Jools Crowley
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Absolutely sickening
The government has agreed to let Trump force the NHS to pay 25% more for medicines
"The move will cost taxpayers in Britain about £3bn"
Terrible news for patients
www.ft.com/content/02e4...
The government has agreed to let Trump force the NHS to pay 25% more for medicines
"The move will cost taxpayers in Britain about £3bn"
Terrible news for patients
www.ft.com/content/02e4...
NHS medicines budget to increase by 25% in push to avoid Trump tariffs
UK government will make it easier for drugs to be approved for use in order to secure carve-out from import levies
www.ft.com
December 1, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Absolutely sickening
The government has agreed to let Trump force the NHS to pay 25% more for medicines
"The move will cost taxpayers in Britain about £3bn"
Terrible news for patients
www.ft.com/content/02e4...
The government has agreed to let Trump force the NHS to pay 25% more for medicines
"The move will cost taxpayers in Britain about £3bn"
Terrible news for patients
www.ft.com/content/02e4...
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#OtD 1 Dec 1955 Rosa Parks, a Black civil rights activist, refused her bus driver's order that she give up her seat to a white passenger, triggering a widespread bus boycott and boosting the civil rights movement. stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/8058...
December 1, 2025 at 9:55 AM
#OtD 1 Dec 1955 Rosa Parks, a Black civil rights activist, refused her bus driver's order that she give up her seat to a white passenger, triggering a widespread bus boycott and boosting the civil rights movement. stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/8058...
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I must have missed the wall-to-wall coverage of demands for an investigation into Nigel Farage's lies about being a racist
Or about whether he knew Nathan Gill
Or about who bought his house in Frinton
Or about whether he knew Nathan Gill
Or about who bought his house in Frinton
November 30, 2025 at 9:15 PM
I must have missed the wall-to-wall coverage of demands for an investigation into Nigel Farage's lies about being a racist
Or about whether he knew Nathan Gill
Or about who bought his house in Frinton
Or about whether he knew Nathan Gill
Or about who bought his house in Frinton
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We've created a simple tool so you can find out whether your local NHS trust is using Palantir's software and asking them to resist Wes Streeting's push to sign up for it. goodlaw.social/zr8w
Stop Palantir in the NHS | Good Law Project
NHS trusts are rolling out Palantir software, but we’re fighting back
goodlaw.social
December 1, 2025 at 10:17 AM
We've created a simple tool so you can find out whether your local NHS trust is using Palantir's software and asking them to resist Wes Streeting's push to sign up for it. goodlaw.social/zr8w
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Senator Kelly is correct.
Plus a Public Service Announcement:
KEY section of Department of Defense's Law of War Manual is 18.3.2.1.
The VERY rule on the "requirement" to refuse illegal orders gives as its paradigmatic example of what is "clearly illegal:
"orders to fire upon the shipwrecked."
Plus a Public Service Announcement:
KEY section of Department of Defense's Law of War Manual is 18.3.2.1.
The VERY rule on the "requirement" to refuse illegal orders gives as its paradigmatic example of what is "clearly illegal:
"orders to fire upon the shipwrecked."
November 30, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Senator Kelly is correct.
Plus a Public Service Announcement:
KEY section of Department of Defense's Law of War Manual is 18.3.2.1.
The VERY rule on the "requirement" to refuse illegal orders gives as its paradigmatic example of what is "clearly illegal:
"orders to fire upon the shipwrecked."
Plus a Public Service Announcement:
KEY section of Department of Defense's Law of War Manual is 18.3.2.1.
The VERY rule on the "requirement" to refuse illegal orders gives as its paradigmatic example of what is "clearly illegal:
"orders to fire upon the shipwrecked."
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This story is starting to make me feel I’m going slightly mad - maybe RR overdid the gloom, but the tax rises are paying for a) the welfare U-turns b) the £10bn-plus increase in headroom c) scrapping the two child limit d) bits of other spending eg higher local gov costs 🤷🏻♀️
December 1, 2025 at 8:15 AM
This story is starting to make me feel I’m going slightly mad - maybe RR overdid the gloom, but the tax rises are paying for a) the welfare U-turns b) the £10bn-plus increase in headroom c) scrapping the two child limit d) bits of other spending eg higher local gov costs 🤷🏻♀️
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Reform UK went into Durham Council promising to find huge savings. They have managed to GROW the authority's deficit by over £11m *in the last two months*.
Grimes recommends “serious consideration” to increasing council tax “by the maximum 5%.” ~AA
northeastbylines.co.uk/news/politic...
Grimes recommends “serious consideration” to increasing council tax “by the maximum 5%.” ~AA
northeastbylines.co.uk/news/politic...
Reform cabinet backs £10mn cuts to start filling Durham’s growing black hole
Reform is now learning that running a big council is not as easy as it probably thought
northeastbylines.co.uk
December 1, 2025 at 9:50 AM
Reform UK went into Durham Council promising to find huge savings. They have managed to GROW the authority's deficit by over £11m *in the last two months*.
Grimes recommends “serious consideration” to increasing council tax “by the maximum 5%.” ~AA
northeastbylines.co.uk/news/politic...
Grimes recommends “serious consideration” to increasing council tax “by the maximum 5%.” ~AA
northeastbylines.co.uk/news/politic...
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The 1178 Ranshofen Gospels give big Monday energy: three evangelists turn up to work missing key tools: no pen, wrong ink, no parchment.... only St John is prepared for the day.
A medieval reminder that some Mondays haven’t changed!
MS. Canon. Bibl. Lat. 60
#MedievalMonday
A medieval reminder that some Mondays haven’t changed!
MS. Canon. Bibl. Lat. 60
#MedievalMonday
December 1, 2025 at 9:52 AM
The 1178 Ranshofen Gospels give big Monday energy: three evangelists turn up to work missing key tools: no pen, wrong ink, no parchment.... only St John is prepared for the day.
A medieval reminder that some Mondays haven’t changed!
MS. Canon. Bibl. Lat. 60
#MedievalMonday
A medieval reminder that some Mondays haven’t changed!
MS. Canon. Bibl. Lat. 60
#MedievalMonday
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I take one tablet daily, the only reminder that I'm living with HIV. It keeps my viral load undetectable, meaning that I can't pass HIV on. I can expect a normal lifespan. One of the greatest challenges is stigma, due to a lack of knowledge. HIV has changed. #WorldAIDSDay
December 1, 2025 at 6:14 AM
I take one tablet daily, the only reminder that I'm living with HIV. It keeps my viral load undetectable, meaning that I can't pass HIV on. I can expect a normal lifespan. One of the greatest challenges is stigma, due to a lack of knowledge. HIV has changed. #WorldAIDSDay
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It’s those damn Antifa…
/s
/s
November 30, 2025 at 9:12 PM
It’s those damn Antifa…
/s
/s
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In St. Petersburg, 83-year-old Lyudmila Vasilyeva was detained. She went out to Palace Square with an anti-war poster, and she was taken to the police station immediately.
Lyudmila was born in 1941, worked at defense enterprises
Lyudmila was born in 1941, worked at defense enterprises
November 30, 2025 at 12:15 PM
In St. Petersburg, 83-year-old Lyudmila Vasilyeva was detained. She went out to Palace Square with an anti-war poster, and she was taken to the police station immediately.
Lyudmila was born in 1941, worked at defense enterprises
Lyudmila was born in 1941, worked at defense enterprises
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You shouldn’t have to present your ID, credit card info, or face to be scanned just to access your favorite sites, news, or games yet this is the growing reality for Internet users globally. We need a firestorm to take down online ID checks for good-- so we planned one. Join us for a week of action!
November 29, 2025 at 9:28 PM
You shouldn’t have to present your ID, credit card info, or face to be scanned just to access your favorite sites, news, or games yet this is the growing reality for Internet users globally. We need a firestorm to take down online ID checks for good-- so we planned one. Join us for a week of action!
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My brain just blew up.
This guy lecturing a survivor of horrific gun violence on how she is allowed to talk about gun violence while telling her to fuck off is about as abusive as you’re going to get.
And you know who emboldens this kind of abuse?
Trump, the Abuser-in-Chief.
This guy lecturing a survivor of horrific gun violence on how she is allowed to talk about gun violence while telling her to fuck off is about as abusive as you’re going to get.
And you know who emboldens this kind of abuse?
Trump, the Abuser-in-Chief.
MAGA legal world, man…
Gorsuch and Grassley should be so proud.
Gorsuch and Grassley should be so proud.
November 30, 2025 at 9:52 PM
My brain just blew up.
This guy lecturing a survivor of horrific gun violence on how she is allowed to talk about gun violence while telling her to fuck off is about as abusive as you’re going to get.
And you know who emboldens this kind of abuse?
Trump, the Abuser-in-Chief.
This guy lecturing a survivor of horrific gun violence on how she is allowed to talk about gun violence while telling her to fuck off is about as abusive as you’re going to get.
And you know who emboldens this kind of abuse?
Trump, the Abuser-in-Chief.
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Lucy White's overt racism - she wants Nus Ghsni banned from the Commons (birthplace), and Rishi Sunak, Priti Patel & Shabana Mahmood banned from office - may have finally gone too far for TalkTV. The GB News response is disingenuous.
www.theguardian.com/media/2025/n...
www.theguardian.com/media/2025/n...
GB News urged to cut ties with contributor accused of racism
Rightwing activist claimed Commons deputy speaker Nusrat Ghani should be barred because she was born in Pakistan
www.theguardian.com
November 30, 2025 at 9:23 PM
Lucy White's overt racism - she wants Nus Ghsni banned from the Commons (birthplace), and Rishi Sunak, Priti Patel & Shabana Mahmood banned from office - may have finally gone too far for TalkTV. The GB News response is disingenuous.
www.theguardian.com/media/2025/n...
www.theguardian.com/media/2025/n...
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Palestinian state ‘only’ solution to Israeli conflict, says Pope Leo
www.irishtimes.com/world/middle...
www.irishtimes.com/world/middle...
Palestinian state ‘only’ solution to Israeli conflict, says Pope Leo
Head of Catholic Church visits Lebanon after leaving Turkey on first overseas trip
www.irishtimes.com
November 30, 2025 at 6:43 PM
Palestinian state ‘only’ solution to Israeli conflict, says Pope Leo
www.irishtimes.com/world/middle...
www.irishtimes.com/world/middle...
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This is Alexander Lebedev, former KGB officer, the close friend of Boris Johnson, father of Lord Lebedev, running a conference in Crimea in 2017 with Sergey Aksyonov - the mafia leader known as the ‘Goblin’ who Putin installed as leader after the invasion
November 30, 2025 at 4:45 AM
This is Alexander Lebedev, former KGB officer, the close friend of Boris Johnson, father of Lord Lebedev, running a conference in Crimea in 2017 with Sergey Aksyonov - the mafia leader known as the ‘Goblin’ who Putin installed as leader after the invasion
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"To achieve this, whether in Russia or elsewhere in the world, the same tool is always used by those in power: self-censorship."
"Self-censorship is far more effective than censorship."
https://inews.co.uk/news/world/exiled-russian-journalist-sees-worrying-parallels-trump-putin-4062823
"Self-censorship is far more effective than censorship."
https://inews.co.uk/news/world/exiled-russian-journalist-sees-worrying-parallels-trump-putin-4062823
I'm an exiled Russian journalist – I see worrying parallels between Trump and Putin
Vladimir Putin throttled free speech in Russia. The US must not sleepwalk into the same kind of situation
inews.co.uk
November 30, 2025 at 8:15 PM
"To achieve this, whether in Russia or elsewhere in the world, the same tool is always used by those in power: self-censorship."
"Self-censorship is far more effective than censorship."
https://inews.co.uk/news/world/exiled-russian-journalist-sees-worrying-parallels-trump-putin-4062823
"Self-censorship is far more effective than censorship."
https://inews.co.uk/news/world/exiled-russian-journalist-sees-worrying-parallels-trump-putin-4062823
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A quick reminder of who Nigel Farage was most concerned about when Putin's tanks first rolled into Ukraine
November 27, 2025 at 8:22 PM
A quick reminder of who Nigel Farage was most concerned about when Putin's tanks first rolled into Ukraine
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They’re simultaneously arguing that soldiers have to follow all orders from the president, legal or not, but they get to ignore orders from a federal judge if they feel they’re not legal.
KARL: Did you know about the judge's order when you issued your order for the planes to continue?
KRISTI NOEM: This is an activist judge. We comply with all federal orders that are lawful and binding.
KRISTI NOEM: This is an activist judge. We comply with all federal orders that are lawful and binding.
November 30, 2025 at 5:43 PM
They’re simultaneously arguing that soldiers have to follow all orders from the president, legal or not, but they get to ignore orders from a federal judge if they feel they’re not legal.
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Really good corrective to a debate that's being conducted on totally unreal premises.
Here's this week's column. Please - please - can we stop talking about migration in a way that's completely detached from the facts? www.theguardian.com/business/202...
Net migration is plummeting. Why can’t Labour say so? | Heather Stewart
An honest debate is needed on this polarising topic as sectors such as social care struggle with recruitment
www.theguardian.com
November 30, 2025 at 1:36 PM
Really good corrective to a debate that's being conducted on totally unreal premises.
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And this is why we shouldn’t be letting Sam Altman or his company or his ilk infect higher education with their crappy products.
"They're trying to change our habits, because all of the projections rely on people becoming truly dependent on the technology. Whether or not it's actually a good thing for society isn't considered to be a factor."
Analysis: OpenAI is a loss-making machine, how can it survive?
Don't call it a bubble! Loss-making monster OpenAI is on the hook for $1.4 trillion (with a T) in compute commitments. How can this go on?
www.windowscentral.com
November 30, 2025 at 1:43 PM
And this is why we shouldn’t be letting Sam Altman or his company or his ilk infect higher education with their crappy products.
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"All of this falls apart if humans don't adopt the tech. This is why you've seen Meta cram its lame chatbots into WhatsApp and Instagram. This is why Notepad and Paint now have useless Copilot buttons on Windows. This is why Google Gemini wants to "help you" read and reply to your emails."
Analysis: OpenAI is a loss-making machine, how can it survive?
Don't call it a bubble! Loss-making monster OpenAI is on the hook for $1.4 trillion (with a T) in compute commitments. How can this go on?
www.windowscentral.com
November 29, 2025 at 11:30 PM
"All of this falls apart if humans don't adopt the tech. This is why you've seen Meta cram its lame chatbots into WhatsApp and Instagram. This is why Notepad and Paint now have useless Copilot buttons on Windows. This is why Google Gemini wants to "help you" read and reply to your emails."
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Tom Stoppard: on turning out to be Jewish. This essay, abridged, featured in the Leopoldstadt programme
www.huntingtontheatre.org/2024/09/11/t...
www.huntingtontheatre.org/2024/09/11/t...
Tom Stoppard: On Turning Out to be Jewish | Huntington Theatre Company
www.huntingtontheatre.org
November 30, 2025 at 11:21 AM
Tom Stoppard: on turning out to be Jewish. This essay, abridged, featured in the Leopoldstadt programme
www.huntingtontheatre.org/2024/09/11/t...
www.huntingtontheatre.org/2024/09/11/t...
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And if you're not completely sick of my voice, have a listen to this new episode of @alexpodyssey.bsky.social all about apples - fron the golden one that started the Trojan War, all the way to Handel, Tennyson, Snow White, Wagner, Magritte, Alan Turing, The Beatles, Steve Jobs, and Ramsay Bolton.
BRAND NEW 🍏 How Do You Like Them Apples? 🍎
From the Garden of Hesperides to the Garden of Eden, from the Atalanta and the Trojan War to The Beatles and the iPhone, apples are laden with often conflicting symbolism.
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From the Garden of Hesperides to the Garden of Eden, from the Atalanta and the Trojan War to The Beatles and the iPhone, apples are laden with often conflicting symbolism.
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🎧 podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/a...
BONUS - How Do You Like Them Golden Apples?
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November 30, 2025 at 11:25 AM
And if you're not completely sick of my voice, have a listen to this new episode of @alexpodyssey.bsky.social all about apples - fron the golden one that started the Trojan War, all the way to Handel, Tennyson, Snow White, Wagner, Magritte, Alan Turing, The Beatles, Steve Jobs, and Ramsay Bolton.
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Are there any other countries whose "patriotic" publications pay foreigners to write about what a hellhole they think their country is?
November 28, 2025 at 7:04 PM
Are there any other countries whose "patriotic" publications pay foreigners to write about what a hellhole they think their country is?