In proscribing Palestine Action, the Govt argued the group’s actions went beyond criminal damage, constituting a risk to life. Why are Daniel Thomas’ live-streamed actions from yesterday any different? Govt and Police failure to act on this will embolden him and his supporters

I just think that risking your life at a moment's notice to save people you've never met in exchange for no money is a better expression of patriotism than dressing up like a Poundshop paramilitary and intimidating families with kids trying to get onto a ferry.

Bill Bryson’s words seem appropriate to post right now

I for one have had enough of people who can barely speak English, living on benefits, ignoring our laws and wearing weird clothes that cover up their faces. So it was disappointing to see a few hundred of them gathered in Dover today.

And yet on the BBC News app we’re told how Reform will deliver £80bn in savings (by hollowing out the Civil Service, defunding Welfare, overseas aid, and net zero initiatives).

Channel 4 News@channel4news.bsky.social · 3w ago

Undercover footage verified by Channel 4 News reveals a secret plot by senior Reform UK figures to break the law on party donations. A leading legal expert is now calling for a criminal investigation. 🔗 Read the exclusive story on Substack:

Wish me luck @lynneahardy.bsky.social and @benaaronovitch.bsky.social - having never played TTRPGs before, I’m about to be GM for the very first time tomorrow; me and the fam are dipping our toes into the RoL RPG via The Bookshop Introductory Casefile. Very much looking forward to it.

I served for +\- 30 yrs in the British Army. When I left, I had visions of throwing myself into the whole veteran thing. Not now though; those events that I have gone to have been hot beds of racism attended by Reform supporters. Now, I don’t go to anything like this. 1/3

Once again, Emma smashes it. The British press have to held to account

Emma Monk@monkemma.bsky.social · last mo.

One of the first "outrageous" claims I saw as Jason Arday's media hounding unfolded was that he ran 30 marathons in 35 days! Wow! What a thing to claim! And the newspapers all suggested there was no evidence he actually did it. Well, they clearly didn't look very hard 🙄 🧵 1/26

In light of the disgraceful media hounding of Prof Arday, I signed this Petition. I’d strongly encourage you to do the same. Petition: Ban foreign media ownership, enact a social media levy & new regulatory reform petition.parliament.uk/petitions/76...

Petition: Ban foreign media ownership, enact a social media levy & new regulatory reform

Pass law to ban foreign & offshore ownership of UK media, enact a social-media levy to distribute media ownership across society & fund independent, local & cooperative-owned media. We believe democra...

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Bins in Clacton on their way to vote tomorrow

Do you want to hazard a guess at what this “jaw-dropping” list of freebies included? What luxuries asylum seekers might be being given “for free” in Thetford? Xboxes? Plasma TVs? iPhones? Ferraris? Let's take a look👀 🧵 1/22

The Grumpy Cook website has a ‘Pay It Forward’ scheme where you can pay for a range of meals for people who may be struggling. These range from a small breakfast through to a family pack lunch and also including a child’s meal. The prices are suggested and start at £2.00. grumpycook.co.uk/shop/

HappyToast@happytoast.co.uk · 2mo ago

This has really pissed me off, if you're in the area and can afford it go and give the cafe owner some money to help fund the kids meals. And if he refuses buy yourself a nice coffee and tip him as much as you can. Fuck Reform taking food from kids in need. www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...

Here's hoping all the woke rainbow loving people stuff gave Trump an aneurysm. #WorldCup

Oh My Fucking God!

I hope we can wake up tomorrow in the kind of culture that acknowledges they just played really well and held their own for a long time against an excellent team. Instead of abusing them for making it to the semi-finals

Plus points; Djed Spence has been the breakout star of the squad. More to come from Bellingham - he’s been outstanding. Tuchel will learn from this and start to develop tactics that play to Englands strengths and not just how to contain the team we are playing against

So, I think Tuchel saw that Arg have scored most of their goals in the last 15 and had a game plan to deal with that. He saw it as a bonus that we were a goal up. Not bold enough.

Soy Espana!

Come on Spain the whole world is behind you on Sunday! #worldcup #spain

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To be serious for a moment, you don't often see a very clear miscalculation by a manger that can really lose a game, but...that was one by Teuchel. You really can't just give a team like...Argentina 20minutes in your half to keep hammering away at your goal. That was a fatal mistake. #WorldCup

Waitman Wade Beorn, PhD, FRHistS@waitmanwbeorn.com · 2mo ago

I think the learning point here is that the bus had a few more miles to go before it should have been parked. Yikes. #WorldCup

Equal parts entertaining and frustrating to hear Guy and Alan try to describe shithousery without being able to say shithousery.

This is good stuff from England

I feel sick!!

GO THE GREEN PARTY It is a straight #faragevbinface election!💪💪💪

Well, that was worth staying up for! JFC...what a game. And well done, England! Great work in that one. And thanks for no extra time so I can go to bed. #WorldCup

WHAT A WIN!!!!!!! Bloody magnificent!! — with only ten men, in the heat, in the altitude, in the intense stadium of home fans… and they bloody did it!

SKS needs to get on the blower to Infantino immediately

How many times will Lee Dixon call Pickford Rashford tonight?

It is a universal truth that when you are in desperate need for the toilet, the only toilet within a 50 mile radius is closed for cleaning!

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