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Peter Thornton
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Copywriter. Scriptwriter. Author. Coach. City fan. I wrote those films for City. Including this one for the Treble.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Z-4vpZ4gkYU&pp=ygUQTWFuIENpdHkgVHJlYmxlIA%3D%3D
Folk against flat, misty skies.

Happy Friday
November 28, 2025 at 8:24 AM
Introduce yourself with 5 acts you’ve seen

Miles Davis Tribute
(It was Herbie Hancock Wayne Shorter Tony Williams Ron Carter Wallace Roney)

Diana Krall

Everything But The Girl

The Four Tops

Fleetwood Mac
Introduce yourself with 5 acts you’ve seen
Stone Roses
Oasis
Echo & the bunneymen
Whitney Houston
The undertones
Introduce yourself with 5 acts you’ve seen
The Smiths
The Cramps
Jedward
The Jungle Brothers
Sigur Ros
November 28, 2025 at 8:12 AM
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Remember when Brexiters were reduced to pretending that pint bottles of champagne represented a major win?
November 27, 2025 at 8:53 AM
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November 27, 2025 at 9:07 AM
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Dear Bluesky,
www.thenerve.news is still tiny. We launched it with no dirty money (no money at all, lol!). But we're proving what's possible with a small expert team & no billionaire owners.

We knew the UK press wouldn't understand or properly cover this story, so we did. Thank you for the support!
This is the Observer's coverage of the Reform Russian Spie Scandal... 600 words on page 22 of the printed newspaper.

observer.co.uk/news/politic...
More MEPs investigated in Russian bribe probe | The Observer
observer.co.uk
November 23, 2025 at 8:22 PM
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From the obvious reality of this two-bit bigot to the orchestrated attacks on the BBC to the pathological arrogance of Johnson & Cummings, it’s oddly ungratifying to see so much of ‘How They Broke Britain’ still resonating this month.
NEW: Nigel Farage is facing renewed calls to explain why he repeatedly aired tropes and conspiracy theories associated with antisemitism during interviews, after claims the Reform UK leader used racist language in his teens.

www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Farage urged to explain conspiracy theories linked to antisemitism he voiced in US media
Exclusive: The Reform UK leader discussed far-right talking points in web TV and radio appearances between 2009 and 2018
www.theguardian.com
November 24, 2025 at 7:58 AM
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The digital version of our Nathan Gill timeline is now online ⬇️⏳

www.thenerve.news/p/nathan-gil...
November 23, 2025 at 7:41 PM
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Magic Square

Play through the square and score for more points

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November 21, 2025 at 8:43 PM
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Gill is being sentenced today for 8 counts of bribery from a Russian agent.

Follow @thenerve.news for updates throughout the day.

This is why it matters & this is who it harmed: Ukrainian protestors outside the Old Bailey.
November 21, 2025 at 8:49 AM
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The full film & piece is here.

Do the voters of Clacton think it’s okay for politicians to accept bribes from Russian spies?

www.thenerve.news/p/john-sween...
An absent MP? A Russian traitor in Reform? When I go to Clacton, nobody seems to care
On the trail of the elusive Nigel Farage, John Sweeney visits his impoverished constituency – where even the prospect of Putin undermining British politics doesn’t raise many eyebrows
www.thenerve.news
November 20, 2025 at 8:39 AM
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Manchester Man 💧🩵

#WallpaperWednesday
November 19, 2025 at 8:53 PM
@thorntonforreal.bsky.social

Reading about this 100mile race in Illinois this morning Lisa

Near you?

Hear about it?

Take part?

🏃‍♀️😊🏃‍♀️
November 18, 2025 at 10:26 AM
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One 3v3 set up for a variety of games without needing to move anything!
November 17, 2025 at 11:02 AM
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Double rondo - Blues press and counter if they regain.

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November 16, 2025 at 11:18 AM
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Human rights are universal - if we start stripping away basic human rights from any section of society then none of us has rights – just privileges that can be taken away by people in power whenever they want
November 16, 2025 at 10:36 AM
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Farage, Boris Johnson & Rees-Mogg apparently plotting assaults on UK democracy with Bannon, who was reporting back to Epstein. Nothing to see here, newspaper folk…
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Emails highlight Jeffrey Epstein and Steve Bannon relationship
New documents show the pair discussing travel arrangements and UK politics in messages from 2018.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 15, 2025 at 7:47 AM
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This perfectly encapsulates why we need the BBC
November 13, 2025 at 2:12 PM
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It shouldn’t be underestimated how hard it is for a big city like Manchester, with high levels of need, to get Outstanding for its children’s services. I’ve seen first hand how this is changing lives & outcomes for vulnerable children.
Children's services in Manchester rated 'outstanding' by Ofsted
Manchester's social workers are described as an
www.bbc.co.uk
November 11, 2025 at 7:27 PM
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That final point is absolutely crucial.
The fact that the BBC has made serious culpable errors does not negate the point that there is a real and concerted right-wing media campaign to destroy it. Both points can be true at the same time and the campaign would not end even if the errors did.
November 12, 2025 at 8:09 AM
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Who would have guessed
November 3, 2025 at 2:43 PM
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"How has being part of jmww influenced you as a writer?"

Reading the queue at jmww has influenced the way I edit my own flash fiction.

Get to Know: Lisa Thornton, Associate Flash Fiction Editor
jmwwblog.wordpress.com/2025/10/28/g...
Get to Know: Lisa Thornton, Associate Flash Fiction Editor
Behind the Scenes, featuring a jmww editorial team member. This week, get to know Lisa Thornton, Associate Flash Fiction Editor
jmwwblog.wordpress.com
October 28, 2025 at 2:43 PM
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In possession, out of possession and transition in the principles of play.
October 23, 2025 at 9:38 AM
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Has the national media decided it’s a ‘Welsh story’? Or is it because all the r/w print outlets ignoring it?

Either way, voters in Caerphilly have been failed by both the police & now the media
October 18, 2025 at 5:47 PM
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So a virtually brand new news site can cover this story, which is of national importance, but the BBC and our msm remain silent?They’re not just silent they’re now complicit in a cover up of a foreign intelligence agency penetrating a UK political party. This needs to be spread widely.
NEW: Police knew a Kremlin spy ring recruited former leader of Reform Wales at least 3 years ago.

So why was Nathan Gill not charged till Feb this year?

Pls read part 2 of @thenerve.news special investigation into Nathan Gill. And please share!
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October 18, 2025 at 9:56 AM
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Why can I remember no Labour politician making this point, this well?

Everybody except the Greens seems to think the best way to fight Reform is to agree with Farage about everything.

This, right here, is brilliant. And genuinely patriotic. And so, so true.
October 16, 2025 at 7:14 PM