Mr Pickering claimed the officer was asked whether he could arrest the protester for supporting a proscribed group.

“[The officer] said: ‘No, I can’t.’ And they said: ‘Why not?’ He said: ‘Because he hasn’t got Palestine Action written on him. He’s got Plasticine Action written on him.’”

Reform: the party that literally couldn't organize a piss-up in a brewery. It's too easy a joke, but irresistible.
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There are 20,000 councillors in the UK, Reform UK are projected to win circa 500 of them, meaning they would have a total 600-650 out of 20k.

If they win Runcorn, they will have 5 MPs out of 650 (2 of them won by less than 10 votes).

When I'm outraged, disappointed, sad at what's happening in this county I take a little comfort that it could be worse. I could live in the USA.

I spoke about the Pathways to Work Green Paper on ITV news this evening.

It’s a mixed bag. There are some good bits to it… but if people are being made poorer and forced to use the foodbank more, I’m not going to support that.

Keir Starmer has been on a journey

From Corbynism to being ‘more Tory than Tony Blair’

Shameful, and shameless.

'Totalitarianism demands, in fact, the continuous alteration of the past, and in the long run probably demands a disbelief in the very existence of objective truth.' George Orwell – author, humanist, and one of the most important political commentators of the 20th century died of #onthisday 1950.

Wealth of world’s billionaires grew by $2tn in 2024, with UK leading the way in G7!

Number of billionaires rose by 204 to 2,769.Their wealth jumped from $13tn to $15tn – the second-largest annual increase since records began.

TAX THE SUPER RICH

www.theguardian.com/news/2025/ja...

The Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill, as currently drafted, risks opening the floodgates to new schools that can select up to 100% of pupils based on religion. We can’t let this happen. Write to your MP.

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James O’Brien thinks he’s got this Liz Truss cease and desist thing all sussed out (and he’s got receipts).

‘Raw fury’ among Waspi women who say fight not over after Labour’s rejection of compensation payout
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Oh.

@mrjamesob.bsky.social

I just came across this poem and I thought it summed up your Christmas segment on today's show beautifully 🤗

Christmas in Heysham.

A Heysham Christmas!

Lots of cat photos on Bluesky. Here's George trying to scrounge food - our monster Maine Coon moggie.