paulusthewoodgnome
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Born 317ppm | Love London | Hate Racists
The only thing that will redeem mankind is co-operation — Bertrand Russell
The only thing that will redeem mankind is co-operation — Bertrand Russell
Farage has always been Trump's bitch on heat.
November 10, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Farage has always been Trump's bitch on heat.
Oh look! A shadow minister is demanding that a government minister resign. It must be a day that ends in the letter 'Y'.
November 10, 2025 at 9:22 PM
Oh look! A shadow minister is demanding that a government minister resign. It must be a day that ends in the letter 'Y'.
Aaaaaaaand Israel has entered the chat... Quelle surprise.
November 10, 2025 at 8:22 PM
Aaaaaaaand Israel has entered the chat... Quelle surprise.
November 10, 2025 at 7:52 PM
We've reached a pivotal moment in our history when we either defend the institutions that underpin our democratic values, or undermine them in an attempt to appease those who can NEVER be appeased by anything other than total capitulation to their worldview, be they domestic or foreign.
#c4news
#c4news
November 10, 2025 at 7:15 PM
We've reached a pivotal moment in our history when we either defend the institutions that underpin our democratic values, or undermine them in an attempt to appease those who can NEVER be appeased by anything other than total capitulation to their worldview, be they domestic or foreign.
#c4news
#c4news
Can't believe the Trump administration prefers the news channel on which Nigel Farage is a presenter over the BBC.
November 10, 2025 at 3:38 PM
Can't believe the Trump administration prefers the news channel on which Nigel Farage is a presenter over the BBC.
Translation: The BBC needs to become more right-wing.
November 10, 2025 at 2:50 PM
Translation: The BBC needs to become more right-wing.
And it's only Monday...
Tuesday: Trump Imposes 500% Tariff On UK
Wednesday: Trump Redirects Warships From Venezuela To UK
Thursday: BBC Commits Mass Harakiri As Peace Offering
Friday: Trump Announces West Wing To Be Replaced With Trump Hotel
Tuesday: Trump Imposes 500% Tariff On UK
Wednesday: Trump Redirects Warships From Venezuela To UK
Thursday: BBC Commits Mass Harakiri As Peace Offering
Friday: Trump Announces West Wing To Be Replaced With Trump Hotel
November 10, 2025 at 2:18 PM
And it's only Monday...
Tuesday: Trump Imposes 500% Tariff On UK
Wednesday: Trump Redirects Warships From Venezuela To UK
Thursday: BBC Commits Mass Harakiri As Peace Offering
Friday: Trump Announces West Wing To Be Replaced With Trump Hotel
Tuesday: Trump Imposes 500% Tariff On UK
Wednesday: Trump Redirects Warships From Venezuela To UK
Thursday: BBC Commits Mass Harakiri As Peace Offering
Friday: Trump Announces West Wing To Be Replaced With Trump Hotel
It seems a tad ironic, given all the accusations of BBC bias flying around, that one person who hasn't resign is Robbie Gibb. Lest we forget... Emily Maitlis described him as an "active Conservative Party agent" within the BBC.
Nick Robinson on X...
x.com/bbcnickrobin...
Nick Robinson on X...
x.com/bbcnickrobin...
November 10, 2025 at 12:47 PM
It seems a tad ironic, given all the accusations of BBC bias flying around, that one person who hasn't resign is Robbie Gibb. Lest we forget... Emily Maitlis described him as an "active Conservative Party agent" within the BBC.
Nick Robinson on X...
x.com/bbcnickrobin...
Nick Robinson on X...
x.com/bbcnickrobin...
Imagine a world where Liz Truss and her fellow far-right travellers in the Conservative Party and Reform UK are in charge of the country. You think the media is biased now? Just wait and see...
#politicslive
#politicslive
November 10, 2025 at 12:41 PM
Imagine a world where Liz Truss and her fellow far-right travellers in the Conservative Party and Reform UK are in charge of the country. You think the media is biased now? Just wait and see...
#politicslive
#politicslive
The BBC to a large extent made Nigel Farage with his incredibly frequent appearances on BBC Question Time and, of course, it's come back to bite them. It always does when any institution or body tries to appease the far-right.
#politicslive
#politicslive
November 10, 2025 at 12:40 PM
The BBC to a large extent made Nigel Farage with his incredibly frequent appearances on BBC Question Time and, of course, it's come back to bite them. It always does when any institution or body tries to appease the far-right.
#politicslive
#politicslive
"No more of this 'I can't interfere - it's independent' nonsense."
The more Liz Truss imparts her pearls of wisdom, the more I feel the price the country paid for her catastrophic maladministration was worth it, if only because it ensures she will never be in the seat of power again.
#politicslive
The more Liz Truss imparts her pearls of wisdom, the more I feel the price the country paid for her catastrophic maladministration was worth it, if only because it ensures she will never be in the seat of power again.
#politicslive
November 10, 2025 at 12:16 PM
"No more of this 'I can't interfere - it's independent' nonsense."
The more Liz Truss imparts her pearls of wisdom, the more I feel the price the country paid for her catastrophic maladministration was worth it, if only because it ensures she will never be in the seat of power again.
#politicslive
The more Liz Truss imparts her pearls of wisdom, the more I feel the price the country paid for her catastrophic maladministration was worth it, if only because it ensures she will never be in the seat of power again.
#politicslive
Nick Robinson has posted in the other place...
x.com/bbcnickrobin...
x.com/bbcnickrobin...
November 10, 2025 at 11:32 AM
Nick Robinson has posted in the other place...
x.com/bbcnickrobin...
x.com/bbcnickrobin...
Meanwhile, in a social media Hellscape far, far away... The leader of UKIP makes up some shit.
November 9, 2025 at 10:47 PM
Meanwhile, in a social media Hellscape far, far away... The leader of UKIP makes up some shit.
Bah! What do they know... ⤵️ 🫡
November 9, 2025 at 9:15 PM
Bah! What do they know... ⤵️ 🫡
When Kemi Badenoch says parts of the BBC must be "brought under urgent control" and that its "coverage needs a full overhaul" and output must no longer be "shaped by a cabal of ideological activists", what she actually means is that it must pass the Elon Musk/Grok seal of approval.
November 9, 2025 at 7:55 PM
When Kemi Badenoch says parts of the BBC must be "brought under urgent control" and that its "coverage needs a full overhaul" and output must no longer be "shaped by a cabal of ideological activists", what she actually means is that it must pass the Elon Musk/Grok seal of approval.
The second biggest liar on the planet, representing the biggest liar on the planet, opines...
November 9, 2025 at 7:13 PM
The second biggest liar on the planet, representing the biggest liar on the planet, opines...
'Electricity generated from biomass is defined as carbon neutral in the UK’s carbon budgets but Ember has claimed that the power plant’s actual emissions are more than the next six most polluting power plants in the UK combined.'
November 9, 2025 at 1:25 PM
'Electricity generated from biomass is defined as carbon neutral in the UK’s carbon budgets but Ember has claimed that the power plant’s actual emissions are more than the next six most polluting power plants in the UK combined.'
Lest we forget...
'Chris Grayling banned thirty nine prison charities from causing him "adverse publicity" when he was Justice Secretary.' (Nov 2018)
'Chris Grayling banned thirty nine prison charities from causing him "adverse publicity" when he was Justice Secretary.' (Nov 2018)
November 9, 2025 at 12:49 PM
Lest we forget...
'Chris Grayling banned thirty nine prison charities from causing him "adverse publicity" when he was Justice Secretary.' (Nov 2018)
'Chris Grayling banned thirty nine prison charities from causing him "adverse publicity" when he was Justice Secretary.' (Nov 2018)
November 9, 2025 at 11:28 AM
Could someone arrange for you to be interviewed by Emma Barnett on the Today programme? She may need some smelling salts.
BBC 5 Live (May 2019)
BBC 5 Live (May 2019)
November 8, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Could someone arrange for you to be interviewed by Emma Barnett on the Today programme? She may need some smelling salts.
BBC 5 Live (May 2019)
BBC 5 Live (May 2019)
Great thread, George. I was very struck by this speech at the time, which sums up the fragility of a relatively benign status quo, so easily taken for granted.
"The European Union is the only spring our continent has lived in its entire history." — Esteban González Pons, Spanish MEP (8 May 2018)
"The European Union is the only spring our continent has lived in its entire history." — Esteban González Pons, Spanish MEP (8 May 2018)
November 7, 2025 at 7:09 AM
Great thread, George. I was very struck by this speech at the time, which sums up the fragility of a relatively benign status quo, so easily taken for granted.
"The European Union is the only spring our continent has lived in its entire history." — Esteban González Pons, Spanish MEP (8 May 2018)
"The European Union is the only spring our continent has lived in its entire history." — Esteban González Pons, Spanish MEP (8 May 2018)
As petrol cars are displaced by EVs, pay-per-mile becomes inevitable. Not sure if this budget is when it will happen – the Telegraph isn't exactly a reliable news source, nowadays – but if it is that's something to be welcomed, imo.
www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/202...
www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/202...
November 5, 2025 at 11:59 PM
As petrol cars are displaced by EVs, pay-per-mile becomes inevitable. Not sure if this budget is when it will happen – the Telegraph isn't exactly a reliable news source, nowadays – but if it is that's something to be welcomed, imo.
www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/202...
www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/202...
UK 2025.
"If you want mass deportation of illegals in dinghies sign this petition! We cannot sustain the volume of young black males flooding our country. It jeopardises the security of our country and is slowly bankrupting us!" — Pauline Giles, Conservative councillor, backing Rupert Lowe petition
"If you want mass deportation of illegals in dinghies sign this petition! We cannot sustain the volume of young black males flooding our country. It jeopardises the security of our country and is slowly bankrupting us!" — Pauline Giles, Conservative councillor, backing Rupert Lowe petition
November 5, 2025 at 9:25 PM
UK 2025.
"If you want mass deportation of illegals in dinghies sign this petition! We cannot sustain the volume of young black males flooding our country. It jeopardises the security of our country and is slowly bankrupting us!" — Pauline Giles, Conservative councillor, backing Rupert Lowe petition
"If you want mass deportation of illegals in dinghies sign this petition! We cannot sustain the volume of young black males flooding our country. It jeopardises the security of our country and is slowly bankrupting us!" — Pauline Giles, Conservative councillor, backing Rupert Lowe petition