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Oh my... GB News want your TV licence fee money to go to Donald Trump
Nothing to see here, just a GB News presenter suggesting the BBC bung Donald Trump a few million of license fee payers' money.
November 14, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Oh my... GB News want your TV licence fee money to go to Donald Trump
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Robbie Gibb was appointed to the BBC Board by Boris Johnson, was an editorial advisor for GB News, and worked as Theresa May's Director of Comms.
He is not impartial or neutral. The government should remove him from the Board immediately to protect the BBC's independence.
He is not impartial or neutral. The government should remove him from the Board immediately to protect the BBC's independence.
November 11, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Robbie Gibb was appointed to the BBC Board by Boris Johnson, was an editorial advisor for GB News, and worked as Theresa May's Director of Comms.
He is not impartial or neutral. The government should remove him from the Board immediately to protect the BBC's independence.
He is not impartial or neutral. The government should remove him from the Board immediately to protect the BBC's independence.
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Reality bites!
A Reform-led council is planning to double council tax on second homes six months after party leader Nigel Farage denounced such policies as “madness” and “extortion”.
By @cjayanetti.bsky.social
A Reform-led council is planning to double council tax on second homes six months after party leader Nigel Farage denounced such policies as “madness” and “extortion”.
By @cjayanetti.bsky.social
Reform Council To Double Tax On Second Homes Despite Nigel Farage Calling The Idea 'Madness'
A Reform-led council is planning to double council tax on second homes six months after party leader Nigel Farage denounced such policies as “madne...
www.politicshome.com
November 11, 2025 at 10:34 AM
Reality bites!
A Reform-led council is planning to double council tax on second homes six months after party leader Nigel Farage denounced such policies as “madness” and “extortion”.
By @cjayanetti.bsky.social
A Reform-led council is planning to double council tax on second homes six months after party leader Nigel Farage denounced such policies as “madness” and “extortion”.
By @cjayanetti.bsky.social
@skynewsrss.bsky.social @privateeyenews.bsky.social @realDonaldTrump
The case of Arkell vs Pressdram 1971 springs to mind
news.sky.com/story/trumps...
The case of Arkell vs Pressdram 1971 springs to mind
news.sky.com/story/trumps...
Trump's lawyer threatens BBC with $1bn lawsuit - read the letter in full
The letter makes several demands, including requiring the broadcaster to issue an apology, "compensate President Trump for the harm caused" and threatening a $1bn (£760m) lawsuit.
news.sky.com
November 11, 2025 at 1:17 PM
@skynewsrss.bsky.social @privateeyenews.bsky.social @realDonaldTrump
The case of Arkell vs Pressdram 1971 springs to mind
news.sky.com/story/trumps...
The case of Arkell vs Pressdram 1971 springs to mind
news.sky.com/story/trumps...
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Given the party's refusal to act on Pochin's brazen racism, it should be as socially unacceptable to vote for Reform as it was in the early 2000s to vote for the BNP.
And we should be prepared to say this to people's faces.
And we should be prepared to say this to people's faces.
October 28, 2025 at 7:45 AM
Given the party's refusal to act on Pochin's brazen racism, it should be as socially unacceptable to vote for Reform as it was in the early 2000s to vote for the BNP.
And we should be prepared to say this to people's faces.
And we should be prepared to say this to people's faces.
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Hours before this he was bragging about how he supposedly aced a cognitive exam.
October 28, 2025 at 10:44 AM
Hours before this he was bragging about how he supposedly aced a cognitive exam.
Hmmm... So Kent County Council is being run by someone residents didn't elect who may or may not live in Clacton ?
Linden Kemkaran and the other KCC ReformUK councillors are being treated as puppets who are simply there to do Farage's bidding.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Linden Kemkaran and the other KCC ReformUK councillors are being treated as puppets who are simply there to do Farage's bidding.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Embattled Reform UK council leader calls for backing
Council leader Linden Kemkaran asks members to sign a statement to
www.bbc.co.uk
October 22, 2025 at 10:50 AM
Hmmm... So Kent County Council is being run by someone residents didn't elect who may or may not live in Clacton ?
Linden Kemkaran and the other KCC ReformUK councillors are being treated as puppets who are simply there to do Farage's bidding.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Linden Kemkaran and the other KCC ReformUK councillors are being treated as puppets who are simply there to do Farage's bidding.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Shubh Diwali!
Wishing Hindus, Sikhs and Jains around the world a celebration filled with joy, light and hope for the future.
Wishing Hindus, Sikhs and Jains around the world a celebration filled with joy, light and hope for the future.
October 20, 2025 at 9:30 AM
Shubh Diwali!
Wishing Hindus, Sikhs and Jains around the world a celebration filled with joy, light and hope for the future.
Wishing Hindus, Sikhs and Jains around the world a celebration filled with joy, light and hope for the future.
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My message to the millions of One Nation conservatives who reject the divisive politics of Badenoch and Farage is this:
Come and join us. Help us save our country. Come and win with us.
Come and join us. Help us save our country. Come and win with us.
October 8, 2025 at 8:26 AM
My message to the millions of One Nation conservatives who reject the divisive politics of Badenoch and Farage is this:
Come and join us. Help us save our country. Come and win with us.
Come and join us. Help us save our country. Come and win with us.
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This is a lie.
There are many criticisms you might sensibly and truthfully make of the Sentencing Council and the Sentencing Guidelines. I’ve been making them for years.
But this is an outright lie. Pure fabrication. A fraud on the public.
There are many criticisms you might sensibly and truthfully make of the Sentencing Council and the Sentencing Guidelines. I’ve been making them for years.
But this is an outright lie. Pure fabrication. A fraud on the public.
October 7, 2025 at 8:03 AM
This is a lie.
There are many criticisms you might sensibly and truthfully make of the Sentencing Council and the Sentencing Guidelines. I’ve been making them for years.
But this is an outright lie. Pure fabrication. A fraud on the public.
There are many criticisms you might sensibly and truthfully make of the Sentencing Council and the Sentencing Guidelines. I’ve been making them for years.
But this is an outright lie. Pure fabrication. A fraud on the public.
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Keir Starmer wants to force everyone to have a digital ID.
But the Liberal Democrats say that’s not the kind of country we should be. Instead, the government should focus on fixing real problems like the NHS and social care.
But the Liberal Democrats say that’s not the kind of country we should be. Instead, the government should focus on fixing real problems like the NHS and social care.
September 26, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Keir Starmer wants to force everyone to have a digital ID.
But the Liberal Democrats say that’s not the kind of country we should be. Instead, the government should focus on fixing real problems like the NHS and social care.
But the Liberal Democrats say that’s not the kind of country we should be. Instead, the government should focus on fixing real problems like the NHS and social care.
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I’m old enough to remember when Conservative Party leaders believed in law and order.
Kemi Badenoch refusing to acknowledge that Tommy Robinson is "far-right", now on LBC, and refusing to condemn Elon Musk's words. In fact she says what Musk said *isn't* incitement. So what would be incitement then? How violent would his words have to be before he was deemed a threat to this country?
September 16, 2025 at 8:57 PM
I’m old enough to remember when Conservative Party leaders believed in law and order.
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I've written to Keir Starmer, Kemi Badenoch and Nigel Farage, urging them to join me in condemning Elon Musk's dangerous remarks inciting violence yesterday.
As leaders, we must stand together and make clear Musk will face serious consequences for these actions.
As leaders, we must stand together and make clear Musk will face serious consequences for these actions.
September 14, 2025 at 6:30 PM
I've written to Keir Starmer, Kemi Badenoch and Nigel Farage, urging them to join me in condemning Elon Musk's dangerous remarks inciting violence yesterday.
As leaders, we must stand together and make clear Musk will face serious consequences for these actions.
As leaders, we must stand together and make clear Musk will face serious consequences for these actions.
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The horrors in Gaza must stop.
And when the one man with the power to make it stop – Donald Trump – arrives in the UK today, Keir Starmer must do all he can to make the President act.
And when the one man with the power to make it stop – Donald Trump – arrives in the UK today, Keir Starmer must do all he can to make the President act.
September 16, 2025 at 8:32 AM
The horrors in Gaza must stop.
And when the one man with the power to make it stop – Donald Trump – arrives in the UK today, Keir Starmer must do all he can to make the President act.
And when the one man with the power to make it stop – Donald Trump – arrives in the UK today, Keir Starmer must do all he can to make the President act.
Gosh.. ReformUK are really hoovering up the dregs:
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Former Conservative minister Maria Caulfield defects to Reform
Caulfield lost her seat at last year's general election, after nearly nine years as the MP for Lewes.
www.bbc.co.uk
September 16, 2025 at 12:35 PM
Gosh.. ReformUK are really hoovering up the dregs:
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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On the same day in the Telegraph:
![The Telegraph
Rayner tax scandal - £40k tax dodge - Statement
Angela Rayner dodges £40,000 stamp duty
Deputy Prime Minister reduces tax bill for Hove flat by declaring it as her main residence
[Photo: Angela Rayner pictured at the weekend in Hove, where she has just bought a flat Credit: Dan Charity/The Sun on Sunday]
Robert Mendick Chief Reporter. Amy Gibbons Political Correspondent
29 August 2025 8:57am BST](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:2kf2qj56o2vq7jfaq4x4ogp6/bafkreihe5mm7nwmwvzhtgadmsafyvsaxhrufuai2d2j2rju5zt6g2lytea@jpeg)
![The Telegraph
Money > Property > Second homes
How to avoid tax on your second home
From stamp duty to council tax, shield your wealth from Labour's tightening net
[Photo of houses around a bay - Areas such as Cornwall have added a premium to council tax bills for second homes Credit: iStockphoto]
Fran Ivens Senior Money Writer
29 August 2025 1:21pm BST](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:2kf2qj56o2vq7jfaq4x4ogp6/bafkreieuwgc2vsmyfcctmf4cnpcqckij2pqdk2gmzajpnihrsqyqmzyr5e@jpeg)
September 5, 2025 at 7:55 AM
On the same day in the Telegraph:
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NEWS! Angela Rayner avoiding stamp duty on second home is very different to me avoiding stamp duty on my Clacton home, insists Nigel Farage
Angela Rayner avoiding stamp duty on second home is very different to me avoiding stamp duty on my Clacton home, insists Nigel Farage
After it was revealed that Nigel Farage bought a second home in his Clacton constituency under his partner’s name to avoid a higher rate of stamp duty, he has insisted he should not be subjec…
buff.ly
September 5, 2025 at 9:21 AM
NEWS! Angela Rayner avoiding stamp duty on second home is very different to me avoiding stamp duty on my Clacton home, insists Nigel Farage
Tory leader
@kemibadenochmp.bsky.social encourages Tory Councils to challenge the Tory government policy of establishing asylum hotels ?
It was the Tory government that turned HMG into the largest hotel operator in Britain
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
@kemibadenochmp.bsky.social encourages Tory Councils to challenge the Tory government policy of establishing asylum hotels ?
It was the Tory government that turned HMG into the largest hotel operator in Britain
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
August 22, 2025 at 6:27 PM
Tory leader
@kemibadenochmp.bsky.social encourages Tory Councils to challenge the Tory government policy of establishing asylum hotels ?
It was the Tory government that turned HMG into the largest hotel operator in Britain
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
@kemibadenochmp.bsky.social encourages Tory Councils to challenge the Tory government policy of establishing asylum hotels ?
It was the Tory government that turned HMG into the largest hotel operator in Britain
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Order your free Welcome posters!
When we fill our windows, streets, and shared spaces with posters of welcome, we show our neighbours and MPs that kindness and solidarity are stronger than fear or division🧡
Get yours now👇
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When we fill our windows, streets, and shared spaces with posters of welcome, we show our neighbours and MPs that kindness and solidarity are stronger than fear or division🧡
Get yours now👇
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July 30, 2025 at 12:16 PM
Order your free Welcome posters!
When we fill our windows, streets, and shared spaces with posters of welcome, we show our neighbours and MPs that kindness and solidarity are stronger than fear or division🧡
Get yours now👇
actionnetwork.org/forms/order-...
When we fill our windows, streets, and shared spaces with posters of welcome, we show our neighbours and MPs that kindness and solidarity are stronger than fear or division🧡
Get yours now👇
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Keir Starmer:
"The UK will recognise a Palestinian state in September unless ... " WTF ??
Whether a state is a legitimate state worthy of recognition as such does not depend on the actions of some other state. Its about whether it is merited in its own right.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
"The UK will recognise a Palestinian state in September unless ... " WTF ??
Whether a state is a legitimate state worthy of recognition as such does not depend on the actions of some other state. Its about whether it is merited in its own right.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
UK to recognise Palestinian state unless Israel meets conditions
The PM says he will take the action in September, unless Israel takes steps including agreeing a ceasefire.
www.bbc.co.uk
July 29, 2025 at 10:36 PM
Keir Starmer:
"The UK will recognise a Palestinian state in September unless ... " WTF ??
Whether a state is a legitimate state worthy of recognition as such does not depend on the actions of some other state. Its about whether it is merited in its own right.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
"The UK will recognise a Palestinian state in September unless ... " WTF ??
Whether a state is a legitimate state worthy of recognition as such does not depend on the actions of some other state. Its about whether it is merited in its own right.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Justice has a price and the government won't pay it so people will have to go without justice... that's what Leveson is saying:
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Jury-free trials recommended to save courts from 'collapse'
A senior judge recommends a shake-up of the system, but some barristers argue juries are essential for fair justice.
www.bbc.co.uk
July 9, 2025 at 10:02 AM
Justice has a price and the government won't pay it so people will have to go without justice... that's what Leveson is saying:
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Seat Projection based on this morning's YouGov Poll:
RFM: 309 (+304)
LAB: 138 (-273)
LDM: 95 (+23)
SNP: 43 (+34)
CON: 21 (-100)
GRN: 7 (+3)
PLC: 7 (+3)
Oth: 11 (+6)
RFM: 309 (+304)
LAB: 138 (-273)
LDM: 95 (+23)
SNP: 43 (+34)
CON: 21 (-100)
GRN: 7 (+3)
PLC: 7 (+3)
Oth: 11 (+6)
May 20, 2025 at 8:45 AM
Seat Projection based on this morning's YouGov Poll:
RFM: 309 (+304)
LAB: 138 (-273)
LDM: 95 (+23)
SNP: 43 (+34)
CON: 21 (-100)
GRN: 7 (+3)
PLC: 7 (+3)
Oth: 11 (+6)
RFM: 309 (+304)
LAB: 138 (-273)
LDM: 95 (+23)
SNP: 43 (+34)
CON: 21 (-100)
GRN: 7 (+3)
PLC: 7 (+3)
Oth: 11 (+6)
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Morning Bluesky.
New poll from YouGov. The Lib Dems are above the Tories. The bell tolls for Badenoch.
RFM: 29% (+1)
LAB: 22% (-1)
LDM: 17% (+1)
CON: 16% (-2)
GRN: 10% (+1)
SNP: 2% (-1)
18-19 May.
Changes with 11-12 May.
New poll from YouGov. The Lib Dems are above the Tories. The bell tolls for Badenoch.
RFM: 29% (+1)
LAB: 22% (-1)
LDM: 17% (+1)
CON: 16% (-2)
GRN: 10% (+1)
SNP: 2% (-1)
18-19 May.
Changes with 11-12 May.
May 20, 2025 at 8:50 AM
Morning Bluesky.
New poll from YouGov. The Lib Dems are above the Tories. The bell tolls for Badenoch.
RFM: 29% (+1)
LAB: 22% (-1)
LDM: 17% (+1)
CON: 16% (-2)
GRN: 10% (+1)
SNP: 2% (-1)
18-19 May.
Changes with 11-12 May.
New poll from YouGov. The Lib Dems are above the Tories. The bell tolls for Badenoch.
RFM: 29% (+1)
LAB: 22% (-1)
LDM: 17% (+1)
CON: 16% (-2)
GRN: 10% (+1)
SNP: 2% (-1)
18-19 May.
Changes with 11-12 May.