Say what you like about the British press, but I find it reassuring that they spend months ripping apart a Labour PM for properly declaring some glasses and football tickets, then all but ignore someone who wants to be PM when he tries to cover up a £5 million gift.

I am beyond sick of the bad-faith games being played by people who would rather see this country burn than see it stable. Let’s get one thing straight: Sir Keir Starmer won a decisive General Election after 14 years of absolute Tory mayhem. He didn't just inherit a government;

How about a criminal investigation and a permanent ban from public life for taking bribes and lying to the electorate? A wrist slap for breaching a code, a suspension and by-election is more prize than punishment for tantrum-prone Farage who’s barely an MP anyway. observer.co.uk/news/politic...

Good for the Obsever for leading on this.

Not to excuse this, & it’s a while since I presented anything on the BBC, but I do recall noting an almost subconscious desire to disprove bogus allegations of bias by being particularly tough on Labour & Lib Dems (Ed Davey once complained!) This is another victory for right wing media gaslighting.

Sunday morning truth telling from Barry's Economics youtu.be/ZzOMmMFQZWs?...

Reform UK leader Nigel Farage has said there was "no obligation" to declare a £5m gift he received from a billionaire backer before he became an MP. Sky’s Beth Rigby points out the rules

Farage could face byelection over crypto king’s £5m donation observer.co.uk/news/politic...

The great irony of the Welsh success of Reform, run by millionaire ex-public schoolboys, is that one the greatest Welshmen, & founder of the NHS, warned of this “How can wealth persuade poverty to use its political freedom to keep wealth in power? Here lies whole art of Tory politics” Aneurin Bevan

The Farage £5m What rules might have been broken, & what the penalties may be

Wes Streeting wants new laws to force your GP to share your medical records. The bill was not in Labour's Manifesto and Palantir has explicitly said, under a new Government, it would be happy to use medical data for other purposes. Be afraid.

11/ Read our story at www.propublica.org/article/kids... Reported with @mayatmiller.bsky.social @melissa-sanchez.bsky.social @mariamelba.bsky.social

Of interest to UK media should be that HMS Dragon is being sent East of Suez. RFA Lyme Bay seems to be being kitted up for Mine Countermeasures. I served on RFA Cardigan Bay doing the same role - so will be providing details of what this entails. #IranWar #RoyalNavy #MineHunter #RFALymeBay

These people don't even bother to learn the language.

1/13 A few days ago I was discussing with @mrjamesob.bsky.social on @lbc.co.uk how globalisation changed the logistics of naval power. For 30 years, major navies largely stopped needing visible forward presence in the way they did during the Cold War. #MaritimeSecurity #Geopolitics

The U.S. has spent billions to lose a war that enriches its oligarchs, impoverishes the citizenry, sabotages its alliances, and strengthens its enemies. Empires have risen and failed before, but to my knowledge no state has ever chosen to kill its own power. snyder.substack.com/p/on-superpo...

Actually it’s a disaster for Farage and the BBC’s hopes.

One of the great things in this was how the director (Deeyah Khan), in her interviews with active and former white nationalists, tried to drill into areas where empathy should be or could be. Really revealed exactly why the far-right tries to specifically demonize empathy.

All together now! ... "But Nige did take five million quid, and Nige would take five million more!" 💥💥💥 #RefUKkers

Hungary’s parliament sings “Ode to Joy” — the anthem of Europe — after Péter Magyar is sworn in as prime minister. Hungary is once again a proud member of the European Union.

This is an awesome piece of work. Well worth a watch. youtu.be/foyljHXJ42s?...

A please @labouruk.bsky.social, stop saying that it's up to us to stop Reform. YOU could stop a Reform government in 2029, by introducing the proportional representation so many in the country have been clamouring for. The only way Farage can win is through our crazy first-past-the-post system.

More slow worm shenanigans ❤️

Famine in Britain? This may put local election results into perspective 👇 youtu.be/OU-nDL7lDt8?...

Just so we understand.

Anyone still questioning why Farage's Reform did so well? The majority of the British public have no idea how politics work in this country, they listen to our press and its lies and believe every word. If there is to be real change we have to take on our media.

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Famine in Britain? This may put local election results into perspective 👇 youtu.be/OU-nDL7lDt8?...

We are irrelevant youtu.be/TAT0gsT7OMA?...

youtu.be/me3UM4MlUMM?... #DefianceTillDeath

More slow worm shenanigans ❤️

Slow worms mating in my garden ♥️

Today we will see Farage’s smug face all over the media & not one journalist will question him about the corrupt £5 million cash injection from a foreign billionaire. That money is why we have Reform leading the polls & why Farage’s smug face is on your screen.

The lack of scrutiny of Reform by MSM has been embarrassing. If they won’t call Farage’s bull**** out lets do it ourselves

Doing what I do best - shutting down a question about the £5 million gift I received, because I can't stand scrutiny and don't think the rules apply to me.

Right now, millions of local votes don’t help shape the final result. You deserve a voting system where all of your neighbours help shape what happens next. action.electoral-reform.org.uk/page/2401/pe...

“In my lifetime I have witnessed a terrible decline. In yours, you could and should witness a wonderful recovery.” What an immense privilege it has been to be alive at the same time as this incredible human being—David Attenborough. #Happy100thBirthday🥳 www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio...

With negotiations underway Iran have released this document from Iran’s Persian Gulf Strait Authority (PGSA). This cements their desire to retain some control over flow of traffic through the Strait of Hormuz - something that I think will be a major sticking point for the USA regime... #IranWar

Hard hitting. The latest released Iranian state video. It pulls no punches. * WARNING. Contains strong language.

Ivermectin in an anti-parasitic. It kills parasites. Viruses are not parasites. Thank you for coming to my TED talk.

In Brave New World, Henry Ford effectively becomes a secular god: The Christian cross is replaced with the “T” (the Model T), people say “Our Ford” instead of “Our Lord” History is reorganised around Ford’s mass production methods Consumption itself becomes a civic virtue. #HuxleyNotOrwell

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1/2 Ok. I have talked a lot about the “3 pillars” of Iran - Gvmt / Clerics / IRGC This is the sort of statement that is expected from the IRGC as they are able to be more aggressive in posture - this does not mean the diplomacy is finished. #Hormuz #IranWar

Now being widely reported - source is Fox News - so take that with a grain of salt here. But the attacks seem to be coming from USA sources. But the US official has also claimed this is NOT a breaking of the ceasefire. I am still trawling for more data. #IranWar

The Reform Candidate Bradley Nash Gardner should be investigated for election interference. He owns Politics UK and put a false poll on his website showing Reform as winners. Before the polls had closed. This would have impacted voters who had yet to vote.

Palestine is the moral issue of our time, as was apartheid in the 1970s and 80s. your stance and your silence define you.

While tracking Fox News (I now need a shower) I came across this - and I have promised that I will keep an eye on the blockade and restrictions on Cuba - I found this buried on the site. I have not forgotten the promise to keep an eye on Cuba and the sanctions and will return to this.

Ok we have the official statement from Iran. Again. There is no verification of the claims of attacks. We will need to wait for the US Department of Defense (War) - but this is beginning to look like an escalation in the face of peace talks from both sides.

More unverified reports from Hormuz. This could be fog of war - or and escalation - or some means of justification of rejection of peace terms. Either way. Something is ramping up again it would seem. #Hormuz #IranWar