Emmy Chater
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NEW: Keir Starmer's allies hired private investigators to explore the background of an author of a book on Morgan McSweeney and Labour Together, The National has learned.
From Peter Oborne and Richard Sanders in today's National
www.thenational.scot/news/2550403...
From Peter Oborne and Richard Sanders in today's National
www.thenational.scot/news/2550403...
Starmer allies hired investigators to look into author of McSweeney book
KEIR Starmer's allies hired private investigators to explore the background of an author whose book led to the resignation of the Prime Minister's…
www.thenational.scot
September 30, 2025 at 8:12 AM
NEW: Keir Starmer's allies hired private investigators to explore the background of an author of a book on Morgan McSweeney and Labour Together, The National has learned.
From Peter Oborne and Richard Sanders in today's National
www.thenational.scot/news/2550403...
From Peter Oborne and Richard Sanders in today's National
www.thenational.scot/news/2550403...
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Asbestos, mould, rotten seagulls and cells flooding with excrement are among the problems experienced in crumbling courts in England and Wales.
Backlog of 76,957 Crown Court cases, 310,304 Magistrate Court cases.
Country destroyed by austerity, rich get richer.
Backlog of 76,957 Crown Court cases, 310,304 Magistrate Court cases.
Country destroyed by austerity, rich get richer.
‘Maggots raining down’: survey lays bare dire state of courts in England and Wales
Asbestos and faeces flooding cells also among problems contributing to huge backlog in cases, Law Society finds
www.theguardian.com
September 25, 2025 at 8:48 AM
Asbestos, mould, rotten seagulls and cells flooding with excrement are among the problems experienced in crumbling courts in England and Wales.
Backlog of 76,957 Crown Court cases, 310,304 Magistrate Court cases.
Country destroyed by austerity, rich get richer.
Backlog of 76,957 Crown Court cases, 310,304 Magistrate Court cases.
Country destroyed by austerity, rich get richer.
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Tried to get my real ID. I had my license, my SS card and my birth certificate.
I was not allowed to get my real ID because my birth name is different than my married name. Now I have to go dig up a marriage certificate. You know who wouldn’t have to do this? A man.
Never change your last name.
I was not allowed to get my real ID because my birth name is different than my married name. Now I have to go dig up a marriage certificate. You know who wouldn’t have to do this? A man.
Never change your last name.
September 22, 2025 at 5:36 PM
Tried to get my real ID. I had my license, my SS card and my birth certificate.
I was not allowed to get my real ID because my birth name is different than my married name. Now I have to go dig up a marriage certificate. You know who wouldn’t have to do this? A man.
Never change your last name.
I was not allowed to get my real ID because my birth name is different than my married name. Now I have to go dig up a marriage certificate. You know who wouldn’t have to do this? A man.
Never change your last name.
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Absolutely horrific reports coming from Sudan.
As the UN have rightly said, places of worship should not be a target and neither should civilians.
There needs to be an end to the deathly vioence and safe humanitarian corridors in and out of El Fasher.
news.sky.com/story/fight-...
As the UN have rightly said, places of worship should not be a target and neither should civilians.
There needs to be an end to the deathly vioence and safe humanitarian corridors in and out of El Fasher.
news.sky.com/story/fight-...
Deaths from mosque attack in besieged Sudanese city 'include at least 11 children'
Residents of the regional capital of North Darfur are mourning more than 70 people killed in a single drone strike by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) on a mosque during Friday dawn prayers.
news.sky.com
September 22, 2025 at 11:20 AM
Absolutely horrific reports coming from Sudan.
As the UN have rightly said, places of worship should not be a target and neither should civilians.
There needs to be an end to the deathly vioence and safe humanitarian corridors in and out of El Fasher.
news.sky.com/story/fight-...
As the UN have rightly said, places of worship should not be a target and neither should civilians.
There needs to be an end to the deathly vioence and safe humanitarian corridors in and out of El Fasher.
news.sky.com/story/fight-...
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DISNEY: "OK, we are putting Jimmy Kimmel back on the air. You can resubscribe now."
ME: "I unsubscribed because you immorally bowed to fascism. I'm not going to resubscribe because you immorally bowed to finances."
ME: "I unsubscribed because you immorally bowed to fascism. I'm not going to resubscribe because you immorally bowed to finances."
September 22, 2025 at 9:14 PM
DISNEY: "OK, we are putting Jimmy Kimmel back on the air. You can resubscribe now."
ME: "I unsubscribed because you immorally bowed to fascism. I'm not going to resubscribe because you immorally bowed to finances."
ME: "I unsubscribed because you immorally bowed to fascism. I'm not going to resubscribe because you immorally bowed to finances."
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The DWP gave nearly £250 million to private companies in June alone
Over £40 million of this mind-blowing amount was spent on notorious DWP health and Work Capability assessments - where these private companies routinely abuse disabled people
www.thecanary.co/uk/analysis/...
Over £40 million of this mind-blowing amount was spent on notorious DWP health and Work Capability assessments - where these private companies routinely abuse disabled people
www.thecanary.co/uk/analysis/...
The DWP gave nearly £250 million to private companies in June alone
Over £40 million of this mind-blowing amount was spent on notorious DWP health and Work Capability assessments
www.thecanary.co
August 6, 2025 at 12:41 PM
The DWP gave nearly £250 million to private companies in June alone
Over £40 million of this mind-blowing amount was spent on notorious DWP health and Work Capability assessments - where these private companies routinely abuse disabled people
www.thecanary.co/uk/analysis/...
Over £40 million of this mind-blowing amount was spent on notorious DWP health and Work Capability assessments - where these private companies routinely abuse disabled people
www.thecanary.co/uk/analysis/...
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Southern Water applies for permission to draw water from rare chalk stream.
Macquarie controlled company loses 91m litres of water per day to leaks.
No new reservoirs built since 1989.
Dumped sewage for 300,000 hours into rivers.
Customer bills up 47% this year.
End fleecing. Nationalise water.
Macquarie controlled company loses 91m litres of water per day to leaks.
No new reservoirs built since 1989.
Dumped sewage for 300,000 hours into rivers.
Customer bills up 47% this year.
End fleecing. Nationalise water.
Southern Water applies for permission to draw water from rare chalk stream
Environment secretary urged to stop drought order that could damage the ecology of River Test in Hampshire
www.theguardian.com
August 6, 2025 at 6:46 AM
Southern Water applies for permission to draw water from rare chalk stream.
Macquarie controlled company loses 91m litres of water per day to leaks.
No new reservoirs built since 1989.
Dumped sewage for 300,000 hours into rivers.
Customer bills up 47% this year.
End fleecing. Nationalise water.
Macquarie controlled company loses 91m litres of water per day to leaks.
No new reservoirs built since 1989.
Dumped sewage for 300,000 hours into rivers.
Customer bills up 47% this year.
End fleecing. Nationalise water.
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Noticing a pattern here.
August 6, 2025 at 6:28 PM
Noticing a pattern here.
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The EPA has postponed enforcing limits on methane emissions linked to oil and gas operations while it weighs the possibility of scrapping the rules altogether.
August 5, 2025 at 1:12 AM
The EPA has postponed enforcing limits on methane emissions linked to oil and gas operations while it weighs the possibility of scrapping the rules altogether.
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Now published: UK-France treaty on "prevention of dangerous journeys" by small boat www.gov.uk/government/p...
UK/France: Agreement on the Prevention of Dangerous Journeys [CS France No.2/2025]
This treaty was presented to Parliament in August 2025.
www.gov.uk
August 5, 2025 at 8:39 PM
Now published: UK-France treaty on "prevention of dangerous journeys" by small boat www.gov.uk/government/p...
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New YouGov polling. A monumental failure of our political class to educate, a monumental failure of our media to report fairly, for a generation
August 5, 2025 at 6:27 AM
New YouGov polling. A monumental failure of our political class to educate, a monumental failure of our media to report fairly, for a generation
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Fascism is expensive.
August 5, 2025 at 6:40 AM
Fascism is expensive.
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The rich must be incentivised; the poor must be disciplined.
The political economy of the super-elite in one headline.
The political economy of the super-elite in one headline.
August 5, 2025 at 8:25 AM
The rich must be incentivised; the poor must be disciplined.
The political economy of the super-elite in one headline.
The political economy of the super-elite in one headline.
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Why Labour would pick this former Sun editor to be truth-teller-in-chief in charge of government communications is a mystery. While editor David Dinsmore did his best to destroy Labour — and much more www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/ideas/media/...
Why is a former Murdoch exec set to run government comms?
Ex Sun editor David Dinsmore has been given the task of truth-teller in chief over the machinery of government. It feels like magical thinking
www.prospectmagazine.co.uk
August 1, 2025 at 12:41 PM
Why Labour would pick this former Sun editor to be truth-teller-in-chief in charge of government communications is a mystery. While editor David Dinsmore did his best to destroy Labour — and much more www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/ideas/media/...
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“So we fall for the psychological bait: we work, we strive, we consume. We become part of the chain of bullying and natural destruction, forgetting that we are doing most of these things not for us, but to make bosses rich and species extinct”
open.substack.com/pub/georgets...
open.substack.com/pub/georgets...
August 1, 2025 at 2:43 PM
“So we fall for the psychological bait: we work, we strive, we consume. We become part of the chain of bullying and natural destruction, forgetting that we are doing most of these things not for us, but to make bosses rich and species extinct”
open.substack.com/pub/georgets...
open.substack.com/pub/georgets...
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Former Tory MP Adam Holloway has defected to Reform. As someone who 'mistakenly' overclaimed £1,000 on expenses, defended an MP who sexually assaulted a 15 year old and tried to influence a judge over another MP charged with sexual assault, he should fit in perfectly.
August 2, 2025 at 7:22 AM
Former Tory MP Adam Holloway has defected to Reform. As someone who 'mistakenly' overclaimed £1,000 on expenses, defended an MP who sexually assaulted a 15 year old and tried to influence a judge over another MP charged with sexual assault, he should fit in perfectly.
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"But nine scientists across several different disciplines told WIRED that the report mishandled citations of their work by cherry-picking data, misrepresenting findings, drawing erroneous conclusions, or leaving out relevant context."
www.wired.com/story/scient...
www.wired.com/story/scient...
Scientists Say New Government Climate Report Twists Their Work
A new Department of Energy report “fundamentally misrepresents” climate research and leaves out key context, multiple scientists cited in the report tell WIRED.
www.wired.com
July 31, 2025 at 1:51 AM
"But nine scientists across several different disciplines told WIRED that the report mishandled citations of their work by cherry-picking data, misrepresenting findings, drawing erroneous conclusions, or leaving out relevant context."
www.wired.com/story/scient...
www.wired.com/story/scient...
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The DWP has been forced to release secret reports into claimant deaths
Cases of serious harm to, or deaths of, claimants where the DWP played a part and was forced to do an investigation have doubled - yet it is still trying to cover the detail up
www.thecanary.co/uk/analysis/...
Cases of serious harm to, or deaths of, claimants where the DWP played a part and was forced to do an investigation have doubled - yet it is still trying to cover the detail up
www.thecanary.co/uk/analysis/...
The DWP has been forced to release secret reports into claimant deaths
Cases of serious harm to, or deaths of, claimants where the DWP played a part have doubled - yet it is still trying to cover the detail up
www.thecanary.co
July 29, 2025 at 3:24 PM
The DWP has been forced to release secret reports into claimant deaths
Cases of serious harm to, or deaths of, claimants where the DWP played a part and was forced to do an investigation have doubled - yet it is still trying to cover the detail up
www.thecanary.co/uk/analysis/...
Cases of serious harm to, or deaths of, claimants where the DWP played a part and was forced to do an investigation have doubled - yet it is still trying to cover the detail up
www.thecanary.co/uk/analysis/...
Heart- breaking disregard fora person's quality of life...and the quoted responses of organisations are empty words, infuriatingly void of any compassion.
I’ve stopped life-saving medication says man exhausted by fight for NHS care
Tim Hull, who has a rare neurological condition, says his quality of life is
www.bbc.co.uk
July 30, 2025 at 2:24 PM
Heart- breaking disregard fora person's quality of life...and the quoted responses of organisations are empty words, infuriatingly void of any compassion.
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Stephen Timms, the minister for social security and disability, suggested that tightening the conditions for PIP would spur ‘behavioural change’
– a claim critics describe as cruel, ignorant, and deeply stigmatising to people with disabilities.
– a claim critics describe as cruel, ignorant, and deeply stigmatising to people with disabilities.
‘Behavioural’ responses to DWP policy: weaponising the need to survive
Minister suggests benefit cuts will spur ‘behavioural change’ – a claim critics describe as cruel, ignorant, and deeply stigmatising to people with disabilities
yorkshirebylines.co.uk
July 30, 2025 at 9:07 AM
Stephen Timms, the minister for social security and disability, suggested that tightening the conditions for PIP would spur ‘behavioural change’
– a claim critics describe as cruel, ignorant, and deeply stigmatising to people with disabilities.
– a claim critics describe as cruel, ignorant, and deeply stigmatising to people with disabilities.
July 30, 2025 at 9:26 AM
This.... 💔🤬😡💔🤬😡 💔
How do the then children,now women, ever recover from this - or have trust in police - and Local Authorities... or any statutory services for that matter...
How do the then children,now women, ever recover from this - or have trust in police - and Local Authorities... or any statutory services for that matter...
Police officers ‘also abused’ Rotherham grooming gang victims
One says she was raped from the age of 12 by a South Yorkshire Police officer in a marked police car.
www.bbc.com
July 29, 2025 at 2:39 PM
This.... 💔🤬😡💔🤬😡 💔
How do the then children,now women, ever recover from this - or have trust in police - and Local Authorities... or any statutory services for that matter...
How do the then children,now women, ever recover from this - or have trust in police - and Local Authorities... or any statutory services for that matter...
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17 million people might lose their healthcare but at least your tax dollars will be going to good use in other very, very important ways.
July 27, 2025 at 5:07 PM
17 million people might lose their healthcare but at least your tax dollars will be going to good use in other very, very important ways.
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Socialism is what they called public power.
Socialism is what they called social security.
Socialism is what they called the growth of free and independent labor organizations.
Socialism is their name for almost anything that helps all the people.
—Harry Truman, 1952
Socialism is what they called social security.
Socialism is what they called the growth of free and independent labor organizations.
Socialism is their name for almost anything that helps all the people.
—Harry Truman, 1952
July 22, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Socialism is what they called public power.
Socialism is what they called social security.
Socialism is what they called the growth of free and independent labor organizations.
Socialism is their name for almost anything that helps all the people.
—Harry Truman, 1952
Socialism is what they called social security.
Socialism is what they called the growth of free and independent labor organizations.
Socialism is their name for almost anything that helps all the people.
—Harry Truman, 1952