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A viral image which supposedly shows Nigel Farage visiting a child with terminal cancer in hospital isn’t real. It’s based on a real picture of a boy with cancer, which has then been edited with the help of AI to include the Reform UK leader.

A reminder that Reform's candidate for Gorton and Denton, Matt Goodwin, has still not explained what he meant by this claim that developments in genetic science will make younger generations more right wing as they understand the "inherent differences" between different groups

Britain isn’t broken, but does have problems. “Reform promises to put it all right…led by the man who almost singlehandedly took us into the biggest economic shock since 2008…joined by a host of people who led the Conservative government during the years Britain ‘broke’.” Yeah, makes no sense. 🤷🏼‍♀️

Britain isn’t broken, but does have problems. “Reform promises to put it all right…led by the man who almost singlehandedly took us into the biggest economic shock since 2008…joined by a host of people who led the Conservative government during the years Britain ‘broke’.” Yeah, makes no sense. 🤷🏼‍♀️

www.ft.com/content/d0b7... No thank you.

📣📣📣 A major warning has finally surfaced... The UK government quietly published a shortened intelligence report revealing that global ecosystem collapse is now a direct threat to our national security. Read more, by Rupert Read.

Wise words from Brian Eno.

I think witnessing Brexit as both insider & outsider had a profound effect on Mark Carney. His resolve in the face of the next stage of the attempted destabilisation of the West might even be described as a ‘Brexit benefit’!

Wise words from Brian Eno.

Really important thread about the painful realisation that is slowly sinking in…

If the US is no longer a reliable ally, the UK needs options – political, economic and strategic. Liz Crosbie's piece explores what comes next ⤵️ eastangliabylines.co.uk/foreign-poli...

Britain is one of the best places in recorded history to be born, live, work and grow old. Lots of room for improvement obviously but combat the pessimism, it’s the forerunner of fascism.

Here’s a short poem about the power of poetry to change the world.

So true.

Are Europeans finally waking up? A survey published today finds that the proportion of Europeans who view the US as an ally or an adversary are approaching the same levels as how they feel about China. But European leaders haven't gotten the memo.

Good to see this being posted here

Why we won't be using X anymore ⬇️

If it’s generally accepted that the last 10 years have been dreadful, is there any science behind that? A look back, probably in anger, at the last decade | Ben Smith

Excellent.

I call on my party and my government to remove themselves entirely from X and communicate with the public where they actually participate online and can be protected from such illegality.

Finally now our priority should be, better bloody late than never: We need INDEPENDENCE from the USA. That means security independence, economic independence, digital independence. It isn’t easy but we have no choice. That should be our number 1 goal.

Keir Starmer says Britain supports international law – and welcomes Maduro’s removal. How can both positions be held at the same time? eastangliabylines.co.uk/foreign-poli...

There’s going to be a motion of censure at the UN and Starmer is going to have a decision to make.

And many others.

Only just realised?

Only just realised?

2025: Labour's Nick Thomas-Symonds says the UK is returning to the EU Erasmus program 2020: That time Boris Johnson said that the UK would not leave Erasmus as part of Brexit

So what if they weaken ECHR human rights protections? So what if they interpret protection from torture differently? Will that improve services? Help the NHS? Bring better food, air & education? Eradicate poverty? Crushing rights is the most destructive distraction from the wrongs that need fixing.

Not sure how long Farage is going to get away with this sort of thing…. Long enough to get into No.10 where he can fully screw the country over? Or could he (for love of god) be investigated before then? Racism aside (which should end his career), he’s just so bloody corrupt… (Private Eye)

Sign if you wish. petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...

Sign if you wish. petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...

Rant alert: Trump’s national security strategy trashing the EU and core values at heart of transatlantic alliance makes it all the more urgent for Starmer to pursue bolder reset with EU. His timidity loses valuable time and risks leaving us even more subject to events rather than shaping them. 🧵

So, I’ll be spending the next few days working my way through the supposed 75 Brexit Benefits. If someone wouldn’t mind passing me my marigolds and hazmat suit, I would be much obliged. 🐻

‘It’s the shape of story across all ages and human cultures. You’re in a hole. Then you get out.’ The climate crisis hole is hot, dark and we’re still in it. But Prof Jules Pretty describes how we’re beginning to get out. There is good news…

Every woman and girl deserves to feel safe in our city. That’s why we have invested £233 million to stop perpetrators and expand support for survivors, but there’s still more to do. Together, we can build a city that's safe for everyone.

Accurate.

This is how Chris Mason, like a child filled with wonder, described "the choreography and theatre that surrounds a Budget" in Feb 2024, when a male Tory Chancellor was in post. "Plans, or even just options, can be floated... Reaction to them can be tested. Opponents can be teased or wrongfooted." 👀

BREAKING: “The idea that leaving the EU was the answer to all our cares and concerns has clearly been proved wrong." Keir Starmer says that "wild promises were made" about Brexit. He adds: "The same argument is now being made about the European Convention on Human Rights"

This week showed what online communities can do. By sharing the petition for an inquiry into Russian influence, people have forced Parliament to act.

"After COP30, what now? It’s actually good news" My piece in today’s East Anglia Bylines eastangliabylines.co.uk/environment/... It’s the shape of story across all ages and human cultures. You’re in a hole. Then you get out.

Rachel Reeves was frustrated that a Sussex development was delayed by “… some snails … a protected species or something, that are microscopic; you can’t even see them…” The snail in question is one of Britain’s rarest and most endangered freshwater species, the lesser whirlpool ramshorn.

The Commons isn’t usually the place for sharp comedy, but today’s Budget delivered a moment that made even the frontbench blink. Let’s just say Russia came up… and Farage was the punchline. 🔥

Were we told we’d be poorer? “Johnson wanted to make “a Titanic success” of Brexit… he succeeded: we hit the iceberg. … reconnecting with Europe may not be a political choice anymore, but an economic necessity.”

Were we told we’d be poorer? “Johnson wanted to make “a Titanic success” of Brexit… he succeeded: we hit the iceberg. … reconnecting with Europe may not be a political choice anymore, but an economic necessity.”

Analysis of the language used in Trump’s Ukraine “peace plan” shows it was drafted in Russian and translated into English. I’ll try to dig up a link.

No surprise there. 😔

As COP30 debates how to save the planet’s biodiversity, here are some ideas to try in your garden and community to help local wildlife | Glyn Evans

The real BBC bias story, narrated by Anna Ford

Bees being poisoned by pesticides highlights the absurdity of our current approach. We kill pollinators necessary for the plants that feed us. Cllr Glyn Evans argues, as COP30 debates Biodiversity, that we must change our attitude to nature. eastangliabylines.co.uk/environment/...