Paul French
@bramhambass.bsky.social
Actor, trustee of SAA-uk, europhile.
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Just learning from @supertanskiiii.bsky.social (on Insta) about the scale of image based abuse taking place on X.com (and elsewhere). We have been working with a leading specialist org to bring legal action for victims. But I also want all men who care about women to call this out as unacceptable.
January 6, 2026 at 7:16 PM
Just learning from @supertanskiiii.bsky.social (on Insta) about the scale of image based abuse taking place on X.com (and elsewhere). We have been working with a leading specialist org to bring legal action for victims. But I also want all men who care about women to call this out as unacceptable.
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If the Palestine Action hunger strikers die - which they could do at any moment, as they are now very close to the end - it will be the government that killed them. Today’s column explains why. Please share, and write urgently to your MP.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Let’s be clear: if the Palestine Action hunger strikers die, the government will bear moral responsibility | George Monbiot
The three remaining hunger strikers have been convicted of nothing. Yet with astonishing cruelty, ministers refuse to listen to their reasonable demands, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
www.theguardian.com
January 7, 2026 at 8:07 AM
If the Palestine Action hunger strikers die - which they could do at any moment, as they are now very close to the end - it will be the government that killed them. Today’s column explains why. Please share, and write urgently to your MP.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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I'm writing about the Palestine Action hunger strikers at the moment, any of whom could die at any moment, and the astonishing media and government silence surrounding them. The Establishment seems to have become even crueller than when Thatcher was PM.
January 5, 2026 at 12:27 PM
I'm writing about the Palestine Action hunger strikers at the moment, any of whom could die at any moment, and the astonishing media and government silence surrounding them. The Establishment seems to have become even crueller than when Thatcher was PM.
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Finally now our priority should be, better bloody late than never:
We need INDEPENDENCE from the USA.
That means security independence, economic independence, digital independence.
It isn’t easy but we have no choice.
That should be our number 1 goal.
We need INDEPENDENCE from the USA.
That means security independence, economic independence, digital independence.
It isn’t easy but we have no choice.
That should be our number 1 goal.
January 5, 2026 at 1:49 PM
Finally now our priority should be, better bloody late than never:
We need INDEPENDENCE from the USA.
That means security independence, economic independence, digital independence.
It isn’t easy but we have no choice.
That should be our number 1 goal.
We need INDEPENDENCE from the USA.
That means security independence, economic independence, digital independence.
It isn’t easy but we have no choice.
That should be our number 1 goal.
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Starmer’s response to Trump attacking Venezuela:
“I always say and believe we should uphold international law.”
Really?
After the unforgivable stance on Israel he’s got no leg to stand on
…and the moral high ground will never be his to claim.
“I always say and believe we should uphold international law.”
Really?
After the unforgivable stance on Israel he’s got no leg to stand on
…and the moral high ground will never be his to claim.
January 3, 2026 at 1:35 PM
Starmer’s response to Trump attacking Venezuela:
“I always say and believe we should uphold international law.”
Really?
After the unforgivable stance on Israel he’s got no leg to stand on
…and the moral high ground will never be his to claim.
“I always say and believe we should uphold international law.”
Really?
After the unforgivable stance on Israel he’s got no leg to stand on
…and the moral high ground will never be his to claim.
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Spray paint a plane and they'll detain you without trial and call you a terrorist.
Kidnap a foreign head of state - and Keir Starmer will make it clear we've played no part in it but will wait for the scheduled press conference in a few hours before potentially condemning it
Kidnap a foreign head of state - and Keir Starmer will make it clear we've played no part in it but will wait for the scheduled press conference in a few hours before potentially condemning it
January 3, 2026 at 1:50 PM
Spray paint a plane and they'll detain you without trial and call you a terrorist.
Kidnap a foreign head of state - and Keir Starmer will make it clear we've played no part in it but will wait for the scheduled press conference in a few hours before potentially condemning it
Kidnap a foreign head of state - and Keir Starmer will make it clear we've played no part in it but will wait for the scheduled press conference in a few hours before potentially condemning it
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It's not part of the article, but for what it's worth I think there's a strong case for Begum to be repatriated. Whether or not she was effectively trafficked or completely culpable for her own fate, she's 100% British and we're responsible for her and what she did.
January 2, 2026 at 6:41 PM
It's not part of the article, but for what it's worth I think there's a strong case for Begum to be repatriated. Whether or not she was effectively trafficked or completely culpable for her own fate, she's 100% British and we're responsible for her and what she did.
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As we see so regularly , it is always the teenage girls fault , mix that with political cowardice that is driven by “but what will the Daily Mail say if we do something humane” and we have a system desperate to appease the worst of us, and to utterly ignore those who dare to empathise
A vulnerable child was groomed and trafficked and then subjected to the most shocking experiences imaginable including the deaths of her babies.
Instead of taking responsibility the British establishment stripped her of her citizenship and dumped her like old rubbish.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Instead of taking responsibility the British establishment stripped her of her citizenship and dumped her like old rubbish.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Shamima Begum: Home secretary to 'robustly defend' citizenship decision
The ECHR questions whether it was considered if Shamima Begum was a victim of grooming and trafficking.
www.bbc.co.uk
January 1, 2026 at 7:35 PM
As we see so regularly , it is always the teenage girls fault , mix that with political cowardice that is driven by “but what will the Daily Mail say if we do something humane” and we have a system desperate to appease the worst of us, and to utterly ignore those who dare to empathise
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Tory legacy
Backlog of 7.3m NHS England hospital appointments; 6.24m individuals awaiting treatment.
2.8m waiting over 18 weeks or more.
NHS money depleted by PFI payments, privatization of services.
Farage prefers US style insurance-based system, millions won't get any healthcare.
Backlog of 7.3m NHS England hospital appointments; 6.24m individuals awaiting treatment.
2.8m waiting over 18 weeks or more.
NHS money depleted by PFI payments, privatization of services.
Farage prefers US style insurance-based system, millions won't get any healthcare.
NHS backlog data analysis
Analysis of monthly data releases by NHS England to highlight the huge pressures being placed on backlogs across the NHS - including operations data, cancer waiting list GP referrals and A&E waiting t...
www.bma.org.uk
December 31, 2025 at 10:44 AM
Tory legacy
Backlog of 7.3m NHS England hospital appointments; 6.24m individuals awaiting treatment.
2.8m waiting over 18 weeks or more.
NHS money depleted by PFI payments, privatization of services.
Farage prefers US style insurance-based system, millions won't get any healthcare.
Backlog of 7.3m NHS England hospital appointments; 6.24m individuals awaiting treatment.
2.8m waiting over 18 weeks or more.
NHS money depleted by PFI payments, privatization of services.
Farage prefers US style insurance-based system, millions won't get any healthcare.
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Can someone please respond to Stephen Miller with this message from Frank Sinatra?
December 26, 2025 at 8:04 PM
Can someone please respond to Stephen Miller with this message from Frank Sinatra?
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“None of us can guess how the Trump assault on the BBC will play out, because he wields unprecedented power, unchecked by personal dignity or decency.”
No. We can’t. But we can condemn forever the repulsive British politicians and media gobshites who would side with him instead of us.
No. We can’t. But we can condemn forever the repulsive British politicians and media gobshites who would side with him instead of us.
December 27, 2025 at 10:15 AM
“None of us can guess how the Trump assault on the BBC will play out, because he wields unprecedented power, unchecked by personal dignity or decency.”
No. We can’t. But we can condemn forever the repulsive British politicians and media gobshites who would side with him instead of us.
No. We can’t. But we can condemn forever the repulsive British politicians and media gobshites who would side with him instead of us.
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Left: Greta Thunberg arrested for holding a placard in London
Right: Labour's Baron Hain, "This gov is treating Palestine action as equivalent to ISIS or al-Qaeda, which is intellectually bankrupt, politically unprincipled and morally wrong. I'm deeply ashamed"
Right: Labour's Baron Hain, "This gov is treating Palestine action as equivalent to ISIS or al-Qaeda, which is intellectually bankrupt, politically unprincipled and morally wrong. I'm deeply ashamed"
December 23, 2025 at 11:51 AM
Left: Greta Thunberg arrested for holding a placard in London
Right: Labour's Baron Hain, "This gov is treating Palestine action as equivalent to ISIS or al-Qaeda, which is intellectually bankrupt, politically unprincipled and morally wrong. I'm deeply ashamed"
Right: Labour's Baron Hain, "This gov is treating Palestine action as equivalent to ISIS or al-Qaeda, which is intellectually bankrupt, politically unprincipled and morally wrong. I'm deeply ashamed"
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Do both.
And if solar parks are built near villages or towns, then offer the people who are potentially affected free electricity to offset their concerns.
Solar panels are not nuclear power stations. They can be removed with little environmental impact and can actually benefit biodiversity.
And if solar parks are built near villages or towns, then offer the people who are potentially affected free electricity to offset their concerns.
Solar panels are not nuclear power stations. They can be removed with little environmental impact and can actually benefit biodiversity.
The solution is right above us. Solar panels on existing buildings, car parks, and along highways generate clean power without sacrificing farmland or wild spaces. Let's use our built world first. #Renewables #Innovation
December 22, 2025 at 8:54 AM
Do both.
And if solar parks are built near villages or towns, then offer the people who are potentially affected free electricity to offset their concerns.
Solar panels are not nuclear power stations. They can be removed with little environmental impact and can actually benefit biodiversity.
And if solar parks are built near villages or towns, then offer the people who are potentially affected free electricity to offset their concerns.
Solar panels are not nuclear power stations. They can be removed with little environmental impact and can actually benefit biodiversity.
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A year of reasons why Ofwat should just say NO to Thames Water's outrageous deal - being allowed to pollute our water for 15 years.
MARCH: Thames Water & Ofwat both scaremongering in the press about the cost of taking TW into public ownership.
But here's the truth.
#OFWATsayNO vist.ly/4jbqu
MARCH: Thames Water & Ofwat both scaremongering in the press about the cost of taking TW into public ownership.
But here's the truth.
#OFWATsayNO vist.ly/4jbqu
December 21, 2025 at 11:37 AM
A year of reasons why Ofwat should just say NO to Thames Water's outrageous deal - being allowed to pollute our water for 15 years.
MARCH: Thames Water & Ofwat both scaremongering in the press about the cost of taking TW into public ownership.
But here's the truth.
#OFWATsayNO vist.ly/4jbqu
MARCH: Thames Water & Ofwat both scaremongering in the press about the cost of taking TW into public ownership.
But here's the truth.
#OFWATsayNO vist.ly/4jbqu
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A year of reasons why Ofwat should just say NO to Thames Water's outrageous deal - polluting our water until 2040.
FEBRUARY: The High Court grants Thames Water a £3 billion bailout, increasing its debt mountain. It limps along for the rest of the year.
#OFWATsayNO
FEBRUARY: The High Court grants Thames Water a £3 billion bailout, increasing its debt mountain. It limps along for the rest of the year.
#OFWATsayNO
December 19, 2025 at 2:33 PM
A year of reasons why Ofwat should just say NO to Thames Water's outrageous deal - polluting our water until 2040.
FEBRUARY: The High Court grants Thames Water a £3 billion bailout, increasing its debt mountain. It limps along for the rest of the year.
#OFWATsayNO
FEBRUARY: The High Court grants Thames Water a £3 billion bailout, increasing its debt mountain. It limps along for the rest of the year.
#OFWATsayNO
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Ofcom now spreading fake news? Its most complained about programme of 2025 apparently had 3,547 complaints - but look what it says about Number 5. (www.ofcom.org.uk/tv-radio-and...)
December 19, 2025 at 8:53 AM
Ofcom now spreading fake news? Its most complained about programme of 2025 apparently had 3,547 complaints - but look what it says about Number 5. (www.ofcom.org.uk/tv-radio-and...)
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MPs warn that UK agreements with Donald Trump are ‘built on sand’.
UK bullied to pay billions more for NHS drugs produced by US companies, importing US beef, accept steel tariffs and more, without any reciprocity.
Can't trust Trump. US wants dominance, not partnership.
Rejoin the EU.
UK bullied to pay billions more for NHS drugs produced by US companies, importing US beef, accept steel tariffs and more, without any reciprocity.
Can't trust Trump. US wants dominance, not partnership.
Rejoin the EU.
MPs warn that UK agreements with Donald Trump are ‘built on sand’
Exclusive: Health select committee chair says UK government’s ‘naive belief’ Trump is a good faith actor ‘could cost UK taxpayer billions’
www.theguardian.com
December 18, 2025 at 7:22 AM
MPs warn that UK agreements with Donald Trump are ‘built on sand’.
UK bullied to pay billions more for NHS drugs produced by US companies, importing US beef, accept steel tariffs and more, without any reciprocity.
Can't trust Trump. US wants dominance, not partnership.
Rejoin the EU.
UK bullied to pay billions more for NHS drugs produced by US companies, importing US beef, accept steel tariffs and more, without any reciprocity.
Can't trust Trump. US wants dominance, not partnership.
Rejoin the EU.
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My friend Subhadra Das is very worried about her friend Dr Ayo Khalil who has been arrested outside HMP Bronzefield
December 17, 2025 at 8:18 PM
My friend Subhadra Das is very worried about her friend Dr Ayo Khalil who has been arrested outside HMP Bronzefield
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Goodwin (like similar voices) is being totally dishonest about this. Despite the equal dishonesty of its headline, the Mail story shows these weren't "anti-immigration tweets", they were calls for "slaughter" and mass violence against MPs. It's incredible that this is being openly condoned.
December 17, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Goodwin (like similar voices) is being totally dishonest about this. Despite the equal dishonesty of its headline, the Mail story shows these weren't "anti-immigration tweets", they were calls for "slaughter" and mass violence against MPs. It's incredible that this is being openly condoned.
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Lots of 'evil or incompetent' debate about Labour. But stuff like this, where all it has to do is tap a ball into an empty net and it still can't manage it, argues powerfully for incompetence.
Frustrating to see Labour Government is following a similar trend to the previous government and delaying/blocking release of information on PPE VIP Lane.
A quick 🧵
A quick 🧵
December 17, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Lots of 'evil or incompetent' debate about Labour. But stuff like this, where all it has to do is tap a ball into an empty net and it still can't manage it, argues powerfully for incompetence.
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Yet more birds of prey getting depressed, killing themselves, removing their satellite tags, then disposing of their own corpses. It's hard to believe, but the statistics don't like.
Either that or the shooting industry is involved. But that's a stretch of the imagination too far.
Either that or the shooting industry is involved. But that's a stretch of the imagination too far.
THREE satellite-tagged White-tailed Eagles disappear in suspicious circumstances in England, Wales & Scotland - two tags had been cut off.
Press release from Isle of Wight WTE Project Team & additional commentary from me ⬇️⬇️
#RaptorResearch #WildlifeCrime
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Press release from Isle of Wight WTE Project Team & additional commentary from me ⬇️⬇️
#RaptorResearch #WildlifeCrime
raptorpersecutionuk.org/2025/12/17/t...
Three satellite-tagged White-tailed Eagles disappear in suspicious circumstances in England, Wales & Scotland – two tags had been cut off
Press release from Forestry England (17 December 2025) THREE WHITE-TAILED EAGLES DISAPPEAR IN SUSPICIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES The public are being asked to help the police investigate the suspicious disap…
raptorpersecutionuk.org
December 17, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Yet more birds of prey getting depressed, killing themselves, removing their satellite tags, then disposing of their own corpses. It's hard to believe, but the statistics don't like.
Either that or the shooting industry is involved. But that's a stretch of the imagination too far.
Either that or the shooting industry is involved. But that's a stretch of the imagination too far.
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Theatre brings in tourism.
Theatre brings in business.
Theatre brings in HUGE amounts of money for the treasury.
#FreelancersMakeTheatreWork
Theatre brings in business.
Theatre brings in HUGE amounts of money for the treasury.
#FreelancersMakeTheatreWork
December 17, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Theatre brings in tourism.
Theatre brings in business.
Theatre brings in HUGE amounts of money for the treasury.
#FreelancersMakeTheatreWork
Theatre brings in business.
Theatre brings in HUGE amounts of money for the treasury.
#FreelancersMakeTheatreWork
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So, Trump sues the BBC for $5Bn and puts the technology deal with the UK on hold until the US gets more concessions.
Anyone still deluding themselves about that “special relationship”? No. Just the tedious parade of simpering MAGA dickheads - led, of course, by the traitorous Farage.
Anyone still deluding themselves about that “special relationship”? No. Just the tedious parade of simpering MAGA dickheads - led, of course, by the traitorous Farage.
December 16, 2025 at 7:20 AM
So, Trump sues the BBC for $5Bn and puts the technology deal with the UK on hold until the US gets more concessions.
Anyone still deluding themselves about that “special relationship”? No. Just the tedious parade of simpering MAGA dickheads - led, of course, by the traitorous Farage.
Anyone still deluding themselves about that “special relationship”? No. Just the tedious parade of simpering MAGA dickheads - led, of course, by the traitorous Farage.
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Private equity firms preying on vets practices.
6 firms control 60% of UK practices. Same firms control pet food, insurance.
Wages down, fees up. Pet owners skipping meals to cover costs, hand pets to rescue organisations or euthanising them.
Change law. Only qualified vets to own vet practices.
6 firms control 60% of UK practices. Same firms control pet food, insurance.
Wages down, fees up. Pet owners skipping meals to cover costs, hand pets to rescue organisations or euthanising them.
Change law. Only qualified vets to own vet practices.
‘Fat cats’ preying on veterinary practices
Senedd hears private equity firms have been accused of collaring the market in a corporate 'feeding frenzy' that has seen local, independent vets…
www.southwalesargus.co.uk
December 14, 2025 at 8:52 AM
Private equity firms preying on vets practices.
6 firms control 60% of UK practices. Same firms control pet food, insurance.
Wages down, fees up. Pet owners skipping meals to cover costs, hand pets to rescue organisations or euthanising them.
Change law. Only qualified vets to own vet practices.
6 firms control 60% of UK practices. Same firms control pet food, insurance.
Wages down, fees up. Pet owners skipping meals to cover costs, hand pets to rescue organisations or euthanising them.
Change law. Only qualified vets to own vet practices.
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Don’t use ‘boilerplate’ reasons to justify big exec pay rises, UK firms warned.
Exec pay has no link to performance. Remuneration cttees, non-execs serve their paymasters.
Need worker/consumer elected directors on boards, let them also vote on exec pay to secure equitable distribution of income.
Exec pay has no link to performance. Remuneration cttees, non-execs serve their paymasters.
Need worker/consumer elected directors on boards, let them also vote on exec pay to secure equitable distribution of income.
Don’t use ‘boilerplate’ reasons to justify big executive pay rises, UK firms warned
Investment Association, influential group of shareholders, urges pay committees to avoid ‘benchmarking’
www.theguardian.com
December 15, 2025 at 7:47 AM
Don’t use ‘boilerplate’ reasons to justify big exec pay rises, UK firms warned.
Exec pay has no link to performance. Remuneration cttees, non-execs serve their paymasters.
Need worker/consumer elected directors on boards, let them also vote on exec pay to secure equitable distribution of income.
Exec pay has no link to performance. Remuneration cttees, non-execs serve their paymasters.
Need worker/consumer elected directors on boards, let them also vote on exec pay to secure equitable distribution of income.