Merielle Ghali
@merielleg.bsky.social
All views are personal and do not reflect any organisation I might have worked for. Arsenal fan and passionate about equality and fairness.
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The thing about NATO is the USA has already left.
But they are still in control of it.
Please tell me what's the use of an organisation that will force you to do what someone else (Donald Trump) demands, but won't protect you at all.
While you pay a fortune into it.
But they are still in control of it.
Please tell me what's the use of an organisation that will force you to do what someone else (Donald Trump) demands, but won't protect you at all.
While you pay a fortune into it.
December 2, 2025 at 10:43 PM
The thing about NATO is the USA has already left.
But they are still in control of it.
Please tell me what's the use of an organisation that will force you to do what someone else (Donald Trump) demands, but won't protect you at all.
While you pay a fortune into it.
But they are still in control of it.
Please tell me what's the use of an organisation that will force you to do what someone else (Donald Trump) demands, but won't protect you at all.
While you pay a fortune into it.
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I will repeat for the people at the back, Venezuela is one of lowest producers of drugs in South America.
But it has the largest oil reserves in the world, enough to supply the USA for 50 years.
But it has the largest oil reserves in the world, enough to supply the USA for 50 years.
December 2, 2025 at 10:52 PM
I will repeat for the people at the back, Venezuela is one of lowest producers of drugs in South America.
But it has the largest oil reserves in the world, enough to supply the USA for 50 years.
But it has the largest oil reserves in the world, enough to supply the USA for 50 years.
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Cost of unregistered children's care homes a 'national scandal'.
Charge up to £30,000 a week per child.
Poor regulation. Lack of capacity as the sector was privatised. Profiteering rife. Councils spent £8.1bn on children in care.
Why are so many children in care?
Charge up to £30,000 a week per child.
Poor regulation. Lack of capacity as the sector was privatised. Profiteering rife. Councils spent £8.1bn on children in care.
Why are so many children in care?
Cost of unregistered children's care homes a 'national scandal' - Ofsted
The Children's Homes Association says there is no clear national plan and government must 'fix the system'.
www.bbc.co.uk
December 3, 2025 at 8:14 AM
Cost of unregistered children's care homes a 'national scandal'.
Charge up to £30,000 a week per child.
Poor regulation. Lack of capacity as the sector was privatised. Profiteering rife. Councils spent £8.1bn on children in care.
Why are so many children in care?
Charge up to £30,000 a week per child.
Poor regulation. Lack of capacity as the sector was privatised. Profiteering rife. Councils spent £8.1bn on children in care.
Why are so many children in care?
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Thames Water half-year profits leap to £386m after bills rose by nearly a third.
Leaks and sewage dumping will continue for years.
£20bn+debt. A third of the bill covers interest payments.
Captive customers have no choice.
End the scam. Nationalise water.
Leaks and sewage dumping will continue for years.
£20bn+debt. A third of the bill covers interest payments.
Captive customers have no choice.
End the scam. Nationalise water.
Thames Water half-year profit leaps to nearly £400m after it raises bills by third
Revenues jumped 40% to nearly £2bn after debt-ridden utility hiked water bills sharply in April
www.theguardian.com
December 3, 2025 at 8:26 AM
Thames Water half-year profits leap to £386m after bills rose by nearly a third.
Leaks and sewage dumping will continue for years.
£20bn+debt. A third of the bill covers interest payments.
Captive customers have no choice.
End the scam. Nationalise water.
Leaks and sewage dumping will continue for years.
£20bn+debt. A third of the bill covers interest payments.
Captive customers have no choice.
End the scam. Nationalise water.
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Trump dozes while Marco Rubio speaks to him directly next to him. Just insane optics.
December 2, 2025 at 6:46 PM
Trump dozes while Marco Rubio speaks to him directly next to him. Just insane optics.
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"Whilst Putin is seeking to switch the lights off & plunge Ukraine into darkness, we will continue to work to switch the lights back on"
I guess only certain regimes have the right to switch off the lights & plunge hundreds of thousands of people into darkness.
I guess only certain regimes have the right to switch off the lights & plunge hundreds of thousands of people into darkness.
December 3, 2025 at 10:14 AM
"Whilst Putin is seeking to switch the lights off & plunge Ukraine into darkness, we will continue to work to switch the lights back on"
I guess only certain regimes have the right to switch off the lights & plunge hundreds of thousands of people into darkness.
I guess only certain regimes have the right to switch off the lights & plunge hundreds of thousands of people into darkness.
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The Reform-led Durham County Council cabinet has voted to raise council taxes for some of the most vulnerable people in the county.
Reform vote to raise council taxes for the poorest in County Durham
Planned council tax reforms will impact the poorest in County Durham
northeastbylines.co.uk
December 3, 2025 at 10:14 AM
The Reform-led Durham County Council cabinet has voted to raise council taxes for some of the most vulnerable people in the county.
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Preparing evidence for Covid inquiry has cost government £100m in staff and legal costs, figures show - www.theguardian.com/politics/liv...
December 3, 2025 at 10:15 AM
Preparing evidence for Covid inquiry has cost government £100m in staff and legal costs, figures show - www.theguardian.com/politics/liv...
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BREAKING: “The idea that leaving the EU was the answer to all our cares and concerns has clearly been proved wrong."
Keir Starmer says that "wild promises were made" about Brexit.
He adds: "The same argument is now being made about the European Convention on Human Rights"
Keir Starmer says that "wild promises were made" about Brexit.
He adds: "The same argument is now being made about the European Convention on Human Rights"
December 1, 2025 at 9:58 PM
BREAKING: “The idea that leaving the EU was the answer to all our cares and concerns has clearly been proved wrong."
Keir Starmer says that "wild promises were made" about Brexit.
He adds: "The same argument is now being made about the European Convention on Human Rights"
Keir Starmer says that "wild promises were made" about Brexit.
He adds: "The same argument is now being made about the European Convention on Human Rights"
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Israeli army carried out attacks east of Rafah city, demolitions east of Khan Younis.
Israel carries out attacks in southern Gaza; raids and arrests in West Bank
Israeli army carried out attacks east of Rafah city, demolitions east of Khan Younis.
bit.ly
November 30, 2025 at 7:30 AM
Israeli army carried out attacks east of Rafah city, demolitions east of Khan Younis.
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Lying in politics is wrong and should never be rewarded, says newspaper which pays Boris Johnson £1 million a year to be its star columnist
November 29, 2025 at 10:01 AM
Lying in politics is wrong and should never be rewarded, says newspaper which pays Boris Johnson £1 million a year to be its star columnist
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Shopping for Christmas bargains? Beware the ‘spray and pay’ parcel delivery fraud
Shopping for Christmas bargains? Beware the ‘spray and pay’ parcel delivery fraud
Criminals send thousands of texts about an undelivered bargain buy and ask for a redelivery fee in a bid to mine your data and bank details
www.theguardian.com
November 30, 2025 at 7:45 AM
Shopping for Christmas bargains? Beware the ‘spray and pay’ parcel delivery fraud
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The richest 150 people in the UK get £120,000,000 richer every single day, and that's not share value.
That's profit stolen from you through the Banks, Energy Companies, and Supermarkets they own.
But the problem is someone getting £10 on Universal Credit?
That's profit stolen from you through the Banks, Energy Companies, and Supermarkets they own.
But the problem is someone getting £10 on Universal Credit?
November 27, 2025 at 7:28 PM
The richest 150 people in the UK get £120,000,000 richer every single day, and that's not share value.
That's profit stolen from you through the Banks, Energy Companies, and Supermarkets they own.
But the problem is someone getting £10 on Universal Credit?
That's profit stolen from you through the Banks, Energy Companies, and Supermarkets they own.
But the problem is someone getting £10 on Universal Credit?
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OBR commentary on the budget:
"The implementation of digital ID cards is provisionally forecast to cost £1.8 billion in total over the next three years".
Govt says the cost will be met from existing departmental budgets.
Which services will be cut? Will the budget overrun?
obr.uk/docs/dlm_upl...
"The implementation of digital ID cards is provisionally forecast to cost £1.8 billion in total over the next three years".
Govt says the cost will be met from existing departmental budgets.
Which services will be cut? Will the budget overrun?
obr.uk/docs/dlm_upl...
obr.uk
November 27, 2025 at 8:49 PM
OBR commentary on the budget:
"The implementation of digital ID cards is provisionally forecast to cost £1.8 billion in total over the next three years".
Govt says the cost will be met from existing departmental budgets.
Which services will be cut? Will the budget overrun?
obr.uk/docs/dlm_upl...
"The implementation of digital ID cards is provisionally forecast to cost £1.8 billion in total over the next three years".
Govt says the cost will be met from existing departmental budgets.
Which services will be cut? Will the budget overrun?
obr.uk/docs/dlm_upl...
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The UK, where the day after a decision to take half a million children out of poverty, the media & political world has been full of sneering at those same children & their families, labelling them as ‘Benefits Street’, while the same people are moaning about a tax on £2m mansions. Shameful stuff.
November 27, 2025 at 8:22 PM
The UK, where the day after a decision to take half a million children out of poverty, the media & political world has been full of sneering at those same children & their families, labelling them as ‘Benefits Street’, while the same people are moaning about a tax on £2m mansions. Shameful stuff.
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“Dear Diary,
People are still being mean about me being a racist at school. I tried saying I was only racist in a nice way, but that didn’t work so I pretended that the 23 witnesses were all making it up. Hopefully that will do the trick…”
People are still being mean about me being a racist at school. I tried saying I was only racist in a nice way, but that didn’t work so I pretended that the 23 witnesses were all making it up. Hopefully that will do the trick…”
November 27, 2025 at 2:53 PM
“Dear Diary,
People are still being mean about me being a racist at school. I tried saying I was only racist in a nice way, but that didn’t work so I pretended that the 23 witnesses were all making it up. Hopefully that will do the trick…”
People are still being mean about me being a racist at school. I tried saying I was only racist in a nice way, but that didn’t work so I pretended that the 23 witnesses were all making it up. Hopefully that will do the trick…”
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This is why a con man shouldn’t have been allowed to become President!
This 👇
This 👇
November 27, 2025 at 12:33 PM
This is why a con man shouldn’t have been allowed to become President!
This 👇
This 👇
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The petition: ‘Call a public inquiry into Russian influence on UK politics & democracy’ has now passed 70,000 signatures.
Let’s get it to over 100,O00 by the weekend!
Please sign and share widely.
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
The petition: ‘Call a public inquiry into Russian influence on UK politics & democracy’ has now passed 70,000 signatures.
Let’s get it to over 100,O00 by the weekend!
Please sign and share widely.
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
November 27, 2025 at 11:23 AM
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The petition: ‘Call a public inquiry into Russian influence on UK politics & democracy’ has now passed 70,000 signatures.
Let’s get it to over 100,O00 by the weekend!
Please sign and share widely.
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
The petition: ‘Call a public inquiry into Russian influence on UK politics & democracy’ has now passed 70,000 signatures.
Let’s get it to over 100,O00 by the weekend!
Please sign and share widely.
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
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Net migration has fallen again to 204,000, the lowest level since 2021 and is forecast to continue falling over the coming years.
Not that you would know it from the endless coverage of Britain's supposed "immigration crisis"
Not that you would know it from the endless coverage of Britain's supposed "immigration crisis"
November 27, 2025 at 12:18 PM
Net migration has fallen again to 204,000, the lowest level since 2021 and is forecast to continue falling over the coming years.
Not that you would know it from the endless coverage of Britain's supposed "immigration crisis"
Not that you would know it from the endless coverage of Britain's supposed "immigration crisis"
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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...
Palestinian-US teen held by Israel for nine months without charge due in court
Mohammed Ibrahim, 16, from Florida, was detained by Israeli soldiers while on holiday in the occupied West Bank.
www.bbc.com
November 26, 2025 at 8:43 AM
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...
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As for Farage’s use of racist slurs being confined to his childhood - well, that's not what Alan Sked, the founder of UKIP, claimed in this 2014 interview.
He says here that Farage was using the "n" word as late as 1997.
Farage would have been about 33 at time.
www.theguardian.com/politics/201...
He says here that Farage was using the "n" word as late as 1997.
Farage would have been about 33 at time.
www.theguardian.com/politics/201...
Ukip founder Alan Sked: 'The party has become a Frankenstein's monster'
He may have founded Ukip, but Alan Sked's moderate, Brussels-boycotting party has gone rogue. Stuart Jeffries meets the academic who's desperate to stop the bandwagon he first set rolling
www.theguardian.com
November 26, 2025 at 8:55 AM
As for Farage’s use of racist slurs being confined to his childhood - well, that's not what Alan Sked, the founder of UKIP, claimed in this 2014 interview.
He says here that Farage was using the "n" word as late as 1997.
Farage would have been about 33 at time.
www.theguardian.com/politics/201...
He says here that Farage was using the "n" word as late as 1997.
Farage would have been about 33 at time.
www.theguardian.com/politics/201...
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When Israel breaks international law, what does Trump’s US do? Sanction the judges | Owen Jones
When Israel breaks international law, what does Trump’s US do? Sanction the judges | Owen Jones
Three ICC judges have been put on a list with terrorists after approving an arrest warrant for Benjamin Netanyahu. This is the charade of the ‘rules-based order’, says Guardian columnist Owen Jones
www.theguardian.com
November 26, 2025 at 9:02 AM
When Israel breaks international law, what does Trump’s US do? Sanction the judges | Owen Jones
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🧵🇺🇦Our new polling finds Brits consider concessions expected of Ukraine in the 28 point peace plan unacceptable. Majorities of Brits thinking cutting Ukraine’s army, allowing Russia to annex the Donbas, and ruling out NATO membership are unacceptable.
November 25, 2025 at 8:44 AM
🧵🇺🇦Our new polling finds Brits consider concessions expected of Ukraine in the 28 point peace plan unacceptable. Majorities of Brits thinking cutting Ukraine’s army, allowing Russia to annex the Donbas, and ruling out NATO membership are unacceptable.
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This petition calling for a public inquiry into Russian influence on UK politics & democracy already has over 30,000 signatures. Let’s get it to 100,000 this week.
Please sign and share 🙏
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
Please sign and share 🙏
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
Petition: Call a public inquiry into Russian influence on UK politics & democracy
We are concerned about reported efforts from Russia to influence democracy in the US, UK, Europe and elsewhere. We believe we must establish the depth and breadth of possible Russian influence campaig...
petition.parliament.uk
November 25, 2025 at 7:32 AM
This petition calling for a public inquiry into Russian influence on UK politics & democracy already has over 30,000 signatures. Let’s get it to 100,000 this week.
Please sign and share 🙏
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
Please sign and share 🙏
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
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When Rishi Sunak made the Vaccine deal with Moderna as Chancellor, he had up to £530m invested in Moderna.
Now Michelle Mone is desperately bringing it up.
Like if you want Mone on trial.
RT if you want them both facing the music.
Now Michelle Mone is desperately bringing it up.
Like if you want Mone on trial.
RT if you want them both facing the music.
November 23, 2025 at 6:36 PM
When Rishi Sunak made the Vaccine deal with Moderna as Chancellor, he had up to £530m invested in Moderna.
Now Michelle Mone is desperately bringing it up.
Like if you want Mone on trial.
RT if you want them both facing the music.
Now Michelle Mone is desperately bringing it up.
Like if you want Mone on trial.
RT if you want them both facing the music.