"The oil crisis is exactly what the net zero brigade wants"

These people have a funny way of saying "Environmentalists have been proved right yet again."

You shouldn’t “over” anything, that’s why we use the word over. But we should interpret the result wisely, and I hope we do it quickly.

Time to move to the centre left in every way Labour.

The country does not want Reform UK Ltd

It doesn’t want a nasty, unfair immigration policy.

We don’t need to stop immigration or asylum.You just need to stop the boats.

Open safe routes & now appeal to the left of your party and the country.

Joint statement by UK trade unions in solidarity with Ukraine On the fourth anniversary of Russia’s full‑scale invasion of Ukraine, UK trade unions reaffirm our solidarity with Ukraine, its workers and their unions. Ukraine’s workers are not only defending their...

On the 4th anniversary of Putin's full scale war on Ukraine, the TUC is proud to support the @ukrainesol.bsky.social -led trade union statement in solidarity with Ukraine, its workers and their unions.

Council deleted councillor bath footage A Freedom of Information request has discovered the notorious video footage involving the deputy leader has been deleted.

Council deleted Reform UK councillor bath footage

A Freedom of Information request has discovered the notorious video footage involving the deputy leader has been deleted.

www.nnjournal.co.uk/p/council-de...

Great reference! But what if they accidentally knock some common sense into themselves halfway through the procedure?

London’s homicide rate drops to lowest in more than a decade Sadiq Khan says ‘public health’ approach has made the capital one of the safest cities in the western world

I’m sure Reform UK will be celebrating this fact and congratulating the mayor

He was certainly the greatest author of the Century of the Fruitbat

I’ll never forget the look of hatred Nigel Farage had for me at school, simply for existing The Reform UK leader doubts people can recall their abuse from years ago. I’ve never forgotten his – it felt malicious

I’ll never forget the look of hatred Nigel Farage had for me at school, simply for existing
Yinka Bankole

Labour's first act as a new government should have been to implement Leveson 2.

But it was too cowardly to do so, now it is reaping the whirlwind of it's own cowardice.

“Signed contracts for Manhattan homes costing $4 million or more rose to 176 in November, a 25% increase over October…”
A different firm estimated November’s luxury apartment sales increased 31%

MILLIONAIRES MOBBING MAMDANI’S MANHATTAN

Holocaust survivors call on Nigel Farage to apologise over alleged antisemitic comments Exclusive: Group’s open letter says Reform UK leader must take responsibility for behaviour as a schoolboy

Now is a chance for the right wing press to show that they oppose all anti-semitism, rather than just that shown by Jeremy Corbyn’s mates.

I’m confident they’ll take it.

Reminder.

1) good, they should be prosecuted, they are responsible for countless deaths

2) always very funny when these people realize the extent to which their billionaire patrons could not possibly give less of a shit about them

Finally, the news we’ve all been waiting for

I see Peter Bradshaw thinks Predator:Badlands is as good as The Fellowship of the Ring!

Gave it the same rating, anyhow.

Party that cut 20,000 police officers between 2010 and 2017 promises to recruit 10,000 when they never win power again.

I’m no fan of Reeves, but earning the criticism of Mervyn King definitely raises her stock

Here Lam explicitly sets out her proposal - which is official Conservative Party policy - to deport long-standing legal permanent residents who have *ever* claimed any benefit, including the state pension or child benefit (even if the child is British), or who earn less than £39K.

Tolkien writing about the Blue Wizards, the last two members of the five Ishtari. "Their task was to circumvent Sauron: to bring help to the few tribes of Men that had rebelled from Melkor-worship, to stir up rebellion ... and after his first fall to search out his hiding (in which they failed) and to cause [?dissension and disarray] among the dark East ... They must have had very great influence on the history of the Second Age and Third Age in weakening and disarraying the forces of East ... who would both in the Second Age and Third Age otherwise have ... outnumbered the West." "Last Writings", The Peoples of Middle-earth

This is such an evocative piece of the Legendarium. The Blue Wizards (the "they" here) are cool and all, but Eastern humans fighting stubborn guerrilla war against Sauron for millennia, opening a path for Frodo and Aragorn, remaining forever unknown and unthanked...

Although TP clearly loved Tolkien (though no uncritically), there are few fundamental similarities in what they're each trying to do, so I wouldn't expect that to mean you couldn't get into TP.

The witches have a v. specific vibe that not everyone will prefer. What sort of stuff *do* you like?

It would be something of an easy win - populist while also clearly being the correct approach.

Which is why this lot can't see it.

A great article from Rachel, who really understands the heart and soul of Dad’s work.

I think Mark has answered your question, so a follow-up. The traditional response (for which I apologise in advance) when someone says they "started on Pratchett" is to ask, what did you start with?

Has Kemi Badenoch actually read Terry Pratchett? She claims he’s her favourite author, but his books have a few lessons for her

S'OK, I've found it now. Nice riposte in the New Statesman. www.newstatesman.com/politics/uk-...

Good God, when did she say that? 😱

And making theft illegal would “kill” the thieving industry. Good. Make theft illegal again.

Calling English a 'rip-off degree' is one of the most blatant exhibitions of personal barbarism I've ever seen. You've demonstrated nothing but the poverty of your own mind.

We have built a society in which people of different skin tones, religious backgrounds & cultures get along, share power, work alongside each other, procreate with each other, recognise the each other’s humanity and democratic rights. It is a STUNNING ACHIEVEMENT OF WORLD HISTORIC PROPORTIONS.

North Korea executes citizens who distribute foreign TV shows, UN finds Human rights report highlights crackdown on personal freedoms in most restrictive country in the world

Sounds *exactly* like Starmer's UK, doesn't it?