NEW: Jeffrey Epstein said in emails that he had been advising the Russian government on how to deal with Donald Trump, one of several cases in which he wielded his connections to try to influence the course of foreign affairs. w @nahaltoosi www.politico.com/news/2025/11...

@congressmanraja.bsky.social breaking news on MSNBC that there are MORE documents forthcoming from Epstein’s estate, and that the estate has been fully forthcoming with all requests from House Oversight. THIS ISN’T GOING AWAY.

starting a business is hard. running a business is hard. some people would rather work for others than run a small business and i do not blame them for that.

Q: “Did the president ever spend hours at Jeffrey Epstein’s house with a victim?” Leavitt: “These emails prove absolutely nothing other than the fact that President Trump did nothing wrong.”

The BBC is in crisis in the same way that GB News would be if you put Owen Jones on the board armed with a veto and plenty of coffee.

BIG NEWS: Congresswoman-elect Adelita Grijalva will finally be sworn in as a member of Congress tomorrow. She is likely to be the 218th vote on the Epstein discharge petition, which would force a full vote to release the Epstein files in their entirety.

The briefing against this government has been the most coordinated and cynical thing I’ve ever seen. It’s a weapon-less coup by a number of far right actors. Against a government delivering the most progressive agenda we’ve ever seen. Oh, wait……

I am amazed by the bandwidth the BBC - Trump fued is taking up on the BBC. Someone plainly needs to state that the President of the United States and his role in stirring up an insurrection on January 6th is defamation proof. Not every incident of journalistic malpractice is equally consequential.

The sole Reform Senedd Member a racist you say? Scarcely believe... www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

You’d never guess from the hysterical coverage that the BBC remains the UK’s most trusted news outlet. It has made mistakes, but we’d be worse off without it, writes @arusbridger.bsky.social.

Whatever happened to Grant Shapps?

This is what "getting your ass kicked" looks like. And this is through October with a refreshed Model Y and the new 3-row Model "YL".

This a big deal: "China’s carbon dioxide emissions have been flat or falling for 18 months" China's economy has grown by ~5% in the last year, so this comprehensively debunks the idea (again) that emissions are tied to growth. So yes, faster progress needed, but this is how you turn the corner.

Robbie Gibb was appointed to the BBC Board by Boris Johnson, was an editorial advisor for GB News, and worked as Theresa May's Director of Comms. He is not impartial or neutral. The government should remove him from the Board immediately to protect the BBC's independence.

NEWS: The UK is no longer sharing intelligence with the US about suspected drug trafficking vessels in the Caribbean because it does not want to be complicit in US military strikes and believes the attacks are illegal, sources familiar with the matter told CNN. edition.cnn.com/2025/11/11/p...

Ahead of Remembrance Day, we gathered at City Hall to pay tribute to all the brave men and women who have served to protect us. Their courage secured our freedom, peace and democracy, and we honour their sacrifice by defending the values they fought for.

You can be assured that tendentious memo by Michael Prescott, and the co-ordinated combination of the Telegraph, Mail, Boris Johnson, Nigel Farage and the White House means that the BBC hit job has been long in the planning, and has some insider help

Somebody (middle-aged) came up to the board and said "I see all the oldies hate social media". Actually, it was predominantly young people, sub 30, who felt it was a scourge, and especially the under 18s.

The sight of Johnson, Truss and Sunak at the Remembrance day service is a stark reminder of the absolute mess the Tories left behind. Three PM's in 5 years, shambolic.

1/ The US Government has quietly removed a memorial to Black soldiers who died in World War II from the Netherlands American Cemetery in Margraten, South Limburg. The move follows a complaint from the right-wing Heritage Foundation to the American Battle Monuments Commission. ⬇️

Another very pertinent fact that I have not seen mentioned ANYWHERE: In 14 years of Tory rule we had 14 Prisons Ministers - six in a single year, at one point - and a total of 11 Justice Secretaries, including Grayling, Raab, and Truss. In 13 years of Labour it was three: Irvine, Falconer, Straw. 🤔

No major flu deaths surge expected in Scotland after 80% vaccine uptake and in cleaner hospitals talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2025/11/07/n...

Flags don’t mean what they used to just months ago. I’ve written about how I think the same is happening to the poppy. One thing I noticed today on that topic: so many people are wearing poppies that look nothing like the various ones the Royal British Legion sells…

Reform UK 'In Chaos' After Losing One In Six Members On Flagship Council

Reform has suspended a ninth county councillor in Kent. 9 of the 57 councillors (16%) have been suspended in six months: (one-eighth of the term!) The leader today used the analogy of a drop out rate at an army boot camp to explain the rate of attrition www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

A magnificent piece of work. Comprehesive, revelatory & shocking. Journalism this good is always rare & precious but never moreso than at times like this. Latter day Lord Haw Haws being plumped, preened & delivered to your doorstep in plain sight by a Nazi-saluting goon news.sky.com/story/the-x-...

Just thought about tax rises

Teaching children what they really need to know & why it boils the piss of propagandists & liars. tinyurl.com/4rrn2mkx

Curriculum and Assessment Review The review, by Professor Becky Francis has been published today. Some highlights for me: * primary school to teach how to spot fake news and identify misinformation & disinformation * secondary schools to work towards offering triple science as standard 1/5

London mayor Sadiq Khan stayed up on Tuesday night to watch the election results from New York I interviewed him about what lessons the international left should take from Zohran Mamdani's victory, and why he says the right's attempts "to scare people" failed www.nytimes.com/2025/11/05/n...

This is great news for universities and the UK research environment

As context to freeing of an Algerian man, here's some info about HMP Wandsworth, where he was: • Built for 900 prisoners. Holds 1,600. • Daily roster of prison officers c.70. Up to 15 staff on long-term sick leave. • 36% of officers have >3yrs service. • 12% of prison staff leave *each year*.

Laure Ferrari, Nigel Farage’s girlfriend, was manager of the Institute for Direct Democracy in Europe (IDDE). EU's anti-fraud office Olaf has been investigating their funding and its ties to a European Parliament alliance led by UKIP.

A historical moment in Parliament as Deputy Prime Minister David Lammy becomes the first Black person to ever answer a Prime Minister's question. 👏

Deputy PM David Lammy just now, on Reform UK's Sarah Pochin, who said she was sick of seeing non-white faces on TV: "The disgraceful, racist language that we heard from the Reform MP last week belongs in the dark ages."

School pupils are to be taught how to tackle conspiracy theories, spot 'fake news' & root out misinformation. The Daily Mail, ajudged by Wikipedia to be an unreliable new source, is furious. You don't have to be Sherlock Holmes to work out why.

🇺🇦🚀 I won't tell you the number, but by the end of this year, as I said, we expect mass production, — Zelensky "There are also our "Neptunes". I won't say the number, how many we have used. We have a "regular" one and a "long" one — it has also shown itself well."

Train worker hero credited with saving lives in the Huntingdon knife attack named as Samir Zitouni.

💔❤ War is not about metal and numbers. War is about people - people who sacrifice their lives and health for all of us, so that the war doesn’t reach our homes. Our warrior and fellow countryman, Roman Midlik, who has been fighting since the ATO.

When you spend all your time fighting inequality, and you get a win, it's so important to take a moment to celebrate! 🎊 Delighted to join Housing Select Committee chair Florence Eshalomi (another rent controls supporter), @rentersreformco.bsky.social & friends to celebrate the #RentersRightsAct!

I’m sure Matt Goodwin will be along shortly to tell us all whether LNER Customer Service Host Samir Zitouni counts as British or not. news.sky.com/story/train-...

This is so welcome from the Chancellor. Strong and steady, and applauded by business and the markets alike. At long last, Labour have got ahead on their poor comms issue. While they have already delivered two thirds of their manifesto in an unprecedentedly rapid delivery just over a year into rule.

Reform UK 5% Council Tax Hikes confirmed in: ➡️ Durham ➡️ Kent ➡️ Warwickshire ➡️ Worcestershire ➡️ Leicestershire ➡️ Lincolnshire www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...

Nice speech by Reeves. Great to see the faces of the Government more and more on the media after the swamping by Reform 🤔

Anyone notice this story this week?? No. Didn’t think so.

❗️🇺🇦Ukrainian MiG-29 fighter jet using 🇫🇷French AASMHAMMER guided bombs strikes 🇷🇺Russian infantry concentration in the North

After 412 days, the Renters' Rights Act 2025 has today gained Royal Assent and become law! Thank you Labour for this hugely significant peace of legislation! The Bus Services (No. 2) Act 2025 & Deprivation of Citizenship Orders (Effect during Appeal) Act 2025 also became law today.

More Reform UK resignations in Cornwall as new political group is formed www.cornwalllive.com/news/cornwal...

it's so funny that the entire sportsbetting industry is fueled by companies going "oh, you're so much smarter than everyone else. you know soooo much about sports. sooo much more than everyone else. this is sooo easy" to the stupidest people on the planet