@pedski.bsky.social
Utft! Cymru (everything) always!
Labour, but would vote for an independent Cymru and/or U.K. in the EU in a heartbeat.
Labour, but would vote for an independent Cymru and/or U.K. in the EU in a heartbeat.
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Sound of penny dropping at the BBC www.theguardian.com/media/2025/n...
BBC to expand standards panel and add deputy director general after bias row
Planned overhaul of editorial guidelines committee would dilute influence of Tory board appointment Robbie Gibb
www.theguardian.com
November 23, 2025 at 6:35 PM
Sound of penny dropping at the BBC www.theguardian.com/media/2025/n...
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Great to see Leicester is expanding its 20mph areas. UK councils are making progressive steps to introduce 20mph as a norm where people live, learn, play, work and shop. By streets, areas, towns or even whole countries in Wales and Scotland. #20splenty for making places better places to be.
New areas added to Leicester's 20mph zones scheme
The 20mph scheme is part of the council's plan to reduce crashes and encourage cycling and walking.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 23, 2025 at 9:56 AM
Great to see Leicester is expanding its 20mph areas. UK councils are making progressive steps to introduce 20mph as a norm where people live, learn, play, work and shop. By streets, areas, towns or even whole countries in Wales and Scotland. #20splenty for making places better places to be.
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Boris Johnson didn't apologise to Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe, even when she told him in person the lasting impact his comments about her had on her detention in Iran, her husband tells the BBC
November 23, 2025 at 10:00 AM
Boris Johnson didn't apologise to Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe, even when she told him in person the lasting impact his comments about her had on her detention in Iran, her husband tells the BBC
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Our festive gift shop is 🍂 open 🍂
Surprise every book lover on your list with Hay Festival treats from our seasonal merch (candles! hats! mugs!) to a year of inspiration with Hay Festival Anytime.
Fill your baskets! hayfestival.org/shop
Surprise every book lover on your list with Hay Festival treats from our seasonal merch (candles! hats! mugs!) to a year of inspiration with Hay Festival Anytime.
Fill your baskets! hayfestival.org/shop
November 23, 2025 at 7:48 PM
Our festive gift shop is 🍂 open 🍂
Surprise every book lover on your list with Hay Festival treats from our seasonal merch (candles! hats! mugs!) to a year of inspiration with Hay Festival Anytime.
Fill your baskets! hayfestival.org/shop
Surprise every book lover on your list with Hay Festival treats from our seasonal merch (candles! hats! mugs!) to a year of inspiration with Hay Festival Anytime.
Fill your baskets! hayfestival.org/shop
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Newcastle Women 1
Everton Women 3
Yuka Momiki, Toni Payne, and Katja Snoeijs :)
Everton Women 3
Yuka Momiki, Toni Payne, and Katja Snoeijs :)
November 23, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Newcastle Women 1
Everton Women 3
Yuka Momiki, Toni Payne, and Katja Snoeijs :)
Everton Women 3
Yuka Momiki, Toni Payne, and Katja Snoeijs :)
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Turns out the media & most of Parliament is as out of touch with reality as Twitter. Dear England.
Why do people think England flags have been raised on lampposts?
White adults
National pride: 26%
Anti-migrant/minority sentiment: 49%
Both: 19%
Ethnic minority adults
National pride: 15%
Anti-migrant/minority sentiment: 55%
Both: 20%
yougov.co.uk/society/arti...
White adults
National pride: 26%
Anti-migrant/minority sentiment: 49%
Both: 19%
Ethnic minority adults
National pride: 15%
Anti-migrant/minority sentiment: 55%
Both: 20%
yougov.co.uk/society/arti...
November 22, 2025 at 8:19 PM
Turns out the media & most of Parliament is as out of touch with reality as Twitter. Dear England.
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Amber Davies doesn’t need to reach for the stars because she hasn’t just reached the stars with that dance, but she has reached the moon also. Heck of a great routine there. #Strictly
November 22, 2025 at 7:24 PM
Amber Davies doesn’t need to reach for the stars because she hasn’t just reached the stars with that dance, but she has reached the moon also. Heck of a great routine there. #Strictly
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There’s a sense of hope for the future and a feeling of positivity after a game which people had been dreading but, in the end, would have really enjoyed ✍️Simon Thomas
Wales 26, New Zealand 52: Signs of hope despite another All Blacks drubbing
Simon Thomas There’s been a lot of talk recently about just how much history matters in Welsh rugby amid the proposals for seismic change to the professional game. So it seems appropriate to put this ...
wp.me
November 22, 2025 at 7:57 PM
There’s a sense of hope for the future and a feeling of positivity after a game which people had been dreading but, in the end, would have really enjoyed ✍️Simon Thomas
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Was a true pleasure to go to Nottingham to interview Ken Clarke, truly the archetypal big political beast.
In an extended conversation, we talk about Reeves nightmare Budget, his long political journey and his fears for where politics might go next.
Listen 👇
podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/t...
In an extended conversation, we talk about Reeves nightmare Budget, his long political journey and his fears for where politics might go next.
Listen 👇
podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/t...
November 22, 2025 at 12:54 PM
Was a true pleasure to go to Nottingham to interview Ken Clarke, truly the archetypal big political beast.
In an extended conversation, we talk about Reeves nightmare Budget, his long political journey and his fears for where politics might go next.
Listen 👇
podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/t...
In an extended conversation, we talk about Reeves nightmare Budget, his long political journey and his fears for where politics might go next.
Listen 👇
podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/t...
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Can you imagine Keir Starmer taking 10 days off to ride a motor bike & walk a dog at the beginning of a Pandemic doing no work. Because I bloody can’t. Not for one second.
Boris Johnson is a disgrace. And Putin loving Farage would be worse. Much worse.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Boris Johnson is a disgrace. And Putin loving Farage would be worse. Much worse.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Boris Johnson took four days off as NHS warned Covid could ‘overwhelm’ system
Files show then PM was walking dog, riding motorbike and hosting guests as pandemic planning stalled in ‘lost month’
www.theguardian.com
November 22, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Can you imagine Keir Starmer taking 10 days off to ride a motor bike & walk a dog at the beginning of a Pandemic doing no work. Because I bloody can’t. Not for one second.
Boris Johnson is a disgrace. And Putin loving Farage would be worse. Much worse.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Boris Johnson is a disgrace. And Putin loving Farage would be worse. Much worse.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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It's January 31st, 2020, and Nathan Gill is celebrating our imminent departure from the EU.... and that terrible idea of a European Army.
Hmm, now I wonder who else would have been delighted about that.
Hmm, now I wonder who else would have been delighted about that.
November 22, 2025 at 1:08 PM
It's January 31st, 2020, and Nathan Gill is celebrating our imminent departure from the EU.... and that terrible idea of a European Army.
Hmm, now I wonder who else would have been delighted about that.
Hmm, now I wonder who else would have been delighted about that.
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So the line is that he wasn't getting paid for any of this
November 22, 2025 at 5:33 PM
So the line is that he wasn't getting paid for any of this
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Well Said Lt. General Hertling......
November 22, 2025 at 11:26 AM
Well Said Lt. General Hertling......
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“Did Nathan Gill ever say anything you disagree with in return for his bribes from a Kremlin stooge?”
“Did you, in your roles as his boss, friend, mentor & party leader, ever question his full-throated support for an enemy of the UK and if not, why not?”
You can have those for nothing, lads.
“Did you, in your roles as his boss, friend, mentor & party leader, ever question his full-throated support for an enemy of the UK and if not, why not?”
You can have those for nothing, lads.
November 22, 2025 at 11:23 AM
“Did Nathan Gill ever say anything you disagree with in return for his bribes from a Kremlin stooge?”
“Did you, in your roles as his boss, friend, mentor & party leader, ever question his full-throated support for an enemy of the UK and if not, why not?”
You can have those for nothing, lads.
“Did you, in your roles as his boss, friend, mentor & party leader, ever question his full-throated support for an enemy of the UK and if not, why not?”
You can have those for nothing, lads.
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Farage can now be easily boxed in to a corner where his only ‘defence’ becomes: “Yes I spouted Kremlin propaganda & Putin worship but, unlike Nathan Gill, I didn’t need bribes to do it.”
It is, once again, a question of whether interviewers have the temerity to shut down his whining obfuscations.
It is, once again, a question of whether interviewers have the temerity to shut down his whining obfuscations.
November 22, 2025 at 11:04 AM
Farage can now be easily boxed in to a corner where his only ‘defence’ becomes: “Yes I spouted Kremlin propaganda & Putin worship but, unlike Nathan Gill, I didn’t need bribes to do it.”
It is, once again, a question of whether interviewers have the temerity to shut down his whining obfuscations.
It is, once again, a question of whether interviewers have the temerity to shut down his whining obfuscations.
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Remember the Covid era? Well this week the covid inquiry laid bare the devastating ineptitude of Johnson's govt.
While in today's era, we have Starmer seemngly adrift, Mahmood mimicking Reform, and MP's 'sleeping under desks'....
All this & more from Mr Pecksniff et al
While in today's era, we have Starmer seemngly adrift, Mahmood mimicking Reform, and MP's 'sleeping under desks'....
All this & more from Mr Pecksniff et al
Pecksniff – Refugees: will Labour MPs march through the lobby with Reform?
In which Mr Pecksniff lays before his readers for their approval certain observations and speculations reflecting on the political life
eastangliabylines.co.uk
November 22, 2025 at 7:25 AM
Remember the Covid era? Well this week the covid inquiry laid bare the devastating ineptitude of Johnson's govt.
While in today's era, we have Starmer seemngly adrift, Mahmood mimicking Reform, and MP's 'sleeping under desks'....
All this & more from Mr Pecksniff et al
While in today's era, we have Starmer seemngly adrift, Mahmood mimicking Reform, and MP's 'sleeping under desks'....
All this & more from Mr Pecksniff et al
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Johnson spent years charming, bluffing, and backstabbing his way to the top.
Positioning himself as a latter-day Churchill when the moment came and leadership was desperately needed, he showed us who he was...
And thousands died.
@noosphere.app
www.noosphere.app/boris-johnso...
Positioning himself as a latter-day Churchill when the moment came and leadership was desperately needed, he showed us who he was...
And thousands died.
@noosphere.app
www.noosphere.app/boris-johnso...
Boris Johnson: The Covid Tragedy and England's Clown King
Get news direct from reporters you trust.
www.noosphere.app
November 22, 2025 at 8:16 AM
Johnson spent years charming, bluffing, and backstabbing his way to the top.
Positioning himself as a latter-day Churchill when the moment came and leadership was desperately needed, he showed us who he was...
And thousands died.
@noosphere.app
www.noosphere.app/boris-johnso...
Positioning himself as a latter-day Churchill when the moment came and leadership was desperately needed, he showed us who he was...
And thousands died.
@noosphere.app
www.noosphere.app/boris-johnso...
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I won’t be the only 1 asking this.
Why hasn’t Johnson, Hancock, rest of the Tory gov involved in this catastrophe been charged with failure in public office? (Many would say murder)
Is it because they’re rich/privileged?
Yes it is.
Their wealth makes them unaccountable.
It makes democracy laughable
Why hasn’t Johnson, Hancock, rest of the Tory gov involved in this catastrophe been charged with failure in public office? (Many would say murder)
Is it because they’re rich/privileged?
Yes it is.
Their wealth makes them unaccountable.
It makes democracy laughable
November 20, 2025 at 7:49 PM
I won’t be the only 1 asking this.
Why hasn’t Johnson, Hancock, rest of the Tory gov involved in this catastrophe been charged with failure in public office? (Many would say murder)
Is it because they’re rich/privileged?
Yes it is.
Their wealth makes them unaccountable.
It makes democracy laughable
Why hasn’t Johnson, Hancock, rest of the Tory gov involved in this catastrophe been charged with failure in public office? (Many would say murder)
Is it because they’re rich/privileged?
Yes it is.
Their wealth makes them unaccountable.
It makes democracy laughable
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The President of the United States is publicly calling for the political prosecution of his political opponents, urging the death penalty because they urged soldiers to uphold the rule of law.
This should be front page news everywhere. It is not, which tells much about how we got to this point.
This should be front page news everywhere. It is not, which tells much about how we got to this point.
November 20, 2025 at 5:35 PM
The President of the United States is publicly calling for the political prosecution of his political opponents, urging the death penalty because they urged soldiers to uphold the rule of law.
This should be front page news everywhere. It is not, which tells much about how we got to this point.
This should be front page news everywhere. It is not, which tells much about how we got to this point.
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this is a good profile of Rachel Reeves, in which arguably the most revealing thing is she could do this interview hours ahead of a screeching U-turn without giving any sign it was coming www.ft.com/content/346e...
Rachel Reeves’ gambit
A year after her last bombshell Budget, the chancellor is once again mired in political chaos. Could the fallout consume both her and Sir Keir Starmer?
www.ft.com
November 20, 2025 at 1:08 PM
this is a good profile of Rachel Reeves, in which arguably the most revealing thing is she could do this interview hours ahead of a screeching U-turn without giving any sign it was coming www.ft.com/content/346e...
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Boris Johnson
What he said: 20,000 more police
What he did: 23,000 fewer people
What he said: 20,000 more police
What he did: 23,000 fewer people
November 20, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Boris Johnson
What he said: 20,000 more police
What he did: 23,000 fewer people
What he said: 20,000 more police
What he did: 23,000 fewer people
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So people put their trust in Johnson because he was funny and had charisma.
20,000 people aren’t laughing now though.
Prime Ministers need to be capable, diligent and intelligent.
Racism and charisma and stupid ideas like Brexit simply don’t cut it to make a PM.
20,000 people aren’t laughing now though.
Prime Ministers need to be capable, diligent and intelligent.
Racism and charisma and stupid ideas like Brexit simply don’t cut it to make a PM.
November 20, 2025 at 4:52 PM
So people put their trust in Johnson because he was funny and had charisma.
20,000 people aren’t laughing now though.
Prime Ministers need to be capable, diligent and intelligent.
Racism and charisma and stupid ideas like Brexit simply don’t cut it to make a PM.
20,000 people aren’t laughing now though.
Prime Ministers need to be capable, diligent and intelligent.
Racism and charisma and stupid ideas like Brexit simply don’t cut it to make a PM.
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Chaotic and toxic No10 , rule breaking , too little too late
23000 deaths at. Johnson’s door
Prosecute him.
23000 deaths at. Johnson’s door
Prosecute him.
November 20, 2025 at 6:06 PM
Chaotic and toxic No10 , rule breaking , too little too late
23000 deaths at. Johnson’s door
Prosecute him.
23000 deaths at. Johnson’s door
Prosecute him.
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Gosh. What a shock.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
Dominic Cummings ‘poisoned the atmosphere’ of Boris Johnson’s No 10, Covid inquiry finds
Report from inquiry’s second module also says Johnson as PM ‘at times actively encouraged’ chaotic culture
www.theguardian.com
November 20, 2025 at 6:12 PM
Gosh. What a shock.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...