Not so long ago most of Britain cheered
a British runner called Mohamed
and voted for him to become
BBC Sports Personality of the Year
but no doubt patriotic Farage was
sitting on his sofa fuming ...
Grenfell was tragic ‘but everyone dies in the end’, says Reform’s new housing chief
Reform UK's Simon Dudley suggested post-Grenfell safety rules have gone too far
🧐🧐🧐
inews.co.uk/news/grenfel...
Sounds great. Found them on Bandcamp too, thanks for the recommendation.
Dear Shabana, I notice today that you referred to me in your speech on immigration at the IPPR think tank. You said: “A party leader should not be on the beaches of France encouraging people to make a perilous crossing on small boats.” I suppose I shouldn’t be surprised especially after the hateful Labour campaign in Gorton and Denton, but this is just the latest in a string of lies peddled by a discredited Government who intentionally fan the flames of racism and division. When I went to Calais, I was not there to encourage people to travel to the UK. I was there to see at first hand the suffering your Government and successive Governments have done in demonising migrants in a pathetic bid to pander to the base instincts of Reform and the flawed strategy of Morgan McSweeney. As you will know, if you even bothered to research my visit instead of taking Reform talking points, I was there to witness the brutality of families living in tents in freezing temperatures. I filled water tanks and picked up litter. What that visit did do is confirm my belief that if we are to smash the boat gangs and stop the boats, we need to offer safer and managed routes for migrants to come to this country. Showing compassion as a politician is not a crime. In fact, we need to see much more of it. It reminded me of a young MP who in October 2015 spent three days in Lesbos helping migrants fleeing war-torn Syria. She posted videos on X, talked about handing out water and croissants to refugees and food parcels. When she returned to the UK, she wrote a very moving piece in the New Statesman. She said “we have to work with our European partners and create new, safe, and legal routes for refugees to get to Europe. We cannot abandon them to their fate, left as prey for smugglers whilst risking death on the seas.” She said “maybe we can make ourselves feel better by saying no-one is making them get on the boats. And again, the Home Secretary is not entirely wrong when …
Dear Shabana,
Let's clear some things up around migration and remember we're talking about people's lives.
🚨 Now trending 🚨
A video from 6 years ago is resurfacing where Nigel Farage was accused, during his time as an MEP, of failing to declare over £500k in financial support.
x.com/i/status/201...
🚨The Petition calling for by-elections to be called automatically when MPs defect to another party now has 43,000 signatures! Let’s get the 100,000 needed!
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/73...
The image shows a concert poster in a red theme, with snowmen and Christmas trees. The advertised event is Prime Brass Christmas Concert, at 4pm on Sunday 7th December 2025, at the West Road Concert Hall in Cambridge. Special guests are Junior Prime Brass and The Music Man Project. Suggestions include dressing up. Tickets are priced at £12 and £6 (children).
Maybe it is early to be thinking about Christmas, but never too early for a diary date! Sun 7th Dec 2025 is that date! This year, we're doing one big concert at 4pm, helped by Junior Prime Brass and the Music Man Project.
Tickets £12/£6 www.adcticketing.com/whats-on/con...
#brassensemble #primebrass
Twas the Night Before Christmas... Well not quite THE night before yet, but here's a taster for our concert on Sunday 7th Dec. Fun for all ages!
Some tickets are still available from www.adcticketing.com/whats-on/con...
#brassensemble #brassdectet #cambridge #christmasmusic #primebrass
I've signed. Have you?
Petition: Call a public inquiry into Russian influence on UK politics & democracy petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
Cut benefits, cut minimum wage, raise retirement age, means test pensions, get rid of the NHS.
Why are you voting for Farage?
Minority representation on TV causes outrage There has been widespread support for prominent Reform MP Sarah Pochin after she complained about the over-representation of minorities on television. Said one angry viewer, "She's right. Every time you turn on the telly there's another Reform MP being interviewed by Laura Kuenssberg." She added, "I respect their way of life and their strange customs, but Reform MPs comprise only 0.7 percent of the House of Commons. Yet Nigel Farage is on Question Time more than Fiona Bruce." "I'm not prejudiced. Some of my best friends are swivel-eyed loons, but enough is enough. There are too many people with angry red faces on television.”
Gotta love Private Eye.
Always cuts through the crap.
The reason why the ECHR matters in under two minutes from the society of labour lawyers …
1. Prime Minister expands Warm Home Discount of £150 to an extra 2.7 million households this winter 2. Renters’ Rights Bill receives Royal Assent 3. Independent investigation and immediate reforms to prevent future prison releases in error 4. £38 billion in education capital investment over the next five years, taking it to levels not seen since 2010. 5. New era of better buses: Landmark Bus Bill becomes law 6. Wind power has cut £104bn from UK energy costs since 2010, study finds 7. Wales benefits from £1.1 billion defence investment backing thousands of skilled jobs 8. UK and Türkiye sign a deal worth up to £8 billion for 20 UK Typhoon fighter jets 9. NHS trialling rapid blood test to help diagnose sepsis/meningitis in children 10. People receiving faster care due to government’s partnership with the private sector – free at the point of use. 11. Builders to save time and money from streamlined, proportionate reforms to environmental permits
Big day for #LabourAchievements yesterday. They’re busy #FixingBritain for ordinary people. Investing in our schools, helping families with winter bills and improving buses. 👏👏👏
Polanski is talking nonsense about wealth taxes.
The Spectator (owned by GBNews owner Paul Marshall - estimated wealth of £800 million) doesn’t like taxing wealth fairly.
I wonder how they got to this editorial decision?
Let’s tax wealth fairly, fund front line services & make hope normal again.
join.greenparty.org.uk
SophieSpring97
Gary #Neville who opened his hotel free of charge to #NHS staff who needed somewhere to stay during the early stages of lockdown is a traitor.
#Reform UK's Nathan #Gill who took bribes from #Russia is a #Patriot.
What a weird fucked up nation the UK has become.
Ever since I finished Question Time, Reform have massively been on the attack.
Including a rant from Richard Tice entirely designed to distract from Reform and Russia.
Everyone should know about Nathan Gill, the bribes from Russia and the link to Reform.
Being accountable to an international court means our Government has to answer to them if it tries to undermine your human rights. Be very suspicious of any UK politician who wants to remove that check on their powers.
Share this and speak up for your freedoms.
This story is now big news all over the world... except in the UK.
Javier Milei had to beg a bail-out and already needs another. Argentina's economy is in a tailspin. Gov't bonds and peso in freefall. People starving, throwing rocks at him.
Farage last year: "He's amazing. It's Thatcherism on steroids. Cutting and slashing expenditure. That's leadership."
SHARE!
Picked up some Lib Dem stats at conference. Some of these surprised me (especially given media coverage):
1. The Liberal Democrats now control more councils than the Conservative Party
2. In May's local elections in England, the LDs elected more councillors than either Labour or the Tories.
(1/x)
The truth: we need migration.
The problem: too many politicians are terrified to say it.
Why? They're led by a) toxicity of the charlatans & b) wealthy media organisations who demand these useful distractions rather than us talking about inequality.
Reject it. Draw the line.
"We are the patriotic party" says Nigel Farage, who just spent the past few days slagging off his own country to a foreign superpower, while encouraging them to impose sanctions on our economy if we don't do what they say
Nigel Farage looks uncomfortable as Jamie Raskin uses his opening statement to absolutely demolish him
![1. Towns and rural areas across the country will benefit from an additional £104 million to improve local transport
2. Investing £12.6m to boost UK agri-tech, building on clever innovations to cut costs, drive growth,
3. Strengthening border security and reforms to the asylum system
- [ ] a 28% increase in returns of failed asylum seekers and a 14% increase in removals of foreign criminals.
- [ ] Increased raids & arrests on illegal working by 50%, & cut the annual hotel bill by almost £1bn
4. August 2025 - lowest August Channel Crossings since 2021
5. Over half a million children to benefit from funded childcare from 1/9/25
6. New measures to tackle Corporate fraud come into effect 1/9/25
7. £10bn boost for Scottish shipbuilding as Norway selects UK warships. Biggest UK shipbuilding deal in history
8. Plans to build 14,000 prison places nationwide, work has begun in Devon
9. Treasury sold £5bn of 3yr gilts in an auction, more x3 oversubscribed.
10. £ has strengthened against other major currencies.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:h4oe5ydbclpkhkocdjnaaaww/bafkreih2i47jl4fye5exj7vrmqpvfbhtdiypihl6b4vswgs47rtdgwlm5q)
1. Towns and rural areas across the country will benefit from an additional £104 million to improve local transport 2. Investing £12.6m to boost UK agri-tech, building on clever innovations to cut costs, drive growth, 3. Strengthening border security and reforms to the asylum system - [ ] a 28% increase in returns of failed asylum seekers and a 14% increase in removals of foreign criminals. - [ ] Increased raids & arrests on illegal working by 50%, & cut the annual hotel bill by almost £1bn 4. August 2025 - lowest August Channel Crossings since 2021 5. Over half a million children to benefit from funded childcare from 1/9/25 6. New measures to tackle Corporate fraud come into effect 1/9/25 7. £10bn boost for Scottish shipbuilding as Norway selects UK warships. Biggest UK shipbuilding deal in history 8. Plans to build 14,000 prison places nationwide, work has begun in Devon 9. Treasury sold £5bn of 3yr gilts in an auction, more x3 oversubscribed. 10. £ has strengthened against other major currencies.
Busy, positive start for the Gov. big announcements from Home Office, Foreign Office and a mega shipbuilding deal. Extra childcare hours come in and lowest August small boat crossings for 4 years. Keep up the good work!
Is John Sweeney on Bluesky? I’ve not been able to find him.
A well written article that articulates my thoughts and concerns.
Any statement with the word “just” shows a deliberate, simplistic lack of understanding.
1. Great British Railways already reaping benefits of nationalisation. - consistently low levels of cancellations - customer satisfaction at 86% - subsidy required to operate Southeastern expected to reduce by £50 million year on year 2. Crime and Policing Bill passes third reading. - Tackles knife crime, violence, antisocial behaviour, retail crime, serious and economics crimes, protect vulnerable people, implement recommendations from the child sexual abuse inquiry and updates counter terrorism laws. 3. New nationally owned Housing Bank. 4. £16bn of new investment to build over 500,000 new homes, unlocking over £53bn of private investment 5. Cyber sector boosted with £16m investment helping create jobs 6. NHS average times for planned treatment approached a 3 year low. 7. NHS Waiting list falls to two-year low Backlog inherited: 7.62m Backlog today: 7.39m
It’s a big news week for the busy Labour Ministers. In under a year the progress Labour has made is amazing. Unseen for 14 lazy years it’s a shock to see so much going on. And so many big wins. Share the good news!!
