Gerard Loughlin
@gerardpatrick.bsky.social
It would seem that the Orwell Prize is now worthless. A disgrace rather than an honour.
I’m a past winner of the Orwell Prize & won partly because I exposed Vote Leave’s unlawful activities.
Michael Gove was its co-convener & refused to answer a single q. He’s now a judge of the prize & our world is truly one that Orwell would recognise
bylinetimes.com/2025/11/25/m...
Michael Gove was its co-convener & refused to answer a single q. He’s now a judge of the prize & our world is truly one that Orwell would recognise
bylinetimes.com/2025/11/25/m...
Michael Gove Made Orwell Prize Judge Despite Record of Attacking Journalists and Dodging Scrutiny
Critics say "Orwell would have enjoyed the irony" of the former Conservative minister's appointment
bylinetimes.com
November 25, 2025 at 11:02 PM
It would seem that the Orwell Prize is now worthless. A disgrace rather than an honour.
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Well worth watching this BBC report on Nathan Gill. He was clearly a close and trusted lieutenant of Farage. The link to Putin was very direct. He was about to flee to Russia when he was stopped at Manchester Airport
www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...
www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...
The Big Cases - Bribes, Lies and the British Politician
A politician close to Nigel Farage takes bribes to make statements in support of Russia. Nathan Gill's texts reveal pro-Russian interference reaching right to the heart of Europe’s democracy.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 25, 2025 at 8:55 PM
Well worth watching this BBC report on Nathan Gill. He was clearly a close and trusted lieutenant of Farage. The link to Putin was very direct. He was about to flee to Russia when he was stopped at Manchester Airport
www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...
www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...
RIP Fergus Kerr OP | 1931-2025
November 24, 2025 at 9:17 AM
RIP Fergus Kerr OP | 1931-2025
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"Dilexi Te declares that love for the poor is at the cutting edge of contemporary spirituality and central to the renewal of the Church."
CCSTP steering group member Maria Exall invites us to explore the Apostolic Exhortation, Dilexi Te, in this blog. ccstp.org.uk/articles/202...
CCSTP steering group member Maria Exall invites us to explore the Apostolic Exhortation, Dilexi Te, in this blog. ccstp.org.uk/articles/202...
Dilexi Te: Love for the poor – the power of the powerless - Centre for Catholic Social Thought and Practice
CCSTP steering group member Dr Maria Exall shares an overview of Dilexi Te in this blog. She will also be speaking at our webinar exploring the exhortation on Monday 17 November.
ccstp.org.uk
November 20, 2025 at 11:02 AM
"Dilexi Te declares that love for the poor is at the cutting edge of contemporary spirituality and central to the renewal of the Church."
CCSTP steering group member Maria Exall invites us to explore the Apostolic Exhortation, Dilexi Te, in this blog. ccstp.org.uk/articles/202...
CCSTP steering group member Maria Exall invites us to explore the Apostolic Exhortation, Dilexi Te, in this blog. ccstp.org.uk/articles/202...
Sitting on the roof
November 20, 2025 at 8:35 AM
Sitting on the roof
The switching off - for the foreseeable future - of Durham’s Lumiere was discussed on BBCRadio4’s #FrontRow tonight. The withdrawal of the City Council’s support was noted, but not that the Council is Reform led. Dark times.
November 18, 2025 at 10:05 PM
The switching off - for the foreseeable future - of Durham’s Lumiere was discussed on BBCRadio4’s #FrontRow tonight. The withdrawal of the City Council’s support was noted, but not that the Council is Reform led. Dark times.
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Hosting a man who (per the CIA) ordered the murder of a journalist, Trump berates a journalist who dares to "embarrass our guest" by asking about it and later threatens to take away her network's license for asking about Epstein files.
November 18, 2025 at 9:15 PM
Hosting a man who (per the CIA) ordered the murder of a journalist, Trump berates a journalist who dares to "embarrass our guest" by asking about it and later threatens to take away her network's license for asking about Epstein files.
Rachel Cooke | 1969-2025
Rachel Cooke obituary
Journalist, literary critic, food writer and columnist whose work graced the Observer for 24 years
www.theguardian.com
November 18, 2025 at 9:48 AM
Rachel Cooke | 1969-2025
Cold War Steve
November 16, 2025 at 11:34 PM
Cold War Steve
I hear that Epstein’s pal, Donald, is in the news.
November 13, 2025 at 12:31 AM
I hear that Epstein’s pal, Donald, is in the news.
‘Damning new emails that suggest Donald Trump knew about the conduct of the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein were released Wednesday, including one in which Epstein said “of course [Trump] knew about the girls” that were procured for his sex-trafficking ring.’
Trump knew about Epstein’s conduct, newly released emails suggest
In messages released by House Democrats, Epstein wrote ‘of course [Trump] knew about the girls’
www.theguardian.com
November 12, 2025 at 6:00 PM
‘Damning new emails that suggest Donald Trump knew about the conduct of the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein were released Wednesday, including one in which Epstein said “of course [Trump] knew about the girls” that were procured for his sex-trafficking ring.’
New book, new on the desk
November 11, 2025 at 11:18 AM
New book, new on the desk
Good news from the US
US supreme court rejects call to overturn decision legalizing same-sex marriage
Justices turn away appeal from former Kentucky court clerk who refused to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples
www.theguardian.com
November 10, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Good news from the US
The BBC has many flaws. “Anti-Trump bias” is not one of them.
Petition: Defend BBC independence from Trump’s interference
Stop Trump Coalition
stoptrump.org.uk
November 10, 2025 at 3:08 PM
The BBC has many flaws. “Anti-Trump bias” is not one of them.
James Watson | 1928-2025
James Watson obituary
Nobel prize-winning biologist whose discovery, with Francis Crick, of the structure of DNA solved the mystery of genetic inheritance
www.theguardian.com
November 10, 2025 at 2:09 PM
James Watson | 1928-2025
Please sign this petition against the further diminishment of Nottingham University, which seems not to appreciate what makes for a university.
Sign the Petition
Stop the removal of undergraduate Theology & Religion at the University of Nottingham
c.org
November 9, 2025 at 4:19 PM
Please sign this petition against the further diminishment of Nottingham University, which seems not to appreciate what makes for a university.
Last night to Theatre Royal (and its amazingly uncomfortable seats) to see Opera North's wonderful production of Handel's Susanna. With Anna Dennis as Susanna and James Hall as Joacim, and of course the superlative chorus and orchestra, conducted by Johanna Soller.
November 8, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Last night to Theatre Royal (and its amazingly uncomfortable seats) to see Opera North's wonderful production of Handel's Susanna. With Anna Dennis as Susanna and James Hall as Joacim, and of course the superlative chorus and orchestra, conducted by Johanna Soller.
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“He promised things that Europeans take for granted, but Americans are told are impossible” www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Europeans recognize Zohran Mamdani’s supposedly radical policies as ‘normal’
Critics of New York City’s mayor-elect have said his pledges of free bus service and universal childcare are unrealistic, but in Europe it’s a given
www.theguardian.com
November 6, 2025 at 3:59 PM
“He promised things that Europeans take for granted, but Americans are told are impossible” www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Diane Ladd | 1935-2025
Diane Ladd obituary
Oscar-nominated actor in Wild at Heart and Alice Doesn’t Live Here Anymore
www.theguardian.com
November 5, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Diane Ladd | 1935-2025
Hope for America
Zohran Mamdani elected mayor of New York on winning night for Democrats
Democratic socialist, 34, becomes city’s first Muslim mayor as Democrats triumph in several other key races
www.theguardian.com
November 5, 2025 at 7:21 AM
Hope for America
Peter Watkins | 1935-2025
Peter Watkins obituary
Pioneer of the docudrama whose 1965 film The War Game was considered ‘too horrifying’ for broadcast by the BBC
www.theguardian.com
November 4, 2025 at 1:43 PM
Peter Watkins | 1935-2025
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Obama: "The weird videos of a US president with a crown on his head flying a fighter jet & dumping poop on American citizens - that's not even worth booing about. Because all of that is a distraction from the fact that your situation, your life has not gotten better. They do it so you won't notice"
November 1, 2025 at 11:33 PM
Obama: "The weird videos of a US president with a crown on his head flying a fighter jet & dumping poop on American citizens - that's not even worth booing about. Because all of that is a distraction from the fact that your situation, your life has not gotten better. They do it so you won't notice"
‘Antoni Gaudí’s masterwork is still under construction but now stands taller than Ulm Minster in southern Germany.’
Four feet higher and rising: Barcelona’s Sagrada Familia becomes world’s tallest church
Antoni Gaudí’s masterwork is still under construction but now stands taller than Ulm Minster in southern Germany
www.theguardian.com
October 31, 2025 at 12:00 AM
‘Antoni Gaudí’s masterwork is still under construction but now stands taller than Ulm Minster in southern Germany.’