All of which means that the UK is a very minor player in world trade discussions in stark contrast to those on defence. Budget cuts in FCDO and DBT mean this probably isn't likely to change much either. Those were the choices made notwithstanding open trade leadership blather.

BBC News - www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c7... Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor arrested on suspicion of misconduct in public office, BBC understands - BBC News

The council is determined to vote on bringing in parish councils before the end of its term. This is UNDEMOCRATIC - imposing a major change which the population and new councillors may not agree with. epsomandewelltimes.com/epsom-and-ew...

🧵/ With tactical voting ever more common, who do voters back when only two parties have a chance in their seat? Con 31% v Ref 24% Lab 35% v Ref 31% Lab 29% v Con 28% LD 41% v Ref 29% LD 34% v Con 26% LD 29% v Lab 21% LD 26% v Grn 25% Grn 42% v Ref 27% Grn 37% v Con 29% Grn 30% v Lab 20%

Trump appears to be investing heavily in fossil fuels and cutting resources for green energy. Not because it makes sense directly, but to stick it to anyone who cares about the environment. This is not just a US matter. It harms all of us. Now, more than ever, we must all stop him.

this is repugnant and horrific on a human/moral level, obviously, but also seems to me colossal financial mismanagement. immigrants boost economic activity, so we're spending vast sums ($38 billion is more than the total annual spending for 22 states) to injure the economy. cruelty is expensive

Palantir, a US spy-tech firm, has been given access to millions of NHS patient records. Its founder has said the NHS should be 'ripped up'. Join me in calling on the government to end the dangerous Palantir contract. you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/st...

BBC News - www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c8... Palestine Action ban ruled unlawful but group remains proscribed for now - live updates - BBC News Good news. Let's hope: HO appeal fails; ruling on 20 Feb is good news; legal action against protestors is struck down. Sadly…

Wow! Palestine Action win judicial review - Guardian report. This is a *big* legal win. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...

Boris Johnson and Epstein. Given what we know of Alexander Boris de Pfeffel Johnson ( his lack if scruples or morality, his sexual incontinence, his links to Russia, etc) it seems implausible that he wasn't up to his neck in Epstein’s capers, probably with major kompromat…

Something important to understand about ICE thugs in the Twin Cities is that they're harassing innocent kids and parents at bus stops and schools every single day. Even after the Pretti shooting. It's terrorism.

Trumpists believe that America is the greatest country in the history of the world because of our liberty and you deserve to die if you exercise that liberty. They are human in a manner of speaking, I guess.

SHUT THE GOVERNMENT DOWN! Do not fund the government until a full investigation is performed for Renee Good and Alex Pretti. The agents responsible for their execution must be removed from duty and put on trial. The American people demand accountability and an end to ICE & DHS brutality!!!

“No progress at all was made in reducing overall levels of relative hardship” Misery caused by Tory austerity and failures of governance; prioritising ruinous ideology over social investment. Reform wants voters to be angry, but plans more of exactly the same. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

In other words, "I was only obeying orders". We've heard that one before. Many of those relying on the defence were hanged.

This is how the BBC is reporting Matt Goodwin's selection as Reform's candidate in Gorton and Denton. He's not an academic. He holds no academic position and hasn't done for quite some time.

Has anyone been able to identify the “if you raise your voice, I erase your voice” agent? Because that’s someone who, for public safety, should be named and identified and warned about.

"You raise your voice, I erase your voice." ICE in Minneapolis are erasing your rights. Please share our new video of what's happening in our city. youtu.be/W1dyNcRGRXY

Hi Suella Braverman, when are you going to call a by-election now you’ve defected? Your new leader Nigel Farage calls those that don’t “dishonourable members”.

They’ve burst through the bottom of the proverbial barrel and now risk digging down to the water table.

Look, if you had a party scheduled at your house, and the pipes broke and the floor was covered in raw sewage, you’d tell your friends not to come over. In that spirit: world, skip the World Cup until we get this sewage worked out. And don’t be too sure about the Olympics.

Man "murdered" by federal agents in Minneapolis. There, fixed it for you. BBC News - www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cj... Minneapolis live: Man shot dead by federal agents in Minneapolis named as US citizen Alex Pretti - BBC News

Labour's deputy leader Lucy Powell tells @thefabians.bsky.social conference the party should not prevent any candidate - ie Andy Burnham - running for Gorton by-election.

An accurate summary Of three key points.

Abolish ICE and prosecute everyone who stays in it from this day forward as members of a criminal conspiracy to commit murder.

Awful of the BBC. How can they distribute a video that clearly shows that the official US government narrative is a lie without also stating that it's a lie? There aren't two sides to every story. Two news angles, yes: - Reality of what happened. - Official lying cover-up. But not two sides.

If this is what they do when they're out on the street with people pointing cameras at them, what do you think is happening inside the ICE prison camps that they keep denying Members of Congress access to?

Sunday School OUT NOW ☮️ USA, Ukraine, Russia tri-lat 🌹”King of the north” 🧑‍🧑‍🧒‍🧒 Family feuds We discuss whether peace talks can work in Abu Dhabi, Gorton, or the Beckham group chat. 🎧 open.spotify.com/episode/2J6Z... 🍏 podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/q...

A doctor who witnessed the incident says the victim did not wield a weapon of any kind. But he saw at least 4 ICE officers point guns at him. He was shot 6 or 7 times. On rushing out he saw 3 gunshot wounds to his back, & when turned, one to his upper left chest & one poss to his neck

We are not the first people, or the first country, to suffer under a tyrannical government that does not respect our lives, or our rights. There is a method for how to effectively resist, and eventually topple, such a regime. We can learn from others who came before us. This is my favorite guide.

Federal law enforcement agents shot and killed a man in Minneapolis on Jan. 24 according to local police officials. DHS told Fox News that the man was “armed with a gun”. A video of the shooting appears to show that a gun was taken from the man before the first shot was fired. x.com/BillMelugin_...

The BBC is lost

“ICE officials stated they are seeking individuals with convictions for serious crimes, including aggravated assault, false imprisonment, child abuse, and sexual assault.”…

If you are in a situation where, say, a crime is being committed or power abused, and you want to record it, what are the best ways to ensure the recording is saved to the cloud as quickly as possible (in case your phone is taken from you and the evidence deleted)?

"The Party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command." George Orwell, 1984

ICE is now responsible for 66% of the homicides in Minneapolis this year.

Is watching a football match worth losing your life? That's the gamble you now have to take with World Cup games in the USA.

What ICE is discovering is that sheer terror is not enough, and any policing of a large population needs the consent or at least the forbearance/cooperation of the community. Even the Gestapo and Stasi knew this. Turning the local population actively against you is Keystone capers.

This strikes a painful chord. A memory of our own flag being taken down from the EU buildings. An end to cooperation. So symbolic, isolating and shameful.

this photo. minneapolis. 💜 📷️ Alex Kormann/Star Tribune

The USA is back to carrying out extra-judicial executions. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

Farage has the unbelievable nerve to talk at Davos about Britain’s “moral decline”. This repulsive piece of shit IS Britain’s moral decline. He’s betrayed our country for self-interest, prejudice and greed. Shame on everyone who’s allowed that. #NeverPM www.theguardian.com/business/202...

That unethical-sounding "… broader health effects of Hepatitis B vaccine at birth… in Guinea-Bisau" trial? It is MUCH worse than we thought. open.substack.com/pub/insideme...

This fundraiser for TJ Sabula, the Ford Worker who called Trump a Pedophile Protector and got suspended for his free speech has put on more than $12,000 in the past 2 hours 🔥

I’ve just emailed my MP, asking them to support an urgent review of collective worship, and for a national entitlement to a broad, balanced, and inclusive curriculum about religions and humanism in every school. You should too! #HumanistsUK humanists.uk/action/urge-...

I’ve just emailed my MP, asking them to support an urgent review of collective worship, and for a national entitlement to a broad, balanced, and inclusive curriculum about religions and humanism in every school. You should too! #HumanistsUK humanists.uk/action/urge-...

Acting against X and Musk looks like the biggest open goal for Keir Starmer it's possible to imagine

When will the government realise that its lurch towards Reform UK's agenda won't solve anything? As @freedomfromtorture.bsky.social says: “This style of political communication provokes the kind of anxiety and fear that fuelled the summer riots and the recent violence directed at asylum hotels.”