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· Aug 29
Changing my name for now as I’m applying for jobs so need to keep a low online profile.
Guys, maybe just knock it on the head. Greens are stronger than they’ve ever been. There’s no need or demand for another left-wing party. You’ll just end up hurting the progressive causes you claim to believe in.
Zarah Sultana boycotts first day of Your Party conference over 'witch hunt' expulsions
Zarah Sultana boycotts first day of Your Party conference over 'witch hunt' expulsions
Zarah Sultana has boycotted day one of the Your Party Conference over the expulsion of members of left-wing groups.
news.sky.com
November 29, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Guys, maybe just knock it on the head. Greens are stronger than they’ve ever been. There’s no need or demand for another left-wing party. You’ll just end up hurting the progressive causes you claim to believe in.
Is “Max Tempers” happy now he’s stopped Motability users from driving premium cars even though it didn’t cost the taxpayer a penny? Imagine being that vindictive and wanting to hurt people for nothing. Also, what a coward, doing it behind a pseudonym.
November 29, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Is “Max Tempers” happy now he’s stopped Motability users from driving premium cars even though it didn’t cost the taxpayer a penny? Imagine being that vindictive and wanting to hurt people for nothing. Also, what a coward, doing it behind a pseudonym.
If somebody had to travel 250 miles for a medical appointment then yes there’s a problem but the taking a taxi ain’t it
November 29, 2025 at 9:33 AM
If somebody had to travel 250 miles for a medical appointment then yes there’s a problem but the taking a taxi ain’t it
Since when was claiming benefits officially a moral failure that should be penalised?
UK immigration status fears prompt carer to cancel benefits she is entitled to
UK immigration status fears prompt carer to cancel benefits she is entitled to
Woman cancels all benefits including disability living allowance for daughter after policy change announcement
A low-paid carer from Ghana has cancelled all the benefits she is legally entitled to, including the disability allowance one of her children receives, owing to fears about her immigration status after the policy changes announced by the home secretary.
The radical changes to legal migration announced by Shabana Mahmood on 20 November will penalise those who are living and working legally in the UK, but who claim benefits. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
November 29, 2025 at 9:26 AM
Since when was claiming benefits officially a moral failure that should be penalised?
So give them a bus pass. Of course we know what the reaction to that would be.
Government to ban asylum seekers from using taxis
The ban is set to come in February and any exemptions will have to be signed off by the Home Office.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 29, 2025 at 9:08 AM
So give them a bus pass. Of course we know what the reaction to that would be.
Both here and in the US I’d be terrified if I wasn’t a citizen and would probably apply. But I’d also be thinking why would Trump or a mass deporting Reform government suddenly become good chaps just because you’ve got a naturalisation certificate. Still probably safer but don’t kid yourself.
By the time Trump is done on this I would bet quite a large amount of money that he has escalates mass "re-emigration".
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
US halts all asylum decisions after National Guard shooting
Trump administration says decisions paused until government can ensure ‘every alien is vetted and screened to the maximum degree possible’
www.theguardian.com
November 29, 2025 at 7:55 AM
Both here and in the US I’d be terrified if I wasn’t a citizen and would probably apply. But I’d also be thinking why would Trump or a mass deporting Reform government suddenly become good chaps just because you’ve got a naturalisation certificate. Still probably safer but don’t kid yourself.
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The Times - taking advantage of a very old lady for clicks. If I were her son I'd be absolutely furious with them.
November 28, 2025 at 7:54 PM
The Times - taking advantage of a very old lady for clicks. If I were her son I'd be absolutely furious with them.
Sometimes wonder if papers have a moral duty of care in these situations. A lady who’s almost 90 is being ruthlessly mocked.
November 28, 2025 at 7:29 PM
Sometimes wonder if papers have a moral duty of care in these situations. A lady who’s almost 90 is being ruthlessly mocked.
Is he saying that other countries should restrict the entry of US citizens?
November 28, 2025 at 7:06 PM
Is he saying that other countries should restrict the entry of US citizens?
I know families sometimes fall out but why would you do this?
November 28, 2025 at 7:03 PM
I know families sometimes fall out but why would you do this?
Anybody remember Crimewatch when they’d display mugshots and say “we’d very much like to speak to this man” like they were trying to track down an old friend they’d lost contact with? They’d sometimes add “if you do see him, please don’t approach him but call 999 immediately”.
November 28, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Anybody remember Crimewatch when they’d display mugshots and say “we’d very much like to speak to this man” like they were trying to track down an old friend they’d lost contact with? They’d sometimes add “if you do see him, please don’t approach him but call 999 immediately”.
I was chatting with a barrister at the other place about Brenda Hale’s new book claiming that court cases have become less dramatic and I was reminded of this rather lurid high profile case.
www.independent.co.uk/news/high-dr...
www.independent.co.uk/news/high-dr...
High drama as actress loses libel case: The 'sex in car' hearing
GILLIAN TAYLFORTH, the EastEnders actress, collapsed in the High Court and was rushed to hospital yesterday after losing a libel action which left her and her fiance, Geoff Knights, facing a pounds 50...
www.independent.co.uk
November 28, 2025 at 4:31 PM
I was chatting with a barrister at the other place about Brenda Hale’s new book claiming that court cases have become less dramatic and I was reminded of this rather lurid high profile case.
www.independent.co.uk/news/high-dr...
www.independent.co.uk/news/high-dr...
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I mean, you don’t need to be a biblical scholar to know that tax collectors feature pretty prominently in the New Testament.
November 28, 2025 at 1:38 PM
I mean, you don’t need to be a biblical scholar to know that tax collectors feature pretty prominently in the New Testament.
If Reform win, to paraphrase Neil Kinnock, I warn you.
I warn you not to be a non-British
I warn you not to have non-British family members
I warn you not to be a non-natural born citizen. You really think they’re going to respect a naturalisation certificate?
I warn you not to be a non-British
I warn you not to have non-British family members
I warn you not to be a non-natural born citizen. You really think they’re going to respect a naturalisation certificate?
November 28, 2025 at 1:00 AM
If Reform win, to paraphrase Neil Kinnock, I warn you.
I warn you not to be a non-British
I warn you not to have non-British family members
I warn you not to be a non-natural born citizen. You really think they’re going to respect a naturalisation certificate?
I warn you not to be a non-British
I warn you not to have non-British family members
I warn you not to be a non-natural born citizen. You really think they’re going to respect a naturalisation certificate?
I know it’s a terrible reason but I wonder if talk of Miliband being PM is due to some sort of guilt. What if the country chose ‘chaos’? Still be in the EU. I’m not going to say how I voted in 2015 other than not Labour, something I bitterly regret
November 28, 2025 at 12:41 AM
I know it’s a terrible reason but I wonder if talk of Miliband being PM is due to some sort of guilt. What if the country chose ‘chaos’? Still be in the EU. I’m not going to say how I voted in 2015 other than not Labour, something I bitterly regret
Breaking a manifesto commitment is obviously bad but I don’t thinks it’s unreasonable for an employer to be able to easily fire a new employee if they think it’s not working out. Two years is way too long. Six months (length of most probationary periods) feels right.
Worth noting that the same day these negotiations to ditch day one rights to claim unfair dismissal were going on (Monday), No 10 told us they would "overturn all attempts to scupper these plans, including watering down day one protection from unfair dismissal".
November 27, 2025 at 8:52 PM
Breaking a manifesto commitment is obviously bad but I don’t thinks it’s unreasonable for an employer to be able to easily fire a new employee if they think it’s not working out. Two years is way too long. Six months (length of most probationary periods) feels right.
Do the “don’t have kids if you can’t afford it” crowd realise that just because you could afford something when they were born doesn’t necessarily mean that you’ll be able to afford it for the next 20 years. People sometimes lose their jobs, get ill, die, get left by their partner.
November 27, 2025 at 6:21 PM
Do the “don’t have kids if you can’t afford it” crowd realise that just because you could afford something when they were born doesn’t necessarily mean that you’ll be able to afford it for the next 20 years. People sometimes lose their jobs, get ill, die, get left by their partner.
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The "don't have an extra kid if you can't afford it" brigade get awfully upset when you suggest they don't stay in their £2m house if they can't afford it, don't they?
November 27, 2025 at 6:09 PM
The "don't have an extra kid if you can't afford it" brigade get awfully upset when you suggest they don't stay in their £2m house if they can't afford it, don't they?
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Anyone else think this is a cynical tactic? Promise the foul to soften people up for the dismal? on.ft.com/4p8l5I3
UK expected to scale back proposals to limit jury trials
Justice minister David Lammy’s push for more judge-only hearings for less serious crimes angers senior legal figures
on.ft.com
November 27, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Anyone else think this is a cynical tactic? Promise the foul to soften people up for the dismal? on.ft.com/4p8l5I3
Other than making it easy to fire people I never understood why an employer would need two whole years, increased from one year by the coalition government, to decide if things were working out or not.
NEW - the government poised to water down flagship workers rights bill, ditching day one rights to unfair dismissal but reducing qualifying period from two years to six months.
But in concession to unions, government will remove provisions for up to nine months probation.
But in concession to unions, government will remove provisions for up to nine months probation.
November 27, 2025 at 6:12 PM
Other than making it easy to fire people I never understood why an employer would need two whole years, increased from one year by the coalition government, to decide if things were working out or not.
Maybe people can start to chill a bit? I won’t hold my breath.
UK net migration fell to 204,000 in year to June - live updates
Net migration fell by around two-thirds - from 649,000 in the year to June 2024 to 204,000 in the year to June 2025.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 27, 2025 at 9:39 AM
Maybe people can start to chill a bit? I won’t hold my breath.
Hard to imagine such a response if the shooter was from the UK, Australia or Germany
US suspends immigration requests for Afghans after National Guard shooting
The alleged gunman in the Washington shooting is an Afghan national who entered the US in September 2021.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 27, 2025 at 7:38 AM
Hard to imagine such a response if the shooter was from the UK, Australia or Germany
As somebody is posting photos of London flats, this is my latest dream property. On a street n Clapham, a full row of Victorian mansion blocks, not conversions
November 27, 2025 at 3:42 AM
As somebody is posting photos of London flats, this is my latest dream property. On a street n Clapham, a full row of Victorian mansion blocks, not conversions
I know it’s the rough and tumble of the House of Commons but mocking somebody’s accent feels a step too far. Not a party political thing. I winced when Angela Rayner mocked Sunak’s height.
November 26, 2025 at 2:54 PM
I know it’s the rough and tumble of the House of Commons but mocking somebody’s accent feels a step too far. Not a party political thing. I winced when Angela Rayner mocked Sunak’s height.
I know it’s not an original point but “migrants” surely?
November 26, 2025 at 2:34 PM
I know it’s not an original point but “migrants” surely?