Nigel Farage refuses to commit to probing deputy’s corporation tax amid reports he failed to pay £100,000 Farage is choosing to bury his head in the sand

Quite apart from #Farage - again - turning a convenient blind eye to financial shenanigans, I can't help thinking that the, very unoriginal, slogan in front of Richard Tice evokes deeply unpleasant memories of someone best left utterly forgotten... 😡

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Ukraine war latest: Zelensky calls out Trump envoys for visiting Putin and not Kyiv Zelensky says he can meet Witkoff and Kushner outside Ukraine if the country's 'complex logistics' are too much for them

#Trump sends his billionaire golfing buddy and idiot son-in-law to kiss Putin's backside on his behalf...

President Zelenskyy and his country are ignored. And we are sending our head of state to visit the USA. Seriously...? 🤮

Shouldn't he be going to Kyiv instead?

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I haven't listened to this yet, Zack. But I'm one of Mark Steel's Patreon subscribers - I love the guy - so I'll be on to it tomorrow!
All good wishes to you, @mothinali.bsky.social, and fellow Greens!👍

Ep 181 with Mothin Ali (Part 1): They Tried To Brand Me A Terrorist YouTube video by What The F Is Going On? With Mark Steel

"We're not just in the Premiere League now. We're going for the title!"

So proud of @mothinali.bsky.social - amazing discussion with Mark Steel!

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"Newly elected Green Party culture spokesperson, Reece Dinsdale MP, said..."

Has a certain ring to it! 👍🏻

There's still time - just - to register. Do it, so you can vote for fairness. Decency. Truth. And, yes, hope!

Vote Green. Our time has come! 👍🏻

Look on the bright side, Reece. You've had enough talent for your creativity to be easily accessed and appreciated by so many people.
Having the creative urge but not the talent would maybe have been much less satisfying?

Old photo: The Dying of the Light. A Christmas Day sunset, Fiskavaig Bay, Isle of Skye.

Farage is a pint-supping hero but Rayner is a vape-puffing villain. This is why Misogyny has deep roots in UK newspaper culture

This couldn't be more true! Supercilious misogyny is alive and well in the media establishment! And who better for a good kicking than an outspoken, northern, working class woman, who has overcome a lot of obstacles.

I'll take authentic Angela over fake #Farage any day!
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The insider trading suspicions looming over Trump's presidency The BBC has found a pattern of spikes in trades ahead of public announcements by the US president.

Once upon a time, there was a good man called Jimmy Carter, who put his peanut farm into a trust, to avoid conflict with his presidency...
Can the Magalomaniacs in the US not see that #Trump isn't concerned with enriching Uranium - only enriching himself and his pals? 🤮
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Lindisfarne Winter Song 1995-07-02 Newcastle City Hall. YouTube video by bruce davison

May introduce my musical hero? This was Alan Hull's final performance with his band, Lindisfarne. 5 months later, he was dead.

Elvis Costello described Winter Song as one of the finest songs ever written in the English language. And he was right.

Rest easy, Alan...

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Basingstoke's River Loddon could become a UNESCO World Heritage Site A campaign to get UNESCO World Heritage status for the River Loddon is underway.

The excellent Feargal Sharkey is there, because chalk streams are rare, unique, precious wildlife habitats.

Meanwhile the Daily Telegraph reports (behind a pay wall) that Thames Water is discharging sewage into the Loddon.

Tory privatisation of water must be reversed!

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Ambassador, you are spoiling us with all these Deltics... 😂👍

Who Funds Nigel Farage? Mapping His Millions Reform UK leader Nigel Farage is the highest-paid Member of Parliament. In less than two years as the MP for Clacton, Farage has racked up £2 million in personal income and gifts, on top of his £94,00...

Here it is, all broken down and detailed. Almost 2 MILLION QUID income, on top of his parliamentary salary. And that's what he officially declares.

If you really believe that #Farage is on the side of working people... Well, let's just say you're a tad gullible! 🤮

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Lovely place 👍

Let's relax a bit... Old photo: Cedar of Lebanon tree, Canons Ashby, Northamptonshire.

Two more Reform local election candidates accused of offensive posts Labour calls on Nigel Farage to sack candidates and says his party’s checks ‘clearly not fit for purpose’

Seems that Reform UK Ltd has outsourced its vetting procedures to the press.

The only other explanation would be that #Farage doesn't mind his candidates being racists... 🤔

And the only plausible reason for Rupert Lowe is that he exists to make Farage look reasonable.🤮
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Oh my...

Wot, no Tunnock's caramel wafer?!

I remember reading that, Reece. Totally Trump. Me, me, me... 🤮

How are diplomats appointed? Diplomatic representatives of the UK to other countries are appointed by the Monarch, on advice from the Foreign Secretary.

I find this hard to believe too.

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Zack Polanski nails it! There's plenty of money around. It's just that too much of it is concentrated in the wrong hands...

Bruce Springsteen - American Land / Born To Run (KIA Forum, Inglewood, Los Angeles - 9th April 2026) YouTube video by Michael Willowhite

Look on the positive side, America! You may have produced Donald Trump. But you also produced Bruce Springsteen (and the E Street Band)!

A gift to the world, if ever there was one 👍

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Never said he was perfect, as you correctly point out, he was all too human...

But his influence on me, and many others, was positive.

Andy Kershaw: Former Radio 1 DJ and Live Aid presenter dies aged 66 The broadcaster was known for his eclectic taste and for helping champion world music on BBC Radio 1.

Damn. It's always the good 'uns who leave us too soon. And Andy Kershaw was one. He certainly helped open my ears to new music, with his broad tastes and friendly voice.

This is a sad day. Sincere commiserations to all those who knew and loved him. Rest easy mate...

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Keir Starmer says it's 'staggering' he wasn’t told Mandelson failed security vetting - live updates Opposition parties say the PM should go; No 10 insists the PM didn't know Lord Mandelson had failed vetting to become US ambassador until this week.

"That I wasn't told that he'd failed security vetting... is unforgivable."

"Not only was I not told, no minister was told and I'm absolutely furious about it."

If no-one is told the results of vetting, what exactly is the point of doing it? 🤔

@mrjamesob.bsky.social

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Crisis for Starmer as No. 10 denies knowing Mandelson failed security clearance The U.K. Foreign Office gave the Labour grandee the green light to become U.K. ambassador to Washington against the recommendation of the government’s vetting agency.

I'm afraid I find it hard to believe that neither the PM nor the Foreign Secretary were aware that a candidate had failed vetting for so important a post!

But what is it about Mandelson? Why have so many been so loyal to him, only to be let down? The kiss of death...

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Please do not embarrass Farage by reposting his 'Happy Birthday Mr President' tweet. Be careful not to draw attention to the fact that he's holding a bottle of Trump wine, it would make him look like a fawning sycophant, and we wouldn't want to do that ... would we?

If this is not a man mentally unfit for office, what is it?

To Bluesky friends in the USA - apologies! The app over here has been suffering a nasty case of indigestion.

You'll all just have to carry on hating #Trump without our help for a while... 😂👍