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GOP seeks to revoke NYC Mayor-elect Mamdani’s citizenship; experts say they must prove false claims in his application.
Republicans push to strip Zohran Mamdani of US citizenship. Is it possible?
GOP seeks to revoke NYC Mayor-elect Mamdani’s citizenship; experts say they must prove false claims in his application.
bit.ly
November 9, 2025 at 11:30 AM
GOP seeks to revoke NYC Mayor-elect Mamdani’s citizenship; experts say they must prove false claims in his application.
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“Reform is fascist. We must stop Nigel Farage.”
Michael Heseltine is on a mission to stop Reform UK. Superb interview by @alicettimes.bsky.social, with ”share token”.
www.thetimes.com/article/9048...
Michael Heseltine is on a mission to stop Reform UK. Superb interview by @alicettimes.bsky.social, with ”share token”.
www.thetimes.com/article/9048...
Michael Heseltine: Reform is fascist. We must stop Nigel Farage
At 92, Tory grandee Michael Heseltine is making a comeback. He criticises Nigel Farage and Reform, whose policies remind him of Oswald Mosley and Enoch Powell
www.thetimes.com
October 28, 2025 at 8:31 PM
“Reform is fascist. We must stop Nigel Farage.”
Michael Heseltine is on a mission to stop Reform UK. Superb interview by @alicettimes.bsky.social, with ”share token”.
www.thetimes.com/article/9048...
Michael Heseltine is on a mission to stop Reform UK. Superb interview by @alicettimes.bsky.social, with ”share token”.
www.thetimes.com/article/9048...
People who travelled to the Carribbean in hurricane season complain when there is a hurricane.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...
‘We had no warning’: Britons sheltering from Hurricane Melissa criticise lack of travel alerts
Travellers to Jamaica say neither government nor airlines raised concerns before the storm forced them into lockdown
www.theguardian.com
October 28, 2025 at 10:26 PM
People who travelled to the Carribbean in hurricane season complain when there is a hurricane.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...
Water companies and farmers get away with atrocious pollution of the environment, but least Richmond on Thames has coffee dregs under control 🙄
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
London woman ‘shocked’ by £150 fine for pouring coffee down street drain
Burcu Yesilyurt handed fixed-penalty notice by enforcement officers near Richmond station
www.theguardian.com
October 22, 2025 at 3:24 PM
Water companies and farmers get away with atrocious pollution of the environment, but least Richmond on Thames has coffee dregs under control 🙄
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
He tweeted "kick him [sic] in the balls". How is that not incitement to violence?
www.theguardian.com/culture/2025...
www.theguardian.com/culture/2025...
Met police to end non-crime hate investigations after Graham Linehan case
Father Ted co-creator to sue force for wrongful arrest after CPS drops proceedings over social media posts about trans issues
www.theguardian.com
October 21, 2025 at 10:44 AM
He tweeted "kick him [sic] in the balls". How is that not incitement to violence?
www.theguardian.com/culture/2025...
www.theguardian.com/culture/2025...
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Reform, everyone must speak English.
Also Reform, we're going to stop people learning English.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Also Reform, we're going to stop people learning English.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Reform's Dame Andrea Jenkyns considers scrapping English lessons
Dame Andrea Jenkyns says a £1m budget to teach foreign nationals "should be spent on everybody".
www.bbc.com
October 17, 2025 at 10:20 AM
Reform, everyone must speak English.
Also Reform, we're going to stop people learning English.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Also Reform, we're going to stop people learning English.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
The final paragraph says:
Johnson said: “This story is rubbish. The PDCA has been used entirely in accordance with the rules. The Guardian should change its name to Pravda.”
So he's confirming the article's veracity, as of course "Pravda" means "truth"
The final paragraph says:
Johnson said: “This story is rubbish. The PDCA has been used entirely in accordance with the rules. The Guardian should change its name to Pravda.”
So he's confirming the article's veracity, as of course "Pravda" means "truth"
Former PMs say they use subsidy only for public duties after Boris Johnson revelations
Gordon Brown calls for change to rules as he and other ex-leaders say they do not use allowance for commercial work
www.theguardian.com
September 9, 2025 at 3:12 PM
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
The final paragraph says:
Johnson said: “This story is rubbish. The PDCA has been used entirely in accordance with the rules. The Guardian should change its name to Pravda.”
So he's confirming the article's veracity, as of course "Pravda" means "truth"
The final paragraph says:
Johnson said: “This story is rubbish. The PDCA has been used entirely in accordance with the rules. The Guardian should change its name to Pravda.”
So he's confirming the article's veracity, as of course "Pravda" means "truth"
Just when you thought Denmark was the country we should all aspire to be...
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...
Protests as newborn removed from Greenlandic mother after ‘parenting competence’ tests
Danish authorities take one-hour-old infant despite law banning the tests on people with Greenlandic backgrounds
www.theguardian.com
August 23, 2025 at 5:43 PM
Just when you thought Denmark was the country we should all aspire to be...
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...
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Historians are often tempted to tell you something is "worth about X in today's dollars." Here's why I think you should not do that, and what I think you should do instead
buttondown.com/anotherway/a...
buttondown.com/anotherway/a...
Please Stop Putting Very Old Things in "Today's Dollars"
Instead, do this
buttondown.com
August 12, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Historians are often tempted to tell you something is "worth about X in today's dollars." Here's why I think you should not do that, and what I think you should do instead
buttondown.com/anotherway/a...
buttondown.com/anotherway/a...
Does anyone know how to talk to a person at Virgin Media UK?
I left them on 28th July but they've tried to bill me twice since. Luckily I guessed they'd be useless and cancelled my direct debit.
Their phone menus lead nowhere useful. The most relevant option leads to them just hanging up!
I left them on 28th July but they've tried to bill me twice since. Luckily I guessed they'd be useless and cancelled my direct debit.
Their phone menus lead nowhere useful. The most relevant option leads to them just hanging up!
August 21, 2025 at 5:48 PM
Does anyone know how to talk to a person at Virgin Media UK?
I left them on 28th July but they've tried to bill me twice since. Luckily I guessed they'd be useless and cancelled my direct debit.
Their phone menus lead nowhere useful. The most relevant option leads to them just hanging up!
I left them on 28th July but they've tried to bill me twice since. Luckily I guessed they'd be useless and cancelled my direct debit.
Their phone menus lead nowhere useful. The most relevant option leads to them just hanging up!
Big news for dashcam/helmetcam users:
Judge Affirms Legality Of Public-Submitted Road Crime Footage In Landmark Ruling
www.forbes.com/sites/carlto...
Judge Affirms Legality Of Public-Submitted Road Crime Footage In Landmark Ruling
www.forbes.com/sites/carlto...
UK Judge Affirms Legality Of Public-Submitted Road Crime Footage In Landmark Ruling
A judge has ruled that motorists and cyclists can legally share videos with police, dismissing a lawsuit from a retired solicitor.
www.forbes.com
August 13, 2025 at 4:23 PM
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'In 1923, she crossed a line few titled women dared to approach – and one few even imagined was ever really open to them – when she stood for election and won'
www.heraldscotland.com/poli...
@sandradick.bsky.social
www.heraldscotland.com/poli...
@sandradick.bsky.social
August 5, 2025 at 7:02 PM
'In 1923, she crossed a line few titled women dared to approach – and one few even imagined was ever really open to them – when she stood for election and won'
www.heraldscotland.com/poli...
@sandradick.bsky.social
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@sandradick.bsky.social
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Higher attainment gap stays the same this year but is still higher than ever other year since 2016.
ANALYSIS from Education Specialist @jamesmcenaney.bsky.social: www.heraldscotland.com/news...
ANALYSIS from Education Specialist @jamesmcenaney.bsky.social: www.heraldscotland.com/news...
August 5, 2025 at 12:41 PM
Higher attainment gap stays the same this year but is still higher than ever other year since 2016.
ANALYSIS from Education Specialist @jamesmcenaney.bsky.social: www.heraldscotland.com/news...
ANALYSIS from Education Specialist @jamesmcenaney.bsky.social: www.heraldscotland.com/news...
Reposted by Steven King
For the period 1995 to 2015, finance industry made a negative contribution of £4,500bn to the UK economy.
Nearly two years GDP was wiped out and living standards have not recovered.
But UK govts are again deregulating. It won't end differently.
Nearly two years GDP was wiped out and living standards have not recovered.
But UK govts are again deregulating. It won't end differently.
Rachel Reeves’ Mansion House speech offered nothing for most people
'The state needs to be hands-on, and not leave it all to the pirates of City of London'
leftfootforward.org
July 23, 2025 at 7:44 PM
For the period 1995 to 2015, finance industry made a negative contribution of £4,500bn to the UK economy.
Nearly two years GDP was wiped out and living standards have not recovered.
But UK govts are again deregulating. It won't end differently.
Nearly two years GDP was wiped out and living standards have not recovered.
But UK govts are again deregulating. It won't end differently.
I'm perfectly happy for DeGeneres to live here in the UK, but how is she allowed to do so, when women fleeing genuinely terrible lives are too often not?
www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio...
www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio...
‘Everything here is just better’: Ellen DeGeneres confirms she moved to the UK because of Donald Trump
US comedian and Portia de Rossi have stayed in the UK since Trump’s re-election, and are considering getting married again in case the US overturns same-sex marriage
www.theguardian.com
July 21, 2025 at 1:58 PM
I'm perfectly happy for DeGeneres to live here in the UK, but how is she allowed to do so, when women fleeing genuinely terrible lives are too often not?
www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio...
www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio...
This sounds like an Express headline. I suppose it's not promising the EXACT time that the rain will arrive.
Half a month’s rainfall could hit UK in next 24 hours, says Met Office
Half a month’s rainfall could hit UK in next 24 hours, says Met Office
Yellow rain and thunderstorm warnings in place in Northern Ireland, Scotland and parts of England
Half a month’s rainfall could hit the UK in the next 24 hours, the Met Office said on Sunday, issuing weather warnings across the country.
Yellow weather warnings for rain and thunderstorms were in place in Northern Ireland, Scotland and the north and south-west of England until 10pm on Sunday, with more warnings coming into force in other areas on Monday. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
July 20, 2025 at 6:11 PM
This sounds like an Express headline. I suppose it's not promising the EXACT time that the rain will arrive.
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During the First World War, a shortage of men meant that Dundee hired female tram conductors for the first time. But things did not go smoothly. The women did not get a pay rise when the men did - so they took legal action. Read the full story on our blog: dundeecityarchives.w...
Dundee’s Female Tram Conductors and the fight for Equal Pay
Last year we were offered a picture of a woman in a uniform (Ref: GD/X1542). At first the depositor thought this could have been Jean Thomson, Dundee’s first policewoman, but after a little d…
dundeecityarchives.wordpress.com
July 20, 2025 at 5:16 PM
During the First World War, a shortage of men meant that Dundee hired female tram conductors for the first time. But things did not go smoothly. The women did not get a pay rise when the men did - so they took legal action. Read the full story on our blog: dundeecityarchives.w...
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Before And After (10 Photos): https://streetartutopia.com/2025/07/18/before-and-after/
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Mural by CitéCréation in Lyon, France.
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Mural by CitéCréation in Lyon, France.
July 18, 2025 at 1:47 PM
Before And After (10 Photos): https://streetartutopia.com/2025/07/18/before-and-after/
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Mural by CitéCréation in Lyon, France.
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Mural by CitéCréation in Lyon, France.
@savebutterflies.bsky.social What counts as a sighting? Suppose I see a peacock butterfly, it flies away and then I see a peacock butterfly again: is that 2 peacock butterflies or just one because it might actually be the same butterfly making a second visit?
July 18, 2025 at 3:40 PM
@savebutterflies.bsky.social What counts as a sighting? Suppose I see a peacock butterfly, it flies away and then I see a peacock butterfly again: is that 2 peacock butterflies or just one because it might actually be the same butterfly making a second visit?
Sadly a hopeless case with Starmer in control, but what the heck, worth a try!
Sign & share to tell Starmer the whole UK wants to Rejoin!
The last petition had over 136k signatures and led to a debate where nearly 40 MPs criticised the Govt's stance on the EU
Let's get more signatures, another debate, and more MPs talking about Europe!
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/72...
The last petition had over 136k signatures and led to a debate where nearly 40 MPs criticised the Govt's stance on the EU
Let's get more signatures, another debate, and more MPs talking about Europe!
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/72...
Petition: Apply for the UK to rejoin the EU fully - do not just 'reset' the relationship
I think the UK needs to rejoin the EU fully for maximum economic benefit and to restore influence rather than merely 'reset' relations.
petition.parliament.uk
July 18, 2025 at 3:11 PM
Sadly a hopeless case with Starmer in control, but what the heck, worth a try!
Somehow I'm not feeling surprised.
It is now 18 months since the European boss of Fujitsu, which supplied the crap Horizon system and whose officials lied to sub-postmasters and to courts about it, accepted moral responsibility and said the company would cough up. Yet it still hasn’t handed over a bean.
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July 14, 2025 at 5:42 PM
Somehow I'm not feeling surprised.
I've been watching a bit of Wimbledon for the first time in a few years. I think someone needs to tell the commentators that their job is to stay quiet apart from the occasional "oh, I say!".
July 3, 2025 at 7:59 PM
I've been watching a bit of Wimbledon for the first time in a few years. I think someone needs to tell the commentators that their job is to stay quiet apart from the occasional "oh, I say!".
Where's the Guardian's Martin Bedlam gone? No Thursday quiz for the second week in a row.
June 19, 2025 at 10:22 AM
Where's the Guardian's Martin Bedlam gone? No Thursday quiz for the second week in a row.