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Looks like the Daily Telegraph, Times and BBC are out to get Rachel Reeves, they are frantically contacting former HBOS employees.
January 16, 2025 at 7:52 PM
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Elon Musk has had a lot to say about the grooming gangs scandal. We looked at 24 hours on Musk's X timeline and found a range of false and misleading information being amplified. www.bbc.co.uk/news/videos/...
Ros Atkins on...24 hours on Elon Musk's X timeline
The BBC's Analysis editor, Ros Atkins, investigates Elon Musk's recent posts on X about grooming gangs - and looks at how one day unfolded on his timeline.
www.bbc.co.uk
January 11, 2025 at 8:04 AM
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Starmer was a jobbing libel lawyer during my days at the Observer in the eighties and will know well enough he has the perfect defence to any action for libel: what he is saying is true in substance and in fact.
January 9, 2025 at 1:01 PM
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The neofascist billionaire at Trump’s side is spewing out dangerous lies about Britain.

And our complicit right wing press is amplifying them
Elon’s little helpers
The neofascist billionaire at Trump’s side is spewing out dangerous lies about Britain. And our complicit right wing press is amplifying them
www.theneweuropean.co.uk
January 8, 2025 at 9:29 AM
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December 12, 2024 at 4:07 PM
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Reform UK leader Nigel Farage says the public want to leave the ECHR

Let him know he’s wrong by sharing this widely
Reform UK leader Nigel Farage says

“We need to leave the ECHR so we can deport people that come illegally & take back control of our borders & that’s what the public wants”

Share if you disagree with his populist boll**** the UK should join Russia & Belarus outside the ECHR

youtu.be/iSTN-h8NoyY
Reform UK leader Nigel Farage says public want to leave the ECHR - let’s put the record straight
YouTube video by Peter Stefanovic
youtu.be
December 6, 2024 at 5:23 PM
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Express burries one small detail as it blasts Labour for handing £536 million to ‘foreign farmers’

Almost all of the aid grants that make up the £500m total quoted were given by Conservative governments

www.thelondoneconomic.com/news/media/e...
Express burries one small detail as it blasts Labour for handing £536 million to 'foreign farmers'
Almost all of the aid grants that make up the £500m total quoted were given by Conservative governments, Peter Stefanovic pointed out.
www.thelondoneconomic.com
November 25, 2024 at 2:49 PM
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The next few years are going to be tough, but just remember what Anne Herbert said:

"Libraries will get you through times of no money better than money will get you through times of no libraries."

The best time to join your local library is right now - if you have not already done so!
November 23, 2024 at 6:41 PM
Anyone else having problems deactivating Twitter? I keep getting an error message saying error oops something went wrong
November 22, 2024 at 8:07 PM
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🔴The Politics of Farage and Reform is No Joke – The Established Media Must Learn Its Lessons and Start Holding Them to Account

The normalisation of racism will only get worse if the press continues to treat him as representing the ‘real views’ of the British people writes Hardeep Matharu
The Politics of Farage and Reform is No Joke of a Matter – The Established Media Must Learn Its Lessons and Start Holding Them to Account
The normalisation of racism and dog-whistles will only get worse if the press continues to treat Farage as an entertaining figure representing the ‘real views’ of the British people – it must stop, wr...
bylinetimes.com
November 22, 2024 at 11:49 AM
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Fix Brexit, fix Britain
The UK economy – Rachel Reeves has called for honesty. Here it is!

sussexbylines.co.uk/news/brexit/...
Fix Brexit, fix Britain
The UK economy – Rachel Reeves has called for honesty. Here it is!
sussexbylines.co.uk
November 19, 2024 at 12:26 PM
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The wonderful @doctoroxford.bsky.social is here! Do give her a follow
November 15, 2024 at 2:35 PM