Farage’s main sponsors, tobacco companies Philip Morris International and Japan Tobacco International, are recognized international sponsors of the war against Ukraine center-life.org/en/news/pmi-...

It was pretty disgraceful this weekend My golf playing son informed me that drinking alcohol and playing golf in the USA are axiomatic. Players take 6 and 8 packs on a round of golf. It's just a way of life - 19th hole on the move! Whilst it will not all be down to alcohol it might be linked

Poor kids paying more tuition debt for longer, compounding existing inequality. One of those policies which media will ignore but which will make a difference.

Leaving aside for one moment the issue which has triggered this am I alone in thinking that J K Rowling is becoming a termagant. Her putting down of people who don't take her view is shrill and imo unnecessarily vituperative There's no discourse, it's all, I'm right your are wrong

Well that's the first fenugreek crop secured. Plants grown from seed in a pot, leaves used in salads and seeds left to set so plenty of seed for next year and for use in the kitchen during the year We also dried some of the leaves which we will experiment with using

The cracks really are showing at home in Putin's hold over Russia

Why is it that Labour continue to get found out as being unable to connect bits of governing and government up? It's like the strategists, policy makers & operational team don't talk to each other It's that dysfunction that worries me most. A good leader would identify it and do something about it

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Oh yes, Mad right wing leader talks to Mad right wing TV station and guess what, the outpouring is more heinous 🐂💩

Only the Daily Fail could put this misinterpretation of his words up like this The 1930s are still embedded deep in this news rag

Good news Russian interference stifled in Moldova as Pro EU party wins BBC News - Pro-EU party in Moldova wins election mired in claims of Russian interference - BBC News www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

What took them so long? If they are not there the trolls and bots have nothing to aim at. They'll just end up eating away at each other

So, maybe those who suggested I was away with the fairies when I raised the possibility that a few right wing Tech guys notably Thiel believe that the tech guys will just control everything in their version of authoritarianism could have a read of another notable tech guy saying the same

This could be huge. Ukraine says it suspects Hungarian “entities” of conducting reconnaissance on Ukrainian targets and then passing intel to Russia. Hungarian drones were tracked in Ukrainian border areas shortly before a Russian cruise missile site on a plant.

Is it just me or is this shameful mimicking of Trump really a good look for Labour? Note to Mr Reed, you look more than a bit silly Note to Labour Comms team. Really, REALLY?

Anyone else getting to the end of their tether with #WorldofBooks website and their dreadful app? The app won't let you in to a book description to put it on wish list and now the website has completely evaporated wish list. Try and get into wish list via menu or icon and it just freezes

It's what totalitarian type regime's do Here's just one of many links you can find in an internet search on the topic www.zinnedproject.org/materials/er...

No idea if this is an AI attempt to stick heads on bodies or a human being trying with Photoshop (other editing resources are available) to get the four heads of the main characters facing mainly forwards but what on earth are those two heads doing on the left? Sunday Times 28.5.25

Starmer condemns Reform's plans to deport people who've been here legally, living and working in our communities. Quite right, and about time. But that also means changing course on the government's *own* plans . ukandeu.ac.uk/immigration_...

Now tell me he is not trying to implement totalitarianism

There shouldn't be a need to www.bbc.com/news/article...

Why on earth would you make a statement like this with no basis in fact? Oh hang on a Christian fundamentalist, RW MP and voice of the 'silent majority' (that's bollox too btw) Who'd have thought No confirmation bias of course, none whatsoever Wonder if his mum ever cooked him a lamb kebab

Screenshot is from Guardian 'letters' today Not sure why the editors picked this one Neil hasn't spotted that this it's a smartphone option which if you read the letters from IT people in the same section they all say basically it's a stupid idea. Hackers dream to don't trust the IT giants

I’m not It isn’t. It should be, but you’re working very hard to ensure it isn’t.

Definitely worth a read

After the former leader of Reform UK in Wales, Nathan Gill pleaded guilty to making favourable statements about Russia in exchange for money, worth reupping the FIVE QUESTIONS Nigel Farage is never asked about his fondness for Putin @bylinetimes.bsky.social

“Moldova’s future must be decided by Moldovans, not Moscow.” This election is big.

Raises eyebrows bsky.app/profile/paro...

He’s not the Fuehrer - he’s a very naughty boy.

"The former leader of Reform UK in Wales has pleaded guilty to bribery charges relating to statements in favour of Russia in the European parliament" www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...

What is the MATTER with these people? This is what Nazis did to Jews arriving at concentration camps - tearing children from their parents arms. I can’t believe these scenes. Why aren’t there mass protests? Why is Congress silent?

Let's just privatise everything and make a few companies Directors very rich whilst the service they provide is not good enough I give you Capita BBC News - Teaching union demands action over 'failing' pension scheme www.bbc.com/news/article...

Seen this? @paulbernal.bsky.social

ARE YOU PAYING ATTENTION YET? www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...

As far as I can see using search facilities no European country has an ID card system that is phone only Indeed it seems that they all have physical cards (with embedded chips that can be read across the EU) Have I got this right?

Pleased to see Morgan McSweeney continuing to demonstrate his political genius.

This two post thread needs to be read widely It might help shut up one or two of those Starmer trolls that have popped up again this week, praising their man, but missing the point Leopards don't change their spots

I’m struggling to see ID cards as (a) a vote winner or (b) a solution to any of the things they’re claiming for it. It won’t do a thing against illegal immigration, it’ll cost a lot of money, and cause a lot of inconvenience. It’ll also take far longer to implement than the next election.

Uh oh. Poland has urged its citizens to leave Belarus immediately and avoid traveling there. “The Ministry of Foreign Affairs urges Polish citizens remaining in the Republic of Belarus to leave its territory immediately, using available commercial and private means.”

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It's not fascist to call fascists fascist. It's not "dehumanizing" to say that terrorizing entire groups of people - which ICE does - is evil. No executive order can change these facts. However, people *can* mess things up for fascists by standing up for community and truth. Like this.

Everything he does is Trump driven. It's so transparent Do UK voters really want to be mini USA? www.theguardian.com/business/202...

Anyone get the feeling that Putin thinks there are a lot of officials discussing their and his future?

are we surprised? unrestrained greed is the core, necessary value underpinning predatory capitalism. . . and we let it happen!!

This latest Labour initiative is hitting the buffers before it even gets announced I hope someone at Labour HQ is monitoring the myriad of reasons why this is bonkers as planned on here let alone other SM and acts accordingly If not Starmer is in real trouble

Okay what are the odds that this smartphone ID thing will bring Starmer down? If Thiel is so keen on it perhaps they can explain why the USA hasn't got it Asking on behalf of dementia sufferers, those with LDs who can't operate a smartphone and all those who choose not to have a smartphone

Along with Musk inciting insurrection, the Tony Blair Institute and Larry Ellison pushing for ID cards, the Palantir prong puts the UK in the cross hairs of Big Tech 'Blue Labour' and the Thiel Effect: How MAGA Is Making In-Roads bylinetimes.com/2025/09/25/b... bylinetimes.com/2025/09/25/b...

This is painfully accurate. 🎯 Excellent work by @bjennings90.bsky.social.

“I’m determined to put in the infrastructure that Nigel Farage will be able to use to deport everyone he dislikes”