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‘As the conversation about crime got even louder, London quietly reached the lowest per capita homicide rate in its recorded history.’
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Sorry, Trump and Farage – London is no lawless ‘warzone’. Violent crime is lower than ever | Sadiq Khan
Reform’s new candidate for mayor claims people pity Londoners for living in an unsafe capital. But the evidence is clear: we’re making our streets safer, says mayor of London Sadiq Khan
www.theguardian.com
January 12, 2026 at 7:41 AM
‘As the conversation about crime got even louder, London quietly reached the lowest per capita homicide rate in its recorded history.’
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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The murder of Renee Good by ICE has shocked the nation.
The President is deploying his own personal armed thugs into the streets of America.
In all my years, I've never seen anything like it. (ft. W. Kamau Bell)
The President is deploying his own personal armed thugs into the streets of America.
In all my years, I've never seen anything like it. (ft. W. Kamau Bell)
January 10, 2026 at 5:02 PM
The murder of Renee Good by ICE has shocked the nation.
The President is deploying his own personal armed thugs into the streets of America.
In all my years, I've never seen anything like it. (ft. W. Kamau Bell)
The President is deploying his own personal armed thugs into the streets of America.
In all my years, I've never seen anything like it. (ft. W. Kamau Bell)
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This is how stupid everything is
January 11, 2026 at 5:47 PM
This is how stupid everything is
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"Battle Hymn of the Republic" is not a song to be taken on lightly ... but in light of this New Year Trumpian news onslaught, we're sharing this adaptation, called "Battle Hymn of the Empire" - as Trump goes marching on, and dragging us all back to the nineteenth century.
youtu.be/8saU0WeocP0
youtu.be/8saU0WeocP0
"Battle Hymn of the Empire" - Marsh Family adaptation of "Battle Hymn of the Republic" about Trump
YouTube video by Marsh Family
youtu.be
January 11, 2026 at 1:38 AM
"Battle Hymn of the Republic" is not a song to be taken on lightly ... but in light of this New Year Trumpian news onslaught, we're sharing this adaptation, called "Battle Hymn of the Empire" - as Trump goes marching on, and dragging us all back to the nineteenth century.
youtu.be/8saU0WeocP0
youtu.be/8saU0WeocP0
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Two-thirds of UK voters wrongly think immigration is rising, poll finds.
Net migration to the UK fell by more than two-thirds to a post-pandemic low in the year ending June 2025, but 67% of the people polled thought it had increased
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
Net migration to the UK fell by more than two-thirds to a post-pandemic low in the year ending June 2025, but 67% of the people polled thought it had increased
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
Two-thirds of UK voters wrongly think immigration is rising, poll finds
Exclusive: Voters say they have little confidence that government can control borders despite sharp falls in net migration
www.theguardian.com
January 11, 2026 at 7:29 AM
Two-thirds of UK voters wrongly think immigration is rising, poll finds.
Net migration to the UK fell by more than two-thirds to a post-pandemic low in the year ending June 2025, but 67% of the people polled thought it had increased
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
Net migration to the UK fell by more than two-thirds to a post-pandemic low in the year ending June 2025, but 67% of the people polled thought it had increased
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
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Gov. Walz got emotional Thursday, invoking Orwell's 1984 to describe the Trump administration's handling of the Minnesota ICE shooting.
January 9, 2026 at 6:01 PM
Gov. Walz got emotional Thursday, invoking Orwell's 1984 to describe the Trump administration's handling of the Minnesota ICE shooting.
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Goes with this.
AOC: “I understand that VP Vance believes shooting a young mother of three in the face three times is an acceptable America that he wants to live in, & I do not — That is a fundamental difference between VP Vance & I — I do not believe the American people should be assassinated in the street”
January 10, 2026 at 2:07 AM
Goes with this.
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Some thoughts about the murder by ICE in Minnesota.
This is the time for all of us to demand much better and to show what’s right.
This is the time for all of us to demand much better and to show what’s right.
January 8, 2026 at 6:36 PM
Some thoughts about the murder by ICE in Minnesota.
This is the time for all of us to demand much better and to show what’s right.
This is the time for all of us to demand much better and to show what’s right.
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"The reason why people on the continent don’t understand Brexit is that it is entirely irrational. It makes no sense to cut yourself off when you end up with much higher costs and inflation, loss of rights and a much weaker geopolitical position as well."
https://bit.ly/4bof3ij
https://bit.ly/4bof3ij
‘Benefits for everybody but us’: Readers on UK’s post-Brexit struggle
Our community has been reflecting on a recent survey showing that Brexit has left Britain worse off than ever, from the economy and borders to its global influence
www.independent.co.uk
January 7, 2026 at 5:16 PM
"The reason why people on the continent don’t understand Brexit is that it is entirely irrational. It makes no sense to cut yourself off when you end up with much higher costs and inflation, loss of rights and a much weaker geopolitical position as well."
https://bit.ly/4bof3ij
https://bit.ly/4bof3ij
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Parties across the political spectrum agree that a customs union is essential for economic growth. It's time for the Government to listen, and commit to joining a bespoke customs union between the UK and the EU.
January 7, 2026 at 5:30 PM
Parties across the political spectrum agree that a customs union is essential for economic growth. It's time for the Government to listen, and commit to joining a bespoke customs union between the UK and the EU.
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🔥 Loud fireworks and bonfires pollute the air, trigger asthma, strain emergency services and release wildlife-killing toxins. Composting, recycling centres and silent fireworks are better for everyone. Let's choose safer traditions, writes 11-year-old Amaya Edwards.
@eastangliabylines.co.uk
@eastangliabylines.co.uk
Stop noisy fireworks and bonfires
A heartfelt message from a young writer who has a huge heart for the environment and for wildlife
eastangliabylines.co.uk
December 31, 2025 at 11:22 PM
🔥 Loud fireworks and bonfires pollute the air, trigger asthma, strain emergency services and release wildlife-killing toxins. Composting, recycling centres and silent fireworks are better for everyone. Let's choose safer traditions, writes 11-year-old Amaya Edwards.
@eastangliabylines.co.uk
@eastangliabylines.co.uk
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🚨 “Can I tell you how many times in the last 45 years the European Court of Human Rights has ruled against the UK when it comes to deporting people from this country - only 13 times - in 45 years”
Please remember this in 2026 when Nigel Farage tells you we must leave the ECHR to control our borders
Please remember this in 2026 when Nigel Farage tells you we must leave the ECHR to control our borders
Human rights are universal - politicians may not always find them politically convenient but it shouldn’t fall to any government to say who those rights should & should not apply to. Because none of us then has rights, just privileges that can be taken away by those in power
youtu.be/bl0Lm7v_T18?...
youtu.be/bl0Lm7v_T18?...
The government won’t achieve ‘decency’ over ‘division’ by trying to be Reform Lite
YouTube video by Peter Stefanovic
youtu.be
December 31, 2025 at 5:52 PM
🚨 “Can I tell you how many times in the last 45 years the European Court of Human Rights has ruled against the UK when it comes to deporting people from this country - only 13 times - in 45 years”
Please remember this in 2026 when Nigel Farage tells you we must leave the ECHR to control our borders
Please remember this in 2026 when Nigel Farage tells you we must leave the ECHR to control our borders
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Today's GB News TV advertisers include *CelebrationOfLifeCremations *SunLife *PolishTourismOrganisation *LeasingOptions *AllClearTravel *AliveCor *WeFixLondon *BodyByNature *Freshpet *CandlelightUK *its.co.uk *TonicSurgery *TwistedGifts *Boxt *Belgica *Dormeo *CityMoves *HousingUnits *Speediancegym
GB News is an 'anti-Muslim hate channel', two-year study into output concludes
GB News “accounted for almost 50 per cent of all mentions of Muslims or Islam on UK news channels” in a two-year period, a study has found ...
www.thenational.scot
December 30, 2025 at 10:58 PM
Today's GB News TV advertisers include *CelebrationOfLifeCremations *SunLife *PolishTourismOrganisation *LeasingOptions *AllClearTravel *AliveCor *WeFixLondon *BodyByNature *Freshpet *CandlelightUK *its.co.uk *TonicSurgery *TwistedGifts *Boxt *Belgica *Dormeo *CityMoves *HousingUnits *Speediancegym
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So Boris Johnson, Prince Phillip, Andrew Bonar Law, Freddie Mercury, George I, George II, Richard E Grant, Douglas Carswell, Rudyard Kipling, Cliff Richard, Joanna Lumley and Spike Milligan weren't British?
Interesting
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
Interesting
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
Number of people who say Britons must be born in UK is rising, study shows
Exclusive: Research finds ‘worrying’ surge in support for hard-right narratives on national identity
www.theguardian.com
December 29, 2025 at 11:21 PM
So Boris Johnson, Prince Phillip, Andrew Bonar Law, Freddie Mercury, George I, George II, Richard E Grant, Douglas Carswell, Rudyard Kipling, Cliff Richard, Joanna Lumley and Spike Milligan weren't British?
Interesting
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
Interesting
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
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On this day 29th December 1975
“Radical new legislation” introducing a woman's right to equal pay and status came into force in the UK
(Picture: A Second Picture Dictionary, artist: Eric Winter)
“Radical new legislation” introducing a woman's right to equal pay and status came into force in the UK
(Picture: A Second Picture Dictionary, artist: Eric Winter)
December 29, 2025 at 8:35 AM
On this day 29th December 1975
“Radical new legislation” introducing a woman's right to equal pay and status came into force in the UK
(Picture: A Second Picture Dictionary, artist: Eric Winter)
“Radical new legislation” introducing a woman's right to equal pay and status came into force in the UK
(Picture: A Second Picture Dictionary, artist: Eric Winter)
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Don’t listen to fools or you might become one.
December 29, 2025 at 1:46 AM
Don’t listen to fools or you might become one.
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I’m receiving an increasing number of messages from some of you who are concerned about me. Please don’t be. I’m not going to stop speaking out. Some thoughts... https://robertreich.substack.com/p/please-dont-worry-about-me
Please don’t worry about me
Friends,
robertreich.substack.com
December 28, 2025 at 3:01 AM
I’m receiving an increasing number of messages from some of you who are concerned about me. Please don’t be. I’m not going to stop speaking out. Some thoughts... https://robertreich.substack.com/p/please-dont-worry-about-me
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... schon wieder - die geniale #MarshFamily❣ Ein Song passend zum Weihnachten, gewöhnlich geniale bissige Politsatire ...
"Carol of the Bells" / "Shchedryk" - Marsh Family adaptation of Ukrainian New Year song for 2026
YouTube video by Marsh Family
youtu.be
December 24, 2025 at 5:41 PM
... schon wieder - die geniale #MarshFamily❣ Ein Song passend zum Weihnachten, gewöhnlich geniale bissige Politsatire ...
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In English we know it as “Carol of the Bells,” but the melody arises from a Ukrainian folk tradition of songs welcoming the new year and summoning the forces of nature to meet human labor and bring prosperity.
Do listen.
I wrote about the history here: snyder.substack.com/p/o-generous...
Do listen.
I wrote about the history here: snyder.substack.com/p/o-generous...
Another beautiful Shchedryk performance amidst ruins.
It was set in what used to be a DTEK thermal power plant — now destroyed by russia.
The contrast between russia’s destructive nature and the Ukrainian will to create beauty even in the darkest times is palpable.
It was set in what used to be a DTEK thermal power plant — now destroyed by russia.
The contrast between russia’s destructive nature and the Ukrainian will to create beauty even in the darkest times is palpable.
December 21, 2025 at 9:37 PM
In English we know it as “Carol of the Bells,” but the melody arises from a Ukrainian folk tradition of songs welcoming the new year and summoning the forces of nature to meet human labor and bring prosperity.
Do listen.
I wrote about the history here: snyder.substack.com/p/o-generous...
Do listen.
I wrote about the history here: snyder.substack.com/p/o-generous...
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Our 2025 version of "Carol of the Bells" - originally a Ukrainian New Year celebration song "Shchedryk" - music 1st written by Mykola Leontovych in Pokrovsk (now under Russian occupation). The composer would be murdered by a Soviet agent in 1921.
#SlavaUkraïni
#dontabandonthem
youtu.be/vvMLtJ-Wyfs
#SlavaUkraïni
#dontabandonthem
youtu.be/vvMLtJ-Wyfs
"Carol of the Bells" / "Shchedryk" - Marsh Family adaptation of Ukrainian New Year song for 2026
YouTube video by Marsh Family
youtu.be
December 23, 2025 at 12:44 AM
Our 2025 version of "Carol of the Bells" - originally a Ukrainian New Year celebration song "Shchedryk" - music 1st written by Mykola Leontovych in Pokrovsk (now under Russian occupation). The composer would be murdered by a Soviet agent in 1921.
#SlavaUkraïni
#dontabandonthem
youtu.be/vvMLtJ-Wyfs
#SlavaUkraïni
#dontabandonthem
youtu.be/vvMLtJ-Wyfs
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There's a word for selling political influence for cash... (sadly Reform aren't the first to do so)
Via Private Eye
Via Private Eye
December 21, 2025 at 9:18 PM
There's a word for selling political influence for cash... (sadly Reform aren't the first to do so)
Via Private Eye
Via Private Eye
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Excellent opinion piece by Ian Dunt today
inews.co.uk/opinion/nige...
inews.co.uk/opinion/nige...
Nigel Farage’s great project is to destroy the country he claims to love
In a normal nation his career would have been over years ago – but this is not a normal nation
inews.co.uk
December 22, 2025 at 11:09 AM
Excellent opinion piece by Ian Dunt today
inews.co.uk/opinion/nige...
inews.co.uk/opinion/nige...
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‘Man of the people’ Farage fumes at trail hunting ban
Farage once again voicing the real concerns of the working class!
www.thelondoneconomic.com/politics/man...
Farage once again voicing the real concerns of the working class!
www.thelondoneconomic.com/politics/man...
'Man of the people' Farage fumes at trail hunting ban
Reform leader Nigel Farage has been mocked after he voiced his outrage at Labour proposed ban on trail hunting.
www.thelondoneconomic.com
December 22, 2025 at 12:16 PM
‘Man of the people’ Farage fumes at trail hunting ban
Farage once again voicing the real concerns of the working class!
www.thelondoneconomic.com/politics/man...
Farage once again voicing the real concerns of the working class!
www.thelondoneconomic.com/politics/man...
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"When we ask people whether #Brexit has been a success or a failure, 62% to 11% say failure. And that really rockets up - when you ask people who did vote Labour last year and people who are still intending to vote Labour - that figure goes north of 85%." ~AA @pimlicat.bsky.social
December 22, 2025 at 11:21 AM
"When we ask people whether #Brexit has been a success or a failure, 62% to 11% say failure. And that really rockets up - when you ask people who did vote Labour last year and people who are still intending to vote Labour - that figure goes north of 85%." ~AA @pimlicat.bsky.social
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“If we hide in our separate silos, opposing only certain kinds of bigotry, or supporting liberty only for certain kinds of people, we will all lose.” My @theobserveruk.bsky.social column: observer.co.uk/news/columni...
When free speech becomes weaponised and tribal, everybody...
Protecting expression for one’s own side, while censoring others, serves neither liberty nor safety
observer.co.uk
December 21, 2025 at 7:49 PM
“If we hide in our separate silos, opposing only certain kinds of bigotry, or supporting liberty only for certain kinds of people, we will all lose.” My @theobserveruk.bsky.social column: observer.co.uk/news/columni...