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Steve Jary
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News, views and occasional abuse. Former @ProspectUnion Nat Sec for aviation (and, before that, various bits of the Civil Service, including the MoD). Now retired and emigrated from N16 to the Highlands. PhD technology & employment (1990). Photo ©Jess Hurd
Surely Farage is on borrowed time now that the UK’s two main threats are headed by his two favourite leaders? The two figures most disliked by the UK public. No wonder he seems to have disappeared over the weekend. Bet he skips #PMQs on Wednesday.
January 18, 2026 at 10:42 PM
Actually, doesn’t matter whether it’s constitutional or not, let’s just threaten it anyway. With a two week deadline. That’s what Trump would do.
Constitutionally, can NATO just throw the USA out and carry on?
January 18, 2026 at 10:07 PM
Constitutionally, can NATO just throw the USA out and carry on?
January 18, 2026 at 10:05 PM
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All of these people - Mogg, Farage, Carswell, Jenrick, Hannan and the rest need to be forever reminded of what they backed and supported
January 18, 2026 at 5:41 PM
If you want another reason for the state we’re in, just listen to the former head of the UK Foreign Office on BBC The World this Weekend. “Fight to protect Greenland? Don’t be daft, just sell it and move on” (I paraphrase) #TWTW
January 18, 2026 at 1:14 PM
I’m no historian, but is there a recent (ie last 200y or so) example of a nation starting both a civil war and a war against its key international allies at the same time?
January 18, 2026 at 12:33 PM
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More than 200,000 Danish citizens have signed a petition to buy California as a response to Trump’s attempt to take Greenland.

They say they will provide Californians with “rule of law, universal health care, fact-based politics, and a lifetime supply of Danish pastries.”
January 17, 2026 at 5:36 PM
Blimey, someone’s a slow developer! Embarrassment should’ve morphed into shame by now.
January 18, 2026 at 12:21 PM
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It’s a real shame that Nigel Farage is too unwell to do interviews the morning after Donald Trump threatens us with sanctions.

Here he is with “the bravest man he ever met”. He campaigned to make Trump President, and has spent the last year enjoying all the chaos he has caused.
January 18, 2026 at 10:51 AM
I do hope someone he interviews this week on #r4today reminds him of this.
Somehow people like this are still listened to.
January 18, 2026 at 10:56 AM
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We regret to announce that the emergency mission to retrieve Farage from Trump's colon has failed.
Nigel Farage had been due on BBC1's Laura Kuenssberg show, the latest in her series of party leader interviews. But at the last minute he has seemingly been replaced by Richard Tice. Hmmmm.
January 18, 2026 at 9:15 AM
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I wonder why Nigel Farage has pulled out of The Laura Kuenssberg TV programme this morning?
🤔
January 18, 2026 at 9:30 AM
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Week by week - Laura Kuenssberg is interviewing the party leaders.

When I agreed to come on the show, I was told Nigel Farage was also doing it.

He's now pulled out - and they've sent the deputy instead.

The same Nigel Farage who's refusing to debate me.

A pattern emerging...
January 18, 2026 at 7:59 AM
Lest we forget…
January 18, 2026 at 8:51 AM
Looking forward to hearing Justin Webb explaining why Trump is right on #r4today this week
Do I sense the Telegraph getting cold feet over Trump...?
January 18, 2026 at 8:50 AM
The BBC should not be inviting him on - and if he complains just say “oh, we thought you were boycotting us”.

Either they’ve begged him to come on or he was lying about the boycott and his comms team were begging the BBC. We should be told which of these is true.
That 'BBC boycott' in full
January 18, 2026 at 8:00 AM
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How it started ... How it's going
January 17, 2026 at 9:58 PM
The easiest next step for the UK would be to hold an immediate rent review for Lakenheath, Mildenhall and Menwith Hill.
January 17, 2026 at 5:32 PM
Lucky we laid on that state visit for Trump, eh? Could have been really bad without it.
Ok, Europe. Your move. Are you just going to sit there and take this nonsense on the chin?

And as for the UK's equidistance, it's in shreds.

New times.

Breaking news indeed.

www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c1...
Trump tariffs: US president announces plan to hit UK, Denmark and other European countries with tariffs over Greenland
The US president says the countries will be charged a
www.bbc.co.uk
January 17, 2026 at 5:28 PM
As we were saying…
January 17, 2026 at 2:38 PM
Aww, bless. The news bulletins seem to think this *FAKE NEWS* is going to make a blind bit of difference. As the White House said earlier: other experts are available.
January 17, 2026 at 9:06 AM
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Matteus...
January 17, 2026 at 8:25 AM
Another #r4today “… by the fireside with Justin” cosy chat with Tory media journos this morning. 🤮 And Justin gets a transphobic point in for good measure.
January 17, 2026 at 8:40 AM
Two egs of enshittification today.

1. Partner (Android user) shows me a FB post from a group we’re both in. I can’t see it on iOS. But I can see posts that don’t appear on her phone.

2. New dumbed-down, ad-loaded Met Office app pushed out to users this week met with derision.
January 16, 2026 at 11:34 PM
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Genuinely baffling. Focus is onTory-Reform fighting, giving Labour breathing space and opportunity to look like grown ups in the room - so some Labour cabinet members decide better strategy is to brief and mimic infighting - to what? Wrest the chaos narrative back? 🤦‍♂️
www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...
Cabinet allies urge Keir Starmer to sack Wes Streeting for disloyalty
Ministers say the Labour leader should learn from Kemi Badenoch’s decisive action against Robert Jenrick and dismiss his outspoken health secretary
www.thetimes.com
January 16, 2026 at 8:49 PM