'So we've heard the concerns of the Jewish community about standing a convicted neo-Nazi anti-semite as a local candidate and decided to give him a national job instead...'
@cdog62.bsky.social
Contains at least one excellent joke. (Even though I say so myself.)
The i Paper @theipaper.com · 13h agoOpinion | 'Reform's favourite political weapon is losing its edge' 🖋 James O'Brien Read more: trib.al/CPNjSAQ
Major oil firms make $93bn profits in just 3 months amid war and climate crisis. They shift profits, dodge taxes, fuel poverty and inflation. They don't bear the social cost of their business. Forever holding people/govts to ransom. Polluters must pay. Need windfall tax now.
Revealed: major oil firms make $93bn profits amid war and climate crisis
Iran conflict windfall over three months reignites calls for companies ‘cashing in on human misery’ to pay for environmental damage
theguardian.com
New old sayings about the weather The new Private Eye is out now.
Reform UKs plan to use the Royal Navy to intercept migrant boats in the Channel brilliantly taken apart by ... er ... Nigel Farage
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
Oops. I just confirmed that I discussed returning to politics before I received the £5m from my crypto chum, putting a hole in my argument that I didn't need to declare it because I had no involvement in politics at that time.
As I've said before: What high-paying long-term jobs do they pretend exist here? A data center isn't a place where execs come and do Big Deals. Go to the server room at your workplace; are there lots of rich people in there spending money?
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 5d agoHassett: "Data centers are very good for towns bc they create so many jobs & bring people in with high incomes that can buy houses & stuff like that. So if you take a sleepy town that hasn't seen much in the last 30 years & put a data center there, there are gonna be a bunch of happy residents."
Nigel Farage (2016), "It's legitimate to say.. If people feel that voting doesn't change anything" "Then violence is the next step"
The dead doctor and a dicey diet: how a ban made a hero of Egypt’s rogue medic
The dead doctor and a dicey diet: how a ban made a hero of Egypt’s rogue medic
Diaa al-Awadi claimed insulin was a fraud, smoking was safe and chemotherapy useless. But despite losing his medical licence and dying at early age, his reach continues to grow
theguardian.com
The Burnham bounce is eclipsing the Green surge – and Zack Polanski’s radical hope is being tested | Gaby Hinsliff
The Burnham bounce is eclipsing the Green surge – and Zack Polanski’s radical hope is being tested | Gaby Hinsliff
The new PM is enjoying a honeymoon period but the Greens have the freedom to say whatever Labour won’t, says Guardian columnist Gaby Hinsliff
theguardian.com
Think our basic rights are safe? In the age of oligarchs and corporate lobbying, think again | George Monbiot
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
theguardian.com
My entire life I’ve never called it the FIFA World Cup. I’ve always called it the World Cup. Fans don’t give a shit about FIFA. If national teams showed up for a World Cup tournament not held by FIFA we would all watch it. World Cup is the brand. FIFA is nothing.
Sleaze and Corruption Inc. PwC thought leadership reports ‘100 per cent AI generated’ Reports contained fake footnotes, fabricated claims and strange formatting decisions likely resulting from irresponsible AI usage. All to push the firm's products Anything not done for profits?
PwC published AI reports containing hallucinations ‘written by AI’
Consulting giant PwC has published reports on AI and electric vehicles that contained fake footnotes, fabricated claims and strange formatting decisions likely resulting from irresponsible AI usage, a...
nationaltechnology.co.uk
Even GB News cringes as Reform turns dementia patients into a political football
Even GB News cringes as Reform turns dementia patients into a political football
Honest Bob was rattled at the idea of joining cross-party talks on social care. Why bother behaving as a serious opposition?
theguardian.com
Ben Jennings on Nigel Farage’s anger at Zack Polanski’s Instagram post – cartoon
Ben Jennings on Nigel Farage’s anger at Zack Polanski’s Instagram post – cartoon
The Green party leader shared an image of a man wearing a T-shirt showing a guillotine and the phrase ‘we’re only making plans for Nigel’
theguardian.com
Still reading? do me a fav and RT the first one so i can grow this goddam thing bsky.app/profile/aidt... or watch my takedown of GB News here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=LZ4l...
aidThompsin (live, fridays @ 19:30)@aidthompsin.bsky.social · 7d agoThe outcome was inevitable. But like "2-Tier", "De-Banking", "Family Voting" - the grandstanding was never designed to highlight an actual issue. It was to bolster conspiracy theories & gobble up column inches. Col inches that might otherwise have been populated with Qs about George Cottrell.
"We are already at war, in the grey and the dark. Our security is European or it is nothing." @pimlicat.bsky.social bestforbritain.substack.com/p/war-what-i...
War, What Is It Good For?
"We are already at war, in the grey and the dark. Our security is European or it is nothing."
bestforbritain.substack.com
Revealed: George Cottrell transferred $2m to his mother days before her donations to Reform UK
Revealed: George Cottrell transferred $2m to his mother days before her donations to Reform UK
Exclusive: Sources say Fiona Cottrell told bankers the transfers, received 24-72 hours before her donations to Reform, came from her son
theguardian.com
New details emerge about suspended Reform MPs Covid loan scandal
New details emerge about suspended Reform MPs Covid loan scandal
Yet another Reform-linked politician is being looked at due to their financial dealings - Farage just can't make this problem go away
thecanary.co
Farage quit in a huff - why should Burnham invite him to talks?
Farage quit in a huff - why should Burnham invite him to talks?
Metro columnist Pablo says Nigel Farage can't throw a tantrum because he hasn't been included in talks - alleging he just wants choas.
metro.co.uk
Reform UK accused of hypocrisy over Polanski controversy after failing to take action against deputy leader in Lancashire
Reform UK accused of hypocrisy over Polanski controversy after failing to take action against deputy leader in Lancashire
This Wednesday edition draws parallels between the behaviour of the Green leader nationally and the Reform UK deputy leader in Lancashire. A comparison neither will embrace.
lancashire.thelead.uk
By our Vice Chair @lisaburton.bsky.social who wrote this piece June 2024 Farage has a very selective memory. He is by far one of the most divisive politicians the UK has ever seen, and he himself has used violent and threatening language & imagery on several occasions @yorkshirebylines.co.uk
Lisa Burton 🏴 🇪🇺@lisaburton.bsky.social · last wk.Nigel Farage reported @zackpolanski.bsky.social to police for incitement to murder after he mistakingly shared a threatening image, which he removed As always with these ‘free speech warriors’ it’s the hypocrisy & ‘two tier outrage’ that sticks I wrote this in June 2024. @bylinesnetwork.co.uk
We've had 7 prime ministers in just over 10 years. That's not politics, it's a system in crisis. The period since the Brexit referendum has been one of the most turbulent in modern history. Andy Burnham now has to fix it. Bold policy, radical change, and no more half measures. Source: Ipsos
Former BNP activists Gary Topping and Steve Smith have also appeared alongside Restore candidate Marlon West. Topping later became Patriotic Alternative’s Lancashire contact. Smith has a past in the National Front and was jailed for electoral fraud.
Labour, Tories and Lib Dems account for 591 of 650 MPs, with the Lib Dems having 10 times as many MPs as the Refukkers. And of course half of Refuk MPs were elected as Tories anyway. Not sure why former MP Farage is whining so much.
What's all the fuss about guillotines and Farage? It's SATIRE FGS! You know? We are famous for it all around the world. Monty Python.... remember them? SATIRE. Wasted on snowflake Faraaage....
