The BBC hate us so much that they only had me on Question Time 38 times and have had Zia Yusuf on 8 times in less than two years, despite the fact that nobody even voted for him. Now that's what I call bias.
Alex Gallagher
@alexgallagher.bsky.social
Retired Jack of no trades. UK/Scottish politics, other politics, Football, Cricket (UK), almost any sport, Science, History and other random stuff. Views my own. Inc the above view from my upstairs window.
Six years ago today, Trump was promoting voting by mail.
Reforms plan to use the Navy is like using fighter jets to fly Migrants to Rwanda “The main problem with using fighter jets to deport Migrants to Rwanda is that they can’t fit in the cockpit with the Pilot and Weapons Systems officer who take up all the room!”
Otto English@ottoenglish.bsky.social · 17h agoReform UKs plan to use the Royal Navy to intercept migrant boats in the Channel brilliantly taken apart by ... er ... Nigel Farage
This is very troubling. It is not surprising. It is particularly troubling because it is not at all surprising. Where are our regulators? @ofcom.bsky.social
Matt Burgess (WIRED)@mattburgess1.bsky.social · 7h agoNEW: Over the last few months, Meta has run dozens of paid ads that included AI-generated CSAM. The ads, some of which were linking out to “nudify” apps, targeted men in the US, UK, and a dozen European countries. Some were running in the last few days
When even a convicted Neo-Nazi has better political judgment than Kemi, that tells you something
James O’Brien@mrjamesob.bsky.social · 6h agoAnother glorious vindication of Kemi Badenoch’s impeccable political judgment. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Reform repaid Tice loan on same day £1mn donated by mother of Farage aide Cottrell ft.trib.al/dlAq12b
Reform repaid Tice loan on same day £1mn donated by mother of Farage aide Cottrell
Transactions fuel criticism of the party’s lack of transparency over its financing
ft.trib.al
El-Sayed: "If all Mike Rogers got is that 'his name is Abdul, and my name is Mike,' you're gonna be surprised how many people are like, 'Yeah, but that's the Abdul who wants to bring down the price of my groceries and make sure I got healthcare. So yeah, I like Abdul over your Mike from Florida.'"
So two things here👇🏻 1). Is it ethical under Parliamentary rules for sitting MP Lee Anderson to pose as a Journalist to make an anti Migrant film in Calais❓ 2). Is he Broking sone sort of deal for €1,200 with a Migrant who says he’ll pay money❓ Maybe it’d be a “gift” to Farage to pay for security🤔
“THAT’S THE BEST YOU GOT?” Dr. @abdulelsayed.bsky.social reacts to Republicans using his full name in a clearly bigoted effort to gin up racist, Islamophobic fear around his candidacy.
What a Bonehill to have died on. Tories now look even more ridiculous.
Alex Partridge@alexpartridge87.bsky.social · 8h agoJoshua Bonehill-Paine steps back from being a Conservative council candidate following backlash
The state said it needs the records to investigate allegations of abuse at Epstein’s Zorro Ranch.
New Mexico Sues Blanche, DOJ For ‘Withholding’ Epstein Files
The state said it needs the records to investigate allegations of abuse at Epstein’s Zorro Ranch.
forbes.com
Starmer's gone, his critics have got what they wanted so why a snarky post saying we don't appear to be missing Keir Starmer? He was dignified when he stood down, he's done what he said he'd do, he's remaining silent. Leave the bloody man in peace and maybe reflect on his achievements.
Just eaten two "M&S Melt in the Middle Cod Fillet Fishcake" with no cod, or indeed any solid fish, detected. Maybe that's why they melt in the middle ... ?
Why don't you and the firefighter, medic, former soldier and Chris Packham write to the Energy Secretary offering to cooperate with the Labour Government in delivering net zero and the green economy. Would be so much more constructive than making speeches and "issuing challenges" Don't you think?
Capitol One shut down 300 accounts belonging to Trump because they were flagged for potential money laundering. That was 2021. Imagine if this were Biden. How would America react? But yes "liberal media."
Given results have been falling and the attainment gap has been widening for a decade, a small tick upwards is welcome, but hardly something to boast about. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Scotland's attainment gap wider than before the pandemic, figures show
Education Secretary Jenny Gilruth said the government had already invested £1.75bn but admitted that the new data showed there was more to do.
bbc.co.uk
The SNP@snp.org · yesterdayScotland’s exam results are up across the board! Scotland’s young people are achieving vocational and academic excellence.
Story of many many Americans lives.. the medical stuff shouldn’t be political But somehow that has become Toxic too????
New petition: "Require UK-trading companies to provide a contactable phone number" Deadline 5 February 2027, created by Andrew Spurr #NewPetition
New petition: Require UK-trading companies to provide a contactable phone number
Many companies operating in the UK have removed all phone contact options, forcing customers through chatbots, forms, or endless email chains. We call on the Government to legally require any company trading in the UK to provide a working phone line to speak to a human agent.
petition.parliament.uk
The Detachment 201 is not new - it was created in 2025 - but the swearing in of tech bro executives has been accomplished. These are the same people that own just about all of your online data. Let that sink in. #detachment201 #techbro #meta #palantir #conspiracy
Doesn't help that Zack Polanski's party suspends their own members for being anti-Zionist. #bbcWATO
My latest on Substack (free). How one incredibly stupid Excel error broke Britain. russincheshire.substack.com/p/the-spread...
The Spreadsheet That Broke Britain
The absurd error behind austerity, stagnation and the rise of populist rage.
russincheshire.substack.com
It has always puzzled my why corporations are allowed to avoid taxes by moving profits to low tax regimes. If this change is agreed it will make it much more fair and realistic. taxjustice.net/press/countr...
Countries to gain $500bn more tax a year under UN ‘pay-where-you-play’ plan - Tax Justice Network
UN tax convention commitment to scrap 100-year-old corporate tax approach will unleash new economic era without increasing taxes, experts say Countries can collect US$500 billion more in corporate tax...
taxjustice.net
UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham is to meet Epstein survivors and may hold a full public enquiry into Epstein.
Burnham 'looking into' conducting Epstein inquiry, says victims minister
Alex Davies-Jones tells BBC Newsnight she discussed an inquiry with the PM when she was re-appointed as minister.
bbc.co.uk
Eric Trump has spent four years insisting Capital One owed his family an explanation. He finally got one. It's not going great. 👇 www.dworkinsubstack.com/p/twelve-day...
Twelve Days Before Trump’s Bank Cut Him Off, Somebody Wrote A Memo
Capital One hasn’t released it. The Trumps’ own lawyers described it in a filing nobody read. Plus 25 states in court over the tariffs, and the nurse ICE picked the wrong fight with.
dworkinsubstack.com
It’s official: @abdulelsayed.bsky.social wins the Democratic Primary for Senate! The People Prevail Over Corporate Profits Once Again!
Rod Liddle was an active and enthusiastic member of the truly crazy rump SDP. Feel this important detail has been somewhat absent from his obituaries.
Phang: "Capital One said, 'We don't want the business anymore of the 45th president of the United States, his businesses, his failed sons, and his revocable trust.' So you can imagine -- I am just hypothesizing... but it suggests whatever Capital One uncovered was pretty bad. Makes you wonder..."