Between 2010 and 2024, only 500 more prison places were made available and 23 prisons were shut down. How dare the Tories and their media start with their bullshit faux outrage?!
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If it ain't broke, fix it until it is
Call me crazy, but if a Democratic president had 350 accounts closed by their bank for money laundering it’d be more than a blip in the media
No one in their right mind thinks our basic rights are safe www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Think our basic rights are safe? In the age of oligarchs and corporate lobbying, think again | George Monbiot
The global assault on our freedoms is coming ever closer to home. Just look at the sinister prosecution of UK lawyer Rajiv Menon, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
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Humiliating for America that Mexico and Canada have such academically accomplished leaders and they have that revolting orange moron
Renewables vs exploiting oil reserves in the n. sea. Given that we're going to consume oil/gas for the foreseeable and although the oil would be on the international market, tax revenues would accrue. Could someone explain to me please why this is either/or? www.smithschool.ox.ac.uk/news/drill-b...
“Drill baby drill” approach to North Sea would cost households more than a fully renewable UK, finds Oxford analysis
A UK powered fully by renewable energy could save all households up to £441 a year on their energy bills, according to a new Oxford Smith School analysis. In comparison, maximising oil & gas extractio...
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Every time you hear Farage whining about MPs safety, remember this
There may be some clues here, who knows? “Fiona Cottrell’s son… had offered money-laundering services on the dark web and subsequently wrote a book called How to Launder Money” www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Police investigate £500,000 Reform donations from mother of fraudster who backed Farage
George Cottrell’s mother, Fiona, at centre of criminal inquiry over potential evasion of restrictions on donations
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Morocco has 60% of its squad in top teams in the European leagues. Fewer from Egypt but they have superstars like Mo Salah. Half of the US squad play in Europe but for lower ranking teams. US football culture is not fit for purpose.
Expecting stiff opposition www.thesun.co.uk/sport/396377...
England stars allowed to use viagra to help them cope with World Cup altitude
DOPING rules allow England players to tackle altitude issues with VIAGRA at the World Cup. The prescription drug is not on the World Anti-Doping Agency’s (WADA) 2026 list of banned substances…
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WTF is wrong with UK media? Farage claims he wasn’t in politics prior to receipt of the £5m. He was majority shareholder (53%) of Reform. May 2023–April 2024. Farage served as the party's Honorary President. How can you be an Honorary President of a political party and not be involved?
England seem to think they're batting at Thermopylae.
Heres another example of why we need to decouple from the US, who now represent a clear threat to the security and sovereignty of the UK, and move closer to our true friends in Europe. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/ng-i...
‘Degrading’: why did a US fighter pilot avoid British trial after strangling a woman in England?
Jacob Wulfson’s fellow airmen decided his fate after a court martial at RAF Lakenheath – a distressing week for Sarah Steele, the academic he assaulted
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Thomas Tuchel sounds like a 15th century writer of madrigals
Burnham's policies are indistinguishable from Starmer's, with added con. In the current context Starmer's policies are pragmatic. His support for SV is an example. No one in the world uses it to elect governments (not even Manchester) but it SOUNDS like electoral reform. it's a non starter.
Yoda dead is IPR opr.news/2538c67e2605...
Star Wars Yoda actor and Wolverine star dies aged 64 as tributes flood in
Tom Kane, the legendary voice actor best known for voicing Yoda in Star Wars: The Clone Wars as well as , has died aged 64, his talent agency confirmed as tributes have flooded in Tom Kane has passed...
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“We have made a technology that creates nothing but will ensure you have no future while we get richer and richer wait why are you boooing?”
I've voted Labour all my life but this would be such a disastrous move I couldn't support it. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
MPs from Labour’s left to urge Ed Miliband to consider leadership bid
Keir Starmer set to face challenge as former minister says she will trigger race if no cabinet minister comes forward
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So now the Iranians dont have to blockade the straits because the Americans are doing it for them?
More than 38,000 people have signed the petition calling for a referendum on public ownership of water. Have you signed? vist.ly/4y8q7 1/2
Why are they all so weird? Actually in Hungary helping orban win and accusing the EU of interfering. We're dealing with malicious morons.
Fuck Brexit and fuck anyone and everyone who voted for it.
"trans ideology is a sickness." [reads the news] "people's personal affairs are none of our business and we should talk about immigration"
The UK will be negatively affected by restrictions on goods traversing the straits of Hormuz. But not particularly. We get 1% of our fuel from there. We'll be affected by higher prices globally in other words, EXACTLY LIKE THE DAMAGE TO THE USA ECONOMY. What a genius he is.
UK has some of the best special forces in the world. We fought in the front line of America's stupid wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. Old Bones pure meanwhile has insulted us on a weekly basis since he came to power and can fuck right off. www.theguardian.com/world/2026/m...
Starmer distances UK from Iran war as EU leaders rule out sending warships
PM refuses to be drawn into wider conflict as Germany and Italy defy Trump’s call to help reopen strait of Hormuz
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