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BREAKING: The Senate just PASSED a bill to prevent war with Venezuela.
Don't let anyone tell you this is just symbolic. We will keep pushing until it passes the House, and then we push to pass it with a veto-proof majority.
No war. No occupation.
Don't let anyone tell you this is just symbolic. We will keep pushing until it passes the House, and then we push to pass it with a veto-proof majority.
No war. No occupation.
January 8, 2026 at 4:42 PM
BREAKING: The Senate just PASSED a bill to prevent war with Venezuela.
Don't let anyone tell you this is just symbolic. We will keep pushing until it passes the House, and then we push to pass it with a veto-proof majority.
No war. No occupation.
Don't let anyone tell you this is just symbolic. We will keep pushing until it passes the House, and then we push to pass it with a veto-proof majority.
No war. No occupation.
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This message hits hard.
December 27, 2025 at 8:38 PM
This message hits hard.
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This obnoxious weirdo can absolutely do one with his poisonous little take on what the British people think.
He lost the right to appropriate our opinions when he foisted his prejudiced and dishonest Brexit shitshow on us and told us that’s what we wanted.
Reform is the grim hangover of that failure
He lost the right to appropriate our opinions when he foisted his prejudiced and dishonest Brexit shitshow on us and told us that’s what we wanted.
Reform is the grim hangover of that failure
Michael Gove, "Reform voters are very close to, in their general views, with the British public"
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September 12, 2025 at 7:05 PM
This obnoxious weirdo can absolutely do one with his poisonous little take on what the British people think.
He lost the right to appropriate our opinions when he foisted his prejudiced and dishonest Brexit shitshow on us and told us that’s what we wanted.
Reform is the grim hangover of that failure
He lost the right to appropriate our opinions when he foisted his prejudiced and dishonest Brexit shitshow on us and told us that’s what we wanted.
Reform is the grim hangover of that failure
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So wrong. Consent matters.
Country Star Maren Morris Speaks Out After Fan Groped Her During Meet-And-Greet
www.comicsands.com
August 31, 2025 at 12:08 PM
So wrong. Consent matters.
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The snake oil salesman got his way once - the result was a disaster. Don’t let him do it again
August 26, 2025 at 3:50 PM
The snake oil salesman got his way once - the result was a disaster. Don’t let him do it again
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Until 1979 when Margaret Thatcher took over, Water, Energy, Rail and Mail were some of the cheapest and best run services in the entire world.
Then suddenly she said we can't afford them because she wanted to privatise them and they began to fail.
What a strange coincidence.
Then suddenly she said we can't afford them because she wanted to privatise them and they began to fail.
What a strange coincidence.
August 9, 2025 at 1:46 PM
Until 1979 when Margaret Thatcher took over, Water, Energy, Rail and Mail were some of the cheapest and best run services in the entire world.
Then suddenly she said we can't afford them because she wanted to privatise them and they began to fail.
What a strange coincidence.
Then suddenly she said we can't afford them because she wanted to privatise them and they began to fail.
What a strange coincidence.
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This means if the Brexit vote happened today, Remain would win 64.2% to 35.8%.
August 3, 2025 at 11:07 AM
This means if the Brexit vote happened today, Remain would win 64.2% to 35.8%.
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If you're around 35 or under in the UK, the government has never made anything better for you. Tuition fees brought in, stagnating wages from frozen tax brackets etc. An entire adult life of austerity with another decade ahead
July 26, 2025 at 8:55 PM
If you're around 35 or under in the UK, the government has never made anything better for you. Tuition fees brought in, stagnating wages from frozen tax brackets etc. An entire adult life of austerity with another decade ahead
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A good first step would be to redeploy senior water company executives to dig fatbergs out of the sewers.
How do you ensure a nation fails to cope with drought? Privatise its water system.
Almost everyone wants our water renationalised. Almost everyone, that is, except the government.
This week's column.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Almost everyone wants our water renationalised. Almost everyone, that is, except the government.
This week's column.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
High water bills, filthy rivers – and now drought. This is England's great artificial water crisis of 2025 | George Monbiot
In its refusal to nationalise water, it’s clear the government operates in the interests of private capital and not of the country, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
www.theguardian.com
July 17, 2025 at 12:00 PM
A good first step would be to redeploy senior water company executives to dig fatbergs out of the sewers.
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When buying a new car you should have to choose between either having it limited to 75mph or mandatory "black box" insurance. The only reason anyone would object to this is if they fully intend to drive like a dickhead
July 11, 2025 at 5:55 PM
When buying a new car you should have to choose between either having it limited to 75mph or mandatory "black box" insurance. The only reason anyone would object to this is if they fully intend to drive like a dickhead
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If the UK economy were larger, Labour would automatically be able to collect more tax without having to raise taxes.
If Labour were able to collect more tax, they could do more.
If they were able to do more, we'd all be better off.
Brexit shrank the economy. Let's undo Brexit.
If Labour were able to collect more tax, they could do more.
If they were able to do more, we'd all be better off.
Brexit shrank the economy. Let's undo Brexit.
July 5, 2025 at 11:53 AM
If the UK economy were larger, Labour would automatically be able to collect more tax without having to raise taxes.
If Labour were able to collect more tax, they could do more.
If they were able to do more, we'd all be better off.
Brexit shrank the economy. Let's undo Brexit.
If Labour were able to collect more tax, they could do more.
If they were able to do more, we'd all be better off.
Brexit shrank the economy. Let's undo Brexit.
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First part of a two-part book club with the king of podcasts Adam Buxton talking about his ace new book, I love you, byeee
shows.acast.com/rhlstp/episo...
See RHLSTP live richardherring.com/rhlstp
shows.acast.com/rhlstp/episo...
See RHLSTP live richardherring.com/rhlstp
June 13, 2025 at 6:48 AM
First part of a two-part book club with the king of podcasts Adam Buxton talking about his ace new book, I love you, byeee
shows.acast.com/rhlstp/episo...
See RHLSTP live richardherring.com/rhlstp
shows.acast.com/rhlstp/episo...
See RHLSTP live richardherring.com/rhlstp
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Private Eye exposing again the utter idiocy of our politics.
This sums up *exactly* how Farage and Reform get rocket-boosted by a media, drunk on sensationalist nonsense. Unserious and irresponsible but it’ll be up to us to prove them wrong.
This sums up *exactly* how Farage and Reform get rocket-boosted by a media, drunk on sensationalist nonsense. Unserious and irresponsible but it’ll be up to us to prove them wrong.
June 13, 2025 at 6:54 AM
Private Eye exposing again the utter idiocy of our politics.
This sums up *exactly* how Farage and Reform get rocket-boosted by a media, drunk on sensationalist nonsense. Unserious and irresponsible but it’ll be up to us to prove them wrong.
This sums up *exactly* how Farage and Reform get rocket-boosted by a media, drunk on sensationalist nonsense. Unserious and irresponsible but it’ll be up to us to prove them wrong.
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Billionaires make bad politicians. Musk and Trump think business smarts translate to government, but politics isn’t about winning at all costs. It’s compromise, not control. And history shows: when entrepreneurs enter politics, chaos usually follows.
Full story by ‘Slicker’ in the latest issue.
Full story by ‘Slicker’ in the latest issue.
June 13, 2025 at 6:55 AM
Billionaires make bad politicians. Musk and Trump think business smarts translate to government, but politics isn’t about winning at all costs. It’s compromise, not control. And history shows: when entrepreneurs enter politics, chaos usually follows.
Full story by ‘Slicker’ in the latest issue.
Full story by ‘Slicker’ in the latest issue.
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Today I joined Right to Roam and 400 people today in a mass swim trespass at Kinder Reservoir in the Peak District. The event was in commemoration of the anniversary of the Kinder Scout Mass Trespass, but with a very modern & pressing issue of access.
April 27, 2025 at 7:14 PM
Today I joined Right to Roam and 400 people today in a mass swim trespass at Kinder Reservoir in the Peak District. The event was in commemoration of the anniversary of the Kinder Scout Mass Trespass, but with a very modern & pressing issue of access.
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Fossil fuel companies should be forced to pay the public trillions in damages for the costs of their planetary arson. Instead they are trying to shut down one of the most important and storied environmental groups in the world. It's shameless - and it's not over. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Greenpeace must pay hundreds of millions over Dakota pipeline protests, says jury
Non-profit said in statement lawsuits like this aimed at ‘destroying the right to peaceful protest’
www.theguardian.com
March 19, 2025 at 9:10 PM
Fossil fuel companies should be forced to pay the public trillions in damages for the costs of their planetary arson. Instead they are trying to shut down one of the most important and storied environmental groups in the world. It's shameless - and it's not over. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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Another night when I wonder what Petey (as Jeffrey Epstein called him when he stayed over) is doing as US Ambassador tonight
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
March 14, 2025 at 10:19 PM
Another night when I wonder what Petey (as Jeffrey Epstein called him when he stayed over) is doing as US Ambassador tonight
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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A cyclist mounted a pavement, cycled into me, I ended up in hospital, and the cyclist continued. Cyclists can be top tier cunts as well.
February 15, 2025 at 1:39 PM
A cyclist mounted a pavement, cycled into me, I ended up in hospital, and the cyclist continued. Cyclists can be top tier cunts as well.
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Question Time last night was pretty fierce. And had to be. There's a deliberate effort now to shift the ground: towards appeasement, inhumanity and authoritarianism. Once more, we must resist it. We must fight hard for kindness.
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
BBC One - Question Time, 2025, 13/02/2025
Fiona Bruce presents an hour of topical debate from Northwich in Cheshire.
www.bbc.co.uk
February 14, 2025 at 7:18 AM
Question Time last night was pretty fierce. And had to be. There's a deliberate effort now to shift the ground: towards appeasement, inhumanity and authoritarianism. Once more, we must resist it. We must fight hard for kindness.
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
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Labour’s promoting growth using unproven and dangerous technologies youtu.be/UwT5LLmZYAc?... Labour is promising growth based on carbon capture and storage, new nuclear power stations and sustainable flying, and none of them are known to work. They’re gambling on economic fantasies.
Labour’s promoting growth using unproven and dangerous technologies
YouTube video by Richard J Murphy
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February 9, 2025 at 7:32 AM
Labour’s promoting growth using unproven and dangerous technologies youtu.be/UwT5LLmZYAc?... Labour is promising growth based on carbon capture and storage, new nuclear power stations and sustainable flying, and none of them are known to work. They’re gambling on economic fantasies.
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No other policy proposal or infrastructure investment has the potential to move the economic dial on this scale in this timeframe.
In monetary terms, if used 1-for-1, the proceeds could fund increases to the NHS capital budget for 2 yrs.
Enough of empty Brexit rhetoric. Let's fund our NHS instead.
In monetary terms, if used 1-for-1, the proceeds could fund increases to the NHS capital budget for 2 yrs.
Enough of empty Brexit rhetoric. Let's fund our NHS instead.
🚨NEW RESEARCH🚨
Closer ties with the EU could deliver growth of up to 2.2%.
Clawing back up to half of the damage caused by Brexit.
Delivering double the impact of a UK-US trade deal, according to the govt's own analysis.
And all within Starmer's red lines.
www.thetimes.com/article/8423...
Closer ties with the EU could deliver growth of up to 2.2%.
Clawing back up to half of the damage caused by Brexit.
Delivering double the impact of a UK-US trade deal, according to the govt's own analysis.
And all within Starmer's red lines.
www.thetimes.com/article/8423...
Research claims EU deal will fuel growth — and Labour is listening
A report says Britain can mend some of the economic damage of Brexit without crossing the red lines set by Keir Starmer
www.thetimes.com
February 9, 2025 at 7:55 AM
No other policy proposal or infrastructure investment has the potential to move the economic dial on this scale in this timeframe.
In monetary terms, if used 1-for-1, the proceeds could fund increases to the NHS capital budget for 2 yrs.
Enough of empty Brexit rhetoric. Let's fund our NHS instead.
In monetary terms, if used 1-for-1, the proceeds could fund increases to the NHS capital budget for 2 yrs.
Enough of empty Brexit rhetoric. Let's fund our NHS instead.
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Britain is paying the highest taxes ever, but has the worst Public Services because all of them have been privatised and most of your money is being stolen as profit.
January 3, 2025 at 7:20 PM
Britain is paying the highest taxes ever, but has the worst Public Services because all of them have been privatised and most of your money is being stolen as profit.
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Nationalising essential utilities – like water – should not cost taxpayers anything at all youtu.be/TlVbKVBLOiM?... Labour claims taxpayers would face a massive bill for nationalising the water industry. But that’s not true.
Nationalising essential utilities – like water – should not cost taxpayers anything at all
YouTube video by Richard J Murphy
youtu.be
December 13, 2024 at 7:07 AM
Nationalising essential utilities – like water – should not cost taxpayers anything at all youtu.be/TlVbKVBLOiM?... Labour claims taxpayers would face a massive bill for nationalising the water industry. But that’s not true.
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