A little flex there toward Shein/Temu. Reeves saying she will Close de minimis duty loophole they exploit. Wonder if this means she won’t let them IPO? #budget

How is this not the top story on every news bulletin? This has been happening for years and instead of doing anything to protect children successive governments have made the situation worse. This isn't just on councils. It is part of failings on a State level. www.theguardian.com/society/2025...

That final point is absolutely crucial.

Anybody who had a vision to bring American levels of political, cultural and social polarisation to Britain - whether their motive was clicks or cash, ideology, boredom or anything else - would make it their top strategic priority to abolish the BBC, or to damage and diminish it at the very least

British media has lost the plot. The BBC ‘coup’ stuff is so wild. Somehow Newsnight turned into Dallas. I will never understand how Robbie Gibb was handed power. Today’s issue of the News Agents definitely worth listening to too.

Maybe Keir should demand the heads of major US news networks any time they imply Britain is on the brink of civil war or that we live under sharia law. Or does it not work both ways?

A friendly reminder that Spotify is running ads for ICE recruitment

I absolutely hate it when Farage (rhyme with Carriage) is having a good day. The toady (who coincidentally resembles a toad) is determined to deliver his master the BBC on a platter. 🤮

It’s such a coincidence that all the issues that a bloke called Michael Prescott - a PR reputation spin doctor guy has highlighted in his dossier that has apparently caused the BBC to implode - are right wing shibboleths. I feel like I’m actually going mad.

I don’t believe anybody resigned over this? Just a misguided edit that upset the Orange Fuhrer then is it?

Those of who believe in the necessity of a public broadcaster with editorial standards were sold Tim Davie as a necessary bulwark to the right wing agenda of dismantling the bbc. Was he some sort of sleeper cell? In a world first I agreed w Craig Oliver & Nick Robinson just now.

Lovely man. Will be missed. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

I didn’t think this night could get any better.

I’m really sorry to ask this, but I live near a farm and the sheep in the field seem incredibly listless. One is now struggling to breathe and at least two have died already. Farmers tell me sheep are prone to keeling over, but this seems more than previous years.

‘America gave Donald Trump a bloody nose’. Waking up to the best news in a long time.

‘Human-induced climate change increased wind speeds and rainfall from Hurricane Melissa, according to a new rapid analysis by World Weather Attribution’ but Bill (Gates) wants us to cool it on climate. Bit expensive. open.substack.com/pub/theweath...

This is an unfolding climate tragedy. Offers of help after the storm, ok, but what was needed was global alliance slashing greenhouse gas emissions. Due to lack of action, Jamaica has experienced dangerous sea level rise, making storm surges deadly. This is a climate cost. Right now.

Beyond crazy. Trump’s administration trolling the White House ‘major events’ timeline. Absolutely batshit.

Our Special Little Boy tore down half the White House. What a scamp.

The new Pentagon Press Corps will include conspiracy theorist Alex Jones' website Infowars. It comes after the departure of most mainstream journalists over their refusal to sign up to the department's new restrictive policies on reporting.

No doubt.

This made me wonder this morning. It’s ok. The full title is ‘addressing the invisibility of menopausal women. As you were.

'Get rid of the migrants or I'll become a migrant' is quite the argument

I am delighted to report that Su Pollard was at the airport this morning which is how all Thursdays ought to start. Hi-de-hi!

So many questions that reform should be asked tonight. Will they be asked any of them though?

This lot clearly have English degrees. Especially Unicorn.

Distressing war zone scenes from Portland. Unicorn is out of control.

Weirdly, Kemi would’ve benefited from an English degree.

Amended profile coming soon: Lucy Siegle, Green scammer and climate con-jobber with rip-off degree. Don’t these people care about my self esteem?

Honestly, I preferred Keith Harris and Orville.

Pochinoccio strikes again. Reform UK’s @SarahForRuncorn has removed a video about Runcorn Boxing Club after lying about her helping getting funding for them. Statement by the club has shown her to once again have made up things about representing her local area. www.facebook.com/share/p/1CXr...

I’d like to live in a country where it is socially unacceptable for Robert Jenrick to travel to areas and make racist comments and videos on litter.

I needed this story of owl rescue and rehab today 💚

Grateful for these responses collated by Sunder.

Good advice for anyone concerned at being called a racist.

Farmers; canaries in the coalmine. Is that fair? No it’s not by the time crops fail IT’S TOO LATE.

So, Sunday Times runs with latest poll showing Farage winning if there was an election now. But makes NO mention of Reform’s collusion with Russia. And this is how democracy gets beaten to death in the dark. Voters are not being told the truth. Reform is given the stage but is NEVER held to account.

As a resident of #Portland it is impossible to capture how unhinged this is. We are a low crime city and the ICE protest "siege" consists of one auxiliary ICE office that normally has at most a dozen weirdos debating what performance art they should use to block a single driveway

I’m of an age when I find 70% of what I read confusing and unexpected. This is a great example.

WTaF is going on with this? Is there no end to the corruption and mismanagement?

Will it waste an equal amount of time investigating if Macron was sabotaged?

Kimmel: "The President of the United States made it very clear he wants to see me and the hundreds of people who work here fired from our jobs. Our leader celebrates Americans losing their livelihoods because he cannot take a joke."

The orange flesh sack of doom ranted and raged like King Lear on speed yesterday at the UN, but @thetimes.com is mainly concerned on whether someone at the UN tried to embarrass him (surely a futile task since this Emperor has no shame?)

Trump Spends Entire U.K. Trip Trying To Figure Out Where He Knows Prince Andrew From

‘An erratic water cycle’ should be four most terrifying words you’ll read tonight.

Was it Global Authoritarianism Day yesterday or something? Not content with parading the Orange Fuhrer around all that Windsor has to offer, also spotted Modi birthday greeting on a loop at capital’s stations. 🤦🏻‍♀️

I for one think it’s shameful that a great man like Trump will have to go and look at a dolls house in Windsor because of people like this. They are giving the impression that Britons will resist takeover by autocratic maniacs funded by the oil lobby. What have we become?

You see it’s this type of scurrilous activism that gets Britons a reputation for being unruly and holding power to account in unexpectedly effective ways. This should be cracked down on. Oh it is.

Winter wonderland is opening earlier every year.

I for one hope World King Trump gets to meet some premiere Britons like ‘Thomas Skinner also from the apprentice, ‘King of Bosh’ who already met Priceling JD Vance (who, to be fair, seems lovely) and the Wetherspoons and Expensive Vacuum Cleaner men. The common sense people!