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I’m not sure who’s briefing on this, but they’re over egging it Kier Starmer said a few warm words about school food…. that’s it! No new announcement, no shift in policy and certainly no new money Some campaigners have built this up into something it’s not

Important to remember!!! 👇👇

Ghislaine Maxwell lied about Trump never going to Epstein's house (directly contradicted by her email correspondence with Epstein), and she was rewarded for that lie with a transfer to a cushier prison. The coverup is happening in plain sight.

The Kremlin disguised a nearly $100 mn payment to Trump in the form of a brokered real estate deal... and both Jeffrey Epstein and William Pulte were involved in the deal. That's very interesting.

An utterly ludicrous waste of police time, driven, once again, by the baying hyenas on the right of British politics.

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...

Just realised this is a newly elected reform council

Robbie Gibb should have been ruled out of the running for the BBC Board in 2021: it was clear he'd been closely involved in setting up GB News - an ideological project aiming to rival to the BBC, & therefore a clear conflict of interest. The fact he was still allowed to join always rang alarm bells.

Another council provider closing as schools look to cut costs All Kier Starmers warm words about healthy eating are worthless if all we’re left with is multinational corporations putting out cheap processed foods Children deserve better www-bbc-com.cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/www.bbc....

➡️ DfE sets AI-powered attendance targets for schools What a complex issue like attendance does not need is blunt measures driven by contextless data... www.tes.com/magazine/new...

Nice blog by @barbscrowther.bsky.social on school meals and breakfast clubs Not sure Kier Starmer actually said or did anything new or significant But the rest of this is spot on www.phiuk.org/news/blog-wh...

Also with an honourable mention is Henry Dimbleby, another Etonian who likes preaching down to the poor about what they should and shouldn’t be eating It would be remiss of me not too post this classic clip youtu.be/F8wKRg-1e6s

Remember Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall was at Eton with Boris Johnson It’s much easier to preach 30 types of plant if you’re incredibly privileged & don’t have the constant worry of not having enough work to pay the bills or the DWP stopping your benefits www.thetimes.com/life-style/f...

Remember Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall was at Eton with Boris Johnson It’s much easier to preach 30 types of plant if you’re incredibly privileged & don’t have the constant worry of not having enough work to pay the bills or the DWP stopping your benefits www.thetimes.com/life-style/f...

Courtesy of my mate @sdupp.bsky.social

There hasn’t been a “change in the rules” Some Councils have taken a different view on their GDPR obligations I’m still not convinced the process is entirely legal, but who is going to object to more children getting the food they’re entitled to 🤷‍♂️

“BBC News has learned that President Donald Trump has sent a letter to the BBC threatening legal action.l The BBC has confirmed it has received the letter and will respond in due course” The ONLY suitable response 👇🏻

the right winger who was appointed to lead the BBC in the hope of appeasing right wingers has been driven out by right wingers for not appeasing right wingers enough and the BBC has the chance to do the funniest thing ever

We went to Tesco's yesterday and I saw that Piss Morgan has a book out called "Woke is dead". It's a fascinating sales strategy, writing books aimed at people who can't read.

Backing England to come good in the last 20

This is an outstanding post on the criminal justice system. Do read.

My mate is cycling through Australia These are the distances between stops as he crosses the Nullabor desert Means he has to carry an extra 20l of water

Omg

We have reached a verdict: Not guilty.

In Northern Ireland each school meal currently costs an average of £4.28 to produce In England, no one knows the true cost, but schools receive £2.61 It’s just not sustainable www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

For a change I’m in agreement with Kemi BBC should sack Robbie Gibb with immediate effect www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Christ, he is supernaturally good at this.

So Nigel Farage, who spent a huge chunk of his speech today attacking plans to raise even the slightest of taxes on the wealthy, thinks one of the biggest problems facing the UK is that young people on the minimum wage are being paid too much bylinetimes.com/2025/11/03/n...

We're now at "black people aren't British". Open sewer racism. Look forward to seeing him on QT again soon.

The sheer greasy desperation from these bastards that any violent crime is committed by an immigrant so they can continue their grift. Even when they know it isn't true. Foul.

There are two key points at which this country took a wrong turn. One is when Gordon Brown didn't say "Look I'm sure she's perfectly nice but what she *was* bigoted". The other was when Sky let Goodwin off the hook by cutting away. Should have made him eat that entire fucking book.

If you're at a rally And there's a guy with a nazi flag And nobody's kicking him out ...you're at a nazi rally

Bike helmets save lives! Totally agree with Zoe Backstedt

Bike helmets save lives! Totally agree with Zoe Backstedt

No trick or treaters again 🤔

This is hard to swallow for school leaders I'd be more inclined to believe DfE are concerned about addressing "the systemic issues that drive costs" if they properly funded aspects under their control For instance £2.61 for FSM, a statutory requirement that schools subsidise from teaching budgets

Come on my Bristolian mates We’re having a couple of nights in Cotham, near the Uni and we need a restaurant recommendation Where’s the best place to eat?

This was essentially a slush fund, used by the Tories to promote their Academy programme Large sums were handed out to favoured Trusts whilst other schools were allowed to rot

Can we focus more on how victims of sexual violence continue to be failed today and less on the drama of the Royal Family? Then perhaps some good might come from this?

Very interesting thread. 🧵⬇️

An elderly relative with hearing loss was persuaded to go for a hearing test Hadn't anticipated they'd be pressured into signing up for almost £4,000 of hearing aid Four grand, feels a bit exploitative

This is hard to swallow for school leaders I'd be more inclined to believe DfE are concerned about addressing "the systemic issues that drive costs" if they properly funded aspects under their control For instance £2.61 for FSM, a statutory requirement that schools subsidise from teaching budgets

The Tories partied while people died and their loved ones followed guidelines and stayed away from them and their funerals, me included. Excuse me for not caring Rachel Reeve's Estate Agent didn't get a £900 licence to rent her home out. Badenoch can fuck right off with her self righteous crap.

A good time to be a Blue Jays fan

Heading up to Bristol this weekend Any recommendations for good coffee/restaurants near the Uni?

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Heading up to Bristol this weekend Any recommendations for good coffee/restaurants near the Uni?