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In case you missed it: our investigation into how Sky Bet relocated to Malta to avoid £55m of tax/year This kind of thing is often reported as "perfectly proper, and there's no suggestion that any laws were broken".
But here it looks improper. Laws may have been broken.
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But here it looks improper. Laws may have been broken.
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November 23, 2025 at 9:34 AM
In case you missed it: our investigation into how Sky Bet relocated to Malta to avoid £55m of tax/year This kind of thing is often reported as "perfectly proper, and there's no suggestion that any laws were broken".
But here it looks improper. Laws may have been broken.
🧵
But here it looks improper. Laws may have been broken.
🧵
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All this shows is that the US has no idea what it’s doing and it’s being played by Moscow. Complete humiliation.
#BBCNews - Trump says US plan to end Ukraine war not 'final offer' for Kyiv
www.bbc.com/news/article...
#UkraineWar
www.bbc.com/news/article...
#UkraineWar
Trump says US plan to end Ukraine war not 'final offer' for Kyiv
US President Donald Trump says the plan is not his "final offer" for Kyiv, and security officials are set to meet in Geneva on Sunday.
www.bbc.com
November 23, 2025 at 1:13 AM
All this shows is that the US has no idea what it’s doing and it’s being played by Moscow. Complete humiliation.
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Britain has set a new wind generation record.
"At 7:30pm on 11 November wind turbines...provided enough clean electricity to power more than 22 million homes"
"Wind was delivering 43.6% of all power on the system which means three quarters of Britain’s homes were effectively running on wind alone"
"At 7:30pm on 11 November wind turbines...provided enough clean electricity to power more than 22 million homes"
"Wind was delivering 43.6% of all power on the system which means three quarters of Britain’s homes were effectively running on wind alone"
Windpower sets new record for baseload - Energy Live News
Wind supplied 43% of all power last week setting a new record of 22.7 GW
www.energylivenews.com
November 21, 2025 at 9:59 PM
Britain has set a new wind generation record.
"At 7:30pm on 11 November wind turbines...provided enough clean electricity to power more than 22 million homes"
"Wind was delivering 43.6% of all power on the system which means three quarters of Britain’s homes were effectively running on wind alone"
"At 7:30pm on 11 November wind turbines...provided enough clean electricity to power more than 22 million homes"
"Wind was delivering 43.6% of all power on the system which means three quarters of Britain’s homes were effectively running on wind alone"
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Speaking in Brighton this PM, Zack Polanski has announced that Green Party of England & Wales membership is now over 170,000 - which means over 100,000 people have joined the party since his election in September
November 21, 2025 at 8:15 PM
Speaking in Brighton this PM, Zack Polanski has announced that Green Party of England & Wales membership is now over 170,000 - which means over 100,000 people have joined the party since his election in September
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An investigation into Russian interference in our politics is long overdue. And we all know who should be questioned first.
November 21, 2025 at 7:01 PM
An investigation into Russian interference in our politics is long overdue. And we all know who should be questioned first.
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My post on Russia and its role in the rise of the radical right across Europe.
samf.substack.com/p/russia-and...
samf.substack.com/p/russia-and...
November 21, 2025 at 2:23 PM
My post on Russia and its role in the rise of the radical right across Europe.
samf.substack.com/p/russia-and...
samf.substack.com/p/russia-and...
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Might be time to revisit this www.opendemocracy.net/en/opendemoc...
We need to talk about where Brexit funder Arron Banks gets his money
openDemocracy investigations raise fresh questions about Arron Banks's wealth and the real source of the Brexit campaign's largest donations.
www.opendemocracy.net
November 21, 2025 at 1:51 PM
Might be time to revisit this www.opendemocracy.net/en/opendemoc...
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The #NathanGill bribery case is one of the clearest documented instances where money, messaging and political access intersect in a way that can be traced from a European politician back to figures in Medvedchuk’s and Medvedev’s circles - and thus to Putin
bylinetimes.com/2025/11/21/n...
bylinetimes.com/2025/11/21/n...
Nathan Gill, Voloshyn and the Kremlin’s European Network
The sentencing of Reform UK's former leader in Wales to ten and a half years in prison should open the door to a broader investigation into the pro-Kremlin network that has infiltrated European politi...
bylinetimes.com
November 21, 2025 at 1:17 PM
The #NathanGill bribery case is one of the clearest documented instances where money, messaging and political access intersect in a way that can be traced from a European politician back to figures in Medvedchuk’s and Medvedev’s circles - and thus to Putin
bylinetimes.com/2025/11/21/n...
bylinetimes.com/2025/11/21/n...
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BREAKING: Nathan Gill is sentenced to 10 & a half years in prison after pleading guilty to eight charges of bribery from a Russian agent.
The "ultimate source" of the funds came from "a close friend of Vladimir Putin," said Mrs Justice Cheema-Grubb.
The "ultimate source" of the funds came from "a close friend of Vladimir Putin," said Mrs Justice Cheema-Grubb.
November 21, 2025 at 12:52 PM
BREAKING: Nathan Gill is sentenced to 10 & a half years in prison after pleading guilty to eight charges of bribery from a Russian agent.
The "ultimate source" of the funds came from "a close friend of Vladimir Putin," said Mrs Justice Cheema-Grubb.
The "ultimate source" of the funds came from "a close friend of Vladimir Putin," said Mrs Justice Cheema-Grubb.
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Gill-ty as charged.
I wonder if Nigel Farage will be giving a press conference on this one?
I wonder if Nigel Farage will be giving a press conference on this one?
November 21, 2025 at 1:05 PM
Gill-ty as charged.
I wonder if Nigel Farage will be giving a press conference on this one?
I wonder if Nigel Farage will be giving a press conference on this one?
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Conservative MP Joe Robertson criticises Labour for the increase in civil service since 2016
Of course the civil service ballooned after Brexit to manage the red tape created by Brexit #BBCQT
He's complaining about an effect caused by his own Conservative government 🤷♂️
Of course the civil service ballooned after Brexit to manage the red tape created by Brexit #BBCQT
He's complaining about an effect caused by his own Conservative government 🤷♂️
November 21, 2025 at 12:08 PM
Conservative MP Joe Robertson criticises Labour for the increase in civil service since 2016
Of course the civil service ballooned after Brexit to manage the red tape created by Brexit #BBCQT
He's complaining about an effect caused by his own Conservative government 🤷♂️
Of course the civil service ballooned after Brexit to manage the red tape created by Brexit #BBCQT
He's complaining about an effect caused by his own Conservative government 🤷♂️
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The extraordinary thing about all of this is that the libertarians & conspiracists are openly saying Johnson killing 23,000 innocent people was 'worth it', because lockdown is worse.
How many more people do these people wish had been killed so they could go to the pub?
Give us number.
#r4today
How many more people do these people wish had been killed so they could go to the pub?
Give us number.
#r4today
I see all the usual far right conspiracy nuts are out in force to claim that the multi year inquiry, that took evidence from the most reliable expert scientists, relying on the world's extensive medical evidence, and all of the relevant govt ministers, so s completely wrong about lockdown.
#r4today
#r4today
November 21, 2025 at 6:34 AM
The extraordinary thing about all of this is that the libertarians & conspiracists are openly saying Johnson killing 23,000 innocent people was 'worth it', because lockdown is worse.
How many more people do these people wish had been killed so they could go to the pub?
Give us number.
#r4today
How many more people do these people wish had been killed so they could go to the pub?
Give us number.
#r4today
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I can't remember what the scope of the #CovidInquiry was, but I do recall that it was designed to ensure that Boris Johnson couldn't and wouldn't be prosecuted.
1000s died because of that fckr.
No one will be criminally held to account for his deadly negligence and incompetence.
#bbcpm
1000s died because of that fckr.
No one will be criminally held to account for his deadly negligence and incompetence.
#bbcpm
November 20, 2025 at 4:37 PM
I can't remember what the scope of the #CovidInquiry was, but I do recall that it was designed to ensure that Boris Johnson couldn't and wouldn't be prosecuted.
1000s died because of that fckr.
No one will be criminally held to account for his deadly negligence and incompetence.
#bbcpm
1000s died because of that fckr.
No one will be criminally held to account for his deadly negligence and incompetence.
#bbcpm
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Covid Inquiry finds Cummings created a culture of fear and likely contravened the SPAD code.
November 20, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Covid Inquiry finds Cummings created a culture of fear and likely contravened the SPAD code.
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#Ukrainecast & #Newsround
This is a really special collaboration between us and the BBC’s children’s news prog
80 schoolkids including Ukrainians who’ve fled the war join us to ask questions and share experiences
It’s moving and it’s uplifting ❤️
www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...
This is a really special collaboration between us and the BBC’s children’s news prog
80 schoolkids including Ukrainians who’ve fled the war join us to ask questions and share experiences
It’s moving and it’s uplifting ❤️
www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...
Ukrainecast - A special episode with Newsround
The team answer questions from kids about the war in Ukraine, to mark World Children's Day.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 20, 2025 at 10:51 AM
#Ukrainecast & #Newsround
This is a really special collaboration between us and the BBC’s children’s news prog
80 schoolkids including Ukrainians who’ve fled the war join us to ask questions and share experiences
It’s moving and it’s uplifting ❤️
www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...
This is a really special collaboration between us and the BBC’s children’s news prog
80 schoolkids including Ukrainians who’ve fled the war join us to ask questions and share experiences
It’s moving and it’s uplifting ❤️
www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...
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Yeah, I think Ulez is a useful analogy for so many things, which is that ultimately 'is that true?' does really matter - people who could vote in the London mayoral election who sincerely believed their 2019 era car was gonna get hit by Ulez did not still believe that after Ulez had been introduced.
A perpetual quirk of voter psychology (and one I'm not really sure you can 'solve') is people automatically assuming that all punitive measures will apply to them. See ULEZ in London for another example
It does make pushing through policies harder than it probably should be
It does make pushing through policies harder than it probably should be
A thing that I remember vividly from GE2015 is when you'd knock on the door of a never-gonna-be-hit-by-the-mansion-tax house that was never going to be hit by a mansion tax who really thought their house's inflated price meant it might be close to it. Turns out that has spread to officials!
November 20, 2025 at 11:08 AM
Yeah, I think Ulez is a useful analogy for so many things, which is that ultimately 'is that true?' does really matter - people who could vote in the London mayoral election who sincerely believed their 2019 era car was gonna get hit by Ulez did not still believe that after Ulez had been introduced.
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Sunak and Johnson sent people out to 'save the economy', knowing that they would probably spread the covid virus.
Then, when people started to die as a direct result of Eat Out to Help Out, Matt Hancock covered it up.
None of these things is a crime, apparently.
#CovidInquiry #r4today
Then, when people started to die as a direct result of Eat Out to Help Out, Matt Hancock covered it up.
None of these things is a crime, apparently.
#CovidInquiry #r4today
Eat out to Help Out was killing people, but they “kept it out of the news”.
November 20, 2025 at 7:07 AM
Sunak and Johnson sent people out to 'save the economy', knowing that they would probably spread the covid virus.
Then, when people started to die as a direct result of Eat Out to Help Out, Matt Hancock covered it up.
None of these things is a crime, apparently.
#CovidInquiry #r4today
Then, when people started to die as a direct result of Eat Out to Help Out, Matt Hancock covered it up.
None of these things is a crime, apparently.
#CovidInquiry #r4today
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As we move into “foreigners are cancelling Christmas in the name of political correctness” season it’s worth remember that Christmas was indeed once banned in England, by Christians and the man who enforced the ban has a statue in his honour outside the Houses of Parliament.
November 20, 2025 at 9:49 AM
As we move into “foreigners are cancelling Christmas in the name of political correctness” season it’s worth remember that Christmas was indeed once banned in England, by Christians and the man who enforced the ban has a statue in his honour outside the Houses of Parliament.
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"A senior Reform UK figure in Lancashire has been suspended by the party after posting in a far-right Whatsapp group calling for expelled hardline anti-immigrant MP Rupert Lowe to lead the party and saying Reform is deliberately downplaying its immigration policy to be palatable to the public."
Exclusive: Calls for anti-extremism investigation of suspended Reform councillor after "hardline" posts in far-right WhatsApp group revealed
Lancashire councillor Tom Pickup claims the party is showing a different face to the public
open.substack.com
November 19, 2025 at 4:11 PM
"A senior Reform UK figure in Lancashire has been suspended by the party after posting in a far-right Whatsapp group calling for expelled hardline anti-immigrant MP Rupert Lowe to lead the party and saying Reform is deliberately downplaying its immigration policy to be palatable to the public."
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The UK isn’t a “soft touch” on asylum.
UK asylum seeker benefits are similar to European neighbours
No right to work before 12 months (it’s 6 months in France, Spain, Belgium, Netherlands)
UK settlement after 5 years (it’s 3 or 4 in Germany)
Let’s cut out the alarmist rhetoric.
UK asylum seeker benefits are similar to European neighbours
No right to work before 12 months (it’s 6 months in France, Spain, Belgium, Netherlands)
UK settlement after 5 years (it’s 3 or 4 in Germany)
Let’s cut out the alarmist rhetoric.
November 19, 2025 at 11:52 AM
The UK isn’t a “soft touch” on asylum.
UK asylum seeker benefits are similar to European neighbours
No right to work before 12 months (it’s 6 months in France, Spain, Belgium, Netherlands)
UK settlement after 5 years (it’s 3 or 4 in Germany)
Let’s cut out the alarmist rhetoric.
UK asylum seeker benefits are similar to European neighbours
No right to work before 12 months (it’s 6 months in France, Spain, Belgium, Netherlands)
UK settlement after 5 years (it’s 3 or 4 in Germany)
Let’s cut out the alarmist rhetoric.
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The tipping point is coming.
If his henchmen and women manage it just right, they will incite just enough anger and violence at the loss of voting rights in next year's midterms that Trump will be able to declare a state of emergency.
Then all rules are off.
#r4today
If his henchmen and women manage it just right, they will incite just enough anger and violence at the loss of voting rights in next year's midterms that Trump will be able to declare a state of emergency.
Then all rules are off.
#r4today
Donald Trump is already laying the groundwork to throw the 2026 midterms into chaos. His success could have dire consequences for American democracy, @dgraham.bsky.social argues.
The Coming Election Mayhem
Donald Trump’s plans to throw the 2026 midterms into chaos are already under way.
bit.ly
November 19, 2025 at 6:19 AM
The tipping point is coming.
If his henchmen and women manage it just right, they will incite just enough anger and violence at the loss of voting rights in next year's midterms that Trump will be able to declare a state of emergency.
Then all rules are off.
#r4today
If his henchmen and women manage it just right, they will incite just enough anger and violence at the loss of voting rights in next year's midterms that Trump will be able to declare a state of emergency.
Then all rules are off.
#r4today
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Some of the people in this article have shared their recollections with me before - but on condition of anonymity. Coming forward now is an act of patriotism. Farage’s claim that it never happened is the opposite.
(Note also the line about pronouncing his name.)
www.theguardian.com/politics/ng-...
(Note also the line about pronouncing his name.)
www.theguardian.com/politics/ng-...
‘Deeply shocking’: Nigel Farage faces fresh claims of racism and antisemitism at school
Bafta-winning director among contemporaries urging contrition and apology from Reform UK leader, who denies the allegations
www.theguardian.com
November 18, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Some of the people in this article have shared their recollections with me before - but on condition of anonymity. Coming forward now is an act of patriotism. Farage’s claim that it never happened is the opposite.
(Note also the line about pronouncing his name.)
www.theguardian.com/politics/ng-...
(Note also the line about pronouncing his name.)
www.theguardian.com/politics/ng-...
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Let’s have a look at a crazy Twitter to newspaper pipeline story and debunk as we go! 🔎👍🏼
16th Nov the “Britain is Broken” account shared the following post claiming “Tesco are no longer celebrating Christmas”
With a picture of their “Evergreen” Trees
2.2Million views to date🙄
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16th Nov the “Britain is Broken” account shared the following post claiming “Tesco are no longer celebrating Christmas”
With a picture of their “Evergreen” Trees
2.2Million views to date🙄
🧵1/26
November 18, 2025 at 3:07 PM
Let’s have a look at a crazy Twitter to newspaper pipeline story and debunk as we go! 🔎👍🏼
16th Nov the “Britain is Broken” account shared the following post claiming “Tesco are no longer celebrating Christmas”
With a picture of their “Evergreen” Trees
2.2Million views to date🙄
🧵1/26
16th Nov the “Britain is Broken” account shared the following post claiming “Tesco are no longer celebrating Christmas”
With a picture of their “Evergreen” Trees
2.2Million views to date🙄
🧵1/26
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Coverage of the refugee proposals demonstrates why we have such a broken political system. Endless focus on left-wing anger and right-wing support. Basically nothing on whether the reforms will work. They will not, which is why we'll still be here having the same debate in three years.
November 18, 2025 at 8:41 AM
Coverage of the refugee proposals demonstrates why we have such a broken political system. Endless focus on left-wing anger and right-wing support. Basically nothing on whether the reforms will work. They will not, which is why we'll still be here having the same debate in three years.