Paul Norris
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Badenoch, responding to the budget, says Reeves will go down as the country's worst chancellor.
That's an open goal for everyone to point at Kwasi Kwarteng and remind her of the Truss mini-budget disaster.
That's an open goal for everyone to point at Kwasi Kwarteng and remind her of the Truss mini-budget disaster.
November 26, 2025 at 2:27 PM
Badenoch, responding to the budget, says Reeves will go down as the country's worst chancellor.
That's an open goal for everyone to point at Kwasi Kwarteng and remind her of the Truss mini-budget disaster.
That's an open goal for everyone to point at Kwasi Kwarteng and remind her of the Truss mini-budget disaster.
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The thing is, for Farage the man no longer to be what Farage the boy apparently suggested he was, we would have had to see some evidence of a change, not a career built around fomenting xenophobia and racism and allying with others who did the same.
November 26, 2025 at 9:14 AM
The thing is, for Farage the man no longer to be what Farage the boy apparently suggested he was, we would have had to see some evidence of a change, not a career built around fomenting xenophobia and racism and allying with others who did the same.
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Have I ever racially abused anyone?
"Never in a hurtful or insulting way"
"Not with intent"
In other words, "yes".
"Never in a hurtful or insulting way"
"Not with intent"
In other words, "yes".
November 25, 2025 at 2:09 PM
Have I ever racially abused anyone?
"Never in a hurtful or insulting way"
"Not with intent"
In other words, "yes".
"Never in a hurtful or insulting way"
"Not with intent"
In other words, "yes".
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I wish I didn’t have to share this. But the BBC has decided to censor my first Reith Lecture.
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
November 25, 2025 at 9:26 AM
I wish I didn’t have to share this. But the BBC has decided to censor my first Reith Lecture.
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
As they say, better than the alternative
i’m not crying you’re crying
xkcd: Fifteen Years
xkcd: Fifteen Years
Fifteen Years
xkcd.com
November 25, 2025 at 9:36 AM
As they say, better than the alternative
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It's giving Golgafrinchan Ark Fleet Ship B www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
November 25, 2025 at 7:51 AM
It's giving Golgafrinchan Ark Fleet Ship B www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
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Richard Tice’s comments are irresponsible and shameful.
There is no "overdiagnosis crisis" of children with neurodiverse issues.
The real crisis is a SEND system on its knees, where parents fight for every scrap of support and children are left without the help they desperately need and deserve.
There is no "overdiagnosis crisis" of children with neurodiverse issues.
The real crisis is a SEND system on its knees, where parents fight for every scrap of support and children are left without the help they desperately need and deserve.
MP hits back at Richard Tice over ‘dangerous’ SEND diagnosis remarks
Adam Dance says Richard Tice’s remarks risk taking the country backwards on inclusion and neurodiversity support
www.somersetlive.co.uk
November 24, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Richard Tice’s comments are irresponsible and shameful.
There is no "overdiagnosis crisis" of children with neurodiverse issues.
The real crisis is a SEND system on its knees, where parents fight for every scrap of support and children are left without the help they desperately need and deserve.
There is no "overdiagnosis crisis" of children with neurodiverse issues.
The real crisis is a SEND system on its knees, where parents fight for every scrap of support and children are left without the help they desperately need and deserve.
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I’m not a great political analyst, but I do feel Labour have made a tactical error by opting to be cunts.
November 18, 2025 at 10:12 PM
I’m not a great political analyst, but I do feel Labour have made a tactical error by opting to be cunts.
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We are doing our best not to dismember any more journalists with bone saws www.ft.com/content/dc11...
November 18, 2025 at 9:28 PM
We are doing our best not to dismember any more journalists with bone saws www.ft.com/content/dc11...
What’s your sign?
November 19, 2025 at 10:55 AM
What’s your sign?
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State-endorsed robbery is no way to fix the asylum system.
November 17, 2025 at 5:57 PM
State-endorsed robbery is no way to fix the asylum system.
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There is no evidence that stripping refugees' rights one by one will have any impact on people crossing the channel.
Taking jewellery from refugees is akin to painting over murals for refugee children.
These repugnant ‘deterrents’ did not work for the Tories, and they won't work for us.
Taking jewellery from refugees is akin to painting over murals for refugee children.
These repugnant ‘deterrents’ did not work for the Tories, and they won't work for us.
November 17, 2025 at 11:02 AM
There is no evidence that stripping refugees' rights one by one will have any impact on people crossing the channel.
Taking jewellery from refugees is akin to painting over murals for refugee children.
These repugnant ‘deterrents’ did not work for the Tories, and they won't work for us.
Taking jewellery from refugees is akin to painting over murals for refugee children.
These repugnant ‘deterrents’ did not work for the Tories, and they won't work for us.
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Six weeks since the PM said Britain faced a choice between decency or division and our bad, obviously, for not understanding that he was in fact Team Division
November 17, 2025 at 8:42 AM
Six weeks since the PM said Britain faced a choice between decency or division and our bad, obviously, for not understanding that he was in fact Team Division
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The line “vote for us or you’ll get the far right” doesn’t really work when the policies you’re enacting are barely distinguishable from what the far right propose.
November 17, 2025 at 8:16 AM
The line “vote for us or you’ll get the far right” doesn’t really work when the policies you’re enacting are barely distinguishable from what the far right propose.
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My granddad was a refugee, my wife, our close friends and those of our kids are either immigrants or the children of immigrants.
Do ministers ever think about the message their rhetoric on "handouts" and "golden tickets" for migrants sends about whether this is a government for people like us?
Do ministers ever think about the message their rhetoric on "handouts" and "golden tickets" for migrants sends about whether this is a government for people like us?
November 16, 2025 at 4:02 PM
My granddad was a refugee, my wife, our close friends and those of our kids are either immigrants or the children of immigrants.
Do ministers ever think about the message their rhetoric on "handouts" and "golden tickets" for migrants sends about whether this is a government for people like us?
Do ministers ever think about the message their rhetoric on "handouts" and "golden tickets" for migrants sends about whether this is a government for people like us?
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Always remember that a parliamentary majority can (purport to) render a country "safe" by an Act. The Conservatives sought to do that with Rwanda, regardless of the facts.
Another chilling aspect... The Tories simply passed a law declaring Rwanda "safe".
Do we really trust that this govt or the next won't resort to similar tactics if this finds them politically convenient?
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
Do we really trust that this govt or the next won't resort to similar tactics if this finds them politically convenient?
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
November 16, 2025 at 9:20 PM
Always remember that a parliamentary majority can (purport to) render a country "safe" by an Act. The Conservatives sought to do that with Rwanda, regardless of the facts.
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"What if one of YOUR favorite politicians/celebrities/etc is on the list?" Did you all not notice how quickly we dropped Neil Gaiman when we found out about the things he did? Do you know how beloved that guy used to be and how loathed he is now? I think that right there should answer your question.
November 13, 2025 at 5:58 AM
"What if one of YOUR favorite politicians/celebrities/etc is on the list?" Did you all not notice how quickly we dropped Neil Gaiman when we found out about the things he did? Do you know how beloved that guy used to be and how loathed he is now? I think that right there should answer your question.
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Illegal migration isn't tearing this country apart, but our obsession with it is. It's an obsession fuelled by our media and politicians. Both profit from blowing the problem out of all proportion. It's been happening for decades, but never more so than now
November 16, 2025 at 7:04 AM
Illegal migration isn't tearing this country apart, but our obsession with it is. It's an obsession fuelled by our media and politicians. Both profit from blowing the problem out of all proportion. It's been happening for decades, but never more so than now
Post your favorite Star Trek character. Wrong answers only.
November 15, 2025 at 7:52 PM
Post your favorite Star Trek character. Wrong answers only.
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Train worker Samir Zitouni has been discharged from hospital after suffering critical injuries in the Huntingdon attack
In a statement via the police,his family said: “We are so grateful for the outpouring of support from the public, and very touched by all the kind words about Sam’s brave actions"
In a statement via the police,his family said: “We are so grateful for the outpouring of support from the public, and very touched by all the kind words about Sam’s brave actions"
November 15, 2025 at 5:40 PM
Train worker Samir Zitouni has been discharged from hospital after suffering critical injuries in the Huntingdon attack
In a statement via the police,his family said: “We are so grateful for the outpouring of support from the public, and very touched by all the kind words about Sam’s brave actions"
In a statement via the police,his family said: “We are so grateful for the outpouring of support from the public, and very touched by all the kind words about Sam’s brave actions"
The Harbingers is excellent listening. It deserves to be top ten
Are you listening to The Harbingers yet?
It's 22 on the Apple Fiction charts(!!!), which suggests that a lot of you are!
But if you haven't discovered the show yet, now's the moment to tune in! Help us crack that Top 20 ahead of the weekend!
It's 22 on the Apple Fiction charts(!!!), which suggests that a lot of you are!
But if you haven't discovered the show yet, now's the moment to tune in! Help us crack that Top 20 ahead of the weekend!
November 14, 2025 at 5:15 PM
The Harbingers is excellent listening. It deserves to be top ten
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At what point does the name change to the Trump files?
November 14, 2025 at 10:23 AM
At what point does the name change to the Trump files?
I see I’m not the only one who thinks the BBC response should be that in Arkell vs Pressdram.
NEW
A close look at Trump's $1 billion claim against the BBC
The litigation letter is weak, but his underlying practical position is not weak
By me:
emptycity.substack.com/p/a-close-lo... (Substack)
(Non-Substack link to follow.)
A close look at Trump's $1 billion claim against the BBC
The litigation letter is weak, but his underlying practical position is not weak
By me:
emptycity.substack.com/p/a-close-lo... (Substack)
(Non-Substack link to follow.)
A close look at Trump's $1 billion claim against the BBC
The litigation letter is weak, but his underlying practical position is not weak
emptycity.substack.com
November 11, 2025 at 4:53 PM
I see I’m not the only one who thinks the BBC response should be that in Arkell vs Pressdram.
"Oh my god, they killed Bondy. The bastards!"
November 11, 2025 at 12:20 PM
"Oh my god, they killed Bondy. The bastards!"