The Guardian view on Starmer and Mandelson: when process follows power | Editorial Editorial: Olly Robbins exposed a deeper failure: when the prime minister’s decision came first, security vetting was left to catch up after the fact

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The Mail should be forced to resign.

We need proper regulation of smart glasses to ensure their use doesn’t infringe on the privacy & rights of others

Something you won’t read in the Guardian

Not to be seen on the BBC TV News, doesn’t suit their agenda .

Also not to be seen in the Telegraph, Express, Mail, Sun, etc.

And nowadays not in the Guardian either.

Free plug-in solar panels to be rolled out to some households The technology is designed to be a simpler and more affordable way of benefiting from renewable energy

"Low-income households will get [free] plug-in solar panels to cut their energy bills, the Government has announced."

This is how you do a just transition.
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The political journalists are addicted to chaos because chaos means clicks & clicks mean money.

Until we see meaningful reform of the the entire industry we going going to trapped in a race to the bottom.

Definitely this. While all this goes on, ministers and their teams cannot get on with governing the country properly. The media thrive on salacious headlines and drama. It’s like they want us to be perpetually governed in turmoil. 🙄

Labour ought to bypass the Westminster bubble completely & get Starmer in front of regional newspapers where he can talk about how Labour is helping local communities

You’re right there - might be time to move abroad before we get a reform government

Starmer needs to reset his relationship with the media - and this should involve spending the next few months giving interviews, highlighting his strengths & talking about the success of this governmen.

The media aren’t on Labour’s side and this needs to change.

Absolutely

Where do you think Labour has failed?

The media campaign against Starmer simply underlines how unfit our journalist class is for the role they play in our democracy.

Labour now needs to break up the media conglomerates and introduce a professional
code of conduct for the industry.

Our democracy deserves better

Says the nationalist.

Irony overload

Anti-Islam influencer Valentina Gomez blocked from entering UK for far-right rally Exclusive: Home secretary understood to have withdrawn authorisation for speaker at Unite the Kingdom rally in May

Is there any reason why we can‘t ban ‘Tommy Robinson‘ from entering the UK as well?

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Great Britain's wind farms achieve record energy generation levels - edie Generation from wind power in Great Britain reach record levels for the first quarter of 2026, with almost 30 Terrawatt-hours (TWh) produced.

"Generation from wind power in Great Britain reach record levels for the first quarter of 2026, with almost 30 Terrawatt-hours (TWh) produced." www.edie.net/wind-generat...

So pleased Laura Kuenssberg is back this week. That means there is no chance Robert Jenrick will be asked about his promise to cut flight tax after a £40k donation from an airline owner.

Ed Miliband to double down on net zero with measures to combat Iran energy shock As fossil fuel prices soar ‘the era of clean energy security must come of age’, energy secretary will say

This really is the only answer. Our dependence on fossil fuels must end. For our planet, and for our society.

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Did Viktor Orban fund Farage’s purchase of his house in Clacton?

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On your LEFT - the Guardian joins in the anti Labour media pile-on on Starmer

On your RIGHT - a mock up of what might/should be front page news in an unbiased media world.

EXPOSED: How Viktor Orbán Bankrolled the Network Around Reform UK As Hungary’s Prime Minister suffers a historic electoral defeat, Byline Times maps out how his government’s funding arm channelled hundreds of thousands of pounds into organisations at the heart of Br...

How Viktor Orbán Bankrolled the Network Around Reform UK

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Yesterday we had a journalist post on Threads to say the press doesn't like Labour and holds Labour to higher standards than other parties.

It confirms what we all knew and see every day.

But shocking that someone in the media bubble actually said it out loud!

Police treating arson attack as antisemitic hate crime It comes as a man attempts to ignite a plastic bag containing containing fluid in north-west London.

Police are treating an arson attack on a business in Hendon, north-west London, as an antisemitic hate crime.

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Trevor Phillips said on Sky News this morning that "everybody in the country who could read a newspaper" knew in advance of the Mandelson appointment that he was problematic

is this the same Phillips who interviewed Mandelson on October 08 2023 and didn't ask any questions about Epstein friendship?

Nigel Farage's half a million pounds from foreign sources since becoming MP Since July 2024 when he finally became the MP after seven unsuccessful bids, the ex-Ukip leader has recieved almost £2million in income and gifts - with a third from foreign sources

Reform UK chief Nigel Farage has accepted over half a million pounds from foreign governments, companies and donors since becoming an MP.

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Video of Muslim women calling for Brighton beach to be dog-free is AI – Full Fact A fake video that appears to show two women wearing niqabs saying “the UK has too many dogs” has been viewed over 1.7 million times, with many people seemingly thinking it is genuine.

A video viewed over 1.7 million times appears to show an interview with two Muslim women saying people shouldn’t bring dogs to the beach.

It’s generated a huge amount of negative engagement and comments, but it’s fake. It’s been created with AI.

Boris Johnson didn't pass vetting when Theresa May appointed him Foreign Secretary.

The media must have missed that one.

'Industrial scale' solar farms attacked by Norfolk's Green The county council's Green leader says solar panels should be locally owned and put on roofs.

I see the Greens are opposing (checks notes) solar power now.