Aaron
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Keir Starmer in 2027: "We need to machine gun small boats to halt the rise of the far right."
The thing I still can't forgive Corbyn for is the generational harm he caused by enabling Brexit. When Starmer is gone, hopefully soon, I will feel the same way about the profound harm he has caused by making it palatable for the Far Right to ditch human rights norms. It will be his shameful legacy.
Starmer urges Europe’s leaders to curb ECHR to halt rise of far right
Exclusive: PM calls for members of European convention on human rights to allow tougher action to protect borders
www.theguardian.com
December 10, 2025 at 9:54 AM
Keir Starmer in 2027: "We need to machine gun small boats to halt the rise of the far right."
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Travelling to the US, e.g. for the 2026 World Cup?
Soon you will need to provide details of social media activity for the past five years.
Aim is to comply with President Trump’s demand for all visitors to be “vetted and screened to the maximum degree possible”.
www.independent.co.uk/travel/news-...
Soon you will need to provide details of social media activity for the past five years.
Aim is to comply with President Trump’s demand for all visitors to be “vetted and screened to the maximum degree possible”.
www.independent.co.uk/travel/news-...
Trump ramps up tourist checks with mandatory social media inspection plans
Exclusive: ‘These barriers will hit UK travel to the USA hard’ said Julia Lo Bue-Said, chief executive of Advantage Travel Partnership
www.independent.co.uk
December 10, 2025 at 10:03 AM
Travelling to the US, e.g. for the 2026 World Cup?
Soon you will need to provide details of social media activity for the past five years.
Aim is to comply with President Trump’s demand for all visitors to be “vetted and screened to the maximum degree possible”.
www.independent.co.uk/travel/news-...
Soon you will need to provide details of social media activity for the past five years.
Aim is to comply with President Trump’s demand for all visitors to be “vetted and screened to the maximum degree possible”.
www.independent.co.uk/travel/news-...
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Ben Jennings @BJennings90 on Kemi Badenoch’s reaction to the lifting of the two-child benefit cap @guardian - political cartoon gallery in London original-political-cartoon.com
November 27, 2025 at 7:17 PM
Ben Jennings @BJennings90 on Kemi Badenoch’s reaction to the lifting of the two-child benefit cap @guardian - political cartoon gallery in London original-political-cartoon.com
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The more we discover, the worse it gets. Now we learn the water companies wrote the guidance ensuring sewage sludge is not tested for the vast majority of contaminants before being spread on farmland. They gave themselves a free licence to dump hazardous waste. 🧵
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Environment Agency insider alleges ‘cover-up’ over sewage sludge on farmland
Regulator and government accused of colluding with water industry to dump potentially toxic waste without oversight
www.theguardian.com
July 10, 2025 at 6:13 AM
The more we discover, the worse it gets. Now we learn the water companies wrote the guidance ensuring sewage sludge is not tested for the vast majority of contaminants before being spread on farmland. They gave themselves a free licence to dump hazardous waste. 🧵
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Kemi Badenoch wants businesses to flock back to the Tories – why? What changed since the 15 year sh?t show and the disastrous Truss budget….? Nothing.
buff.ly/KwLsuUa
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June 15, 2025 at 7:10 PM
Kemi Badenoch wants businesses to flock back to the Tories – why? What changed since the 15 year sh?t show and the disastrous Truss budget….? Nothing.
buff.ly/KwLsuUa
buff.ly/KwLsuUa
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This is a great thread outlining what happened with Unbound, who published the first two Effin' Birds books, which they then sublicensed to a US publisher — that means they collected my US royalties, took a cut, and passed the rest to me.
They owe me as much as I made in a year at my old day job.
They owe me as much as I made in a year at my old day job.
So, this Unbound/Boundless fiasco. I was going to be polite about it, but after this morning’s email: no
May 30, 2025 at 2:16 PM
This is a great thread outlining what happened with Unbound, who published the first two Effin' Birds books, which they then sublicensed to a US publisher — that means they collected my US royalties, took a cut, and passed the rest to me.
They owe me as much as I made in a year at my old day job.
They owe me as much as I made in a year at my old day job.
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#C4News find the girl escaping the fire in the burning classroom after an Israeli strike
"I walked through the fire all by myself"
"The rubble fell on them (her siblings)"
"I want to see my sisters, to be with them, but they're dead"
"I want to be with them"
"I walked through the fire all by myself"
"The rubble fell on them (her siblings)"
"I want to see my sisters, to be with them, but they're dead"
"I want to be with them"
May 26, 2025 at 7:27 PM
#C4News find the girl escaping the fire in the burning classroom after an Israeli strike
"I walked through the fire all by myself"
"The rubble fell on them (her siblings)"
"I want to see my sisters, to be with them, but they're dead"
"I want to be with them"
"I walked through the fire all by myself"
"The rubble fell on them (her siblings)"
"I want to see my sisters, to be with them, but they're dead"
"I want to be with them"
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1. This is Piles Copse, the largest remaining fragment of high-ground temperate rainforest on Dartmoor. It’s a tiny speck of green in a dismal, human-made desert. Prepare yourselves for a story of breathtaking perversity, told in this thread. (There’s a one-page version at the bottom). 🧵
May 11, 2025 at 8:55 AM
1. This is Piles Copse, the largest remaining fragment of high-ground temperate rainforest on Dartmoor. It’s a tiny speck of green in a dismal, human-made desert. Prepare yourselves for a story of breathtaking perversity, told in this thread. (There’s a one-page version at the bottom). 🧵
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In defending Rishi Sunak's non-disclosure of his financial interests, in appointing a Covid Corruption Commissioner in name only, and in arguing against the public interest in transparency, the Cabinet Office is a leopard which hasn't changed its spots. And you really ought to ask, 'why?'
The Cabinet Office is *still* trying to shut down transparency about the PPE deals that happened under Michael Gove. open.substack.com/pub/democrac...
Government loses legal battle over Covid ‘VIP Lane’
Exclusive: Judge slams “most unsatisfactory” Cabinet Office and orders release of names of 'VIP' firms to Democracy for Sale reporter - after *four year* wait.
open.substack.com
March 22, 2025 at 1:10 PM
In defending Rishi Sunak's non-disclosure of his financial interests, in appointing a Covid Corruption Commissioner in name only, and in arguing against the public interest in transparency, the Cabinet Office is a leopard which hasn't changed its spots. And you really ought to ask, 'why?'
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This will probably come as no surprise to anyone but..
March 21, 2025 at 8:07 AM
This will probably come as no surprise to anyone but..
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The trickle-down myth is sold as factual, but it’s actually a fiction.
March 2, 2025 at 12:28 AM
The trickle-down myth is sold as factual, but it’s actually a fiction.
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We don't want a state visit, or any visit, from the flambéed fascist, but if he does visit the UK, you know what to do ...
#ShowYourRumpToTrump
#ShowYourRumpToTrump
March 1, 2025 at 11:52 AM
We don't want a state visit, or any visit, from the flambéed fascist, but if he does visit the UK, you know what to do ...
#ShowYourRumpToTrump
#ShowYourRumpToTrump
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Yet again, if these were climate protestors, there'd have been multiple arrests, with some facing years in jail for "public nuisance". But farmers can block the road and drown out the Prime Minister and the police won't touch them.
The real #TwoTierPolicing
The real #TwoTierPolicing
February 13, 2025 at 11:33 AM
Yet again, if these were climate protestors, there'd have been multiple arrests, with some facing years in jail for "public nuisance". But farmers can block the road and drown out the Prime Minister and the police won't touch them.
The real #TwoTierPolicing
The real #TwoTierPolicing
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Imagine you were the richest man in the world. You could have anything you wanted, go anywhere you wished, do whatever took you fancy. How would you spend your weekend? Depriving the poorest people in the world of food and healthcare and boasting about it?
February 5, 2025 at 9:33 PM
Imagine you were the richest man in the world. You could have anything you wanted, go anywhere you wished, do whatever took you fancy. How would you spend your weekend? Depriving the poorest people in the world of food and healthcare and boasting about it?
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Hundreds of jobs to be cut at the Mail and Telegraph, "reductive" page view targets at the Mirror, and AI-driven content at Reach titles (Star, Express, Sunday People) with no editing or legal oversight…
Is journalism on its last legs? Find out in Street of Shame in the new Private Eye, out now.
Is journalism on its last legs? Find out in Street of Shame in the new Private Eye, out now.
February 5, 2025 at 7:34 PM
Hundreds of jobs to be cut at the Mail and Telegraph, "reductive" page view targets at the Mirror, and AI-driven content at Reach titles (Star, Express, Sunday People) with no editing or legal oversight…
Is journalism on its last legs? Find out in Street of Shame in the new Private Eye, out now.
Is journalism on its last legs? Find out in Street of Shame in the new Private Eye, out now.
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Desmond Tutu observed that if you are neutral in situations of injustice you have chosen the side of the oppressor. And the side of the oppressor is what the UK will choose because outside the EU we are too weak to stand against Trump. on.ft.com/3Q4UmvW
Donald Trump says US will ‘take over’ Gaza Strip
President calls on Palestinians to permanently leave enclave
on.ft.com
February 5, 2025 at 5:38 AM
Desmond Tutu observed that if you are neutral in situations of injustice you have chosen the side of the oppressor. And the side of the oppressor is what the UK will choose because outside the EU we are too weak to stand against Trump. on.ft.com/3Q4UmvW
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It's not a demolition site it's a mass grave. It's not a demolition site it's a crime scene. It's not a demolition site its a homeland. It's not a demolition site it's Palestine. It's not a demolition site it's a genocide.
Trump, with Netanyahu sitting next to him, says "Gaza maybe is a demolition site right now ... you can't live in Gaza right now. I think we need another location."
February 5, 2025 at 5:47 AM
It's not a demolition site it's a mass grave. It's not a demolition site it's a crime scene. It's not a demolition site its a homeland. It's not a demolition site it's Palestine. It's not a demolition site it's a genocide.
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Straight out of Trump's playbook. Call it out!
Now GB News has started pushing a toxic suggestion that the NHS has a "diversity obsession" which is "killing patients".
This is what Sky, Trailfinders and Trivago are enabling by supporting GB News
It will only add to concerns about efforts by GB News to bring Trump's playbook to the UK.
This is what Sky, Trailfinders and Trivago are enabling by supporting GB News
It will only add to concerns about efforts by GB News to bring Trump's playbook to the UK.
February 2, 2025 at 8:20 PM
Straight out of Trump's playbook. Call it out!
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I was prepared for the Conservatives to trash our economy and cultural ties with the EU
I wasn't prepared for the disgusting gaslighting from Labour repeatedly saying their priority is to grow the economy,and then do everything except the biggest thing that will grow the economy
I wasn't prepared for the disgusting gaslighting from Labour repeatedly saying their priority is to grow the economy,and then do everything except the biggest thing that will grow the economy
January 23, 2025 at 12:20 PM
I was prepared for the Conservatives to trash our economy and cultural ties with the EU
I wasn't prepared for the disgusting gaslighting from Labour repeatedly saying their priority is to grow the economy,and then do everything except the biggest thing that will grow the economy
I wasn't prepared for the disgusting gaslighting from Labour repeatedly saying their priority is to grow the economy,and then do everything except the biggest thing that will grow the economy
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We got to the Nazi salutes already.
January 20, 2025 at 10:17 PM
We got to the Nazi salutes already.
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🦊 Boxing Day: A Celebration of Cruelty
Every year, hunts parade through our streets, flaunting their so-called "tradition." It’s a disgrace that this barbaric practice is still legal. We need a REAL ban on hunting NOW!
Every year, hunts parade through our streets, flaunting their so-called "tradition." It’s a disgrace that this barbaric practice is still legal. We need a REAL ban on hunting NOW!
December 23, 2024 at 12:02 PM
🦊 Boxing Day: A Celebration of Cruelty
Every year, hunts parade through our streets, flaunting their so-called "tradition." It’s a disgrace that this barbaric practice is still legal. We need a REAL ban on hunting NOW!
Every year, hunts parade through our streets, flaunting their so-called "tradition." It’s a disgrace that this barbaric practice is still legal. We need a REAL ban on hunting NOW!