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Fan of rugby, skiing, and real ale. Originally from North Berwick in Scotland.
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What’s the point of Keir Starmer employing an economics advisor if he ignores her on the biggest economic issue of the day?
December 1, 2025 at 5:02 PM
What’s the point of Keir Starmer employing an economics advisor if he ignores her on the biggest economic issue of the day?
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The President of the United States is publicly calling for the political prosecution of his political opponents, urging the death penalty because they urged soldiers to uphold the rule of law.
This should be front page news everywhere. It is not, which tells much about how we got to this point.
This should be front page news everywhere. It is not, which tells much about how we got to this point.
November 20, 2025 at 5:35 PM
The President of the United States is publicly calling for the political prosecution of his political opponents, urging the death penalty because they urged soldiers to uphold the rule of law.
This should be front page news everywhere. It is not, which tells much about how we got to this point.
This should be front page news everywhere. It is not, which tells much about how we got to this point.
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Things you won't see on the BBC no. 25,671...
"People in Gaza have been burying the bodies of dozens of Palestinians released by Israel.. many.. show signs of torture & mutilation"
If these were Israeli bodies the story would have dominated the headlines for days & Starmer would have condemned Hamas's murderous brutality
If these were Israeli bodies the story would have dominated the headlines for days & Starmer would have condemned Hamas's murderous brutality
October 28, 2025 at 8:00 AM
Things you won't see on the BBC no. 25,671...
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Mark’s passion and precision is spot on. And so very vital. The WAC is a *stunning* resource. It must be allowed — empowered — to thrive. SHARE.
cstonline.net/defending-th...
cstonline.net/defending-th...
DEFENDING THE WAC: MARK LEWISOHN LOOKS AT WHY RENEWED APPRECIATION IS URGENTLY REQUIRED
I was asked to write an op-ed piece saying why I think the BBC’s Written Archives Centre (WAC) is a unique and brilliant resource, which I can do because it’s both – and why, therefore…
cstonline.net
October 24, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Mark’s passion and precision is spot on. And so very vital. The WAC is a *stunning* resource. It must be allowed — empowered — to thrive. SHARE.
cstonline.net/defending-th...
cstonline.net/defending-th...
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People who have come to the United Kingdom legally, played by the rules and made it their home do not need to “go home”. This is their home.
I've written to Kemi Badenoch to give her the chance to reject these divisive calls from her frontbencher Katie Lam.
I've written to Kemi Badenoch to give her the chance to reject these divisive calls from her frontbencher Katie Lam.
October 22, 2025 at 8:32 AM
People who have come to the United Kingdom legally, played by the rules and made it their home do not need to “go home”. This is their home.
I've written to Kemi Badenoch to give her the chance to reject these divisive calls from her frontbencher Katie Lam.
I've written to Kemi Badenoch to give her the chance to reject these divisive calls from her frontbencher Katie Lam.
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Katie Lam, the shadow home secretary saying legal migrants need to be deported (The Times) will be seen by many as the most racist comment we’ve heard in recent years. Why this isn’t headline news is scandalous. Which will translate to many as acceptance and agreement. Britain needs to get a grip.
October 22, 2025 at 10:28 AM
Katie Lam, the shadow home secretary saying legal migrants need to be deported (The Times) will be seen by many as the most racist comment we’ve heard in recent years. Why this isn’t headline news is scandalous. Which will translate to many as acceptance and agreement. Britain needs to get a grip.
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The Tories can shout at me all they like, but the truth is their Brexit deal it is hurting our country and Labour won’t do anything about it.
Today I urged the Prime Minister to actually fix it.
Today I urged the Prime Minister to actually fix it.
October 22, 2025 at 1:08 PM
The Tories can shout at me all they like, but the truth is their Brexit deal it is hurting our country and Labour won’t do anything about it.
Today I urged the Prime Minister to actually fix it.
Today I urged the Prime Minister to actually fix it.
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I’m disgusted by the photos of Ttump’s demolition at the East Wing, but I’m even more sickened by the renderings of his mar-a-lago ballroom dwarfing our White House. Once we’re rid of this despicable man, that ballroom must also be removed.
October 21, 2025 at 4:46 PM
I’m disgusted by the photos of Ttump’s demolition at the East Wing, but I’m even more sickened by the renderings of his mar-a-lago ballroom dwarfing our White House. Once we’re rid of this despicable man, that ballroom must also be removed.
59th anniversary of the Aberfan disaster today. Terrible tragedy.
October 21, 2025 at 2:08 PM
59th anniversary of the Aberfan disaster today. Terrible tragedy.
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To be absolutely clear, it is impossible to vote for a party that cannot bring itself to unequivocally defend the rights of people living and working legally in this country. Because arbitrary removal of legal rights, or sudden varying of terms, for some is ultimately a threat to everyone.
October 21, 2025 at 10:13 AM
To be absolutely clear, it is impossible to vote for a party that cannot bring itself to unequivocally defend the rights of people living and working legally in this country. Because arbitrary removal of legal rights, or sudden varying of terms, for some is ultimately a threat to everyone.
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To be clear: deportations to increase cultural homogeneity is the text book definition of ethnic cleansing. Demands that come even close to this are so far outside any democratic norm and the rule of law. What has happened to a country when this is not condemned in the strongest possible terms?
October 21, 2025 at 1:05 PM
Quite.
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Will Starmer be coordinating with the Israeli police to urgently find a way for the match to go ahead?
Israeli Police announce they have canceled a derby match between Hapoel Tel Aviv and Maccabi Tel Aviv that was set to take place tonight in the city’s Bloomfield Stadium, when fans began to riot.
www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_ent...
www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_ent...
Police cancel Tel Aviv derby after fans riot at stadium
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www.timesofisrael.com
October 19, 2025 at 8:10 PM
Will Starmer be coordinating with the Israeli police to urgently find a way for the match to go ahead?
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How has the government got itself into the position of standing up for Israeli football hooligans, while criminalising peaceful supporters of Palestine Action?
October 17, 2025 at 5:03 PM
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When MPs in Westminster talk about 'our Country', they mean 'England'.
Wake up, unenlightened Scots.
Independent Scotland would be one of the Richest Countries in Europe.
Wake up, unenlightened Scots.
Independent Scotland would be one of the Richest Countries in Europe.
Kate Forbes said that Labour's ambition for Scotland is 'to be more like England' in a speech to SNP conference
🗣️ 'I hate to break it to Labour, but trying to be more like England would actually make Scotland poorer'
🗣️ 'I hate to break it to Labour, but trying to be more like England would actually make Scotland poorer'
Labour want to make Scotland more like England, Kate Forbes says
www.thenational.scot
October 13, 2025 at 10:20 AM
When MPs in Westminster talk about 'our Country', they mean 'England'.
Wake up, unenlightened Scots.
Independent Scotland would be one of the Richest Countries in Europe.
Wake up, unenlightened Scots.
Independent Scotland would be one of the Richest Countries in Europe.
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I think we really should stop using antifa and just fully say anti-fascist and get them saying they are against anti fascism. Using antifa is giving them some distance and I genuinely think some of their base don’t even know that’s what it stands for.
October 11, 2025 at 11:10 PM
I think we really should stop using antifa and just fully say anti-fascist and get them saying they are against anti fascism. Using antifa is giving them some distance and I genuinely think some of their base don’t even know that’s what it stands for.
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The text states…
The President, Vice President and all civil Officers of the United States, shall be removed from Office on Impeachment for, and Conviction of, Treason, Bribery, or other high Crimes and Misdemeanors….
The President, Vice President and all civil Officers of the United States, shall be removed from Office on Impeachment for, and Conviction of, Treason, Bribery, or other high Crimes and Misdemeanors….
October 12, 2025 at 11:23 AM
The text states…
The President, Vice President and all civil Officers of the United States, shall be removed from Office on Impeachment for, and Conviction of, Treason, Bribery, or other high Crimes and Misdemeanors….
The President, Vice President and all civil Officers of the United States, shall be removed from Office on Impeachment for, and Conviction of, Treason, Bribery, or other high Crimes and Misdemeanors….
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October 12, 2025 at 9:22 AM
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On #BBCQT - Fiona Bruce said that the audience and public didn't want to press Reform UK on their dodgy links to Russia.
I disagree.
RT if you agree it's in the public interest for Reform to explain about their links to Russian money and bribery!
I disagree.
RT if you agree it's in the public interest for Reform to explain about their links to Russian money and bribery!
October 10, 2025 at 9:05 AM
On #BBCQT - Fiona Bruce said that the audience and public didn't want to press Reform UK on their dodgy links to Russia.
I disagree.
RT if you agree it's in the public interest for Reform to explain about their links to Russian money and bribery!
I disagree.
RT if you agree it's in the public interest for Reform to explain about their links to Russian money and bribery!
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What you won’t see on the BBC:
Scotland
Drug Deaths ↓13%
Alcohol Deaths ↓7%
Knife Homicides no increase/decrease
Homelessness Deaths ↓18%
England
Drug Deaths ↑11%
Alcohol Deaths ↑7%
Knife Homicides in 2023/24 ↑8%
Homelessness Deaths ↑ 16%
Scotland
Drug Deaths ↓13%
Alcohol Deaths ↓7%
Knife Homicides no increase/decrease
Homelessness Deaths ↓18%
England
Drug Deaths ↑11%
Alcohol Deaths ↑7%
Knife Homicides in 2023/24 ↑8%
Homelessness Deaths ↑ 16%
October 10, 2025 at 1:42 PM
What you won’t see on the BBC:
Scotland
Drug Deaths ↓13%
Alcohol Deaths ↓7%
Knife Homicides no increase/decrease
Homelessness Deaths ↓18%
England
Drug Deaths ↑11%
Alcohol Deaths ↑7%
Knife Homicides in 2023/24 ↑8%
Homelessness Deaths ↑ 16%
Scotland
Drug Deaths ↓13%
Alcohol Deaths ↓7%
Knife Homicides no increase/decrease
Homelessness Deaths ↓18%
England
Drug Deaths ↑11%
Alcohol Deaths ↑7%
Knife Homicides in 2023/24 ↑8%
Homelessness Deaths ↑ 16%
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Over 40% of corn grown in Indiana is used to make ethanol that cars burn. One acre of corn yields about 16,500 vehicle-miles per year of ethanol, which sounds high until you realize that one acre of solar yields about 2,700,000 vehicle-miles per year: 16,000% more driving for a given plot of land.
October 9, 2025 at 8:54 PM
Over 40% of corn grown in Indiana is used to make ethanol that cars burn. One acre of corn yields about 16,500 vehicle-miles per year of ethanol, which sounds high until you realize that one acre of solar yields about 2,700,000 vehicle-miles per year: 16,000% more driving for a given plot of land.
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By way of a reminder folks...
You voted for Cameron
Everything got worse
You voted for Johnson
Everything got worse
You voted for brexit
Everything got worse
You voted for Truss
Everything got worse
If you vote for Farage
You have no idea how bad your life will become.
You voted for Cameron
Everything got worse
You voted for Johnson
Everything got worse
You voted for brexit
Everything got worse
You voted for Truss
Everything got worse
If you vote for Farage
You have no idea how bad your life will become.
October 9, 2025 at 5:39 PM
By way of a reminder folks...
You voted for Cameron
Everything got worse
You voted for Johnson
Everything got worse
You voted for brexit
Everything got worse
You voted for Truss
Everything got worse
If you vote for Farage
You have no idea how bad your life will become.
You voted for Cameron
Everything got worse
You voted for Johnson
Everything got worse
You voted for brexit
Everything got worse
You voted for Truss
Everything got worse
If you vote for Farage
You have no idea how bad your life will become.
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Did I miss this on CBS?
October 7, 2025 at 7:10 PM
Did I miss this on CBS?