NEW: Nigel Farage shakes hands with Adam Johnson, well-known 6 January rioter, at a Republican Party fundraiser in Florida, this March - as unearthed by @nafeez.bsky.social for @bylinetimes.bsky.social today bylinetimes.com/2025/11/24/n...

It's not their responsibility to win the trust of any one group, it's their responsibility to report the news honestly, impartially and accurately

This petition for a public inquiry into Russian interference is now at 11.2k, and growing fast. We have to break through the establishment's wall of silence about Russian interference in British politics. Please share the petition as widely as possible. petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...

An interesting article. Do read

On Waterfall Wednesday we're sharing this view of Thornton Force along the Ingleton Waterfalls Trail. The River Twiss drops 14 metres off a cliff of limestone that was laid down over 350 million years ago. 📸 Lou Sadler | #YorkshireDales #WaterfallWednesday

Cheviots this morning.

The BBC is the biggest thump of soft power the UK has and its reach and influence to the benefit of the country is extraordinary. Destroy it, hugely damage the UK. The same people who helped weaken us over Brexit are seeking to do it again.

Removing a monument honoring Black US soldiers has nothing to do with DEI. It’s erasure of history and it’s straight-up racism.

Yes it's a really important detail this.

An excellent article. Do read

1/ The US Government has quietly removed a memorial to Black soldiers who died in World War II from the Netherlands American Cemetery in Margraten, South Limburg. The move follows a complaint from the right-wing Heritage Foundation to the American Battle Monuments Commission. ⬇️

This is certainly a move in the right direction. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

If your government thinks the Pope “doesn’t know what he’s talking about” when he defends migrants’ dignity, the world should see the warning sign. The US is no longer leading on human rights. It’s suppressing them.

My daughter died a year ago. Mexico's Day of the Dead helped soothe my pain - my @theipaper column reflecting on grief and differing attitudes to death, now posted on my website ianbirrell.com/my-daughter-...

"it is striking how many of the key players we have looked into — the people who have gone out of their way to put up hundreds of flags — seem anything but ordinary." manchestermill.co.uk/the-men-who-...

Robinson, Musk and Badenoch are all part of an industry of grievance, a machine designed to spread hate which now operates across the British right – from respectable print outlets to wild-eyed online fascists inews.co.uk/opinion/dont...

Amidst all the talk of impending civil war, this, by @mscaitlinmoran.bsky.social is lovely (and not just because she bigs up Leeds) H/T @timbale.bsky.social : 'This is still a fine, fine country': www.thetimes.com/comment/colu...

A good article . Do read. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Farage: epic grifter

Yay. Priceless. The right column at the right time. And a gleefully English two fingers to the haters.

Trump team announces plans to open controversial road through Alaskan wildlife refuge

The Conservative immigration proposals cannot be allowed to stand without a profound and widespread statement of moral condemnation inews.co.uk/opinion/tori...

Nelson's Victory crew included a Brazilian and a Russian, 2 Indians, 2 Swiss, 2 Portuguese, 3 Danes and 3 Norwegian sailors. There were 3 Germans, 4 Italians, 6 Swedes, 7 Dutchmen, 9 West Indians and an African, as well as 21 Americans, 63 Irish, 64 Scots, 441 English.... oh, and 3 French men, too.

The story behind the mural, which is actually quite lovely bsky.app/profile/linu...

The empty horror of Robert Jenrick iandunt.substack.com/p/the-empty-...

Would be helpful if a few people who were still MPs would say this...

Here is the Sun's pitifully small apology for its lie about benefits tourism - a lie that was accepted as truth by millions and helped deliver Brexit. These lies are perverting our democracy. At a minimum, apologies should be published in the same location and size as the lie.

Measured, sensible, and much welcomed statement from Faversham Town Council on the idiocy of the moronic flag pandemic.

Bear with me, I anticipate your disagreement. There is a clear pattern to the advice given to those who want to press back against rising racism. What it boils down to is that if you point out that racism is often being dressed up as “legitimate concerns” you will alienate people. /1

😥😥😥😥 Read and weep

Good article. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

An Asian Sikh woman has been raped in broad daylight by racists who said she doesn’t belong here. Racist attacks on a daily basis. When will our leaders say something? We need leadership and we need it now. And when will those who spew hate be punished not rewarded? Britain is breaking apart.

This is heartbreaking and disgraceful; and similar to what is happening here in America, where - with Supreme Court blessing- you can be arrested for looking foreign, doing cheap labour, and hanging around building sites or garden centres. All people of colour are now advised to carry ID papers…

Sending all my love to @sharonhodgsonmp.bsky.social and her team as her constituency office was entirely destroyed overnight. Attacks and threats directed toward MPs are an affront to our very democracy. www.sunderlandecho.com/news/crime/o...

NOTHING will prepare you for this 45-second story arc. From "I'm just doing this because I love the flag, it's totally grassroots, and I'm not part of anything political"... to who actually gave him the flags the night before. Anyone who believes it is an innocent movement needs to see this.

I was initially surprised that Rayner hadn’t sought more advice on her tax liability. And £40k is a lot of money. But @timleunig.bsky.social makes a good point here, especially as a court told her to set up the trust. Goes to show quick takes can be bad ones. open.substack.com/pub/timleuni...

Absolutely right and THAT narrative needs to be the dominant one

Important school notice. Teachers take note.

The ever-eloquent @rafaelbehr.bsky.social pointedly refusing to mince his words on what Farage has done for us. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

This is devastating news. Single-use BBQs are a terrible idea - for fire risk, nature, carbon footprint & litter. Please don’t use them. Today I contacted local supermarkets nearest to the Downs and asked them to stop selling disposable BBQs during this very dry period. www.bbc.com/news/article...

Here's a fact for you all. Prior to 2017 there was not a single documented case of any individual travelling by small boats across the English Channel to caim asylum in the UK. Not ONE. This current 'boats' crisis has been largely caused by Brexit. But for some reason NOBODY is saying that.

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Trump seems to be giving Putin exactly what he wants, so now Europe as well as Ukraine may face a generation-defining decision. My ⁦‪@theipaper.com column inews.co.uk/opinion/trum...

BBC International Editor Jeremy Bowen has confirmed that the entire Al Jazeera team in Gaza City has been killed.

I always enjoy reading the TripAdvisor London Forum because I'm fascinated to see what foreign tourists expect, what they ask about and what surprises them. I thought this post from someone from Texas was a really lovely and cheering comment about riding the tube late at night

Important from Private Eye on #COVID

Significant portions of Article I of the U.S. Constitution were removed from the version published on Congress’ official Constitution website. Large parts of Section 8(which outlines the powers of Congress) were deleted, and Sections 9 and 10,

In partnership with The Zoo XYZ & @lyrichammersmith.bsky.social, we’re offering young Black Londoners aged 18–30 the opportunity to get behind the scenes at Black on the Square and learn about event production. Find out more about the scheme and apply by 6 August: