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· Aug 29
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If such a major cheerleader for what is increasingly recognised as a mistake can’t be defeated, then that’s quite a damning indictment of our political class.
January 30, 2026 at 10:48 PM
If such a major cheerleader for what is increasingly recognised as a mistake can’t be defeated, then that’s quite a damning indictment of our political class.
He wants us to impose sanctions on ourselves?
Five Things You Need to Know about the Express "Proper Brexit" crusade:
It calls for leaving the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR), slashing red tape for businesses and enforcing a 12-mile exclusion zone around the UK for British vessels only.
www.express.co.uk/news/politic...
It calls for leaving the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR), slashing red tape for businesses and enforcing a 12-mile exclusion zone around the UK for British vessels only.
www.express.co.uk/news/politic...
January 30, 2026 at 10:35 PM
He wants us to impose sanctions on ourselves?
Trick question. Does having a ‘British passport’ guarantee you the right of abode in the U.K.?
No. There are six types of British nationality (passports) of which ‘British citizenship’ is the only one with that right.
No. There are six types of British nationality (passports) of which ‘British citizenship’ is the only one with that right.
January 30, 2026 at 7:35 PM
Trick question. Does having a ‘British passport’ guarantee you the right of abode in the U.K.?
No. There are six types of British nationality (passports) of which ‘British citizenship’ is the only one with that right.
No. There are six types of British nationality (passports) of which ‘British citizenship’ is the only one with that right.
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the story now makes clear it was far more than just £10,000, regular payments from Epstein to Mandelson partner
I'm not prone to exaggeration but this is probably the biggest scoop I've ever been involved in
Mandelson's partner took £10,000 from Epstein to pay for his osteopath course while Mandelson was de facto UK deputy prime minister, according to new files
more to follow
www.ft.com/content/c950...
Mandelson's partner took £10,000 from Epstein to pay for his osteopath course while Mandelson was de facto UK deputy prime minister, according to new files
more to follow
www.ft.com/content/c950...
Jeffrey Epstein sent £10,000 to Mandelson’s husband, emails show
Epstein sent Reinaldo Avila da Silva payment in 2009
www.ft.com
January 30, 2026 at 7:14 PM
the story now makes clear it was far more than just £10,000, regular payments from Epstein to Mandelson partner
I know it was almost two decades ago but 10k? It’s all such low rent.
I'm not prone to exaggeration but this is probably the biggest scoop I've ever been involved in
Mandelson's partner took £10,000 from Epstein to pay for his osteopath course while Mandelson was de facto UK deputy prime minister, according to new files
more to follow
www.ft.com/content/c950...
Mandelson's partner took £10,000 from Epstein to pay for his osteopath course while Mandelson was de facto UK deputy prime minister, according to new files
more to follow
www.ft.com/content/c950...
Jeffrey Epstein sent £10,000 to Mandelson’s husband, emails show
Epstein sent Reinaldo Avila da Silva payment in 2009
www.ft.com
January 30, 2026 at 6:29 PM
I know it was almost two decades ago but 10k? It’s all such low rent.
I hope I’m wrong but is there not a risk of failing to prevent a terrorist attack because those charged with doing so had their efforts diverted into stuff like this.
Don Lemon and Georgia Fort were arrested by "federal agents."
Federal agents from where? What federal agency is arresting journalists? Not seeing this in the news stories or announcements.
Federal agents from where? What federal agency is arresting journalists? Not seeing this in the news stories or announcements.
January 30, 2026 at 4:29 PM
I hope I’m wrong but is there not a risk of failing to prevent a terrorist attack because those charged with doing so had their efforts diverted into stuff like this.
Always nice when foreign governments take an interest in our bureaucracies but lol
🚨 NEW: The US Congress is set to block Ofcom from regulating American firms
The White House says it is "anathema" to the 1st Amendment
[@TheSun]
The White House says it is "anathema" to the 1st Amendment
[@TheSun]
January 30, 2026 at 6:27 AM
Always nice when foreign governments take an interest in our bureaucracies but lol
In years to come we’re going to be talking about an immigration industrial complex.
🧵This is what our tax dollars are going towards.
Not education, health care, or public transport.
Cages for people.
DHS just paid $70 million in cash for a warehouse in Surprise, AZ.
The week before, $102 million for one in Maryland.
A third in El Paso.
Not education, health care, or public transport.
Cages for people.
DHS just paid $70 million in cash for a warehouse in Surprise, AZ.
The week before, $102 million for one in Maryland.
A third in El Paso.
ICE Begins Buying ‘Mega’ Warehouse Detention Centers Across US
Plans for such centers and jails in nearly two dozen communities have sparked protests over suitability, proximity to homes and schools.
www.bloomberg.com
January 30, 2026 at 6:25 AM
In years to come we’re going to be talking about an immigration industrial complex.
Your father gets captured and tortured and decades later you end up cheerleading the President who, having never served a day in his life, attacks him for getting caught. How do you look at yourself in the mirror?
January 30, 2026 at 12:55 AM
Your father gets captured and tortured and decades later you end up cheerleading the President who, having never served a day in his life, attacks him for getting caught. How do you look at yourself in the mirror?
I know the trend for using defunct names or terms has been mentioned here before but looking at the Renters Rights Act, it bans ‘no DSS’. The Department of Social Security hasn’t existed for a quarter of a century.
January 29, 2026 at 8:05 PM
I know the trend for using defunct names or terms has been mentioned here before but looking at the Renters Rights Act, it bans ‘no DSS’. The Department of Social Security hasn’t existed for a quarter of a century.
It was a nasty thing to say (it’s 2026 guys) but doesn’t the accusation have to lower you in the estimation of right thinking people?
🚨 NEW: Reform UK has threatened to sue Kemi Badenoch unless she publicly apologises to Suella Braverman by 4pm tomorrow over the Tories’ now-retracted mental health reference
January 29, 2026 at 6:11 PM
It was a nasty thing to say (it’s 2026 guys) but doesn’t the accusation have to lower you in the estimation of right thinking people?
Statute makes reference to “United Kingdom and Colonies” (UKAC) which had been replaced by “British Citizen” some five years earlier. Presumably because there were still valid passports that gave the nationality as UKAC. The last UKAC passport must have been expired for over 30 years.
Immigration Act 1988
An Act to make further provision for the regulation of immigration into the United Kingdom; and for connected purposes.
www.legislation.gov.uk
January 29, 2026 at 4:50 PM
Statute makes reference to “United Kingdom and Colonies” (UKAC) which had been replaced by “British Citizen” some five years earlier. Presumably because there were still valid passports that gave the nationality as UKAC. The last UKAC passport must have been expired for over 30 years.
Always intrigues me why we became more peaceful?
BREAKING The number of homicides in England and Wales has fallen to 499 - the lowest level for four decades.
From Oct 24 -Sep 25 there were also falls in knife crime and gun crimes, recorded by police.
But shop theft rose to 519,381 offences.
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS)
From Oct 24 -Sep 25 there were also falls in knife crime and gun crimes, recorded by police.
But shop theft rose to 519,381 offences.
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS)
January 29, 2026 at 10:19 AM
Always intrigues me why we became more peaceful?
Seems rather prejudicial. Did any of the officers involved in the shooting know about this? Of not, then hard to see what relevance it has.
Videos show altercation between Alex Pretti and federal officers 11 days before he was killed
Three newly discovered videos show the Minneapolis ICU nurse being tackled by federal agents in a prior confrontation
www.theguardian.com
January 29, 2026 at 8:52 AM
Seems rather prejudicial. Did any of the officers involved in the shooting know about this? Of not, then hard to see what relevance it has.
What happens when governments just don’t obey the law? Often, not a lot. I suspect we’re more vulnerable than we like to think. After all, parliamentary sovereignty makes it, in theory, easy for governments to just change laws it’s doesn’t like.
An extraordinary document. Read it.
“Attached to this order is an appendix that identifies 96 court orders that ICE has violated in 74 cases. … ICE has likely violated more court orders in January 2026 than some federal agencies have violated in their entire existence.”
“Attached to this order is an appendix that identifies 96 court orders that ICE has violated in 74 cases. … ICE has likely violated more court orders in January 2026 than some federal agencies have violated in their entire existence.”
January 29, 2026 at 7:57 AM
What happens when governments just don’t obey the law? Often, not a lot. I suspect we’re more vulnerable than we like to think. After all, parliamentary sovereignty makes it, in theory, easy for governments to just change laws it’s doesn’t like.
I suspect those who hold other passports that don’t require a visa to visit the U.K. might find themselves caught out. Especially of their non-UK passport allows them to use the e-gates.
Reminder for all UK dual nationals:
As of the 25 Feb 2026, dual nationals will not be able to travel to the UK on their 'other' passport. If, for example, you or your dual citizen children live abroad & currently don't hold a UK passport, you need to get one (for them) in order to re-enter the UK.
As of the 25 Feb 2026, dual nationals will not be able to travel to the UK on their 'other' passport. If, for example, you or your dual citizen children live abroad & currently don't hold a UK passport, you need to get one (for them) in order to re-enter the UK.
January 29, 2026 at 7:44 AM
I suspect those who hold other passports that don’t require a visa to visit the U.K. might find themselves caught out. Especially of their non-UK passport allows them to use the e-gates.
Is there any reason, other than they’re vicious bastards, why he can’t be sent back to live with with his mum who is, I believe, in Minnesota?
“[Liam] keeps asking about that hat and that backpack that are in the picture,” the congressman said. “I think they took that from him.”
www.cnn.com/2026/01/28/u...
www.cnn.com/2026/01/28/u...
Rep. Joaquin Castro meets with the 5-year-old boy held with his father at a Texas detention facility | CNN
US Rep. Joaquin Castro met Wednesday with Liam Conejo Ramos, the 5-year-old Minnesota boy taken from his family’s suburban Minneapolis driveway last week after federal agents apprehended his father, t...
www.cnn.com
January 29, 2026 at 7:33 AM
Is there any reason, other than they’re vicious bastards, why he can’t be sent back to live with with his mum who is, I believe, in Minnesota?
Employees typically get ‘placed on leave’ or suspended when they’re accused of more bog standard misconduct rather than a prima facie case of unlawful killing
January 28, 2026 at 7:58 PM
Employees typically get ‘placed on leave’ or suspended when they’re accused of more bog standard misconduct rather than a prima facie case of unlawful killing
Genuine question. Do legitimate businesses prefer card or cash? Yes, there are fees (much smaller than it says in this article) but cash is fiddly (try cashing up), a security risk, and has to be deposited.
BBC local reporting credulous as always with a guy pretending he's paying a 10% card transaction fee
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Herefordshire pub landlord offers discount for cash payments as card charges soar
Alan Davies says he loses about £5 in transaction charges for every £50 made.
www.bbc.co.uk
January 28, 2026 at 4:09 PM
Genuine question. Do legitimate businesses prefer card or cash? Yes, there are fees (much smaller than it says in this article) but cash is fiddly (try cashing up), a security risk, and has to be deposited.
If people in the US illegally or temporarily are not subject to its jurisdiction, how can they be legally deported? Really want to hear the ingenious legal argument that reconciles those two positions?
January 28, 2026 at 3:47 PM
If people in the US illegally or temporarily are not subject to its jurisdiction, how can they be legally deported? Really want to hear the ingenious legal argument that reconciles those two positions?
Anyone who’s forgotten to cancel a free trial subscription can empathise
This is incredible. Boris Johnson was in such a rush to deport people to Rwanda, he agreed the UK would pay Rwanda £290M with no real guarantees
Then when Starmer came in, he triumphantly announced it dead, but forgot to actually cancel it and now owes another £100M
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Then when Starmer came in, he triumphantly announced it dead, but forgot to actually cancel it and now owes another £100M
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Rwanda seeks £100m from UK over axed asylum deal
The African nation argues it is owed payments but the Home Office says it will fight the case.
www.bbc.com
January 28, 2026 at 3:36 PM
Anyone who’s forgotten to cancel a free trial subscription can empathise
Only Badenoch could blow the unique opportunity of a purge that the Reform defection provide.
Centrist ideas no longer wanted in Conservative party, says Kemi Badenoch
Party leader tells MPs that one-nation Tories doubting her rightward direction ‘need to get out of the way’
www.theguardian.com
January 28, 2026 at 2:42 PM
Only Badenoch could blow the unique opportunity of a purge that the Reform defection provide.
Are we sure they didn’t just mix-up ice with ICE?
US to send ICE agents to Winter Olympics, prompting Italian anger
The US federal agency says it will not play an immigration role at February's event in Milan-Cortina.
www.bbc.co.uk
January 28, 2026 at 7:25 AM
Are we sure they didn’t just mix-up ice with ICE?
How is @owenjones.bsky.social older than Harry Cole?
January 28, 2026 at 7:19 AM
How is @owenjones.bsky.social older than Harry Cole?