Reform UK’s cash-strapped “flagship” council, Kent, condemned for pushing through plans to create 'political assistant' rolls costing tens of thousands of pounds www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

At least 8 MEPs for blocs (UKIP.. Brexit Party) led by Nigel Farage were the focus of efforts by Reform UK’s former Wales leader Nathan Gill to co-opt them into fulfilling tasks set for him by his pro-Kremlin paymasters www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

Reported on the Your Party inaugural conference Messy, often divided but still with flickers of being a force www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

Get IN NNNNNNNNMNNNNN🦜🦜🦜 #coybig

Tributes to Rachel Cooke, who sadly died last week, from TimAdams observer.co.uk/news/nationa... and many others observer.co.uk/news/nationa...

Classic TfL poster Once you see notice the resemblance of the flower seller you cannot unsee it ..

More turmoil at Nigel Farage's 'flagship' Kent County Council as Reform UK suspend yet another of its councillors .. this time she's the person who was chairing the adult social care and public health cabinet committee. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

Kent County Council are streaming their first full council meeting for a few weeks **WARNING MAY CONTAIN EXPLICIT LANGUAGE / PG18 **

Flag-gate II at Kent County Council (Christmas edition) www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025... #flegs

Reform UK, the Russian spy & rolls of Kremlin cash: the inside story of Nathan Gill www.theguardian.com/news/ng-inte... By me, @lukeharding1968.bsky.social @peterwalker99.bsky.social & Artem Mazhulin

‘Not So Bulletproof’: A Far-Right Party Faces Rebuke in the Netherlands www.nytimes.com/2025/10/30/w...

‘Descend, Andrew Mountbatten Windsor’ www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...

This is no way for the NY Times to talk about Andy Burnham

A strange disturbance in the Force

Doesn’t include Kent County Council www.theguardian.com/science/2025...

“Suck it up…” Leaked video give a glimpse of Reform UK in power EXC. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

‘The normalisation effect’ German far right setting agenda as opponents amplify its ideas - study www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...

Concerns over an increase in violent political rhetoric in British life www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

It’s the hope that kills. Better to just get an Icelandic dentist to wrench it out

Truly, Norwegians have a sense of humour

Nobel peace prize 2025 live: María Corina Machado wins www.theguardian.com/world/live/2...

Clearly should have gone to Dan Brown Worrying signs the Nobel prize people will just keep overlooking the truly deserved www.theguardian.com/books/live/2...

Who could not be charmed by the BBC R4 #today discussion just now on the big bong?

'Tommy Robinson’s' media platform has buried a text it published in 2022 called “Tommy’s Statement: The Jewish Question”. A link was redirected to Urban Scoop’s homepage at some point www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...

Sounds like biggest cheer of the Starmer speech yet to this line "if you say your neighbours should be deported.. we will fight you with everything we have"

Starmer: "We will never surrenderrrrrrr " [Doesn't quite sound the same without a norniron accent]

Starmer Labour speech: “We can all see this snake oil merchants, on the right…. ..On the left”

End days in Shoreditch .. The ravens have left the tower etc

Exc. House of Commons nursery provider criticised for article praising Reform conference www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...

‘Legitimisation, stereotyping, mobilisation’: How the far right is exploiting violence against women & girls www.theguardian.com/politics/202... excellent from @ameliagentleman.bsky.social on the language behind a ‘Go-to trope’

Reform UK suspends councillor linked to account calling for Starmer’s death www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

Breaking : Danny Kruger defects to Reform Uk from the conservatives

Police search for man who called at Far-Right rally for Keir Starmer to be killed www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

Musk’s Grok AI bot falsely suggests Met misrepresented footage of clashes with far right www.theguardian.com/technology/2...

To the right of Reform: what happens next? Tommy Robinson to address Britain’s biggest far right rally in decades www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...

Doctor uses Reform conference speech to link king’s cancer to Covid vaccine www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

‘Women against the far right’ letter : stop linking immigration to sexual abuse www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...

Quotes from the *actual admissions officer at the time of Badenoch’s application* Brilliant scoop from @jessicaelgot.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

Farage, in almost a throwaway moment at his deportation press conference “Can we renegotiate the Good Friday Agreement to get the ECHR out of it? .. yes”

Noel Clarke loses libel case against Guardian over sexual misconduct investigation www.theguardian.com/media/2025/a...

Current status: more than happy with choice of book for the sunshine

Labour did not criticise Jenrick over his language but is criticising his participation in this Epping protest, which had a far right speaker + organiser [Callum Barker] & other participants [Butler] alongside local participants who are not far right aligned www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

Awks.. Conservative / Far Right overlap www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

Nothing to see here other than .. a well know Far Right activist/ex BNP strategist crowing on Facebook about “riding shotgun” for Robert Jenrick during a visit to the anti asylum seeker protest in Epping

532 ... The number which the police have just given for those arrested yesterday at the largest demonstration relating to Palestine Action since the group was banned Age ranges:

Breaking: She has just resigned www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

well this is awkward

Textbook scoop here from @direthoughts.com and @robevansgdn.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...

They’re taking names for the Corbyn-Sultana party on BBC PM.. Some I always think of the pre DL party name which lasted a matter of weeks in Ireland ‘92: New Agenda