I checked this too.

*20 seconds* of Reform logo display.

*No other* party logo displayed.

In local election purdah.

This is not normal. At all.

OMFG I had to go and check that this ACTUALLY happened.

Since when does the BBC ever do chyrons with a political party's branding, rather than their own? Not to mention this is during a pre-election campaign purdah.

(h/t @iainsol.bsky.social)

I just think it's pretty obvious Palantir should be nowhere near our NHS and that alone renders Labour unfit to lead this country.

James Austin @jamesdaustin.bsky.social I'm shocked, *shocked* that once again the Greens are opposing renewables Mark O'Neill@radiobeartime.com www.bbc.co.uk/news/article.. The Greens are an embarrassment BBC NEWS '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 ro... www.bbc.co.uk 9:33 AM: Apr 18, 2026 Everybody can reply

Except they're not opposing renewables. They're opposing us flogging off still more of our natural resources to rent seeking overseas capital. And we can all click on the article to read this

Christ on a bike

• Who participated in the sale?
• Brokered by whom?
• From whom?
• To whom, precisely?
• Who's shipping it?
• With what papers?
• Provided & approved by whom?

What the actual shitting fuck is our government FOR?

Steering wants to cut benefits

LOL, it was never going to be "Tax the rich," was it?

The bbc are going to get someone killed

BBC News leading all its bulletins on demands by former Government advisor Lord Robertson for more defence spending, without at any point mentioning his current paid senior role for US defence lobbyists

Spurious Home Office decisions rejecting student visas are threatening universities' ability to enrol young people from abroad, it is claimed. New rules come into effect in June that will punish universities if more than 4 per cent of study visas are rejected by the Home Office. However, the changes coincide with a marked increase in the numbers of visas being refused by the Home Office on spurious and inaccurate grounds, according to research by universities that has been shared with The Times. Neither students nor universities are able to challenge the decisions, which are often taken months after a university has accepted the applicant and in some cases just days before they are due to start studying.

UKVI carries out discretionary "credibility interviews" to ascertain that a student's intentions to study here are genuine. In another interview, when asked why they had chosen to apply to their chosen institution, the applicant said they had considered several factors, including the university's ranking, employability support, student satisfaction while also noting that it was an ancient institution and cited the year it was founded. The UKVI rejected the application, explaining that they were not satisfied the applicant was genuine given they had quoted the wrong founding year. The university subsequently confirmed that the applicant had provided the correct year and the UKVI caseworker was incorrect, but the decision could not be reconsidered.

In another case a foreign student was rejected from obtaining a visa to study at the University of East Anglia due to a dispute over whether the university was in Norfolk. The applicant asserted correctly that it was, but the UKVI caseworker appeared to confuse Norfolk with Norwich, which is the capital of the county, and rejected the application - believing the applicant was wrong.

In another credibility interview the applicant was asked to describe some of the taught modules they would be studying as part of their degree. The applicant explained that they had been offered a place to study a PhD in biomedical engineering which was fully research-based so did not have any taught modules. Despite this, the UKVI refusal letter stated that they were not satisfied on the basis that their answers were "vague and generic" and had failed to explain the taught modules they would be studying.

It is almost, almost, impressive just how Labour have taken the massively dysfunctional and incompetent Home Office and managed by dint of policies and rhetoric to make it even more dysfunctional and incompetent. It is a true testament to how hostile they are to migrants.

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SUVs are making Britain’s potholes worse, say scientists Engineers link reduced lifespan of roads to shift to heavier cars, some bought to navigate damaged surfaces

'typical SUV exerts around five times more force on the road than typical passenger car'

As well as trashing our roads, they are a climate disaster and more dangerous for other road users

Time to introduce a special licence for people who actually need them?

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Not just about Gaza: the Muslim voters turning from Labour to the Greens Campaigning in Newcastle before next month’s local elections shows the rise of the far right, the climate and cost of living are concerning voters as much as the Middle East

This is really cool, properly curious reporting - about the neighbourhood I live in and the ward I've been campaigning in. Turns out Muslims care about more than Gaza and white people want more than managed decline with extra racism on top! Who knew? www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

This new advice will sound familiar to older folk, as strong rule until 1990s was to only feed birds in winter. That changed when birdfood industry started wagging the dog, seeking huge commercial growth. Now we've got mass disease & waste. And not one species of conservation concern has benefited.

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😮 Greens came fourth here last year.

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Cliftonville (Kent County Council) result:

🌹 Joanne Bright (Lab) - 557
⚪ Lucy Gray (Ind) - 68
🌳 Charlie Leys (Con) - 811
➡️ Marc Rattigan (Ref) - 1767
🔶 Mo Shafaei (LDem) - 63
🟢 Rob Yates (Green) - 2068

Turnout - 37.7%

Green GAIN from Reform.

And he's off his head...green leader Polanski in bid to ban horse racing.

Every day I'm setting out my plan to end rip-off Britain and take back our power and wealth from those who have stolen it.

Here's today's Sun front page.

The Murdoch empire is terrified.

It's been nearly five hours since the president of the United States posted a graphic snuff video of a man beating a woman to death with a hammer and there's no mention of it on the New York Times, Washington Post or CNN websites.

Trump official warns Pope Leo that the US "has the military power to do whatever it wants—and that the Church had better take its side."

Trump is a disgrace to human race, threat to peace. US Congress does nothing.

American-born Pope Leo won't visit the US while Trump is president.

I don't want to be a doomer but I don't really see how we reverse this. The Labour Party spent years destroying the left to bring us here. The Tories would have done the same. Reform will definitely do more of the same.

HIGNFY brands Corbyn as an antisemite

Jeremy Corbyn hasn't been the leader of the Labour Party for six years.

They'll never forgive the Left for coming as close to power as they did in 2017.

And that's why Polanski and the Greens are gonna be in a whole world of shit from now till the next election. Unremitting, furious shellacking.

Duncan Hothersall @dhothersall.bsky.social F Diplomacy is generally not conducted in public. I hope the "Why isn't Starmer doing anything?" contingent can try to understand that. It is easy for those without power or responsibility to make great public pronouncements at times like these. In general they mean nothing and they achieve nothing. 9:55AM Apr 8,2026 Everybody can reply

Oh come on man. This zero sum framing is ridiculous & hypocritical. No one's expecting or demanding every negotiating move to be conducted in public view. Bt it matters a great deal to publicly express condemnation when war crimes & atrocities are being committed. In fact, we do it *all the time*!

Massacre upon massacre in Beirut in the last hour. AUBMC announced a “code disaster.” Over 100 airstrikes in 10 minutes across the country. One hit right behind my house. Sirens ambulances & the smell of sulphur. The city is in total chaos the people in complete panic

The BBC asked Karoline Leavitt to clarify the White House stance on use of nukes. Her 100% absolutely reassuring response: “The Iranian regime has until 8PM Eastern Time to meet the moment and make a deal with the United States. Only the President knows where things stand and what he will do."

This is utterly pathetic. Even *Farage* has said something FFS. Polanski is not talking about social media he asking for the govt to fucking *say something*

It's now been 3 hours since our supposed "ally" Donald Trump threatened genocide on a country of 93 million people.

We've had absolutely nothing from the UK government.

This doesn't come in a vacuum either - every day the US & Israel have been murdering innocent people.

A reminder that as a matter of international law, per the Genocide Convention, the UK is obliged to act to prevent genocide.

The UK must immediately and unequivocally suspend support for the US military.

The Government have tried to appease him, then they tried to say they're standing up to him.

Words aren't enough - it's time for action.

Last night, for the first time in years, I watched the film “Robinson in Space” in which the Wittenham Clumps are mentioned. All day I’ve had Paul Scofield’s voice in my head saying “Wittenham Clumps” in that odd way of his. Then I see this. Why is the universe drawing these clumps to my attention

Zack in front of a hope is here sign.

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