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Richard Ibbotson
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I'm a writer and photographer who has travelled a lot. Love train travel. Been on most trains everywhere. Been a cruise ship photographer. Ex-RAF photographer. Ex-British Steel R&D photographer where I did a lot of advertising work. NUJ trained.
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COSMOS - A lightweight command and control system for #CubeSats with the help of Professor Patrick Stakem..

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It's Been Raining for a Long Time Now » COSMOS – A Lightweight Command and Control System for CubeSats
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The real BBC bias story, narrated by Anna Ford
November 19, 2025 at 1:26 PM
🎧 New PAGE 94 Podcast OUT NOW

This week: Shakedowns, Coups and COP 30

The team discuss Donald Trump’s legal methods, the mayhem in the UK government (part 94) and what’s really going on at the Amazon climate summit.

Listen: pod.fo/e/355376
YouTube: youtu.be/t1QE_EZ4qj8
November 18, 2025 at 10:39 PM
November 18, 2025 at 10:36 PM
November 18, 2025 at 10:34 PM
Christian Adams @Adamstoon1 on #AsylumBill #shabanaMahmood #Immigration #HomeSecretary @Telegraph – political cartoon gallery in London original-political-cartoon.com
November 18, 2025 at 9:02 PM
November 17, 2025 at 7:08 PM
Christian Adams @Adamstoon1 on #KeirStarmer #shabanaMahmood #Immigration #HomeSecretary @Telegraph – political cartoon gallery in London originc g g
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November 17, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Misrepresentations around human rights and immigration fuelling calls to quit ECHR, Oxford report finds..

www.ox.ac.uk/news/2025-09...
Misrepresentations around human rights and immigration fuelling calls
A new report from the University of Oxford's Bonavero Institute of Human Rights, Faculty of Law, warns that misleading media coverage is shaping public debate on immigration and human rights. The
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November 17, 2025 at 12:37 PM
Peter Brookes @BrookesTimes on #shabanaMahmood #Immigration #HomeSecretary @thetimes – political cartoon gallery in London original-political-cartoon.com
November 17, 2025 at 9:30 AM
Peter Brookes @BrookesTimes @thetimes on #Starmer #WesStreeting #LabourLeadership - political cartoon gallery in London original-political-cartoon.com
November 14, 2025 at 11:26 PM
November 14, 2025 at 9:35 PM
Dave Brown @DaveBrownToons @Independent on #Starmer #WesStreeting #LabourLeadership #Budget2025 #Tax #ManifestoPromises - political cartoon gallery in London original-political-cartoon.com
November 14, 2025 at 6:36 PM
When I was in the RAF a lot of effort was pout into making sure that there was no bullying or violence. The British Army never changed. Inside British Army’s child training college where violent abuse is the norm

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Exposed: British Army’s child recruits suffer violent abuse
An 11-month investigation reveals culture of violence, criminality and sexual abuse at army training centre for teens
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November 14, 2025 at 10:10 AM
November 12, 2025 at 10:57 PM
November 12, 2025 at 8:41 PM
Dave Brown @DaveBrownToons @Independent on #Starmer #MorganMcSweeney #WesStreeting #LabourLeadership #No10Briefing #LeadershipPlots - political cartoon gallery in London original-political-cartoon.com
November 12, 2025 at 7:15 PM
More evidence that Tory privatisation of public services leads to poorer services for its users and workers. The owners get richer and the rest of us are left worse off.

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Private care providers in three English regions make £250m in three years
More than third of profits analysed went to firms owned by private equity or based in tax havens, research finds
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November 12, 2025 at 11:47 AM
November 12, 2025 at 9:06 AM
Morten Morland @mortenmorland @thetimes on #RachelReeves #Budget – political cartoon gallery in London original-political-cartoon.com
November 11, 2025 at 9:05 PM
Ben Jennings @BJennings90 on #Cop30 @guardian – political cartoon gallery in London original-political-cartoon.com
November 11, 2025 at 6:27 PM
Reposted by Richard Ibbotson
Very excited about this! My first 1,000-piece jigsaw puzzle, packed with some of the biggest political stories and characters from the past year. A great way to while away a few hours over Christmas:
The Times 'Morten Morland's Puzzling Year' 1000 Piece Jigsaw Puzzle
Morten's Puzzling Year: A Fun Political Caricature 1000 Piece Jigsaw Puzzle A Laugh-Out-Loud Political Puzzle Adventure! A first edition: Created exclusively for The Times and The Sunday Times, this h...
www.alljigsawpuzzles.co.uk
November 11, 2025 at 4:49 PM