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The fact you have to say "any compassionate employer" is the point. Not every employer is compassionate!
'Making grief contractual would be the death of common sense. Any compassionate employer would give a worker the time needed to recover from the loss of a close friend or family member' | ✍️ Martin Samuel
Making grief contractual would be the death of common sense
Any compassionate employer would give a worker the time needed to recover from the loss of a close friend or family member
www.thetimes.com
December 12, 2025 at 1:25 PM
The fact you have to say "any compassionate employer" is the point. Not every employer is compassionate!
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Trump's National Security Strategy is a manifesto for undermining democracy and carving up Europe.
It demands that we both shore up our protections against foreign political interference and unpick our 8 decades of dependence on our most unreliable ally.
My latest for @heraldscotland.bsky.social
It demands that we both shore up our protections against foreign political interference and unpick our 8 decades of dependence on our most unreliable ally.
My latest for @heraldscotland.bsky.social
Mark McGeoghegan: Trump’s security plan puts Europe’s democracy at risk
President Trump’s new National Security Strategy is a manifesto for undermining democracy and carving up Europe – it’s time the government…
www.heraldscotland.com
December 12, 2025 at 11:02 AM
Trump's National Security Strategy is a manifesto for undermining democracy and carving up Europe.
It demands that we both shore up our protections against foreign political interference and unpick our 8 decades of dependence on our most unreliable ally.
My latest for @heraldscotland.bsky.social
It demands that we both shore up our protections against foreign political interference and unpick our 8 decades of dependence on our most unreliable ally.
My latest for @heraldscotland.bsky.social
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If handing someone their arse, was a video clip
December 12, 2025 at 8:12 AM
If handing someone their arse, was a video clip
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Latest monthly visa application figures are out.
Skilled workers? Still dropping.
Health & care workers? Still dropping.
Slow clap.
Skilled workers? Still dropping.
Health & care workers? Still dropping.
Slow clap.
December 11, 2025 at 11:31 AM
Latest monthly visa application figures are out.
Skilled workers? Still dropping.
Health & care workers? Still dropping.
Slow clap.
Skilled workers? Still dropping.
Health & care workers? Still dropping.
Slow clap.
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🧵 Is it a super flu year? Who knows, but I think the current reporting is stupid.
A pissed off thread using data.
Firstly - here are today's headlines and some from the last 3 years... spot the difference. 1/10
A pissed off thread using data.
Firstly - here are today's headlines and some from the last 3 years... spot the difference. 1/10
December 11, 2025 at 6:30 PM
🧵 Is it a super flu year? Who knows, but I think the current reporting is stupid.
A pissed off thread using data.
Firstly - here are today's headlines and some from the last 3 years... spot the difference. 1/10
A pissed off thread using data.
Firstly - here are today's headlines and some from the last 3 years... spot the difference. 1/10
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This is what you don't hear every time this junktank appears on the BBC.
*Why not?*
Great exposure by Sam and @desmog.com
*Why not?*
Great exposure by Sam and @desmog.com
🔴 REVEALED 🔴
The Institute of Economic Affairs – the anti-state, anti-climate pressure group that "incubated" Liz Truss – was bankrolled by oil giants and Rupert Murdoch’s media empire.
📝 Exclusive findings from @desmog.com 👇
The Institute of Economic Affairs – the anti-state, anti-climate pressure group that "incubated" Liz Truss – was bankrolled by oil giants and Rupert Murdoch’s media empire.
📝 Exclusive findings from @desmog.com 👇
The Institute of Economic Affairs Banked £640,000 from Oil Giants and Murdoch
The Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA) – the anti-state, anti-climate pressure group – received more than £640,000 from fossil fuel companies and Rupert Murdoch’s media conglomerate between 1957 and ...
www.desmog.com
December 11, 2025 at 8:22 AM
This is what you don't hear every time this junktank appears on the BBC.
*Why not?*
Great exposure by Sam and @desmog.com
*Why not?*
Great exposure by Sam and @desmog.com
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So Nigel Farage, who claims to be standing up for ordinary working people, has taken hundreds of thousands of pounds so far this year for a handful of hours as a "brand ambassador" for a gold bullion company, while facilitating a £9m donation from a crypto millionaire
bylinetimes.com/2025/12/11/n...
bylinetimes.com/2025/12/11/n...
Nigel Farage Accepts Another £135,000 From Gold Bullion Firm for Just 12 Hours Work
The Reform UK leader has pocketed £415,500 so far this year to act as the company's “Brand Ambassador”
bylinetimes.com
December 11, 2025 at 10:10 AM
So Nigel Farage, who claims to be standing up for ordinary working people, has taken hundreds of thousands of pounds so far this year for a handful of hours as a "brand ambassador" for a gold bullion company, while facilitating a £9m donation from a crypto millionaire
bylinetimes.com/2025/12/11/n...
bylinetimes.com/2025/12/11/n...
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Frankly, I’m up for this.
I would like JD Vance to be forced to sit in a room and consume the last five years of my social media history.
I would like JD Vance to be forced to sit in a room and consume the last five years of my social media history.
December 10, 2025 at 11:20 PM
Frankly, I’m up for this.
I would like JD Vance to be forced to sit in a room and consume the last five years of my social media history.
I would like JD Vance to be forced to sit in a room and consume the last five years of my social media history.
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We really didn't need another reason to not visit the fascist shithole that the clueless cult on the right in the US has created.
You couldn't pay me enough to visit the US. Not as long as it's run by demented demagogue.
You couldn't pay me enough to visit the US. Not as long as it's run by demented demagogue.
December 11, 2025 at 3:43 AM
We really didn't need another reason to not visit the fascist shithole that the clueless cult on the right in the US has created.
You couldn't pay me enough to visit the US. Not as long as it's run by demented demagogue.
You couldn't pay me enough to visit the US. Not as long as it's run by demented demagogue.
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My former hardcore Brexit friend tonight:
Words to the effect
'we need a stronger and more united Europe, and leaving the EU was a massive mistake'
Words to the effect
'we need a stronger and more united Europe, and leaving the EU was a massive mistake'
December 10, 2025 at 11:02 PM
My former hardcore Brexit friend tonight:
Words to the effect
'we need a stronger and more united Europe, and leaving the EU was a massive mistake'
Words to the effect
'we need a stronger and more united Europe, and leaving the EU was a massive mistake'
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White House Begins Christmas Season With Ceremonial Lighting Of Cross
December 10, 2025 at 10:00 PM
White House Begins Christmas Season With Ceremonial Lighting Of Cross
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What is constraining government capital investment in the UK?
Speakng at the Treasury Select Committe this week, Ruth Curtice argued it was less to do with fiscal rules and more to do with the UK's higher borrowing costs.
Speakng at the Treasury Select Committe this week, Ruth Curtice argued it was less to do with fiscal rules and more to do with the UK's higher borrowing costs.
December 10, 2025 at 11:30 AM
What is constraining government capital investment in the UK?
Speakng at the Treasury Select Committe this week, Ruth Curtice argued it was less to do with fiscal rules and more to do with the UK's higher borrowing costs.
Speakng at the Treasury Select Committe this week, Ruth Curtice argued it was less to do with fiscal rules and more to do with the UK's higher borrowing costs.
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Starmer: we’re the economically serious party, the grown-ups in the room
Also Starmer: we’re happy to hit the economy by up to £10 billion to appease racists.
Also Starmer: we’re happy to hit the economy by up to £10 billion to appease racists.
December 10, 2025 at 10:46 AM
Starmer: we’re the economically serious party, the grown-ups in the room
Also Starmer: we’re happy to hit the economy by up to £10 billion to appease racists.
Also Starmer: we’re happy to hit the economy by up to £10 billion to appease racists.
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Sweet Jesus Starmer’s here to make the headlines about immigration again. The actual worst politician I’ve ever seen 🤦♀️🤦♀️
Today - are foreigners really human? Should they REALLY enjoy human rights protections like the rest of us? #r4today
Today - are foreigners really human? Should they REALLY enjoy human rights protections like the rest of us? #r4today
December 10, 2025 at 7:13 AM
Sweet Jesus Starmer’s here to make the headlines about immigration again. The actual worst politician I’ve ever seen 🤦♀️🤦♀️
Today - are foreigners really human? Should they REALLY enjoy human rights protections like the rest of us? #r4today
Today - are foreigners really human? Should they REALLY enjoy human rights protections like the rest of us? #r4today
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This is quite unbelievable
A Labour Govt
Give me strength
I will find it very hard to vote for a Labour candidate even if it is tactically when policies like this are in place
Shameful, really shameful!
A Labour Govt
Give me strength
I will find it very hard to vote for a Labour candidate even if it is tactically when policies like this are in place
Shameful, really shameful!
Home Office Ministers state publicly, on the record, that they are deliberately making life worse for older people and people with disabilities who depend on care services, but it's worth it because it reduces net migration.
December 9, 2025 at 3:34 PM
This is quite unbelievable
A Labour Govt
Give me strength
I will find it very hard to vote for a Labour candidate even if it is tactically when policies like this are in place
Shameful, really shameful!
A Labour Govt
Give me strength
I will find it very hard to vote for a Labour candidate even if it is tactically when policies like this are in place
Shameful, really shameful!
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"If growth was actually your priority, you would not be doing this."
(Me, stating the obvious)
www.ft.com/content/2b60...
(Me, stating the obvious)
www.ft.com/content/2b60...
Tighter visa rules will cost UK up to £10.8bn
Home Office assessment shows impact of latest changes to immigration regime over next five years
www.ft.com
December 9, 2025 at 5:49 PM
"If growth was actually your priority, you would not be doing this."
(Me, stating the obvious)
www.ft.com/content/2b60...
(Me, stating the obvious)
www.ft.com/content/2b60...
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This is why Polanski and the Greens using "cowardice" as their narrative framing of Starmer and Labour lands so effectively.
Keir Starmer’s spokesman refuses to criticise Trump for calling Europe a group of “decaying” nations led by “weak” leaders
Asked about Trump saying European countries will no longer be “viable" thanks to migration, Keir Starmer’s spokesman says the UK is “returning control to our asylum system”
Asked about Trump saying European countries will no longer be “viable" thanks to migration, Keir Starmer’s spokesman says the UK is “returning control to our asylum system”
December 9, 2025 at 1:02 PM
This is why Polanski and the Greens using "cowardice" as their narrative framing of Starmer and Labour lands so effectively.
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Presumably, Reform will claim this was all years ago, and while he's completely innocent, "everyone" had massive presidential style election campaigns in Clacton back in the long distant er summer of 2024
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Reform campaign for Farage’s Clacton seat was a ‘juggernaut’, say candidates
Defeated Tory and Labour rivals describe force of Reform ‘machine’ as police assess claims of overspending
www.theguardian.com
December 9, 2025 at 7:36 AM
Presumably, Reform will claim this was all years ago, and while he's completely innocent, "everyone" had massive presidential style election campaigns in Clacton back in the long distant er summer of 2024
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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A reminder that when Kemi Badenoch hacked Harriet Harman's website it was an offence carrying a sentence of up to five years in prison
The Conservative party’s policy also includes stripping people of their British citizenship when they are found guilty of a crime ⬇️
All criminals with dual nationality must be deported, say Tories
The Conservative party’s policy also includes stripping people of their British citizenship when they are found guilty of a crime
www.thetimes.com
December 8, 2025 at 11:08 PM
A reminder that when Kemi Badenoch hacked Harriet Harman's website it was an offence carrying a sentence of up to five years in prison
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d.... Very high on the no shit Sherlock scale...
European Council president warns US not to interfere in Europe’s affairs
The new US national security strategy codifies a seismic shift in transatlantic relations, say experts
www.theguardian.com
December 8, 2025 at 9:49 PM
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d.... Very high on the no shit Sherlock scale...
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Maybe it’s my age, but I genuinely feared for the country under Thatcher. 🤷♀️
December 8, 2025 at 8:25 AM
Maybe it’s my age, but I genuinely feared for the country under Thatcher. 🤷♀️
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Fuck those guys!!!
December 8, 2025 at 3:58 AM
Fuck those guys!!!
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Very good question Peter 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
People should note that Voloshyn tried to disguise Gill’s bribes as ‘media payments’
Do we know how much Farage received for his regular appearance on RT/Russia Today around the time of Brexit?
Do we know how much Farage received for his regular appearance on RT/Russia Today around the time of Brexit?
Three more British MEPs in Nigel Farage’s bloc now alleged to have “followed the script” given to Nathan Gill by an alleged Russian asset, according to prosecutors.
At least eight UKIP and Brexit Party MPs were focus of efforts by Nathan Gill
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
At least eight UKIP and Brexit Party MPs were focus of efforts by Nathan Gill
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
December 8, 2025 at 7:33 AM
Very good question Peter 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
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