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Add Democratic People’s Republic of the UK to the list of potential names for her/your party
Zarah Sultana apparently wants to nationalise the entire economy including the Internet.
December 2, 2025 at 10:58 AM
Add Democratic People’s Republic of the UK to the list of potential names for her/your party
“To fool inspectors, netting that met the standards was installed at the base of the scaffolding, where samples are usually taken”
some very concerning details in this piece
some very concerning details in this piece
Breaking News: Contractors at the Hong Kong housing estate where a fire killed more than 150 people wrapped the buildings in substandard scaffolding netting and then sought to hide it from inspectors, officials said.
Hong Kong Contractors Used Unsafe Netting at Fire Site, Officials Say
Investigators say contractors wrapped the buildings in substandard scaffolding netting and then sought to hide it from inspectors. The toll from the fire rose to 151.
nyti.ms
December 1, 2025 at 12:53 PM
“To fool inspectors, netting that met the standards was installed at the base of the scaffolding, where samples are usually taken”
some very concerning details in this piece
some very concerning details in this piece
Appalling: concerns were raised about the renovation of the public housing blocks over a year ago
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/28/w...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/28/w...
Officials Had Been Warned for Over a Year Before Hong Kong Fire
www.nytimes.com
November 29, 2025 at 3:50 AM
Appalling: concerns were raised about the renovation of the public housing blocks over a year ago
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/28/w...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/28/w...
This looks to be the start of the fire in HK - extremely alarming how quickly it became out of control
Local journalist Boomhead has uploaded a video he found on the internet that shows one of the earliest moments of the Tai Po fire, showing the extreme speed the fire spread up the exterior of the building.
November 27, 2025 at 3:40 AM
This looks to be the start of the fire in HK - extremely alarming how quickly it became out of control
This looks horrendous
Local media report that four people are dead and three injured as a fire, involving bamboo scaffolding, spread to three residential towers in Tai Po on Wednesday. A No.4 fire alarm has been raised, the second-highest alert, as surrounding roads are closed.
November 26, 2025 at 10:34 AM
This looks horrendous
Crazy but highly impressive feat!
British swimmer Simon Holliday became the first person to circumnavigate Lantau, Hong Kong's largest island, a distance of over 65 kilometres, in 20 hours and 56 minutes. The American Edie Hu closely followed, completing her own odyssey of 21 hours and 28 minutes. In full: buff.ly/t1uZrHn
In world first, swimmers conquer 21-hour journey around Lantau
British swimmer Simon Holliday became the first person to circumnavigate Lantau, Hong Kong's largest island, a distance of over 65 kilometres, in 20 hours and 56 minutes. The American Edie Hu closely...
buff.ly
November 26, 2025 at 10:16 AM
Crazy but highly impressive feat!
“Chris Woakes didn’t walk out in a sling to bat one-handed at The Oval just so England could throw it all away in Australia”
Australia 1 An Idea 0
My commentary on England throwing a Test match away in the wrong place at the worst possible time.
observer.co.uk/news/sport/a...
My commentary on England throwing a Test match away in the wrong place at the worst possible time.
observer.co.uk/news/sport/a...
Ben Stokes’s England just can’t kick their fatal addiction | The Observer
observer.co.uk
November 23, 2025 at 10:34 AM
“Chris Woakes didn’t walk out in a sling to bat one-handed at The Oval just so England could throw it all away in Australia”
Sigh… imagine the other topics these publications might want to create faux outrage about…
Let’s have a look at a crazy Twitter to newspaper pipeline story and debunk as we go! 🔎👍🏼
16th Nov the “Britain is Broken” account shared the following post claiming “Tesco are no longer celebrating Christmas”
With a picture of their “Evergreen” Trees
2.2Million views to date🙄
🧵1/26
16th Nov the “Britain is Broken” account shared the following post claiming “Tesco are no longer celebrating Christmas”
With a picture of their “Evergreen” Trees
2.2Million views to date🙄
🧵1/26
November 20, 2025 at 12:27 AM
Sigh… imagine the other topics these publications might want to create faux outrage about…
It’s almost as if there’s something in net zero (and I don’t mean Telegraph headlines such as “delusion”, “divorced from reality” or “mental illness”). Who’d have thought.
www.thetimes.com/article/1f3b...
www.thetimes.com/article/1f3b...
The ‘carbon-positive’ semi where energy bills pay for themselves
A dilapidated 1930s house has been transformed into an energy-efficient home with solar panels, a heat pump, an EV charger and more. Discover how this was done
www.thetimes.com
November 16, 2025 at 3:29 AM
It’s almost as if there’s something in net zero (and I don’t mean Telegraph headlines such as “delusion”, “divorced from reality” or “mental illness”). Who’d have thought.
www.thetimes.com/article/1f3b...
www.thetimes.com/article/1f3b...
“the scope of broad clemency”
President Trump issued pardons to two people convicted of crimes stemming from the events of Jan. 6, 2021, but not directly tied to the attack on the Capitol, expanding the scope of the broad clemency he had already granted to those caught up in the prosecutions related to the riot.
Trump Pardons Two for Crimes Related to Jan. 6
Daniel Edwin Wilson and Suzanne Kaye had been convicted of crimes indirectly connected to the 2021 attack on the Capitol.
nyti.ms
November 16, 2025 at 2:51 AM
“the scope of broad clemency”
Another really good piece about the BBC - but how many people is it reaching?
November 13, 2025 at 11:09 AM
Another really good piece about the BBC - but how many people is it reaching?
Another excellent piece on the BBC
The reaction to the Panorama edit has been nothing short of hysterical. Yes the BBC has some impartiality problems. But its biggest isn't the one you think.
New piece from me.
open.substack.com/pub/goodalla...
New piece from me.
open.substack.com/pub/goodalla...
The truth about impartiality at the BBC
And the hysteria of the current "crisis"
open.substack.com
November 10, 2025 at 11:08 PM
Another excellent piece on the BBC
Reposted by chasbuduo
The fact that the BBC has made serious culpable errors does not negate the point that there is a real and concerted right-wing media campaign to destroy it. Both points can be true at the same time and the campaign would not end even if the errors did.
November 10, 2025 at 1:08 PM
The fact that the BBC has made serious culpable errors does not negate the point that there is a real and concerted right-wing media campaign to destroy it. Both points can be true at the same time and the campaign would not end even if the errors did.
Very sad - and a reminder that overcrowded small boats containing desperate people are not just found in the English Channel
The authorities in Malaysia said that hundreds of migrants were missing at sea, including dozens who were on a boat that capsized over the weekend, carrying members of the Rohingya ethnic minority.
Hundreds of Migrants Missing Off Malaysia’s Coast
A boat said to be carrying people from the Rohingya ethnic minority capsized, and another was missing. At least seven bodies were recovered.
nyti.ms
November 10, 2025 at 5:19 AM
Very sad - and a reminder that overcrowded small boats containing desperate people are not just found in the English Channel
Comments on this one are worth a read…
Breaking News: Two top officials at the BBC resigned abruptly following a report that a program had misleadingly edited a speech by President Trump.
BBC’s Director General and Chief Executive Quit Their Posts
The abrupt moves followed controversy over claims that a documentary had been edited to suggest that President Trump had encouraged the Jan. 6 Capitol riot.
nyti.ms
November 10, 2025 at 12:13 AM
Comments on this one are worth a read…
Attended the Remembrance Day service at Singapore’s Kranji War Memorial. Always a poignant event, the most powerful part for me was a silent prayer led by leaders of all religious denominations in Singapore. It sent a strong message that it’s not religions that start conflicts.
November 9, 2025 at 2:26 PM
Attended the Remembrance Day service at Singapore’s Kranji War Memorial. Always a poignant event, the most powerful part for me was a silent prayer led by leaders of all religious denominations in Singapore. It sent a strong message that it’s not religions that start conflicts.
Reposted by chasbuduo
Heart-warming story of the day on.ft.com/47Kk7dz
How this 31-year-old made $250mn in 30 months
[FREE TO READ] Christopher Eppinger kept trading Russian oil when sanctions meant others stopped
on.ft.com
November 8, 2025 at 9:40 AM
Heart-warming story of the day on.ft.com/47Kk7dz
Includes the statement that the UK government has grown since Brexit because - surprise surprise - the country now has to work that was previously done through the EU.
Yesterday Nigel Farage argued that the UK has failed to grasp Brexit opportunities to deregulate, which his 'pro-business' government would deliver.
I've got a piece in the Independent arguing why that is a misreading both of Brexit history and economics.
www.independent.co.uk/voices/brexi...
I've got a piece in the Independent arguing why that is a misreading both of Brexit history and economics.
www.independent.co.uk/voices/brexi...
November 4, 2025 at 10:48 AM
Includes the statement that the UK government has grown since Brexit because - surprise surprise - the country now has to work that was previously done through the EU.
Reposted by chasbuduo
Nigel Farage, who has so far registered a total of £280,500 for four hours a month as a "brand ambassador" for a company selling gold bars, thinks a £10 an hour minimum wage for young people is too high bylinetimes.com/2025/11/03/n...
Nigel Farage Says Minimum Wage Should Be Cut for Young People
The Reform leader said cutting the minimum wage for young people would boost business, as he attacked plans to raise taxes on the wealthy
bylinetimes.com
November 3, 2025 at 1:05 PM
Nigel Farage, who has so far registered a total of £280,500 for four hours a month as a "brand ambassador" for a company selling gold bars, thinks a £10 an hour minimum wage for young people is too high bylinetimes.com/2025/11/03/n...
Great interview with Lord Heseltine today in The Times @thetimes.com
www.thetimes.com/article/9048...
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 29, 2025 at 10:45 AM
Great interview with Lord Heseltine today in The Times @thetimes.com
www.thetimes.com/article/9048...
www.thetimes.com/article/9048...
Reposted by chasbuduo
‘Change course now’: humanity has missed 1.5C climate target, says UN head
Exclusive: ‘Devastating consequences’ now inevitable but emissions cuts still vital, says António Guterres before Cop30
Story by me and Wajã Xipai.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Exclusive: ‘Devastating consequences’ now inevitable but emissions cuts still vital, says António Guterres before Cop30
Story by me and Wajã Xipai.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
‘Change course now’: humanity has missed 1.5C climate target, says UN head
Exclusive: ‘Devastating consequences’ now inevitable but emissions cuts still vital, says António Guterres in sole interview before Cop30
www.theguardian.com
October 28, 2025 at 11:34 AM
‘Change course now’: humanity has missed 1.5C climate target, says UN head
Exclusive: ‘Devastating consequences’ now inevitable but emissions cuts still vital, says António Guterres before Cop30
Story by me and Wajã Xipai.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Exclusive: ‘Devastating consequences’ now inevitable but emissions cuts still vital, says António Guterres before Cop30
Story by me and Wajã Xipai.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...