Benjamin Raisanen
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I saw this and had to check it wasn't faked or a spoof. Sadly, it is real.
Every time I think Trump has reached the nadir of decency and propriety, some hellish trapdoor opens, revealing a hitherto undiscovered sub-basement of obscenity and barbarity. ~AA
Every time I think Trump has reached the nadir of decency and propriety, some hellish trapdoor opens, revealing a hitherto undiscovered sub-basement of obscenity and barbarity. ~AA
December 15, 2025 at 5:14 PM
I saw this and had to check it wasn't faked or a spoof. Sadly, it is real.
Every time I think Trump has reached the nadir of decency and propriety, some hellish trapdoor opens, revealing a hitherto undiscovered sub-basement of obscenity and barbarity. ~AA
Every time I think Trump has reached the nadir of decency and propriety, some hellish trapdoor opens, revealing a hitherto undiscovered sub-basement of obscenity and barbarity. ~AA
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Welcome to the twilight zone where Nigel Farage can be accused of racism yet still lead the polls | Nesrine Malik
Welcome to the twilight zone where Nigel Farage can be accused of racism yet still lead the polls | Nesrine Malik
After weeks of allegations of schoolboy racism, the Reform leader is doubling down. And our political establishment is allowing it, says Guardian columnist Nesrine Malik
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December 15, 2025 at 7:34 AM
Welcome to the twilight zone where Nigel Farage can be accused of racism yet still lead the polls | Nesrine Malik
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YouTube channels spreading fake, anti-Labour videos viewed 1.2bn times in 2025
YouTube channels spreading fake, anti-Labour videos viewed 1.2bn times in 2025
Exclusive: More than 150 anonymous channels using cheap AI tools to spread false stories about Keir Starmer, study finds
YouTube channels spreading fake, anti-Labour videos have amassed more than a billion views this year, as opportunists attempt to use AI-generated content to profit from political division in the UK.
More than 150 channels have been detected in the last year that promote anti-Labour narratives, as well as outright fake and inflammatory accusations about Keir Starmer. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
December 13, 2025 at 5:04 PM
YouTube channels spreading fake, anti-Labour videos viewed 1.2bn times in 2025
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👏 Keir Starmer PM: "How Brexit was sold and delivered was wrong. Wild promises were made to the British people and not fulfilled."
"The idea that leaving the EU was the answer to all our cares and concerns has clearly been proved wrong."
"The idea that leaving the EU was the answer to all our cares and concerns has clearly been proved wrong."
December 2, 2025 at 10:31 AM
👏 Keir Starmer PM: "How Brexit was sold and delivered was wrong. Wild promises were made to the British people and not fulfilled."
"The idea that leaving the EU was the answer to all our cares and concerns has clearly been proved wrong."
"The idea that leaving the EU was the answer to all our cares and concerns has clearly been proved wrong."
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The International Energy Agency envisions a $1trn global geothermal investment boom by 2035. Discover how the future of clean energy could unfold
Geothermal’s time has finally come
This source of energy could become bigger than nuclear
econ.st
November 23, 2025 at 2:40 PM
The International Energy Agency envisions a $1trn global geothermal investment boom by 2035. Discover how the future of clean energy could unfold
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The minimum wage is a crude and wasteful tool for redistribution. After a decade of aggressive increases, the responsible option is not to go higher still. It is to pause. We explain why
Why governments should stop raising the minimum wage
After a decade of rises, there are now far better tools for fighting poverty
econ.st
November 24, 2025 at 12:20 PM
The minimum wage is a crude and wasteful tool for redistribution. After a decade of aggressive increases, the responsible option is not to go higher still. It is to pause. We explain why
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Denmark has done a fine job of slashing asylum applications but a poor job of assimilating immigrants. Britain’s record is the opposite
Will Britain copy asylum policy from a place with poor integration?
Everything sounds better in Danish
econ.st
November 22, 2025 at 8:40 PM
Denmark has done a fine job of slashing asylum applications but a poor job of assimilating immigrants. Britain’s record is the opposite
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‘Deeply shocking’: Nigel Farage faces fresh claims of racism and antisemitism at school
‘Deeply shocking’: Nigel Farage faces fresh claims of racism and antisemitism at school
Bafta-winning director among contemporaries urging contrition and apology from Reform UK leader, who denies the allegations
Portrait: Tom Pilston
It is the hectoring tone, the “jeering quality”, in Nigel Farage’s voice today that brings it all back for Peter Ettedgui. “He would sidle up to me and growl: ‘Hitler was right,’ or ‘Gas them,’ sometimes adding a long hiss to simulate the sound of the gas showers,” Ettedgui says of his experience of being in a class with Farage at Dulwich college in south London.
Ettedgui, 61, is a Bafta- and Emmy-winning director and producer whose credits include Kinky Boots, McQueen and Super/Man: the Christopher Reeve Story. Continue reading...
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November 18, 2025 at 3:04 PM
‘Deeply shocking’: Nigel Farage faces fresh claims of racism and antisemitism at school
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In a world where China and America vie for advantage of all sorts, climate is an area where China has a particularly strong hand—and Donald Trump has folded America’s
The world’s renewable-energy superpower
China’s moment for climate leadership has arrived
econ.st
November 10, 2025 at 2:40 PM
In a world where China and America vie for advantage of all sorts, climate is an area where China has a particularly strong hand—and Donald Trump has folded America’s
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It is turning to what Americans call “anti-bedtime leftism”, when any of society’s obligations is greeted in the same way a toddler reacts to bedtime
If Labour cranks up income taxes, the left will boo loudest
Many seem to believe in the common good without shared sacrifice
econ.st
November 10, 2025 at 1:40 PM
It is turning to what Americans call “anti-bedtime leftism”, when any of society’s obligations is greeted in the same way a toddler reacts to bedtime
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Among 18- to 34-year-olds Britain ranked as the third-most-attractive G20 country, British Council data suggest. Trust in the government scored highest, and trust in institutions second only to Japan
Brand Britain has bounced back
Despite all the gloom at home, the country’s reputation is surprisingly bright
econ.st
November 10, 2025 at 9:40 AM
Among 18- to 34-year-olds Britain ranked as the third-most-attractive G20 country, British Council data suggest. Trust in the government scored highest, and trust in institutions second only to Japan
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The main reason countries have yet to decarbonise their economies is because they lack the means to do so. And that is what China is fixing
China’s clean-energy revolution will reshape markets and politics
The world’s biggest manufacturer now has an interest in the world decarbonising
econ.st
November 9, 2025 at 5:00 AM
The main reason countries have yet to decarbonise their economies is because they lack the means to do so. And that is what China is fixing
Very disappointing. It’s clear Powell was playing political games to get elected, rather than being serious about centre-left policies.
Lucy Powell says Labour must stand by promise not to raise key taxes
New deputy leader also calls on government to lift two-child benefit cap urgently and in full
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November 7, 2025 at 8:40 AM
Very disappointing. It’s clear Powell was playing political games to get elected, rather than being serious about centre-left policies.
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If the rainforest were destroyed, any chance of limiting global warming to well below 2°C above pre-industrial average temperatures would disappear. We explain how to preserve it
The obvious economics of preserving the Amazon
It provides Brazil’s world-beating farmers with water, and keeps carbon locked up for the rest of us
econ.st
October 25, 2025 at 8:00 AM
If the rainforest were destroyed, any chance of limiting global warming to well below 2°C above pre-industrial average temperatures would disappear. We explain how to preserve it
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Bailey warns of long-lasting growth drag from Brexit on.ft.com/48xrpTW
Bailey warns of long-lasting growth drag from Brexit
BoE governor was speaking as central bankers debate rising trade barriers including from Donald Trump’s policies
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October 18, 2025 at 2:38 PM
Bailey warns of long-lasting growth drag from Brexit on.ft.com/48xrpTW
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Not only has Spain become a world leader in the energy transition but renewables have driven down the cost of generation. That success has not been problem-free, however
The high costs of Spain’s renewables revolution
More batteries are needed
econ.st
October 18, 2025 at 7:20 AM
Not only has Spain become a world leader in the energy transition but renewables have driven down the cost of generation. That success has not been problem-free, however