The Banks in the UK make £82,000,000,000 a year profit, they pay just 28% tax on that. You pay 28% tax on £12,571+ And 42% on £50,270+ The rich do not pay tax.

"5% of migration is small boats but I think it covers about 95% of the coverage we hear about!" 👏

#80sTop30 10: Tears For Fears - Shout This came out out when I was 8 and it's the first song I remember genuinely loving. Mind I could have picked any of 4 songs from the album-1985's Song From The Big Chair-but this brilliant synth and guitar driven work of genius just takes the nod.

#80sTop30 11: The Pogues - Thousands Are Sailing Maybe if we were in Decemeber I may have picked Fairytale but we ain't so my equally favourite Pogues song gets the nod! Stunningly brilliant tale about the Irish emigration to the USA in the 80's. From 1989's If I Should Fall From Grace With God.

#80sTop30 12: Kate Bush - Running Up That Hill Yeah it's a bit bloody obvious but that's cause it's fucking brilliant! Remember hearing it for first time as a kid advertising some CBBC programme and being immediately enchanted by it. From 1985's Hounds Of Love.

#80sTop30 13: Michael Jackson - PYT Around the age of 12 me and a mate became obssessed with Michael Jackson's music-he could do all his dances and the moonwalk, unfortunately I wasn't blessed with such skills! My fav song soon became this disco beauty and remains so today. From 1982's Thriller.

Given how much the China spy case has dominated headlines, it really does beg the question: why is our political-media class so uninterested in Nathan Gill, his Russian bribes, his once close associate Nigel Farage, and Reform UK? Our new Byline Times edition investigates what the media won't 👇

#80sTop30 14: Simple Minds - Glittering Prize Taken from an album where several songs could have made my top 30! Absolute belter of a pop song-my mates and I still sing along to it reguarly! From 1982's New Gold Dream (81-82-83-84). youtu.be/65dxck8KxVc?...

#80sTop30 15: The Psychedelic Furs - Love My Way Incredible new wave tune by the Furs that I come back to time and again. The fact it didn't even crack the UK Top 40 is nuts! From the 1982 album Forever Now. youtu.be/0VUc4dwRLjI?...

#80sTop30 16: Roxy Music - Oh Yeah Sublimely catchy single from Bryan Ferry and co. Taken from their 1980 album Flesh and Blood. youtu.be/UFadTILdKqM?...

#80sTop30 17: Talking Heads - This Must Be The Place (Naive Melody) An outlier both musically and subject wise for Talking heads yet for me is the best of the lot. Simple and full of soul. Taken from 1983's Speaking In Tongues album. youtu.be/nP8JhOSps_0?...

#80sTop30 18: Fleetwood Mac - Isn't It Midnight Classic 80s rock on this Christine McVie led Mac song. Sixth single taken from 1987's Tango In The Night yet didn't crack the top 40, but it's my favourite of the lot. youtu.be/rIEgh32s9mQ?...

NEW: The British politician, his Russian intelligence handler & a Kremlin plot against the US & Ukraine. My new piece about Nathan Gill and Nigel Farage for @thenerve_news in which we ask: Why, even now, is no-one asking questions? t.co/BUTtpK9C4S

#80sTop30 19: David Bowie - Modern Love I became a bit obsessed with this song in the 90's-putting it on the jukebox everytime went to my local -which was a lot back then! Nile Rodgers produced genius. From the 1983 album Let's Dance. youtu.be/mMfh38YTzE8?...

Why does this tax exile 'foreigner' think our government should discuss policy with him? He should feck off back to Monaco. Made his choice based on his own interest, to avoid tax. Anything he has to say will be only in his own interests, again. buff.ly/6XvNGfT

#80sTop30 20: Depeche Mode - Stripped "Let me see you stripped, down to the bone" sexy in the way only Depeche Mode can do! Dark and full of synths-perfect. Taken from 1986's Black Celebration youtu.be/mi3ckbEPZwU?...

On #BBCQT - Fiona Bruce said that the audience and public didn't want to press Reform UK on their dodgy links to Russia. I disagree. RT if you agree it's in the public interest for Reform to explain about their links to Russian money and bribery!

#80sTop30 21: Prince - Strange Relationship My favourite Prince song has tended to change lots over the years which essentially means he has too many fucking great tunes! My current fav is Strange Relationship-him at his funky best. Taken from 1987's Sign O' The Times. youtu.be/y378ys4NZ0k?...

#80sTop30 22: Public Image Ltd. - Rise Post-punk genius from Johnny Rotten's PIL. Taken from the 1986 album Album. youtu.be/09Oh40ZkOvQ?...

#80sTop30 23: George Michael - A Different Corner So from yesterdays headbanger to something much more serene! Not my normal taste but stunning ballad from George who's got to be this country's greatest voice. From 1986's Music From The Edge Of Heaven (Wham). youtu.be/VfPSNKb0Ahc?...

#80sTop30 24: Living Colour - Cult Of Personality Now admittedly I first heard this thanks to CM Punk but my god what an absolute headbanger! It has this amazing timeless sound to it that makes it hard to pinpoint the decade it was made. Taken from the 1988 album Vivid. youtu.be/j74mxqvxRDQ?...

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Spot on Gary.

If I were a British citizen, I'd certainly join the Green Party. Why? Because as soon as Zack Polanski was elected, he started to say sensible things, explaining his decisions and the way problems should be solved, in a very clear way. I can sense honesty, true commitment, will to change things.

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#80sTop30 (unranked) 25: The Gap Band - Outstanding Brilliant (or should I say Outstanding....sorry) bit of Disco/Funk by the Wilson brothers. Taken from their 1982 album Gap Band IV. youtu.be/pSnJ5MV5T84?...

#80sTop30 (unranked) 26: Prefab Sprout - Desire As Genius pop from Paddy McAloon's gang. Taken from the 1985 classic Steve McQueen. "I've got six things on my mind you're no longer one of them...." youtu.be/7oO-fkr25Ts?...

#80sTop30 (unranked) 27: Stevie Nicks - Rooms On Fire Taken from her 1989 album The Other Side Of The Mirror. My fav Stevie song-classic 80s synth soft rock. youtu.be/t0vqoer3x4g?...

#80sTop30 (unranked) 28: The Replacements - Unsatisfied Fantastic slice of punk rock with this anthem of frustration and failure. Taken from the 1984 album Let It Be. youtu.be/l32VTUsTCqI?...

#80sTop30 (unranked) 29: Pet Shop Boys - Kings Cross My favourite Pet Shop Boys song (and that is quite the achievement with this band). Taken from the 1987 album Actually. Gorgeous synths and melody for this heartbreaking take on the then landscape created by Thatcher. youtu.be/ibvdjk305EQ?...

#80sTop30 30: Peter Gabriel - In Your Eyes Although I have this as 30 I really just couldn't rank them-hard enough getting down to 30! So I'm starting of with this gorgeous ballad from 1986's seminal album So. youtu.be/evN6DIGPIJM?...

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So as this says below the #80sTop30 starts tomorrow. I love 80's music and not just the miserable stuff like normal, 80's Pop, Rock and Soul all were the best from that decade for me. Anyway I've got my 30 to start from tomorrow but here are the ones that just missed out (no more than 1 per artist):

Yacht class are pushing back against being taxed more and funding narratives that blame immigration Meanwhile, food bank use has rocketed, subsidising shareholder dividends

By Farage logic the solution to this issue must be to ban Reform politicians from holding office in case others are corrupt

‘Why has the poster boy for the far-right taken on London?’ ‘Because we’re proof that diversity works.’ Sadiq Khan warns that figures like Donald Trump are ‘playing on the fears’ of those concerned about unlawful immigration.

Nothing like the Ryder Cup to remind you how embarrassing Americans are 🙄

Farage shows his absolute weakness as a Trump puppet on LBC. Asked about Trump blathering about a completely unproven link between paracetamol and autism, Farage said “I have no idea, I have no idea” and he would “listen” to RFK Jr. He went on to say “science is never settled”. Dangerous.

Seriously. A one-hour Party Political Broadcast. Followed at the top of the next hour with top story billing and a highlights package. Exactly how will this be "balanced" across their coverage? Where is Ofcom? Where is Nandy?

Farage wants the UK to quit the ECHR. It is exactly what Putin wants, for the UK to join Russia and Belarus as the only European countries outside the ECHR. It would be a huge victory for Putin in his war against human rights and the international rule of law. Farage is a traitor.

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Wanting the UK to succeed is patriotic. Asking America to sanction us, like Farage did, isn’t. That’s not love of our country - it’s sabotage.

"There's people who will cook food in their own homes and take it out and feed people who are less fortunate... That's patriotism. That's love for your community. And that's standing up for British values." Deputy Leader @mothinali.bsky.social on BBC Politics North this weekend.

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This is so undeniably effective that you have to wonder if Labour advisors are trying to kill their own party on purpose. Being a visible, warm politician that understands people’s anger, but also the facts, is such a great way to deconstruct Farage‘s utter nonsense.

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A political party, that's topping the polls, lauding someone who called for human beings to be burned to death should be a moment for national self-reflection. This is not who we are nor who we should become. Reform UK are a plague on our national humanity. We must never permit them to govern.

This is a huge story. Don't let him get away with it. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...