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just heartbreaking stuff Alex Pretti's mother calls out ICE and the Trump administration for killing her son and smearing his name, and calls for justice to be done.

Nigel Farage was asked a very simple question on BBC Breakfast. Did he think Raheem Kassam calling Kemi Badenoch a “Nigerian scammer” was racist? Farage tried to explain that Kassam is “of Indian heritage”. Sally Nugent immediately hit back: “Does that mean he can’t be racist?”

Wow. Democracy for Sale nominated for *two* British journalist awards, for our investigations into Slapps and into Palantir Incredible to see a newsletter that’s barely three years old getting so much recognition Huge thanks to all our supporters!! 🎉

Around 120 agreements. Free movement. Dynamic alignment. EU budget contributions. The CJEU as final arbiter on EU law. The Swiss relationship with the EU is rather more interesting than “not a member”. Could Britain follow it? Niall Ó Conghaile reports.

Nigel Farage has given Reform UK candidates permission to publicly support the serial criminally convicted fraudster, thug, stalker and far-right activist who founded the English Defence League. This is who they are. Never forget it.

The Independent has released an "exclusive" on the "true scale" of Reform UK's overseas donations. I've reported on this extensively for two years, but others have tackled it in various ways since Nick Sommerlad and I first broke the tax-haven links scoop in 2024: www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...

“Conviction of Estonia’s ‘Lord Haw-Haw’ Links Russian Intelligence to Moscow’s Interference in Brexit A ‘diplomat’ who launched the ‘Conservative Friends of Russia’ identified as a Russian intelligence officer involved in an attempted European disinformation campaign” bylinetimes.com/2026/10/26/t...

Followers will know I'm far from an uncritical Andy Burnham or Labour fan. But as Prime Minister of an actual government, with a huge majority, I'd say he has more of a mandate than a part-time MP leading a bunch of racist malcontents forever falling out with each other! Wouldn't you?

I have zero sympathy for anyone involved in this grotesque farce. When you travel all the way to DC to go to the home of the most infamous fascist in US history and get ushered into his office alongside a videographer and photographer, you know *exactly* what vile game you're playing. Disgraceful.

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🇺🇸 Fast-food giants. UK rivers. One BIG pollution problem. As American fast-food giants expand across the UK, demand for cheap chicken is soaring. But behind the boom lies a growing environmental crisis... 🧵1/2. riveractionuk.com/news/big-ame... @georgemonbiot.bsky.social

774 partners of scandal-ridden accountancy firm EY collect £870,000 each. Average partner pay up £83,000 in a year. EY does not pay employer national insurance on profits shared by partners, worth £150,000 for every £1m of profit shared. Despite scandals, gets govt contracts.

Another investigation into Jason Arday's academic work has ended without substantiating plagiarism allegations. Taylor & Francis has removed an investigation notice from his 2020 paper. Arday died aged 41 in August. Cambridge is reviewing the support it provided before his death.

There's another way of putting this: "Markets prefer fascists" www.economist.com/leaders/2026...

The Conservatives wouldn't have had an 80-seat majority to "betray Brexit" without Farage's party standing down during that General Election - and it seems getting paid to do it. #r4today

They need to be made to pay for this. The BBC can clearly no longer regulate itself and pressure must be brought to bear on its operating licence by OFCOM. We need to protest, demand our concerns be heard & the BBC hierarchy needs to listen. It cannot be a propaganda arm of Reform.Who do they know?

Response of Jackie Lederer "Freepost Plus RUHS-YGAJ- TKBL, Reform UK, Millbank Tower, 21-24 Millbank, London, SW1P 4QP • Note: Address the envelope as 'membership application'" to "The Royal mail just posted this through my door. Can I send it back where it came from at their expense?" meme

Farage and Jenrick should be sanctioned and banned from the House of Commons for this behaviour alone...

Israel's tech companies are a disgrace. Remember Pegasus? Spyware developed by private Israeli cyber-intelligence co. NSO Group Technologies It bypassed device encryption, copied messages, intercepted calls, extracted photos, tracked your location, & remotely activated the phone microphone & camera

Farage tying himself in angry knots here ... as he refuses to answer the basic question: Is it racist to call Kemi Badenoch a "Nigerian scammer"?

This morning on BBC Breakfast, Nigel Farage said he had received “zero help from the state” with his security. Yet reports say he had previously received publicly funded protection and was offered a taxpayer-funded package including a bodyguard, a secure car and a trained driver.

Middle East dictators created a massive slush fund for Jared Kushner. trib.al/fXvwuJt

Every aspect of Farage's political history needs close inspection for corruption ... "Transparency International EU calls for investigation into Nigel Farage Brexit campaign use of EU funds" transparency.eu/transparency...

Don't let Reform UK, Restore Britain and Patriot Platform hypocrites try to hide the fact that their hate, intolerance, vigilante violence have more in common with the Nazis than with the hundreds of thousands who died fihghting fascism meme via Ross Birchall

Reform UK now in third place in four out of the last five UK polls bsky.app/profile/youg...

“Officers attended and engaged with those involved. There were no arrests. Campaigning and demonstration are a legitimate, necessary and vital part of life" Interesting tactic from Police Scotland who routinely kettle antifascist groups while they attempt to peacefully protest. shorturl.at/QCf7N

One day I hope to see a similar apology from the BBC. Sadly, that day will not be anytime soon while GB News and other hard right political alumni continue to control the output of BBC News. #r4today

Was good to get to dive in the latest report on how care home residents and staff were let down during the pandemic

Labour really need rid of the Home Secretary asap. www.politics.co.uk/2026/10/shab...

Hypocritical two faced scumbag.

And please sign the TUC backed petition 👇

NEW: Hormuz reminded fuel importers that buying energy cargo by cargo means importing every price shock. In TIME, María Mendiluce and I argue the response will decide who becomes the electrostates of the next decade. @wemeanbusiness.bsky.social time.com/article/2026...

You would think using one of Britain’s most notorious racist slurs directly in front of an Asian woman would be awkward enough. Young Bob then tries to explain to her why he thinks there is actually nothing wrong with it.

'Cringingly Embarrassing': Farage And Jenrick Mocked For Sea Of Empty Seats At Reform Event www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/farage...

It's not just about climate chaos. It's also about landscape chaos. The damage we do to the land's hydrology is layered on top of the damage we do to the atmosphere. Our mismanagement of land commits us to a cycle of flood and drought. We can change this, as explained here. Please read. Thanks.

How strange Reform UK whose leaders supported Brexit and British people 'taking back control' is happy to get most of its funding from millionaires living abroad (ps who never give something for nothing, 'donations' are the British way of corruption buying policies like tax cuts for millionaires)

Oh ffs. MPs must stop romanticising this absolute horseshit. Brexiters promised a land of milk and honey and delivered contaminated water and broken biscuits. We don’t want it. And we mustn’t be tied to failure and lies just because politicians want to cover up the utter mess they’ve made.

Another story impossible to imagine in any other administration: the president's son goes hunting with a Russian criminal who is part of Putin's security entourage

Of all the bbc presenters, Webb’s politics are the easiest to read - because he puts them in newspapers and doesn’t even try to hide them in broadcasts His politics are also mind numbingly predictable

Pro-Europeans really need to get their act together if they're going to sieze the opportunity which is being presented here. Press and broadcasters reverting right back to their previous position from 2016, with zero update.

Lest we forget old Hunt who in 2018 had to apologise after failing to declare his 50% interest in a company that purchased seven luxury flats. The flats were worth over £3m the purchase was Hunt and his wife jointly

“I'm not sure we've processed the trauma of the pandemic as a society; the ripple effect of the terror and paranoia that we all felt the first few months; how frightened we were for our loved ones. I don't think we have reckoned with it at all. People just don't want to talk about it - or hear it.”

By all accounts this is what most of the recent Reform media events have looked like. Bubble well and truly burst

So, is it official? We get an interview with a Reform big cheese every day on #r4today now? (Tice yesterday, Farage today). Quid the other party leaders? Anyway! Good(!) to see Farage once again breaking his boycott of the BBC to tell is what a great bloke he is!

Could Britain’s next relationship with the EU look less like membership – and more like Switzerland? Andy Burnham’s remarks on free movement have revived an intriguing possibility. Niall Ó Conghaile examines what it could actually mean.