To be clear they approached the debating society. Who does thar? I'll tell you - people who are deliberately engineering controversy in the hope that it will get talked about on talk radio stations and GB News

The same people who tell us “oh, dear boy, you don’t understand” when reassuring us about Palantir embedding itself in the British state were almost exactly the same people who told us Russian interference, Cambridge Analytica and phone hacking were just ‘conspiracy theories’

It is so embarrassing that it has taken nearly a decade for a British minister to say this, a statement of the absolute bloody obvious

Kent councillor Matthew Fraser Moat has fallen on his sword after admitting his party had failed to find any waste to cut ✏️ Rats in a Sack 🐀

Epstein survivors released a Super Bowl ad demanding justice and accountability. Years later, survivors are still waiting while institutions stay silent. This isn’t closure. It’s failure. Watch the ad. Share it everywhere. Demand justice.

Senior and successful Labour figures such as Burnham and Khan have said plainly reversing Brexit is their preferred policy. Starmer should listen and adopt this, he knows it and so does the majority of British people: Tory Brexit has utterly failed. www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...

Crockett: "The US is falling apart, partially bc he's allowing for killings in the street, but also bc we have a 34 count convicted felon being shielded from any type of accountability as it relates to a child sex trafficking ring. I don't understand why we're pretending any of this is normal."

"Three senior officials from Eastern European countries said they were concerned by Reform’s stance on Russia" ⬇️ “So far Reform UK has not expressed very strong messages of support … We don’t have clarity of what their position on Ukraine is, to be honest.”

Rod Stewart calls out “draft dodger” Trump for denigrating the service of allied combat vets, and says that PM Keir Starmer must insist that Trump publicly apologize.

His lips are movin!!

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📌 ICYMI — Trump’s Greenland Delusion Runs Aground in Davos For all his attempted bullying, taunts and threats, Trump's delusional Davos speech revealed a man who is far weaker than he appears… https://bylinetimes.com/2026/01/21/donald-trump-davos-speech-greenland-delusion-runs-aground-in-davos/

Opinion | Trump is shedding popularity at home Americans are kinder and less selfish than their President – and the polls show they are deserting him 🖊️ By Sarah Baxter trib.al/w3X0si1

BREAKING: Statement by Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, the Netherlands, Norway, Sweden and the United Kingdom:

The New World is brilliant btw.

Great letter from business leaders in the FT highlighting how chaos under First Past the Post has caused economic uncertainty and hurt growth. “An electoral system that truly represents the electorate will be good for business, good for politics, and good for the British people.” buff.ly/FcziiyP

You mean adding an unpopular politician who fiddled his taxes and claimed public money to heat his horses who stood down before the 2024 GE because the party he was in was so deeply unpopular didn’t help make Reform UK more popular? I am shocked. Shocked, I tell you.

Make sure this ridiculous fraudulent toad never gets into any government. Can't believe I am actually saying any of this still after Brexit. He fucking destroyed this country!.

Nobody is actually “outraged” of course.

“Exit provisions are a basic staple of any international trade agreement. Pretending these routine legal contingencies constitute a democratic outrage is frankly exhausting.” ~AA www.ft.com/content/3733...

Parliament can still act to stop political lying. Ask your MP to support the Hillsborough Law amendment. www.compassioninpolitics.com/write_mp_acc...

Strange isn't it... the people who actually live in London overwhelmingly think it's safe.... almost like everyone else is falling for a lie

Not the most important thing. But this contract was - probably unlawfully - awarded without competition. But the Court of Appeal, under pressure from the Tories over our VIP lane judicial reviews, said there was no public interest in who Government awards contracts to so there can be no challenge.

The pardon for Hernandez makes an obvious & absolute mockery of each & every attempt to rationalise, or even justify, Trump's treatment of Maduro. I'm not sure this single, simple point can be stressed enough. Once again, he proves his critics right & reduces his supporters to epic moral corruption.

Jeez. Greenland is in the NATO alliance. How hard can this be?

"I'm not going to start wars, I'm going to stop wars" 6 Nov 2024

So delighted for poor, victimised Michelle Mone. She can keep her 15K weekly income from the mansion she rents out. 🥳 It’s a mere pittance for an entrepreneur who has inspired so many & who is loved by millions. Let’s hope 2026 is a better year for this kind & noble woman. 🙏🏻❤️

MPs warn that UK agreements with Donald Trump are ‘built on sand’ www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

Third of Reform UK’s council leaders have expressed vaccine-sceptic views www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

Releasing 100 pages totally blacked out is a fuck you from the DOJ and a huge admission of a cover up.

The North-South divide is as wide as ever northeastbylines.co.uk/news/politic...

After gutting British car industry for 14 years, the Tories now say net zero is the problem. Badenoch calling Labour “disastrous” won’t erase their Brexit damage that caused factoried closures. Scrapping subsidies just means fewer jobs and more decline.

Nigel Farage’s Russian Influence Advent Calendar… bylinetimes.com/2025/12/10/n...

George Monbiot: "The Bylines Network is tremendously inspiring…it's crucial that journalism speaks truth to power, but the great majority of it unfortunately speaks with the voice of power…it’s really inspiring to see networks like yours filling that huge gap and doing what journalism ought to do.”

So yes, do both if you want to, while being aware that one activity is useful and the other is futile. But be aware that for most population obsessives, it's either/or, and is used to avoid moral responsibility and effective action. More on all this here: www.theguardian.com/commentisfre... 13/13

India shows how BritCard Digital ID could be weaponised Starmer’s BritCards have cited India’s Digital ID system as a positive example – here’s why that should scare you | Dean Conway @deanconway.bsky.social

"The show is based on the lives of people who were denied welfare benefits and died" @conservatives.bsky.social legacy of mass murder & cruelty. www.theguardian.com/stage/2025/d...

This is what you don't hear every time this junktank appears on the BBC. *Why not?* Great exposure by Sam and @desmog.com

Mark Rutte, "Russia has brought war back to Europe. And we must prepare for the scale of war our parents and grandparents endured" The US under Trump withdrawing their support of Ukraine and Europe, really is tragic for western democracies

According to @sebastienmaillard.bsky.social, the UK should consider rejoining European civil protection for three compelling reasons: 1️⃣ It's in the UK's interest 2️⃣ There's no political cost 3️⃣ It will rebuild trust with the EU Read in full 👇 ukandeu.ac.uk/why-uk-shoul...

New analysis from Peter Kellner suggests the UK now has a clear pro-Rejoin majority – driven by generational change and millions of Leave voters switching sides. @eastangliabylines.co.uk @stephenmcnair.bsky.social

In the words of Boris Johnson "Let the bodies pile high".

A reminder that when Kemi Badenoch hacked Harriet Harman's website it was an offence carrying a sentence of up to five years in prison

One thing you can say about Snake Oil, he’s dedicated. Dedicated to being anywhere but Clacton and the UK, Abu Dhabi for the Grand Prix, now Australia for the Ashes, he knows how to take the piss www.thenewworld.co.uk/rats-in-a-sa...

UK households cut spending at fastest pace in 5 years. Average real wage stuck at 2008 level. Energy, water, broadband, rents, grocery, dentist, vets prices rising at more than CPI. Poorest 20% pay higher proportion of income in taxes than the richest 20%. Can't rebuild without redistribution.

Left: Financial Post, "Canada reaches deal to join EU's flagship defence program" Right: Bloomberg, "Talks for UK to Join Flagship EU Defence Fund End in Failure" Labour's 'make Brexit work' disaster #...

Negotiations over Britain joining the €150 billion fund have failed. Yet the UK's access to Europe's SAFE defence fund remains vital to deter "the tyrant on our doorstep," says @pimlicat.bsky.social. Read here: https://bit.ly/4p3vSTz