in elections. They have got a clear run now. We wish them every success. We don't see them as rivals. We see them as complementary, all pushing in same direction"
"We wish them all the best. We won't stand against them in elections. They have got a clear run now. We wish them every success. We don't see them as rivals. We see them as complementary, all pushing in same direction"
February 18, 2026 at 12:28 AM
Paul Golding of Britain First has endorsed Rupert Lowe's Restore Britain
"We wish them all the best. We won't stand against them in elections. They have got a clear run now. We wish them every success. We don't see them as rivals. We see them as complementary, all pushing in same direction"
"We wish them all the best. We won't stand against them in elections. They have got a clear run now. We wish them every success. We don't see them as rivals. We see them as complementary, all pushing in same direction"
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This may end up being a massive own goal for the Trump administration.
February 17, 2026 at 11:15 PM
This may end up being a massive own goal for the Trump administration.
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A relevant petition...
(You may have seen it before - I don't have a large audience and would like more people to have the opportunity to see it, and sign if they agree this would help rectify the murky relationships between wealth, media and government)
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/75...
(You may have seen it before - I don't have a large audience and would like more people to have the opportunity to see it, and sign if they agree this would help rectify the murky relationships between wealth, media and government)
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/75...
Petition: Require all think tanks to disclose their donors, funding, and media spending
Research bodies and representation of specialist interests is important when making policy. However, think tanks go beyond merely brainstorming ideas and presenting data and arguments. They can push s...
petition.parliament.uk
February 17, 2026 at 10:45 AM
A relevant petition...
(You may have seen it before - I don't have a large audience and would like more people to have the opportunity to see it, and sign if they agree this would help rectify the murky relationships between wealth, media and government)
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/75...
(You may have seen it before - I don't have a large audience and would like more people to have the opportunity to see it, and sign if they agree this would help rectify the murky relationships between wealth, media and government)
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/75...
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Just gave a talk to a group of sixth formers from a state school in Shropshire. Many questions asked, along the lines of: will the UK rejoin? How can I work for the EU? etc. These young people had their future stolen from them by Brexit, and they want that future back. 💪
February 17, 2026 at 10:06 AM
Just gave a talk to a group of sixth formers from a state school in Shropshire. Many questions asked, along the lines of: will the UK rejoin? How can I work for the EU? etc. These young people had their future stolen from them by Brexit, and they want that future back. 💪
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Watched the Blair docs. Here's the quote – from Cherie – that has stayed with me:
“He is an amazing politician. As a husband and as a human being, that’s a different matter. But that’s really between me and him.”
What does she *mean*?
www.thenewworld.co.uk/james-ball-t...
“He is an amazing politician. As a husband and as a human being, that’s a different matter. But that’s really between me and him.”
What does she *mean*?
www.thenewworld.co.uk/james-ball-t...
Tony Blair’s never-ending legacy tour
A new documentary reminds us of what a consummate politician he was - and how much his achievements are tarnished by Iraq
www.thenewworld.co.uk
February 17, 2026 at 10:50 AM
Watched the Blair docs. Here's the quote – from Cherie – that has stayed with me:
“He is an amazing politician. As a husband and as a human being, that’s a different matter. But that’s really between me and him.”
What does she *mean*?
www.thenewworld.co.uk/james-ball-t...
“He is an amazing politician. As a husband and as a human being, that’s a different matter. But that’s really between me and him.”
What does she *mean*?
www.thenewworld.co.uk/james-ball-t...
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February 15, 2026 at 10:07 PM
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Oh.
NEW: The FBI interview implicating Trump for raping and assaulting a 14 year old took place one day before Epstein was found dead in his jail cell, and emails about the credible accusation came around the time Blanche visited Ghislaine Maxwell in pirson. substack.com/home/post/p-...
FBI Interviewed Trump Accuser, Epstein Files Show
Trump was credibly accused of sexual assault in the Epstein files. It's unclear what became of the DOJ's investigation.
substack.com
February 15, 2026 at 10:12 PM
Oh.
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Reform are now averaging 28% rather than 31% in the Autumn, as @samfr.bsky.social notes & looks at why
open.substack.com/pub/samf/p/w...
@markpackuk.bsky.social shows it is a real dip in Reform support, not an artifact of Don't Knows moving around
open.substack.com/pub/theweeki...
open.substack.com/pub/samf/p/w...
@markpackuk.bsky.social shows it is a real dip in Reform support, not an artifact of Don't Knows moving around
open.substack.com/pub/theweeki...
Is the fall in Reform's poll ratings a mirage?
Welcome to the 195th edition of The Week in Polls (TWIP), which dives into the data to see if it is true that the apparent fall in Reform’s support in the polls is simply a mirage caused by changing l...
open.substack.com
February 15, 2026 at 10:09 PM
Reform are now averaging 28% rather than 31% in the Autumn, as @samfr.bsky.social notes & looks at why
open.substack.com/pub/samf/p/w...
@markpackuk.bsky.social shows it is a real dip in Reform support, not an artifact of Don't Knows moving around
open.substack.com/pub/theweeki...
open.substack.com/pub/samf/p/w...
@markpackuk.bsky.social shows it is a real dip in Reform support, not an artifact of Don't Knows moving around
open.substack.com/pub/theweeki...
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Does your university use ChatGPT Edu? Please send me a DM if you do. I have identified a potential data breach affecting students' data that has not yet been fixed and I'm trying to compile further examples from other universities.
Reposts appreciated!
Reposts appreciated!
February 12, 2026 at 9:08 PM
Does your university use ChatGPT Edu? Please send me a DM if you do. I have identified a potential data breach affecting students' data that has not yet been fixed and I'm trying to compile further examples from other universities.
Reposts appreciated!
Reposts appreciated!
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Mass deletion of Facebook and Insta accounts, yes? www.theverge.com/tech/878725/...
February 15, 2026 at 2:27 PM
Mass deletion of Facebook and Insta accounts, yes? www.theverge.com/tech/878725/...
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This message from the US State Department about "not wanting allies to be shackled by guilt and shame" is a pretty direct call-out to the German far-right argument that Germany has spent too long feeling guilty about the Holocaust, and needs to move on and stop doing remembrance.
February 15, 2026 at 3:08 PM
This message from the US State Department about "not wanting allies to be shackled by guilt and shame" is a pretty direct call-out to the German far-right argument that Germany has spent too long feeling guilty about the Holocaust, and needs to move on and stop doing remembrance.
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Just over one month left to enter the 2026 Paul Foot Award for Investigative and Campaigning Journalism!
The winner will receive £8,000, with the award presented at a ceremony on 1 June 2026.
Find out more and apply here:
private-eye.co.uk/paul-foot-aw...
The winner will receive £8,000, with the award presented at a ceremony on 1 June 2026.
Find out more and apply here:
private-eye.co.uk/paul-foot-aw...
February 15, 2026 at 8:16 AM
Just over one month left to enter the 2026 Paul Foot Award for Investigative and Campaigning Journalism!
The winner will receive £8,000, with the award presented at a ceremony on 1 June 2026.
Find out more and apply here:
private-eye.co.uk/paul-foot-aw...
The winner will receive £8,000, with the award presented at a ceremony on 1 June 2026.
Find out more and apply here:
private-eye.co.uk/paul-foot-aw...
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I can read about people like John Myatt and David Henty all day long. I recently learned that the man who forged the Hitler Diaries became a celebrity forger after getting out of jail and after he died someone started selling forgeries of his forgeries
27 years ago today, artist John Myatt was sentenced to a year in prison for conspiracy to defraud, after painting around 200 fake works, including Chagalls and Matisses over a period of eight years, which convinced buyers despite usually being rendered in household emulsion mixed with KY Jelly 🧵
February 13, 2026 at 10:33 AM
I can read about people like John Myatt and David Henty all day long. I recently learned that the man who forged the Hitler Diaries became a celebrity forger after getting out of jail and after he died someone started selling forgeries of his forgeries
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Since Pam Bondi is worse than useless, Epstein survivor @anniegrover.bsky.social has started a GoFundMe for Virginia Giuffre to help settle her estate and cover her legal fees. www.gofundme.com/f/help-virgi...
Donate to Help Virginia Roberts Giuffre’s Family Carry On Her Legacy, organized by Annie Farmer
Sky and Amanda Roberts are the beloved brother and sister-in-l… Annie Farmer needs your support for Help Virginia Roberts Giuffre’s Family Carry On Her Legacy
www.gofundme.com
February 12, 2026 at 6:19 PM
Since Pam Bondi is worse than useless, Epstein survivor @anniegrover.bsky.social has started a GoFundMe for Virginia Giuffre to help settle her estate and cover her legal fees. www.gofundme.com/f/help-virgi...
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Exclusive:
Ministers and civil servants have been told to report any future conversations with Global Counsel, the lobbying firm co-founded by Lord Peter Mandelson, in the latest fallout from his ties to Jeffrey Epstein
www.ft.com/content/124e...
Ministers and civil servants have been told to report any future conversations with Global Counsel, the lobbying firm co-founded by Lord Peter Mandelson, in the latest fallout from his ties to Jeffrey Epstein
www.ft.com/content/124e...
Whitehall told to report conversations with Mandelson lobbying firm
Guidance on Global Counsel is latest fallout from ties between former minister and sex offender Jeffrey Epstein
www.ft.com
February 12, 2026 at 6:19 PM
Exclusive:
Ministers and civil servants have been told to report any future conversations with Global Counsel, the lobbying firm co-founded by Lord Peter Mandelson, in the latest fallout from his ties to Jeffrey Epstein
www.ft.com/content/124e...
Ministers and civil servants have been told to report any future conversations with Global Counsel, the lobbying firm co-founded by Lord Peter Mandelson, in the latest fallout from his ties to Jeffrey Epstein
www.ft.com/content/124e...
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Who would have guessed that telling people not to do illegal things isn't actually illegal.
BREAKING on MS NOW:
A federal judge has ruled Pete Hegseth can't penalize Sen. Mark Kelly over that video telling service members they can refuse illegal orders.
Judge Richard Leon blocked the disciplinary action after finding an effort to cut his retirement benefits was likely unconstitutional.
A federal judge has ruled Pete Hegseth can't penalize Sen. Mark Kelly over that video telling service members they can refuse illegal orders.
Judge Richard Leon blocked the disciplinary action after finding an effort to cut his retirement benefits was likely unconstitutional.
February 12, 2026 at 6:20 PM
Who would have guessed that telling people not to do illegal things isn't actually illegal.
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Oh great. The World at One has begun its coverage of Jim Ratcliffe's remarks with two "vox pops" - one for, and one against. Just such an awful, cop-out model of reporting.
February 12, 2026 at 1:03 PM
Oh great. The World at One has begun its coverage of Jim Ratcliffe's remarks with two "vox pops" - one for, and one against. Just such an awful, cop-out model of reporting.
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Chart of the week gives you a sneak peak into 'Unsung Britain' – a new book we're publishing on Tuesday.
It shows that in the six years leading to last autumn, annualised inflation experienced by the poorest families ran at a rate that was 0.7 percentage points faster than for the richest families
It shows that in the six years leading to last autumn, annualised inflation experienced by the poorest families ran at a rate that was 0.7 percentage points faster than for the richest families
February 6, 2026 at 1:30 PM
Chart of the week gives you a sneak peak into 'Unsung Britain' – a new book we're publishing on Tuesday.
It shows that in the six years leading to last autumn, annualised inflation experienced by the poorest families ran at a rate that was 0.7 percentage points faster than for the richest families
It shows that in the six years leading to last autumn, annualised inflation experienced by the poorest families ran at a rate that was 0.7 percentage points faster than for the richest families
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There are EIGHTEEN US States with a lower population than Puerto Rico, contributing over one-third of the membership of the US Senate, and 38 House seats.
You'll be AMAZED to learn how many of those underpopulated regions return Republican lawmakers...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of...
You'll be AMAZED to learn how many of those underpopulated regions return Republican lawmakers...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of...
🚨BREAKING: Puerto Rico has been part of the United States since 1898, and people still act confused that Puerto Ricans are American.
States that joined after Puerto Rico:
• Oklahoma — 1907
• New Mexico — 1912
• Arizona — 1912
• Alaska — 1959
• Hawaii — 1959
Yet somehow this is still news to folks.
States that joined after Puerto Rico:
• Oklahoma — 1907
• New Mexico — 1912
• Arizona — 1912
• Alaska — 1959
• Hawaii — 1959
Yet somehow this is still news to folks.
February 10, 2026 at 10:55 AM
There are EIGHTEEN US States with a lower population than Puerto Rico, contributing over one-third of the membership of the US Senate, and 38 House seats.
You'll be AMAZED to learn how many of those underpopulated regions return Republican lawmakers...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of...
You'll be AMAZED to learn how many of those underpopulated regions return Republican lawmakers...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of...
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I'd add to @benansell.bsky.social's political analysis here the simple point that a reset here would be *good* for growth and save money.
The settlement proposals are not just morally repulsive and politically self-defeating, but also an act of economic self-harm.
The settlement proposals are not just morally repulsive and politically self-defeating, but also an act of economic self-harm.
If Starmer wants a reset - and not yet another U-turn when the parliamentary party balks at a policy - here is his chance.
300,000 children face 10-year wait for settled status under UK plans, says IPPR
The consultation closes on Thursday. What is being proposed is dreadful. Can I encourage you to engage with the consultation and put your dissent on record?
The consultation closes on Thursday. What is being proposed is dreadful. Can I encourage you to engage with the consultation and put your dissent on record?
February 10, 2026 at 7:44 AM
I'd add to @benansell.bsky.social's political analysis here the simple point that a reset here would be *good* for growth and save money.
The settlement proposals are not just morally repulsive and politically self-defeating, but also an act of economic self-harm.
The settlement proposals are not just morally repulsive and politically self-defeating, but also an act of economic self-harm.
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The sexuality of King James I and VI was once little spoken of, but more recently has been the subject of popular histories and representations.
Rebecca Mason and Miles Kerr Peterson review Gareth Russell’s popular history, Queen James. www.thenational.scot/culture/2584...
Rebecca Mason and Miles Kerr Peterson review Gareth Russell’s popular history, Queen James. www.thenational.scot/culture/2584...
The loves, losses and politics that defined James VI
Charlie Lynch asked two Scottish historians who specialise in the early modern period what they thought of it the lives and loves of James VI
www.thenational.scot
February 10, 2026 at 8:53 AM
The sexuality of King James I and VI was once little spoken of, but more recently has been the subject of popular histories and representations.
Rebecca Mason and Miles Kerr Peterson review Gareth Russell’s popular history, Queen James. www.thenational.scot/culture/2584...
Rebecca Mason and Miles Kerr Peterson review Gareth Russell’s popular history, Queen James. www.thenational.scot/culture/2584...
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Reform banned journalists they dislike from covering their party conference and then Nigel Farage dissembled about it to Congress, so I think we’ve heard quite enough faux free speech bollocks out of them, tbh.
This is pretty menacing.
Sarah Pochin wrote to Bangor's university student run debating society requesting that she attend to "answer questions from students."
When they said "no" Reform rolled all it's tanks onto the lawns and said they'll cut funding to the entire university if they win.
Sarah Pochin wrote to Bangor's university student run debating society requesting that she attend to "answer questions from students."
When they said "no" Reform rolled all it's tanks onto the lawns and said they'll cut funding to the entire university if they win.
February 10, 2026 at 10:46 AM
Reform banned journalists they dislike from covering their party conference and then Nigel Farage dissembled about it to Congress, so I think we’ve heard quite enough faux free speech bollocks out of them, tbh.