🧑‍🌾 SPOTTED in Jackson County, Wisconsin…

This is not transparency. #EpsteinFiles

Good name in man and woman is the immediate jewel of their souls. #ShakespeareSunday

Stop asking what victims did or did not do A Harrods survivor’s challenge to us all: Start asking why the British establishment did nothing then and continues to do nothing

Trump takes legal aim at the BBC * The government launches a review into foreign interference – years late * Mayoral elections delayed * Guess who YouGov thinks Scrooge would vote for. Pecksniff’s Diary has the details ⤵️

A timely reminder: The terrifying rise of racism in modern Britain The defeat of fascism was our nation’s triumph, so what has caused such a drastic shift in the modern era? @leftwithnoparty.bsky.social @sussexbylines.co.uk

The voice of the nation – who speaks for Britain? The wrong people are telling the story of Britain, and the story they tell is exhausted | Gerry Mitchell @gerrymitchell.bsky.social

Farage’s Reform UK attack on the young: austerity revisited Nigel Farage, leader of Reform UK Ltd is taking aim at the young over the minimum wage, voting age and mental health support | Mark Cunliffe @markcunliffe.bsky.social

I'm planning a huge foodbank collection with the Scouts as we speak.....

The untold tale behind the Carol of the Bells How the Christmas classic got its start as a cry of Ukranian liberty and defiance | Tetiana Tomaby

Putin’s Plot Against ‘Great’ Britain – And How He Got Away With It – Byline Times

When survivors reacted to this so-called Epstein Files transparency, they didn’t sound shocked. They sounded validated. Because even with a law, even with a deadline, even with the entire country watching, this pedocracy behaved exactly the way it always has.

£90bn a year is too much to ignore in the next election The harsh financial reality of Brexit and what it means for Labour in the next election @cliffmitchell.bsky.social

Hands up who really thinks that the corrupt regime running the USA will actually release anything other than hot air, bullshit and excuses. #EpsteinFiles

No, this is corruption.

The untold tale behind the Carol of the Bells How the Christmas classic got its start as a cry of Ukranian liberty and defiance | Tetiana Tomaby @kentandsurreybylines.co.uk

Walking beyond the darkness: Why mental health matters more than ever Mental health issues touch most of us at some point. It is part of being human @sussexbylines.co.uk

This is not transparency. #EpsteinFiles

Have a great weekend folks! And thank you for supporting #CitizenJournalism

There is growing evidence that the law does not protect employees from harassment or violence. Liz Saville Roberts MP and Baroness Carmen Smith write what needs to be done. 👇👇

Labour’s green promises crumble as UK airport expansions soar, risking Net Zero goals and leaving communities under growing flight paths | Jonathan Fox

Why Is the Government Really Refusing to Investigate Russian Interference in Brexit? – Byline Times

Trump unveils new dystopian visa plans, but where will it end? The Trump administration intends to make visitors provide five years of social media, a decade of email addresses and DNA, where will this all end? | Mark Cunliffe @markcunliffe.bsky.social

one of four in a week www.nytimes.com/2025/12/19/n...

"The recent news that British students will be allowed to participate in the EU-wide scheme (Erasmus) without incurring the burden of tuition fees is welcome and a good step forward to undo the terrible mistake of Brexit." #Erasmus #Brexit #Education #EU🇪🇺 #Scotland🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

The Society of Editors has raised concerns about Keir Starmer’s plan to reduce scrutiny of No 10 by political journalists, saying it risks weakening transparency. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

Trump lawyers up before Christmas * Liz Truss is cited as a legal authority * Farage salivates; Starmer hesitates * Santa according to YouGov would vote Green The year ends as it began. All in Pecksniff’s Diary ⤵️

People who have escaped the unimaginable horror of torture are increasingly being targeted by far-right violence in the UK | Sile Reynolds

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Trump unveils new dystopian visa plans, but where will it end? The Trump administration intends to make visitors provide five years of social media, a decade of email addresses and DNA, where will this all end? | Mark Cunliffe @centralbylines.co.uk @markcunliffe.bsky.social @sdupp.bsky.social

Farage's failed Brexit promised the world and has delivered nothing but misery. So why trust Farage's Reform with the UK economy? They can't even run councils they've won. #SpottedNews

The use of foreign aid in this manner comes in the wake of a report earlier this year, which laid bare the damage that the cut in UK Foreign Aid to just 0.3% of our national GDP was causing. | Peter Sagar

The defeat of fascism was our nation’s triumph, so what has caused such a drastic shift in the modern era? | Tom Serpell

The voice of the nation – who speaks for Britain? The wrong people are telling the story of Britain, and the story they tell is exhausted | Gerry Mitchell @gerrymitchell.bsky.social

This is my favourite of the pieces we've published to date. It's something that needs to be said far more loudly and far more often.

"The US is the new frontier for the AI debate, but its ramifications - as demonstrated by the proposed US-funded data centre in Blyth - flow far deeper" | Jay Robinson

The language of political discourse is a political choice, and has political consequences | Nick Kemp

A campaign for proportional representation (PR) event in Chester urges people to send Christmas cards to their MP | Samuel Jackson

Trump unveils new dystopian visa plans, but where will it end? The Trump administration intends to make visitors provide five years of social media, a decade of email addresses and DNA, where will this all end? | Mark Cunliffe @markcunliffe.bsky.social @centralbylines.co.uk

The Labour government has done something really good. Yup.

Christmas cards, taped-up post boxes, and growing anger. Across Norfolk, post boxes have been suddenly shut with no warning as Royal Mail rolls out its “post boxes of the future” 📢 Full story from Owen Sennitt and Henry Durand eastangliabylines.co.uk/lifestyle/co...

On this date In the year 1981 the crew of the Penlee lifeboat, all 8 men from Mousehole, Cornwall, lost their lives in attempting a heroic rescue in hurricane force winds. In tribute to them we reproduce an article about the Newhaven lifeboat, first published in @sussexbylines.co.uk 2021

Scotland’s young people face limited opportunities after Brexit but could their vision for the future re-shape Scotland’s place in Europe? | Motaz Amer Via @bylines.scot

The "political genius" of Morgan McSweeney in one chart

"I think everyone should help out at a soup kitchen, or a place of refuge, at least once in their lifetime. Such an experience would open their eyes, as the people who come to such places are a mixture of our societies." #Homeless #Poverty #Austerity

The UK’s toxic new asylum and migrant policy A former child refugee looks at how the new UK asylum and migrant policy would have hindered her family’s integration into UK society by #MagdalenaWilliams #KentandSurreyBylines kentandsurreybylines.co.uk/politics/the...

Arrests for terrorism-related offences are up 660% from last year after Palestine Action was banned news.sky.com/story/terror...

The UK is set to rejoin the EU's Erasmus scheme a move supported by 65% of Britons Net support by party Lib Dem +81 Lab +77 Con +36 Reform +7

The House of Lords fought hard to dilute parts of Labour’s Employment Rights Bill – but the core reforms survived. From sick pay to fire-and-rehire, here's how the landscape is about to change dramatically ⤵️ @eastangliabylines.co.uk @stephenmcnair.bsky.social