The Snark was a Boojum
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"We don't know who needs to hear this but our planet is worth more than the short term profits of fossil fuel executives."
Pinned
All along the River Tyne: Ryton, Newburn, Prudhoe, Wylam there's a flash of black, a leap and a splash....
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Cleaning up local politics
The government's new standards regime will tackle widespread concerns about standards in local government.
Measure include:
+ Tougher sanctions for councillors & mayors who break rules
+ Includes option for local authorities to suspend them or withhold allowances
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The government's new standards regime will tackle widespread concerns about standards in local government.
Measure include:
+ Tougher sanctions for councillors & mayors who break rules
+ Includes option for local authorities to suspend them or withhold allowances
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Tough new powers to clean up local politics
Sweeping reforms will strengthen standards and rebuild confidence in local government.
www.gov.uk
November 11, 2025 at 9:31 AM
Cleaning up local politics
The government's new standards regime will tackle widespread concerns about standards in local government.
Measure include:
+ Tougher sanctions for councillors & mayors who break rules
+ Includes option for local authorities to suspend them or withhold allowances
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The government's new standards regime will tackle widespread concerns about standards in local government.
Measure include:
+ Tougher sanctions for councillors & mayors who break rules
+ Includes option for local authorities to suspend them or withhold allowances
1/2
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Remember 25 years ago when a photo was taken of a fed pointing a gun at a crying refugee child and the image was so shameful it dominated the news cycle for a year
November 11, 2025 at 12:47 AM
Remember 25 years ago when a photo was taken of a fed pointing a gun at a crying refugee child and the image was so shameful it dominated the news cycle for a year
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Animal testing to be phased out faster
Working towards another manifesto promise, the Labour government will today reveal its strategy to phase out animal testing more quickly.
It will include dates for gradual bans and support researchers to use alternative methods, along with additional funding.
Working towards another manifesto promise, the Labour government will today reveal its strategy to phase out animal testing more quickly.
It will include dates for gradual bans and support researchers to use alternative methods, along with additional funding.
Animal testing to be phased out faster as UK unveils roadmap for alternative methods
New plan backs researchers to seize on new and developing opportunities to phase out animal tests with specific commitments for the coming years.
www.gov.uk
November 11, 2025 at 9:23 AM
Animal testing to be phased out faster
Working towards another manifesto promise, the Labour government will today reveal its strategy to phase out animal testing more quickly.
It will include dates for gradual bans and support researchers to use alternative methods, along with additional funding.
Working towards another manifesto promise, the Labour government will today reveal its strategy to phase out animal testing more quickly.
It will include dates for gradual bans and support researchers to use alternative methods, along with additional funding.
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Nowhere in the hysterical pile-on against the BBC in the British press has anyone mentioned that BBC News now has 77 million viewers & listeners in the US and has established itself as the second most trusted news source there.
November 11, 2025 at 8:37 AM
Nowhere in the hysterical pile-on against the BBC in the British press has anyone mentioned that BBC News now has 77 million viewers & listeners in the US and has established itself as the second most trusted news source there.
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11 November 1890 | A Pole, Szymon Sidewicz, was born in Mielnik. A Catholic priest.
In #Auschwitz from 14 October 1941.
No. 21534
He perished in the camp on 27 October 1941.
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Online lesson "Poles at KL Auschwitz”: http://lekcja.auschwitz.org/en_2020_06_polacy/
In #Auschwitz from 14 October 1941.
No. 21534
He perished in the camp on 27 October 1941.
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Online lesson "Poles at KL Auschwitz”: http://lekcja.auschwitz.org/en_2020_06_polacy/
November 11, 2025 at 9:00 AM
11 November 1890 | A Pole, Szymon Sidewicz, was born in Mielnik. A Catholic priest.
In #Auschwitz from 14 October 1941.
No. 21534
He perished in the camp on 27 October 1941.
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Online lesson "Poles at KL Auschwitz”: http://lekcja.auschwitz.org/en_2020_06_polacy/
In #Auschwitz from 14 October 1941.
No. 21534
He perished in the camp on 27 October 1941.
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Online lesson "Poles at KL Auschwitz”: http://lekcja.auschwitz.org/en_2020_06_polacy/
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People still claim Labour do nothing to help our armed forces & veterans.
But that is not true.
To mark the launch of the government's new Veterans Strategy, here is veterans minister Louise Sandher-Jones telling you what it is all about & how it's a joined up approach to helping veterans.
But that is not true.
To mark the launch of the government's new Veterans Strategy, here is veterans minister Louise Sandher-Jones telling you what it is all about & how it's a joined up approach to helping veterans.
November 11, 2025 at 7:14 AM
People still claim Labour do nothing to help our armed forces & veterans.
But that is not true.
To mark the launch of the government's new Veterans Strategy, here is veterans minister Louise Sandher-Jones telling you what it is all about & how it's a joined up approach to helping veterans.
But that is not true.
To mark the launch of the government's new Veterans Strategy, here is veterans minister Louise Sandher-Jones telling you what it is all about & how it's a joined up approach to helping veterans.
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Manifesto Commitment: Animal testing to be phased out faster as UK unveils roadmap for alternative methods.
New plan backs researchers to seize on new and developing opportunities to phase out animal tests with specific commitments for the coming years.
www.gov.uk/government/n...
New plan backs researchers to seize on new and developing opportunities to phase out animal tests with specific commitments for the coming years.
www.gov.uk/government/n...
Animal testing to be phased out faster as UK unveils roadmap for alternative methods
New plan backs researchers to seize on new and developing opportunities to phase out animal tests with specific commitments for the coming years.
www.gov.uk
November 11, 2025 at 8:42 AM
Manifesto Commitment: Animal testing to be phased out faster as UK unveils roadmap for alternative methods.
New plan backs researchers to seize on new and developing opportunities to phase out animal tests with specific commitments for the coming years.
www.gov.uk/government/n...
New plan backs researchers to seize on new and developing opportunities to phase out animal tests with specific commitments for the coming years.
www.gov.uk/government/n...
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Good morning to all those people who wasted the last decade saying, "there's no point tackling climate change in the UK, because China."
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
China’s CO2 emissions have been flat or falling for past 18 months, analysis finds
World’s biggest polluter on track to hit peak emissions target early but miss goal for cutting carbon intensity
www.theguardian.com
November 11, 2025 at 7:08 AM
Good morning to all those people who wasted the last decade saying, "there's no point tackling climate change in the UK, because China."
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
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If the Beeb had any balls, they’d fight back and I suspect the majority of 🇬🇧 ppl would support it against a foreign despot and the Vichy-style patriots in this country whose only wish is to wipe it off the face of the Earth.
November 11, 2025 at 8:40 AM
If the Beeb had any balls, they’d fight back and I suspect the majority of 🇬🇧 ppl would support it against a foreign despot and the Vichy-style patriots in this country whose only wish is to wipe it off the face of the Earth.
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If he’s going for reputational damage then he could end up paying the BBC
November 11, 2025 at 8:28 AM
If he’s going for reputational damage then he could end up paying the BBC
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I’d pay double the licence fee for the BBC to take on Trump,
November 11, 2025 at 8:40 AM
I’d pay double the licence fee for the BBC to take on Trump,
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Been asked for info on specific things Labour are doing for Scotland and Wales. These are not complete, many projects include one or more of the Home Nations. But it’s a few to be aware of. All searchable for the detail. Usually on Gov website.
November 11, 2025 at 7:38 AM
Been asked for info on specific things Labour are doing for Scotland and Wales. These are not complete, many projects include one or more of the Home Nations. But it’s a few to be aware of. All searchable for the detail. Usually on Gov website.
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“Anyone who thinks this is about a 12-second clip on a Panorama more than a year ago that not a single viewer complained about is not reading the proper story,” said one. “What’s going on here is much more about macro politics.”
www.theguardian.com/media/ng-int...
www.theguardian.com/media/ng-int...
‘Make no mistake – this was a coup’: the extraordinary downfall of the BBC’s top bosses
The whirlwind that started when Deborah Turness came under attack at a board meeting is part of a wider political story, some say
www.theguardian.com
November 11, 2025 at 8:45 AM
“Anyone who thinks this is about a 12-second clip on a Panorama more than a year ago that not a single viewer complained about is not reading the proper story,” said one. “What’s going on here is much more about macro politics.”
www.theguardian.com/media/ng-int...
www.theguardian.com/media/ng-int...
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The "appropriate response" is to broadcast everything that Trump did and said on that appalling day for American democracy and then to tell this moron to sling his hook.
I might be wrong, but this stinks of Pharage involvement.
November 11, 2025 at 8:03 AM
The "appropriate response" is to broadcast everything that Trump did and said on that appalling day for American democracy and then to tell this moron to sling his hook.
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If that case is winnable, and there is good reason to believe it is, the BBC should fight it.
With his threat of a $1bn lawsuit against BBC, Trump’s assault on the media goes global
With his threat of a $1bn lawsuit against BBC, Trump’s assault on the media goes global
US president’s latest media target comes from across the pond as he continues to scrutinize coverage he does not like
www.theguardian.com
November 11, 2025 at 8:35 AM
If that case is winnable, and there is good reason to believe it is, the BBC should fight it.
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Walking through a field a long way from a wood, I found a bronzing oak leaf lying in the mud.
The sky was blue the air was still
So I concluded it got there by its own free will.
The sky was blue the air was still
So I concluded it got there by its own free will.
November 11, 2025 at 7:47 AM
Walking through a field a long way from a wood, I found a bronzing oak leaf lying in the mud.
The sky was blue the air was still
So I concluded it got there by its own free will.
The sky was blue the air was still
So I concluded it got there by its own free will.
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The utter preposterousness of this interview. A media figure talking about BBC bias while describing the president as his "friend". A child could see trough it.
It’s already started - the BBC allows Newsmax boss to opine about bias, suggest some of the Jan 6 mob were merely innocent tourists visiting Congress, without pushback
November 11, 2025 at 8:39 AM
The utter preposterousness of this interview. A media figure talking about BBC bias while describing the president as his "friend". A child could see trough it.
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Oh look. There really are "no go areas" in England.
And they're marked by St George's flags
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
And they're marked by St George's flags
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
NHS staff who visit patients at home say St George’s flags can mean ‘no-go zones’
Black and Asian staff left feeling ‘deliberately intimidated’, according to chief executive of one NHS trust
www.theguardian.com
November 11, 2025 at 8:00 AM
Oh look. There really are "no go areas" in England.
And they're marked by St George's flags
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
And they're marked by St George's flags
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
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Added cinnamon to my coffee this morning, for genteel delusion.
Hospital trip for the teen son today, to find out how much worse his kidney function is. I can’t imagine it’s better, his blood pressure is so worrisome 165/100 average & he’s on multiple medicines to control it already.
Hospital trip for the teen son today, to find out how much worse his kidney function is. I can’t imagine it’s better, his blood pressure is so worrisome 165/100 average & he’s on multiple medicines to control it already.
November 11, 2025 at 7:45 AM
Added cinnamon to my coffee this morning, for genteel delusion.
Hospital trip for the teen son today, to find out how much worse his kidney function is. I can’t imagine it’s better, his blood pressure is so worrisome 165/100 average & he’s on multiple medicines to control it already.
Hospital trip for the teen son today, to find out how much worse his kidney function is. I can’t imagine it’s better, his blood pressure is so worrisome 165/100 average & he’s on multiple medicines to control it already.
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It’s already started - the BBC allows Newsmax boss to opine about bias, suggest some of the Jan 6 mob were merely innocent tourists visiting Congress, without pushback
November 11, 2025 at 8:35 AM
It’s already started - the BBC allows Newsmax boss to opine about bias, suggest some of the Jan 6 mob were merely innocent tourists visiting Congress, without pushback
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Thing is, you should be able to offend to leader of the free world, how is it a free world otherwise? They speak in contradictions, and yet people fall for this sheit.
November 11, 2025 at 8:33 AM
Thing is, you should be able to offend to leader of the free world, how is it a free world otherwise? They speak in contradictions, and yet people fall for this sheit.
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BBC - what a mess
We need public service broadcasting imo
Cameron started this when he dumped the Board of Trustees and replaced it with a quango basically. That allowed the political element to gain hold
We now face the prospect of a political cabal undermining our democracy and killing it
🤬🤬
We need public service broadcasting imo
Cameron started this when he dumped the Board of Trustees and replaced it with a quango basically. That allowed the political element to gain hold
We now face the prospect of a political cabal undermining our democracy and killing it
🤬🤬
November 11, 2025 at 6:51 AM
BBC - what a mess
We need public service broadcasting imo
Cameron started this when he dumped the Board of Trustees and replaced it with a quango basically. That allowed the political element to gain hold
We now face the prospect of a political cabal undermining our democracy and killing it
🤬🤬
We need public service broadcasting imo
Cameron started this when he dumped the Board of Trustees and replaced it with a quango basically. That allowed the political element to gain hold
We now face the prospect of a political cabal undermining our democracy and killing it
🤬🤬