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This fits with politics re-aligning along a pro-social / anti-social axis
I don't have any scientific evidence for this, but in my experience from (lots of) door-knocking, people who don't control their dogs properly are much more likely to be right-wing
I don't dislike dogs to be clear. But I really really dislike how many dog owners allow their dogs to foul the streets and to yap at people and scare kids and still expect everyone to think their precious little pooch is such a good dog 14/10 whatever
January 1, 2026 at 1:33 PM
This fits with politics re-aligning along a pro-social / anti-social axis
Worrying.
Labour voters most likely to be 'disappointed or angry' if they had a gay child, poll suggests
https://www.thepinknews.com/2025/12/29/labour-gay-polling-data-more-in-common/?utm_content=1767284400&utm_medium=social&utm_source=bluesky
https://www.thepinknews.com/2025/12/29/labour-gay-polling-data-more-in-common/?utm_content=1767284400&utm_medium=social&utm_source=bluesky
Labour voters most likely to be 'disappointed or angry' if they had a gay child
Labour voters are more likely to disapprove of their child coming out as gay than any other party supporter, according to a new poll.
www.thepinknews.com
January 1, 2026 at 5:32 PM
Worrying.
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Born in 2003, I have no memories of the miners' strike - or of mining in Wales at all. The ‘Streic!’ exhibit, however, connected with me in a way I did not expect ✍️ Ella Groves
Cultural highlights 2025: Streic! 40 years on, with a message for Wales today
Ella Groves Born in 2003, I have no memories of the mines’ strike – or of mining in Wales at all. The last pit in Wales closed when I was just 4 years old and much more concerned with Barbies than the...
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January 1, 2026 at 4:50 PM
Born in 2003, I have no memories of the miners' strike - or of mining in Wales at all. The ‘Streic!’ exhibit, however, connected with me in a way I did not expect ✍️ Ella Groves
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Thank you Louise! More of this defiance and solidarity in 2026 please…
On 30th August 2025, Milton Keynes resident Louise explained why she was standing in solidarity with people seeking asylum
On 30th August 2025, Milton Keynes resident Louise explained why she was standing in solidarity with people seeking asylum
January 1, 2026 at 1:32 PM
Thank you Louise! More of this defiance and solidarity in 2026 please…
On 30th August 2025, Milton Keynes resident Louise explained why she was standing in solidarity with people seeking asylum
On 30th August 2025, Milton Keynes resident Louise explained why she was standing in solidarity with people seeking asylum
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Snow and ice forecast for large parts of UK in new year cold snap
Snow and ice forecast for large parts of UK in new year cold snap
Met Office issues amber and yellow weather warnings as Arctic air blows in from Scandinavia
Large parts of the UK will be blanketed with snow and ice as chilly Arctic air blows in a bitterly cold start to 2026.
Snowfall is forecast for all four countries on Friday or Saturday, with blizzard conditions and “thundersnow” expected in the Scottish Highlands. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
January 1, 2026 at 2:01 PM
Snow and ice forecast for large parts of UK in new year cold snap
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Farage, Polanski and Corbyn's choices are all good, Davey's is a typical boring dad choice, and Badenoch's response is characteristically unhinged
December 31, 2025 at 7:12 PM
Farage, Polanski and Corbyn's choices are all good, Davey's is a typical boring dad choice, and Badenoch's response is characteristically unhinged
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When racists shout ‘Go home’, and you come from 15 places, what to do? | Hugh Muir
When racists shout ‘Go home’, and you come from 15 places, what to do? | Hugh Muir
A DNA test showed me that theoretically I have links to a long list of countries – and that the way we look at belonging makes little sense, says Hugh Muir, executive editor, Opinion
www.theguardian.com
January 1, 2026 at 6:46 AM
When racists shout ‘Go home’, and you come from 15 places, what to do? | Hugh Muir
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Trump is wrong: ‘woke’ policies aren’t the real threat to Europe | Nouriel Roubini
Trump is wrong: ‘woke’ policies aren’t the real threat to Europe | Nouriel Roubini
The continent’s problems are not caused by immigration or cultural politics but by economic and technological decline
www.theguardian.com
January 1, 2026 at 8:22 AM
Trump is wrong: ‘woke’ policies aren’t the real threat to Europe | Nouriel Roubini
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The world as 100 people over the last two centuries
December 31, 2025 at 3:23 PM
The world as 100 people over the last two centuries