Thatcher said "The trouble with socialism is that eventually you run out of other people's money." The trouble with capitalism is that if you run out of other people's money, you can do it again with a new limited company

Reform claimed on #bbcqt that UK net migration over the past 14 years tops 6 million — but ONS data doesn’t support that. The real total is nearer 4½–5 million, and the UK population has grown by about 5–6 million in the same period. #FactCheck #Migration

Farage doubles down on lies about Nation of Sanctuary spending nation.cymru/news/farage-...

Gasps as BBC Question Time guest challenges Reform UK's Zia Yusuf on immigration

Indiana voters: Let your legislators know you don’t like having elections rigged in your state.

Is Jimmy Carr on stage with Kemi Badenoch - it sounds like it!

Right now green energy has just overtaken coal as the world’s biggest provider of power - that’s something Trump and his fossil fuel funders will hate to hear - maybe that’s why they’re preventing people talking about it. Won’t change the reality though. 2/2

got there first James - well done

SDLT raised £11.6bn for the government in the 2023-24 financial year , @mrjamesob.bsky.social

Kemi Badenoch admitting that Labour will be in charge for the next decade during her speech today!

Kemi Badenoch is accusing Rachel Reeves of breaking the economy. Excuse me while I laugh. Additionally, business confidence is at its highest level since 2011, according to Lloyds Bank. Pull the other one, Kemi.

"It sounded better in the original German" great line!

What's that got to do with Sharia Law?

This is shocking racism from Jenrick and Badenoch should sack him immediately. No further comment necessary. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

Democrats are just better people than Republicans.

Harsh but true!

BBC News - Epping hotel protesters jailed for violent disorder - BBC News www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

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Where are the "reasonable Tories"?

Please help combat BBC news blackout of Green Party! @zackpolanski.bsky.social was the only party leader not interviewed by Laura Kuenssberg during their party conference. So please RT his cracking conference speech..

If they think the actions of a fascist authoritarian is good thing, God help us!

Interesting!

Ben houchen ignoring Badenochs comments on network zero! Why?

No reminding needed

Like it

Fair play to Lucy Powell, tough gig this morning, facing a former Tory Cabinet Minister, a Tory Mayor and a Tory BBC presenter. Oh and the dickhead that is Ben Houchen, calling all those who protest the atrocities in Gaza, ‘ useful idiots ‘ on numerous occasions, show”s exactly what he is….

Gasped at his outrageous term. A useful idiot is our Ben!

Agree, disgusting rhetoric!

I wonder what happened in Teesside to wipe out so much wildlife? It couldn't possibly be the freeport set up by Tees Valley mayor Ben Houchen, Michael Gove and their dodgy business associates Surely not!

Presumably "stupid" and "aresoles" are already banned!

Morning.

Well called out, I did not know this!

Know the topics! Not show they had special advance warning of harmonicas and Bavaruan slugs! Much of te remaining material was widely trailled in.....the news!

It’s refreshing to hear someone - Zach Polanski, new leader of the UK Green Party - actually making the case for migration as a good thing. Not a view you hear very often at the moment, even from those ostensibly on the centre left www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

I love these guys www.youtube.com/watch?v=xRHZ...

Did you watch The Hack? I can't believe papers have gotten away with destroying lives for so long. That's why I've signed the petition, set up by Hugh Grant and other phone hacking victims, to demand fair, independent regulation. Join me: you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/a-...

Nadine Dorries is back – with her incisive thinking and deranged conspiracy theories

One for @mrjamesob.bsky.social

in their world anything is possible!

The UK is built on "come on, old chap, be a sport and do the right thing". Those are the checks and balances we have.

Jon Kay didn't let Zia Yusuf get away with his misrepresentation of the prime minister's words.

I can't get over that myself...perhaps marking the death of British Values like ......politeness and decorum

If scrapping indefinite leave to remain (ILR) entirely, as Reform would do, is racist, according to Labour, what is making ILR twice as difficult, expensive & humiliating to obtain, as Labour are doing?

bloke on LBC complaining that Labour don't understand the problems of the common people and disposable interest because his...... companies house registration fees have gone up! Dystopian

If you don't think it's democratic that 33.7% of votes should give a party nearly 64% of the seats in Parliament, then please, sign and share as much as you can. Currently, your vote can be wasted, it can be ignored. Get your voice heard. Equality for all. petition.parliament.uk/petitions/72...

Up the toon!

Fio a says, good

Do you mean Newcastle-upon-Tyne? Just got back from the counter-demo. They were outnumbered and seen off with their tails between their legs. No pasaran! ✊️

"All the atoms that make each of us up—the iron in our blood, the calcium in our bones, the carbon in our brains—were manufactured in red giant stars thousands of light-years away in space and billions of years ago in time. We are, as I like to say, starstuff." -Carl Sagan,The Demon-Haunted World

If they don't know now.....