Ken Fighill
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October 7, 2025
October 7, 2025
The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) today floated the idea that workers furloughed during a government shutdown are not guaranteed back pay when the shutdown is resolved.
heathercoxrichardson.substack.com
October 8, 2025 at 5:43 AM
October 7, 2025
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Why is Starmer becoming more confident criticising Brexit? Because quietly, without any great drama, a consensus has been reached. It's a disaster inews.co.uk/opinion/brex...
October 1, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Why is Starmer becoming more confident criticising Brexit? Because quietly, without any great drama, a consensus has been reached. It's a disaster inews.co.uk/opinion/brex...
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Nigel Farage doesn’t think the Prime Minister should have free speech in this country. But he’ll tell foreigners that yours is somehow under threat from the Prime Minister. He’s a whiny little liar. Always has been. Always will be.
September 30, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Nigel Farage doesn’t think the Prime Minister should have free speech in this country. But he’ll tell foreigners that yours is somehow under threat from the Prime Minister. He’s a whiny little liar. Always has been. Always will be.
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Nathan Gill is no fringe politician.
He was the leader of the Reform Party and before that UKIP in Wales.
A Brexit Party MEP.
A friend and ally of Nigel Farage, who in 2016 called him:
"terrific," and "as honest as the day is long."
This is a MASSIVE story
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
He was the leader of the Reform Party and before that UKIP in Wales.
A Brexit Party MEP.
A friend and ally of Nigel Farage, who in 2016 called him:
"terrific," and "as honest as the day is long."
This is a MASSIVE story
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Reform UK's ex-Wales leader Nathan Gill admits pro-Russia bribery
Nathan Gill admits eight charges of bribery while being a Member of the European Parliament.
www.bbc.co.uk
September 27, 2025 at 10:05 AM
Nathan Gill is no fringe politician.
He was the leader of the Reform Party and before that UKIP in Wales.
A Brexit Party MEP.
A friend and ally of Nigel Farage, who in 2016 called him:
"terrific," and "as honest as the day is long."
This is a MASSIVE story
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
He was the leader of the Reform Party and before that UKIP in Wales.
A Brexit Party MEP.
A friend and ally of Nigel Farage, who in 2016 called him:
"terrific," and "as honest as the day is long."
This is a MASSIVE story
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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It's odd that Republicans can do the mental gymnastics to link Tylenol to autism, but not link gun deaths to guns.
September 28, 2025 at 5:19 AM
It's odd that Republicans can do the mental gymnastics to link Tylenol to autism, but not link gun deaths to guns.
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Jimmy Kimmel's Monologue now has 14.3 MILLION VIEWS on YouTube.
It would be a shame for you to share it
www.youtube.com/watch?v=c1tj...
It would be a shame for you to share it
www.youtube.com/watch?v=c1tj...
Jimmy Kimmel is Back!
YouTube video by Jimmy Kimmel Live
www.youtube.com
September 24, 2025 at 7:37 PM
Jimmy Kimmel's Monologue now has 14.3 MILLION VIEWS on YouTube.
It would be a shame for you to share it
www.youtube.com/watch?v=c1tj...
It would be a shame for you to share it
www.youtube.com/watch?v=c1tj...
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British media pumps out daily propaganda pieces for Farage, fails to offer *any scrutiny* and basically legitimises rampant racism, then puts on its ‘innocent face’ and clutches its pearls at the rise of the far right…
What a grim betrayal of our democracy.
www.thelondoneconomic.com/politics/how...
What a grim betrayal of our democracy.
www.thelondoneconomic.com/politics/how...
Reform, with 0.7% of all MPs, featured in 25% of BBC's recent 10pm news bulletins
Astonishingly, a party with 18 times as many MPs as Reform has received one-third less coverage on BBC News at 10.
www.thelondoneconomic.com
September 21, 2025 at 9:00 AM
British media pumps out daily propaganda pieces for Farage, fails to offer *any scrutiny* and basically legitimises rampant racism, then puts on its ‘innocent face’ and clutches its pearls at the rise of the far right…
What a grim betrayal of our democracy.
www.thelondoneconomic.com/politics/how...
What a grim betrayal of our democracy.
www.thelondoneconomic.com/politics/how...
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Brexit: the unforgivably selfish arseholery of those who lied about what it really meant for the country while dodging the cost, hassle and restrictions they inflicted on everyone else.
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home...
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home...
Sir James Dyson says Brexit was worth it – even if it’s made people poorer
Britain’s fourth-wealthiest man has argued it is better to be ‘independent’ than tied to the EU
www.independent.co.uk
September 20, 2025 at 6:19 PM
Brexit: the unforgivably selfish arseholery of those who lied about what it really meant for the country while dodging the cost, hassle and restrictions they inflicted on everyone else.
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home...
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home...
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“Some analogies seemed poorly thought through. Zia Yusuf promised “the most audacious deportation flights since World War 2,” which is not a period most of us would invoke when discussing the forced movement of people.”
www.thenewworld.co.uk/james-ball-r...
www.thenewworld.co.uk/james-ball-r...
The Reform party conference and the end of democracy
Farage is getting ready for power, but his party is becoming much more politically extreme than he is. If he gets the chance, will he give them what they want?
www.thenewworld.co.uk
September 6, 2025 at 5:57 PM
“Some analogies seemed poorly thought through. Zia Yusuf promised “the most audacious deportation flights since World War 2,” which is not a period most of us would invoke when discussing the forced movement of people.”
www.thenewworld.co.uk/james-ball-r...
www.thenewworld.co.uk/james-ball-r...
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Any fool blithely saying they’ve now had a bit of a think about the ECHR and we should leave - is part of why we’re now stuck in the mess of Brexit, being told by the far right to hand our human rights over to them to administer.
FFS people. Have you learned nothing from the last decade of failure?
FFS people. Have you learned nothing from the last decade of failure?
August 29, 2025 at 6:35 AM
Any fool blithely saying they’ve now had a bit of a think about the ECHR and we should leave - is part of why we’re now stuck in the mess of Brexit, being told by the far right to hand our human rights over to them to administer.
FFS people. Have you learned nothing from the last decade of failure?
FFS people. Have you learned nothing from the last decade of failure?
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The new ICE song by Jesse Welles nails it.
ICE isn’t recruiting heroes, it’s recruiting the bitter, the rejected, the ones desperate for a badge to cover their failures.
Losers with power become the most dangerous kind.
(c/o Caroline Codsi)
ICE isn’t recruiting heroes, it’s recruiting the bitter, the rejected, the ones desperate for a badge to cover their failures.
Losers with power become the most dangerous kind.
(c/o Caroline Codsi)
August 29, 2025 at 12:18 AM
The new ICE song by Jesse Welles nails it.
ICE isn’t recruiting heroes, it’s recruiting the bitter, the rejected, the ones desperate for a badge to cover their failures.
Losers with power become the most dangerous kind.
(c/o Caroline Codsi)
ICE isn’t recruiting heroes, it’s recruiting the bitter, the rejected, the ones desperate for a badge to cover their failures.
Losers with power become the most dangerous kind.
(c/o Caroline Codsi)
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Farage’s “probity and judgment were sold as the product called Brexit. It turned out to be a piece of shit.”
And, unbelievably, this Labour govt finds itself trapped because it has refused to call this out.
What a profound - and now dangerous - political failure.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
And, unbelievably, this Labour govt finds itself trapped because it has refused to call this out.
What a profound - and now dangerous - political failure.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
There’s an obvious way to challenge Nigel Farage. But Keir Starmer won’t do it | Rafael Behr
Labour’s reluctance to name Brexit as the cause of so many problems hasn’t stopped Reform’s rise. It’s time to try the truth, says Guardian columnist Rafael Behr
www.theguardian.com
August 27, 2025 at 7:17 AM
Farage’s “probity and judgment were sold as the product called Brexit. It turned out to be a piece of shit.”
And, unbelievably, this Labour govt finds itself trapped because it has refused to call this out.
What a profound - and now dangerous - political failure.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
And, unbelievably, this Labour govt finds itself trapped because it has refused to call this out.
What a profound - and now dangerous - political failure.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Do you work at the Office of Management and Budget? Do you know someone who does? Are you a current or former federal worker with information that you can share about Russell Vought?
If the answer to any of these is "yes," please contact @andykroll.bsky.social
www.propublica.org/tips/
If the answer to any of these is "yes," please contact @andykroll.bsky.social
www.propublica.org/tips/
August 22, 2025 at 6:39 PM
Do you work at the Office of Management and Budget? Do you know someone who does? Are you a current or former federal worker with information that you can share about Russell Vought?
If the answer to any of these is "yes," please contact @andykroll.bsky.social
www.propublica.org/tips/
If the answer to any of these is "yes," please contact @andykroll.bsky.social
www.propublica.org/tips/
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Farage is never interviewed on politics programmes, he just appears on them and speaks.
A level of scrutiny that would embarrass a hack on Smash Hits or Hello.
#r4today
A level of scrutiny that would embarrass a hack on Smash Hits or Hello.
#r4today
July 21, 2025 at 6:19 AM
Farage is never interviewed on politics programmes, he just appears on them and speaks.
A level of scrutiny that would embarrass a hack on Smash Hits or Hello.
#r4today
A level of scrutiny that would embarrass a hack on Smash Hits or Hello.
#r4today
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Hey, UK media!
Are you just going to let Farage dump another steaming pile of populist bullshit on us *without ever* properly scrutinising his ideas or him…his funding, his riots, his links to Putin and Trump, his Brexit shitshow, his grifting side gigs, his lies, his ignorance…?
Call. Him. TF. Out.
Are you just going to let Farage dump another steaming pile of populist bullshit on us *without ever* properly scrutinising his ideas or him…his funding, his riots, his links to Putin and Trump, his Brexit shitshow, his grifting side gigs, his lies, his ignorance…?
Call. Him. TF. Out.
July 21, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Hey, UK media!
Are you just going to let Farage dump another steaming pile of populist bullshit on us *without ever* properly scrutinising his ideas or him…his funding, his riots, his links to Putin and Trump, his Brexit shitshow, his grifting side gigs, his lies, his ignorance…?
Call. Him. TF. Out.
Are you just going to let Farage dump another steaming pile of populist bullshit on us *without ever* properly scrutinising his ideas or him…his funding, his riots, his links to Putin and Trump, his Brexit shitshow, his grifting side gigs, his lies, his ignorance…?
Call. Him. TF. Out.
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So, Farage calls criticism of his latest batshittery “nonsense” but also says he’s not clever enough to answer questions about it. Because that’s how voters get treated now. With total contempt. Fed unserious populist garbage because it’s easier than thinking and it winds up the libs.
(The i Paper)
(The i Paper)
June 24, 2025 at 7:28 AM
So, Farage calls criticism of his latest batshittery “nonsense” but also says he’s not clever enough to answer questions about it. Because that’s how voters get treated now. With total contempt. Fed unserious populist garbage because it’s easier than thinking and it winds up the libs.
(The i Paper)
(The i Paper)
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For those with a hangover from yesterday's Hannan Day celebrations.
Good Morning.
Good Morning.
June 25, 2025 at 6:25 AM
For those with a hangover from yesterday's Hannan Day celebrations.
Good Morning.
Good Morning.
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A masterclass in mockery and contempt for the unforgivably smug Hannan and the ideological idiocy of his Brexit vision….
“Whatever happened to punching the air at a self-inflicted 4% hit to GDP? It’s almost as if the leavers are ashamed of what they have done.”
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
“Whatever happened to punching the air at a self-inflicted 4% hit to GDP? It’s almost as if the leavers are ashamed of what they have done.”
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Daniel Hannan celebrates his chronicle of Brexit idiocy foretold | John Crace
Back in 2016, Dan prophesied about what the post-EU sunlit uplands would be like on this very day – no spoiler alert needed
www.theguardian.com
June 25, 2025 at 7:34 AM
A masterclass in mockery and contempt for the unforgivably smug Hannan and the ideological idiocy of his Brexit vision….
“Whatever happened to punching the air at a self-inflicted 4% hit to GDP? It’s almost as if the leavers are ashamed of what they have done.”
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
“Whatever happened to punching the air at a self-inflicted 4% hit to GDP? It’s almost as if the leavers are ashamed of what they have done.”
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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Happy “Make yourselves poorer and more isolated” day…
£40Bn ongoing hit to economy and 10% inward investment drop confirmed…
But hey ho…
Who needs economic strength or strategic clout when you have super-special-sovereignty?
9 years on. And stupider every year.
www.thetimes.com/business-mon...
£40Bn ongoing hit to economy and 10% inward investment drop confirmed…
But hey ho…
Who needs economic strength or strategic clout when you have super-special-sovereignty?
9 years on. And stupider every year.
www.thetimes.com/business-mon...
Predictions of £40bn hit to public finances from Brexit ‘correct’
Office for Budget Responsibility’s forecast of a 4 per cent productivity loss from leaving the EU has been largely borne out, says top economist
www.thetimes.com
June 23, 2025 at 7:03 AM
Happy “Make yourselves poorer and more isolated” day…
£40Bn ongoing hit to economy and 10% inward investment drop confirmed…
But hey ho…
Who needs economic strength or strategic clout when you have super-special-sovereignty?
9 years on. And stupider every year.
www.thetimes.com/business-mon...
£40Bn ongoing hit to economy and 10% inward investment drop confirmed…
But hey ho…
Who needs economic strength or strategic clout when you have super-special-sovereignty?
9 years on. And stupider every year.
www.thetimes.com/business-mon...
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My thoughts on what’s going on in Los Angeles:
June 10, 2025 at 7:48 PM
My thoughts on what’s going on in Los Angeles:
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BREAKING:
The White House lashed out at the creators of this ad for "fear-mongering".
It must have really struck a nerve. Maybe they don't like being outed as fascists.
You know what to do: SPREAD THIS EVERYWHERE!
#MAGAKidnappers
The White House lashed out at the creators of this ad for "fear-mongering".
It must have really struck a nerve. Maybe they don't like being outed as fascists.
You know what to do: SPREAD THIS EVERYWHERE!
#MAGAKidnappers
June 18, 2025 at 7:26 PM
BREAKING:
The White House lashed out at the creators of this ad for "fear-mongering".
It must have really struck a nerve. Maybe they don't like being outed as fascists.
You know what to do: SPREAD THIS EVERYWHERE!
#MAGAKidnappers
The White House lashed out at the creators of this ad for "fear-mongering".
It must have really struck a nerve. Maybe they don't like being outed as fascists.
You know what to do: SPREAD THIS EVERYWHERE!
#MAGAKidnappers
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Coverage of idiots claiming ‘betrayal’ or ‘surrender’ isn’t just bad journalism, it’s a dereliction of our duty to explain things. I’d actually forgotten just how bad it got but here we are, straight back to treating liars & spivs like authorities of equal weight to experts & honest brokers.
May 19, 2025 at 1:03 PM
Coverage of idiots claiming ‘betrayal’ or ‘surrender’ isn’t just bad journalism, it’s a dereliction of our duty to explain things. I’d actually forgotten just how bad it got but here we are, straight back to treating liars & spivs like authorities of equal weight to experts & honest brokers.
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Johnson put a border in the Irish Sea, sold out the fishing industry, all SMEs trading with the EU, our farmers, universities, musicians, young people, scientists, all of us…
And now he sits in the mess he made throwing insults at those who are clearing up after him.
What a monumental piece of shit.
And now he sits in the mess he made throwing insults at those who are clearing up after him.
What a monumental piece of shit.
May 19, 2025 at 7:54 PM
Johnson put a border in the Irish Sea, sold out the fishing industry, all SMEs trading with the EU, our farmers, universities, musicians, young people, scientists, all of us…
And now he sits in the mess he made throwing insults at those who are clearing up after him.
What a monumental piece of shit.
And now he sits in the mess he made throwing insults at those who are clearing up after him.
What a monumental piece of shit.
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We have a chance to improve our relationship + trading terms with the EU, give musicians + young people more freedom and make travel easier…
And Brexiters are howling about betrayal, fish, ‘holding all the cards’ and immigration.
Same lies. Same prejudice. And same failure if we don’t ignore them.
And Brexiters are howling about betrayal, fish, ‘holding all the cards’ and immigration.
Same lies. Same prejudice. And same failure if we don’t ignore them.
May 18, 2025 at 8:00 AM
We have a chance to improve our relationship + trading terms with the EU, give musicians + young people more freedom and make travel easier…
And Brexiters are howling about betrayal, fish, ‘holding all the cards’ and immigration.
Same lies. Same prejudice. And same failure if we don’t ignore them.
And Brexiters are howling about betrayal, fish, ‘holding all the cards’ and immigration.
Same lies. Same prejudice. And same failure if we don’t ignore them.
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Today on James O’Brien Daily (the most important conversations from my show, every day):
The winter fuel allowance mess
Israel’s grim new plan - an indefinite occupation of Gaza and forced relocation of Palestinians
VE Day ignorance
tinyurl.com/4rrn2mkx
The winter fuel allowance mess
Israel’s grim new plan - an indefinite occupation of Gaza and forced relocation of Palestinians
VE Day ignorance
tinyurl.com/4rrn2mkx
James O'Brien Daily
Daily News Podcast · Updated daily · Welcome to the best bits of James O'Brien's LBC phone-in show.
Listen back to all the highlights in a 60-minute bite sized chunk of his show with new episodes ever...
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May 6, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Today on James O’Brien Daily (the most important conversations from my show, every day):
The winter fuel allowance mess
Israel’s grim new plan - an indefinite occupation of Gaza and forced relocation of Palestinians
VE Day ignorance
tinyurl.com/4rrn2mkx
The winter fuel allowance mess
Israel’s grim new plan - an indefinite occupation of Gaza and forced relocation of Palestinians
VE Day ignorance
tinyurl.com/4rrn2mkx