Chris Westhead
@chriswesthead.bsky.social
From the magnificent North of England. I champion bottom-up history, I urge young people to think more critically and have realistic aspirations. No time for bulllshitters. Much time for roast lamb & mint sauce, malts, fine wines & real ales.
BBC News has introduced their report on Spanish immigration rule changes today with "Spain's left wing government.... " In the interests of impartiality are they now going to classify every other government in European countries as 'right wing' or 'centrist' in their introductions to issues there?
January 27, 2026 at 11:58 AM
BBC News has introduced their report on Spanish immigration rule changes today with "Spain's left wing government.... " In the interests of impartiality are they now going to classify every other government in European countries as 'right wing' or 'centrist' in their introductions to issues there?
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It will be an awkward first day for some!
January 27, 2026 at 11:07 AM
It will be an awkward first day for some!
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... Modern democracies should not have any place for this self-styled Himmler with his trenchcoat, badges and henchmen inventing false evidence. What has the USA turned into?
US immigration chief Gregory Bovino set to leave Minneapolis after deadly shooting
The US president is sending border tsar Tom Homan to the city in an apparent shift in tone from the White House.
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January 27, 2026 at 10:11 AM
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... Modern democracies should not have any place for this self-styled Himmler with his trenchcoat, badges and henchmen inventing false evidence. What has the USA turned into?
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No. Burnham knows Labour are still tentatively negotiating the worst initial to mid term years of his party in Government and trying to make a dent into the financial catastrophe inherited. Rocking that boat isn't the correct action now.
January 23, 2026 at 6:24 PM
No. Burnham knows Labour are still tentatively negotiating the worst initial to mid term years of his party in Government and trying to make a dent into the financial catastrophe inherited. Rocking that boat isn't the correct action now.
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One of his best ever
Cold War Steve nails Trump's snub of fallen British soldiers
Satirical internet artist Cold War Steve has made the perfect depiction of Donald Trump's disrespect of fallen British soldiers.
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January 23, 2026 at 4:50 PM
One of his best ever
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Emily Thornberry MP:
"How dare this man, who's never seen any action, who somehow or other, when there was a draft for everybodyelse in the United States, managed to avoid it"
"And yet now is commander in Chief and knows nothing about how it is that America has been defended."
"How dare this man, who's never seen any action, who somehow or other, when there was a draft for everybodyelse in the United States, managed to avoid it"
"And yet now is commander in Chief and knows nothing about how it is that America has been defended."
January 23, 2026 at 11:31 AM
Emily Thornberry MP:
"How dare this man, who's never seen any action, who somehow or other, when there was a draft for everybodyelse in the United States, managed to avoid it"
"And yet now is commander in Chief and knows nothing about how it is that America has been defended."
"How dare this man, who's never seen any action, who somehow or other, when there was a draft for everybodyelse in the United States, managed to avoid it"
"And yet now is commander in Chief and knows nothing about how it is that America has been defended."
Trump dropping tariff threats over Greenland 'a good thing'
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... It will be different next week. It beggar's belief people pay heed to Trump's fantasies and fairy stories. He spoke to an educated audience as if they were his own sycophants. "..... no wind power in China" 😂
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... It will be different next week. It beggar's belief people pay heed to Trump's fantasies and fairy stories. He spoke to an educated audience as if they were his own sycophants. "..... no wind power in China" 😂
Starmer welcomes Trump dropping threats on Greenland
The prime minister says the
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January 22, 2026 at 1:04 PM
Trump dropping tariff threats over Greenland 'a good thing'
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... It will be different next week. It beggar's belief people pay heed to Trump's fantasies and fairy stories. He spoke to an educated audience as if they were his own sycophants. "..... no wind power in China" 😂
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... It will be different next week. It beggar's belief people pay heed to Trump's fantasies and fairy stories. He spoke to an educated audience as if they were his own sycophants. "..... no wind power in China" 😂
NATO Secretary Rutte said he would use his platform at the World Economic Forum to champion Trump’s work in Gaza and Ukraine. Then he wrote, “I am committed to finding a way forward on Greenland. Can't wait to see you. Yours, Mark,” Can we continue to have ANY trust in Rutte in this role?
January 21, 2026 at 7:08 AM
NATO Secretary Rutte said he would use his platform at the World Economic Forum to champion Trump’s work in Gaza and Ukraine. Then he wrote, “I am committed to finding a way forward on Greenland. Can't wait to see you. Yours, Mark,” Can we continue to have ANY trust in Rutte in this role?
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“Ministers have failed to grasp the underlying issue which is corporate greed. The only people who will be paying for this are customers and billpayers.” Spot on from Feargal Sharkey 👇
Water firms could be let off pollution fines as part of government overhaul
Exclusive: Campaigners claim changes will let companies ‘off the hook’, as government prepares to unveil new white paper for water industry
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January 20, 2026 at 11:05 AM
“Ministers have failed to grasp the underlying issue which is corporate greed. The only people who will be paying for this are customers and billpayers.” Spot on from Feargal Sharkey 👇
www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cp... Clearly this 'Strangelove' mentality takes us into yet another new era of insanity in leadership and empire building. The gloves will be coming off everywhere. Xi and Putin cannot believe how their fortunes have now turned for the better.
Trump says UK handing over Chagos Islands sovereignty is act of 'great stupidity'
The US president says the UK
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January 20, 2026 at 10:16 AM
www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cp... Clearly this 'Strangelove' mentality takes us into yet another new era of insanity in leadership and empire building. The gloves will be coming off everywhere. Xi and Putin cannot believe how their fortunes have now turned for the better.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c1...
Trump vows extra tariffs for UK, Denmark and other European countries until Greenland deal struck. The EU and UK must stand up to this gangster. Not easy but with all bullies it is bound to get worse if we don't. An immediate 10% Tariff reciprocation is required.
Trump vows extra tariffs for UK, Denmark and other European countries until Greenland deal struck. The EU and UK must stand up to this gangster. Not easy but with all bullies it is bound to get worse if we don't. An immediate 10% Tariff reciprocation is required.
Trump vows extra tariffs for UK, Denmark and other European countries until Greenland deal struck - follow live
The US president says the countries will be charged a
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January 17, 2026 at 5:58 PM
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Trump vows extra tariffs for UK, Denmark and other European countries until Greenland deal struck. The EU and UK must stand up to this gangster. Not easy but with all bullies it is bound to get worse if we don't. An immediate 10% Tariff reciprocation is required.
Trump vows extra tariffs for UK, Denmark and other European countries until Greenland deal struck. The EU and UK must stand up to this gangster. Not easy but with all bullies it is bound to get worse if we don't. An immediate 10% Tariff reciprocation is required.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cr...
Robert Jenrick sacked by Tories for 'plotting to defect' News? Dog bites man?
Robert Jenrick sacked by Tories for 'plotting to defect' News? Dog bites man?
Robert Jenrick sacked by Tories for 'plotting to defect' - live updates
Reform UK leader Nigel Farage says while no deal has been signed, he had conversations with Jenrick and plans to call him today.
www.bbc.co.uk
January 15, 2026 at 12:43 PM
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Robert Jenrick sacked by Tories for 'plotting to defect' News? Dog bites man?
Robert Jenrick sacked by Tories for 'plotting to defect' News? Dog bites man?
www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cn... Danish minister says 'fundamental disagreement' with US and Trump on Greenland - BBC News Rasmussen spoke for about 25 mins yet said nothing except clarifying that China had NOT been surveilling Greenland's coast. Another Trump fantasy.
Live updates: Danish minister says 'fundamental disagreement' with US and Trump on Greenland
US Vice-President JD Vance hosted ministers from Denmark and Greenland to discuss the Arctic territory's future.
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January 14, 2026 at 9:58 PM
www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cn... Danish minister says 'fundamental disagreement' with US and Trump on Greenland - BBC News Rasmussen spoke for about 25 mins yet said nothing except clarifying that China had NOT been surveilling Greenland's coast. Another Trump fantasy.
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Incredible
❤️🔥Tory sources confirm that Nadhim Zahawi made approaches to senior members of Kemi Badenoch's team about getting a peerage just weeks before defecting to Reform UK - but was turned down.
January 12, 2026 at 4:04 PM
Incredible
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Nadhim Zahawi was made Chancellor by Boris Johnson, only to call for a new leader a day later.
He backed Liz Truss as PM, before being appointed Tory Chair by Rishi Sunak, only to be sacked over his tax affairs.
His defection to Reform UK is another step in an eventful political career.
He backed Liz Truss as PM, before being appointed Tory Chair by Rishi Sunak, only to be sacked over his tax affairs.
His defection to Reform UK is another step in an eventful political career.
January 12, 2026 at 12:26 PM
Nadhim Zahawi was made Chancellor by Boris Johnson, only to call for a new leader a day later.
He backed Liz Truss as PM, before being appointed Tory Chair by Rishi Sunak, only to be sacked over his tax affairs.
His defection to Reform UK is another step in an eventful political career.
He backed Liz Truss as PM, before being appointed Tory Chair by Rishi Sunak, only to be sacked over his tax affairs.
His defection to Reform UK is another step in an eventful political career.
bsky.app/profile/chri... Now retired after working in Blackpool schools for 20 years, the levels of cyber-bullying, online vioent porn affecting boys attitudes towards girls and social media influences on suicide was off the scale.
BBC News - Tories would ban under-16s from social media
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... Labour MUST go with this without making it a political issue. There is massive support for it from all carers of children. Sadly the cons of abuse outweigh the pros of the digital communication benefits intended.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... Labour MUST go with this without making it a political issue. There is massive support for it from all carers of children. Sadly the cons of abuse outweigh the pros of the digital communication benefits intended.
Tories would ban under-16s from social media
Kemi Badenoch has promised to follow the example of Australia, which became the first country to introduce the policy last month.
www.bbc.co.uk
January 12, 2026 at 10:24 AM
bsky.app/profile/chri... Now retired after working in Blackpool schools for 20 years, the levels of cyber-bullying, online vioent porn affecting boys attitudes towards girls and social media influences on suicide was off the scale.
BBC News - Tories would ban under-16s from social media
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... Labour MUST go with this without making it a political issue. There is massive support for it from all carers of children. Sadly the cons of abuse outweigh the pros of the digital communication benefits intended.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... Labour MUST go with this without making it a political issue. There is massive support for it from all carers of children. Sadly the cons of abuse outweigh the pros of the digital communication benefits intended.
Tories would ban under-16s from social media
Kemi Badenoch has promised to follow the example of Australia, which became the first country to introduce the policy last month.
www.bbc.co.uk
January 11, 2026 at 6:09 PM
BBC News - Tories would ban under-16s from social media
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... Labour MUST go with this without making it a political issue. There is massive support for it from all carers of children. Sadly the cons of abuse outweigh the pros of the digital communication benefits intended.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... Labour MUST go with this without making it a political issue. There is massive support for it from all carers of children. Sadly the cons of abuse outweigh the pros of the digital communication benefits intended.
If the US now bars entry to anyone using their free speech critical to Trump, checked by scanning phone-based social media, this will prevent entry to 90 - 95% of potential European visitors and crush their tourism & hospitality industry within 2 years.
January 8, 2026 at 7:19 PM
If the US now bars entry to anyone using their free speech critical to Trump, checked by scanning phone-based social media, this will prevent entry to 90 - 95% of potential European visitors and crush their tourism & hospitality industry within 2 years.
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This is straight out of Stalin’s Soviet Union: the White House has launched a full-blown January 6 revisionist website, claiming the rioters were “peaceful patriotic protesters,” blaming Nancy Pelosi and Democrats for “security lapses,”
asserting that “Democrats staged the real insurrection”
asserting that “Democrats staged the real insurrection”
January 6, 2026 at 9:35 PM
This is straight out of Stalin’s Soviet Union: the White House has launched a full-blown January 6 revisionist website, claiming the rioters were “peaceful patriotic protesters,” blaming Nancy Pelosi and Democrats for “security lapses,”
asserting that “Democrats staged the real insurrection”
asserting that “Democrats staged the real insurrection”
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🔎 From February 2025
Trump Isn't Joking About Lebensraum
Trump's plans for Greenland, the Panama Canal, Canada and Mexico aren't just idle talk. A senior US insider tells us what to expect
www.bylinesupplement.com/p/trump-isnt...
Trump Isn't Joking About Lebensraum
Trump's plans for Greenland, the Panama Canal, Canada and Mexico aren't just idle talk. A senior US insider tells us what to expect
www.bylinesupplement.com/p/trump-isnt...
Trump Isn't Joking About Lebensraum
Trump's plans for Greenland, the Panama Canal, Canada and Mexico aren't just idle talk. A senior US insider tells us what to expect
www.bylinesupplement.com
January 4, 2026 at 9:44 AM
🔎 From February 2025
Trump Isn't Joking About Lebensraum
Trump's plans for Greenland, the Panama Canal, Canada and Mexico aren't just idle talk. A senior US insider tells us what to expect
www.bylinesupplement.com/p/trump-isnt...
Trump Isn't Joking About Lebensraum
Trump's plans for Greenland, the Panama Canal, Canada and Mexico aren't just idle talk. A senior US insider tells us what to expect
www.bylinesupplement.com/p/trump-isnt...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... The 'Thorny issue' being that Russia don't agree with any of it. Trump returns to his fantasies. Again.
Trump says progress made in Ukraine talks but 'thorny issues' remain
Both the US president and Zelensky describe talks in Florida as
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December 29, 2025 at 9:56 AM
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... The 'Thorny issue' being that Russia don't agree with any of it. Trump returns to his fantasies. Again.
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This is the same guy who, as a millionaire made a big fuss and became nasty with staff at the Blackpool Pleasure Beach about 5 years ago because they refused to grant his family free rides. Witnessed by many.
December 23, 2025 at 5:49 PM
This is the same guy who, as a millionaire made a big fuss and became nasty with staff at the Blackpool Pleasure Beach about 5 years ago because they refused to grant his family free rides. Witnessed by many.
Could the BBC or Sky not create a separate, pay only channel dedicated to Trump? His incoherent, nonsensical ramblings and hatred for everyone dominates most UK news. He is mentally unstable and so dangerous yet our broadcasters give him all that free oxygen.
December 23, 2025 at 10:36 AM
Could the BBC or Sky not create a separate, pay only channel dedicated to Trump? His incoherent, nonsensical ramblings and hatred for everyone dominates most UK news. He is mentally unstable and so dangerous yet our broadcasters give him all that free oxygen.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cw...
Epstein files released with heavy redactions. I wouldn't build our hopes up for anything revealing enough to trigger further scrutiny. Trump has ensured this will all come to nothing. He's laughing all the way.....
Epstein files released with heavy redactions. I wouldn't build our hopes up for anything revealing enough to trigger further scrutiny. Trump has ensured this will all come to nothing. He's laughing all the way.....
Live updates: Lawmakers criticise redactions in Epstein files as not all documents released
The justice department had a Friday deadline to release all of its files on the late sex offender but thousands are still to come.
www.bbc.co.uk
December 20, 2025 at 12:50 PM
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Epstein files released with heavy redactions. I wouldn't build our hopes up for anything revealing enough to trigger further scrutiny. Trump has ensured this will all come to nothing. He's laughing all the way.....
Epstein files released with heavy redactions. I wouldn't build our hopes up for anything revealing enough to trigger further scrutiny. Trump has ensured this will all come to nothing. He's laughing all the way.....
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... Again we have another act of shocking barbarism against the wider, innocent jewish diaspora and again the biggest elephant in the room is virtually ignored. Peace-loving jews everywhere should turn to Netenyahu & the genocide he justifies in Gaza for answers.
Bondi shooting: Australian Jews react to attack with grief and anger
Many are asking why more wasn't done to prevent the shootings after a spate of antisemitism-related offences.
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December 15, 2025 at 1:59 PM
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... Again we have another act of shocking barbarism against the wider, innocent jewish diaspora and again the biggest elephant in the room is virtually ignored. Peace-loving jews everywhere should turn to Netenyahu & the genocide he justifies in Gaza for answers.