And some of my many learning disabled and autistic friends.

I've asked the BBC to correct this news report's mistake in claiming 100,000 small boat arrivals last year
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Could use BBC Verify data to get numbers right + more accurately report the context:eg, that small boat numbers are falling in 2026
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Another grossly misleading headline from GBeebies. Thanks again to Emma for taking us through the full story leading,eventually, to the GMC’s entirely appropriate decision.

GB News headline: GP who asked Muslim woman to remove her veil 'because he was struggling to understand her' is struck off.

Was this GP struck off just because he asked a Muslim woman to remove her veil?

How likely does that sound? 🤷‍♀️

Did he actually ask her to remove her veil 'because he was struggling to understand her?'

Let's take a look at what really happened based on the tribunal reports...

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#FridayFive

1. Sin City - Gram Parsons
2. Day in the Life - The Beatles
3. 4% Pantomime - The Band and Van Morrison
4. Hey Nineteen - Steely Dan
5. Tin Soldier - Small Faces

Congrats on “opening” a strait that was open six weeks ago, and all it cost was at least 13 dead service members, thousands of dead Iranian civilians, tens of billions in taxpayer dollars, our loss in global standing, and the Iranian regime’s increase in power. Phenomenal work.

The significant year on year fall on boat arrivals is broadly unreported by BBC or other media. It has less to do with imminent government changes currently going through than a fall in "push factors" that is Europe-wide

At least 17 people killed in Russia’s deadliest attack on Ukraine this year More than 100 injured across country after Russia launches nearly 700 drones and dozens of ballistic and cruise missiles

I arrived in Kyiv last night, a couple of hours before Russia's latest massive drone and missile attack. Seventeen people were killed. I'm proud of the fact my newspaper, the Guardian, continues to cover Russia's bloody war against Ukraine. We are still here www.theguardian.com/world/2026/a...

What are the sources for this? When, how and to whom did he “reveal” that?

Leo: "The message of the church, the message of the gospel -- blessed are the peacemakers. I do not look at my role as being political. I don't want to get into a debate with him. I don't think the message of the gospel is meant to be abused in the way that some people are doing."

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Looks like the majority will be too big to contest. 🤞

Or maybe just an irrelevance.

The next 24 hours could be critical. Ground has been laid for declaring the result invalid.

When Angela Rayner underpaid £40,000 stamp duty on her flat, Richard Tice said it was "morally completely indefensible” and she should immediately resign if she had “any moral decency”.

Now we learn he personally made £91,000 in excess payments by failing to pay the tax his company legally owed

Starmer and the US/Israel war with Iran: a relatively rare example where UK voters have both understood what his position is on an issue and support it.

(YouGov for Persuasion UK late March 2026)

At last a clear explanation from the White House. Very clear.

That’s a pity. We were hoping he’d keep him.

Extraordinary to see the UK PM putting Trump and Putin together like this, and referring to 'Trump' not 'President Trump'. A lot has changed in the last few weeks - this would have been unimaginable six months ago - and I don't see how it changes back. www.politico.eu/article/star...

She’s a sincere fan of ethical standards, dignity and respect !!!

Straight out of the Gaza playbook. Bastards.

The Hungarian election is about Russian oligarchy and its support of the international far right. That’s why Vance is there. He is a node in that network.

No mate. It also showed Iran declaring victory and allows viewers to reach their own conclusion. Lots of coverage about the economic consequences, control of Hormuz, fragility of the ceasefire and difficulty for Trump to try to persuade Americans it’s been worth it.

The Charity Commission statement does not name the complainant - Sir Gavin Wlliamson MP - in saying that the complaint was fuelled by online misinformation

www.facebook.com/gavinforstaf...

Regulator finds no evidence that refugee charity engaged in inappropriate activity The Charity Commission has closed its compliance case into City of Sanctuary UK, finding no evidence of wrongdoing.

The Charity Commission finds attacks on refugee charity City of Sanctuary were unfounded, and fuelled by online misinformation.

Charity Commission
www.gov.uk/government/n...

City of Sanctuary response
cityofsanctuary.org/2026/04/07/c...

Putin’s special envoy JD Vance in Hungary.

MAGA isn’t splitting. It’s turning on Britain. How to really understand the Trump/Starmer rift.

NATO isn’t fraying because Europe won’t spend enough.

It’s fraying because much of the MAGA right no longer see Europe as the same civilisation.

My latest on a relationship possibly destined to become ever distant, whatever Starmer and European leaders do now.

substack.com/home/post/p-...

Phillips P. OBrien (@phillipspobrien) Hi All, Just sent out this piece which builds on one element in my recent Atlantic article (and the piece has a gift link to that article for you to read it all). This piece shows how the US now in t...

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Great piece, but “rather serious problems” understates the situation.

If you want to know what a Farage led Britain would be like, just look at America.