Ferg
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Damsel in disgrace
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Damsel in disgrace
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If only there were a cautionary tale about being too eager to accept the apparent time-saving capabilities of new technology.
Aardman Animations will ’embrace AI’ while also being ‘cautious’, says Nick Park
Aardman Animations will ’embrace AI’ while also being ‘cautious’, says Nick Park
Aardman Animations will ’embrace AI’ while also being ‘cautious’, says Nick Park
www.independent.co.uk
December 8, 2025 at 1:05 PM
If only there were a cautionary tale about being too eager to accept the apparent time-saving capabilities of new technology.
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it might seem surprising that the people who said “look, let trans people live their lives, but i have Reasonable Concerns about sports and toilets” aren’t up in arms about this, but what you have to remember is that those people who said that are liars who were lying
December 6, 2025 at 12:40 PM
it might seem surprising that the people who said “look, let trans people live their lives, but i have Reasonable Concerns about sports and toilets” aren’t up in arms about this, but what you have to remember is that those people who said that are liars who were lying
“Nanny, have we been bad?”
December 5, 2025 at 8:58 AM
“Nanny, have we been bad?”
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People don't choose to become undocumented. Providing people seeking asylum with the right to work from the outset, and ensuring there were better routes to regularisation for migrants who fall out of status, would be more effective measures than raids and deportations.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
UK to deport 60 delivery riders after illegal work crackdown
The Home Office says the group are among 171 riders arrested over seven days in November in a national "enforcement blitz".
www.bbc.com
December 5, 2025 at 7:48 AM
People don't choose to become undocumented. Providing people seeking asylum with the right to work from the outset, and ensuring there were better routes to regularisation for migrants who fall out of status, would be more effective measures than raids and deportations.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
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Of course it’s true that we’ve had a run of PMs of very poor character. That has been a disaster. We need to expect and demand better. Never give into doomerism.
December 5, 2025 at 8:34 AM
Of course it’s true that we’ve had a run of PMs of very poor character. That has been a disaster. We need to expect and demand better. Never give into doomerism.
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people have been saying “europe will be unrecognisable in twenty years!” for over fifty years and by people i mean cunts
December 5, 2025 at 8:40 AM
people have been saying “europe will be unrecognisable in twenty years!” for over fifty years and by people i mean cunts
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I'll respond "abolish the Home Office" to everything *anyone* does, not just the Home Office. Drop my remote down the side of the armchair? Abolish the Home Office. Deliveroo driver's ten minutes late? Abolish the Home Office.
People: "You can't just respond with abolish the Home Office to everything they do"
Me: "How much do you want to bet"
Me: "How much do you want to bet"
December 4, 2025 at 10:09 PM
I'll respond "abolish the Home Office" to everything *anyone* does, not just the Home Office. Drop my remote down the side of the armchair? Abolish the Home Office. Deliveroo driver's ten minutes late? Abolish the Home Office.
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As someone who loved the Brownies and the Guides I am shocked and disappointed that the Guiding Association feels compelled to exclude some children following the Supreme Court ruling. I have contacted them to offer my help and support.
December 4, 2025 at 4:28 PM
As someone who loved the Brownies and the Guides I am shocked and disappointed that the Guiding Association feels compelled to exclude some children following the Supreme Court ruling. I have contacted them to offer my help and support.
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"Russia would never attack Ireland" -people in my mentions four days ago
Quite breathtaking story - military grade drones at Dublin airport which flew on the path Zelensky's plane took. The drones reached the flight path of his plane exactly the time it should have been there, but just missed it because Zelensky arrived ahead of schedule:
Four unidentified military-style drones breached no-fly zone to target Zelenskyy's arrival in Dublin
Gardaí are investigating whether the drones took off from land in Dublin or from an undetected ship.
www.thejournal.ie
December 4, 2025 at 3:43 PM
"Russia would never attack Ireland" -people in my mentions four days ago
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It’s that time of year again, where I remember how a mammogram saved my life five years go, and I proceed to hold my breath while I await my scan results. Don’t put off your mammograms, people with breasts: five minutes can make all the difference…
December 4, 2025 at 3:47 PM
It’s that time of year again, where I remember how a mammogram saved my life five years go, and I proceed to hold my breath while I await my scan results. Don’t put off your mammograms, people with breasts: five minutes can make all the difference…
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In addition - the vast majority of diagnoses do *not* end with someone claiming a disability benefit or entering unemployment! Most people getting a diagnosis do in fact just successfully get a reasonable adjustment from their employers or make a lifestyle change and carry on with their lives.
This is the disability angle to go with.
Have seen the idea that the UK is *causing* mental health and developmental conditions because it's so shit, and that's not the progressive take the people making it think it is.
Have seen the idea that the UK is *causing* mental health and developmental conditions because it's so shit, and that's not the progressive take the people making it think it is.
This just seems like the wrong end of the telescope to me. Review should be into barriers to employment, not diagnosis.
I really *do* have a fine motor condition, but in the 21st century this poses absolutely no barrier to me working in 90 per cent of jobs in the UK.
I really *do* have a fine motor condition, but in the 21st century this poses absolutely no barrier to me working in 90 per cent of jobs in the UK.
December 4, 2025 at 1:14 PM
In addition - the vast majority of diagnoses do *not* end with someone claiming a disability benefit or entering unemployment! Most people getting a diagnosis do in fact just successfully get a reasonable adjustment from their employers or make a lifestyle change and carry on with their lives.
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Nigel Farage used an LBC appearance in September to accuse the Bank of England of being “dinosaurs” for seeking to place restrictions on the use of Stablecoins by crypto firms like Tether.
He did not declare that Reform had just received a £9 million donation from one of its biggest investors
He did not declare that Reform had just received a £9 million donation from one of its biggest investors
Crypto Investor Donates £9 Million to Reform UK After Nigel Farage Plugs His Company and Tells Industry 'I Am Your Champion'
The Reform leader recently used media interviews to back Christopher Harborne's company while promising to cut taxes and regulations on crypto firms
bylinetimes.com
December 4, 2025 at 10:25 AM
Nigel Farage used an LBC appearance in September to accuse the Bank of England of being “dinosaurs” for seeking to place restrictions on the use of Stablecoins by crypto firms like Tether.
He did not declare that Reform had just received a £9 million donation from one of its biggest investors
He did not declare that Reform had just received a £9 million donation from one of its biggest investors
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Midweek Treat: #RecipeOfTheDay is my Snowball in Heaven! You know you deserve it. ‘Tis the season, after all. www.nigella.com/recipes/snow...
Snowball In Heaven
If Christmas isn’t the time for a kitsch cocktail, I don’t know when is. And while I have nothing against a straightforward Snowball (and I make mine with one part advocaat to about 3 parts lemonade, ...
www.nigella.com
December 3, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Midweek Treat: #RecipeOfTheDay is my Snowball in Heaven! You know you deserve it. ‘Tis the season, after all. www.nigella.com/recipes/snow...
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Thames Water boss addressing shareholders on its half year profits of £400 million
December 3, 2025 at 9:55 AM
Thames Water boss addressing shareholders on its half year profits of £400 million
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First three words superfluous.
This framing of unlawful things as a mere matter of legal opinion sadly not limited to US press.
This framing of unlawful things as a mere matter of legal opinion sadly not limited to US press.
Legal experts say there is no basis in the US Constitution for a president to revoke pardons.
Trump says he has revoked Biden’s autopen pardons: But can he do it?
Legal experts say there is no basis in the US Constitution for a president to revoke pardons.
bit.ly
December 3, 2025 at 6:29 AM
First three words superfluous.
This framing of unlawful things as a mere matter of legal opinion sadly not limited to US press.
This framing of unlawful things as a mere matter of legal opinion sadly not limited to US press.
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Fanny Basterbate
England and Wales, Census, 1881
England and Wales, Census, 1881
December 2, 2025 at 8:22 PM
Fanny Basterbate
England and Wales, Census, 1881
England and Wales, Census, 1881
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Furious at this. TERFs and Gender Critical people are a loud, radicalized, wealthy minority, forcing groups who've done the right thing for years into horrible positions that none of them want. Stop buying Harry Potter. Fight for your trans brothers and sisters. They'll come for you next.
i hope every single person who still buys harry potter merch or engages with that franchise is happy that they're literally making girl guides cry
girl guides uk have been forced very much against their will to exclude trans girls. full statement is here: www.girlguiding.org.uk/information-...
girl guides uk have been forced very much against their will to exclude trans girls. full statement is here: www.girlguiding.org.uk/information-...
December 2, 2025 at 3:14 PM
Furious at this. TERFs and Gender Critical people are a loud, radicalized, wealthy minority, forcing groups who've done the right thing for years into horrible positions that none of them want. Stop buying Harry Potter. Fight for your trans brothers and sisters. They'll come for you next.
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Today the news will be about the government's proposals for juries.
Please read this thread so as to be informed about the actual practical problems in the criminal justice system - problems which will not be solved by this misconceived and illiberal tinkering.
Please read this thread so as to be informed about the actual practical problems in the criminal justice system - problems which will not be solved by this misconceived and illiberal tinkering.
Here is a list of reasons why some of my hearings and trials this year have been delayed and kicked off into the long grass, stuck in our record court backlog. Serious allegations which will now be tried *years* after the event. 🧵👇
December 2, 2025 at 7:11 AM
Today the news will be about the government's proposals for juries.
Please read this thread so as to be informed about the actual practical problems in the criminal justice system - problems which will not be solved by this misconceived and illiberal tinkering.
Please read this thread so as to be informed about the actual practical problems in the criminal justice system - problems which will not be solved by this misconceived and illiberal tinkering.
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December 2, 2025 at 8:48 AM
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As in so many things, the British public is wrong.
December 2, 2025 at 6:49 AM
As in so many things, the British public is wrong.
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Jane Loves Cox
England and Wales, Census, 1861
England and Wales, Census, 1861
December 1, 2025 at 12:53 PM
Jane Loves Cox
England and Wales, Census, 1861
England and Wales, Census, 1861
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I was diagnosed with #HIV in 1998, when I was 30.
Many of my friends had died of AIDS. I did not expect to live to 50.
I’m 58 now.
HIV treatment works.
Treatment also makes it impossible for me to pass HIV on during sex.
Ensure HIV treatment for all.
End HIV stigma.
#WorldAIDSDay
Many of my friends had died of AIDS. I did not expect to live to 50.
I’m 58 now.
HIV treatment works.
Treatment also makes it impossible for me to pass HIV on during sex.
Ensure HIV treatment for all.
End HIV stigma.
#WorldAIDSDay
December 1, 2025 at 8:46 AM
I was diagnosed with #HIV in 1998, when I was 30.
Many of my friends had died of AIDS. I did not expect to live to 50.
I’m 58 now.
HIV treatment works.
Treatment also makes it impossible for me to pass HIV on during sex.
Ensure HIV treatment for all.
End HIV stigma.
#WorldAIDSDay
Many of my friends had died of AIDS. I did not expect to live to 50.
I’m 58 now.
HIV treatment works.
Treatment also makes it impossible for me to pass HIV on during sex.
Ensure HIV treatment for all.
End HIV stigma.
#WorldAIDSDay
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So the BBC did a news story on the horrible conditions in the hotels were people seeking asylum are forced to live and instead of the media talking about humanity and compassion about improving conditions and letting them work, this was the outcome:
So how exactly are they meant to get to them? Many are placed in areas without accessible transport links. They can't afford to pay for journeys themselves because of how little support they get.
Yet again Labour choosing to pander to Reform than think of consequences.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Yet again Labour choosing to pander to Reform than think of consequences.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Government to ban asylum seekers from using taxis
The ban is set to come in February and any exemptions will have to be signed off by the Home Office.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 29, 2025 at 7:55 AM
So the BBC did a news story on the horrible conditions in the hotels were people seeking asylum are forced to live and instead of the media talking about humanity and compassion about improving conditions and letting them work, this was the outcome:
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David Lammy was right in 2020 when he called the jury system fundamental to our constitution.
Now the government wants to remove juries from all but the most serious cases. It is dangerous and wrong and the Prime Minister must reverse it.
Now the government wants to remove juries from all but the most serious cases. It is dangerous and wrong and the Prime Minister must reverse it.
November 28, 2025 at 5:08 PM
David Lammy was right in 2020 when he called the jury system fundamental to our constitution.
Now the government wants to remove juries from all but the most serious cases. It is dangerous and wrong and the Prime Minister must reverse it.
Now the government wants to remove juries from all but the most serious cases. It is dangerous and wrong and the Prime Minister must reverse it.
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Nigel Farage has spent £1m taking out adverts in the papers to distract from the Nathan Gill Russian bribe scandal.
We can't let him buy himself out of this. We need an investigation into Russian influence in our politics.
We can't let him buy himself out of this. We need an investigation into Russian influence in our politics.
November 27, 2025 at 12:30 PM
Nigel Farage has spent £1m taking out adverts in the papers to distract from the Nathan Gill Russian bribe scandal.
We can't let him buy himself out of this. We need an investigation into Russian influence in our politics.
We can't let him buy himself out of this. We need an investigation into Russian influence in our politics.