Politico reporting Nigel Farage claiming he would take a "keen look" at UK support for "corrupt" Ukraine shows a complete subversion of allied solidarity. Parroting Kremlin talking points to undermine democratic defence isn't patriotism. Why echo Russian propaganda? 🤔 #FBPE

Farage would take a ‘keen look’ at UK’s support for ‘corrupt’ Ukraine

The leader of Britain’s right-wing Reform UK declined to repeat Donald Trump’s verbal assault on Kyiv — but argued Ukraine is “one of the most corrupt countries on earth.”

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UK/EU summit set for 20th November www.consilium.europa.eu/en/press/pre...

EU-UK summit to take place in Brussels on 20 November

The second annual EU-UK Summit after the UK’s withdrawal from the EU will take place in Brussels on 20 November 2026.

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There’s been some negative comment about Burnham “shooting from the hip” as prime minister But his comments on the @therestpolitics.bsky.social podcast have prompted Farage to opine about Brexit AND Russia – two issues on which he is exposed 1/...

Josh Self@josh.politics.co.uk · 14h ago

🚨NEW: Farage calls Burnham ‘a liar’ over claim Russia interfered in Brexit vote “There was no Russian interference, and the Russia hoax has run all the way through this”, he told a press conference in Dover Full story 👇 www.politics.co.uk/2026/10/fara...

Musk has funneled more than $276 million into Republican groups and his PAC since July, building a huge turnout operation for the midterms. “The staggering amount of money makes Mr. Musk, the richest person in the world, by far the largest known donor in the midterms” www.nytimes.com/2026/10/12/u...

Inside Elon Musk’s $276 Million Midterm Rescue Mission for Republicans

The world’s richest person has quietly become by far the biggest known midterm donor, trying to save Republicans’ Senate majority with some of the largest donations in American political history.

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www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a... A federal judge berated the Department of Justice and trump’s administration for failing to give adequate notice about plans to remove hundreds of trees from Washington, DC’s East Potomac Golf Links, trump’s latest target for his capital-wide makeover projects….

Judge screams at Trump’s DOJ for ripping up hundreds of trees at DC golf course

More than 400 trees were knocked down at East Potomac Golf Links in latest attempt to remake DC with ‘pet vanity projects,’ preservationists say

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Best ever PhD viva feedback. "You passed with no corrections, not because your thesis was perfect (it wasn't), or bc your answers were 100% correct (they weren't), but bc you were humble in responding to our critique." Doctoral study is about intellectual virtues as well as research skills. #PhDchat

Tate Britain’s new show 'The 90s: Art and Fashion', curated by Edward Enninful, shines a light on the decade through the work of artists, photographers and designers who worked in the UK during this time, reshaping Britain’s cultural identity: ft.trib.al/Hhy5AYy

"Their work has “helped us smooth out the economy’s peaks and troughs”". Really? Really? 🤨 When's @kateraworth.bsky.social getting her Nobel for dragging economics into the real world? www.ft.com/content/f446...

Nobel Prize for economics awarded to Robert Hall and Michael Woodford

Live coverage of exciting economicsy stuff

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I feel I don’t say it enough: this is truly a fantastic, welcome, long overdue change in tone, and more than just a change in tone. Yes yes it’s still [waves hands expressively] but my God it has been a long 15 years so let’s be thankful we’re finally heading in the right direction on this.

Simon Usherwood@simonusherwood.bsky.social · 20h ago

And off we go www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

EU decries 'concerning' Trump-Putin deal, insists sanctions on Russia will continue The Trump-Putin diesel deal has been badly received by EU foreign ministers, who say it undermines transatlantic unity at a time when Russia intensifies its attacks on Ukraine.

EU decries 'concerning' Trump-Putin deal, insists sanctions on Russia will continue

The Trump-Putin diesel deal has been badly received by EU foreign ministers, who say it undermines transatlantic unity at a time when Russia intensifies its attacks on Ukraine.

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⚡️ EU votes through largest ever Russia sanctions list.

EU votes through largest ever Russia sanctions list

"This is the single largest expansion of our sanctions list since Russia started its war," chief EU diplomat Kaja Kallas said, adding that more than half of the roughly 1600 listings "are connected to...

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☀️ START YOUR WEEK ☀️ Andy Burnham confirms Russia meddled in the Brexit referendum, Trump strikes a sordid diesel deal with Putin weeks before the midterms and the Houthis cause chaos in Saudi Arabia. @rostaylor.bsky.social and @nndroid.bsky.social look at the week ahead 🎧 linktr.ee/bunker_pod

Vladimir Putin wants a divided Europe to weaken us. We cannot let him win. For the sake of our own security, we need to rejoin the EU.

Our CEO Duncan Shrubsole spoke at the Labour Party Conference about the pressures facing frontline workers and what needs to happen to tackle homelessness this winter and beyond. Read more about Duncan’s contribution in Inside Housing: https://loom.ly/KhQoNCw

We need a homelessness plan that extends beyond Christmas, says charity director

The director of social change at Homeless Link told the Labour Party conference on Monday that “we need a homelessness plan that extends beyond Christmas”.

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177,530 children were living in temporary accommodation in England on 31st March 2026 - a record high. All children should have a safe, stable place to call home.

After leaving an abusive relationship, Zoe* faced a period of instability, moving between places and living in fear. With support from Rowan Alba, she found safe accommodation and access to psychological support to help her recover from trauma.

For young people experiencing homelessness, challenges around housing can affect their mental health and wellbeing. At the same time, mental health challenges can be one of the factors that contribute to homelessness. #WorldMentalHealthDay #WorldHomelessDay Read more: https://loom.ly/v9PC0Ok

Youth Homelessness & Mental Health 2026 | St Martin’s Charity

A closer look at how mental health issues contribute to and are worsened by youth homelessness—and what we can do to address this crisis.

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Homeless Link found that 77% of people experiencing homelessness had a diagnosed mental health condition. Housing & mental health are closely connected. A safe home can provide an important foundation for wellbeing, alongside access to the right support. #WorldMentalHealthDay #WorldHomelessDay

Dear Lord, thank you for the gift of a new day. May all that I do today be done with love and for your glory. #MorningPrayer

I know that people that shout at the radio when it’s Justin Webb but him saying “there’s no evidence” of Russian interference in 2016 is so enraging. There were online ads. This is not in doubt. Even the Torygraph has reported it… www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/2...

”A new analysis says that heat pumps avoided a staggering €9.7 billion in import costs alone last year.” #EnergyCrisis www.euronews.com/2026/06/22/e...

Heat pumps are saving Europe billions by lowering gas imports

A new analysis says that heat pumps avoided a staggering €9.7 billion in import costs alone last year.

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Zelenskyy: “We all forget about grain. Believe me, in two to three months, everybody will be talking about a crisis in agriculture. “There will be food shortages for countries on the African continent, for some countries in Asia and the Middle East.”

Zelenskyy: “When our strikes reached Yandex data centres, there was less hate, less division, and fewer provocations on social media. “Because there were fewer bots, it's pretty clear where those bots were coming from.”

One would think this dynamic might be of interest to the Education Secretary, because HO is changing HE funding situation unilaterally; the Treasury, for similar reasons; and the Foreign Office because “we won’t take students from your country” has significant foreign policy implications

4. Uni pre-emptively pulls back from *all* recruitment of students from that country, because financial risk of losing licence is too much 5. If sufficient unis all do that, a “shadow ban” in recruitment from a country is in place. 3/

It works like this: 1. Home Office, without warning or explanation, begins refusing more visas from a particular country 2. This raises visa refusal rate for unis recruiting from that country 3. If overall refusal rate goes over 10%, uni loses visa licence = bankruptcy. Therefore…2/?

It would seem the Home Office has now acquired the ability to impose, without visibility or accountability, shadow bans on students coming to British universities from particular countries. How? Because of the interaction between indiv visa decisions (made by HO alone) and visa rules for unis 1/?

Edward@fornbirkibeinn.bsky.social · 3d ago

Anecdotally what seems to be happening is that the Home Office is refusing all student visa applications from certain countries. The Treasury should have told them to knock if off years ago but at this point the FCO needs to tell them to stop trying to cause an international incident.

“America should not be throwing a lifeline to Putin’s war machine…Putin doesn’t want peace. Putin wants Ukraine.” — Mike Pence I briefed him as Vice President. He’s right. Lifting sanctions doesn’t buy peace. It funds the war. Slava Ukraini.

Research England leader trails ‘next era’ for university investment. Jessica Corner also says REF 2029 guidelines to be published in November include “tweaks” on localism. www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-u...

Research England leader trails ‘next era’ for university investment - Research Professional News

Jessica Corner also says REF guidelines to be published in November include “tweaks” on localism

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'“Certainly around the impact agenda, there are some tweaks [in REF2029] that are trying to address the localism that was felt to be underpowered or undervalued, and I hope the panels will do a bit more on that,” she said.'