Phil Leighton
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Trying to live my best life as the world goes to hell in a handcart
Heās trying the same shoot the messenger nonsense again. It wonāt wash this time.
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Boris Johnson rejects 'muddled' COVID inquiry report and accuses chair of 'breathtaking inconsistency'
The former prime minister, who set up the inquiry, has accused its chair Baroness Heather Hallett of being "hopelessly incoherent" and relying on "hysterical predictions" about COVID deaths.
https://news.sky.com/story/boris-johnson-rejects-muddled-covid-inquiry-report-and-accuses-chair-of-breathtaking-inconsistency-13473888
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Mawkish nonsense. Sycamore trees grow like weeds.
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First saplings planted from felled Sycamore Gap tree
The National Trust has cultivated 49 saplings which will be planted in public spaces across the UK as part of its trees of hope scheme.
https://news.sky.com/story/first-saplings-planted-from-felled-sycamore-gap-tree-13473863
about 6 hours ago
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Nigel Farage called a āPutin-loving free speech impostorā during bumpy US congressional hearing
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Jacob Ćberg
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šØšØThis is no "peace" plan, it is a recipe for further suffering and
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imperialist expansion in the
#west
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Ukraine banned from Nato, Russia readmitted to the G8 and territory ceded: whatās in Trumpās draft plan
Volodymyr Zelenskyy says he expects to discuss the plan ā which was reportedly drafted by Russian and US officials ā with Trump
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/nov/21/trump-ukraine-peace-plan-zelenskyy-territory-ceded-nato-russia-g8?CMP=share_btn_url
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Probably makes his supporters even more fervent as he shares their views
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Farage needs to explain 'racist' comment allegations from school days, says PM
Speaking on the plane to the G20 summit in South Africa, Sir Keir Starmer said Nigel Farage needed to "explain the comments, or alleged comments, that were made, and he needs to do that as soon as pos...
https://news.sky.com/story/farage-needs-to-explain-racist-comment-allegations-from-school-days-says-pm-13473501
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Liz Webster š“ó §ó ¢ó ·ó ¬ó ³ó æš¬š§šŖšŗ
2 days ago
š„ BREAKING: Bank of England confirms Brexitās economic damage is *DOUBLE* whatOBR predicted š„ a 6ā8% GDP hit, collapsing investment, and lasting harm to services. The biggest self-inflicted economic shock in modern š¬š§ history. Labour are committed to Brexit destroying š¬š§
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Henry Mance
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can't believe the BBC edited Donald Trump's posts to make it seem like he threatened violence against members of Congress
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Otto English
2 days ago
Cummings worked very, very hard at being the mysterious and aloof genius at Oxford. The sort of Hamletesque chap who makes a big brouhaha about "wanting to be alone with my thoughts." An absolute poseur. Clever people don't do that.
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Coach Finstock
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Schumer asking Trump if the executions will raise Healthcare premiums
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KIU ⢠Russian Officers killed in Ukraine
3 days ago
At least 7217 Russian officers have been eliminated in the Russian invasion of Ukraine since 24 February 2022. Weekly+1d update: +51 newly registered. Sources: public Russian obituaries and graves (see link in bio).
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Paul Eric Scannell
3 days ago
Clearest image ever captured of Uranus NASA āØļø
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Starmer is going to expand breakfast clubs. Thatās bound to turn things around.
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āDeeply ashamedā Larry Summers steps back from public life over Epstein links
Former treasury secretary steps away to ārebuild trustā after severe backlash but will continue teaching Harvard classes
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/nov/17/larry-summers-jeffrey-epstein
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Letās be clear, Labour is banging on about immigration and patriotism because it has failed on Europe and failed on the economy.
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Naomi Smith
5 days ago
The main question I have for Labour is, what will you do when the polls donāt improve for you after this?
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Dmitry Grozoubinski
5 days ago
How big a piece of shit would you have to be to buy the confiscated jewelry of asylum seekers at a government auction?
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Raptor Persecution UK
7 days ago
NB: Comments are turned off as criminal proceedings are live āļø
#RaptorResearch
#WildlifeCrime
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Worcestershire man faces 21 charges in relation to possessing & trading wild Peregrines
A 57-year old man appeared at Worcester Magistratesā Court on 11 November 2025 accused of 21 offences relating to the keeping and trading of wild Peregrines, alleged to have taken place betweā¦
https://raptorpersecutionuk.org/2025/11/15/worcestershire-man-faces-21-charges-in-relation-to-possessing-trading-wild-peregrines/
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Raptor Persecution UK
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#RaptorResearch
#WildlifeCrime
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Sparrowhawk shot in Towcester ā Northants Police appeals for information
Press release from Northants Police (14 November 2025) BIRD OF PREY KILLED IN TOWCESTER Police officers from the Rural Crime Team are appealing for witnesses after a bird of prey was found dead in ā¦
https://raptorpersecutionuk.org/2025/11/15/sparrowhawk-shot-in-towcester-northants-police-appeals-for-information/
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Gilt yields up a bundle today - plus 14 basis points on the 10 year. Dim Rachel would rather reward investors with higher interest rates for her incompetence rather than build schools and hospitals.
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Thereās a potential irony in Starmerās downfall being the mirror image of Trussā. Truss was kippered by unfunded tax cuts causing a gilt market rout. Starmer may be kippered by a failure to raise taxes sufficiently causing a gilt market rout.
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The Gilt market this morning is voting on the governmentās timidity and inactivity. Rising gilt yields will make Rachelās black hole bigger.
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James Ball
8 days ago
There is a small subset of pro-Starmer ultras on here who either genuinely donāt understand that budget stories *are directly briefed out by the Treasury, with permission* or pretend not to know that. And so they claim the plans never existed, havenāt changed, etc. It is maddening, and dumb as fuck.
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āRelying on smaller tax raising measuresā, and if, as likely, these prove insufficient she will have to come back for more, thereby prolonging the pain. Why not do the job properly first time?
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Rachel Reeves to abandon plans to raise income tax rates in budget
Labour had laid the ground to break a manifesto pledge on taxes for working people but has now made a U-turn
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/nov/14/rachel-reeves-to-abandon-plans-to-raise-income-tax-rates-in-budget
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It is abundantly clear that he is simply not up to the job and that itās well past the time to go.
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Starmer now 'more likely' to face leadership challenge, says Harriet Harman
The Labour peer tells Sky's Electoral Dysfunction podcast that party "faithfuls are losing faith" in the prime minister.
https://news.sky.com/story/starmer-now-more-likely-to-face-leadership-challenge-says-harriet-harman-13469813
8 days ago
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Weak people, in power but completely out of ideas.
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Budget 2025: Starmer and Reeves ditch plans to raise income tax
The prime minister and chancellor have spent weeks laying the groundwork to make the manifesto-breaking announcement on 26 November, but won't go ahead with it amid fears it would further anger Labour...
https://news.sky.com/story/starmer-and-reeves-ditch-plans-to-raise-income-tax-in-budget-13470025
8 days ago
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FinTwitter
11 days ago
IEA Warns All Pathways Lead to Over 1.5°C Warming
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Chocolate teapots are more use
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Nandy rules out taking action to remove Robbie Gibb from BBC board ā UK politics live
Culture secretary also condemns MPs who dismiss BBC as āinstitutionally biasedā in swipe at Badenoch and Farage
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/live/2025/nov/11/bbc-crisis-labour-conservatives-donald-trump-lawsuit-politics-live-updates
11 days ago
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Did the BBC ever look so weak and pathetic as it does today? The silence from Lisa Nandy is deafening.
13 days ago
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Good riddance
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Tim Davie resigns as BBC's director-general - with CEO of BBC News also stepping down
Tim Davie has resigned as the BBC's director-general.
https://news.sky.com/story/tim-davie-resigns-as-bbcs-director-general-13467527
13 days ago
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UFO - TV Series Opening
YouTube video by Classic Film & TV Cafe
https://youtube.com/watch?v=ya_9fUNstvc
13 days ago
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BladeoftheSun
14 days ago
Prince William who doesn't even need to be there, went to the UN Climate Conference on a Private Jet. He doesn't give the slightest toss about Climate Change, only getting publicity for doing nothing.
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Henry Morris
14 days ago
Swifts have declined 70% since 1994. They fly from Africa to breed here, only to find we've blocked their nest sites. A £35 swift brick nest box was proposed for all new buildings. The construction industry lobbied Labour to block it. Biodiversity sustains life. Labour sustains economic power.
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15 days ago
Gunvor pulls offer for Russiaās Lukoil as US brands firm āKremlin puppetā The Swiss-based trading house, which had offered to buy the Russian oil giantās international assets, called the accusation āfundamentally misinformed.ā Putler Just had the door slammed shut
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Gunvor pulls offer for Russiaās Lukoil as US brands firm āKremlin puppetā
The Swiss-based trading house, which had offered to buy the Russian oil giantās international assets, called the accusation āfundamentally misinformed.ā
https://www.politico.eu/article/donald-trump-kremlin-russia-lukoil-gunvor-deal-trade/
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Lloyd
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The Guardian
17 days ago
The Sun publisher agrees to pay Christopher Jefferies āsubstantial damagesā
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The Sun publisher agrees to pay Christopher Jefferies āsubstantial damagesā
Rupert Murdochās News Group Newspapers apologises for invading privacy of man wrongly arrested for high-profile murder Rupert Murdochās news publisher in the UK agreed to pay āsubstantial damagesā to a man wrongly arrested for a high-profile murder, after apologising for the invasion of his privacy. Christopher Jefferies, a retired schoolteacher and landlord from Bristol, was wrongfully arrested in 2010 for the murder of Joanna Yeates, a landscape architect. Continue reading...
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/nov/05/the-sun-publisher-agrees-to-pay-christopher-jefferies-substantial-damages?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=bluesky&CMP=bsky_gu
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@raystonian
17 days ago
Abolish the monarchy. Fucking irrelevant medieval pantomime.
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Jenny Frecklington-Jones #IStandWithPalestinešš
18 days ago
The hostage was filmed being RAPED by IOF terrorists. His intestines exploded. His rectum was ruptured. Ministers, MPs and religious leaders praised the rapists. TV stations hosted the rapists. The public overwhelmingly supported the rapists. ABC News: "an alleged abuse"
#auspol
#GazaGenocide
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Labour is shaping up to be the Tories but without the competence
add a skeleton here at some point
18 days ago
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Baba Yaga FĆØlla
19 days ago
Kstovo ... nothing is burning .. except the Lukoil refinery Looks expensive. š
#russianLosses
#UkraineNews
#UkrainianSanctions
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Best for Britain
19 days ago
āFrankfurt, Madrid, Milan and Paris are all doing better than they were. It has been at Londonās expense. There is no question about that.ā ~AA
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āThe money machine is misfiringā: City blames Brexit for UKās Ā£20bn productivity headache
Poor output since the leave vote has landed Rachel Reeves with a bigger-than-forecast budget spending gap
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2025/oct/31/city-brexit-uk-productivity-eu-rachel-reeves-budget
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Mystic Meg Farage
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Politics latest: Farage predicts early general election in 2027 due to 'economic collapse'
Nigel Farage is holding a news conference where he will flesh out Reform UK's economic policies. But Labour and the Tories have preemptively attacked the plans. Elsewhere, we are expecting to hear an ...
https://news.sky.com/story/politics-latest-reeves-rent-mistake-labour-starmer-asylum-budget-tax-farage-reform-12593360
19 days ago
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Chris
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piss off Blair
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We had it all wrong, itās not the victims we should feel sorry for, but the Royal Family. How terribly sad for them.
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Donald Trump says he feels 'badly' for royals after Andrew stripped of titles over Epstein row
The King's brother was stripped of his prince and Duke of York titles by the monarch over his links to paedophile financier Jeffrey Epstein on Thursday. Andrew has denied all wrongdoing.
https://news.sky.com/story/donald-trump-says-he-feels-very-badly-for-royals-after-andrew-stripped-of-titles-over-epstein-row-13462425
19 days ago
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John Johnston
20 days ago
Its IMPERATIVE Labour rout the BBC Tory management.
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In the same way that the RAF rebuilt Dresden
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Kemi Badenoch 'rebuilding' Tory party as she marks first year as leader
Despite starting to craft a new Tory policy platform, she has been criticised by anonymous MPs who are disappointed the Conservatives do not appear to be cutting through with voters.
https://news.sky.com/story/kemi-badenoch-rebuilding-tory-party-as-she-marks-first-year-as-leader-13462303
20 days ago
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Paul Eric Scannell
21 days ago
Something changed when greed began to speak louder than need. The balance broke and families started working twice as hard for half as much. Loss has been disguised as growth š¢
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KIU ⢠Russian Officers killed in Ukraine
22 days ago
At least 7100 Russian officers have been eliminated in the Russian invasion of Ukraine since 24 February 2022. Weekly update: +40 newly registered. Sources: public Russian obituaries and graves (see link in bio).
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Michael
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Norwegian doctor in Gaza: āItās worse than any horror film'
Norwegian doctor Nil Ekiz saw Gazaās hospitals overrun, children dying, and medics injecting themselves to survive
https://www.thecanary.co/uncategorized-en/2025/11/01/norwegian-doctor-recounts-horrors-in-gaza/
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acemaxx analytics
21 days ago
When you look at the
#UK
, not only are 10y yields the highest across advanced economies, but the
#term
#premium
component is also the highest, chart
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Somehow I donāt expect he will be sleeping in a tent on the Strand anytime soon
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Prince Andrew to be stripped of titles and forced to leave Windsor home
Kingās brother will become known as Andrew Mountbatten Windsor, Buckingham Palace says, in latest fallout from Epstein scandal
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/oct/30/prince-andrew-leave-royal-lodge-windsor
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