Woman on a bus (reading from an article): Have you ever discussed your fantasies with your partner? Her friend: Like the one where Iโm in a cottage by the sea completely on my own with a book and a cup of tea?
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I love walking, flight-free travel, Leeds United, birdwatching, languages, and real ale. I hate Farage,Brexit, tax dodgers,Thatcherism, privatisation, climate denial, and the word "woke"!
Iโm old enough to remember when lying about adultery was worthy of impeachment. Feels quaint at this point.
Back in January @Karennedwards.bsky.social highlighted the awesomeness that is the Caledonian sleeper - wake up rested, refreshed and in bonnie Scotland ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ Check out her flight free tips ๐๏ธ ๐ #VisitScotland #SustainabilityMatters #FlightFree
How to finally go flight-free in 2026: A practical, actionable guide
Make this the year you ditch flying and embrace overland travel
timeout.com
Criticizing individual Israeli leaders like Benjamin Netanyahu should not be seen as an attack on all Jews.
I canโt believe weโre still having a debate about whether thereโs a trade off between job creation and measures to green the economy. There isnโt. The evidence was clear years ago - a green economy creates far more jobs than the fossil fuel economy it replaces. Come on Labour, catch up โฆ
Government contracts to require job creation instead of green targets under new rules
Louise Haigh says taxpayer money must benefit local communities amid backlash from environmental groups
theguardian.com
Isn't it ironic that Nigel Farage hates the BBC & plans to Privatise it when BBC news are one of Reform's biggest supporters. BBC news sets the nation against the boat people trying to claim asylum by continually targeting them which is what drives votes up for Reform. Only GBNews are more devout.
Bernie-Backed Abdul El-Sayed Defies AIPAC's Millions to Win Michigan Primary Thriller youtu.be/hA2JsdBPwFE?...
Bernie-Backed Abdul El-Sayed Defies AIPACโs Millions to Win Michigan Primary Thriller
YouTube video by Hook Global
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Iโm old enough to remember the whole press annihilating Corbyn for alleged antisemitism and theyโre fkn SILENT on the #ToryScum standing as a candidate an ACTUAL FKN NAZI!
A big โThank youโ to the lovely ppl from @BBCRadio4 for inviting me to talk about my new book โDear Britainโ which has become quite a bestseller in Germany. So we also talked about why the Germans do love this strange little island still so much. Including me ;). ๐ www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
The World Tonight - Migrants rescued as boat catches fire in Channel - BBC Sounds
The boat was attempting to cross to the UK when its engine caught fire
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French forces held a fierce defensive perimeter around Dunkirk and lost 18,000 souls. 40,000 became POWs. Without their resolve we wouldnโt have our nationโs story. Itโs estimated 20-60k French resistance fighters died during the war. Youโre only diminishing yourself with comments like this.
On this day in 1944, the Gestapo found Anne Frank and her family in their Secret Annex. Her diary stands as a warning against hatred and persecution. Eighty years later, we should recognize the warning signs before itโs too late.๐โโ๏ธ
I just canโt believe weโre seeing this sort of stuff from a sitting MP Just want to say to British Somalis that you are loved and Iโm so, sorry this is happening.
Banks are making record profits while our bills go up! ๐ก We need to tax bank profits and fund our NHS & schools. Sign the petition and tell John Healey to #TaxtheBanks you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/ta...
#TaxTheBanks
Years of higher interest rates have sent our rent, mortgage, and debt payments soaring, while banks have raked in huge profits for doing absolutely nothing. The big four UK banks (Barclays, HSBC, Ll...
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The state of this. A lovely day out for Badenoch and Philp, playing dress up and making pronouncements about early release schemes - having left the country with one hundred available men's prison places, after fourteen years in charge. You read that right. One hundred places.
New post out: There's going to be a lot of talk about wealth taxes in the run up to the budget. So we asked one of the country's leading experts to give us a ten year plan for doing it right. (ยฃ/free trial) open.substack.com/pub/samf/p/t...
The right way to tax wealth
A 10 year programme for an incoming government
open.substack.com
Itโs hot across Europe right now. Millions of us are feeling it - in cities, towns, and villages across the continent. When heatwaves hit, small actions matter โฌ๏ธ
I think we're generally much too chill about how mainstream and normal this weird, obsessive anti-Irish stuff is in the UK. #speirgorm
Calling it a bubble is to miss the point. Go to where a community suits you, and where you suit the community. Where you can get what you want. I donโt want fights any more. I want facts, freedom and fun - peppered with interesting information. Is that a bubble? Maybe, but a good one. 4/4
Oops. I just confirmed that I discussed returning to politics before I received the ยฃ5m 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.
๐งต 6 posts. Plantation wealth left a lasting mark on Yorkshire through its grand country houses and estates. Profits from Caribbean plantations enabled wealthy British families to buy land, build homes, and secure social and political influence, embedding colonial wealth into the county's landscape.
๐ ICYMI @nafeez.bsky.social The accountancy firm that administers George Cottrellโs Montenegro company, has invested in a property development with the alleged ringleader of the countryโs largest money laundering cartel
Nigel Farage Funder George Cottrellโs Accountant Co-Invested With Russia-Linked Indicted Cocaine Trafficker
The accountancy firm that administers George Cottrellโs Montenegro company, has invested in a property development with the alleged ringleader of the countryโs largest money laundering cartel
bylinetimes.com
๐จ NEW: An AIPAC-linked super PAC has now spent more than $3 million to stop Cori Bush from taking back her seat โ up from more than $1 million just five days ago. The Democratic primary is tomorrow.
๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ๐ฐ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ Craigmillar Castle โ The other Edinburgh Castle Often overlooked but absolutely worth the visit. check my prints, mugs on weescotland.com #moody #urbanphotography #photography #edinburgh #scotland #alttext
And 25% of voters would put these ridiculous moneyed fools in charge of the govt and treasury, would they? How many investigations into Reformโs dodgy finances are there now? Iโve lost count. And no, itโs not an โestablishmentโ plot. Itโs just what happens when corruption/incompetence meets scrutiny
Paul Brand@paulbrand.bsky.social ยท 2d agoBREAKING: Parliamentary standards commissioner is now investigating Reform UKโs Deputy Leader Richard Tice (as well as its paused investigation into Nigel Farage). Tice is being investigated for allegedly failing to declare a financial interest.