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A stunning splash of colour in Burley, New Forest today #funghi #toadstools #mushrooms

FYI‼️ Jason Arday has been cleared of plagiarism for a fourth time. Just incase you haven’t heard it from the same media outlets who hounded him to his death.

Ever heard someone say "protest doesn't change anything"? Brazil and Serbia just proved them wrong. 🇧🇷🇷🇸

"Lest we forgot: To congratulate any person or business who stops the [fascists] in their tracks at every given opportunity" via The UK Against Hate

Right now #wind is meeting 51% of the National Grid's electricity demand. https://winderful.uk

Now the nights are drawing in, it seems a good time to showcase a favourite artist, and fellow Yorkshireman - (John) Atkinson Grimshaw, 1836-1893. His calm, still, nocturnal scenes are particularly characterised by his amazing handling of moonlight, seen here in "A Moonlight Walk", 1882. Enjoy!

Sunday’s @thetimes.com cartoon times.newsprints.co.uk/morten-morla...

Great to see on the front of the Mail, Telegraph, Express, Sun.* 'The no. of young people admitted to London hospitals after knife attacks is down 55% since Sadiq Khan launched a Violence Reduction Unit, with London falling faster than the rest of England.' *Joke www.standard.co.uk/news/crime/y...

“The purpose of Zia’s speech was to intimidate and deter any journalist who might be considering investigating Reform. And this is where it really comes in handy having two crypto billionaires who bankroll you to the tune of £72 million.”

In England, no women aged 20 to 24 died of cervical cancer between 2020 and 2024, according to a study published in The Lancet. Researchers link it to the HPV vaccine.

Newly declassified MI5 files reveal that NHS founder Aneurin Bevan was monitored for 27 years, from 1933 until his death in 1960. Even MI5 officers questioned why they were watching him. His file remained open until 1975, fifteen years after his death.

London is full of businesses with big ideas, they just need funding and investment. Our £70 million fund will help close that gap, allowing them to achieve their ambitions.

Good news: The latest ONS crime stats show that theft from the person (e.g. phone theft) was driven down by 24% over the last year.. Robbery of personal property was driven down 12%. Our hard work and record funding from City Hall is paying off.

Brexit was the greatest act of economic self-harm in our country’s history, leaving Londoners nearly £3,400 worse off on average.

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Violence in Britain has hit its lowest level since records began as crime continues to fall across the country, according to a major annual survey.

Such gravitas from our Prime Minister…

If closing surely the least expensive radio channel the BBC has (run by a tiny number of people, broadcasting the work of mainly dead people), bothers you, then why not sign this petition you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/sa...

‘Tenconi said: “So let Labour get in. So we build the new right and we have these armies … so, three-pronged. We keep winning MPs over. Then we build the second prong, we build an army, and that’s street demos, protest, just fuck things up, basically.”’

‘“My first thought was, it’s worked. You know, this 24-7 pipeline of hatred into people’s eyes and ears has actually changed people in the street,”’

Much of the media isn’t picking up on the ITV investigation into Reform UK (WONDER WHY???). Anyway, I wrote about it for LBC Views and more specifically how if we tolerate this we will become the United States - www.lbc.co.uk/article/refo...

A native bird, killed to protect birds bred to be shot for fun. That’s the magpie’s crime. Pheasants aren’t the only victims.

Your #5OClockInspiration ... A Reminder why #Reform UK attack Net Zero and Renewable Energys. Because they are PAID to.

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UK ‘an outlier in Europe’ for letting Farage and other politicians present TV shows. GB News, owned by hedge fund manager, is the propaganda arm of Reform/Farage. Politicians must be scrutinized, and not allowed to present news or current affairs programmes.

Sunak was among 3 MPs who swore on the Bhagavad Gita. Sikh MPs swear on the Guru Granth Sahib Jewish MPs swear on the Torah or Hebrew Bible. Atheists & other non-religious MPs can make a solemn affirmation without a religious text, as Starmer did in 2024. What does Goodwin think about that?

For 14yrs, the Tories cratered our economy, added thousands to our cost of living, melted down public services and brexited us into decades of eye-watering expense and lost opportunity. That’s still their plan. With tax breaks for the super rich paid for by welfare cuts. So what TF is this headline?

"Dear Diary, There were six by-elections in England and Scotland this week and Reform lost all of them. Two of them were seats we previously held. The problem with running councils is that people can see how useless we are."

While you were sleeping, #windEnergy reached 62% of the National Grid's electricity demand. https://winderful.uk

The fact Derbyshire mentions the tabloids is why the BBC News media is no longer fit for purpose. They slavishly follow Twitter and the right wing press media for everything. They’re failing to follow their own charter.

It’s happening. Oxford Street is going traffic-free on Monday 26 October. The transformation of the nation’s high street into a world-class pedestrianised space will begin in earnest four weeks from today.

Talk TV on migrants: 'culturally, I'm an ancient Roman; culturally, these people are barbarians' 😖 Truly grim. No one should be advertising on this toxic channel. What are IKEA thinking? Sign the petition: actionstorm.org/petitions/ik... #migrants #mediahate #ikea #stopfundinghate

NEW Stewart Lee column The collapse of compassion in post-Brexit Britain suggests it’s now time for Roman-style lethal spectacles. The alternative – stopping malign global influences from destabilising our society, say - seems beyond us www.thenerve.news/p/stewart-le...

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“I was approached indirectly and asked whether I would call for Keir to resign in return for [a cabinet job], but that’s just not how I conduct myself.” Darren Jones on the dirty deals that got Andy Burnham into No 10 and life after the "coup", in this week's NS www.newstatesman.com/politics/pol...

Autumn poem just dropped.

Danny Tommo is a thug, a criminal and should be arrested immediately. This cannot go on any longer. The government must act swiftly and ensure vigilantes aren’t given a pass.

Things that aren't patriotic: - Racism - Moving abroad for tax purposes Things that are patriotic: - A love and sense of duty to your country, including paying taxes that contribute to it

THE PLP FELL FOR IT Starmer wasn’t simply criticised. A relentless, heavily funded right-wing campaign worked to convince voters that Labour was failing. Money, media & social media amplified the message. But the biggest mistake was inside Labour itself. The PLP bought into it

Man who supported Brexit then fucked off to Monaco to avoid contributing a penny of his £15 billion fortune to public services makes the mistake of thinking anyone gives a shit what he thinks.

On Question Time Danny Kruger just explained that our crypto billionaire donors will "get absolutely nothing" in return for their donations. In unrelated news, we plan to cut capital gains tax on crypto assets from 24% to 10% and set up a Bank of England Bitcoin Reserve Fund.

More officers. Smarter tech. Record funding. Fewer places for phone thieves to hide.

While you were sleeping, #windEnergy reached 58% of the National Grid's electricity demand. https://winderful.uk

"Reform won Durham promising to show Britain how it would govern. Now another three councillors have walked away, with one making an extraordinary allegation about what happened after she raised a serious safeguarding concern. " thedailybritain.co.uk/reform-durha... via The Daily Britain

Reform UK Durham is now on the verge of NOC. Andrew Husband and Darren Grimes must be considering their positions. 65 to 52 councillors since the locals. Absolute disaster.

Tell me again that climate change is a hoax.