"Meloni states that Russia had trampled over Article 2 of the UN; Israel had crossed a red line in pursuit of terrorists in Gaza, and the UN is now divided. She questioned whether the UN architecture is up to task and said a profound reform is needed, starting with the Security Council."

“Being called a Paki isn’t hurtful?” Oshidar asked. A third, Rickard Berg, told the Guardian: “He’s now in a position where he shouldn’t be denying this. He’s straight up lying.” www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

UK govt wants jury trials scrapped except for rape, murder, manslaughter or cases passing a public interest test. What would toff judges do to protesters against bad laws, environmental and other issues. Bad choice by a govt led by a human rights lawyer.

THIS!! The acknowledgment of the disaster of Brexit should be EVERYWHERE! Yet Labour has been SILENT up until now! WHY? Because they’re worried about Leave voters! Who won’t vote for them anyway because they’ll vote Reform

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🚨The Petition calling for a public inquiry into Russian influence on UK politics & democracy has now rocketed past 55,000 signatures! Let’s get it to 100,000. If a petition is what it’s going to take let’s get this done! petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...

A Palestinian-American boy on a trip to the West Bank was arrested for throwing stones at settlers, which he denies. He was arrested aged 15, and held without charge and without speaking to his father for nine months. He was also allegedly beaten during detention. www.bbc.com/news/article...

This is absolutely magnificent! Listen to the rapturous applause as a student does the job our press and media won’t, and holds Reform UK’s Richard Tice to account over his lies RE his connection to ex-REFUK Wales leader Nathan Gill, recently jailed for 10+ yrs for taking Russian bribes as an MEP.

From Carole Cadwalladr in the other place. Right. Watch this whole video. The wheels are falling off the Reform press machine. Britain’s students are not tolerating the lies & bullshit about Reform’s relationship with Russia 🔥🔥🔥

We've had enough of Russian interference in our politics and our democracy. Gill is the tip of the iceberg. There's plenty of evidence around to show that they interfered with our Brexit referendum. Sign the petition. #EnoughIsEnough petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...

"Women have been involved in Ukraine’s drone operations since the early months of the full-scale invasion, but as shortages in the military increase their presence has grown, particularly in FPV (first-person-view) attack units." @theguardian.com www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...

Which rights would you give up to support Farage?

“Over 150,000 Twitter accounts based in Russia tweeted about Brexit during the referendum, an investigation found..Britain "knows" what Russia is doing” but Tories were bankrolled by Russian money & compromised. www.businessinsider.com/russia-used-...

"I had thought that I’d never again have to think about the antisemitic taunts I suffered from Nigel Farage at school. "Then, at some point in the late 2000s, a friend sent me a YouTube video of him haranguing EU commissioners. "The instant I saw Farage, my blood froze."

Former classmate insists Farage repeatedly told him "Hitler was right" and "gas them" when they were teenagers at Dulwich College - and that the Reform leader's denials are dishonest. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

I wrote to my Labour MP to say I will not under any circumstances vote for a hard brexit (red lines) anti-immigrant party.

💻"I think certainly that we've seen negative impacts from algorithm which can feed children's access to harmful information." 🗣️"We've seen moves on some of the large platforms away from moderating, which makes it more likely that children will see damaging or extreme content."

Man arrested over illegal waste ‘mountain’ by river in Oxfordshire

Tell your MP: we need a real ban, and we need it now. Send a message in seconds: protectthewild.org.uk/endhuntingnow/

I wish I didn’t have to share this. But the BBC has decided to censor my first Reith Lecture. They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1

The majority of doctors supported the recent strike. So why did the Department of Health suggest the opposite? | Peter Kellner

This BBC article gets right to the heart of my rants about modern media. The vast majority of big MAGA accounts were fake yet they’ve managed to find a handful of small Democrat fake accounts and given them equal merit. Fake Scot indie - yes. No mention of fake Reform or ‘English Patriot’ at all.

More powerful evidence of the disaster of #Brexit from @jonathanfreedland.bsky.social. If we’re to avoid yet more austerity, we need to start by rejoining the customs union & single market. Brexit was a reckless waste of money we simply can’t afford @europeanmovement.co.uk

Woah.

Tusk on Trump's "peace plan" for Ukraine.

If you receive legal threats from Nigel Farage for your reporting of Reform, please get in touch. We have employed a defamation lawyer specifically for this purpose and would love to help (and we do so on non-commercial terms). www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

We are in a bizarre moment of diplomatic history. The purported "peace plan" that appeared a few days ago begins in Russian unreality and American weakness. Demanding everything of Ukraine and nothing of Russia, its purpose is imperialism and profiteering. snyder.substack.com/p/russian-un...

Really looks like the United States is about to launch a regime change war against Venezuela with: -No casus belli -No authorization from Congress -No allies or international support -No plan for a post-Maduro Venezuela -No preparation for any sort of stabilization or containment of the fallout

Did you ever racially abuse fellow pupils? It was years ago. Did you ever racially abuse fellow pupils? Not in a hurtful way. Did you ever racially abuse fellow pupils? Not with intent. Did you ever racially abuse fellow pupils? Not genuine abuse. 😮🫣😬😱 ~AA

Dividends are taxed at marginal rates of 8.75%, 33.75%, and 39.35%, no national insurance is levied. Wages taxed at 20%-45% +NIC. Aligning taxation of dividends with wages could raise £6bn a year. Even higher if national insurance is also charged.

A “hole?”……there’s a bloody great Brexit chasm that is going to swallow Labour whole if they don’t open their eyes and stop chasing Reform and the Brexit Vote.

This

If we can manage without them for four and five months, we can manage without them permanently. They've shown us who they are. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

👏 Josh Babarinde OBE MP: "It is appalling, it is immoral, and it is un-British to be using divisive rhetoric to describe some of the people who are among the most vulnerable people in the world." "People who are fleeing famine, war, human rights abuses. And that cannot go on."

Former classmates of Nigel Farage have accused him of using racist language — allegations he denies. But these claims are not entirely new. Michael Crick recalls other instances in which the Reform UK leader faced similar accusations. @newsagents.bsky.social

Cal Roscow, campaigns director at Best for Britain, said: ⚠️“Foreign influence at all levels of our politics must be rooted out - it’s right to ask what Reform UK knew of his actions, and how anyone so morally bankrupt was permitted to represent them” https://bit.ly/4oTHLLT

This was Russia’s proposed and cynical NOT-a-peace-plan So OF COURSE it should be altered. A lot

Researchers conclude, 'symptom severity in Long COVID is associated with immune cell mitochondrial dysfunction and altered cytokine responses, highlighting potential disease biomarkers and targets for future therapeutic strategies.' @clionaofarrelly.bsky.social et al doi.org/10.1093/ofid...

Critical Update! The Guardian’s Failure: Questions Not Asked Just days before my Canary investigation is published, The Guardian ran a feature (Helena Horton, Sun 23rd Nov 2025) on Forest City that asked none of the questions that matter. Please read www.theguardian.com/environment/...

"One of the terrible ironies is that Reform’s leader, Nigel Farage, is now capitalising on the unpopularity of a government whose laudable aims have been frustrated by the economic damage caused by a Brexit behind which he was the prime mover." ~AA observer.co.uk/news/busines...

In addition to the elements necessary for a just and lasting peace and Ukraine’s sovereignty: any agreement must include the return of Ukrainian children abducted by Russia. We will not rest until every single one of them is reunited with their families, in their homes.

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This article is quietly and forensically furious at the bluster and the lies. Lord knows I'd love to forget about covid but we mustn't - the lessons from this are too important for next time - and there will be a next time.

X rolled out a new feature overnight showing where accounts are based. This network of “Trump-supporting independent women” that claimed to be “real Americans” are based in Thailand. The photos were stolen from European models & posts pushed pro-Trump lines while targeting Islam and LGBTQ people.

The most amazing thing about Danny Kruger isn't that he holds these views. It's that he voluntarily expressed them to a journalist. Mr Dunning was not available for comment. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

A biologist warns that animals are facing a hidden epidemic. Chronic diseases once rare are now common in pets, livestock, and wildlife. The phenomenon reflects the same chronic disease crisis humans have faced for decades.

Shabana Mahmood insists the system is out of control. But critics argue the government is scapegoating people fleeing violence rather than fixing the real policy failures. Owen Sennitt reports eastangliabylines.co.uk/immigration/...