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Britons are more regular swearers than Australians or Americans, but what are their top swear words?
Britons
F*ck: 67% use regularly
Sh*t: 65%
Bloody: 54%
Australians
Sh*t: 61%
F*ck: 56%
Bullsh*t: 52%
Americans
Damn: 55%
Sh*t: 54%
F*ck: 47%
👇 more in chart below
yougov.co.uk/society/arti...
Britons
F*ck: 67% use regularly
Sh*t: 65%
Bloody: 54%
Australians
Sh*t: 61%
F*ck: 56%
Bullsh*t: 52%
Americans
Damn: 55%
Sh*t: 54%
F*ck: 47%
👇 more in chart below
yougov.co.uk/society/arti...
July 15, 2025 at 9:35 AM
Britons are more regular swearers than Australians or Americans, but what are their top swear words?
Britons
F*ck: 67% use regularly
Sh*t: 65%
Bloody: 54%
Australians
Sh*t: 61%
F*ck: 56%
Bullsh*t: 52%
Americans
Damn: 55%
Sh*t: 54%
F*ck: 47%
👇 more in chart below
yougov.co.uk/society/arti...
Britons
F*ck: 67% use regularly
Sh*t: 65%
Bloody: 54%
Australians
Sh*t: 61%
F*ck: 56%
Bullsh*t: 52%
Americans
Damn: 55%
Sh*t: 54%
F*ck: 47%
👇 more in chart below
yougov.co.uk/society/arti...
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Thank you Gary Lineker for using the platform you earned with your talent and charm to stand up for some of the most victimised people in the world. You're a shining example to us all.
May 20, 2025 at 5:06 AM
Thank you Gary Lineker for using the platform you earned with your talent and charm to stand up for some of the most victimised people in the world. You're a shining example to us all.
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I’m old fashioned enough to think the BBC should be leading on what the deal is and what it means. Rather than the political claims from both sides.
May 19, 2025 at 4:25 PM
I’m old fashioned enough to think the BBC should be leading on what the deal is and what it means. Rather than the political claims from both sides.
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Cathy Newman, "Has Keir Starmer lost his way?"
Alf Dubs, "This is not the Keir Starmer I know and have for a long time a great deal of respect for"
"If we call them strangers, it's hard for local communities to be as welcome as they want to be"
Alf Dubs, "This is not the Keir Starmer I know and have for a long time a great deal of respect for"
"If we call them strangers, it's hard for local communities to be as welcome as they want to be"
May 15, 2025 at 6:25 PM
Cathy Newman, "Has Keir Starmer lost his way?"
Alf Dubs, "This is not the Keir Starmer I know and have for a long time a great deal of respect for"
"If we call them strangers, it's hard for local communities to be as welcome as they want to be"
Alf Dubs, "This is not the Keir Starmer I know and have for a long time a great deal of respect for"
"If we call them strangers, it's hard for local communities to be as welcome as they want to be"
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Starmer: this is "incalculable damage"
I've just come from the hospital where my mam is at the moment having had a fall. The staff are Indian, Pakistani, African, Filipino, Irish, Spanish etc. in fact the hospital had an enormous drive to get people from the Philippines to move here to work.
May 12, 2025 at 12:36 PM
Starmer: this is "incalculable damage"
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Cassocks are red
Conclaves are dope
Wake up babe we got a
Conclaves are dope
Wake up babe we got a
May 8, 2025 at 6:40 PM
Cassocks are red
Conclaves are dope
Wake up babe we got a
Conclaves are dope
Wake up babe we got a
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A question that I haven't heard a good answer to: if cutting migration by a third in a year hasn't changed the narrative on it at all - what would make you think cutting it by another third (or half] would?
Immigration fell by a third in the 9 months after General Election. (From 1.2m visas to 800k in year to March 2025). The new lower headline migration figure (the 12 months of 2024) will come out 10 days after the white paper. Saying net migration is 700k (last stat: year to June 2024) is out of date
May 6, 2025 at 1:28 PM
A question that I haven't heard a good answer to: if cutting migration by a third in a year hasn't changed the narrative on it at all - what would make you think cutting it by another third (or half] would?
NHS cancer patients denied life-saving drugs due to Brexit costs, report finds.
Britons found to have ‘lost out’ while rest of Europe benefits from golden age of research and treatments.
Britons found to have ‘lost out’ while rest of Europe benefits from golden age of research and treatments.
NHS cancer patients denied life-saving drugs due to Brexit costs, report finds
Exclusive: Britons found to have ‘lost out’ while rest of Europe benefits from golden age of research and treatments
www.theguardian.com
April 20, 2025 at 4:04 PM
NHS cancer patients denied life-saving drugs due to Brexit costs, report finds.
Britons found to have ‘lost out’ while rest of Europe benefits from golden age of research and treatments.
Britons found to have ‘lost out’ while rest of Europe benefits from golden age of research and treatments.
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RIP Barry Hoban who has died at the age of 84. He rode the Tour de France 12 times and won eight stages. Also won Vuelta stages, Gent-Wevelgem, the GP Midi Libre, the Henninger Turm and more. Pictured here on the left here with team leader Raymond Poulidor
April 19, 2025 at 9:38 PM
RIP Barry Hoban who has died at the age of 84. He rode the Tour de France 12 times and won eight stages. Also won Vuelta stages, Gent-Wevelgem, the GP Midi Libre, the Henninger Turm and more. Pictured here on the left here with team leader Raymond Poulidor
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The number of people travelling from Europe to the US in recent weeks has plummeted by as much as 35%, as travellers have cancelled plans in response to Trump’s policies and rhetoric, and horror stories from the border.
Story: www.ft.com/content/6dc1...
The number of people travelling from Europe to the US in recent weeks has plummeted by as much as 35%, as travellers have cancelled plans in response to Trump’s policies and rhetoric, and horror stories from the border.
Story: www.ft.com/content/6dc1...
April 11, 2025 at 7:03 PM
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The number of people travelling from Europe to the US in recent weeks has plummeted by as much as 35%, as travellers have cancelled plans in response to Trump’s policies and rhetoric, and horror stories from the border.
Story: www.ft.com/content/6dc1...
The number of people travelling from Europe to the US in recent weeks has plummeted by as much as 35%, as travellers have cancelled plans in response to Trump’s policies and rhetoric, and horror stories from the border.
Story: www.ft.com/content/6dc1...
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A senior Trump administration official tells Rolling Stone how deeply unfunny Elon Musk is.
"He’s not funny. Like, at all. He makes these jokes and little asides and smiles and then looks almost hurt if you don’t lap up his humor."
Story: www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
"He’s not funny. Like, at all. He makes these jokes and little asides and smiles and then looks almost hurt if you don’t lap up his humor."
Story: www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
April 10, 2025 at 12:24 PM
A senior Trump administration official tells Rolling Stone how deeply unfunny Elon Musk is.
"He’s not funny. Like, at all. He makes these jokes and little asides and smiles and then looks almost hurt if you don’t lap up his humor."
Story: www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
"He’s not funny. Like, at all. He makes these jokes and little asides and smiles and then looks almost hurt if you don’t lap up his humor."
Story: www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
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I wish there was some fancy economic term for when a person deliberately lowers the price of every single stock on the planet before then raising them all with a wave of their hand, in a manner you might say would grant immediate, near-infinite wealth to anyone informed of such plans beforehand.
April 9, 2025 at 7:23 PM
I wish there was some fancy economic term for when a person deliberately lowers the price of every single stock on the planet before then raising them all with a wave of their hand, in a manner you might say would grant immediate, near-infinite wealth to anyone informed of such plans beforehand.
The only good thing about having insane people in charge of the US economy is seeing Tesla’s share price tank again today. Bizarre that shareholders of that firm are continuing to employ a CEO who is dead set on destroying the company and what is left of their damaged below the waterline brand.
April 7, 2025 at 2:04 PM
The only good thing about having insane people in charge of the US economy is seeing Tesla’s share price tank again today. Bizarre that shareholders of that firm are continuing to employ a CEO who is dead set on destroying the company and what is left of their damaged below the waterline brand.
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This is really unfair to everyone who just voted for him for the racism.
April 7, 2025 at 12:18 AM
This is really unfair to everyone who just voted for him for the racism.
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This is the most striking similarity to the Truss episode - Sunak described pretty accurately in advance what would happen if she beat him in the leadership contest, and nobody cared/listened.
The number of people surprised that Trump has done exactly what he said he would is remarkable. There have been no surprises. It was all there during the campaign.
April 7, 2025 at 10:21 AM
This is the most striking similarity to the Truss episode - Sunak described pretty accurately in advance what would happen if she beat him in the leadership contest, and nobody cared/listened.
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Trevor Philips, "Is the 10% tariff on the UK a benefit of Brexit?"
Caroline Lucas, "Leaving the EU costs us 5% of GDP"
"Trump's 10% tariff has an impact of 0.3%"
"And this special relationship with the US is no better than an island with a whole load of penguins on it"
Caroline Lucas, "Leaving the EU costs us 5% of GDP"
"Trump's 10% tariff has an impact of 0.3%"
"And this special relationship with the US is no better than an island with a whole load of penguins on it"
April 6, 2025 at 8:48 AM
Trevor Philips, "Is the 10% tariff on the UK a benefit of Brexit?"
Caroline Lucas, "Leaving the EU costs us 5% of GDP"
"Trump's 10% tariff has an impact of 0.3%"
"And this special relationship with the US is no better than an island with a whole load of penguins on it"
Caroline Lucas, "Leaving the EU costs us 5% of GDP"
"Trump's 10% tariff has an impact of 0.3%"
"And this special relationship with the US is no better than an island with a whole load of penguins on it"
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Your tariff rate is your star sign divided by the number of boys you've kissed, multiplied by one
April 3, 2025 at 7:51 AM
Your tariff rate is your star sign divided by the number of boys you've kissed, multiplied by one
Surely the answer here is the rest of the world trading with each other more. The US can erect their wall and live in total isolation, selling themselves their own products (likely ever bigger guns). 7.7 billion humans don’t need 340 million insane people dictating to them. Just leave them to it.
April 3, 2025 at 8:04 AM
Surely the answer here is the rest of the world trading with each other more. The US can erect their wall and live in total isolation, selling themselves their own products (likely ever bigger guns). 7.7 billion humans don’t need 340 million insane people dictating to them. Just leave them to it.
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The mRNA COVID vaccine was a scientific miracle, and people reading history a century from now will be completely bewildered by not only the lack of celebration but the outright hostility toward this achievement.
Good news is rare these days so here's some: This winter's COVID wave was less than half as deadly as last year's
covid.cdc.gov/covid-data-t...
covid.cdc.gov/covid-data-t...
March 31, 2025 at 11:45 PM
The mRNA COVID vaccine was a scientific miracle, and people reading history a century from now will be completely bewildered by not only the lack of celebration but the outright hostility toward this achievement.
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Simon Tisdall's final column for the Observer has a powerful message for Britain. Well worth taking a moment out of your Sunday to read:
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www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Britain has been paying a high price for Uncle Sam’s craziness. It’s time to turn to Europe | Simon Tisdall | Simon Tisdall
In his final column, the Observer’s foreign affairs commentator says America under Trump is not the first time it has caused trouble for allies
www.theguardian.com
March 30, 2025 at 11:38 AM
Simon Tisdall's final column for the Observer has a powerful message for Britain. Well worth taking a moment out of your Sunday to read:
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www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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"Free speech, I fear, is in retreat and in the interests of comedy, my friends, but also in the interest of truth, I will admit that sometimes the loudest voices for censorship have come not from within Europe, but from within my own country"
–J D Vance, in Munich, last month
–J D Vance, in Munich, last month
Le Monde reporting that a French scientist traveling to Houston to attend a conference was denied entry to US after a search of his phone & computer revealed messages critical of Trump's science cuts, "which [says CPB] conveyed hatred of Trump & could be qualified as terrorism". Computer confiscated
March 19, 2025 at 9:18 PM
"Free speech, I fear, is in retreat and in the interests of comedy, my friends, but also in the interest of truth, I will admit that sometimes the loudest voices for censorship have come not from within Europe, but from within my own country"
–J D Vance, in Munich, last month
–J D Vance, in Munich, last month
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Thousands of people are ditching Tesla. Here’s one of them with a message you can see from space.
Location: Black Rock Sands, Wales, UK
Led By Donkeys is 100% funded by small donations.
Location: Black Rock Sands, Wales, UK
Led By Donkeys is 100% funded by small donations.
March 17, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Thousands of people are ditching Tesla. Here’s one of them with a message you can see from space.
Location: Black Rock Sands, Wales, UK
Led By Donkeys is 100% funded by small donations.
Location: Black Rock Sands, Wales, UK
Led By Donkeys is 100% funded by small donations.
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Tesla's brand and sales are plummeting in the US. We can do the same here—and March is key. This should be our biggest month for EV sales because a tax break expires at month-end.
Here's three ways you can ensure Tesla misses out on their slice of that pie. 1/4
#TeslaTakedown #BoycottTesla
Tesla's brand and sales are plummeting in the US. We can do the same here—and March is key. This should be our biggest month for EV sales because a tax break expires at month-end.
Here's three ways you can ensure Tesla misses out on their slice of that pie. 1/4
#TeslaTakedown #BoycottTesla
It's working! Keep it going!
#TeslaTakedown
#TeslaTakedown
Tesla registrations — and public opinion — are in free fall
Numbers go down for Tesla
www.theverge.com
March 14, 2025 at 3:16 PM
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Tesla's brand and sales are plummeting in the US. We can do the same here—and March is key. This should be our biggest month for EV sales because a tax break expires at month-end.
Here's three ways you can ensure Tesla misses out on their slice of that pie. 1/4
#TeslaTakedown #BoycottTesla
Tesla's brand and sales are plummeting in the US. We can do the same here—and March is key. This should be our biggest month for EV sales because a tax break expires at month-end.
Here's three ways you can ensure Tesla misses out on their slice of that pie. 1/4
#TeslaTakedown #BoycottTesla
Funny how JD Vance and his techbros love free speech - except when they don’t. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Meta stops former Facebook director from promoting critical memoir
Social media company wins US emergency ruling preventing ex-director from publicising her book.
www.bbc.co.uk
March 13, 2025 at 8:31 PM
Funny how JD Vance and his techbros love free speech - except when they don’t. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...