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Brilliant piece by @labourlewis.bsky.social on why the Nigel Farage racism allegations matter.
If we end up rewarding a politics based on the instincts of a racist schoolyard bully, we should't be surprised at what follows bylinetimes.com/2025/12/10/n...
If we end up rewarding a politics based on the instincts of a racist schoolyard bully, we should't be surprised at what follows bylinetimes.com/2025/12/10/n...
'If Nigel Farage's Racism Is Forgotten It Will Give Him Permission for Far Worse'
When someone tells you who they are, over and over again, it is wise to listen, argues Clive Lewis MP
bylinetimes.com
December 10, 2025 at 10:07 AM
Brilliant piece by @labourlewis.bsky.social on why the Nigel Farage racism allegations matter.
If we end up rewarding a politics based on the instincts of a racist schoolyard bully, we should't be surprised at what follows bylinetimes.com/2025/12/10/n...
If we end up rewarding a politics based on the instincts of a racist schoolyard bully, we should't be surprised at what follows bylinetimes.com/2025/12/10/n...
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Imagine the right-wing reaction if Starmer or Biden had proposed something like this
Citizens of countries including the UK and France will have to disclose the past five years of their social media history to visit the US even though they are covered by visa waiver schemes, under new proposals by the Trump administration.
www.ft.com/content/683b...
www.ft.com/content/683b...
US to require social media disclosure for visa-waiver requests
Change would affect visitors from countries including the UK, France and Australia
www.ft.com
December 10, 2025 at 8:38 PM
Imagine the right-wing reaction if Starmer or Biden had proposed something like this
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This man deserves a medal from the Kremlin for his unstinting pushing of Russian propaganda from even before the start of the full-scale invasion that he assured us would never take place
December 10, 2025 at 8:10 PM
This man deserves a medal from the Kremlin for his unstinting pushing of Russian propaganda from even before the start of the full-scale invasion that he assured us would never take place
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I grew up in the 70s and 80s.
If you weren't there, just a little clarification on that Spectator piece.
Literally, NOBODY admired Hitler. Apart from nazis.
Hope that helps.
If you weren't there, just a little clarification on that Spectator piece.
Literally, NOBODY admired Hitler. Apart from nazis.
Hope that helps.
December 10, 2025 at 1:14 PM
I grew up in the 70s and 80s.
If you weren't there, just a little clarification on that Spectator piece.
Literally, NOBODY admired Hitler. Apart from nazis.
Hope that helps.
If you weren't there, just a little clarification on that Spectator piece.
Literally, NOBODY admired Hitler. Apart from nazis.
Hope that helps.
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For the record:
📈 2,300 more secondary and special school teachers
📈 Trainee teachers up 11%
📈 Physics up 36%
📈 Computing up 44%
📈 Maths up 16%
📈 Attendance improving
📈 Behaviour improving
Labour is getting more children in class & more teachers in front of them.
#PMQs
📈 2,300 more secondary and special school teachers
📈 Trainee teachers up 11%
📈 Physics up 36%
📈 Computing up 44%
📈 Maths up 16%
📈 Attendance improving
📈 Behaviour improving
Labour is getting more children in class & more teachers in front of them.
#PMQs
December 10, 2025 at 12:41 PM
For the record:
📈 2,300 more secondary and special school teachers
📈 Trainee teachers up 11%
📈 Physics up 36%
📈 Computing up 44%
📈 Maths up 16%
📈 Attendance improving
📈 Behaviour improving
Labour is getting more children in class & more teachers in front of them.
#PMQs
📈 2,300 more secondary and special school teachers
📈 Trainee teachers up 11%
📈 Physics up 36%
📈 Computing up 44%
📈 Maths up 16%
📈 Attendance improving
📈 Behaviour improving
Labour is getting more children in class & more teachers in front of them.
#PMQs
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Coming up on GB News - absolutely fuck all about 30 people confirming I was a racist bully at school, the accusations of election fraud, three of my MEPs repeating Nathan Gill's pro-Russia speech or my dodgy house purchase. Don't miss it!
December 10, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Coming up on GB News - absolutely fuck all about 30 people confirming I was a racist bully at school, the accusations of election fraud, three of my MEPs repeating Nathan Gill's pro-Russia speech or my dodgy house purchase. Don't miss it!
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Community Note strikes again!
December 9, 2025 at 4:15 AM
Community Note strikes again!
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Reform UK councillor slapped with a £40,000 fine for hiring an illegal worker. 🤔
So much for "taking back control", apparently the rule is: deport them… but only after we’ve squeezed some cheap labour out of them.
A masterclass in hypocrisy!
So much for "taking back control", apparently the rule is: deport them… but only after we’ve squeezed some cheap labour out of them.
A masterclass in hypocrisy!
December 9, 2025 at 7:51 AM
Reform UK councillor slapped with a £40,000 fine for hiring an illegal worker. 🤔
So much for "taking back control", apparently the rule is: deport them… but only after we’ve squeezed some cheap labour out of them.
A masterclass in hypocrisy!
So much for "taking back control", apparently the rule is: deport them… but only after we’ve squeezed some cheap labour out of them.
A masterclass in hypocrisy!
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Zarah Sultana voted with the Tories in every vote on the Employment Rights Bill last night.
That includes voting to keep the Lords' wrecking amendments on strike ballot thresholds and to keep the 2016 Trade Union Act's restrictions on unions' political funds.
That includes voting to keep the Lords' wrecking amendments on strike ballot thresholds and to keep the 2016 Trade Union Act's restrictions on unions' political funds.
December 9, 2025 at 11:58 AM
Zarah Sultana voted with the Tories in every vote on the Employment Rights Bill last night.
That includes voting to keep the Lords' wrecking amendments on strike ballot thresholds and to keep the 2016 Trade Union Act's restrictions on unions' political funds.
That includes voting to keep the Lords' wrecking amendments on strike ballot thresholds and to keep the 2016 Trade Union Act's restrictions on unions' political funds.
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Tory 'war on workers' as Kemi Badenoch says minimum wage shouldn't go any higher
www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
Tory 'war on workers' as Kemi Badenoch says minimum wage shouldn't go any higher
Tory leader Kemi Badenoch's comments come just weeks after Chancellor Rachel Reeves confirmed pay hikes for around 2.6million workers at her Budget from April 2026
www.mirror.co.uk
December 9, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Tory 'war on workers' as Kemi Badenoch says minimum wage shouldn't go any higher
www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
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Why is the UK Govt still using the tool of a man who is against democracy and has turned X into a tool for destabilising democracy around the world?
I have never seen a logical reasonable answer as to why
I have never seen a logical reasonable answer as to why
🔴Elon Musk Has Made X a Threat to Democracy and His War on the EU Proves It
Caroline Orr Bueno reports on how the billionaire X owner has turned Twitter into a tool for foreign interference which monetises and weaponises a global network of disinformation
bylinetimes.com/2025/12/08/e...
Caroline Orr Bueno reports on how the billionaire X owner has turned Twitter into a tool for foreign interference which monetises and weaponises a global network of disinformation
bylinetimes.com/2025/12/08/e...
Elon Musk Has Made X a Threat to Democracy and His War on the EU Proves It
Caroline Orr Bueno reports on how the billionaire X owner has turned Twitter into a tool for foreign interference which monetises and weaponises a global network of disinformation
bylinetimes.com
December 9, 2025 at 12:38 PM
Why is the UK Govt still using the tool of a man who is against democracy and has turned X into a tool for destabilising democracy around the world?
I have never seen a logical reasonable answer as to why
I have never seen a logical reasonable answer as to why
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Videos claiming that the government is introducing a £500 “Christmas Decoration Tax” are being shared online.
As you may have guessed, this isn’t true.
As you may have guessed, this isn’t true.
No, the government isn’t introducing a £500 ‘Christmas Decoration Tax’ – Full Fact
Videos shared online falsely claim the government is bringing in a £500 “Christmas Decoration Tax” this year.
fullfact.org
December 9, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Videos claiming that the government is introducing a £500 “Christmas Decoration Tax” are being shared online.
As you may have guessed, this isn’t true.
As you may have guessed, this isn’t true.
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Prison places.
In 14yrs, the Tories saw a net increase of 500 prison places.
Since July 2024 2900 additional places have been made (granted, some may have started under the Tories).
A further 5000 are currently under construction.
This counts towards the 14,000 extra places needed by 2031.
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In 14yrs, the Tories saw a net increase of 500 prison places.
Since July 2024 2900 additional places have been made (granted, some may have started under the Tories).
A further 5000 are currently under construction.
This counts towards the 14,000 extra places needed by 2031.
1/2
December 9, 2025 at 2:12 PM
Prison places.
In 14yrs, the Tories saw a net increase of 500 prison places.
Since July 2024 2900 additional places have been made (granted, some may have started under the Tories).
A further 5000 are currently under construction.
This counts towards the 14,000 extra places needed by 2031.
1/2
In 14yrs, the Tories saw a net increase of 500 prison places.
Since July 2024 2900 additional places have been made (granted, some may have started under the Tories).
A further 5000 are currently under construction.
This counts towards the 14,000 extra places needed by 2031.
1/2
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Great idea not to mention that the entire saving was made in the year ending March 2025, two months before Reform took over.
December 9, 2025 at 8:38 AM
Great idea not to mention that the entire saving was made in the year ending March 2025, two months before Reform took over.
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Three more British MEPs in Nigel Farage’s bloc now alleged to have “followed the script” given to Nathan Gill by an alleged Russian asset, according to prosecutors.
At least eight UKIP and Brexit Party MPs were focus of efforts by Nathan Gill
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
At least eight UKIP and Brexit Party MPs were focus of efforts by Nathan Gill
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Three more Farage bloc MEPs alleged to have followed Russian asset’s script
At least eight MEPs elected for Ukip or Brexit party now known to have been focus of efforts by jailed Nathan Gill
www.theguardian.com
December 7, 2025 at 5:36 PM
Three more British MEPs in Nigel Farage’s bloc now alleged to have “followed the script” given to Nathan Gill by an alleged Russian asset, according to prosecutors.
At least eight UKIP and Brexit Party MPs were focus of efforts by Nathan Gill
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
At least eight UKIP and Brexit Party MPs were focus of efforts by Nathan Gill
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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In October Tory shadow minister Helen Whately said millions of people with mental health issues get a car through the motability scheme.
Guess what? It turns out she was lying #bbclaurak
Guess what? It turns out she was lying #bbclaurak
December 7, 2025 at 9:47 AM
In October Tory shadow minister Helen Whately said millions of people with mental health issues get a car through the motability scheme.
Guess what? It turns out she was lying #bbclaurak
Guess what? It turns out she was lying #bbclaurak
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Interesting what Crick notes.
Farage like Mogg and Johnson are really just grown up versions of their teenage selves. Lots of public school boys leave fully formed - and armed with an entitlement and a sense of empowerment that takes them through the rest of their lives.
Farage like Mogg and Johnson are really just grown up versions of their teenage selves. Lots of public school boys leave fully formed - and armed with an entitlement and a sense of empowerment that takes them through the rest of their lives.
On why Farage doesn’t apologise for his schoolboy racism:
“if he apologised, he would be turning to his own support base and saying, ‘You’re all guilty too.’ ”
Exactly.
He is racist. So are his voters. He can’t be pissing them off by saying sorry.
#NeverPM
www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...
“if he apologised, he would be turning to his own support base and saying, ‘You’re all guilty too.’ ”
Exactly.
He is racist. So are his voters. He can’t be pissing them off by saying sorry.
#NeverPM
www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...
December 7, 2025 at 10:28 AM
Interesting what Crick notes.
Farage like Mogg and Johnson are really just grown up versions of their teenage selves. Lots of public school boys leave fully formed - and armed with an entitlement and a sense of empowerment that takes them through the rest of their lives.
Farage like Mogg and Johnson are really just grown up versions of their teenage selves. Lots of public school boys leave fully formed - and armed with an entitlement and a sense of empowerment that takes them through the rest of their lives.
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No Reform representative on the Laura Kuenssberg show for two weeks running - that's a record! It's almost as though we didn't want to talk about the 28 witnesses to my teenage racism and antisemic abuse.
December 7, 2025 at 9:34 AM
No Reform representative on the Laura Kuenssberg show for two weeks running - that's a record! It's almost as though we didn't want to talk about the 28 witnesses to my teenage racism and antisemic abuse.
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Oh look. They’ve actually drawn a diagram for all the people stupid enough to need a bloody diagram.
Elon Musk and his Russian friends call for the abolishment of the EU
December 6, 2025 at 6:05 PM
Oh look. They’ve actually drawn a diagram for all the people stupid enough to need a bloody diagram.
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What traitorous dolts the British rightwing were to oblige Russia and the network of oligarchs who hate the power of EU collaboration and prosperity. Now we find ourselves isolated, the EU weakened and Ukraine being betrayed.
Shame on all who paved the way…
Farage, you’re front of the queue.
Shame on all who paved the way…
Farage, you’re front of the queue.
Elon Musk and his Russian friends call for the abolishment of the EU
December 6, 2025 at 5:58 PM
What traitorous dolts the British rightwing were to oblige Russia and the network of oligarchs who hate the power of EU collaboration and prosperity. Now we find ourselves isolated, the EU weakened and Ukraine being betrayed.
Shame on all who paved the way…
Farage, you’re front of the queue.
Shame on all who paved the way…
Farage, you’re front of the queue.
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How to buy yourself a needy malignant narcissist? Just offer him a phony, made up "Peace Prize" & he's all your's!!!
No need for a formal ceremony as he'll snatch from the box & put it on all by himself. Both laughably pathetic AND pathetically laughable. 🤡 🫣
No need for a formal ceremony as he'll snatch from the box & put it on all by himself. Both laughably pathetic AND pathetically laughable. 🤡 🫣
December 6, 2025 at 7:57 PM
How to buy yourself a needy malignant narcissist? Just offer him a phony, made up "Peace Prize" & he's all your's!!!
No need for a formal ceremony as he'll snatch from the box & put it on all by himself. Both laughably pathetic AND pathetically laughable. 🤡 🫣
No need for a formal ceremony as he'll snatch from the box & put it on all by himself. Both laughably pathetic AND pathetically laughable. 🤡 🫣
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The radio silence about Farage from people who are usually supremely vocal about antisemitism is so so telling.
December 6, 2025 at 9:34 AM
The radio silence about Farage from people who are usually supremely vocal about antisemitism is so so telling.
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Imagine the reaction to allegations that Corbyn had made hissing gas noises to Jewish kids as a schoolboy - and then if he had responded to those allegations by shouting 'Bernard Manning!' at the journalists
The radio silence about Farage from people who are usually supremely vocal about antisemitism is so so telling.
December 6, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Imagine the reaction to allegations that Corbyn had made hissing gas noises to Jewish kids as a schoolboy - and then if he had responded to those allegations by shouting 'Bernard Manning!' at the journalists
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🔴 Nigel Farage’s Reform is more reliant on super-rich backers than any major party in modern British political history
75% of *all* Reform donations *ever* have come from just three rich men
Is this what democracy looks like?
New on Democracy for Sale
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75% of *all* Reform donations *ever* have come from just three rich men
Is this what democracy looks like?
New on Democracy for Sale
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75% of Reform UK’s donations have come from just three rich men
Calls grow for donation caps as Democracy for Sale research reveals that three-quarters of Reform’s funding comes from a trio of wealthy donors
democracyforsale.substack.com
December 5, 2025 at 10:55 AM
🔴 Nigel Farage’s Reform is more reliant on super-rich backers than any major party in modern British political history
75% of *all* Reform donations *ever* have come from just three rich men
Is this what democracy looks like?
New on Democracy for Sale
democracyforsale.substack.com/p/75-of-refo...
75% of *all* Reform donations *ever* have come from just three rich men
Is this what democracy looks like?
New on Democracy for Sale
democracyforsale.substack.com/p/75-of-refo...
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🔴GB News Accused of ‘Circling the Wagons’ to Downplay Nigel Farage Racism Scandal Engulfing Their Star Presenter
The Reform UK leader is being paid hundreds of thousands of pounds to present shows on the channel
bylinetimes.com/2025/12/05/g...
The Reform UK leader is being paid hundreds of thousands of pounds to present shows on the channel
bylinetimes.com/2025/12/05/g...
GB News Accused of ‘Circling the Wagons’ to Downplay Nigel Farage Racism Scandal Engulfing Their Star Presenter
The Reform UK leader is being paid hundreds of thousands of pounds to present shows on the channel
bylinetimes.com
December 5, 2025 at 1:13 PM
🔴GB News Accused of ‘Circling the Wagons’ to Downplay Nigel Farage Racism Scandal Engulfing Their Star Presenter
The Reform UK leader is being paid hundreds of thousands of pounds to present shows on the channel
bylinetimes.com/2025/12/05/g...
The Reform UK leader is being paid hundreds of thousands of pounds to present shows on the channel
bylinetimes.com/2025/12/05/g...