The Kraken wakes is my favourite John Wyndham followed by the Chrysalids. Always wondered why we had several TV versions of Day of the Triffids and the Midwich Cuckoos but none of my favourites, which are better stories IMO!

Only downside to #drwho'sfishfight is we'll have to wait longer for a decent Wyndham's Kraken now.

Wyndham is definitely the most under-utilized SF author. Apart from The Midwich Cuckoos and Day of the Triffids, none of his books have had the prestige adaptations they deserve. The Chrysalids is surely crying out for a high-end TV series. Some great short stories too.

Absolutely baffling to me that public health nurses go into schools to administer flu vaccines all across the country but they're not giving covid vaccines too. What the fuck are we doing

Nigel Farage appears to equate Alf Garnett - a satirical 70s character intended to lampoon racists - with hissing "Hitler was right" to boys at school. I wonder if he's missing the point www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/politics/uki...

Our privatised water system is broken, and the next Water Bill could lock in more of the same. I’ve written to my MP and asked him to attend this briefing and to also commit to campaigning for public ownership of water companies. You can do the same in 2 minutes: actionnetwork.org/letters/ask-...

Starmer says he’s "taking the gloves off" and that the Greens are "nuts" Big talk from the PM of vibes based cruelty and trickle down cowardice. Join.greenparty.org.uk

Shamina Begum must be held accountable for her actions when she was 15. Whereas I should not, because I was a mere child.

My dad abhors any negative comments about immigrants. Asked him recently why he’s so strong on it: ‘Because we’re always happy to take the rich and clever ones. Which means it’s not about disliking immigrants. It’s about disliking the poor and vulnerable. And that’s a bad human instinct.’

Anyone noticed how UK media is a lot less obsessed with Farage’s alleged antisemitism than Corbyn’s alleged antisemitism? Odd that.

This👇 FIFA is so weak, they buckled to a malignant narcissist child rapist, to give him a fake award for setting up concentration camps, disappearing children from their parents, killing people, murdering fishermen & being Putin's bitch. How low can FIFA & Epsteins friend go? WTAF?!.

It is interesting that Jeremy Corbyn has been an MP for 42 years and led the opposition for 5 years. He's been on Question Time once. Nigel Farage, 44 times. Our Media is corrupt, corrupt to the core.

There are thousands of trained doctors in the UK right now — unemployed. Not because they’re unnecessary, but because the government refuses to fund the NHS roles we desperately need. If we have the doctors, we can fund the doctors. So why won’t they? youtu.be/jN42hYQsehU?...

Very telling tonight on Question Time how much the Labour minister absolutely did not want me to talk. Every time I even began a sentence he started to try and distract me. It's not going to work on anyone. Join.greenparty.org.uk

Zack P: When are we going to have a cost of living special...? Fiona Bruce: ...we talk about cost living every week..not sure why we need a special programme for it. You talk about immigration every week. Yet, here we are, with a question time special on...immigration. Not sure that logic follows.

So gas and electricity prices are set to rise again - because we have to pay for substantial infrastructure upgrades. I wonder how much infrastructure could have been upgraded if private companies hadn’t spent over 30 years stealing our money for a few shareholders?

Nigel Farage says that Christopher Harborne, whose crypto firm the Reform leader plugged on air, while promising to hand massive tax cuts to, wants "absolutely nothing in return" for the £9 million he gave his party bylinetimes.com/2025/12/04/c...

The super-rich rightwing are pouring money into Reform. Do ordinary voters really think their aim is to even out social inequality and make their lives better? Do they think they’re doing it so Farage invests in infrastructure and public services? Ffs. Democracy being beaten to death in plain sight.

Labour MPs rally around alternative immigration policy Report from prominent migration expert backed by senior Labour backbenchers as unease grows over government's "draconian" immigration proposals northeastbylines.co.uk/news/politic...

Zack Polanski, "Look how rattled they are about The Green Party because what I'm talking about is something very pragmatic" *interruption* "Am I going to be allowed to talk?" "We have an aging population, a declining birth rate, and we have pensions to pay"

The right try and distract us by constantly talking about immigration. Cost of Living, the NHS, the climate crisis - let's keep them on the agenda. Join.greenparty.org.uk

Zack Polanski, "Margaret Thatcher said there's no such thing as society and then the Tories over 14 years shut the community centres down" "How do you expect people to integrate when they have nowhere to gather together?"

The Express is furious about this because the moment you show those who repeat anti-immigration rhetoric the real human stories their narrative collapses. The “immigrants” are people. Our friends, colleagues and family. And it’s this nation of neighbours that is what makes Britain great.

Some patients do attend A&E with problems that could be dealt with by other healthcare services. However, the article makes clear this cadre represents 2% of patients. If you really want to reduce pressure on A&Es, offer Covid vaccines free for all. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Daisy Cooper, "In 2017 there was not a single asylum seeker that arrived on a boat" "Today we have 46,000 a year" "And do you know why?" "Brexit" "Pushed through by Boris Johnson and championed by Nigel Farage" *audience erupts in applause" #BBCQT

"You're a government of cowards" Zack Polanski calls out the Labour government's inhumane approach to asylum- highlighting continued austerity as the root cause of structural issues in our society join.greenparty.org.uk

Ireland, Spain, Netherlands, Slovenia to boycott Eurovision. 65% voted in favour of changes to public voting system to be enough to address disquiet over Israeli "public" support. So there was no vote on opposition on the grounds of war in Gaza www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio...

Once a symbol of unity and hope across Europe, the Eurovision Song Contest has been turned into a pink-washing front for war criminals in Israel. After today's decision, there must be a global boycott of Eurovision.

Zack Polanski, "Labour are a government of cowards because you won't tell people the truth about migration" "Migration is a positive thing for our country" "We need migration" "We need fair and managed migration" "And that's what will change this conversation" *huge clap* #BBCQT

Also, the NHS just *did* report on ADHD, which concluded it is "under-recognised, under-diagnosed and under-treated". www.england.nhs.uk/long-read/re...

Police report in respect of the social media activity of Gender Critical commentator Richard Dunstan: a statement from me. goodlaw.social/y7q6

The UK must follow Ireland, Spain, the Netherlands and Slovenia’s lead and boycott Eurovision. We cannot have “business as usual” with Israel, a genocidal apartheid state.

Wes Streeting claims there are too many diagnoses of anxiety, autism, and ADHD. But when people are oppressed by neoliberalism, and others cannot comply with its demand for uniformity, he is really seeking to destroy evidence of dissent for his toxic worldview. www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2025/12...

The truth … not enough hospital beds is the cause of A&E delays … political failure & NHS leaders complicit with them Jan 23 Rishi Sunak promised 5000 more PERMANENT hospital beds. NHSE leaders in Dec 23 said that there were added. There are 400 fewer beds now than when he made that announcement!

‘Unacceptable’ new figures show rejections of Access to Work claims have shot up this year #AccessToWork #DWP @accesstoworkcol.bsky.social www.disabilitynewsservice.com/unacceptable...

As the United States carries out illegal attacks at sea, we must defend international law, speak up for peace, and say without hesitation: no war with Venezuela.

Couldn’t really be more starkly apparent that the choice is now Billionaires or Democracy, IMO. We can have one or the other but not both, as this system is currently constituted.

Our latest investigation, in collaboration with Democracy for Sale 👇 democracyforsale.substack.com/p/breaking-o...

Israel *must* be excluded. End of. If Germany wants to self-exclude with them… good.

Yes! Why do policymakers fail to understand that human brains and bodies do not have infinite capacity for stress. If people are worried about feeding their kids, paying the rent or turning on the heating then it’s no surprise that they have nothing left to give towards finding an appropriate job!

Or maybe diagnosis is at last catching up with the crises so many have been enduring, which have for so long been minimised, dismissed or ignored. share.google/1aKjHRJ596x6...

🔴 BREAKING: Our fake Chinese AI investor bought access to 10+ Labour MPs and minister Brand new investigation by Democracy for Sale and Led By Donkeys. democracyforsale.substack.com/p/breaking-o...

Posing as advisors to a wealthy Chinese investor, we found former Tory MP Ben Howlett offering paid access to senior Labour figures in government — and it was shockingly easy... and shockingly cheap.

It’s totally devastating that some groups and orgs have been pushed into such a position. Excluding our trans siblings is a backwards step. One day we will look back at this period in time and realise, what many of us know already. It’s utterly shameful and wrong.

It's all bad but hadn't seen the bit where Farage says: "The European Union is the prototype for the New World Order." That is a seriously, deeply problematic term that taps into Illuminati and antisemitic conspiracy theories. How the fuck did this man direct the course of our politics?

Reform vote to raise council taxes for the poorest in County Durham Planned council tax reforms will impact the poorest in County Durham northeastbylines.co.uk/business/eco...

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