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This was very much the case in the 1970s. Many of the New Town and local authority property developments were financed by the then large nationalised industry occupational funds with some encouragement from the Wilson/Callaghan governments
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Van Hollen: "They really think the American people are stupid. I mean, we can all see the video. We saw the video with Renee Good. We saw the video with Alex Pretti. The real domestic terrorists are in the White House right now."
January 25, 2026 at 12:20 AM
Van Hollen: "They really think the American people are stupid. I mean, we can all see the video. We saw the video with Renee Good. We saw the video with Alex Pretti. The real domestic terrorists are in the White House right now."
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Four VCs for UK forces in Iraq and Afghanistan. Two of them posthumous. An obvious question for his British admirers.
Trump on NATO: "I've always said, will they be there if we ever needed them? That's really the ultimate test. I'm not sure of that. We've never needed them. They'll say they sent some troops to Afghanistan and this or that. And they did. They stayed a little back, off the front lines."
January 22, 2026 at 1:38 PM
Four VCs for UK forces in Iraq and Afghanistan. Two of them posthumous. An obvious question for his British admirers.
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I'm sorry, there'll be more considered commentary, but fundamentally he's just such an asshole.
January 21, 2026 at 2:07 PM
I'm sorry, there'll be more considered commentary, but fundamentally he's just such an asshole.
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Even, er contextier
January 20, 2026 at 7:39 AM
Even, er contextier
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I wrote about my lifelong love of America. And the fact that we have to face up to the fact that we cannot rely on them as an ally - perhaps ever again. labourlist.org/2026/01/brit...
'Britain can no longer afford to pretend America is a reliable ally' - LabourList
As Trump threatens tariffs and NATO’s future looks uncertain, Labour must confront a hard truth: the UK’s reliance on America is no longer sustainable. Pretending otherwise only deepens the risk.
labourlist.org
January 19, 2026 at 10:01 AM
I wrote about my lifelong love of America. And the fact that we have to face up to the fact that we cannot rely on them as an ally - perhaps ever again. labourlist.org/2026/01/brit...
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Is that weather the gathering storm
Farage is apparently 'under the weather' today and unable to talk about the US threats to the UK and Europe over Greenland.
Which is unfortunate.
Which is unfortunate.
January 18, 2026 at 9:46 AM
Is that weather the gathering storm
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All power and solidarity to our Danish friends and allies. 🇩🇰
January 14, 2026 at 7:34 PM
All power and solidarity to our Danish friends and allies. 🇩🇰
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This is not the language of the government of a free country.
January 14, 2026 at 1:16 PM
This is not the language of the government of a free country.
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So half as many as the number of children living in poverty, then - but maybe they're not the Express's key demographic.
January 14, 2026 at 7:39 AM
So half as many as the number of children living in poverty, then - but maybe they're not the Express's key demographic.
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If a shop was selling the material Grok has been producing, it would be prosecuted.
So the question is whether X is subject to the same laws as everyone else, or whether it can intimidate govts into exempting it.
Equality before the law is not "fascism". It's one of our best defences against it.
So the question is whether X is subject to the same laws as everyone else, or whether it can intimidate govts into exempting it.
Equality before the law is not "fascism". It's one of our best defences against it.
Musk calls the UK government "fascist" because it has said the Twitter platform shouldn't break the laws that apply to all platforms. It is important for the government to get across how extreme the unlawful content that X keeps protecting & even coproducing is
www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...
www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...
Elon Musk calls UK government ‘fascist’ over touted X ban
The tech billionaire hits back at calls to boycott the platform because its Grok AI tool allows users to digitally undress women and girls
www.thetimes.com
January 11, 2026 at 10:41 PM
If a shop was selling the material Grok has been producing, it would be prosecuted.
So the question is whether X is subject to the same laws as everyone else, or whether it can intimidate govts into exempting it.
Equality before the law is not "fascism". It's one of our best defences against it.
So the question is whether X is subject to the same laws as everyone else, or whether it can intimidate govts into exempting it.
Equality before the law is not "fascism". It's one of our best defences against it.
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"As Trump reaches the end of the first year of his return to power, he and his lieutenants are demonstrating their willingness to deploy force beyond its legitimate use to achieve their aims. The warning is clear and intentional: We are violent. Beware."
The Trump doctrine: Violence is us
The message is clear—be afraid.
www.motherjones.com
January 8, 2026 at 2:08 AM
"As Trump reaches the end of the first year of his return to power, he and his lieutenants are demonstrating their willingness to deploy force beyond its legitimate use to achieve their aims. The warning is clear and intentional: We are violent. Beware."
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Charlotte Nichols MP (Labour, Warrington North) says AI-generated sexual harassment must be the final straw for the UK government using X
A growing number of Labour MPs thought this needed a proper review last year: next week may see this cut through
Misogyny is an official priority of this gvt
A growing number of Labour MPs thought this needed a proper review last year: next week may see this cut through
Misogyny is an official priority of this gvt
There is, to my mind, no justification for the continued use by the UK Government of X as a platform for official comms. There hasn't been for some time, in fact, but if the latest developments around AI-generated image abuse and CSAM don't change the policy I really don't know what will.
NEW: People are using Elon Musk's chatbot, Grok, to alter images to depict real women being sexually abused, humiliated, hurt, and even killed.
futurism.com/future-socie...
futurism.com/future-socie...
January 2, 2026 at 10:37 PM
Charlotte Nichols MP (Labour, Warrington North) says AI-generated sexual harassment must be the final straw for the UK government using X
A growing number of Labour MPs thought this needed a proper review last year: next week may see this cut through
Misogyny is an official priority of this gvt
A growing number of Labour MPs thought this needed a proper review last year: next week may see this cut through
Misogyny is an official priority of this gvt
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If the British government, and indeed other governments, can’t muster a fast and strong response to Twitter adding a facility enabling users to create and share AI child sexual abuse material then not sure what Musk could ever do that would actually provoke a response.
January 2, 2026 at 1:27 PM
If the British government, and indeed other governments, can’t muster a fast and strong response to Twitter adding a facility enabling users to create and share AI child sexual abuse material then not sure what Musk could ever do that would actually provoke a response.
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There is, to my mind, no justification for the continued use by the UK Government of X as a platform for official comms. There hasn't been for some time, in fact, but if the latest developments around AI-generated image abuse and CSAM don't change the policy I really don't know what will.
NEW: People are using Elon Musk's chatbot, Grok, to alter images to depict real women being sexually abused, humiliated, hurt, and even killed.
futurism.com/future-socie...
futurism.com/future-socie...
Grok Is Being Used to Depict Horrific Violence Against Real Women
People are asking Elon Musk's Grok chatbot to alter images to depict women being sexually abused, humiliated, and even killed.
futurism.com
January 2, 2026 at 9:18 PM
There is, to my mind, no justification for the continued use by the UK Government of X as a platform for official comms. There hasn't been for some time, in fact, but if the latest developments around AI-generated image abuse and CSAM don't change the policy I really don't know what will.
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Important letter from an actual expert
December 26, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Important letter from an actual expert
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Not sure I understand why the Trump administration cares about Christians in Nigeria and not Christians in Ukraine
December 26, 2025 at 7:25 PM
Not sure I understand why the Trump administration cares about Christians in Nigeria and not Christians in Ukraine
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The bit that gets missed in the scandal around Farage's schooldays is that his school made him a prefect - despite warnings from staff about his conduct.
It's a recurring theme for Trump, Johnson, Farage & co. We can't be surprised at the way they behave, when their behavior is constantly rewarded.
It's a recurring theme for Trump, Johnson, Farage & co. We can't be surprised at the way they behave, when their behavior is constantly rewarded.
December 22, 2025 at 2:47 PM
The bit that gets missed in the scandal around Farage's schooldays is that his school made him a prefect - despite warnings from staff about his conduct.
It's a recurring theme for Trump, Johnson, Farage & co. We can't be surprised at the way they behave, when their behavior is constantly rewarded.
It's a recurring theme for Trump, Johnson, Farage & co. We can't be surprised at the way they behave, when their behavior is constantly rewarded.
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Okay, when are we going to answer back? Push back? Fight back? Anything? Because our way of life and society-building institutions are under attack from outside. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Trump sues BBC for defamation over Panorama speech edit
The US president has requested $5bn (£3.7bn) in damages, according to court documents filed in Florida.
www.bbc.co.uk
December 16, 2025 at 8:13 AM
Okay, when are we going to answer back? Push back? Fight back? Anything? Because our way of life and society-building institutions are under attack from outside. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Just when I thought I couldn't admire the man more...
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December 13, 2025 at 6:58 PM
Just when I thought I couldn't admire the man more...
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WHY ARE YOU ANNOYED THIS IS WHAT YOU WANTED TO HAPPEN
December 13, 2025 at 6:41 PM
WHY ARE YOU ANNOYED THIS IS WHAT YOU WANTED TO HAPPEN
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I don't normally (er) 'do God' on here, but the far right talking Christianity? Disgusting. Everything they are is antithetical to love: hateful, arrogant, closed, smirking, knowing, unserious, dishonest, despairing, degraded, repugnant moral filth. The light of hope is a good disinfectant.
December 13, 2025 at 11:53 AM
I don't normally (er) 'do God' on here, but the far right talking Christianity? Disgusting. Everything they are is antithetical to love: hateful, arrogant, closed, smirking, knowing, unserious, dishonest, despairing, degraded, repugnant moral filth. The light of hope is a good disinfectant.
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The national security strategy highlights what we already know: we can't trust the US.
"Trump and his circle are making clear their prescription is that far-right European parties are to be supported."
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/dec/09/trump-europe-national-security-strategy
"Trump and his circle are making clear their prescription is that far-right European parties are to be supported."
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/dec/09/trump-europe-national-security-strategy
New Trump doctrine identifies ‘weak’ Europe’s problem: not enough racism
A new US national security strategy represents one of the most profound crises for the Atlantic alliance since 1945
www.theguardian.com
December 10, 2025 at 7:15 PM
The national security strategy highlights what we already know: we can't trust the US.
"Trump and his circle are making clear their prescription is that far-right European parties are to be supported."
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/dec/09/trump-europe-national-security-strategy
"Trump and his circle are making clear their prescription is that far-right European parties are to be supported."
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/dec/09/trump-europe-national-security-strategy
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The true pleasure of Bluesky.
"When I look around, I see people who often took a big professional risk because they would not comply. In many cases, they had profiles they had built up for years. They let it go. They did this because they refused to extinguish their moral character."
"When I look around, I see people who often took a big professional risk because they would not comply. In many cases, they had profiles they had built up for years. They let it go. They did this because they refused to extinguish their moral character."
Thank God for Bluesky: A little love letter to the people who would not compromise with Nazis iandunt.substack.com/p/thank-god-...
Thank God for Bluesky
Yes, it's eager. Yes, it's censorious. But it has the very considerable advantage of not being fascist.
iandunt.substack.com
December 5, 2025 at 1:25 PM
The true pleasure of Bluesky.
"When I look around, I see people who often took a big professional risk because they would not comply. In many cases, they had profiles they had built up for years. They let it go. They did this because they refused to extinguish their moral character."
"When I look around, I see people who often took a big professional risk because they would not comply. In many cases, they had profiles they had built up for years. They let it go. They did this because they refused to extinguish their moral character."