Paul Thompson
@candrpaul.bsky.social
Born English, identify as Scots, lived in Wales since Uni. Dad, grandad, retired Vicar (Canon Doctor), votes Labour, plays trombone, occasional bad guitarist, news junky (esp. politics).
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NEW: Epstein survivors release the most powerful PSA I have ever seen.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
November 16, 2025 at 11:43 PM
NEW: Epstein survivors release the most powerful PSA I have ever seen.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
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I just revisited Tony Blair's 'forces of conservativism' conference speech in 1999 - two years into office. It's such a clear headed narration that balances people's continued frustration and what the government had delivered.
November 17, 2025 at 12:35 AM
I just revisited Tony Blair's 'forces of conservativism' conference speech in 1999 - two years into office. It's such a clear headed narration that balances people's continued frustration and what the government had delivered.
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When your nan can't watch Cash in the Attic. When Traitors has gone. When GB News replaces Newsnight. When Antiques Roadshow and Strictly Come Dancing disappear from the box - all so that Donald Trump can sit on some fuck off gold throne and mock Britain - d'ya think people will be happier?
November 11, 2025 at 9:42 AM
When your nan can't watch Cash in the Attic. When Traitors has gone. When GB News replaces Newsnight. When Antiques Roadshow and Strictly Come Dancing disappear from the box - all so that Donald Trump can sit on some fuck off gold throne and mock Britain - d'ya think people will be happier?
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The BBC is ours. It's ours to love. Ours to criticise. Ours to shout at when we feel in the mood.
And if Farage thinks that the way to win favour with voters is to stand around cheering as Trump takes down the BBC for $1 billion of personal enrichment then he's a bigger fool than anyone thought.
And if Farage thinks that the way to win favour with voters is to stand around cheering as Trump takes down the BBC for $1 billion of personal enrichment then he's a bigger fool than anyone thought.
November 11, 2025 at 9:40 AM
The BBC is ours. It's ours to love. Ours to criticise. Ours to shout at when we feel in the mood.
And if Farage thinks that the way to win favour with voters is to stand around cheering as Trump takes down the BBC for $1 billion of personal enrichment then he's a bigger fool than anyone thought.
And if Farage thinks that the way to win favour with voters is to stand around cheering as Trump takes down the BBC for $1 billion of personal enrichment then he's a bigger fool than anyone thought.
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BBC buggered up big time but Trump has had a taste of his own medicine as he’s one of the biggest false news spreaders & liars.
So go right ahead & sue them Trump, just like you do with American media, more of your lies will get exposed in the process!
#BBC #Trump
So go right ahead & sue them Trump, just like you do with American media, more of your lies will get exposed in the process!
#BBC #Trump
Maybe the BBC can learn a thing or two about fake news from Trump | John Crace
The broadcaster didn’t make a very good job of its untruth – possibly because it hasn’t had as much practice
www.theguardian.com
November 11, 2025 at 9:47 AM
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Let's stop pretending that the billionaire media, endlessly attacking the BBC, has the slightest interest in balance, impartiality and accuracy. They won't be happy until the BBC is more rightwing than Vlad the Impaler. And then it still won't be enough.
November 11, 2025 at 8:01 AM
Let's stop pretending that the billionaire media, endlessly attacking the BBC, has the slightest interest in balance, impartiality and accuracy. They won't be happy until the BBC is more rightwing than Vlad the Impaler. And then it still won't be enough.
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Trump was found as a matter of fact (unchallenged on appeal) by a US court to be an insurrectionist
November 11, 2025 at 9:14 AM
Trump was found as a matter of fact (unchallenged on appeal) by a US court to be an insurrectionist
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We have to get wealthy people out of elected office.
November 10, 2025 at 4:12 PM
We have to get wealthy people out of elected office.
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Trump's White House & fawning hacks here don't really care about the 0.001% that the BBC gets wrong. They care about all the stuff it gets right.
November 11, 2025 at 9:54 AM
Trump's White House & fawning hacks here don't really care about the 0.001% that the BBC gets wrong. They care about all the stuff it gets right.
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Dear GOD if you want to save money in the asylum system
1. LET ASYLUM SEEKERS WORK
2. FAST TRACK STATUS FOR EVERYONE FROM CLEARLY UNDAFE COUNTRIES like Sudan, Syria, etc
3. Run an asylum accommodation system that is NOT FOR PROFIT #r4today
1. LET ASYLUM SEEKERS WORK
2. FAST TRACK STATUS FOR EVERYONE FROM CLEARLY UNDAFE COUNTRIES like Sudan, Syria, etc
3. Run an asylum accommodation system that is NOT FOR PROFIT #r4today
November 7, 2025 at 7:35 AM
Dear GOD if you want to save money in the asylum system
1. LET ASYLUM SEEKERS WORK
2. FAST TRACK STATUS FOR EVERYONE FROM CLEARLY UNDAFE COUNTRIES like Sudan, Syria, etc
3. Run an asylum accommodation system that is NOT FOR PROFIT #r4today
1. LET ASYLUM SEEKERS WORK
2. FAST TRACK STATUS FOR EVERYONE FROM CLEARLY UNDAFE COUNTRIES like Sudan, Syria, etc
3. Run an asylum accommodation system that is NOT FOR PROFIT #r4today
theconversation.com/the-rise-and...
Sobering read👇👇👇 follow through to part 2
Sobering read👇👇👇 follow through to part 2
The rise and fall of globalisation: why the world’s next financial meltdown could be much worse with the US on the sidelines
With no single dominant power waiting to take over from the US, the impacts of the next financial crisis could have catastrophic impacts around the world.
theconversation.com
October 30, 2025 at 9:55 AM
theconversation.com/the-rise-and...
Sobering read👇👇👇 follow through to part 2
Sobering read👇👇👇 follow through to part 2
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Politicians have chosen to be in the public spotlight.
We choose intense scrutiny and everyone is entitled to an opinion. And that's right.
But how do these nasty digs about physical appearance serve anyone?
It's no wonder so many people - particularly women - are put off ever getting involved.
We choose intense scrutiny and everyone is entitled to an opinion. And that's right.
But how do these nasty digs about physical appearance serve anyone?
It's no wonder so many people - particularly women - are put off ever getting involved.
October 29, 2025 at 9:46 AM
Politicians have chosen to be in the public spotlight.
We choose intense scrutiny and everyone is entitled to an opinion. And that's right.
But how do these nasty digs about physical appearance serve anyone?
It's no wonder so many people - particularly women - are put off ever getting involved.
We choose intense scrutiny and everyone is entitled to an opinion. And that's right.
But how do these nasty digs about physical appearance serve anyone?
It's no wonder so many people - particularly women - are put off ever getting involved.
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The Lords Environment and Climate Change Committee has called for an independent review plus simpler reporting, better collaboration between agencies, and a full assessment of the risk that landfill tax reform will increase other forms of waste crime.
Read the committee's letter ⬇️
Read the committee's letter ⬇️
Independent review on waste crime needed following multiple failures and lack of action - Committees - UK Parliament
The Environment and Climate Change Committee has published its policy letter on Waste Crime.
committees.parliament.uk
October 29, 2025 at 9:49 AM
The Lords Environment and Climate Change Committee has called for an independent review plus simpler reporting, better collaboration between agencies, and a full assessment of the risk that landfill tax reform will increase other forms of waste crime.
Read the committee's letter ⬇️
Read the committee's letter ⬇️
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A majority of voters, and a plurality of white voters, think that Reform is a racist party with racist policies.
October 28, 2025 at 2:03 PM
A majority of voters, and a plurality of white voters, think that Reform is a racist party with racist policies.
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“Let’s be clear, since a lot of people seem to be finding that difficult: most people who get upset if they see black or brown faces in adverts are racists. There are few other reasons for seeing diversity in advertising to bother anyone.” www.thenewworld.co.uk/james-ball-s...
Sarah Pochin and the new age of open racism
What the Reform MP said was appalling. The Tories’ refusal to condemn her is arguably worse
www.thenewworld.co.uk
October 27, 2025 at 7:50 AM
“Let’s be clear, since a lot of people seem to be finding that difficult: most people who get upset if they see black or brown faces in adverts are racists. There are few other reasons for seeing diversity in advertising to bother anyone.” www.thenewworld.co.uk/james-ball-s...
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A 15 year old boy with autism went missing earlier this week
He was selling fruit with his family in Springbranch when he disappeared
They filed a missing person’s report & begged the public to help find him
Turns out he was in a Houston ICE detention facility
They kidnapped a disabled child!
He was selling fruit with his family in Springbranch when he disappeared
They filed a missing person’s report & begged the public to help find him
Turns out he was in a Houston ICE detention facility
They kidnapped a disabled child!
October 11, 2025 at 11:09 PM
A 15 year old boy with autism went missing earlier this week
He was selling fruit with his family in Springbranch when he disappeared
They filed a missing person’s report & begged the public to help find him
Turns out he was in a Houston ICE detention facility
They kidnapped a disabled child!
He was selling fruit with his family in Springbranch when he disappeared
They filed a missing person’s report & begged the public to help find him
Turns out he was in a Houston ICE detention facility
They kidnapped a disabled child!
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This is a president who has sent the military into peaceful cities run by political opponents, and who authorises the destruction of what are pretty much random boats in the Caribbean to make a point about drug gangs. This would not normally be Peace Prize behaviour.
October 12, 2025 at 7:39 AM
This is a president who has sent the military into peaceful cities run by political opponents, and who authorises the destruction of what are pretty much random boats in the Caribbean to make a point about drug gangs. This would not normally be Peace Prize behaviour.
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Just heard Chris Philp on BBC’s Today programme explaining why the Tories want to leave the ECHR. He claimed ECHR isn’t mentioned in Belfast Agreement - which is simply untrue. The UK govt agreed to incorporate it into NI law & give direct access to the courts (Strand 3). Why no BBC fact-check?
October 4, 2025 at 7:09 AM
Just heard Chris Philp on BBC’s Today programme explaining why the Tories want to leave the ECHR. He claimed ECHR isn’t mentioned in Belfast Agreement - which is simply untrue. The UK govt agreed to incorporate it into NI law & give direct access to the courts (Strand 3). Why no BBC fact-check?
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
This is hilarious 😂😂👇👇
This is hilarious 😂😂👇👇
New statue on National Mall celebrates ‘long-lasting bond’ between Trump and Epstein
Bronze statue by an anonymous creator shows the two men frolicking and holding hands with a foot kicked back in joy
www.theguardian.com
September 24, 2025 at 7:13 AM
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
This is hilarious 😂😂👇👇
This is hilarious 😂😂👇👇
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statistic of the day
September 23, 2025 at 3:21 PM
statistic of the day
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Hilarious response in the @telegraphnews.bsky.social to this video, riddled with inaccuracies (whoever said anything about death squads?!)
I’ve submitted a complaint about falsehoods & requested an op-Ed for right of reply - which was, of course, not offered to me in advance of publication🤷♀️
I’ve submitted a complaint about falsehoods & requested an op-Ed for right of reply - which was, of course, not offered to me in advance of publication🤷♀️
September 15, 2025 at 1:44 PM
Hilarious response in the @telegraphnews.bsky.social to this video, riddled with inaccuracies (whoever said anything about death squads?!)
I’ve submitted a complaint about falsehoods & requested an op-Ed for right of reply - which was, of course, not offered to me in advance of publication🤷♀️
I’ve submitted a complaint about falsehoods & requested an op-Ed for right of reply - which was, of course, not offered to me in advance of publication🤷♀️
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The task is to get the government to focus on delivery - increasingly good signs there - and to stand up for progressive values - a work in progress. Conspiring about leadership changes is a waste of time.
September 16, 2025 at 8:02 AM
The task is to get the government to focus on delivery - increasingly good signs there - and to stand up for progressive values - a work in progress. Conspiring about leadership changes is a waste of time.
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The idea of replacing Starmer is just utter nonsense. He's just won an election with a huge majority. It would look foolhardy, sel-obssessed, chaotic, insane: classic Tory bollocks.
September 16, 2025 at 8:00 AM
The idea of replacing Starmer is just utter nonsense. He's just won an election with a huge majority. It would look foolhardy, sel-obssessed, chaotic, insane: classic Tory bollocks.
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With every day that goes by, Starmer's silence allows Farage and the far-right to seize the narrative and fan the flames. This void is incredibly dangerous. Starmer needs to speak up, to condemn the rhetoric and to defend the conventions he has spent his entire career defending to this point.
I really don't think it should be tenable for Labour government ministers to have still remained mute about such a visible, vocal rise of racist abuse in our country by this rally on 13th September, being held by Tommy Robinson, with the proactive support of Elon Musk, the radicalised X owner
September 4, 2025 at 9:34 AM
With every day that goes by, Starmer's silence allows Farage and the far-right to seize the narrative and fan the flames. This void is incredibly dangerous. Starmer needs to speak up, to condemn the rhetoric and to defend the conventions he has spent his entire career defending to this point.