If the UK media now do not apply equal harsh measures to Nigel Farage than they did to Angela Raynor, then they are complicit in a) a Mysoginist narrative where men are forgiven and women 'should have known better' and b) are actively saying they are okay with Farage in charge.

Farage failed to declare over £380,000 in outside earnings on top of his MP's salary. He's lining his pockets when he should be standing up for Britain. www.parliament.uk/globalassets...

I'm sorry I accidentally broke the law. Again. And again. And again. And again. And again. And again. And again. And again. And again. And again. And again. And again. And again. And again. And again. It was an accident. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

Thank goodness I'm not Angela Raynor, otherwise the press would have hounded me out of office.

Lots of new stuff for 2026 - I am in #belfast on Friday 8pm cqaf.com/robin-ince-t...

I bloody love Chelsea #TheArchers

Not a comment about Bacon, but Linehan is the epitome of so many transphobes. They try and make out they care about women, that they are "protecting children", but at the end of the day it's about control. Control over who people are, how they look, how they act. www.thepinknews.com/2026/01/15/g...

Some Tories, after 14 years in power… …are saying nothing now works in the UK. So they’re joining Reform, so they can complain about the Tory record - and you can vote them right back in, in a few years’ time, under new anti-Tory branding. 🤷🏻‍♂️

Thoughts with those protesting in Iran. More than 500 dead, more than 10,000 arrested and people are still on the streets. There are levels of courage which need to be recognised. I just hope, but lack optimism, if this goes bad, even more so, UK et al will ensure any who need asylum can get it.

New post up, for all the self proclaimed poets & those who proclaim love and beauty - for Renee Good. “If someone smiles or cries, feels less alone or more enthused, when you read your work out aloud you have made something wonderful.” thecosmicshamblesnetwork.substack.com/p/the-world-...

Good. Relying on Ofcom to handle this is a complete waste of time. They're utterly useless. The Government and all MPs should leave X. Commons women and equalities committee to stop using X amid AI-altered images row www.theguardian.com/technology/2...

#TheArchers it was Mick and Joy wiped the tape. My prediction.

If Nigel Farage, GB News and Tommy Robinson really cared about the safety of women then they'd leave twitter. I'll wait.

Venezuela now, because he wants the oil. He wants the oil under Greenland too. And under Canada. He's openly called for them to be part of the USA. How long before he decides to bomb a couple of NATO members to get his own way? The USA is a rogue nation.

Now that's been a fun project for the holiday break

So I don't know if it's my age but a couple of days of lego building and have woken up with lego thumb #lego @lego!

And then they’re leaving. They open the doors of the boys’ bedrooms and peer in while they’re sleeping, just for a final glance before they go. Elaine, of course, whispers loudly at Jeff not to wake them, but they have a quick glance at each other before they close the door.

Aww 🥺

This is what will bring us together on Bluesky. The exploits of Jeff and Elaine. 👏🎉

We condemn the scandalous US visa ban on former EU Commisioner Breton and digital activists. Protecting democracy isn’t censorship. ✋🏼 Disinformation isn’t free speech. Europe won’t take lessons from those undermining democracy and free speech. Here in Europe we set our own laws. 🇪🇺✊🏼

Do you want a beer Jeff,I say. It's too early, Elaine spits, he'll be snoring. Oh come on it's Christmas, I say. I suppose I could have one, he says. That's the spirit,.I smile, as Elaine shuffles off to the tongue seething.

I have always liked Cher, and she has now gone up in my rankings.

There are already 'magnet' settings: they're the ones like ours known to be inclusive. We need system level change to better meet needs. #SEND

Remarkable kindness and empathy from the Jewish community of Bondi and abroad in light of this horrific anti-semitic shooting. Instead of pouring fuel on the fire and joining hatemongers to condemn all Muslims, they are openly and loudly rejecting it. We stand in solidarity against hate and terror.

Just when I thought I couldn't admire the man more... 🎯 🎯 🎯 💯 💯 💯 👍 👍 👍

Robin Ince once more showing what an amazing person he is. It's tragic that we are in a world where opposing transphobia and hate means having to resign, while being transphobic and hateful means getting regularly featured by national media outlets.

Well, I, for one, am hugely shocked by this. Imagine capita cutting corners and screwing something up. Again.

Hi @bphillipsonmp.bsky.social Schools are struggling at the moment. 14 years of cuts have coincided with unparalleled rises in behaviour, attendance and complex SEND needs. There are no AP places and schools are barely coping. Tell you what, let’s raise the phonics target to 95%. Good idea.

Reform accepted £9 million from a former Boris Johnson backer & crypto-multimillionaire. Today, Nigel Farage postures as a righteous defender of the same democracy he actively undermines. Democracy should never be for sale. It's time for a cap on political donations.

Very grateful for any shares of the post below. Thank you! 🙏🏻⬇️

Or if they had said 'we are now open to all genders' given that the scouts are already.

GB News’ recent Trump interview was outrageous - completely biased and full of lies. And GB News didn't challenge him ONCE. Ofcom MUST investigate them for breaching its rules. Sign now if you agree. 38d.gs/trump_gbnews...

Oh, don't misunderstand me: I am sure they do need more support. But having a dedicated adult (often agency staff on a tiny wage) doesn't automatically fix issues. This is why the "why" behind the behaviour is so important and support holistically planned around this so they get what they need.

Belonging is Ofsted’s latest buzzword, but most of the noise misses the point. Children experience school through language, the medium that shapes every social cue. If we treat belonging as emotional, we will keep trying to solve the wrong problem. open.substack.com/pub/daviddid...

It absolutely wasn't. Might be showing my age here, but 20 years ago was not actually that long ago, in terms of this

My baby is 20 today, and I can't bear it. It's not about him, it's about how me. And how the time flies and leaves you utterly bereft, astonished, depressed, ecstatic and proud all at the same time.

It's absolutely infuriating to hear the government claim that this is 'what the British public wants' to excuse its disgusting policies. No it's not what I effing want!

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Yes, this definitely won't happen again and I will definitely never hear another person in power say they've learnt lessons, as it is so well funded that social care and schools have all the resources they need so it definitely won't ever happen again. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

🔥 Harrods: What do the survivors do now?? The courts, the redress scheme, the police — all form part of the same legal abyss. ◾ Survivors cannot access the courts, let alone for trafficking ◾ Harrods’ “redress” is run by the institution itself ◾ The Met refuses to name the crimes as trafficking

"Be confident to try new activities and show independence, resilience and perseverance in the face of challenge." "Show sensitivity to their own and to others’ needs." *Looks around at all the adults singularly failing to do these.* 😒

Beautiful. 👌

As a parent of a teenage girl with mental health issues, this is one of the most heart-wrenching, horrendous things I have read. How quickly any of our children could find themselves in this situation. How can this happen? How have we let the state of children's mental health services come to this?

When children going missing from Home Office and local authority care was flagged couple of years back #r4today presenters uncritically repeated claims children were "voluntarily trafficked". It was an angle used by politicians, and still the idea of protecting kids is dismissed as a "pull factor"

It’s just mad that any government allows this in contravention of long established impartiality rules.

Jenrick casting 1980s British football hooliganism as something that was easily dealt with by police and not an era defining issue which we're still living with the consequences of today... He's genuinely the most unserious person in British politics rn

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 👇

Dear all - I’d be very grateful if you could do this and share it. I know many of you are Bylines readers… and this is s big community build. So please take a little time - and get some big love from all of us at Bylines Network. THANK YOU!!!

There’s some right old twaddle out there, isn’t there?