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Honestly, I did NOT have "punching the air and going HELL YES to Chris Patten" on my bingo card today. But what he says is SO rarely said and needed saying SO badly!
"How shall we treat Mr Farage's concerns? Shall we hail Brexit a tremendous success? Something that has cost the country billions?"
"How shall we treat Mr Farage's concerns? Shall we hail Brexit a tremendous success? Something that has cost the country billions?"
SUPERB and angrily unvarnished response, by former BBC chairman, Lord Patten.
"I don't think that we should allow ourselves to be bullied into thinking that the BBC is only any good, if it reflects the prejudice of the last person who shouted at it." ~AA
"I don't think that we should allow ourselves to be bullied into thinking that the BBC is only any good, if it reflects the prejudice of the last person who shouted at it." ~AA
November 10, 2025 at 6:47 PM
Honestly, I did NOT have "punching the air and going HELL YES to Chris Patten" on my bingo card today. But what he says is SO rarely said and needed saying SO badly!
"How shall we treat Mr Farage's concerns? Shall we hail Brexit a tremendous success? Something that has cost the country billions?"
"How shall we treat Mr Farage's concerns? Shall we hail Brexit a tremendous success? Something that has cost the country billions?"
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Nigel Farage faces questions over the funding of his Clacton house 👇
September 11, 2025 at 8:28 PM
Nigel Farage faces questions over the funding of his Clacton house 👇
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Farage repeating - yet again - the simple lie that most new migrants don't work.
Completely unchallenged by Kuenssberg, yet again.
migrationobservatory.ox.ac.uk/resources/co...
Completely unchallenged by Kuenssberg, yet again.
migrationobservatory.ox.ac.uk/resources/co...
September 7, 2025 at 8:47 AM
Farage repeating - yet again - the simple lie that most new migrants don't work.
Completely unchallenged by Kuenssberg, yet again.
migrationobservatory.ox.ac.uk/resources/co...
Completely unchallenged by Kuenssberg, yet again.
migrationobservatory.ox.ac.uk/resources/co...
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What do Jenrick, Farage, Goodwin, the Telegraph etc think will be the consequences of their actions? And what does Starmer think will be the consequence of his inaction?
I guess this is what we're going to have to get used to...
NHS Worker (and British citizen of Filipino origin) with 15 years of service abused whilst walking with her family in W Yorkshire. She's leaving the country and I'm sorry.
The tone from the top is always heard at the bottom.
NHS Worker (and British citizen of Filipino origin) with 15 years of service abused whilst walking with her family in W Yorkshire. She's leaving the country and I'm sorry.
The tone from the top is always heard at the bottom.
August 31, 2025 at 4:42 PM
What do Jenrick, Farage, Goodwin, the Telegraph etc think will be the consequences of their actions? And what does Starmer think will be the consequence of his inaction?
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Despite everything going on in the world irony and satire stagger on. A very funny read indeed. Please share wildly.
bylinetimes.com/2025/06/23/n...
bylinetimes.com/2025/06/23/n...
'Nine Years on from Brexit: And I've Had Enough of London Too!'
Inspired by the insights of Matthew Goodwin and David Goodhart, Professor Ivor Oddgrin documents the terrifying change that is happening before our eyes
bylinetimes.com
June 23, 2025 at 12:44 PM
Despite everything going on in the world irony and satire stagger on. A very funny read indeed. Please share wildly.
bylinetimes.com/2025/06/23/n...
bylinetimes.com/2025/06/23/n...
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As Honest Bob Jenrick tours the country repeating far-right conspiracy talking points about “two-tier sentencing”, here is the letter his own government sent to the Sentencing Council last year approving the very Guidelines he now claims are evidence of “two-tier Keir”.
The man is a fraud.
The man is a fraud.
March 9, 2025 at 7:30 AM
As Honest Bob Jenrick tours the country repeating far-right conspiracy talking points about “two-tier sentencing”, here is the letter his own government sent to the Sentencing Council last year approving the very Guidelines he now claims are evidence of “two-tier Keir”.
The man is a fraud.
The man is a fraud.
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Ukrainian elections: See if you can spot the main differences from Russia and Belarus
March 6, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Ukrainian elections: See if you can spot the main differences from Russia and Belarus
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On 15 March 1939 Hitler and his deputy summoned the Czech President to Hitler’s residence in Berlin and then bullied him to submitting to a German invasion of his country.
They drove him to the point of physical collapse, threatening him until he eventually signed his country’s death warrant.
They drove him to the point of physical collapse, threatening him until he eventually signed his country’s death warrant.
February 28, 2025 at 6:56 PM
On 15 March 1939 Hitler and his deputy summoned the Czech President to Hitler’s residence in Berlin and then bullied him to submitting to a German invasion of his country.
They drove him to the point of physical collapse, threatening him until he eventually signed his country’s death warrant.
They drove him to the point of physical collapse, threatening him until he eventually signed his country’s death warrant.
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Either Trump and Musk visit Fort Knox and say: Yup, our ridiculous conspiracy theory about the gold was bullshit. Or else, I CANNOT WAIT to see what happens to USD$ and US debt interest, if they come out and even HINT that the gold reserve is not fully there.
So, watch them cancel their inspection.
So, watch them cancel their inspection.
February 23, 2025 at 1:06 AM
Either Trump and Musk visit Fort Knox and say: Yup, our ridiculous conspiracy theory about the gold was bullshit. Or else, I CANNOT WAIT to see what happens to USD$ and US debt interest, if they come out and even HINT that the gold reserve is not fully there.
So, watch them cancel their inspection.
So, watch them cancel their inspection.
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I hear Nigel Farage is declining interview requests. First time for everything, I suppose. I suspect he’ll eventually speak to whoever is least likely to challenge him properly.
February 19, 2025 at 5:38 PM
I hear Nigel Farage is declining interview requests. First time for everything, I suppose. I suspect he’ll eventually speak to whoever is least likely to challenge him properly.
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Of all the daft 'opinions' that Brexiters could never explain or justify, opposition to a mooted European army was among the stupidest. Inevitably, Farage the Putin fanboy was the loudest heckler.
Armies that you are actually *in* rarely turn out to be opposed to your interests...
Armies that you are actually *in* rarely turn out to be opposed to your interests...
⚡️Zelensky calls for creation of 'army of Europe' amid US support uncertainty.
"Let's be clear: We cannot rule out the possibility that America may refuse to cooperate with Europe on issues that threaten it," Volodymyr Zelensky said at the Munich Security Conference.
"Let's be clear: We cannot rule out the possibility that America may refuse to cooperate with Europe on issues that threaten it," Volodymyr Zelensky said at the Munich Security Conference.
Zelensky calls for creation of 'army of Europe' amid US support uncertainty
"Let's be clear: We cannot rule out the possibility that America may refuse to cooperate with Europe on issues that threaten it," Volodymyr Zelensky said at the Munich Security Conference.
kyivindependent.com
February 15, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Of all the daft 'opinions' that Brexiters could never explain or justify, opposition to a mooted European army was among the stupidest. Inevitably, Farage the Putin fanboy was the loudest heckler.
Armies that you are actually *in* rarely turn out to be opposed to your interests...
Armies that you are actually *in* rarely turn out to be opposed to your interests...
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Kemi Badenoch was born British in December 1980, as her parents came here for the birth & returned to Nigeria
Just before Margaret Thatcher abolished birthright citizenship in the 1981 British Nationality Act (from 1983)
Her new proposal is to wait 15 years for citizenship, not 6.
Just before Margaret Thatcher abolished birthright citizenship in the 1981 British Nationality Act (from 1983)
Her new proposal is to wait 15 years for citizenship, not 6.
February 6, 2025 at 12:11 AM
Kemi Badenoch was born British in December 1980, as her parents came here for the birth & returned to Nigeria
Just before Margaret Thatcher abolished birthright citizenship in the 1981 British Nationality Act (from 1983)
Her new proposal is to wait 15 years for citizenship, not 6.
Just before Margaret Thatcher abolished birthright citizenship in the 1981 British Nationality Act (from 1983)
Her new proposal is to wait 15 years for citizenship, not 6.
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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 them to rewrite history.
If you agree share this FACT CHECK widely
youtu.be/MUrf7addcTA?...
We cannot allow them to rewrite history.
If you agree share this FACT CHECK widely
youtu.be/MUrf7addcTA?...
NO Nigel Farage - the vaccine rollout was not helped by Brexit
YouTube video by Peter Stefanovic
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February 1, 2025 at 11:35 AM
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 them to rewrite history.
If you agree share this FACT CHECK widely
youtu.be/MUrf7addcTA?...
We cannot allow them to rewrite history.
If you agree share this FACT CHECK widely
youtu.be/MUrf7addcTA?...
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Badenoch saying it was a mistake not to have a growth plan for Brexit highlights that she doesn't understand what happened.
There was no growth plan that all parts of the Leave coalition could have agreed on.
Winning required implying different outcomes to different people.
There was no growth plan that all parts of the Leave coalition could have agreed on.
Winning required implying different outcomes to different people.
January 16, 2025 at 6:13 PM
Badenoch saying it was a mistake not to have a growth plan for Brexit highlights that she doesn't understand what happened.
There was no growth plan that all parts of the Leave coalition could have agreed on.
Winning required implying different outcomes to different people.
There was no growth plan that all parts of the Leave coalition could have agreed on.
Winning required implying different outcomes to different people.
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The "social media posts" included setting up a Telegram channel that coordinated violent riots targeting mosques and personally encouraging violence targeting Muslims
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
January 13, 2025 at 3:59 PM
The "social media posts" included setting up a Telegram channel that coordinated violent riots targeting mosques and personally encouraging violence targeting Muslims
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
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The radicalisation of much of the right in Britain far exceeds that of the left under Corbyn. (I say that as a staunch critic of Corbyn).
It's essential that decent Conservatives speak out, if they don't want the likes of Cummings, Oakeshott and Jenrick to prostitute their tradition to an arsonist.
It's essential that decent Conservatives speak out, if they don't want the likes of Cummings, Oakeshott and Jenrick to prostitute their tradition to an arsonist.
January 12, 2025 at 5:43 PM
The radicalisation of much of the right in Britain far exceeds that of the left under Corbyn. (I say that as a staunch critic of Corbyn).
It's essential that decent Conservatives speak out, if they don't want the likes of Cummings, Oakeshott and Jenrick to prostitute their tradition to an arsonist.
It's essential that decent Conservatives speak out, if they don't want the likes of Cummings, Oakeshott and Jenrick to prostitute their tradition to an arsonist.
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This post has 32 million views and is just one of at least 239 posts using the video.
There are multiple draft Community Notes stating Ivermectin is not a treatment for cancer. After 24 hours none has been selected to be shown.
This is the system to which Facebook is moving…
There are multiple draft Community Notes stating Ivermectin is not a treatment for cancer. After 24 hours none has been selected to be shown.
This is the system to which Facebook is moving…
January 11, 2025 at 9:03 AM
This post has 32 million views and is just one of at least 239 posts using the video.
There are multiple draft Community Notes stating Ivermectin is not a treatment for cancer. After 24 hours none has been selected to be shown.
This is the system to which Facebook is moving…
There are multiple draft Community Notes stating Ivermectin is not a treatment for cancer. After 24 hours none has been selected to be shown.
This is the system to which Facebook is moving…
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The spiralling cost of borrowing spells trouble for Rachel Reeves – but she must hold her nerve | Jonathan Portes
The spiralling cost of borrowing spells trouble for Rachel Reeves – but she must hold her nerve | Jonathan Portes
There is no need to panic: the government’s overall fiscal strategy is the right one. Spending cuts would be a mistake, says Jonathan Portes, a professor at King’s College London
www.theguardian.com
January 8, 2025 at 5:10 PM
The spiralling cost of borrowing spells trouble for Rachel Reeves – but she must hold her nerve | Jonathan Portes
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Here is the key section of that train wreck of an interview by Robert Jenrick on #r4today.
Robinson: Did you raise it when you were Home Office minister?
Jenrick: We talked about it... I wasn't... My portfolio... But we talked about it.
Only a minute, if you can bear it. ~AA
Robinson: Did you raise it when you were Home Office minister?
Jenrick: We talked about it... I wasn't... My portfolio... But we talked about it.
Only a minute, if you can bear it. ~AA
January 7, 2025 at 10:07 AM
Here is the key section of that train wreck of an interview by Robert Jenrick on #r4today.
Robinson: Did you raise it when you were Home Office minister?
Jenrick: We talked about it... I wasn't... My portfolio... But we talked about it.
Only a minute, if you can bear it. ~AA
Robinson: Did you raise it when you were Home Office minister?
Jenrick: We talked about it... I wasn't... My portfolio... But we talked about it.
Only a minute, if you can bear it. ~AA
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The Conservative party accuses Keir Starmer of refusing to take child abuse seriously.
In other news, here's former Conservative Prime Minister Boris Johnson complaining about £60 million being "spaffed up the wall" investigating historic child abuse cases
In other news, here's former Conservative Prime Minister Boris Johnson complaining about £60 million being "spaffed up the wall" investigating historic child abuse cases
January 6, 2025 at 7:37 PM
The Conservative party accuses Keir Starmer of refusing to take child abuse seriously.
In other news, here's former Conservative Prime Minister Boris Johnson complaining about £60 million being "spaffed up the wall" investigating historic child abuse cases
In other news, here's former Conservative Prime Minister Boris Johnson complaining about £60 million being "spaffed up the wall" investigating historic child abuse cases
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Some people in recent days have alleged a ‘cover-up’ over the grooming & rape of hundreds of young girls in predominantly northern UK towns, leading to calls for a ‘national’ public inquiry into child sexual exploitation
FWIW here’s a non-exhaustive list of inquiries into #CSE in last 12 yrs…
FWIW here’s a non-exhaustive list of inquiries into #CSE in last 12 yrs…
January 4, 2025 at 1:28 PM
Some people in recent days have alleged a ‘cover-up’ over the grooming & rape of hundreds of young girls in predominantly northern UK towns, leading to calls for a ‘national’ public inquiry into child sexual exploitation
FWIW here’s a non-exhaustive list of inquiries into #CSE in last 12 yrs…
FWIW here’s a non-exhaustive list of inquiries into #CSE in last 12 yrs…
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Kemi Badenoch hacked into Harriet Harman's website - a crime that carries a maximum sentence of 5 years.
But this was just "a bit of fun". Like Johnson's lockdown parties.
And all the corruptly awarded pandemic contracts?
Just Tory business as usual.
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
But this was just "a bit of fun". Like Johnson's lockdown parties.
And all the corruptly awarded pandemic contracts?
Just Tory business as usual.
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
Bafflement over Tory MP's admission she hacked Harriet Harman's website
Former hacktivists say action by Kemi Badenoch breaches Computer Misuse Act and question potential for prosecution or reform
www.theguardian.com
November 29, 2024 at 7:49 PM
Kemi Badenoch hacked into Harriet Harman's website - a crime that carries a maximum sentence of 5 years.
But this was just "a bit of fun". Like Johnson's lockdown parties.
And all the corruptly awarded pandemic contracts?
Just Tory business as usual.
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
But this was just "a bit of fun". Like Johnson's lockdown parties.
And all the corruptly awarded pandemic contracts?
Just Tory business as usual.
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
The overwhelming majority of the farmers I’m hearing on the radio/tv sound more like Brian Aldridge than Joe Grundy.
November 19, 2024 at 10:24 AM
The overwhelming majority of the farmers I’m hearing on the radio/tv sound more like Brian Aldridge than Joe Grundy.
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A word on the Allison Pearson free speech row, and what she describes as a ‘Kafkaesque’ threat to it. We asked her on @thenewsagents.bsky.social to discuss.
She said: ‘No. And if you get any aspect of the story wrong my lawyers will be watching.’
Gotta love a free speech warrior 🤷🏻♂️
She said: ‘No. And if you get any aspect of the story wrong my lawyers will be watching.’
Gotta love a free speech warrior 🤷🏻♂️
November 18, 2024 at 4:32 PM
A word on the Allison Pearson free speech row, and what she describes as a ‘Kafkaesque’ threat to it. We asked her on @thenewsagents.bsky.social to discuss.
She said: ‘No. And if you get any aspect of the story wrong my lawyers will be watching.’
Gotta love a free speech warrior 🤷🏻♂️
She said: ‘No. And if you get any aspect of the story wrong my lawyers will be watching.’
Gotta love a free speech warrior 🤷🏻♂️