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NHS Doctor (1983-2019). Aspiring Eco - Warrior/poet/singer-MDANT 🏅
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She never misses a beat, of course, but Marina's first paragraph this week is *chef's kiss*
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What can we learn from RFK's 'erotic poetry'? That Americans need to get better at enjoying a scandal | Marina Hyde
The US health secretary’s ‘digital affair’ with Olivia Nuzzi doesn’t need sombre analysis. Take it from this Brit: sometimes laughter is the only option, says Guardian columnist Marina Hyde
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November 25, 2025 at 11:04 PM
She never misses a beat, of course, but Marina's first paragraph this week is *chef's kiss*
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The best coverage I’ve seen so far of this issue
This morning we sent Calum to a primary school picket to see why English lessons are stoking community tension👇
www.glasgowbell.co.uk/dalmarnock-f...
www.glasgowbell.co.uk/dalmarnock-f...
School protests and anti-migrant paranoia in Dalmarnock
Plus, the well hidden beneath Glasgow Cathedral for centuries
www.glasgowbell.co.uk
November 25, 2025 at 5:32 PM
The best coverage I’ve seen so far of this issue
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I think it really would be helpful if there was a public explanation for this unusual decision, in this highly charged and important case. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
Removal of judge in Palestine Action ban legal challenge ‘deeply concerning’
Unusual last-minute change means panel of three will now hear case rather than Mr Justice Chamberlain
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November 25, 2025 at 4:47 PM
I think it really would be helpful if there was a public explanation for this unusual decision, in this highly charged and important case. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
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Rebuilding ‘human-made abyss’ in Gaza will cost at least $70bn, UN says
Rebuilding ‘human-made abyss’ in Gaza will cost at least $70bn, UN says
Report says Israel’s operations ‘significantly undermined every pillar of survival’ and reduced the economy by 87%
Israel’s war in Gaza has created a “human-made abyss” and reconstruction is likely to cost more than $70bn (£53bn) over several decades, the United Nations has said.
The UN’s trade and development agency (Unctad) said in a report that Israel’s military operations had “significantly undermined every pillar of survival” and that the entire population of 2.3 million people faced “extreme, multidimensional impoverishment”. Continue reading...
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November 25, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Rebuilding ‘human-made abyss’ in Gaza will cost at least $70bn, UN says
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yes I don't really see how you can go "oh yikes these people have changed their political views incredibly quickly, mostly because of what Very Online people talk about on social media" and also think that people who went from never talking about gender to calling trans women predators are....normal
I don’t like subtweeting people I consider online friends, but there is a subset of people who are very worried about the ongoing radicalisation of our political elite but won’t ever acknowledge the echoes with the radicalisation of their colleagues on trans rights
And few who are sympathetic to us, some who are friendly with me on here, will ever stick their head above the parapet
November 25, 2025 at 12:55 PM
yes I don't really see how you can go "oh yikes these people have changed their political views incredibly quickly, mostly because of what Very Online people talk about on social media" and also think that people who went from never talking about gender to calling trans women predators are....normal
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In the Sheriff Appeal Court, an Edinburgh man's case against Natwest claiming £35,000 in damages for breaches of the Equality Act as a result of his "phobia of Pride-related paraphernalia" has been dismissed. www.scotcourts.gov.uk/media/ygvbue...
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November 25, 2025 at 2:44 PM
In the Sheriff Appeal Court, an Edinburgh man's case against Natwest claiming £35,000 in damages for breaches of the Equality Act as a result of his "phobia of Pride-related paraphernalia" has been dismissed. www.scotcourts.gov.uk/media/ygvbue...
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Father Ted co-creator and anti-trans campaigner Graham Linehan has been found guilty of criminal damage after clash outside a conference last year
Anti-trans writer Graham Linehan guilty of criminal damage but cleared of harassment
www.thenational.scot
November 25, 2025 at 1:10 PM
Father Ted co-creator and anti-trans campaigner Graham Linehan has been found guilty of criminal damage after clash outside a conference last year
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Neutrality is increasingly problematic in both theory and practice since X became such a toxic platform while so many people continue to use it to consume information.
Wrote this a couple of weeks ago. Feels more relevant still after today. And it’s a deficit of self awareness which goes far beyond some members of the BBC board.
November 24, 2025 at 11:52 PM
Neutrality is increasingly problematic in both theory and practice since X became such a toxic platform while so many people continue to use it to consume information.
This 👇
This gets to the core of it I think: insofar as social media radicalisation has been immensely damaging in politics, it’s not because it’s broken the minds of the average punter. It’s because it has deranged the brains of politicians and political commentators.
November 24, 2025 at 8:17 AM
This 👇
Quite a zinger today 👀
November 24, 2025 at 8:09 AM
Quite a zinger today 👀
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“The heroes of the Covid story are science and the NHS (and immigration, as even Johnson attested to, given the international healthcare team who treated him for severe Covid in hospital),” writes @profdevisridhar.bsky.social. Wise words as always www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Vote for competent leaders, not entertainers – that’s what I wish the Covid report could say | Devi Sridhar
To prevent a future pandemic we’d need agile leadership, smart decision-making, humility and trustworthiness. How does one build those into a political system, asks Prof Devi Sridhar, chair of global ...
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November 21, 2025 at 6:45 PM
“The heroes of the Covid story are science and the NHS (and immigration, as even Johnson attested to, given the international healthcare team who treated him for severe Covid in hospital),” writes @profdevisridhar.bsky.social. Wise words as always www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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November 21, 2025
November 21, 2025
Ukraine’s president Volodymyr Zelensky addressed the Ukrainian people today.
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November 22, 2025 at 7:03 AM
November 21, 2025
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I still have an X account (necessary for work, sorry), and sometimes I check in just to see what's going on over there. And it's like a parallel universe. Levels of overt racism, antisemitism and misogyny that we'd all have agreed was despicable just 3 years ago - under people's real names
this week's newsletter is titled "aren't you tired of feeling insane all the time?" and I think it speaks for itself
it is also free to read
youngvulgarian.substack.com/p/arent-you-...
it is also free to read
youngvulgarian.substack.com/p/arent-you-...
November 21, 2025 at 3:19 PM
I still have an X account (necessary for work, sorry), and sometimes I check in just to see what's going on over there. And it's like a parallel universe. Levels of overt racism, antisemitism and misogyny that we'd all have agreed was despicable just 3 years ago - under people's real names
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🚨🚨This is no "peace" plan, it is a recipe for further suffering and #Russian imperialist expansion in the #west. It is difficult to appreciate just how much damage the #trump administration has done to #Ukraine and its war efforts. It is disgusting beyond words. 🧵 www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
Ukraine banned from Nato, Russia readmitted to the G8 and territory ceded: what’s in Trump’s draft plan
Volodymyr Zelenskyy says he expects to discuss the plan – which was reportedly drafted by Russian and US officials – with Trump
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November 21, 2025 at 8:48 AM
🚨🚨This is no "peace" plan, it is a recipe for further suffering and #Russian imperialist expansion in the #west. It is difficult to appreciate just how much damage the #trump administration has done to #Ukraine and its war efforts. It is disgusting beyond words. 🧵 www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
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🚨BREAKING NEWS
Nathan Gill, former leader of Reform UK in Wales, has been sentenced to 10.5 years in prison for taking bribes as part of a pro-Russian influence campaign. He admitted to eight counts of bribery committed between 2018 and 2019.
(📷 Alamy/PA Images/Yui Mok)
Nathan Gill, former leader of Reform UK in Wales, has been sentenced to 10.5 years in prison for taking bribes as part of a pro-Russian influence campaign. He admitted to eight counts of bribery committed between 2018 and 2019.
(📷 Alamy/PA Images/Yui Mok)
November 21, 2025 at 1:20 PM
🚨BREAKING NEWS
Nathan Gill, former leader of Reform UK in Wales, has been sentenced to 10.5 years in prison for taking bribes as part of a pro-Russian influence campaign. He admitted to eight counts of bribery committed between 2018 and 2019.
(📷 Alamy/PA Images/Yui Mok)
Nathan Gill, former leader of Reform UK in Wales, has been sentenced to 10.5 years in prison for taking bribes as part of a pro-Russian influence campaign. He admitted to eight counts of bribery committed between 2018 and 2019.
(📷 Alamy/PA Images/Yui Mok)
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REFERENDUM THE MORRA 😭❤️🏴
November 18, 2025 at 9:57 PM
REFERENDUM THE MORRA 😭❤️🏴
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NEW: House passes release of the Epstein files. So far it's unanimous
November 18, 2025 at 7:32 PM
NEW: House passes release of the Epstein files. So far it's unanimous
www.thenational.scot/news/2562711...
Plans now published ahead of speech: horrendous
Plans now published ahead of speech: horrendous
LIVE: Labour unveil major crackdown on refugees
All the updates as MPs prepare to debate Labour's controversial asylum reforms
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November 17, 2025 at 5:05 PM
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Plans now published ahead of speech: horrendous
Plans now published ahead of speech: horrendous
As of 4 hours ago , 396 Labour MPs had not.
For those wanting to keep track of all the Labour MPs who have publicly expressed *doubts* about Shabana Mahmood's immigration proposals
www.newstatesman.com/politics/uk-...
www.newstatesman.com/politics/uk-...
A list of all the Labour MPs to criticise Shabana Mahmood's immigration proposals
Opposition to the government's asylum reforms is spreading beyond the usual suspects
www.newstatesman.com
November 17, 2025 at 1:27 PM
As of 4 hours ago , 396 Labour MPs had not.
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NEW: Epstein survivors release the most powerful PSA I have ever seen.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
November 16, 2025 at 11:43 PM
NEW: Epstein survivors release the most powerful PSA I have ever seen.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
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On Monday, Bain drew the focus back to victims, reassuring them: "I understand sexual abuse inflicted upon women and children to be the single greatest challenge our justice system faces. Victims should feel able to speak out [in court] without further fear"
Rape victims in Scotland will be protected when giving evidence, says lord advocate
Rape victims in Scotland will be protected when giving evidence, says lord advocate
Supreme court ruled ‘rape shield’ laws to limit intrusive cross-examination may breach men’s right to fair trial
Scotland’s most senior law officer has moved to reassure victims of sexual abuse that they will be protected after a supreme court ruling warned that Scottish laws designed to limit intrusive cross-examination could be breaching men’s right to a fair trial.
In a strongly worded statement, the lord advocate, Dorothy Bain KC, said: “I would like to make clear that I understand sexual abuse inflicted upon women and children to be the single greatest challenge our justice system faces. Continue reading...
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November 17, 2025 at 6:05 AM
On Monday, Bain drew the focus back to victims, reassuring them: "I understand sexual abuse inflicted upon women and children to be the single greatest challenge our justice system faces. Victims should feel able to speak out [in court] without further fear"