Nick Durant
@skeowsha.bsky.social
Playwright, librarian and children’s writer
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❤️🔥Tory sources confirm that Nadhim Zahawi made approaches to senior members of Kemi Badenoch's team about getting a peerage just weeks before defecting to Reform UK - but was turned down.
January 12, 2026 at 5:40 PM
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Credit to the tiny number of male MPs who bothered to show up to the X statement and questions, clearly a lot of their colleagues don't give a shit.
January 12, 2026 at 5:40 PM
Credit to the tiny number of male MPs who bothered to show up to the X statement and questions, clearly a lot of their colleagues don't give a shit.
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Not in the English DNA to brag but London is the greatest city in the world and it isn't even a close competition even after the obvious issues like affordability.
January 12, 2026 at 6:21 PM
Not in the English DNA to brag but London is the greatest city in the world and it isn't even a close competition even after the obvious issues like affordability.
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oh and here's when Nadhim Zahawi compared Nigel Farage to, er Joseph Goebbels over his “deeply racist” call to allow employers to discriminate by colour
www.telegraph.co.uk/news/politic...
www.telegraph.co.uk/news/politic...
'Goebbels would be proud!' Tory fury over Nigel Farage's call to discriminate between workers
David Cameron leads condemnation of UKIP leader, who insists call for more discrimination has been misinterpreted
www.telegraph.co.uk
January 12, 2026 at 5:55 PM
oh and here's when Nadhim Zahawi compared Nigel Farage to, er Joseph Goebbels over his “deeply racist” call to allow employers to discriminate by colour
www.telegraph.co.uk/news/politic...
www.telegraph.co.uk/news/politic...
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30,000 homes left without water in Kent and Sussex.
South East Water company blamed bad weather and storms as though we never had that.
Real reason is lack of investment, unjustified dividends and exec pay.
Nothing will change until privatisation is ended, people empowered to vote on exec pay.
South East Water company blamed bad weather and storms as though we never had that.
Real reason is lack of investment, unjustified dividends and exec pay.
Nothing will change until privatisation is ended, people empowered to vote on exec pay.
Major incident declared as 30,000 homes left without water in Kent and Sussex
South East Water blames cold weather and Storm Goretti for problems, with schools and libraries closed for day
www.theguardian.com
January 12, 2026 at 6:30 PM
30,000 homes left without water in Kent and Sussex.
South East Water company blamed bad weather and storms as though we never had that.
Real reason is lack of investment, unjustified dividends and exec pay.
Nothing will change until privatisation is ended, people empowered to vote on exec pay.
South East Water company blamed bad weather and storms as though we never had that.
Real reason is lack of investment, unjustified dividends and exec pay.
Nothing will change until privatisation is ended, people empowered to vote on exec pay.
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We have survived, with all our tragic flaws, as a democracy for nearly 250 years. Years during which we have, for the most part, improved that democracy. No one else can say that.
Trumpism is actively trying to destroy these things. trib.al/fMaDhTA
Trumpism is actively trying to destroy these things. trib.al/fMaDhTA
Which City Will Donald Trump Bomb First: Tehran—or
Minneapolis?
The Iran situation is getting hot. The ICE confrontations are intensifying. And we live under a rogue leader constrained only by his own “morality.” This could go anywhere.
trib.al
January 12, 2026 at 6:37 PM
We have survived, with all our tragic flaws, as a democracy for nearly 250 years. Years during which we have, for the most part, improved that democracy. No one else can say that.
Trumpism is actively trying to destroy these things. trib.al/fMaDhTA
Trumpism is actively trying to destroy these things. trib.al/fMaDhTA
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"Wall Street’s biggest banks made more money financing green projects than they did from working with fossil fuel companies for a fourth straight year..."
How many people know this?
The economics are on the side of clean energy.
The petrofascists know. Can they stop it?
How many people know this?
The economics are on the side of clean energy.
The petrofascists know. Can they stop it?
Banks Notch Higher Fees From Green Bonds Than Fossil Fuel Debt
Wall Street’s biggest banks made more money financing green projects than they did from working with fossil fuel companies for a fourth straight year, even as they faced ongoing pressure to pull back ...
www.bloomberg.com
January 12, 2026 at 3:39 PM
"Wall Street’s biggest banks made more money financing green projects than they did from working with fossil fuel companies for a fourth straight year..."
How many people know this?
The economics are on the side of clean energy.
The petrofascists know. Can they stop it?
How many people know this?
The economics are on the side of clean energy.
The petrofascists know. Can they stop it?
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Nadhim Zahawi: Farage is a Nazi who Goebbels would be proud of.
Nigel Farage: Zahawi is just a grifter, climbing the greasy pole of political ambition.
Reform UK: WELCOME TO THE PARTY!
Nigel Farage: Zahawi is just a grifter, climbing the greasy pole of political ambition.
Reform UK: WELCOME TO THE PARTY!
Nadhim Zahawi joins Reform after calling Farage GOEBBELS!
YouTube video by Femi - F Politics!
youtu.be
January 12, 2026 at 6:49 PM
Nadhim Zahawi: Farage is a Nazi who Goebbels would be proud of.
Nigel Farage: Zahawi is just a grifter, climbing the greasy pole of political ambition.
Reform UK: WELCOME TO THE PARTY!
Nigel Farage: Zahawi is just a grifter, climbing the greasy pole of political ambition.
Reform UK: WELCOME TO THE PARTY!
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If you watch the panorama tonight about pet owners paying extortionate amounts for healthcare for their furry loved ones, do bear in mind that it’s basically the American healthcare system but for animals and that it’s what our nhs would be replaced with if certain right wingers had their way.
January 12, 2026 at 6:51 PM
If you watch the panorama tonight about pet owners paying extortionate amounts for healthcare for their furry loved ones, do bear in mind that it’s basically the American healthcare system but for animals and that it’s what our nhs would be replaced with if certain right wingers had their way.
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it’s become clear at this point that all of the messaging from the Trump administration is targeted at room temp IQ losers who are incapable of distinguishing fact from fiction
HUD Secretary Scott Turner: "100% of rental demand in California and New York is because of illegal immigration"
January 12, 2026 at 6:51 PM
it’s become clear at this point that all of the messaging from the Trump administration is targeted at room temp IQ losers who are incapable of distinguishing fact from fiction
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Was there any outcry from Kemi when Trump and Biden both banned TikTok, and again when Trump only overturned the ban if one of his backers got to buy it? Or is it only bad if the UK regulates the internet?
January 12, 2026 at 6:54 PM
Was there any outcry from Kemi when Trump and Biden both banned TikTok, and again when Trump only overturned the ban if one of his backers got to buy it? Or is it only bad if the UK regulates the internet?
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The investigation into Federal Reserve Board Chair Jerome Powell is the latest in a string of cases brought by the Trump administration against government officials whom the president perceives as his foes.
Here’s what to know about the other cases:
Here’s what to know about the other cases:
The growing list of probes into officials Trump has criticized
The Justice Department opened an investigation into Federal Reserve chair Jerome H. Powell, who said the case is a way to pressure the Fed to lower interest rates.
wapo.st
January 12, 2026 at 7:00 PM
The investigation into Federal Reserve Board Chair Jerome Powell is the latest in a string of cases brought by the Trump administration against government officials whom the president perceives as his foes.
Here’s what to know about the other cases:
Here’s what to know about the other cases:
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It really feels like America is moving from Culture Wars to Reality Wars, especially in the wake of the killing of Renee Nicole Good.
January 12, 2026 at 7:05 PM
It really feels like America is moving from Culture Wars to Reality Wars, especially in the wake of the killing of Renee Nicole Good.
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In what could be a huge boost for Ukraine's offensive capabilities, the U.K. announced on Jan. 11 it had launched Project Nightfall, a competition to rapidly develop new long-range ballistic missiles for Kyiv.
Project Nightfall — Everything we know about the UK's ballistic missile program for Ukraine
In what could be a huge boost for Ukraine's offensive capabilities, the U.K. announced on Jan. 11 it had launched Project Nightfall, a competition to rapidly develop new long-range ballistic missiles ...
kyivindependent.com
January 12, 2026 at 7:05 PM
In what could be a huge boost for Ukraine's offensive capabilities, the U.K. announced on Jan. 11 it had launched Project Nightfall, a competition to rapidly develop new long-range ballistic missiles for Kyiv.
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Oxford West & Abingdon MP Layla Moran has become the first Oxfordshire MP to quit X (formerly Twitter). She said “I can’t sleep knowing that I’m leading traffic to a site that actively enables sexual exploitation of women and children.” Her Bluesky profile is @laylamoran.bsky.social .
January 12, 2026 at 6:09 PM
Oxford West & Abingdon MP Layla Moran has become the first Oxfordshire MP to quit X (formerly Twitter). She said “I can’t sleep knowing that I’m leading traffic to a site that actively enables sexual exploitation of women and children.” Her Bluesky profile is @laylamoran.bsky.social .
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He doesn’t give a shit about their civilian lives. He is weighing yet another act of war, invasion, or violence in an attempt to inflate his own power. Same story for his actions at home
January 12, 2026 at 7:28 PM
He doesn’t give a shit about their civilian lives. He is weighing yet another act of war, invasion, or violence in an attempt to inflate his own power. Same story for his actions at home
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Like if it Grok wasn't AI offered by Twitter and was instead a Twitter account run by a group of people who would make revenge porn for you, those people would already be banned from Twitter at the bare minimum
January 12, 2026 at 7:32 PM
Like if it Grok wasn't AI offered by Twitter and was instead a Twitter account run by a group of people who would make revenge porn for you, those people would already be banned from Twitter at the bare minimum
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God the government line (just delivered again on Channel 4) really does remain that a significant proportion of the population genuinely still uses X as their primary source of news. Do some thinking!
January 12, 2026 at 7:36 PM
God the government line (just delivered again on Channel 4) really does remain that a significant proportion of the population genuinely still uses X as their primary source of news. Do some thinking!
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As the former pandemic vaccines minister, wasn’t Nadhim Zahawi “at all bothered that Reform had given a platform to a medic who said the king’s cancer had been caused by the Covid vaccine?”
Apparently not. Savagely brilliant piece @mrjohncrace.bsky.social 🔥
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Apparently not. Savagely brilliant piece @mrjohncrace.bsky.social 🔥
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Step forward, Nadhim Zahawi: the latest, highest-profile rat to flee the Tory ship | John Crace
As a member of Reform, Nadhim was adamant he had more to give. Even if none of us really wanted him
www.theguardian.com
January 12, 2026 at 7:38 PM
As the former pandemic vaccines minister, wasn’t Nadhim Zahawi “at all bothered that Reform had given a platform to a medic who said the king’s cancer had been caused by the Covid vaccine?”
Apparently not. Savagely brilliant piece @mrjohncrace.bsky.social 🔥
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Apparently not. Savagely brilliant piece @mrjohncrace.bsky.social 🔥
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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Still can't get over how Apple and Google removed the ICE app that alerted people that ICE was in the their community, but won't remove an app that has an AI tool that creates 'nonconsensual sexualized images of women and CHILDREN'
X’s Grok AI tool is being used to generate nonconsensual sexualized images of women and children. This is unacceptable. @wyden.senate.gov, @markey.senate.gov, and I are demanding that Apple and Google remove X and Grok from their app stores until Elon Musk addresses these heinous violations.
Senators urged Apple and Google to remove X and Grok from app stores over sexual deepfakes
“Turning a blind eye to X’s egregious behavior would make a mockery of your moderation
practices,” three Democratic senators wrote to Apple’s and Google’s CEOs.
www.nbcnews.com
January 12, 2026 at 6:16 PM
Still can't get over how Apple and Google removed the ICE app that alerted people that ICE was in the their community, but won't remove an app that has an AI tool that creates 'nonconsensual sexualized images of women and CHILDREN'
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Civil society condemns ‘dangerous’ UK govt plans for more anti-protest powers.
Police must consider the “cumulative impact” of protests in the same area
Example: An anti-racist march could be blocked from Whitehall because of a previous farmers’ protest.
Civil rights constantly eroded.
Police must consider the “cumulative impact” of protests in the same area
Example: An anti-racist march could be blocked from Whitehall because of a previous farmers’ protest.
Civil rights constantly eroded.
Civil society groups condemn ‘dangerous’ plans for more anti-protest powers
Dozens including TUC join force to oppose ‘wide-ranging’ move to increase police powers in England and Wales
www.theguardian.com
January 12, 2026 at 7:49 AM
Civil society condemns ‘dangerous’ UK govt plans for more anti-protest powers.
Police must consider the “cumulative impact” of protests in the same area
Example: An anti-racist march could be blocked from Whitehall because of a previous farmers’ protest.
Civil rights constantly eroded.
Police must consider the “cumulative impact” of protests in the same area
Example: An anti-racist march could be blocked from Whitehall because of a previous farmers’ protest.
Civil rights constantly eroded.
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“‘Outrage After ICE Officer Kills US Citizen in Minneapolis,’” Vance said, reading a headline from CNN. “Well, that’s one way to put it."
The vice president was furious that news outlets portrayed the shooting victim as, well, a victim? trib.al/us1dFK9
The vice president was furious that news outlets portrayed the shooting victim as, well, a victim? trib.al/us1dFK9
JD Vance Has Temper Tantrum Over Coverage of Minnesota ICE Shooting
The vice president was furious that news outlets portrayed the shooting victim as, well, a victim.
trib.al
January 8, 2026 at 9:26 PM
“‘Outrage After ICE Officer Kills US Citizen in Minneapolis,’” Vance said, reading a headline from CNN. “Well, that’s one way to put it."
The vice president was furious that news outlets portrayed the shooting victim as, well, a victim? trib.al/us1dFK9
The vice president was furious that news outlets portrayed the shooting victim as, well, a victim? trib.al/us1dFK9