BBC Audio | Newshour | EU approves $105bn loan for Ukraine as Hungary lifts veto Ukraine says it has repaired a pipeline allowing Russian oil into Hungary and Slovakia

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A catastrophic climate event is upon us. Here is why you’ve heard so little about it | George Monbiot Scientists say a crucial Atlantic system is set to collapse. But the billionaire death cult that steers humanity’s destiny just doesn’t do existential crises, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot

Governments are unable to deal with this enormous threat to humanity as their political horizons are so short. Billionaires are not qualiified to assess apocalyptic risks and are not accountable. Capitalism unregulated and unrestrained heading us all to our doom.

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Life on the Veg - big thanks to Riverford for the Beaver food - helping the Conclave to settle in.

Fanatical in the worst sense. One only had to watch Verona in the 90s.

Bibby Stockholm asylum barge contractor admits overcharging UK government £118m Australia’s Corporate Travel Management is ‘negotiating commercial arrangements’ to refund the money

This was a Tory contract.
Cui bono, apart from the Bibby owners?
And who the feck writes the contracts for any UK government?
Because they make a mess nearly every time.
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My alma mater. Pity they filled the moats in.

I know what I'd do to defeat them, but it's illegal, and my aim's not the best.

Sen. Hassan to RFK Jr: “It appears to me that you are focused on promoting yourself over everyone else — promoting your own theories over actual scientific inquiry — promoting your own unqualified lackeys over qualified doctors & scientists”

And you can bet that many of those residents will still vote Reform.
Because.......

Surprised?
Anyone?

Well done!
But they should stop that criminal who is driving rockets.

Prosecute them!

I used to love going to Fulham and West Ealing (where my grandad was Assistant Manager), United Dairies when I was young. Full of horses and the resulting fresh manure. Very bucolic.
Also impossible to believe now. They used to employ' stable lads'. The one at West Ealing was well over 60.

Telegraph newspaper editorial on Mandelson's appointment in December 2024 versus editorial today

What Mahmood should have said was 'What a very foolish question.'
Shows her naivety. Fell into it.

My late father was a milkman out of Fulham U.D. Depot, delivering to these studios in the 1950s. He had many well-known customers at the time, and his Christmas tips were always very good. He had a horse-drawn delivery wagon; the horse was gigantic, named 'Baby'.
Dad would have been 102 today.

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We now have an entire media who would rather see a Farage govt, leading to the demise of the NHS and an alliance with the far right US Christian Nationalist fuckers than support the govt we elected And its drift towards EU alignment
Putin must be laughing his head off.

Someday, with luck and hard work, she will have a name too.

It is also pretty clear (& Ì would say should never have been seriously considered) that Mandelson was a bad appointment by a rookie PM advised badly by a new Chief of Staff who was too close to Mandelson and who behave disgracefully (and unwisely) toward the then FCO PUS, Sir Philip.
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Magyar Péter (Ne féljetek) * ... @magyarpeterMP Until 31 May, the Orbán puppets may voluntarily step down from their positions. This applies to the President of Hungary, the President of the Curia, the President of the National Office for the Judiciary, the President of the Constitutional Court, and the Prosecutor General. On 12 April, the Hungarian people voted for a complete political transformation. If these officials do not step down voluntarily by 31 May, then - on the basis of the mandate received from millions of Hungarians — we will remove them from office.

Hungary’s Péter Magyar issues an ultimatum.

BBC News has also been doing a lot of 'immigrant' features recently, doing Reform's work.

*Pressure from No10*
“Often described as Mandelson’s protégé, McSweeney was reported to have consulted him on candidate selections & it is believed he later played a key role in bringing Mandelson back into frontline politics as Britain’s ambassador to the United States.” www.itv.com/news/2026-02...

Reform and their supporters revel in cruelty.
They will never be ashamed of being cruel and wicked.
It pleases them

Nigel Farage Slammed Over Reform UK's 'Cruel' Plan For Mass Deportations It would see ICE-style officials on the streets of Britain.

Nigel Farage Slammed Over Reform UK's 'Cruel' Plan For Mass Deportations

It would see ICE-style officials on the streets of Britain.

It's dire, whatever day.

No Conservative should be allowed to speak on this matter without being reminded that Boris Johnson failed his security vetting, yet the Tories appointed him to be Foreign Minister and then Prime Minister.

Palantir manifesto described as ‘ramblings of a supervillain’ amid UK contract fears Alarm caused by posts of Alex Carp, tech firm’s CEO, championing US military dominance and of AI weapons

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These are the people Wes Streeting is allegedly putting in charge of sections of our NHS.
Are you happy about that?
I’m not!

Blimey. In France, it 'rains dogs and cats'. Using that would bring the world to an apocalyptic standstill.
Torygraph bollocks. Isn't Johnson the Putin plant working for the Torygraph these days? He used to invent lies like this.

Nigel Farage Has Personally Accepted £675,000 from Foreign Sources Reform UK leader Nigel Farage has accepted more than half a million pounds from foreign companies, governments, and donors while serving as an MP, DeSmog can reveal. Since July 2024, when he was elect...

“Farage rarely turns up to do his actual job. Yet he finds time to jet off around the world on his donor’s private plane and trouser half a million quid while families struggle. Reform are not on your side. They’re just in it for themselves”

It’s so obvious, it hurts.
www.desmog.com/2026/04/18/n...

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Current poll in the Times.