Now do Nathan Gill
January 15, 2026 at 12:18 PM
Now do Nathan Gill
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Seven Select Committee Chairs have written jointly to the Prime Minister calling for an explicit ban on cryptocurrency donations in the forthcoming Elections Bill.
This is not an argument about digital assets. It is an argument about democratic integrity.
This is not an argument about digital assets. It is an argument about democratic integrity.
January 12, 2026 at 8:05 AM
Seven Select Committee Chairs have written jointly to the Prime Minister calling for an explicit ban on cryptocurrency donations in the forthcoming Elections Bill.
This is not an argument about digital assets. It is an argument about democratic integrity.
This is not an argument about digital assets. It is an argument about democratic integrity.
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People have been trying to talk London down, but the evidence tells a different story.
Last year saw:
The lowest murder rate per capita since records began
The fewest murders of those aged under 25 this century
One of the lowest numbers of homicides for almost three decades
Last year saw:
The lowest murder rate per capita since records began
The fewest murders of those aged under 25 this century
One of the lowest numbers of homicides for almost three decades
January 12, 2026 at 7:27 AM
People have been trying to talk London down, but the evidence tells a different story.
Last year saw:
The lowest murder rate per capita since records began
The fewest murders of those aged under 25 this century
One of the lowest numbers of homicides for almost three decades
Last year saw:
The lowest murder rate per capita since records began
The fewest murders of those aged under 25 this century
One of the lowest numbers of homicides for almost three decades
Crack on Santa
December 24, 2025 at 11:15 PM
Crack on Santa
Turns out that first class stamps have got punishingly expensive while I wasn’t paying attention.
From priceofastamp.co.uk, the last few years have been particularly eye watering.
From priceofastamp.co.uk, the last few years have been particularly eye watering.
December 21, 2025 at 10:13 AM
Turns out that first class stamps have got punishingly expensive while I wasn’t paying attention.
From priceofastamp.co.uk, the last few years have been particularly eye watering.
From priceofastamp.co.uk, the last few years have been particularly eye watering.
The statement from the BMA at the end says it all. fullfact.org/health/bma-r...
TLDR, using more reasonable calculations the pay restoration gap is closer to 7%
TLDR, using more reasonable calculations the pay restoration gap is closer to 7%
Have resident doctors really had a 21% real-terms pay cut? – Full Fact
The figure cited by the BMA is based on an unreliable measure of inflation. Other measures suggest the drop has been less. Our analysis using a measure backed by the Royal Statistical Society puts the...
fullfact.org
December 20, 2025 at 12:36 PM
The statement from the BMA at the end says it all. fullfact.org/health/bma-r...
TLDR, using more reasonable calculations the pay restoration gap is closer to 7%
TLDR, using more reasonable calculations the pay restoration gap is closer to 7%
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Ben Phillips post- ( from X)
“This is beautiful. The smiles! Bondi beach hero Ahmed Al-Ahmed with the doctors looking after him at the hospital in Sydney.
And…
The doctors are *also* Syrian!
Tamer Al-Kahil from Homs.
Anas Natfaji from Aleppo.
*Three* heroes.”
“This is beautiful. The smiles! Bondi beach hero Ahmed Al-Ahmed with the doctors looking after him at the hospital in Sydney.
And…
The doctors are *also* Syrian!
Tamer Al-Kahil from Homs.
Anas Natfaji from Aleppo.
*Three* heroes.”
December 18, 2025 at 10:10 PM
Ben Phillips post- ( from X)
“This is beautiful. The smiles! Bondi beach hero Ahmed Al-Ahmed with the doctors looking after him at the hospital in Sydney.
And…
The doctors are *also* Syrian!
Tamer Al-Kahil from Homs.
Anas Natfaji from Aleppo.
*Three* heroes.”
“This is beautiful. The smiles! Bondi beach hero Ahmed Al-Ahmed with the doctors looking after him at the hospital in Sydney.
And…
The doctors are *also* Syrian!
Tamer Al-Kahil from Homs.
Anas Natfaji from Aleppo.
*Three* heroes.”
You will be visited by three spirits
December 9, 2025 at 9:18 PM
You will be visited by three spirits
ilm you've seen more than six times. Hard mode: no Star (Wars or Trek), LotR or Marvel.
December 8, 2025 at 6:41 PM
ilm you've seen more than six times. Hard mode: no Star (Wars or Trek), LotR or Marvel.
If you see this, repost with your model of positive masculinity.
December 4, 2025 at 6:16 PM
If you see this, repost with your model of positive masculinity.
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Petition: Call a public inquiry into Russian influence on UK politics & democracy
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
Petition: Call a public inquiry into Russian influence on UK politics & democracy
We are concerned about reported efforts from Russia to influence democracy in the US, UK, Europe and elsewhere. We believe we must establish the depth and breadth of possible Russian influence campaig...
petition.parliament.uk
November 24, 2025 at 2:36 PM
Petition: Call a public inquiry into Russian influence on UK politics & democracy
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
Hah, how hard can this budget malarkey be?
I'll take the job in December if you like?
@theguardian.com anybody got any better results?
I'll take the job in December if you like?
@theguardian.com anybody got any better results?
November 20, 2025 at 2:39 PM
Hah, how hard can this budget malarkey be?
I'll take the job in December if you like?
@theguardian.com anybody got any better results?
I'll take the job in December if you like?
@theguardian.com anybody got any better results?
Backed it. Love an ambitious and local project
www.kickstarter.com/projects/191...
We're hopefully doing a Welsh folklore anthology - gyffrous iawn! Please back and/or share widely!
We're hopefully doing a Welsh folklore anthology - gyffrous iawn! Please back and/or share widely!
They Are Still Here (Maen Nhw Yma O Hyd)
An anthology of contemporary fantasy stories featuring creatures and characters from Welsh mythology and folklore
www.kickstarter.com
October 25, 2025 at 7:29 PM
Backed it. Love an ambitious and local project
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Reform UK MP Sarah Pochin, “It drives me mad seeing adverts full of black people, full of Asian people, full of anything other than white"
Followed by that time Sarah Pochin said, "My kids say: mum, you're such a moron" 👀
Followed by that time Sarah Pochin said, "My kids say: mum, you're such a moron" 👀
October 25, 2025 at 12:28 PM
Reform UK MP Sarah Pochin, “It drives me mad seeing adverts full of black people, full of Asian people, full of anything other than white"
Followed by that time Sarah Pochin said, "My kids say: mum, you're such a moron" 👀
Followed by that time Sarah Pochin said, "My kids say: mum, you're such a moron" 👀
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My colleagues & I have taken a huge gamble to set up @thenerve.news We’re trying to build a new independent publication from the ground up. Social media is our only distribution for now.
Sharing this article in your networks would make a huge difference. Thank you! 🙏🙏🙏
Sharing this article in your networks would make a huge difference. Thank you! 🙏🙏🙏
NEW: The British politician, his Russian intelligence handler & a Kremlin plot against the US & Ukraine.
My new piece about Nathan Gill and Nigel Farage for @thenerve_news in which we ask:
Why, even now, is no-one asking questions?
t.co/BUTtpK9C4S
My new piece about Nathan Gill and Nigel Farage for @thenerve_news in which we ask:
Why, even now, is no-one asking questions?
t.co/BUTtpK9C4S
October 13, 2025 at 9:21 AM
My colleagues & I have taken a huge gamble to set up @thenerve.news We’re trying to build a new independent publication from the ground up. Social media is our only distribution for now.
Sharing this article in your networks would make a huge difference. Thank you! 🙏🙏🙏
Sharing this article in your networks would make a huge difference. Thank you! 🙏🙏🙏
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I really like this video showing some of the 2104 asteroids found in 10 hours of data - really gives a sense of how Rubin's view of the changing sky will be different. www.youtube.com/watch?v=JrmI...
A Swarm of New Asteroids
YouTube video by NOIRLabAstro
www.youtube.com
June 23, 2025 at 3:24 PM
I really like this video showing some of the 2104 asteroids found in 10 hours of data - really gives a sense of how Rubin's view of the changing sky will be different. www.youtube.com/watch?v=JrmI...
Really good overview from Scott Manley of what we could do to prevent the possible impact of 2024 YR4 in 2032 and then a mic drop “but this is why we probably won’t” at the end. youtu.be/kK5IXX4p2d0
How We Could Stop Asteroid 2024 YR4 From Hitting The Earth
YouTube video by Scott Manley
youtu.be
February 11, 2025 at 1:08 PM
Really good overview from Scott Manley of what we could do to prevent the possible impact of 2024 YR4 in 2032 and then a mic drop “but this is why we probably won’t” at the end. youtu.be/kK5IXX4p2d0
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Last nights explosive end to the Recent starship launch is a shame. The work they have done and continue to do to change the economics of space is phenomenal and while I don’t care for the boss, I want to see the company and all the work they’re doing succeed.
January 17, 2025 at 6:59 AM
Last nights explosive end to the Recent starship launch is a shame. The work they have done and continue to do to change the economics of space is phenomenal and while I don’t care for the boss, I want to see the company and all the work they’re doing succeed.
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Here you can see the moment Starship blew up 😱
Credit: x.com/FlyerXT/stat...
Credit: x.com/FlyerXT/stat...
January 16, 2025 at 11:37 PM
Here you can see the moment Starship blew up 😱
Credit: x.com/FlyerXT/stat...
Credit: x.com/FlyerXT/stat...
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It was an extensive debris trail:
January 17, 2025 at 12:38 AM
It was an extensive debris trail:
Entirely the fault of university challenge and Amol Rajan. Such a great throwback.
December 4, 2024 at 1:59 PM
Entirely the fault of university challenge and Amol Rajan. Such a great throwback.
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About 20 terminally ill people in UK die in unrelieved pain each day, research finds
About 20 terminally ill people in UK die in unrelieved pain each day, research finds
Office of Health Economics says it also found one in four receiving palliative care in England have ‘unmet pain needs’
An estimated 20 terminally ill people in the UK die in unrelieved pain each day, according to a study by the independent Office of…
www.theguardian.com
November 25, 2024 at 7:50 PM
About 20 terminally ill people in UK die in unrelieved pain each day, research finds