Val
@valmel.bsky.social
Pro EU. Hate Brexit. An oldie who seems to buck the voting trend. Truth matters.
Love theatre and art - these matter in life and should be valued.
Love theatre and art - these matter in life and should be valued.
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It is very difficult to think of anything Trump has done this year that does not denigrate the USA’s staunchest allies and delight their once shared enemies, most obviously Vladimir Putin. And apart perhaps from Mark Carney, Western politicians are not rising to the unprecedented challenge he poses.
December 12, 2025 at 6:29 PM
It is very difficult to think of anything Trump has done this year that does not denigrate the USA’s staunchest allies and delight their once shared enemies, most obviously Vladimir Putin. And apart perhaps from Mark Carney, Western politicians are not rising to the unprecedented challenge he poses.
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Ukraine war latest: EU agrees indefinite freeze on €210bn of Russian assets
Ukraine war latest: EU agrees indefinite freeze on €210bn of Russian assets
Ukraine war latest: EU agrees indefinite freeze on €210bn of Russian assets
www.independent.co.uk
December 13, 2025 at 8:52 AM
Ukraine war latest: EU agrees indefinite freeze on €210bn of Russian assets
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Labour backbencher Matt Western secured an urgent question in Parliament on Trump’s new national security strategy - a thinly veiled threat to Europe's democracy
Hardly anyone turned up
Funny how the "Take Back Control" lot don't show their face when Trump interferes
Hardly anyone turned up
Funny how the "Take Back Control" lot don't show their face when Trump interferes
December 13, 2025 at 8:52 AM
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All planned of course 28 years ago in "The Foundations of Geopolitics" by Putin's "brain" Aleksandr Dugin
Foundations of Geopolitics - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
December 13, 2025 at 8:50 AM
All planned of course 28 years ago in "The Foundations of Geopolitics" by Putin's "brain" Aleksandr Dugin
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"The US is set on pursuing regime change in Europe and will be throwing its weight behind the [far right]"
"Far better a loose grouping of 27 states he can divide and conquer than a mighty bloc working together"
"The US has picked a side – Russia"
Meanwhile, the Labour government remains silent
"Far better a loose grouping of 27 states he can divide and conquer than a mighty bloc working together"
"The US has picked a side – Russia"
Meanwhile, the Labour government remains silent
Donald Trump is set on regime change - in Europe. Latest column www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Donald Trump is pursuing regime change – in Europe | Jonathan Freedland
The US made it clear this week that it plans to help the parties of the European far right gain power. Keir Starmer and his fellow leaders have to face this new reality, writes Guardian columnist Jona...
www.theguardian.com
December 13, 2025 at 8:46 AM
"The US is set on pursuing regime change in Europe and will be throwing its weight behind the [far right]"
"Far better a loose grouping of 27 states he can divide and conquer than a mighty bloc working together"
"The US has picked a side – Russia"
Meanwhile, the Labour government remains silent
"Far better a loose grouping of 27 states he can divide and conquer than a mighty bloc working together"
"The US has picked a side – Russia"
Meanwhile, the Labour government remains silent
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Only 32 to go now😮💙🥰🌟💙!
Parliament goes into recess in 6 days time. Before MPs break up for Christmas, we want to send all 650 MPs an incredibly important message. The NHS must be their top priority this winter🚨
I’ll count us down💙
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Parliament goes into recess in 6 days time. Before MPs break up for Christmas, we want to send all 650 MPs an incredibly important message. The NHS must be their top priority this winter🚨
I’ll count us down💙
Ad
shop.everydoctor.org.uk
December 13, 2025 at 7:02 AM
Only 32 to go now😮💙🥰🌟💙!
Parliament goes into recess in 6 days time. Before MPs break up for Christmas, we want to send all 650 MPs an incredibly important message. The NHS must be their top priority this winter🚨
I’ll count us down💙
Ad
shop.everydoctor.org.uk
Parliament goes into recess in 6 days time. Before MPs break up for Christmas, we want to send all 650 MPs an incredibly important message. The NHS must be their top priority this winter🚨
I’ll count us down💙
Ad
shop.everydoctor.org.uk
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I've put my post about successful efforts to tackle the small boats over on Substack too.
Would be great, if you have a Substack account, if you could like and share it on there too, so more people see this good news!
open.substack.com/pub/warrenoa...
Would be great, if you have a Substack account, if you could like and share it on there too, so more people see this good news!
open.substack.com/pub/warrenoa...
Our Labour government is successfully tackling the dangerous small boats crisis
Yesterday was the 28th day without ANY crossing.
open.substack.com
December 13, 2025 at 8:54 AM
I've put my post about successful efforts to tackle the small boats over on Substack too.
Would be great, if you have a Substack account, if you could like and share it on there too, so more people see this good news!
open.substack.com/pub/warrenoa...
Would be great, if you have a Substack account, if you could like and share it on there too, so more people see this good news!
open.substack.com/pub/warrenoa...
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December 13, 2025 at 8:12 AM
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This is worth a read. As noted, the large rises in people being diagnosed with ADHD, Autism etc are fuelling conspiracists: 'something must be "damaging" our kids'...
No, the prevalence of symptoms in populations is stable over time. It's just being recognised now.
No, the prevalence of symptoms in populations is stable over time. It's just being recognised now.
December 13, 2025 at 8:49 AM
This is worth a read. As noted, the large rises in people being diagnosed with ADHD, Autism etc are fuelling conspiracists: 'something must be "damaging" our kids'...
No, the prevalence of symptoms in populations is stable over time. It's just being recognised now.
No, the prevalence of symptoms in populations is stable over time. It's just being recognised now.
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‘A shift no country can ignore’: where global emissions stand, 10 years after the Paris climate agreement
‘A shift no country can ignore’: where global emissions stand, 10 years after the Paris climate agreement
The watershed summit in 2015 was far from perfect, but its impact so far has been significant and measurable
www.theguardian.com
December 13, 2025 at 8:50 AM
‘A shift no country can ignore’: where global emissions stand, 10 years after the Paris climate agreement
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The telethon is back ☎️
This is your chance to speak one-to-one with your favourite journalists by phoning 0203 353 4368.
Lines are open today between 10am and 6pm.
This is your chance to speak one-to-one with your favourite journalists by phoning 0203 353 4368.
Lines are open today between 10am and 6pm.
December 13, 2025 at 8:02 AM
The telethon is back ☎️
This is your chance to speak one-to-one with your favourite journalists by phoning 0203 353 4368.
Lines are open today between 10am and 6pm.
This is your chance to speak one-to-one with your favourite journalists by phoning 0203 353 4368.
Lines are open today between 10am and 6pm.
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This photo shows a horrifying fact.
SAJID JAVID understood the importance of proper masks.
This was when he was Health Minister.
We know what is needed - we have gone backwards.
Lessons not learned @mrjamesob.bsky.social
SAJID JAVID understood the importance of proper masks.
This was when he was Health Minister.
We know what is needed - we have gone backwards.
Lessons not learned @mrjamesob.bsky.social
December 13, 2025 at 8:59 AM
This photo shows a horrifying fact.
SAJID JAVID understood the importance of proper masks.
This was when he was Health Minister.
We know what is needed - we have gone backwards.
Lessons not learned @mrjamesob.bsky.social
SAJID JAVID understood the importance of proper masks.
This was when he was Health Minister.
We know what is needed - we have gone backwards.
Lessons not learned @mrjamesob.bsky.social
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"..the Lord said I was hungry and you told me I could make a meal for 30p, I was a stranger and you said 'fuck off back where you came from', I was sick and you said we should replace the NHS with private health insurance..."
December 13, 2025 at 8:43 AM
"..the Lord said I was hungry and you told me I could make a meal for 30p, I was a stranger and you said 'fuck off back where you came from', I was sick and you said we should replace the NHS with private health insurance..."
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The rally is defying expectations of a glum year for the sector as President Donald Trump pushes his Big Oil agenda.
Green Stocks Are Big Winners as Tech Boom Drives Energy Demand
It was supposed to be a glum year for green stocks as President Donald Trump pushed his Big Oil agenda. Instead, the sector is booming as artificial intelligence powers massive demand for all kinds of energy.
bloom.bg
December 13, 2025 at 9:00 AM
The rally is defying expectations of a glum year for the sector as President Donald Trump pushes his Big Oil agenda.
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Happy birthday Dick Van Dyke - 100 today! And by all accounts, a great human being (much better than he was a cockney!)
a man in a striped jacket is walking with three penguins behind him
ALT: a man in a striped jacket is walking with three penguins behind him
media.tenor.com
December 13, 2025 at 9:00 AM
Happy birthday Dick Van Dyke - 100 today! And by all accounts, a great human being (much better than he was a cockney!)
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Reform UK campaigned during the local elections on a platform of them being the solution. Now reality has hit its becoming clear they had no idea…
Never trust Reform UK.
Council faces 'real crisis' over £23m budget gap
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Never trust Reform UK.
Council faces 'real crisis' over £23m budget gap
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Leicestershire County Council faces 'real crisis' over £23m budget gap
The Reform UK-led authority says it is unlikely to be able to balance it books without using reserves.
www.bbc.co.uk
December 13, 2025 at 6:29 AM
Reform UK campaigned during the local elections on a platform of them being the solution. Now reality has hit its becoming clear they had no idea…
Never trust Reform UK.
Council faces 'real crisis' over £23m budget gap
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Never trust Reform UK.
Council faces 'real crisis' over £23m budget gap
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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"Who are you to say how many dolls a child needs, Mr President?"
Donald Trump has been ranting about Chinese pencils and children's toys – but when he's so close with billionaires and tech bros, do his "out of touch" comments risk alienating the US public?
Donald Trump has been ranting about Chinese pencils and children's toys – but when he's so close with billionaires and tech bros, do his "out of touch" comments risk alienating the US public?
December 13, 2025 at 9:01 AM
"Who are you to say how many dolls a child needs, Mr President?"
Donald Trump has been ranting about Chinese pencils and children's toys – but when he's so close with billionaires and tech bros, do his "out of touch" comments risk alienating the US public?
Donald Trump has been ranting about Chinese pencils and children's toys – but when he's so close with billionaires and tech bros, do his "out of touch" comments risk alienating the US public?
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"Our choice must be to stand with Europe – with our allies in the EU and Ukraine – in defence of democracy, accountability, human rights and the rule of law.
If we don’t, the free and open Europe we love may soon be but a memory."
eastangliabylines.co.uk/politics/sta...
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If we don’t, the free and open Europe we love may soon be but a memory."
eastangliabylines.co.uk/politics/sta...
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Standing with our European allies against autocracy and division
What do we feel about relations with Europe now? Visitors to Cambridge’s Mill Road Winter Fair were asked and were almost unanimous
eastangliabylines.co.uk
December 12, 2025 at 8:47 AM
"Our choice must be to stand with Europe – with our allies in the EU and Ukraine – in defence of democracy, accountability, human rights and the rule of law.
If we don’t, the free and open Europe we love may soon be but a memory."
eastangliabylines.co.uk/politics/sta...
(1/2)
If we don’t, the free and open Europe we love may soon be but a memory."
eastangliabylines.co.uk/politics/sta...
(1/2)
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‘Reforming’ or leaving the ECHR…A raising of false expectations, based on populist dishonesty.
A demonisation of immigrants to mask the failures of government.
Lies about sovereignty.
A cynical refusal by politicians and media to tell us the truth.
So very Brexit.
www.theguardian.com/law/2025/dec...
A demonisation of immigrants to mask the failures of government.
Lies about sovereignty.
A cynical refusal by politicians and media to tell us the truth.
So very Brexit.
www.theguardian.com/law/2025/dec...
‘Who’s it going to be next time?’: ECHR rethink is ‘moral retreat’, say rights experts
As 27 European countries urge changes to laws forged after second world war, human rights chief says politicians are playing into hands of populists
www.theguardian.com
December 13, 2025 at 8:16 AM
‘Reforming’ or leaving the ECHR…A raising of false expectations, based on populist dishonesty.
A demonisation of immigrants to mask the failures of government.
Lies about sovereignty.
A cynical refusal by politicians and media to tell us the truth.
So very Brexit.
www.theguardian.com/law/2025/dec...
A demonisation of immigrants to mask the failures of government.
Lies about sovereignty.
A cynical refusal by politicians and media to tell us the truth.
So very Brexit.
www.theguardian.com/law/2025/dec...
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Pecksniff: Majority opposing Brexit reaches eight million: when will ministers find a backbone? eastangliabylines.co.uk/pecksniff/pe...
If only Labour could rid itself of the right wing weasel Morgan McSweeney. He's the ruination of no.10.
If only Labour could rid itself of the right wing weasel Morgan McSweeney. He's the ruination of no.10.
Pecksniff: Majority opposing Brexit reaches eight million: when will ministers find a backbone?
In which Mr Pecksniff lays before his readers for their approval certain observations and speculations reflecting on the political life
eastangliabylines.co.uk
December 13, 2025 at 8:09 AM
Pecksniff: Majority opposing Brexit reaches eight million: when will ministers find a backbone? eastangliabylines.co.uk/pecksniff/pe...
If only Labour could rid itself of the right wing weasel Morgan McSweeney. He's the ruination of no.10.
If only Labour could rid itself of the right wing weasel Morgan McSweeney. He's the ruination of no.10.
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Reading @chrisgreybrexit latest blog reminded me of a spurious claim made by Andrew Neil. Neil quoted the same figures that "one of the small group of dogmatically pro-Brexit economists, Catherine McBride" did in seeking to cast doubt on OBR estimates for the cost of Brexit.
February 4, 2025 at 11:57 PM
Reading @chrisgreybrexit latest blog reminded me of a spurious claim made by Andrew Neil. Neil quoted the same figures that "one of the small group of dogmatically pro-Brexit economists, Catherine McBride" did in seeking to cast doubt on OBR estimates for the cost of Brexit.
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The News Agents' Lewis Goodall won Scoop of the Year at the British Journalism Awards for his investigation into a massive Ministry of Defence leak.
Read about it here – and how the the government took him to court to hide their "catastrophic" mistake
www.thenewsagents.co.uk/article/why-...
Read about it here – and how the the government took him to court to hide their "catastrophic" mistake
www.thenewsagents.co.uk/article/why-...
Why the government took me to a secret court to hide their own catastrophic mistake - by Lewis Goodall | The News Agents
Can justice, conducted in secret, ever truly be justice? This is a question with which I have much cause to wrestle, for some 23 months.
www.thenewsagents.co.uk
December 13, 2025 at 8:00 AM
The News Agents' Lewis Goodall won Scoop of the Year at the British Journalism Awards for his investigation into a massive Ministry of Defence leak.
Read about it here – and how the the government took him to court to hide their "catastrophic" mistake
www.thenewsagents.co.uk/article/why-...
Read about it here – and how the the government took him to court to hide their "catastrophic" mistake
www.thenewsagents.co.uk/article/why-...
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If at all possible: Check the publisher on the copy you're buying of a book, and if it says Unbound seek out another edition. It's likely this is happening for all ex-Unbound-published authors.
Quick note to anyone thinking of buying my books: please purchase the new Swift Press versions, NOT the relatively small number of Unbound versions still knocking about, & being sold by OOINYA. Unbound stopped paying me for my work early in 2024 and I will never see a penny for these books.
December 13, 2025 at 8:59 AM
If at all possible: Check the publisher on the copy you're buying of a book, and if it says Unbound seek out another edition. It's likely this is happening for all ex-Unbound-published authors.
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Trump wants to be king
YouTube video by Professor Christina Pagel
youtube.com
December 13, 2025 at 7:55 AM
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I for one will definitely be ignoring pesky health professionals & turning instead to newspaper columnists who backed Brexit, Boris Johnson, Donald Trump & Liz Truss for all my expert health advice during this very serious flu outbreak.
December 13, 2025 at 9:03 AM
I for one will definitely be ignoring pesky health professionals & turning instead to newspaper columnists who backed Brexit, Boris Johnson, Donald Trump & Liz Truss for all my expert health advice during this very serious flu outbreak.