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Elderly camp survivors, some wearing striped scarves that recall their prison uniforms, walked to the the Death Wall, where prisoners were executed. Across Europe, officials were pausing to remember.
Auschwitz holds observances on the 80th anniversary of the death camp's liberation
Elderly camp survivors, some wearing striped scarves that recall their prison uniforms, walked to the the Death Wall, where prisoners were executed. Across Europe, officials were pausing to remember.
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January 27, 2025 at 1:16 PM
Elderly camp survivors, some wearing striped scarves that recall their prison uniforms, walked to the the Death Wall, where prisoners were executed. Across Europe, officials were pausing to remember.
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🔴 Nigel Farage's Latest NHS Comments Spark Fresh Scrutiny of Reform UK's Health Policy
It's the latest hint that Reform UK would privatise the NHS, I report for @bylinetimes.bsky.social
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It's the latest hint that Reform UK would privatise the NHS, I report for @bylinetimes.bsky.social
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Nigel Farage's Latest NHS Comments Spark Fresh Scrutiny of Reform UK's Health Policy
It's the latest hint that Reform UK would privatise the NHS
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January 27, 2025 at 4:00 PM
🔴 Nigel Farage's Latest NHS Comments Spark Fresh Scrutiny of Reform UK's Health Policy
It's the latest hint that Reform UK would privatise the NHS, I report for @bylinetimes.bsky.social
bylinetimes.com/2025/01/27/n...
It's the latest hint that Reform UK would privatise the NHS, I report for @bylinetimes.bsky.social
bylinetimes.com/2025/01/27/n...
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“After Auschwitz, the human condition is not the same, nothing will ever be the same. Here, heaven and earth are on fire.”
—Elie Wiesel
—Elie Wiesel
January 27, 2025 at 2:57 PM
“After Auschwitz, the human condition is not the same, nothing will ever be the same. Here, heaven and earth are on fire.”
—Elie Wiesel
—Elie Wiesel
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Fascinating. Next maybe the Mail can republish the years of pro-Hitler coverage it provided in the years leading up to the Second World War.
Daily Mail: Found after 80 years, secret diary of Hitler’s English girlfriend #TomorrowsPapersToday
January 18, 2025 at 10:36 AM
Fascinating. Next maybe the Mail can republish the years of pro-Hitler coverage it provided in the years leading up to the Second World War.
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STORY
New law protects care leavers from homelessness - how the big change will work
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New law protects care leavers from homelessness - how the big change will work
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New law protects care leavers from homelessness - how the big change will work
Care leavers - who often lack the support networks other young people have - are left vulnerable to housing instability, leading them to getting into debt or losing their tenancies
www.mirror.co.uk
January 18, 2025 at 1:07 PM
STORY
New law protects care leavers from homelessness - how the big change will work
www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
New law protects care leavers from homelessness - how the big change will work
www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
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One week in the life of Kemi Badenoch. She may well be the most hapless opposition leader we've seen in our lifetime. She makes Michael Foot look like Barack Obama. iandunt.substack.com/p/one-week-i...
One week in the life of Kemi Badenoch
She might be the single worst opposition leader we've seen in our lifetime. She makes Michael Foot look like Barack Obama.
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January 17, 2025 at 12:17 PM
One week in the life of Kemi Badenoch. She may well be the most hapless opposition leader we've seen in our lifetime. She makes Michael Foot look like Barack Obama. iandunt.substack.com/p/one-week-i...
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Tory coalition of chaos with Nigel Farage 'would lead to NHS charging for ops'
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Tory coalition of chaos with Nigel Farage 'would lead to NHS charging for ops'
The warning comes as the two right-wing parties have been neck and neck in polls in recent weeks - with Tory leader Kemi Badenoch already facing questions about joining forces with Reform UK
www.mirror.co.uk
January 18, 2025 at 1:34 PM
Tory coalition of chaos with Nigel Farage 'would lead to NHS charging for ops'
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www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
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The Serious Fraud Office has won its first Unexplained Wealth Order case since the power was introduced. In 2017...
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SFO secures first Unexplained Wealth Order in £100m fraud case
Today the SFO secured its first UWO as it seeks to recover a Lake District property believed to have been purchased with the proceeds of a £100m fraud.
www.gov.uk
January 17, 2025 at 6:13 PM
The Serious Fraud Office has won its first Unexplained Wealth Order case since the power was introduced. In 2017...
www.gov.uk/government/n...
www.gov.uk/government/n...
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The Murdoch trial starts on Monday
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Full and Fair Reporting of the Murdoch Trial – Byline Times Shop
Full and Fair Reporting of the Murdoch Trial How often do we ever get to see Rupert Murdoch’s media empire independently being held to account? In January, one of these rare moments will arrive – as...
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January 18, 2025 at 11:18 AM
The Murdoch trial starts on Monday
Help us make sure it’s reported fairly unlike the rest of the press.
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STORY
Old tech left by Tories wastes £45bn a year - with a quarter of systems outdated
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Old tech left by Tories wastes £45bn a year - with a quarter of systems outdated
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Old tech left by Tories wastes £45bn a year - with a quarter of systems outdated
A new report to be published on Tuesday show the shocking state of tech in the public sector left by the Tories - with over one in four digital systems used by central government found to be outdated
www.mirror.co.uk
January 18, 2025 at 1:48 PM
STORY
Old tech left by Tories wastes £45bn a year - with a quarter of systems outdated
www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
Old tech left by Tories wastes £45bn a year - with a quarter of systems outdated
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When Johnson announced his "40 hospitals", he only provided enough funding for 6.
So Labour were bequeathed an unfunded promise of 34 hospitals. They're not cancelling anything, if the original "plans" included no money
So Labour were bequeathed an unfunded promise of 34 hospitals. They're not cancelling anything, if the original "plans" included no money
January 18, 2025 at 12:27 AM
When Johnson announced his "40 hospitals", he only provided enough funding for 6.
So Labour were bequeathed an unfunded promise of 34 hospitals. They're not cancelling anything, if the original "plans" included no money
So Labour were bequeathed an unfunded promise of 34 hospitals. They're not cancelling anything, if the original "plans" included no money
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Dear Ms Truss,
Please send me a similar legal letter and I will be glad to repeat the allegation without Parliamentary Privilege.
Please send me a similar legal letter and I will be glad to repeat the allegation without Parliamentary Privilege.
January 17, 2025 at 4:20 PM
Dear Ms Truss,
Please send me a similar legal letter and I will be glad to repeat the allegation without Parliamentary Privilege.
Please send me a similar legal letter and I will be glad to repeat the allegation without Parliamentary Privilege.
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Can we send her a cease and desist letter, for reputational damage, on behalf of the country?
January 17, 2025 at 2:08 PM
Can we send her a cease and desist letter, for reputational damage, on behalf of the country?
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Renters Rights Bill passed the Commons this week. It hugely empowers tenants & guarantees several new rights, incl protection against no-fault eviction & cap on upfront rent. On the day, the press focused on a supposed market panic that has now been entirely negated open.substack.com/pub/theleadu...
Ignore the 'market mayhem', a lifeline for renters is being activated
As Westminster fixates on rising cost of government debt and political fallout surrounding Chancellor Rachel Reeves, renters across the country are finally moving closer to a fairer housing system
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January 18, 2025 at 11:25 AM
Renters Rights Bill passed the Commons this week. It hugely empowers tenants & guarantees several new rights, incl protection against no-fault eviction & cap on upfront rent. On the day, the press focused on a supposed market panic that has now been entirely negated open.substack.com/pub/theleadu...
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Like a pathetic exiled kinglet, turfed off his throne and lingering at the fringes of a foreign warlord’s court to provide a fig leaf for his aggression in return for victuals, wine and a warm cloak.
January 18, 2025 at 10:21 AM
Like a pathetic exiled kinglet, turfed off his throne and lingering at the fringes of a foreign warlord’s court to provide a fig leaf for his aggression in return for victuals, wine and a warm cloak.
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🔴Nigel Farage, Kemi Badenoch and the Human Cost of 'Free' Speech
As the latest far right terrorist is imprisoned for an attack on asylum seekers it's time for politicians and the media to take responsibility for their dehumanising language about those seeking refuge in the UK
As the latest far right terrorist is imprisoned for an attack on asylum seekers it's time for politicians and the media to take responsibility for their dehumanising language about those seeking refuge in the UK
Nigel Farage, Kemi Badenoch and the Human Cost of 'Free' Speech
It's time for politicians and the media to take responsibility for the consequences of their dehumanising language about those seeking refuge in the UK
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January 18, 2025 at 5:20 PM
🔴Nigel Farage, Kemi Badenoch and the Human Cost of 'Free' Speech
As the latest far right terrorist is imprisoned for an attack on asylum seekers it's time for politicians and the media to take responsibility for their dehumanising language about those seeking refuge in the UK
As the latest far right terrorist is imprisoned for an attack on asylum seekers it's time for politicians and the media to take responsibility for their dehumanising language about those seeking refuge in the UK
Elon Musk does not represent the views of British people. So I've signed the open letter telling him to butt out of UK politics. Agree? Sign
January 18, 2025 at 5:24 PM
Elon Musk does not represent the views of British people. So I've signed the open letter telling him to butt out of UK politics. Agree? Sign
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HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYONE!
Thank you so much for all your support this year🙏
Let’s make 2025 the year we reclaim hope, truth & justice
Thank you so much for all your support this year🙏
Let’s make 2025 the year we reclaim hope, truth & justice
December 31, 2024 at 7:05 PM
HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYONE!
Thank you so much for all your support this year🙏
Let’s make 2025 the year we reclaim hope, truth & justice
Thank you so much for all your support this year🙏
Let’s make 2025 the year we reclaim hope, truth & justice
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We don't defeat populists by calling out their lies. We tried that. Facts are complicated, and the audience for populism wants simplicity. It won't work.
We defeat populists by enacting bold political ideas that improve lives for the disenfranchised, and make the world seem less grotesquely unfair.
We defeat populists by enacting bold political ideas that improve lives for the disenfranchised, and make the world seem less grotesquely unfair.
December 31, 2024 at 12:27 PM
We don't defeat populists by calling out their lies. We tried that. Facts are complicated, and the audience for populism wants simplicity. It won't work.
We defeat populists by enacting bold political ideas that improve lives for the disenfranchised, and make the world seem less grotesquely unfair.
We defeat populists by enacting bold political ideas that improve lives for the disenfranchised, and make the world seem less grotesquely unfair.
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APRIL 2024: That time Tory Party Deputy Chair, James Daly MP, demanded police investigate Angela Rayner, then toured studios for days unable to say what for.
SPOILERS: Police concluded (again) there was no offence and Mr Daly was thrown out by voters in July. ~AA #BfBviralvid
SPOILERS: Police concluded (again) there was no offence and Mr Daly was thrown out by voters in July. ~AA #BfBviralvid
December 31, 2024 at 2:43 PM
APRIL 2024: That time Tory Party Deputy Chair, James Daly MP, demanded police investigate Angela Rayner, then toured studios for days unable to say what for.
SPOILERS: Police concluded (again) there was no offence and Mr Daly was thrown out by voters in July. ~AA #BfBviralvid
SPOILERS: Police concluded (again) there was no offence and Mr Daly was thrown out by voters in July. ~AA #BfBviralvid
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As I am unlikely to wander too far from the sofa today my Tree of the Day comes via my fave Norwegian Jan Aage Fjortoft in Tanzania … his family laughed at him when he said “I must send that tree to Alastair!” But his TotD gold medal makes the mockery worthwhile!!!
December 25, 2024 at 12:03 PM
As I am unlikely to wander too far from the sofa today my Tree of the Day comes via my fave Norwegian Jan Aage Fjortoft in Tanzania … his family laughed at him when he said “I must send that tree to Alastair!” But his TotD gold medal makes the mockery worthwhile!!!
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If you didn’t already know she was deranged.
December 25, 2024 at 6:49 PM
If you didn’t already know she was deranged.