We have a choice, we either help the current #Labour Government to fight #Farage and #ReformUK or we let our country be lost to those ultra #Nationalistic forces which have unleashed division, chaos and hatred to the #USA.

Wow Starmer finally drawing a line! "If you say or imply that people cannot be English or British because of the colour of their skin, that mixed-heritage families owe you an explanation... If you say that they should now be deported, then mark my words - we will fight you with everything we have".

It’s powerful because he means it and you can see he means it and the response is entirely natural and heartfelt as a result. Great to see.

Another great part of the PMs speech! Calling racists, racist! Calling out Farage and Reform for their plans to deport our friends and neighbours! (And the addition of music makes it even better!)

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Ffs, this is getting ridiculous now, the i breathlessly reporting Reform has a 15pt lead over Labour, and Farage is set to be the next PM. The GE is 4 bloody years away. 2 pages inside doing Farage's work about asylum seekers for him and a dig at Angela Rayner for doing nothing wrong.

"The numbers arriving so far this month have been the lowest in August since 2021" - The Times mentions in the 24th paragraph of its front-page splash something which few people in the print, broadcast and online newsrooms of the UK are aware of www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...

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I'm a big fan of Arteta, but he should never have sold Emile Smith Rowe.

A great many more people protested the plight of Sheffield Wednesday this month than have attended any protest against asylum hotels www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

A question to which the obvious answer is: Yes, in spades... bylines.scot/opinion/is-t...

It's 9pm .. and yet again BBCNews is once again leading the news agenda with a story about refugees - when there is no new 'news' on refugees... None whatsoever.

Readers of the iPaper expressing the views of the real silent majority: those who aren’t frothing with prejudice, those who think decency and responsibility should win out, those who have genuine legitimate concerns about social division and civil unrest… those who never seem to make the headlines.

Do you wonder why the media are trying to incite violence and destroy the government? Look at what Labour are doing and you have the answer. Workers/renters rights Companies House changes Land Registry changes Proactive HMRC CGT/Pension changes IHT Anything rather than pay tax?

Migrants can't answer back. They have no voice. So they make the perfect scapegoat for the pent-up rage of the angry, self-loathing far right who can unite around this issue. In addition it gives the media something to write about in the long summer recess. That is what is really going on here.

RMA Sandhurst people - does anyone have contact details for Andrew Orgill? DM me if you do!

Immigration has dropped dramatically in the last two years – small boat crossings are a small part of the overall picture, but have come to dominate the story (in part because the government has let it)

This made me laugh out loud www.bbc.com/sport/footba...

Starmer has agreed to align with EU agrifood (SPS) laws to strike a deal that will eliminate most of the checks on cross-border food trade, in a bid to bring down prices for supermarket shoppers and make life easier for business. inews.co.uk/news/politic...

Planned extra border checks on live animal imports from the EU, and on specific animal and plant goods from Ireland will now NOT be brought in. The government is suspending the need for these checks as it would now be disproportionate under Labour's new deal with the EU to create a SPS zone.

Liz Truss’ mini Budget sent mortgages, rents and bills soaring. There’s a lot more to do - but Labour is delivering the security working people were denied under the Tories.

Worth remembering that Terence Stamp was the son of a ship's stoker. Stamp desperately wanted to act, after falling in love with movies as a kid, and it was a scholarship to Drama School that allowed him to walk that path. Every time arts cuts are made, they rob us of more Terence Stamps.

Starmer has positioned the UK as a steadfast ally of Ukraine with financial and military support— Their collaboration has fostered a cohesive European front underpinning the importance of unity in countering Russian aggression and shaping any future peace process. Labour get it right. 👍

Britain’s economy has defied the doomsayers. After growing strongly in the first quarter this year, it expanded again in the three months to June – and not by the measly 0.1% forecast by City economists, but a respectable 0.3%. Labour get it right 👍

Morning all. Here's a sensible & realistic article to start the day 👍🌹 www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

Unpopular opinion: The UK is a pretty cool place to live in. I know, some things could be better but, in the last year, I've noticed the roads are being fixed, the NHS more efficient, things are moving in the wright direction. So if your pet project hasn't been dealt with yet, be patient.

Britain has a strong service economy & emergent vibrant tech economy, precisely structure needed for 21st-century economic success … reshape the financial system to unleash a flood of private capital on the tech economy from a new generation of pension superfunds observer.co.uk/news/opinion...

The economic situation in Britain is really positive. Every now and then one of the unpatriotic newspapers breaks rank and shares the news. But tomorrow will be another day of negativity no doubt. But this little genie is out of the bottle! Enjoy

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I’m today’s online Guardian , good news flagged for Rachel Reeves and our economy…. Next to nine flagged recommended reads … every single one a negative. The imbalance Labour faces is unremitting even from those with a past reputation for honesty.

The most cheering aspect for Rachel Reeves , the feedback from scientific research and development. This sector posted an 8.3% rise in activity in June alone, closely followed by the architectural and engineering sectors, which collectively expanded by 6.7% on the previous month. Labour 👍

What dastardly schemes will this evil council conjure up next in its mission to.... checks notes... stop people getting killed by bad drivers

Yesterday’s red-top panic. Today’s reality.

What the headline doesn't tell you is that economic growth is higher than predicted. www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c2...

The UK economy grew 0.3% between April and March this year. Just before the figures were announced the BBC were reporting it was expected to grow by just 0.1%. Despite it being 3 times higher than that, they are still reporting it negatively as 'growth slows'. www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c2...

NHS waiting lists have fallen in May for the first time in 17 years – now down to their lowest level in two years. Labour promised two million more NHS appointments in our first year. Not only was this delivered seven months early, this has now reached 4.6 million Promise made, promise kept. 👍

Those extreme groups waving flags bearing the St George's Cross at anti-migrant protests today would do well to remember that they wave the cross of Christ, himself a refugee, who said much about caring for the stranger in our midst. We need proper debate about this issue, not stoking fear & hate.

No one sums up the utter shamelessness of the British press and the ugly politics of Farage quite like Private Eye.

Why is it down to Gordon Brown to keep coming up with policy proposals? www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Keir Starmer: "You never know what’s going to spark a child’s imagination – but we should make sure that they have the opportunity for it to happen. That’s why my government is investing in extra-curricular activities, backing parents and supporting children."

This is really good news. You may recall that increased school absences & in particular, persistance absences, had remained worrying high after COVID. But following a specific focus across the last academic year we saw 140k fewer persistently absent children & overall attendance was up 5m days.

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Shouldn’t this read: ‘Council tax to be reshaped to help poorer areas’? Exactly what a Labour government should do.

Right wing press bleat about poor little rich ppl. Left wing press bleat about not taxing the wealthy. The grown ups quietly get in with the job.

Some quiet changes that are targeting the wealthy and creating lots of angst in the media. Labour are focused on equality and moving the benefits to ordinary people. What’s not to like?

And important and growing list of direct and indirect action by the Labour Government to ensure the wealthy pay more their share of tax - both higher taxes and making it harder to avoid paying.

30 hours of government-funded childcare from September, saving parents up to £7,500 a year. opening a new wave of school-based nursery provision this autumn two million breakfasts in new free breakfast clubs, lifting 100,000 children out of poverty. Better with Labour 👍

Fancy a trip to Scotland? A warm welcome awaits in Bonnie Dundee. Our second national conference (1st was 2014). Some big names. Should be a great day and you get to see RRS Discovery. #wfa #FWW #GreatWar #FWW #wfatayside @thegreatwargroup.bsky.social

A genuine living wage has become a step closer as the Labour Government sets the remit for the Low Pay Commission to set minimum wage recommendations for next year. It will deliver on a manifesto commitment by moving towards phasing out the 18-20 band & must take into account the cost of living.

Keir Starmer: "Today we send a clear message - if you come here illegally on a small boat you will face being sent back to France. "The days of gimmicks and broken promises are over – we will restore order to our borders with the seriousness and competence the British people deserve"