alan
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I would only trade our Devon lifestyle for a palazzo in Venice, or a Villa on the Venice Lido.
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This would be national vandalism on a MAGAesque scale
My book about Britain ends with a memory.
Of the first time I ever worked at Broadcasting House as a guest commentator, what that meant to me, and what the BBC means for 🇬🇧’s place in the world.
The idea that the World Service could end is awful, and frankly embarrassing for the British Government.
Of the first time I ever worked at Broadcasting House as a guest commentator, what that meant to me, and what the BBC means for 🇬🇧’s place in the world.
The idea that the World Service could end is awful, and frankly embarrassing for the British Government.
And another bites the dust?
The BBC World Service will run out of funding in just seven weeks. Its funding arrangement with the Foreign Office finishes at the end of March. There is no plan for what happens next.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
The BBC World Service will run out of funding in just seven weeks. Its funding arrangement with the Foreign Office finishes at the end of March. There is no plan for what happens next.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
February 15, 2026 at 8:05 PM
This would be national vandalism on a MAGAesque scale
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This. Why throw away one of the tools for countering Russian disinformation when it’s never been so important. Especially with US antics going on.
All those conferences I have participated in with top officials with very concerned faces going on and on about soft power and countering Chinese influence, Russian disinformation, it is all terrible, etc…
Guys.
Fund. The. BBC.
Guys.
Fund. The. BBC.
February 15, 2026 at 8:04 PM
This. Why throw away one of the tools for countering Russian disinformation when it’s never been so important. Especially with US antics going on.
How it started and how it's going
February 15, 2026 at 6:15 PM
How it started and how it's going
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Imagine being so "patriotic" that you protest the Royal National Lifeboat Institute for saving lives.
Racist morons fuelled by hate.
Racist morons fuelled by hate.
February 15, 2026 at 8:29 AM
Imagine being so "patriotic" that you protest the Royal National Lifeboat Institute for saving lives.
Racist morons fuelled by hate.
Racist morons fuelled by hate.
If you don't like the current Government just buy the Daily Mail as a comfort blanket, but don't tell pollsters that you are going to vote Reform (because you likely won't)
February 15, 2026 at 4:14 PM
If you don't like the current Government just buy the Daily Mail as a comfort blanket, but don't tell pollsters that you are going to vote Reform (because you likely won't)
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Pointless polls. 2 years 5 months to go.
February 15, 2026 at 1:14 PM
Pointless polls. 2 years 5 months to go.
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They are places I haven't been, languages I don't speak, foods I haven't tried, books I haven't read, and people I haven't met. I wake up every day excited to learn about the world and the things in it. What separates me (and us!) from the gutter racists is that we see existence as joyful.
February 15, 2026 at 12:58 PM
They are places I haven't been, languages I don't speak, foods I haven't tried, books I haven't read, and people I haven't met. I wake up every day excited to learn about the world and the things in it. What separates me (and us!) from the gutter racists is that we see existence as joyful.
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I like the government pivot to reminding voters that Farage is an avowed enemy of NATO & Europe & an ardent admirer of Vladimir Putin, who routinely orders the murders of critics & opponents. It is politically effective & morally essential.
February 15, 2026 at 12:47 PM
I like the government pivot to reminding voters that Farage is an avowed enemy of NATO & Europe & an ardent admirer of Vladimir Putin, who routinely orders the murders of critics & opponents. It is politically effective & morally essential.
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Please be careful in London. I have spent 25 years there, but I have never heard a story as frightening as this one from today in which nothing at all happened.
February 14, 2026 at 12:07 PM
Please be careful in London. I have spent 25 years there, but I have never heard a story as frightening as this one from today in which nothing at all happened.
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It *literally* does.
Thats what it is. A document which says youre British.
Thats what it is. A document which says youre British.
February 15, 2026 at 1:38 PM
It *literally* does.
Thats what it is. A document which says youre British.
Thats what it is. A document which says youre British.
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“Details are still sketchy, but we think the name of the bird sucked into the jet’s engines was Harold Meeker.”
February 15, 2026 at 3:10 PM
“Details are still sketchy, but we think the name of the bird sucked into the jet’s engines was Harold Meeker.”
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February 15, 2026 at 10:23 AM
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'Three Fishermen.' (c1913) While nearby Penzance burgeoned as a holiday resort, Newlyn in Cornwall remained a working port supporting a tightly knit community. In Harold Harvey's painting, we see him using a naturalistic style reminiscent of painters such as Dod Procter.
February 15, 2026 at 9:00 AM
'Three Fishermen.' (c1913) While nearby Penzance burgeoned as a holiday resort, Newlyn in Cornwall remained a working port supporting a tightly knit community. In Harold Harvey's painting, we see him using a naturalistic style reminiscent of painters such as Dod Procter.
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California now bypassing Trump to help Ukraine with billions.
February 15, 2026 at 8:21 AM
California now bypassing Trump to help Ukraine with billions.
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It’s Boxing Valentine’s Day.
Time to fry up all the leftover chocolates and flowers and slump in front of the tv.
Time to fry up all the leftover chocolates and flowers and slump in front of the tv.
February 15, 2026 at 8:31 AM
It’s Boxing Valentine’s Day.
Time to fry up all the leftover chocolates and flowers and slump in front of the tv.
Time to fry up all the leftover chocolates and flowers and slump in front of the tv.
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Having well-designed, properly maintained flood defence systems is key to preventing the sort of scenes we have seen in the wake of Storm Chandra.
February 15, 2026 at 9:47 AM
Having well-designed, properly maintained flood defence systems is key to preventing the sort of scenes we have seen in the wake of Storm Chandra.
I note that free and fair midterms is looking less likely by the day.
There is no surprise in this, but if it transpires it could be the tipping point
There is no surprise in this, but if it transpires it could be the tipping point
February 14, 2026 at 8:02 PM
I note that free and fair midterms is looking less likely by the day.
There is no surprise in this, but if it transpires it could be the tipping point
There is no surprise in this, but if it transpires it could be the tipping point
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TV show pitch: ‘Tome Team’, where a group of rare books librarians and book historians are sent to investigate an uncatalogued library for interesting incunabula, marginalia and provenances - and they have just three days to do it.
February 14, 2026 at 6:57 PM
TV show pitch: ‘Tome Team’, where a group of rare books librarians and book historians are sent to investigate an uncatalogued library for interesting incunabula, marginalia and provenances - and they have just three days to do it.
She doesn't look 13 years old to me, or 10 years old in the rocket image.
Is that age to know the abilities to become the successor
Have the intelligence agencies messed up ?
Is that age to know the abilities to become the successor
Have the intelligence agencies messed up ?
February 13, 2026 at 8:13 PM
She doesn't look 13 years old to me, or 10 years old in the rocket image.
Is that age to know the abilities to become the successor
Have the intelligence agencies messed up ?
Is that age to know the abilities to become the successor
Have the intelligence agencies messed up ?
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Aux premiers intervenants et aux membres du personnel enseignant de Tumbler Ridge qui ont immédiatement réagi pour venir en aide à ceux qui en avaient besoin : vous êtes le Canada à son meilleur.
February 13, 2026 at 7:00 PM
Aux premiers intervenants et aux membres du personnel enseignant de Tumbler Ridge qui ont immédiatement réagi pour venir en aide à ceux qui en avaient besoin : vous êtes le Canada à son meilleur.
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Whoa! Didn’t expect to wake up to this news.
“A year into Trump’s term, voters say Biden was better.”
Trump’s net approval on the economy is now -18. That’s 26 points worse than this point in his first term and a brutal 53 points lower among independents.
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“A year into Trump’s term, voters say Biden was better.”
Trump’s net approval on the economy is now -18. That’s 26 points worse than this point in his first term and a brutal 53 points lower among independents.
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February 13, 2026 at 1:30 PM
Whoa! Didn’t expect to wake up to this news.
“A year into Trump’s term, voters say Biden was better.”
Trump’s net approval on the economy is now -18. That’s 26 points worse than this point in his first term and a brutal 53 points lower among independents.
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“A year into Trump’s term, voters say Biden was better.”
Trump’s net approval on the economy is now -18. That’s 26 points worse than this point in his first term and a brutal 53 points lower among independents.
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In incredible news, the European Parliament has voted overwhelmingly for "The Full Recognition Of Trans Women As Women."
Even the center-right European People's Party voted for the declaration.
It will form a foundation for their position at the UN Commission on the Status of Women.
Our latest.
Even the center-right European People's Party voted for the declaration.
It will form a foundation for their position at the UN Commission on the Status of Women.
Our latest.
European Parliament Votes Overwhelmingly For "The Full Recognition Of Trans Women As Women"
The resolution, though nonbinding, is a significant shot at those who seek to erode transgender rights on the continent.
www.erininthemorning.com
February 13, 2026 at 5:17 PM
In incredible news, the European Parliament has voted overwhelmingly for "The Full Recognition Of Trans Women As Women."
Even the center-right European People's Party voted for the declaration.
It will form a foundation for their position at the UN Commission on the Status of Women.
Our latest.
Even the center-right European People's Party voted for the declaration.
It will form a foundation for their position at the UN Commission on the Status of Women.
Our latest.
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Still laughing every time I watch this!
This wonderfully talented comedian is Lewis Macleod from Scotland.
This wonderfully talented comedian is Lewis Macleod from Scotland.
January 28, 2026 at 12:15 PM
Still laughing every time I watch this!
This wonderfully talented comedian is Lewis Macleod from Scotland.
This wonderfully talented comedian is Lewis Macleod from Scotland.
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February 13, 2026 at 2:54 PM