Just having a Saturday night reflection with my wife and realised that I ve let young Gildy down. I was a sickly child and all I wanted to do when I grew up was Paint and drink wine on the left bank or live next to Central park. I've at least been to New York, but don't even know which bank is left

And they say you can't have heaven on earth

To quote Errol Brown 'I believe in miracles'. My energy supplier has just recommended I reduce, yes you heard right, reduce my Direct debit by £24 a month, obviously, I bit their hand off ... amazing, pre-Christmas bonus

Funny they'd want to do that while not talking about NATHAN GILL at all.

"Right, just got up, wonder how the cricket's going"?...... something no-one will be saying for the next 3 days 🏏

This was exactly two years and eleven months ago. 1,066 days of Ukrainians fighting for their country after a promise we made on the steps of our own house. And the American voter betrayed them and themselves in a single measure.

Dear Americans Your country just drafted Ukraine’s death sentence. Never forget that. Ukrainians surely won’t

Breast enlarging hypnotists are fine though? The Guardian seems a bit confused.

There was a bloke called Nathan Gill Who's turned out to be a Russian shill There is no disputin' He's an asset to putin Now time for the one on Capitol Hill

Trouble at the BBC. Hopefully all this will lead to the end of political appointees.

The total lack of seriousness that UK elites show while facing an obvious pre-war/ grey war situation in most policy realms is atrocious. Small boats? Yeah whatever mate.

Home Office: How dare people say we are acting like the far-right? Also the Home Office: These far-right graphics look great, let's copy them.

If the Tory, Labour or LibDems Welsh leader had been imprisoned for colluded with Russia it would be front page news for weeks - because it's Reform we'll just get a 'meh' and let Farage carry on telling us how broken other political parties are. Depressing really.

Agatha Christie plot gathering pace

This is Zelenskyy's "if necessary for years, if necessary alone" moment. A chapter in history that will be remembered both for the shame of Washington's betrayal, and for the dignity, bravery, defiance and resolve of the Ukrainian people in the face of it all.

Gill-ty as charged. I wonder if Nigel Farage will be giving a press conference on this one?

🚨 Nigel Farage’s close ally has been jailed for 10 and a half years after being recruited and paid by Moscow. Why did Nathan Gill do it? ✏️ @snellarthur.bsky.social

I can't understand why this isn't happening. How have Farage and Trump managed to constantly re invent themselves and remain relevant when the average person's attention span is 15 seconds? Why isn't everyone sick to death of them? And some want Burnham and Milliband back, can we please move on now?

This is one of the changes in the UK media landscape that should be more remarked on: the fact that being a very open, proud, outright racist is no longer a bar to being a pundit on some TV stations (in this case GBN and Talk TV).

The sentencing hearing of Nathan Gill has begun. Follow @thenerve.news for updates throughout the day. 1/

REFUK traitor Nathan Gill will be sentenced at the Old Bailey today for taking bribes from Russia. But his path to becoming a Russian agent starts in another court altogether: Llangefni County Court in Anglesey. Here's how👇 www.thenewworld.co.uk/arthur-snell...

The right is wrecking our democracy. What are you going to do to fight back? ✏️ Matthew d'Ancona

Proper cold day.... feels good, much better than the rain.

I had a chance to move permanently to Dublin in 2011......I regret not taking that chance every single day, with knobs on

20th of March, 2020

Dominic Cummings is a stupid person’s idea of a clever person. Despite the bluff and the conspicuous sprinklings of Latin, I don’t think even stupid people ever thought Boris was clever. More that he somehow convinced done people he was a jolly good chap.

Genuinely a ridiculous state of affairs for a country with an extant social care crisis, aging population, and that pretends to care about integration.

I am more forgiving of right wing pundits than some on here, but I do think anyone who is still doing this specific performance of "we have no evidence lockdowns work" is too stupid to be trusted with their own shoelaces.

Living in Italy I posted what the UK should do on the bird site in the weeks before lockdown. I said what was coming. A British Tory MP argued against me, making disparaging comments about Italy. It was so obvious. So many lives that could have been saved...

The sight of Johnson pissing about in March 2020 and treating Covid, like he treats everything, as a joke is nauseating. #CovidInquiry #C4News

From the CWS Archives. 19th December 2021.

A former UK prime minister held responsible for tens of thousands of deaths while the US president calls for elected politicians to be hanged. A jolt of a reminder that law and policy are ultimately about life and death. And politicians are often not up to dealing with such things.

Having Johnson & Cummings in Downing Street when Covid struck was, just like Brexit, an entirely avoidable disaster caused largely by utterly appalling journalism. And now exactly the same clowns, arses & bigots with bylines are rolling out the red carpet for Farage. www.thetimes.com/article/1b15...

A "toxic and chaotic culture" in the UK government affected decision-making, it adds, saying that then-Prime Minister Boris Johnson failed to tackle and sometimes "actively [encouraged] it" www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cm...

mister Keir Starmer sir everyone hates you anyway just ban ChatGPT and Twitter and then resign, it's not like it's going to get better anyway, do this for the greater good

Fantastic news for London: the DLR Extension to Thamesmead is going ahead with backing from the Government. It’s something I’ve long called for, and will create jobs for Londoners and help deliver tens of thousands of homes in London.

I sometimes feel like I am going mad. Owning a £1.5m home is not normal in London or the South East of England.

I love this film. My favourite Matthau movie. Although his 'father of Mimsy' nervous breakdown in Plaza Suite is magnificent.

FFS, if he joins Reform he'll get a seat, then perhaps he'll shut up about private school fees

"Nigel Farage has been paid over £330,000 by GB News in the last year alone. Farage is deep in the pockets of a company that aims to replace the BBC". Punchy video from @eddavey.libdems.org.uk.

I may never forgive the American people for re-electing him.

Senior Reform UK Councillor Tom Pickup, Lancashire, has been suspended by party after he was exposed as being part of a far-right WhatsApp Group. He was featured in this high profile Reform UK video just weeks ago… lancashire.thelead.uk/p/breaking-s...

Disgraceful

Excellent thread on Barbara Castle and the introduction of the breathalyser! It's an episode with an important moral: that having the courage to do the right thing, even if it's unpopular at the time, can save lives and bring public opinion with it over time.

Wes thinks he can win

Is the UK cursed? Or just the Tory party? May Johnson Truss Sunak Badenoch And that's only 8 years They might as well make me leader.

🚨 BREAKING: Kent County Council is hurtling towards financial oblivion under Reform. A shocking new council report reveals a projected budget black hole of £46.5 million for this year. The Reform Administration has completely lost control of our finances. 🔶

I love Kemi, she's the only glimpse of hope in a miserable world. She brings laughter

I agree with every word.

Covers it www.theguardian.com/politics/202...