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Mike Diamond - Glasgow still in my soul after 10 years of Dorset and 25 odd years of South Down.
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Very sad that I felt I had no choice but to resign from The Infinite Monkey Cage - a victory for the transphobes and other bigots - I did it because so much of the media has chosen to believe the kind and empathetic people are a fiction - they are real and so often unrepresented.
December 13, 2025 at 12:02 AM
Very sad that I felt I had no choice but to resign from The Infinite Monkey Cage - a victory for the transphobes and other bigots - I did it because so much of the media has chosen to believe the kind and empathetic people are a fiction - they are real and so often unrepresented.
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What is going on at the BBC?
This is a really appalling editorial error on BBC Question Time
"Apparently one in three children don't speak English as a first language, why does this matter?"
Chair says "have English as a second language"
Caption changes the meaning entirely
"Don't speak fluent English"
"Apparently one in three children don't speak English as a first language, why does this matter?"
Chair says "have English as a second language"
Caption changes the meaning entirely
"Don't speak fluent English"
December 12, 2025 at 9:02 AM
What is going on at the BBC?
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X is not above the law.
The plaything of the world’s richest man won’t take down illegal posts on X – but no-one’s above the law.
Join the fight: https://goodlaw.social/6pw6
The plaything of the world’s richest man won’t take down illegal posts on X – but no-one’s above the law.
Join the fight: https://goodlaw.social/6pw6
November 26, 2025 at 2:59 PM
X is not above the law.
The plaything of the world’s richest man won’t take down illegal posts on X – but no-one’s above the law.
Join the fight: https://goodlaw.social/6pw6
The plaything of the world’s richest man won’t take down illegal posts on X – but no-one’s above the law.
Join the fight: https://goodlaw.social/6pw6
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Farage's protégés, colleagues & close friends.
Not sure shouting "Bernard Manning" like a closing time drunk will help much here.
Not sure shouting "Bernard Manning" like a closing time drunk will help much here.
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...
Three more Farage bloc MEPs alleged to have followed Russian asset’s script
At least eight MEPs elected for Ukip or Brexit party now known to have been focus of efforts by jailed Nathan Gill
www.theguardian.com
December 7, 2025 at 9:14 PM
Farage's protégés, colleagues & close friends.
Not sure shouting "Bernard Manning" like a closing time drunk will help much here.
Not sure shouting "Bernard Manning" like a closing time drunk will help much here.
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Yinka Bankole was 12 when Farage spotted him in the playground:
“He towered over me. ‘Where are you from?’ he asked. Within seconds of offering my rather confused and sputtering answers, he had a clear response: ‘That’s the way back to Africa,’.”
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
“He towered over me. ‘Where are you from?’ he asked. Within seconds of offering my rather confused and sputtering answers, he had a clear response: ‘That’s the way back to Africa,’.”
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Former Dulwich pupil says Farage told him: ‘That’s the way back to Africa’
Exclusive: Yinka Bankole says he felt compelled to speak out after Reform leader’s attempts to ‘dismiss’ hurt of alleged targets
www.theguardian.com
December 6, 2025 at 8:58 PM
Yinka Bankole was 12 when Farage spotted him in the playground:
“He towered over me. ‘Where are you from?’ he asked. Within seconds of offering my rather confused and sputtering answers, he had a clear response: ‘That’s the way back to Africa,’.”
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
“He towered over me. ‘Where are you from?’ he asked. Within seconds of offering my rather confused and sputtering answers, he had a clear response: ‘That’s the way back to Africa,’.”
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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Here's the whole interview.
youtu.be/DMlj-Tn2_BA?...
youtu.be/DMlj-Tn2_BA?...
Former Farage classmate tells James O'Brien why he came forward
YouTube video by LBC
youtu.be
December 5, 2025 at 7:56 PM
Here's the whole interview.
youtu.be/DMlj-Tn2_BA?...
youtu.be/DMlj-Tn2_BA?...
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Farage in Scotland: it should make our collective stomachs heave that this repulsive and dangerous extremist has come to spread his poison in our country. Anyone who supports this man is morally in the gutter
My column in the Herald today
My column in the Herald today
December 6, 2025 at 10:46 AM
Farage in Scotland: it should make our collective stomachs heave that this repulsive and dangerous extremist has come to spread his poison in our country. Anyone who supports this man is morally in the gutter
My column in the Herald today
My column in the Herald today
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December 5, 2025 at 8:07 AM
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There seems to be some *confusion*
among Reform supporters over Nathan Gill being one of them
“But, but, Reform didn’t exist when he took his Russian bribes”
“But, but he was in UKIP”
“But, but it has nothing to do with Farage, he barely knew the guy”
So here’s a little history lesson 👍🏼🧵
1/14
among Reform supporters over Nathan Gill being one of them
“But, but, Reform didn’t exist when he took his Russian bribes”
“But, but he was in UKIP”
“But, but it has nothing to do with Farage, he barely knew the guy”
So here’s a little history lesson 👍🏼🧵
1/14
September 27, 2025 at 1:43 PM
There seems to be some *confusion*
among Reform supporters over Nathan Gill being one of them
“But, but, Reform didn’t exist when he took his Russian bribes”
“But, but he was in UKIP”
“But, but it has nothing to do with Farage, he barely knew the guy”
So here’s a little history lesson 👍🏼🧵
1/14
among Reform supporters over Nathan Gill being one of them
“But, but, Reform didn’t exist when he took his Russian bribes”
“But, but he was in UKIP”
“But, but it has nothing to do with Farage, he barely knew the guy”
So here’s a little history lesson 👍🏼🧵
1/14
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Billy Bragg on fire
Richard Tice, "We've already got 80 sharia courts in the UK"
Billy Bragg, "There are also Jewish courts as well, thats part of their religion. We as a tolerant nation accept that"
"To demonise, particularly the Muslims, is the sort of thing we worry about Reform UK"
Billy Bragg, "There are also Jewish courts as well, thats part of their religion. We as a tolerant nation accept that"
"To demonise, particularly the Muslims, is the sort of thing we worry about Reform UK"
September 26, 2025 at 6:47 AM
Billy Bragg on fire
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"Foreign-born UK residents are much more likely to be of working age than the UK-born — and thus less of a fiscal burden. They tend to be healthier, and are much more likely to have a university degree."
🇬🇧Britain would be weaker without multiculturalism.
https://on.ft.com/4gxvEB1
🇬🇧Britain would be weaker without multiculturalism.
https://on.ft.com/4gxvEB1
The UK’s problems aren’t caused by immigration
It’s not hard to see how so many came to worry about the issue. But the data isn’t there
on.ft.com
September 18, 2025 at 4:16 PM
"Foreign-born UK residents are much more likely to be of working age than the UK-born — and thus less of a fiscal burden. They tend to be healthier, and are much more likely to have a university degree."
🇬🇧Britain would be weaker without multiculturalism.
https://on.ft.com/4gxvEB1
🇬🇧Britain would be weaker without multiculturalism.
https://on.ft.com/4gxvEB1
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Groypers, Charlie Kirk and a new Turning Point bellacaledonia.org.uk/2025/09/13/g...
Groypers, Charlie Kirk and a new Turning Point
If you didn’t know who Charlie Kirk was until this week, you probably don’t know who Nick Feuntes is. You should. Having instantly and desperately labelled the suspected killer of Charl…
bellacaledonia.org.uk
September 13, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Groypers, Charlie Kirk and a new Turning Point bellacaledonia.org.uk/2025/09/13/g...
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Incredible paragraphs from Allison Morris here
September 10, 2025 at 8:17 AM
Incredible paragraphs from Allison Morris here
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Correcting the reports.
UK withdrawal from the ECHR absolutely breaches the Belfast/Good Friday Agreement.
ukandeu.ac.uk/explainers/t...
UK withdrawal from the ECHR absolutely breaches the Belfast/Good Friday Agreement.
ukandeu.ac.uk/explainers/t...
The European Convention on Human Rights and the Belfast/Good Friday Agreement - UK in a changing Europe
This explainer examines the relationship between the Belfast/Good Friday Agreement and the European Convention on Human Rights. It explores the role that...
ukandeu.ac.uk
September 9, 2025 at 5:21 PM
Correcting the reports.
UK withdrawal from the ECHR absolutely breaches the Belfast/Good Friday Agreement.
ukandeu.ac.uk/explainers/t...
UK withdrawal from the ECHR absolutely breaches the Belfast/Good Friday Agreement.
ukandeu.ac.uk/explainers/t...
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🔴BBC Accused of Pro-Reform Bias as Lib Dems Launch Campaign to End ‘Wall to Wall’ Farage Coverage
They accuse the BBC of “following Farage around like a lost puppy” and have complained to Ofcom to demand fair coverage
bylinetimes.com/2025/09/09/b...
They accuse the BBC of “following Farage around like a lost puppy” and have complained to Ofcom to demand fair coverage
bylinetimes.com/2025/09/09/b...
BBC Accused of Pro-Reform Bias as Lib Dems Launch Campaign to End 'Wall to Wall' Farage Coverage
They accuse the BBC of "following Farage around like a lost puppy” and have complained to Ofcom to demand fair coverage
bylinetimes.com
September 9, 2025 at 2:41 PM
🔴BBC Accused of Pro-Reform Bias as Lib Dems Launch Campaign to End ‘Wall to Wall’ Farage Coverage
They accuse the BBC of “following Farage around like a lost puppy” and have complained to Ofcom to demand fair coverage
bylinetimes.com/2025/09/09/b...
They accuse the BBC of “following Farage around like a lost puppy” and have complained to Ofcom to demand fair coverage
bylinetimes.com/2025/09/09/b...
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Here’s a cartoon I did about the far-right weaponisation of vawg. If you’d like to share it with someone who’s not on social media, there’s a PDF link at the bottom of this thread. Thank you!
September 7, 2025 at 2:59 PM
Here’s a cartoon I did about the far-right weaponisation of vawg. If you’d like to share it with someone who’s not on social media, there’s a PDF link at the bottom of this thread. Thank you!
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Labour, Tories and Reform are talking about trying to shrink the UK’s working age population by curtailing immigration. Here’s an excellent summary of why this approach is catastrophic even solely on economic grounds. www.bearlypolitics.co.uk/p/nans-not-b...
Nan’s Not Bankrupting Britain (But Politicians Might Be)
Pensions, productivity, and the myth of the migrant “drain.”
www.bearlypolitics.co.uk
September 7, 2025 at 8:47 AM
Labour, Tories and Reform are talking about trying to shrink the UK’s working age population by curtailing immigration. Here’s an excellent summary of why this approach is catastrophic even solely on economic grounds. www.bearlypolitics.co.uk/p/nans-not-b...
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Article headline: "National Flags Have Started Lining Our Streets - Who Is Putting Them There, And Why?"
me: £100 says it's racism
fourteen paragraphs into the article: "the co-founder of the movement has ties to the English Defence League and Britain First"
😮 😮 😮 😮 😮
me: £100 says it's racism
fourteen paragraphs into the article: "the co-founder of the movement has ties to the English Defence League and Britain First"
😮 😮 😮 😮 😮
August 24, 2025 at 1:04 PM
Article headline: "National Flags Have Started Lining Our Streets - Who Is Putting Them There, And Why?"
me: £100 says it's racism
fourteen paragraphs into the article: "the co-founder of the movement has ties to the English Defence League and Britain First"
😮 😮 😮 😮 😮
me: £100 says it's racism
fourteen paragraphs into the article: "the co-founder of the movement has ties to the English Defence League and Britain First"
😮 😮 😮 😮 😮
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🚨 New: The UK government spent £32,251 fighting to hide a blank form.
Yep - 30 grand plus to avoid releasing a blank template of the ministerial interests form.
A wild story - with a surprise twist. Would read to end of this one... 🙄 (🧵)
democracyforsale.substack.com/p/why-did-ta...
Yep - 30 grand plus to avoid releasing a blank template of the ministerial interests form.
A wild story - with a surprise twist. Would read to end of this one... 🙄 (🧵)
democracyforsale.substack.com/p/why-did-ta...
The blank piece of paper that cost taxpayers £32,000
Government ‘obsession with secrecy’ descends into farce
democracyforsale.substack.com
August 7, 2025 at 7:30 AM
🚨 New: The UK government spent £32,251 fighting to hide a blank form.
Yep - 30 grand plus to avoid releasing a blank template of the ministerial interests form.
A wild story - with a surprise twist. Would read to end of this one... 🙄 (🧵)
democracyforsale.substack.com/p/why-did-ta...
Yep - 30 grand plus to avoid releasing a blank template of the ministerial interests form.
A wild story - with a surprise twist. Would read to end of this one... 🙄 (🧵)
democracyforsale.substack.com/p/why-did-ta...
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By End Deportations Belfast - The Proscription Of Palestine Action: Double Standards Laid Bare.
The Proscription Of Palestine Action: Double Standards Laid Bare.
On July 1, Home Secretary Yvette Cooper submitted a bill to Parliament that proposed the proscription of Palestine solidarity group Palestine Action. This decision came on the heels of Palestine Ac…
enddeportationsbelfast.wordpress.com
July 24, 2025 at 5:48 PM
By End Deportations Belfast - The Proscription Of Palestine Action: Double Standards Laid Bare.
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Totalitarianism intensifies across the West in support of Israel's genocide: Glasgow man charged under section 13 of the Terrorism Act and banned from the city centre for displaying a placard stating "Genocide in Palestine-Time to Take Action"!
www.glasgowtimes.co.uk/news/2532582...
www.glasgowtimes.co.uk/news/2532582...
Man 'banned' from Glasgow city centre after Palestine protest
A man said he has been 'banned' from Glasgow city centre after he was arrested during a Palestine protest.
www.glasgowtimes.co.uk
July 19, 2025 at 6:52 AM
Totalitarianism intensifies across the West in support of Israel's genocide: Glasgow man charged under section 13 of the Terrorism Act and banned from the city centre for displaying a placard stating "Genocide in Palestine-Time to Take Action"!
www.glasgowtimes.co.uk/news/2532582...
www.glasgowtimes.co.uk/news/2532582...
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The police (wrongly) inform a peaceful protestor that holding a Palestinian flag and signs deploring genocide is an offence under the Terrorism Act. This is the deranged policing environment the government has created.
Police in Canterbury today informed a protestor that the phrase "Israel is committing genocide in Gaza" could be considered a declaration of support for Palestine Action and therefore a terrorism offence.
July 16, 2025 at 6:58 AM
The police (wrongly) inform a peaceful protestor that holding a Palestinian flag and signs deploring genocide is an offence under the Terrorism Act. This is the deranged policing environment the government has created.
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A cricket club in Co Down has cancelled a cross-community summer sports club after criticism on social media of the inclusion of children who play GAA
Cricket club halts camp over criticism of GAA children
A cricket club in Co Down has cancelled a cross-community summer sports club after criticism on social media of the inclusion of children who play GAA.
www.rte.ie
July 15, 2025 at 8:27 PM
A cricket club in Co Down has cancelled a cross-community summer sports club after criticism on social media of the inclusion of children who play GAA
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The makers of our film ‘Gaza: Doctors Under Attack’ tell the shocking inside story of how the BBC basically failed at journalism and at being informant, and refused to air the documentary on Gaza that we at Zeteo, with Channel 4, then acquired:
BBC bosses pulled our film on Israel attacking Gaza’s med...
The producers' story of how the corporation repeatedly delayed and ultimately shelved their damning documentary
observer.co.uk
July 13, 2025 at 5:06 PM
The makers of our film ‘Gaza: Doctors Under Attack’ tell the shocking inside story of how the BBC basically failed at journalism and at being informant, and refused to air the documentary on Gaza that we at Zeteo, with Channel 4, then acquired: