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It is quite striking that Konstantin Kisin simply denied (falsely) on BBC1 that he had said what he said, word for word, on his podcast.
Konstantin Kisin straight up lying on #bbcqt
Douglas Alexander: “When Fraser Nelson put it to you that Rishi Sunak is absolutely english… you said “he’s a brown Hindu, how is he english?”
Kisin: “No, that’s not what I said...”
Douglas Alexander: “When Fraser Nelson put it to you that Rishi Sunak is absolutely english… you said “he’s a brown Hindu, how is he english?”
Kisin: “No, that’s not what I said...”
January 30, 2026 at 3:37 PM
It is quite striking that Konstantin Kisin simply denied (falsely) on BBC1 that he had said what he said, word for word, on his podcast.
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I can't work out why this isn't front and centre? Avoiding Tory Press attacks possibly?
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Labour’s new welfare changes are practical and compassionate – so why not loudly say so? | Polly Toynbee
Universal credit to rise faster than inflation, benefit hurdles eased, extra help for children and young people … I bet you had no idea, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee
www.theguardian.com
January 29, 2026 at 3:41 PM
I can't work out why this isn't front and centre? Avoiding Tory Press attacks possibly?
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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This morning I wrote that DOJ’s ballot seizure in Georgia looks like a dry run for 2026. My advice and request: Sign up to Democracy Docket to stay informed. hubs.ly/Q03M8rql0
January 29, 2026 at 8:47 PM
This morning I wrote that DOJ’s ballot seizure in Georgia looks like a dry run for 2026. My advice and request: Sign up to Democracy Docket to stay informed. hubs.ly/Q03M8rql0
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Let's hope this positive news gets as much attention as the people who try to convince us that the UK is a murder ravaged hellscape.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Homicides at lowest level in nearly 50 years, ONS statistics show
The 499 homicide cases in the year to September were the lowest in England and Wales since 1977.
www.bbc.co.uk
January 29, 2026 at 2:50 PM
Let's hope this positive news gets as much attention as the people who try to convince us that the UK is a murder ravaged hellscape.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Bruce Springsteen, still doing Woody's work...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=wWKS...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=wWKS...
Bruce Springsteen - Streets Of Minneapolis (Official Audio)
YouTube video by Bruce Springsteen
www.youtube.com
January 29, 2026 at 12:21 AM
Bruce Springsteen, still doing Woody's work...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=wWKS...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=wWKS...
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That the Greens are relying on any and every hard right source to boost Reform tells you all you need to know about their judgment and reliability. Polanski is the chocolate teapot of anti-racist resistance.
Liked a stopped clock, this is a headline in the Spectator I agree with ... but probably not for the reasons they think.
January 28, 2026 at 12:47 PM
That the Greens are relying on any and every hard right source to boost Reform tells you all you need to know about their judgment and reliability. Polanski is the chocolate teapot of anti-racist resistance.
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Wonder if Reform UK’s Matt Goodwin remembers this.
January 28, 2026 at 1:39 PM
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I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good.
Stay free
Stay free
Bruce Springsteen - Streets Of Minneapolis (Official Audio)
YouTube video by Bruce Springsteen
youtu.be
January 28, 2026 at 5:02 PM
I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good.
Stay free
Stay free
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Watch @maitlis.bsky.social talk about reporting from the United States, as Donald Trump’s renewed push for mass deportations plays out on the ground.
Read the exclusive ▶️ buff.ly/23UTbhG
Read the exclusive ▶️ buff.ly/23UTbhG
'The cruelty is the point': Emily Maitlis on Trump's deportations | LBC
James O’Brien speaks to The News Agents' Emily Maitlis about what she uncovered reporting from the United States, as Donald Trump’s renewed push for mass deportations plays out on the ground.
www.lbc.co.uk
January 28, 2026 at 6:07 PM
Watch @maitlis.bsky.social talk about reporting from the United States, as Donald Trump’s renewed push for mass deportations plays out on the ground.
Read the exclusive ▶️ buff.ly/23UTbhG
Read the exclusive ▶️ buff.ly/23UTbhG
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Hakeem Jeffries: "Kristi Noem is a despicable, corrupt, pathological liar. We've seen her slander not just one, but American citizens, patriotic Americans who were killed without justification on the streets of Mpls ... we are prepared to initiate impeachment proceedings against her in the House."
January 27, 2026 at 7:04 PM
Hakeem Jeffries: "Kristi Noem is a despicable, corrupt, pathological liar. We've seen her slander not just one, but American citizens, patriotic Americans who were killed without justification on the streets of Mpls ... we are prepared to initiate impeachment proceedings against her in the House."
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Seen quite a few people pearl clutching over Starmer's, Macron joke. For those of you that don't know, this was Macron's reaction:
January 27, 2026 at 6:13 PM
Seen quite a few people pearl clutching over Starmer's, Macron joke. For those of you that don't know, this was Macron's reaction:
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FFS vaccinate your children!
The UK is among several countries to lose elimination status for measles today, the WHO has said.
It comes following a sustained surge in cases and an increasing number of deaths.
Let's not forget that Reform had an anti-vaxer speaking at their conference last year...
The UK is among several countries to lose elimination status for measles today, the WHO has said.
It comes following a sustained surge in cases and an increasing number of deaths.
Let's not forget that Reform had an anti-vaxer speaking at their conference last year...
UK loses WHO status as measles-free after rise in deaths and fall in jab uptake
UN health body says Britain is one of six countries in Europe and central Asia where disease has become re-established
www.theguardian.com
January 26, 2026 at 9:57 PM
FFS vaccinate your children!
The UK is among several countries to lose elimination status for measles today, the WHO has said.
It comes following a sustained surge in cases and an increasing number of deaths.
Let's not forget that Reform had an anti-vaxer speaking at their conference last year...
The UK is among several countries to lose elimination status for measles today, the WHO has said.
It comes following a sustained surge in cases and an increasing number of deaths.
Let's not forget that Reform had an anti-vaxer speaking at their conference last year...
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UK business growth jumps to 21-month high
Growth in the UK’s private sector has increased this month at its fastest pace since April 2024 on the back of an upturn in the services sector, according to new figures.
www.dissmercury.co.uk/news/nationa...
Growth in the UK’s private sector has increased this month at its fastest pace since April 2024 on the back of an upturn in the services sector, according to new figures.
www.dissmercury.co.uk/news/nationa...
UK business growth jumps to 21-month high
The S&P Global flash UK composite purchasing managers’ index reported a reading of 53.9 in January, lifting from 51.4 in December.
www.dissmercury.co.uk
January 25, 2026 at 7:28 AM
UK business growth jumps to 21-month high
Growth in the UK’s private sector has increased this month at its fastest pace since April 2024 on the back of an upturn in the services sector, according to new figures.
www.dissmercury.co.uk/news/nationa...
Growth in the UK’s private sector has increased this month at its fastest pace since April 2024 on the back of an upturn in the services sector, according to new figures.
www.dissmercury.co.uk/news/nationa...
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Lots of scrambling today by the terrible regime.
I want to argue that our goal should be to get Miller removed, that has to be the focus. Noem, Bovino, etc are all just middle managers. The architect of the terror regime is Miller.
A thread:
bsky.app/profile/simo...
I want to argue that our goal should be to get Miller removed, that has to be the focus. Noem, Bovino, etc are all just middle managers. The architect of the terror regime is Miller.
A thread:
bsky.app/profile/simo...
In my a new post I talk about how JD Vance and Stephen Miller have been responsible for the two biggest political disasters of Trump's second term so far - Greenland and Minnesota. Their "rules no longer apply to us" project is taking a huge, deserved hit.
www.hopiumchronicles.com/p/the-senate...
www.hopiumchronicles.com/p/the-senate...
"The Senate and the White House are suddenly in the middle of the most serious political crisis of.....Trump’s second term"
Everyone needs to be calling Congress today - they need to hear from us. Loud and proud!
www.hopiumchronicles.com
January 27, 2026 at 12:44 AM
Lots of scrambling today by the terrible regime.
I want to argue that our goal should be to get Miller removed, that has to be the focus. Noem, Bovino, etc are all just middle managers. The architect of the terror regime is Miller.
A thread:
bsky.app/profile/simo...
I want to argue that our goal should be to get Miller removed, that has to be the focus. Noem, Bovino, etc are all just middle managers. The architect of the terror regime is Miller.
A thread:
bsky.app/profile/simo...
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1,173 people were shot dead by "law enforcement" in the USA last year.
In the UK, it was 2.
The US population is 6x that of the UK, so go ahead and multiply the second figure by 6.
Then explain to me why this massively disproportionate rate of killing is so.
In the UK, it was 2.
The US population is 6x that of the UK, so go ahead and multiply the second figure by 6.
Then explain to me why this massively disproportionate rate of killing is so.
January 25, 2026 at 11:55 PM
1,173 people were shot dead by "law enforcement" in the USA last year.
In the UK, it was 2.
The US population is 6x that of the UK, so go ahead and multiply the second figure by 6.
Then explain to me why this massively disproportionate rate of killing is so.
In the UK, it was 2.
The US population is 6x that of the UK, so go ahead and multiply the second figure by 6.
Then explain to me why this massively disproportionate rate of killing is so.
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Something you may have missed this weekend. UK business growth jumps to 21-month high
Growth in the UK’s private sector has increased this month at its fastest pace since April 2024 on the back of an upturn in the services sector, according to new figures.
www.dissmercury.co.uk/news/nationa...
Growth in the UK’s private sector has increased this month at its fastest pace since April 2024 on the back of an upturn in the services sector, according to new figures.
www.dissmercury.co.uk/news/nationa...
UK business growth jumps to 21-month high
The S&P Global flash UK composite purchasing managers’ index reported a reading of 53.9 in January, lifting from 51.4 in December.
www.dissmercury.co.uk
January 25, 2026 at 5:49 PM
Something you may have missed this weekend. UK business growth jumps to 21-month high
Growth in the UK’s private sector has increased this month at its fastest pace since April 2024 on the back of an upturn in the services sector, according to new figures.
www.dissmercury.co.uk/news/nationa...
Growth in the UK’s private sector has increased this month at its fastest pace since April 2024 on the back of an upturn in the services sector, according to new figures.
www.dissmercury.co.uk/news/nationa...
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Zack Polanski the Greens are sharing misinformatioin about the Gorton and Denton by-election, and ought to be ashamed of themselves.
The chart he has shared on Threads suggests only thee Greens can beat Reform. But it's using vote change data.
1/2
The chart he has shared on Threads suggests only thee Greens can beat Reform. But it's using vote change data.
1/2
January 25, 2026 at 4:02 PM
Zack Polanski the Greens are sharing misinformatioin about the Gorton and Denton by-election, and ought to be ashamed of themselves.
The chart he has shared on Threads suggests only thee Greens can beat Reform. But it's using vote change data.
1/2
The chart he has shared on Threads suggests only thee Greens can beat Reform. But it's using vote change data.
1/2
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The Greens did this in our ward in the council election, and essentially made up enough votes so that they came 3rd
Reform won from the Lib Dems by 10 votes
Reform won from the Lib Dems by 10 votes
January 25, 2026 at 7:22 PM
The Greens did this in our ward in the council election, and essentially made up enough votes so that they came 3rd
Reform won from the Lib Dems by 10 votes
Reform won from the Lib Dems by 10 votes
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BREAKING: Prime Minister Keir Starmer mocks the idea of Trumps board of peace
“Putin being on a board of peace? He is waging war on a European country"
“Putin being on a board of peace? He is waging war on a European country"
January 23, 2026 at 7:23 PM
BREAKING: Prime Minister Keir Starmer mocks the idea of Trumps board of peace
“Putin being on a board of peace? He is waging war on a European country"
“Putin being on a board of peace? He is waging war on a European country"
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Armed forces minister Al Carns says comments about NATO troops not serving in Afghanistan are ‘utterly ridiculous’
‘I served tours... many alongside my American colleagues, we shed blood sweat and tears together’
‘I served tours... many alongside my American colleagues, we shed blood sweat and tears together’
January 23, 2026 at 11:20 AM
Armed forces minister Al Carns says comments about NATO troops not serving in Afghanistan are ‘utterly ridiculous’
‘I served tours... many alongside my American colleagues, we shed blood sweat and tears together’
‘I served tours... many alongside my American colleagues, we shed blood sweat and tears together’
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If you need a reminder for how Labour ARE helping us all with the cost of living...
(not that any of you do need a reminder, as you will already know if you follow my posts)
(not that any of you do need a reminder, as you will already know if you follow my posts)
January 23, 2026 at 6:25 PM
If you need a reminder for how Labour ARE helping us all with the cost of living...
(not that any of you do need a reminder, as you will already know if you follow my posts)
(not that any of you do need a reminder, as you will already know if you follow my posts)
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I think witnessing Brexit as both insider & outsider had a profound effect on Mark Carney. His resolve in the face of the next stage of the attempted destabilisation of the West might even be described as a ‘Brexit benefit’!
January 23, 2026 at 2:17 PM
I think witnessing Brexit as both insider & outsider had a profound effect on Mark Carney. His resolve in the face of the next stage of the attempted destabilisation of the West might even be described as a ‘Brexit benefit’!
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Where are the poppy patriots? Why are they completely silent on this grotesque insult to our armed forces and specifically the 2,000 UK service and civilian personnel who were injured and the 457 who died in Afghanistan?
imagine being the father or mother or son or daughter or sibling of one of those brave British troops who died in Afghanistan, and having to listen to this crass ignorance
January 23, 2026 at 12:09 PM
Where are the poppy patriots? Why are they completely silent on this grotesque insult to our armed forces and specifically the 2,000 UK service and civilian personnel who were injured and the 457 who died in Afghanistan?
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457 UK armed forces personnel died in Afghanistan during the 20-year deployment.
This is a fucking hideous thing to say. Even by his non-existent standards.
This is a fucking hideous thing to say. Even by his non-existent standards.
Trump on NATO: "I've always said, will they be there if we ever needed them? That's really the ultimate test. I'm not sure of that. We've never needed them. They'll say they sent some troops to Afghanistan and this or that. And they did. They stayed a little back, off the front lines."
January 22, 2026 at 2:16 PM
457 UK armed forces personnel died in Afghanistan during the 20-year deployment.
This is a fucking hideous thing to say. Even by his non-existent standards.
This is a fucking hideous thing to say. Even by his non-existent standards.
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Good news buried by the media.
January 22, 2026 at 9:19 AM
Good news buried by the media.