Nigel Farage used an LBC appearance in September to accuse the Bank of England of being “dinosaurs” for seeking to place restrictions on the use of Stablecoins by crypto firms like Tether. He did not declare that Reform had just received a £9 million donation from one of its biggest investors

Before the Budget I told you the Chancellor was going to do 3 things with it: 💷 Tacking the cost of living ✂️ Cutting NHS waiting lists 📉 Driving down borrowing and debt How did I know? Because if you ignore the media and listen to what the government said, they told us. And she delivered all 3.

My first attempt at a Far Breton. Rather nice.

Boris Johnson didn't apologise to me when he whacked me with his bike. So I called him a wanker.

Oh. Someone's not happy @mrjamesob.bsky.social

The perfect pancake.

You called it @mrjamesob.bsky.social

The former leader of Reform UK in Wales, Nathan Gill, has pleaded guilty to eight bribery charges while being an elected member of the European Parliament. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Anyone able to advise restaurants and things to see in Hamburg?

Unpopular opinion: 1)What is happening in America is hugely concerning. 2) It is in both Britain‘s and Europe's interest to work closely together. 3) Neither Brits nor Europeans can afford to openly break with the US right now. 4) Making the most of that impossible situation is very hard.

“We’ve done a big piece of work segmenting the Reform voter base. We found five distinct groups. Immigration ties them all together, but they differ widely in other areas, especially tax and spend, which creates some very difficult traps for Farage,” @pimlicat.bsky.social says.

Last November Farage told Sky News: “I’ve just exchanged contracts on the house that I’ll be living there in – is that good enough?… *I’ve bought a house in Clacton* What more do you want me to do?” Oh, I dunno Nigel. Tell the truth? www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

Some pretty grim fringe sponsors at Reform UK conference this weekend. Big tobacco, climate deniers and more. Oh and the Telegraph of course.

The Oncologist is talking about stopping my mums chemo as she is finding it hard due to her age. Shes had 1 session, shes said she'll do session 2, if they agree shes strong enough at the weekend. She was due to have 6, then 4, then 3, now it looks like it might only be 1 or 2???

The chemo effects have hit my mum, and it's so annoying that there's nothing i can do to fix it.

Fantastic news. My mum only needs 3 chemo treatments, not 6.

Man. I just had 2 teeth implants put in. It feels like I've done several rounds with Mike Tyson.

Anyone have any experience of an octogenarian having chemo? How did it effect them?

@mrjamesob.bsky.social listening to your 7/7 show now on catch-up. I worked on the 30th Floor of the Canary Wharf Tower. At 9am we had a fire test. evacuated via the stairs and then walked back up again. Got to my desk and we were evacuated again back down and back up again.

She died in 2021. Suggesting this is anything to do with Reeves is disgusting

The moment Biscuit became Crackers. #OnTheWeed

@mrjamesob.bsky.social My mum is a pensioner with limited mobility. She has just been diagnosed with cancer and had surgery. The hospital is £100 each way in a taxi and not accessible via public transport. She doesn't receive pip to cover her transport costs.

@sturdyalex.bsky.social @pimlicat.bsky.social @quietriotpod.bsky.social You said this would happen.

Important story this, for both London and UK politics:

I wish my car could send this to my insurance company.

What with this and Reform @mrjamesob.bsky.social what a week to be on holiday

@pimlicat.bsky.social @sturdyalex.bsky.social something to discuss in a podcast?

My old girl and new girl played together for the first time today. Lots of chasing, stalking and following. So happy.

I have just seen The Manics are doing a show in Essex. I'm torn..

I checked my state pension today. I'm over 16 years away from getting it, but apparently I've put in as much as I can. Any further NI payments I make go towards "other things".

My kit is so nosey.

Anyone ever had a cat who farts on you if you are annoying them?

@mrjamesob.bsky.social Further to your show on Thursday... www.edp24.co.uk/news/2516940...

518 employers named for not paying £7.4m in minimum wage to 60,000 workers. Wage theft list includes BA, Capita, Halfords, Lidl, Pizza Express, Prezzo, TUI. None forgot to pay megabucks to execs but condemned workers to misery. We need regulation and enforcement because of corporate malpractices.

Anyone who watched Dogtanian and the 3 Muskahounds, would know the story about the diamonds. They are in the V&A museum.

65 Walton Salon hairdressers, Chelsea, does bespoke haircuts. Does your local hairdressers only offer off the shelf haircuts?

I have the most beautiful kitty but, my god, her poo stinks.

Maybe he should stop breeding if the country is full.

@samfr.bsky.social observer.co.uk/news/nationa...

Beautiful Biscuit caught a mouse today. It was like wrestling within Octopus crossed with Predator, trying to get the thing out of her jaws.

Help. What do parents wear to their child's graduation?

@samfr.bsky.social @columnist.bsky.social @iandunt.bsky.social @mrjamesob.bsky.social So sad to hear this. edition.cnn.com/2025/05/18/p...

Anyone restored a 190 frame before. do you wash or sand before gold leafing?

@hannahfearn.bsky.social @youngvulgarian.marieleconte.com @dorianlynskey.bsky.social @johnelledge3.bsky.social ah!

@mrjamesob.bsky.social My husband is a lift consultant. He's opened the lift doors to look in and inspect, 50 floors up. good job he doesn't get vertigo like me.

If Nathan doesn't like immigrants yet is an immigrant, why isn't he leaving the UK and not being an utter hypocrite? @lbc.co.uk @mrjamesob.bsky.social

Another recommendation from me: do watch if you haven’t already seen it. Superb cast, and a compelling story, though I found it disturbing when it first came out, and I imagine it's more so now. Doctor Who fans will recognise a lot of the cast, unsurprisingly, as it's written by RTD.

If you have Netflix watch this. en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Years_a...