‘These People Can’t Stand What London Represents… It Makes a Mockery of their Entire Worldview’ Sadiq Khan, the Labour Mayor of London, addresses the increasing number of claims by those in the media and politics of the capital city’s apparent decline

Powerful words by London Mayor Sadiq Khan
@london.gov.uk in Byline Times on claims of 'lawless London' 👇

"These people can't stand what London represents... They believe a city as diverse & progressive as ours cannot be allowed to thrive. If it does, it makes a mockery of their entire worldview"

When Reform UK's Richard Tice complains about the Chagos islands deal, "giving away our strategic security asset"

The Labour minister responds, "I'm not going to take lessons from a party that fawns over Vladimir Putin"

Laura Loomer‘s tweet: Alligator lives matter. The good news is, alligators are guaranteed at least 65 million meals if we get started now.

The entire Latino population in the U.S. is 65 million. She means all of us.

Watch Disclaimer - Apple TV+ A mysterious delivery threatens to expose a celebrated journalist’s past. Cate Blanchett and Kevin Kline star in a series written for the screen and d…

Harrowing watch but damn good TV. Blanchett and Kline are standouts in a stellar cast superbly directed by Alfonso Cuarón.

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The media should be paying *a lot* more attention to Farage's climate views.

He literally doesn't think that carbon dioxide is a pollutant.

Yes.

If you don’t, you should. You’re hilarious!

🤣 Do you do stand-up?

Brexit won’t be done until it’s undone A long rambling walk along the highways and byways of politics today

Brexit won’t be done until it’s undone

Martin Roche

@bylines.scot @bylinesnetwork.co.uk

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The strange disappearance of Belle and Sangita Two British journalists have recently been taken off air, potentially for questioning foreign politicians in a manner that displeased them

“It’s almost as if LBC thought no one would notice the fact that Myska had gone, but her case has attracted widespread interest…”

The folly of long-term incinerator contracts In Grangetown, where life expectancy is 51.5, a 30-year waste deal risks locking in pollution and blocking progress. Will Teesside councils act?

In Grangetown, where life expectancy is 51.5, a 30-year waste deal risks locking in pollution and blocking progress.

Will Teesside councils act?

BBC Newsnight Panellist Slams Claims Jailed Tory Councillor's Wife Is Political Prisoner Ayesha Hazarika said Lucy Connolly is free to think "horrible racist thoughts", but not incite violence.

“The idea that this country is not a free country is completely and utterly ludicrous. That woman was inciting violence. She's free to think her horrible, racist thoughts. That's fine. What she isn’t allowed to do is go and incite violence.” 

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This was a real pleasure.

UK military paid sexual misconduct victims £20m since 2014 Huge payouts are sign of “discrimination and misogyny” in British military, warns former Tory defence minister

🔴NEW🔴 by me for @opendemocracy.net
Ministry of Defence pays out £20m in compensation for sexual misconduct over 10 years, figures obtained by FOI laws reveal

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YouGov polling

31% say 'no party represents working people'.

That is a real problem. @yougov.co.uk

Planet’s darkening oceans pose threat to marine life, scientists say Band of water where marine life can survive has reduced in more than a fifth of global ocean between 2003 and 2022

A new issue for most people? SEE: Planet’s darkening oceans pose threat to marine life, scientists say www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Will the government’s immigration plans be good for our universities? The Immigration White Paper aims to reduce international student numbers. But universities need them. Can the circle be squared?

“The Immigration White Paper aims to reduce international student numbers.

But universities need them.

Can the circle be squared?”

Climate change is making hurricanes more destructive a lot of climate misinformers don't want you to understand this

Climate Change is worsening hurricanes. SEE: www.theclimatebrink.com/p/climate-ch...

If instead of fining water companies money, they were fined shares, they'd either have to do the job they've been paid for or lose the company piece by piece.
Re-nationalisation at no cost to the public.

Is intensive farming a danger to our health and our planet? Factory or intensive farming affects our waterways, our wildlife, the air we breathe, the water we drink, and the food we eat

"Water pollution is a massive problem. The River Ouse, a major river in Yorkshire, is identified as being at risk from manure pollution from factory farms. UK livestock farming produces an estimated 33,450 tonnes of manure every day."

DOGE Debunking - emptywheel MuskWatch’s DOGE tracker Running Xitter threads from Momentum Chaser January 30: Fact Check: No evidence US spent $50 million on condoms for Gaza January 30: FACT FOCUS: No evidence that $50 million w...

Marcy Wheeler @emptywheel.bsky.social is keeping a running list of all the claims made by Musk & his team that have been shown to be false:

C4News, "The Prime Minister Keir Starmer, unusually, chose to take only one broadcaster, GB News"

What word would you use to describe a PM who only takes GB News on a trip to another country?

Young, stuck and shut out: a new EU deal could change that Even a capped, time-limited youth visa scheme would be of value to young people in the UK and EU

Young people are locked out of opportunities their older siblings took for granted. A UK–EU youth visa deal could begin to change that.
Read Prof. Johanna Waters on why this matters.

From The Conversation -- thanks!

BBC Question Time Audience Laughs As Fiona Bruce Skewers Tory Chairman Over His Party's Record The presenter pointed out that a key Conservative policy had failed.

BBC Question Time Audience Laughs As Fiona Bruce Skewers Tory Chairman Over His Party's Record

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UK ministers consider cutting tax-free cash Isa allowance City groups think such a move will attract money into equity funds and domestic shares

Restrict cash ISAs and I for one will not shift to a stocks and shares ISA. Tried that twice. Lost money comparatively. To the charges of providers. Now who does the report say is lobbying for this? www.ft.com/content/8455...

Young, stuck and shut out: a new EU deal could change that Even a capped, time-limited youth visa scheme would be of value to young people in the UK and EU

Young people are locked out of opportunities their older siblings took for granted. A UK–EU youth visa deal could begin to change that.

Read why this matters | Prof. Johanna Waters

@eastangliabylines.co.uk @johannawaters.bsky.social @uk.theconversation.com

The UK Has Failed to Prosecute ISIS Fighters for Genocide After Allowing Hundreds to Return to Britain Successive UK Governments have refused to pursue prosecutions against those suspected of war crimes abroad

🔴The UK Has Failed to Prosecute ISIS Fighters for Genocide After Allowing Hundreds to Return to Britain

Successive UK Governments have refused to pursue prosecutions against those suspected of war crimes abroad

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Good thread by @petergeoghegan.bsky.social on Palantir in NHS. Read also my newsletter from yesterday which reveals head of Palantir UK in middle of UK-US trade deal talks…of which we still don’t know the details.

Why not??

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Tommy Robinson’s ties to Russia Elon Musk is promoting a far-right agitator who has regularly aped Putin’s propaganda.

Tommy Robinson’s ties to Russia

Top Tory Launches Attack On Liz Truss – But There's Just 1 Problem Chris Philp praised the former prime minister's disastrous mini-Budget at the time

Chris Philp says Nigel Farage's spending plans are "Liz Truss on steroids".

The only snag is he was No2 in the Treasury in her government and gave the mini-Budget "9.5 out of 10".

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