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When the evidence from pre-union Scotland is examined, the idea that the United Kingdom is a voluntary institution is, frankly, deluded | David Murray
Historical lessons for Scotland’s sovereign future
When the evidence from pre-union Scotland is examined, the idea that the United Kingdom is a voluntary institution is, frankly, deluded
bylines.scot
January 26, 2026 at 7:56 AM
When the evidence from pre-union Scotland is examined, the idea that the United Kingdom is a voluntary institution is, frankly, deluded | David Murray
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It's amazing how many journalists were affected so badly by COVID they've only this week noticed that Tr**p is a fascist.
January 26, 2026 at 8:05 AM
It's amazing how many journalists were affected so badly by COVID they've only this week noticed that Tr**p is a fascist.
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Starmer plans to attack the only Jewish party leader over antisemitism.
He wants to attack Zack Polanski for challenging Britain's role as lapdog to Donald Trump.
What does this tell us?
Labour is very rattled - and they absolutely should be.
www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/exclus...
He wants to attack Zack Polanski for challenging Britain's role as lapdog to Donald Trump.
What does this tell us?
Labour is very rattled - and they absolutely should be.
www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/exclus...
Exclusive: Keir Starmer Orders Labour To Ramp Up Attacks On Green Party
The prime minister has privately told No.10 allies they must train their fire on Zack Polanski's party.
www.huffingtonpost.co.uk
January 24, 2026 at 12:51 PM
Starmer plans to attack the only Jewish party leader over antisemitism.
He wants to attack Zack Polanski for challenging Britain's role as lapdog to Donald Trump.
What does this tell us?
Labour is very rattled - and they absolutely should be.
www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/exclus...
He wants to attack Zack Polanski for challenging Britain's role as lapdog to Donald Trump.
What does this tell us?
Labour is very rattled - and they absolutely should be.
www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/exclus...
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This really is an outstanding piece of political journalism.
How Morgan McSweeney's '0% strategy' failed to win over Reform voters while haemorrhaging Labour's own support base to the Greens
www.adambienkov.co.uk/p/morgan-mcs...
www.adambienkov.co.uk/p/morgan-mcs...
Morgan McSweeney’s 0% Strategy
The plot to block Andy Burnham's return to Westminster tells you everything you need to know about how Keir Starmer's Government got itself into this mess
www.adambienkov.co.uk
January 24, 2026 at 11:23 AM
This really is an outstanding piece of political journalism.
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Hello, New Malden. I am opening for amazing Sara Pascoe this Sunday evening (I'm listed as "another brilliant comedian" which I will 100% accept) and you can book tickets HERE: www.outsidetheboxcomedy.co.uk/show.htm?id_...
January 23, 2026 at 5:55 PM
Hello, New Malden. I am opening for amazing Sara Pascoe this Sunday evening (I'm listed as "another brilliant comedian" which I will 100% accept) and you can book tickets HERE: www.outsidetheboxcomedy.co.uk/show.htm?id_...
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1. This short thread is about the issue that dominates almost every aspect of politics, and causes or exacerbates most of our problems: the extreme wealth of a small number of people. Here’s the amazing thing: almost the entire political class aligns with the ultra-rich against the rest. 🧵1/10
January 23, 2026 at 11:30 AM
1. This short thread is about the issue that dominates almost every aspect of politics, and causes or exacerbates most of our problems: the extreme wealth of a small number of people. Here’s the amazing thing: almost the entire political class aligns with the ultra-rich against the rest. 🧵1/10
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How many wars has he ended again?
President Trump, "If anything ever happens, the whole country (Iran) is going to get blown up"
Nothing says Nobel Peace Prize candidate than threatening to murder 90 million people 🤷♂️
Nothing says Nobel Peace Prize candidate than threatening to murder 90 million people 🤷♂️
January 21, 2026 at 12:26 PM
How many wars has he ended again?
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❝ Trump's Gaza 'Board of Peace' should terrify you. It's a template for the world - and Gaza is just the start. ❞ — @owenjones.bsky.social
Donald Trump needs helpers for his appalling neocolonialist project. What else is this ‘board of peace’? | Owen Jones
Blair, Putin, Erdoğan, Orbán: the names of those invited to serve say it all. And it’s about so much more than Gaza, says Guardian columnist Owen Jones
www.theguardian.com
January 20, 2026 at 8:37 AM
❝ Trump's Gaza 'Board of Peace' should terrify you. It's a template for the world - and Gaza is just the start. ❞ — @owenjones.bsky.social
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What ICE is doing on US streets looks terrifying, but don’t forget: it could happen anywhere | Nesrine Malik
What ICE is doing on US streets looks terrifying, but don’t forget: it could happen anywhere | Nesrine Malik
This shocking moment is the outcome of a political, institutional and media environment that is not far off Britain’s, says Guardian columnist Nesrine Malik
www.theguardian.com
January 19, 2026 at 7:26 AM
What ICE is doing on US streets looks terrifying, but don’t forget: it could happen anywhere | Nesrine Malik
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The idiocy of Trump is almost divine. Someone on that other site said "How stupid can he be if he ran all that real estate stuff in NYC?" Well, we could argue about that, but I will admit he has a certain animal cunning. Of course, my first agent used to say, "Shit full of gas always floats."
January 19, 2026 at 12:57 AM
The idiocy of Trump is almost divine. Someone on that other site said "How stupid can he be if he ran all that real estate stuff in NYC?" Well, we could argue about that, but I will admit he has a certain animal cunning. Of course, my first agent used to say, "Shit full of gas always floats."
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I can't trust politicians who are anti-trans. Not because I'm "only searching for perfection" which is what centrists will be accusing me of for the rest of my life, it's because if you're not pro-trans you'll be garbage on lots of other issues too. Being anti-trans NEVER exists in a vacuum.
January 17, 2026 at 9:42 AM
I can't trust politicians who are anti-trans. Not because I'm "only searching for perfection" which is what centrists will be accusing me of for the rest of my life, it's because if you're not pro-trans you'll be garbage on lots of other issues too. Being anti-trans NEVER exists in a vacuum.
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Mubashir and his family came to the United States as refugees from Ethiopia when he was a child, and they all became naturalized citizens in 2019.
Despite being a U.S. citizen, Mubashir was targeted by ICE, assaulted, and detained. Listen to his story:
Despite being a U.S. citizen, Mubashir was targeted by ICE, assaulted, and detained. Listen to his story:
January 17, 2026 at 11:45 PM
Mubashir and his family came to the United States as refugees from Ethiopia when he was a child, and they all became naturalized citizens in 2019.
Despite being a U.S. citizen, Mubashir was targeted by ICE, assaulted, and detained. Listen to his story:
Despite being a U.S. citizen, Mubashir was targeted by ICE, assaulted, and detained. Listen to his story:
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We freely hear Islamist referenced, but when bible following Trump with support of Christian Nationalist groups and the likes of the Proud Boys strikes Venezuela, hires a “gestapo”, threatens Greenland, Iran, Cuba and Mexico, and funds an alleged genocide we don’t hear about his religion?
January 15, 2026 at 10:42 AM
We freely hear Islamist referenced, but when bible following Trump with support of Christian Nationalist groups and the likes of the Proud Boys strikes Venezuela, hires a “gestapo”, threatens Greenland, Iran, Cuba and Mexico, and funds an alleged genocide we don’t hear about his religion?
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It is the source of so many of our evils: the astonishing concentration of wealth in the hands of a very few, and the immense political power that gives them. We cannot solve our problems until we tackle it.
This week's column.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
This week's column.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
At the root of all our problems stands one travesty: politicians’ surrender to the super-rich | George Monbiot
There are many excuses for failing to tax the ultra-wealthy. The truth is that governments don’t tackle the problem because they don’t want to, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
www.theguardian.com
January 16, 2026 at 6:18 PM
It is the source of so many of our evils: the astonishing concentration of wealth in the hands of a very few, and the immense political power that gives them. We cannot solve our problems until we tackle it.
This week's column.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
This week's column.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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in my experience leftists have more patience with wooly headed liberalism than liberals do with unapologetic socialism
January 16, 2026 at 6:43 PM
in my experience leftists have more patience with wooly headed liberalism than liberals do with unapologetic socialism
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At the root of all our problems stands one travesty: politicians’ surrender to the super-rich | George Monbiot
via @theguardian.com
via @theguardian.com
At the root of all our problems stands one travesty: politicians’ surrender to the super-rich | George Monbiot
There are many excuses for failing to tax the ultra-wealthy. The truth is that governments don’t tackle the problem because they don’t want to, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
www.theguardian.com
January 16, 2026 at 7:28 PM
At the root of all our problems stands one travesty: politicians’ surrender to the super-rich | George Monbiot
via @theguardian.com
via @theguardian.com
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It will not surprise you to learn that Toby Youngs 'Free Speech Union' has obtained a High Court injunction banning the publication of a list of its donors open.substack.com/pub/democrac...
Who funds the Free Speech Union?
Toby Young’s outfit went to court to hide its donors. Today we reveal that funders include US anti-abortion groups, Brexit politicians and Tufton Street insiders.
open.substack.com
January 17, 2026 at 8:45 AM
It will not surprise you to learn that Toby Youngs 'Free Speech Union' has obtained a High Court injunction banning the publication of a list of its donors open.substack.com/pub/democrac...
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🚨By-elections to be called automatically when MPs defect to another party - lets get this to the 100,000 signatures needed
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/73...
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/73...
Petition: By-elections to be called automatically when MPs defect to another party
When an MP decides they want to defect to another party a by-election should be automatically triggered to allow the constituents the opportunity have their democratic right to agree or not with their...
petition.parliament.uk
January 17, 2026 at 9:07 AM
🚨By-elections to be called automatically when MPs defect to another party - lets get this to the 100,000 signatures needed
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/73...
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/73...
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As far as I can tell, we don’t give up on criminal law because some people break it. So, why do countries seem to be giving up on international law because the USA, Israel and other are choosing to break it? Isn’t this the exact moment when we need it most?
January 17, 2026 at 12:16 PM
As far as I can tell, we don’t give up on criminal law because some people break it. So, why do countries seem to be giving up on international law because the USA, Israel and other are choosing to break it? Isn’t this the exact moment when we need it most?
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Could have highlighted how he removed cartoons from the walls of places they locked up kids because they made it too welcoming but no, Labour are attacking Jenrick for letting in too many migrants
“Robert Jenrick is the man who as Immigration Minister oversaw the open borders experiment that led to the biggest increase in illegal immigration in our country”
Labour's Steve Reed reacts to Robert Jenrick's decision to defect from the Conservatives to Reform UK
Labour's Steve Reed reacts to Robert Jenrick's decision to defect from the Conservatives to Reform UK
January 16, 2026 at 8:58 AM
Could have highlighted how he removed cartoons from the walls of places they locked up kids because they made it too welcoming but no, Labour are attacking Jenrick for letting in too many migrants
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This can’t go on. UK news shows have got to start calling Nigel Farage out on this ridiculous bull****. Please start doing your job - for all our sakes
If UK news shows are going to give Nigel Farage a platform to spout this absolute boll**** about Brexit & the vaccine rollout (unchallenged) I’ll happily come back every week to correct it.
We cannot allow him & others to rewrite history.
youtu.be/vL7_mwSNMvc?...
We cannot allow him & others to rewrite history.
youtu.be/vL7_mwSNMvc?...
When are UK News Shows going to start calling out Nigel Farage and his completely rubbished claims?
YouTube video by Peter Stefanovic
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January 13, 2026 at 7:19 AM
This can’t go on. UK news shows have got to start calling Nigel Farage out on this ridiculous bull****. Please start doing your job - for all our sakes
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"They drag people out of their houses at any hour of the day and night…families are torn apart. Men, women, & children separated…children come home from school to find that their parents have disappeared.”
- Anne Frank, 1942
- Anne Frank, 1942
January 13, 2026 at 5:18 PM
"They drag people out of their houses at any hour of the day and night…families are torn apart. Men, women, & children separated…children come home from school to find that their parents have disappeared.”
- Anne Frank, 1942
- Anne Frank, 1942
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The grim inevitability of Elon Musk & the bogus ‘free speech’ crusaders defending the ‘rights’ of child abusers & weapons grade misogyny…
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tinyurl.com/4rrn2mkx
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Daily News Podcast · Updated daily · Welcome to the best bits of James O'Brien's LBC phone-in show.
Listen back to all the highlights in a 60-minute bite sized chunk of his show with new episodes ever...
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January 13, 2026 at 7:01 PM
The grim inevitability of Elon Musk & the bogus ‘free speech’ crusaders defending the ‘rights’ of child abusers & weapons grade misogyny…
tinyurl.com/4rrn2mkx
tinyurl.com/4rrn2mkx
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Apparently, it is now acceptable to attain a new status in life, simply by proclamation.
I hereby declare I am a 6' 2", 27 yr-old EGOT winner who is currently dating Taylor Swift.
Thank you for your attention to our delusions.
I hereby declare I am a 6' 2", 27 yr-old EGOT winner who is currently dating Taylor Swift.
Thank you for your attention to our delusions.
January 13, 2026 at 8:07 PM
Apparently, it is now acceptable to attain a new status in life, simply by proclamation.
I hereby declare I am a 6' 2", 27 yr-old EGOT winner who is currently dating Taylor Swift.
Thank you for your attention to our delusions.
I hereby declare I am a 6' 2", 27 yr-old EGOT winner who is currently dating Taylor Swift.
Thank you for your attention to our delusions.